State of Kuwait

State · 1961–1989 CE · at its largest around 1973 CE

A small, oil-rich emirate at the head of the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Sabah family, independent from British protection since 1961. Iraq invaded and annexed it in 1990, prompting the Gulf War.

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.

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