The Emergence Of Qatar

by Habibur Rahman

Overview

First 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138989146
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/26/2015
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1 Historical and Geo-Political Setting 2 The Shifting Balance from Zubara to Al-Bida 3 The Struggle for Power in Bahrain and the Fall of Bin Tarif 4 Bin Thani and the Unification of Qatar 5 The Ottomans in al-Bida and the Ascendancy of Shaikh Jasim 6 The 1895 Zubara Tragedy and the Aftermath 7 Struggle for British Protection 8 The Last Phase of Shaikh Jasim's Rulership and the Zakhnuniyah Crisis 9 The Baghdad Railway and the Status of Qatar 10 Summary and Concluding Remarks.