Qatar: A History (TRIH ep 255)
1971 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a World Cup themed series with a comprehensive history of Qatar, from its ancient role as a Persian Gulf peninsula notable for pearls and maritime trade to its modern emergence as a geopolitical actor. They trace classical references (Herodotus, Pliny, Ptolemy), successive regional suzerainties (Assyrians, Persians, Seleucids, Umayyads), and early modern interventions by Portuguese, Dutch and British powers. The Al Thani dynasty’s rise (1867) and British...
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