The Emergence of Qatar: The Turbulent Years, 1627-1916Routledge, 2005 - 282 pàgines 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 |
Continguts
1 Historical and GeoPolitical Setting | 1 |
2 The Shifting Balance from Zubara to AlBida | 15 |
3 The Struggle for Power in Bahrain and the Fall of Bin Tarif | 39 |
4 Bin Thani and the Unification of Qatar | 61 |
5 The Ottomans in alBida and the Ascendancy of Shaikh Jasim | 93 |
6 The 1895 Zubara Tragedy and the Aftermath | 125 |
7 Struggle for British Protection | 151 |
8 The Last Phase of Shaikh Jasims Rulership and the Zakhnuniyah Crisis | 177 |
Appendix IV Shaikh Jasims Statement on Battle of Wajbah | 248 |
Appendix V Commander Pellys Naval action at Zubara | 253 |
Appendix VI Ottoman Intrigues against Shaikh Jasim | 256 |
Appendix VII Shaikh Jasims Message for British Protection of Ibn Saud | 257 |
Appendix VIII The Ottoman Evacuation of alBida Fort | 260 |
Appendix IX Treaty between the British Government and Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim bin Thani Shaikh of Qatar dated the 3rd November 1916 | 262 |
Appendix X Table of the Ruling AlThani Family of Qatar | 265 |
Appendix XI British Political Residents in the Persian Gulf 17631917 | 267 |
9 The Baghdad Railway and the Status of Qatar | 201 |
10 Summary and Concluding Remarks | 235 |
Appendix I Report on the Battle of Fuwairet 1847 | 241 |
Appendix II Col Pellys findings on Zakat paid by the Chiefs of Qatar and Bahrain to the Wahabi Amir | 242 |
Appendix III Shaikh Mohammad bin Thanis acceptance of the Ottoman Flag | 247 |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The Emergence of Qatar: The Turbulent Years, 1627-1916 Habibur Rahman Visualització de fragments - 2005 |
The Emergence of Qatar H. Rahman,Formerly Wykeham Professor of Logic A J Ayer,Rahman, A.U. Previsualització no disponible - 2012 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
Abdul Abu Dhabi administration affairs agreement al-Bida al-Bin al-Hasa al-Huwailah al-Khalifa al-Thani Anglo-Ottoman April Arab Arabian arrived attack Baghdad railway Bahraini chief Basra Bida boats Bombay Britain British government British protection Bushire chief of Bahrain coast of Qatar Commander December Doha Effendi enclosure Faisal forces Fuwairet Gaskin government of India Hennell Hennen to Malet history of Qatar Ibid India Office island Jaber July Katr Kemball Khor al-Odaid Khor Hassan Kuwait Kuwara Lorimer March maritime Mohammad bin Khalifa Mohammad bin Thani mudir Muscat Mutasarrif negotiations Nejd November Oqair Ottoman government peace Pelly Pelly's Persian Gulf Political Agent Political Resident Porte Prideaux to Cox protection treaty Qatar coast Qatif ruler Saeed Salamah Saud September 1895 SGI/FD Shaikh Abdullah Shaikh Ahmed Shaikh Isa Shaikh Jasim Shaikh Mohammad Shaikh of Bahrain Sultan bin Mohammad Tarif town trade tribe troops Trucial Turkish Turks unnumbered Wahabi Wahabi Amir Wakra Wilson Zakhnuniyah Zubara