Muhammad bin Thani
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani (ca.1788 - 1878) was a ruler in Qatar
.
Mohammed was born in Fuwairat and upon the death of his father, Thani bin Mohammed, he became the leader of his tribe at Fuwairat.
In 1847, the Al Thani Family moved from Fuwairat to Doha
, under the leadership of Mohammed.
Eventually, Mohammed extended his influence throughout Qatar and strengthened his position externally by making an alliance with Faisal Bin Turki, the Amir of the second Saudi state, who himself paid a visit to Qatar in early 1851.
By early 1860s Shaikh Mohammed bin Thani emerged as the most important figure in Qatar.
On 12 September 1868, he signed a treaty with Colonel Lewis Pelly
, British resident in the Persian Gulf
, which recognized the independence
of Qatar.
In 1871, he made a request to the Ottomans at Al-Hasa for protection against any external attack and in the following year Ottoman occupation of Doha had been completed.
In the year 1876, he handed over the administrative responsibility to his son Shaikh Jassim due to old age.
Mohammed died in 1878.
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
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Mohammed was born in Fuwairat and upon the death of his father, Thani bin Mohammed, he became the leader of his tribe at Fuwairat.
In 1847, the Al Thani Family moved from Fuwairat to Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, under the leadership of Mohammed.
Eventually, Mohammed extended his influence throughout Qatar and strengthened his position externally by making an alliance with Faisal Bin Turki, the Amir of the second Saudi state, who himself paid a visit to Qatar in early 1851.
By early 1860s Shaikh Mohammed bin Thani emerged as the most important figure in Qatar.
On 12 September 1868, he signed a treaty with Colonel Lewis Pelly
Lewis Pelly
Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, , was Conservative Member of Parliament for Hackney North from 1885 to 1892 and an East India Company officer.-Early years:...
, British resident in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
, which recognized the independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
of Qatar.
In 1871, he made a request to the Ottomans at Al-Hasa for protection against any external attack and in the following year Ottoman occupation of Doha had been completed.
In the year 1876, he handed over the administrative responsibility to his son Shaikh Jassim due to old age.
Mohammed died in 1878.
Children
- Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
- Ahmed bin Muhammed Al ThaniAhmed bin Muhammed Al Thani-Bio:He was the chief of the Al Thani Family on the resignation of his brother Qassim in 1900.He was killed by his servant at Doha in December 1905.-Children:Mubarak Bin AhmedMuhammed Bin AhmedAbdallah Bin AhmedAli Bin AhmedAbdelrahman Bin Ahmed...
- Fahad bin Mohammed Al Thani , died young
- Eid bin Mohammed Al Thani, did not have children
- Thamir bin Muhammed Al Thani
- Jabr bin Muhammed Al Thani