The Ottoman-British confrontation in the Arabian Gulf 1869 - 1914 AD

The book / The Ottoman-British Confrontation in the Arabian Gulf 1869 - 1914 AD, by the author / Abdullah Siraj Omar Mansi, covers a critical historical phase of colonial competition for influence in the region. The book focuses on the Ottomans' recovery of actual presence in Al-Ahsa under the leadership of Midhat Pasha, and the British reactions to that. It then delves into the main hotspots of tension, especially in Kuwait, which became a center of confrontation after the 1899 agreement between Sheikh Mubarak and Britain, and in Qatar and Bahrain where the Ottomans attempted to reinforce their presence. It concludes with an analysis of Abdulaziz Al Saud's recapture of Al-Ahsa in 1913 and its repercussions, as well as the final British-Ottoman negotiations before World War I, highlighting how this period determined the fate of control in the Gulf in favor of Britain.