A brief history of Dubai’s economy up to 1979
Dubai’s close proximity to India made it an important trading location and it was already known in Europe from the sixteenth century for its pearling industry, but it was in the nineteenth century when the emir lowered trade taxes to lure foreign traders from neighbouring states that Dubai really began to grow in prominence.
The early [...]
Dubai in the nineteenth century
Two catastrophes struck Dubai during the mid-nineteenth century, in 1841 smallpox broke out in Bur Dubai forcing residents to relocate to Deira; then in 1894 fire swept through Deira burning down most homes.
Despite this, the town’s geographical location still continued to draw traders and merchants from around the region.
The emir, keen to attract foreign [...]
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