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History of Qatar in maps
Qatar as it appears in 5 interactive history atlases, from 1890 to 1941: Qatar. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Qatar before it was Qatar? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Qatar · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Colony or dependency |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Qatar · Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia
MEIJI JAPAN AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Qatar · WWI
Qatar · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Qatar · Cold War
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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