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aug 19, 1915 - Qatari independence

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Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire accorded their recognition to Sheikh Abdullah and his successors' right to rule over the whole of the Qatari Peninsula. The Ottomans renounced all their rights to Qatar and following the outbreak of the First World War; Sheikh Abdullah forced the Ottomans to abandon Doha on August 19, 1915.

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aug 19, 1915
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~ 109 years ago

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