Zanzibar's 1818 Moresby Treaty: Britain's First Slave Trade Blow

Long before the famous 1873 Frere Treaty, Britain took its first real swing at Zanzibar's slave trade with the 1818 Moresby Treaty. Lucas and Luna explore how this early agreement—brokered by Captain Fairfax Moresby—aimed to stop slave exports to Christian markets while leaving the rest of the trade intact. They unpack the treaty's loopholes, the response from Sultan Said bin Sultan, the role of Indian financiers like Jairam Sewji, and how the treaty accidentally spurred a boom in clove production on Zanzibar's plantations. Along the way, they touch on the Swahili Coast's complex trading networks, the rise of Mombasa's Mazrui rebels, and the surprising consequences of a half-measure. This episode fills a gap in the show's arc, showing how abolition was a drawn-out, messy process that began decades before the British Navy started patrolling the Indian Ocean. #MoresbyTreaty #Zanzibar #SlaveTrade #CaptainFairfaxMoresby #SaidbinSultan #JairamSewji #Mombasa #Mazrui #ClovePlantations #BritishAbolition #IndianOceanHistory #SwahiliCoast #Oman #Busaidi #MariaTheresaThaler #StoneTown #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo