Sheikhdom of Kuwait

Sheikhdom of Kuwait was a state in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1752 to 1961 CE, about 209 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Trading port ruled by the Al Sabah family, which made Kuwait a British protectorate in 1899 to keep the Ottomans out. Oil was struck at Burgan in 1938.

See Sheikhdom of Kuwait on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1752 to 1961 CE

Duration

209 years

Type

State

Region

Arabia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Kuwait City

Became

• Kuwait 1961 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide
• 1916 Arab Revolt and Sykes-Picot
• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne
• 1948 Founding of Israel and the Nakba

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Emirate of Diriyah 1727 to 1818 CE
• Syria 1946 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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