Author
Saban, Suhail Muhammad
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 1996-9546
Record ID
cdi_almandumah_primary_386740
Library Location
EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete
Notes
After the increasing competition of European countries over Ottoman lands, and the serious attempts of those countries to seize parts of their body, whether through military occupation or deception through what were called bilateral agreements, the Ottomans worked to preserve the lands that remained in their hands. Perhaps the Farasan Islands constitute an example of that competition. Throughout the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1293-1327 AH / 1876-1909 AD), the Ottoman Empire avoided engaging in wars with those colonial countries, due to his political acumen and his preference for the diplomatic method over other methods of dealing with others. The importance of the issue arises from the strategic importance of the Farasan Islands in the southern Red Sea, and the fact that the country wishing to exploit them is a friendly country to the Ottoman Empire. Rather, it was an ally of it at that time. Therefore, the position of the Ottoman Empire was critical in the face of this strategic ally, which did not hesitate to exploit the friendship that existed between it and the Ottoman Empire, and wanted to put it in front of a fait accompli by using the island with evasion and deception, and convincing it that it only wanted to build coal warehouses. For its warships heading to Southeast Asia. She expected the Ottomans to approve her request. At a time when it became clear the opposite: that the Ottomans did not allow it to occupy these islands; Due to its strategic importance and their full knowledge that once the forces of a foreign country settled in Farasan, they would not get out of it except with difficulty.
Görüntüle
Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, 2010, Vol.4 (3), p.127-154
