African Entrepreneurship Record

February 20, 1867.

East African Colonies.

"Your Majesty Majid Sultan, as long as you sign this agreement, you and your government can regain your freedom." Von der Leyen handed the treaty to Majid Sultan.

Majid Sultan looked at the agreement in front of him with a livid face, and he had already scolded the East African colonies and Bagash, the traitor, in his heart.

This is not a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance. It is clearly turning the Sultanate of Zanzibar into a puppet of the East African colonies.

Except for Zanzibar Island, all the land was de facto annexed by the East African colonies. Except for the royal guard, all the Zanzibar Sultanate troops were disbanded and were only allowed to be stationed on Zanzibar Island.

Even the poor old warships of the Zanzibar Sultanate were taken away by the East African colonies. Although mosquitoes are small, they are still meat, and the money is free. Ships are a rarity for the East African colonies.

In the past, there was no need to rely on the coast, and there was no need to emphasize the role of the navy. Now through the war, Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo, Tanga, Mombasa... are all excellent ports, and the colonies also need their own fleets to protect the coast. safety.

"Your Excellency von der Leyen, your country wants too much, and it is really difficult for us in Zanzibar to fulfill it." Majid Sultan said to von der Leyen aggrievedly.

"Your Majesty the Sultan, this treaty is very loose for your country. You see, even if you occupy the East African coastal areas, it is for slaves and ivory. Now that these two are directly provided to you by our colonies, you will no longer We need land along the East African coast,” von der Leyen told Majid.

"Your Excellency Von der Leyen, although the slave trade and ivory are important, the land in the East African coastal zone is related to the national security of the Zanzibar Sultanate, and the Zanzibar citizens there also need land to survive." Majid looked embarrassed. said.

"Okay, doesn't His Majesty the Sultan believe in the friendship of our East African colonial government? Without us sending troops, I'm afraid you would still be living a hard life in the dungeon. As for the residents of the Zanzibar Sultanate's East African colonies, they can go to Zanzibar Island. Go up and live there, don’t worry about homeland security, we will be responsible for the security of you and the Sultanate of Zanzibar." Von der Leyen said stiffly.

Seeing that Majid was hesitant to speak, von der Leyen had no choice but to continue: "In order to show the sincerity of our East African colonial government, we will place the slave market in Dar es Salaam Port on Zanzibar Island and continue to operate it." Your country runs it so your country doesn’t have to worry.”

In fact, Ernst wanted to put the blame for the slave trade directly on the Zanzibar Sultanate. Although the benefits of the slave trade were considerable, it was better for Ernst not to touch it.

Engaging in colonization is already a bad character, but if you also engage in the slave trade, you are simply "scum".

As for the East African colonial government providing slaves to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, our East African colonies have never done this. It was all the behavior of the Zanzibar Sultanate itself.

The indigenous people in our East African colonies all wanted to develop around the world. As a result, the evil Sultanate of Zanzibar took advantage of the indigenous people's desire to go abroad to make money and turned them into slaves.

Our East African colonial government has no control over this. After all, the East African colonial government respects the sovereignty of other countries and does not interfere in other countries' internal affairs.

As for why they occupied the territory of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, it was a reward for helping the Sultanate of Zanzibar counter rebellion.

It is clearly written in the treaty that out of the East African colonial government's help to the Zanzibar Sultanate, the Zanzibar Sultanate voluntarily handed over the land in the East African coastal zone to the East African colonial government for management.

All in all, what our East African colonial government sent was not slaves, but good people who wanted to be civilized. As for the Zanzibar people turning them into slaves, we have nothing to do with it.

As for the territory along the East African coast, it was a reward paid by the Sultanate of Zanzibar in gratitude to the colonial government of East Africa.

"Your Excellency von der Leyen, please allow me to discuss with my ministers and give you an answer." Majid Sultan said to von der Leyen.

"Of course there is no problem, His Majesty the Sultan, but please hurry up and don't waste too much time." Von der Leyen said.

So Majid began to discuss the matter with their ministers.

"This is the condition offered by the Germans. What do you think?" Majid said to the ministers in the palace.

"Your Majesty, it's better for us to promise the Germans. Nowadays, we are the slaves and I am the fish and meat. Letting the Germans let us go is the first priority," said the Foreign Secretary.

"Yes! Your Majesty, our interests in East Africa are originally the slave and ivory trade. As long as they do not harm our main interests, it doesn't matter if they give up the land along the East African coast to the Germans. We originally snatched these lands back then. It doesn’t matter if I lose it now.”

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The ministers of Zanzibar just want to leave the palace and regain their freedom. If they leave their families and rights for too long, who knows what will happen?

As for the territory of the Zanzibar Sultanate, as long as it does not threaten your business, just lose it! Besides, isn’t there a place to stay on Zanzibar Island?

After some persuasion by the ministers, Majid Sultan also began to waver. The ministers were right, it is most important to get what you want first.

If they stay out of the country for too long, who knows whether ambitious people like Bagash will appear on Zanzibar. By then, not to mention the territory on the mainland, even Zanzibar will not have a place to stay.

So Majid Sultan and the ministers of the Zanzibar Sultanate signed the agreement on behalf of the Zanzibar Sultanate.

Historically known as the "Treaty of Dongsang"

First: From now on, the Sultanate of Zanzibar will hand over all of its mainland territories to the colonial government of East Africa.

Second: The Sultanate of Zanzibar disarms all armed forces except the royal guard (no more than two hundred people).

Third: The East African colonial government is responsible for the security issues of the Zanzibar Sultanate and has the right to garrison troops on Zanzibar Island.

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After this treaty, the Sultanate of Zanzibar actually became a colony of the East African colonial government.

The East African colonial government enjoyed all privileges in the Zanzibar Sultanate, but in order to appease the Zanzibar government, apart from garrisoning troops, the East African colonial government did not interfere too much in Zanzibar's internal affairs.

As long as it does not threaten the interests of the East African colonies, you can do whatever you want.

Through the Treaty of East Africa, the East African colonies obtained all the land of the Zanzibar Sultanate on the coast of Tanzania and Kenya. The scope of the East African colonies plus the soon-to-be-developed central and western Kenya will reach approximately 1.2 million square kilometers.