Sabah I bin Jaber
| Sabah I bin Jaber | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 1752 to 1762 (10 years) |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Abdullah I Al-Sabah |
| Father | Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Born |
c. 1700 Kuwait |
| Died | 1762 |
| Monarchical styles of The 1st Monarch Ruler of Kuwait | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sheikh |
His Highness Sheikh Abu Abdullah Sabah I bin Jaber Al Sabah (Arabic: أبو عبدالله صباح الأول) (c. 1700 – 1762)[1][2] was the first ruler of Kuwait. The official Kuwaiti history states that he was unanimously chosen for the position of sheikh.[3][4]
Reign of Sabah bin Jaber
The newly settled family quickly sent its leader, Sabah bin Jaber, to the Ottoman governor of Iraq in order to declare his allegiance to the Ottoman Sultan, who was also the Caliph of all Muslims. He did this in order to gain a legitimate status. Thus Kuwait became a virtually independent city with Sabah bin Jaber as its first ruler, in spite of it nominally being under Ottoman control.[1] Upon his death Sabah I was succeeded by his youngest son, Abdullah bin Sabah.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Casey, Michael S. (2000). The History of Kuwait. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 28, 144. ISBN 0313340730.
- ↑ Some sources have Sabah I living to the age of at least 100, with a year of birth of c. 1652 and a year of death between 1758 and 1764
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, Geographical, Volume 1, Historical Part 1, John Gordon Lorimer,1905, p1000
- ↑ The Royal Ark
| Sabah I bin Jaber House of Al-Sabah Born: c. 1700 Died: 1762 | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title Creation of Kuwait |
Sheikh of Kuwait 1752–1762 |
Succeeded by Abdullah I Al-Sabah |