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What is the shortest war in history?

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The shortest war was Anglo-Zanzibar, which lasted around 38 minutes.
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.
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