Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
See how a small port town on the Persian Gulf would develop into one of the richest nations in the world.
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Music used:
"Ibn Al-Noor" by Kevin MacLeod
Note:
- The title of the ruler appears to be both Sheikh and Emir, but there were contradicting sources on when emir was added. I went with 1961 since that's when a few sources start using it more interchangeably.
Sources:
- Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913. Signed 29 July 1913.
- Brown, Harry. “The Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Dispute: Historical Background and the UN Decisions of 1992 and 1993.” IBRU Boundary and Security Bulletin, October 1994, 66–79.
- Habibur Rahman. “Kuwaiti Ownership of Warba and Bubiyan Islands.” Middle Eastern Studies 29, no. 2 (1993): 292–306. jstor.org/stable/4283562.
- statoids.com/ukw.html (For subdivisions)
- Wikipedia (For list of rulers and flags)
See how a small port town on the Persian Gulf would develop into one of the richest nations in the world.
➤ Support this channel with my Patreon!: patreon.com/emperortigerstar
Music used:
"Ibn Al-Noor" by Kevin MacLeod
Note:
- The title of the ruler appears to be both Sheikh and Emir, but there were contradicting sources on when emir was added. I went with 1961 since that's when a few sources start using it more interchangeably.
Sources:
- Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913. Signed 29 July 1913.
- Brown, Harry. “The Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Dispute: Historical Background and the UN Decisions of 1992 and 1993.” IBRU Boundary and Security Bulletin, October 1994, 66–79.
- Habibur Rahman. “Kuwaiti Ownership of Warba and Bubiyan Islands.” Middle Eastern Studies 29, no. 2 (1993): 292–306. jstor.org/stable/4283562.
- statoids.com/ukw.html (For subdivisions)
- Wikipedia (For list of rulers and flags)
