Records of Qatar : primary documents 1820-1960
Chronological highlights of Qatari history from Records of Qatar 1820--1960: -- First records of the arrival of the Útub tribe in Qatar from 1716.-- Qubaisat settlements at Údaid, 1837.-- The British bombardment of Doha, 1841.-- Saudi advances in Qatar, 1849-1851.-- The Qatar-Bahrain war of 1867-186...
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| OCLC: | 57201594 |
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| Language: | English |
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Slough :
Archive Editions,
1991.
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| Format: | Monograph Note that CRL will digitize material from the collection when copyright allows. |
| Summary: | Chronological highlights of Qatari history from Records of Qatar 1820--1960: -- First records of the arrival of the Útub tribe in Qatar from 1716.-- Qubaisat settlements at Údaid, 1837.-- The British bombardment of Doha, 1841.-- Saudi advances in Qatar, 1849-1851.-- The Qatar-Bahrain war of 1867-1868.-- The Turkish occupation of al-Hasa and Qatar, 1871.-- The destruction of Zubarah, 1878.-- Tribal disputes, Ajman, Manasir, Bani, Hajir, 1884.-- The Turkish defeat, 1893.-- Rebellion in Qatar, 1898.-- The Anglo-Turkish Convention, 1913.-- Yusuf b. Ahmad Kanooś reports on Al-Thani, 1912-1914.-- Relations with Ibn Saud, 1915.-- The Anglo-Qatar Treaty, 1916.-- The Qatar Oil Concession, 1935 and first oil strike, 1939.-- The Zubarah dispute of 1937 and subsequent relations with Bahrain.-- Decline of pearl industry, hardship during second world war.-- Al-Thani family affairs; succession crises 1948/49.-- Appointment of British Political Agent, 1949.-- Anti-British demonstrations, 1956.-- Abdication of Shaikh Ali b. Abdullah and accession of Shaikh Ahmad b. Ali Al-Thani, 1960. |
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| Item Description: | Volume 8 is a bound volume containing 12 maps in pocket. |
| Physical Description: | 8 volumes : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1852073004 9781852073008 |