Sharjah — Palace of Sheikh Saqr ibn Sultan al-Qasimi

Palace of Sheikh Saqr ibn Sultan al-Qasimi
(Photograph taken in the 1960s at Sharjah in the Trucial States)
Sharjah, like all the Arab states in the area at that time, had a distinctly feudal nature. The Sheikh was an absolute ruler, while his subjects scratched out a living from fishing or trading.

For more about the palace see The assassination of Sheikh Khalid.