The first mention of the town of Dubai goes back to 1799. The tribe Bedouin of Bani Yas with at their head Al Abu Falasa flees Wahhabites of Nejd then which extended their territory. A community of fishermen, in particular of pearls, settles then with the current site of the wearing of Dubai. Known under the name of “Coast of the Pirates”, Dubai and the emirates close sign a peace treaty (General Maritime Treaty) on January 8, 1820 with the United Kingdom. Then dependence of Abou Dabi, the city and the emirate of Dubai are founded in 1833 when dynasty Al-Maktoum separates from Bani Yas and seizes “without resistance” the site the town of Dubai. A competition is established then between the emirates of Dubai and Abou Dabi. An attempt at catch of Dubai by the Qawasim pirates fell through. In 1835, Dubai and the other States of the Coast of the Pirates signed a maritime truce with the United Kingdom and a “perpetual Truce maritime” in 1853, which made rename the area “States of the Truce” (Trucial States in English). In 1892, Dubai places himself under the protection (semi-officially a protectorate) of the United Kingdom by an exclusive dealing agreement what drives out the Othoman influence of the area. Protectorate is a time attached to British Raj before being separate for it. Contrary to their neighbors, the leaders of Dubai encouraged the trade and of many foreign merchants, coming mainly from India, settled in the city, which remained mainly known for its exports of pearls until in the years 1930. After the devaluation of the rupee of the Gulf in 1966, Dubai joint in Qatar to establish a new monetary unit, the riyal of Qatar and Dubai. Oil is discovered in the Persian Gulf with 120 kilometers of the coast, following what the emirate allots oil concessions. With five other emirates, Dubai reaches independence with the creation of the United Arab Emirates on December 2, 1971. They will be joined the following year by the emirate of Short-nap cloth el Khaïmah and in 1973 the federation adopts the dirham of the United Arab Emirates like common currency. Semi-officially, the post of vice-president is reserved for the emir de Dubaï who is elected within the supreme Council composed of the seven emirs of the federation. For a few years and with the awakening on behalf of the government of the extreme dependence of the economy of the emirates with respect to fossil energies, Dubai has reconverted her economy towards new technologies and the trade but especially towards tourism, mainly of luxury, with blow of great work and disproportionate projects. (Wikipédia Source ).
