Any 5 facts about the role of British in UAE before its unification.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE; Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-ʾImārāt), is a country in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north. The sovereign constitutional monarchy is a federation of seven emirates consisting of Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Their boundaries are complex, with numerous enclaves within the various emirates.[8] Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the rulers serves as the President of the United Arab Emirates.[9] In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million
The 5 facts about the role of British in UAE before its unification are as follows;
The Pirates cruised the seas and utilized the coasts of the province as a refuge, Great Britain started to combat the pirates in order to preserve their trade.
The invasion of Great Britain to the pirates created a rapprochement of the British with the regional emirs.
In 1820 Great Britain grants assurance in the transaction for the emirs pledging themselves not to make any agreement with anyone, nor to allow any land, except with the British.
The relations were formalized and they also allowed to determine the consequent difficulties, through the officials of Great Britain.
In 1971 Great Britain left Qatar and Bahrain, who choose to achieve independence on their own.
On December 2, 1971, the 6 emirates became autonomous from Great Britain and proclaimed themselves the United Arab Emirates.