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Mubarak al-Sabah

1837–1915 · 19th century · Also known as Mubarak the Great

Mubarak al-Sabah, called Mubarak the Great, was ruler of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915. He took power by killing his half-brothers, and in 1899 signed a secret agreement placing Kuwait under British protection against Ottoman claims. He intervened in central Arabian politics, sheltering the exiled Al Saud, and his descendants have ruled Kuwait ever since.

Mubarak al-Sabah
Image: Hermann Burchardt (d. 1909) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Sheikhdom of Kuwait

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