Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi — English Wikipedia

English Wikipedia article on Sheikh Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi (reigned 1883–1914), ruler of Sharjah and, from 1900, of Ras Al Khaimah; it recounts his seizure of power during his uncle Salim bin Sultan's absence, the pension settlement of 1884, Hamriyah's secession attempts, the retaking of Sha'am in 1885, the annexation of Ras Al Khaimah in 1900, and his nominal rule there after Salim consolidated power in 1910, drawing on Lorimer (1915) and Heard-Bey (2005).