The 1846 Anglo-Zanzibar Treaty: A Doctor's Stand on the Mrima

In 1846, a single British doctor on the Swahili Coast took on the most powerful slave trader in East Africa. This episode follows Dr. Henry Welby Kurr's journey from Stone Town to the Mrima, where he witnesses the violent reality of the slave trade and tries to stop it by treaty. We explore the clash between European abolitionist ideals and Omani commercial power, the role of Indian financiers like Jairam Sewji, and the fragile authority of Sultan Said bin Busaid. Kurr's mission hints at the deeper tensions that would explode in the 1870s, when the British finally forced Zanzibar to close the slave markets. It's a story about a man trying to change the world with a document — and the limits of that approach. #HenryWelbyKurr #Zanzibar #SlaveTrade #Mrima #SwahiliCoast #OmaniEmpire #SaidBinBusaid #JairamSewji #BritishAbolition #1846Treaty #IndianOceanHistory #EastAfrica #Slavery #Diplomacy #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #Colonialism Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo