Kuwait

State · 1757–2026 CE · at its largest around 1991 CE

A trading town and sheikhdom on the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Sabah family since the 18th century, which prospered on commerce and later became a British protectorate.

On its lands while it lasted

• 1973 oil crisis (1973–1974 CE): Arab oil producers embargoed countries that supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War and cut output, quadrupling oil prices and causing economic shocks worldwide.
• Gulf War (1990–1991 CE): Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait; a US-led coalition authorized by the United Nations expelled Iraqi forces in early 1991.

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