Talk:Majid bin Said of Zanzibar

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Regarding Sultan Majid's anti/pro-slavery stance, he did restrict slave dealing, previously a multinational business, into a trade carried out at certain times of the year, and only by subjects of his kingdom. British pressure was undoubtedly effective in this, and Barghash merely carried on this practice of abolition one step further, until Khalifah ibn Sa'id's abolition of slavery altogether. For confirmation, see 20 Rajabu, 1280(January 1,1864) decree restricting slave dealings in Zanzibar, as confirmed by Liet-Col. Playfair to Earl Russell, and passed by the Queen's Council at Osborne (Osborne House August 9, 1866), the Isle of Wight.

Sayyid/Sayyida not Sheikh/Sheikha
Sayyid and Sayyida are the correct official titles for the Omani royalties. They are the equivalents of prince/princess, duke/duchess, etc. The down link bellow redirects to the page of the council of minister in Oman on the official website of the Omani news agency (ONA). You can obviously view that the deputy prime minister (who's a member of the royal family) is entitled (H.H Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said). The same thing is indicated with the next two individuals from the council and the fifth and sixth as well.

http://omannews.gov.om/en/web/ona/the-council-of-minister

This royal ark's link is also used as resource on the article itself. It demonstrates the titles as Sayyid and Sayyida

http://www.royalark.net/Tanzania/zanz3.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.98.114.159 (talk) 06:10, 22 February 2017 (UTC)