What was the historical significance of the Battle of Al-Wajbah (1893) in the modern history of Qatar?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Qatari forces led by Sheikh Jassim defeated Ottoman troops
- Step 1: In March 1893, Ottoman forces marched on Al-Wajbah fort west of Doha to assert centralized imperial control over Qatar.
- Step 2: Qatari tribesmen under the leadership of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani defeated the Ottoman detachment.
- Step 3: The victory compelled the Ottomans to release Qatari hostages and recognize Qatar's substantial political autonomy, cementing Sheikh Jassim's role as the founder of modern Qatar.
Answer
Qatari forces led by Sheikh Jassim defeated Ottoman troops.
Why not the others: At Al Wajbah in 1893 Sheikh Jassim's forces beat the Ottoman troops; Qatar kept its autonomy, there was no Ottoman direct rule, and the British treaty came in 1916.
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