7th Century - Qatar was ruled by King Al Munthir bin Sawi Al Tameemi.
1517 to 1538 - Qatar was ruled by the Portuguese.
1872 - Sheikh Qassim bin Mohammed Al Thani accepted Qatar's sovereignty. Under Ottoman Empire rule.
1893 - Deteriorating relation with Ottomans. King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud of the resurgent Wahhabis ruled.
1916 - Sheikh Abdullah bin Qassim Al Thani of Al Thani Family ruled Qatar.
1949 - British recognize Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani as a ruler.
May 1970- Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad became Prime Minister of Qatar and Qatar became an Independence state on September 1971.
April 2003 - A new constitution was approved by the Qataris.
Explore Qatar. "Qatar History". Explore Qatar. http://www.explore-qatar.com/info/Facts-and-Figures/Qatar-History/(Accessed on June 3, 2009).
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Extra Credit Comment: It's intersting to see how much longer to took for Qatar to become an independent state as compared to Saudi Arabia, which became independent in 1932.
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