Some wars rage on for years, and some are over before you know it. How long was the shortest war in recorded history?

The shortest war in recorded history was the Anglo-Zanzibar War, clocking in at a mere thirty-eight minutes. The war started over Zanzibari Prince Khālid ibn Barghash refused to accept the British Empire’s chosen successor upon the death of the previous sultan.

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