The Emergence of Qatar: The Turbulent Years, 1627-1916First published in 2006. The history of Qatar from the Portuguese bombardment of 1627 to the conclusion of the Treaty of 1916 is a hitherto untold story of destructions, wars, battles, conflicts, intrigues, conspiracy and strategic contests originating in the ashes of the north-west coast of the peninsula and brought to a conclusion at al-Bida (later Doha). The present work examines the years of frustration and upheaval that led to the emergence of Qatar |
Contents
Historical and GeoPolitical Setting | 1 |
The Shifting Balance from Zubara to AlBida | 15 |
The Struggle for Power in Bahrain and the Fall | 39 |
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The Emergence of Qatar H. Rahman,Formerly Wykeham Professor of Logic A J Ayer,Rahman, A.U. No preview available - 2012 |
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Abdul Abu Dhabi affairs al-Bida al-Bu Kuwara al-Hasa al-Huwailah al-Khalifa al-Musallam al-Suwaidi al-Thani Anglo-Ottoman April Arab attack Bahraini chief Basra Bida boats Bombay Selections Britain British government British protection Brucks Bushire chief of Bahrain coast of Qatar Commander Dammam December Doha Effendi enclosure Faisal February forces Foreign Furaiha Fuwairet Gaskin government of India Hennell to Malet history of Qatar Ibid island Jaber July Katr Kemball Khor al-Odaid Khor Hassan Kuwait Lorimer Maadhid March maritime Mohammad bin Khalifa Mohammad bin Thani Mubarak mudir Muscat Mutasarrif Naim Nasir Nejd Office Oqair Ottoman government peace pearl fishing Pelly Persian Gulf Political Agent Political Resident Porte Prideaux Qatar coast Qatar peninsula Qatif ruler Salamah Saud SGI/FD Shaikh Abdullah Shaikh Ahmed Shaikh Isa Shaikh Jasim Shaikh Mohammad Shaikh of Bahrain Sultan bin Mohammad Tarif town trade treaty troops Trucial Turkish unnumbered Utub vessels Wahabi Amir Wakra Wali Wilson Yusufiyah Zakhnuniyah Zubara