Emirate of Kuwait
Emirate of Kuwait إمارة الكويت Imārat al-Kūwayt | |||||||||||
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| 1752–1961 | |||||||||||
Flag (1940–1961)
Coat of Arms
(1956–1961) | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Al-Salam al-Emiri "Emiri Salute" (Arabic: السلام الأميري) | |||||||||||
Territorial evolution of Kuwait | |||||||||||
| Status | Nominal Vassal of the Ottoman Empire (1871–1899) British protected state (1899–1961) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Kuwait City | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Kuwaiti Arabic Kuwaiti Persian | ||||||||||
| Religion | Islam Christianity, Judaism | ||||||||||
| Demonym | Kuwaiti | ||||||||||
| Government | Sheikhdom | ||||||||||
| Sheikh | |||||||||||
• 1752–1776 | Sabah I bin Jaber (first) | ||||||||||
• 1950–1961 | Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Independence from Bani Khalid | 1752 | ||||||||||
| 23 July 1783 | |||||||||||
| 5 May 1871 | |||||||||||
| 23 January 1899 | |||||||||||
| 17 December 1900 | |||||||||||
| 29 July 1913 | |||||||||||
| 18 May 1920 | |||||||||||
| 10 October 1920 | |||||||||||
| 28 January 1928 | |||||||||||
• Independence from the United Kingdom | 19 June 1961 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dirham, gold dinar Rupee Gulf rupee (1959–61) | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | KW | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Kuwait | ||||||||||
The Emirate of Kuwait (Arabic: إمارة الكويت, romanized: Imārat al-Kūwayt) also known as Koweit or Koweyt in British writings, was an Emirate under the protection of the British in the Middle East between 1899 and 1961 following the Anglo-Kuwaiti agreement of 1899. This agreement was made between Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah and the British Government in India, primarily as a defensive measure against threats from the Ottoman Empire. After 1961, the emirate became the State of Kuwait.