The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Thani" id="mwYw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="House of Thani">Al-Thani</a> family become the rulers of the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>.