What Was The Importance Of Qatar Dbq

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The agreement signed in 1868 marked a significant change/shift in the British relations/view/attitude towards Qatar because Qatar was considered before the agreement/treaty a part of/affiliated with Bahrain. Thus, the treaty came to represent a recognition of Qatar even though it was in an indirect manner by naming/assigning Sheikh Mohammed Bin Thani as the Sheikh of Qatar. Therefore/As a result, Britain laid the foundation for the emergence of Qatar as an independent state that is not a part of Bahrain/does not pledge allegiance to Bahrain. At the meantime, the Turkish government warned Britain/the British not to intervene in Qatar’s affairs, in fact, Turkey had constantly attempted to occupy Qatar in 1872. Britain/The British usually ignored the Turkish warnings as the Turkish authority/power that was exercised in an irregular manner/irregularly was neither respected nor accepted after the successful revolution/insurrection in 1893. Moreover, the Turkish representative was assassinated in Doha in 1894 and later the city witnessed disturbance in 1898 where number of Turkish officials were also killed. …show more content…

However, the British denied the Qatari request of protection.
Bahrain became the third emirate/state to be a British protectorate/under the British protection. The islands of Bahrain were particularly significant due to their rich pearl diving spots/places. The British relations with Bahrain started when Bahrain signed the treaty/agreement against piracy and slave trade/trafficking in 1820. Then, the British influence became stronger in the years of 1856 and 1868.
According to a document that will be demonstrated/discussed later, Sheikh Issa Bin Ali Al-Khalifa waived/abandoned his sovereignty putting the whole Arabian peninsula under the British

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