The Emergence Of Qatar

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 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.