Activities of British Consuls in Qatar During the Reign of AL-THany Dynasty 1868-1914Assistant professor

Abstract

The older mentioning to Qatar says that is the city which located on strategic located in Arabian Gulf, that brought attention of international powers like: Portugal, Holland and Britain during different historic durations, ad it had been concerned by British consuls during rule of Al Thani family 1868, on 1914 Britain initiated the region direct British consul activities focused on Qatar from geographic and location importance sides, so they pursuit Ottoman– Qatrian relations till 1914, also they pursuit its relation with local powers in Arabian Gulf, beside of politic & economic activities about Qatar, also their relations with Al Thani family and pursuit the making relations by its rulers and supporting it with close states, supporting this family according to British political and economic interests.

Keywords

• british consuls in qatar
• activity of british consuls in qatar
• qatar during era of al
• thani