11. The result of these fights left Abu Dhabi the most powerful Sheikhdom in the Persian Gulf region. 12. Until 1971 the sheikhdoms had been protectorates of the United Kingdom, known as the Trucial States. 13. By the late 1930s, profits rose because of the booming oil industry in the Arab sheikhdoms . 14. During Ottoman rule, Acre continued to play an important role in the region via smaller autonomous sheikhdoms . 15. If we use simple income measures, the oil-rich monarchies and sheikhdoms of the Gulf appear developed. 16. By mid-1971, however, the nine sheikhdoms still had not agreed on the terms of union. 17. The wealth Zahir accumulated through monopolizing Palestine's cotton and olive oil trade to Europe financed his sheikhdom . 18. Jazzar Pasha was appointed Wali of Sidon by the Sublime Porte for his role in uprooting the Zaydani sheikhdom . 19. He encouraged the settlement of al-Qurayya by Druze and Christian peasants and gradually formed his own sheikhdom . 20. Ilsa reveals that Sharif's young nephew, Prince Salim, is locked up to prevent him inheriting the sheikhdom .
