Trucial States
Britishplural noun
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In 1965, the most politically, socially and educationally progressive of the ruling sheikhs in the Trucial States, Saqr bin Sultan al-Qassemi of Sharjah, fell foul of the British.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022
In public, British officials asserted that the three islands belonged to the Trucial States.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022
He moved to the United Arab Emirates in 1975, just a few years after the federation’s creation out of a collection of sheikhdoms that the British referred to as the Trucial States.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2020
The British countered by closing all airports in the Trucial States for "urgent repairs," dispatched frigates to cruise offshore and head off unwelcome visitors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Background: The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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