The Emergence Of Qatar / Edition 1

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:	9780710312136
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/2006
Series:	Arabia Library
Edition description:	UK ed.
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.