Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
| Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني |
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| Emir of Qatar | |
| Reign | 1878–1913 |
| Predecessor | Mohammed bin Thani (father) |
| Successor | Abdullah bin Jassim Al-Thani (son) |
| Born | c. 1825 Qatar |
| Died | 17 July 1913 Lusail, Qatar |
| Burial | Lusail Cemetery |
| House | Al Thani |
| Father | Mohammed bin Thani |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Styles of The Emir of Qatar |
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sheikh |
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (Arabic: جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; c. 1825 – 17 July 1913), also known as "The Founder", was the founder of the State of Qatar. He had a total of 19 children, all male.
Although the exact date of his birth is unknown, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was born around 1825. Raised in Fuwayrit, Qatar, Jassim claimed to be descended from the Tamim tribe, as he was the eldest son of Mohammed bin Thani. He acquired full capability in the management of the country's affairs during his youth and guided its policies and steered the country during a period that witnessed major events and changes. Jassim, as a result of engaging in politics while serving as deputy to his father, acquired political experience. He later moved to Al Bidda with his father when he was around twenty-one years old, where he emerged among his mates as a young leader, which he later illustrated as he fended off Qatar's invaders.
At the local level, he sought to turn Qatar into a single unified and independent entity. Under his leadership, Qatar emerged as a coherent and stable country whose tribes he assembled to usher its future and thus consolidating its existence and borders. He adopted policies dealing with the two major powers competing to dominate the Persian Gulf and its territories, namely the British Empire, which had started to extend its influence through the Government of India, and the Ottoman Empire, which was seeking to retain its control of the region following the demise of the Portuguese influence in the 16th century.
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was imprisoned by the ruler of Bahrain, Mohamed bin Khalifa, in 1867 when Jassim travelled to Bahrain to discuss the capture of an alleged trespassing Qatari bedouin. His demand for the bedouin's return provoked Bahrain, which was backed by Abu Dhabi, to launch attacks on major Qatari cities, causing significant damage. In retaliation, Qatar attacked Bahrain in 1868, resulting in the deaths of a thousand men and the sinking of sixty ships. Jassim was later released in return for captured Bahrainis.
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