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Sabah I bin Jaber
Sabah I bin Jaber was the first ruler of Kuwait, chosen as leader around 1752 by the Bani Utbah families who had settled on the bay. He handled relations with the Ottoman authorities in Basra and the surrounding tribes, while the town lived from trade, pearling and shipbuilding. His descendants, the Al Sabah, have ruled Kuwait ever since.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sabah I bin Jaber. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sabah-i-bin-jaber
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