Sabah I bin Jaber
His Highness Sheikh Abu Salman Sabah I bin Jaber Al Sabah (Arabic: أبو سلمان صباح بن جابر الصباح 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]
| Sabah I bin Jaber | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 1752–1762 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Abdullah I Al-Sabah |
| Born | c. 1700 |
| Died | 1762 (aged 61–62) |
| Spouse | A sister of Shaikhah bin Khalifa bin Muhammad bin Faisal al-Enezi |
| Father | Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Sheikha Mariam bint Faisal al-Utabi |
Reign of Sabah bin Jaber
The newly settled family, Bani Utbah, 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 Sunni 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.[5]
See also
- List of emirs of Kuwait
- Flag of Kuwait
References
- 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
- The Royal Ark
Sabah I bin Jaber House of Sabah Born: c. 1700 Died: 1762 | ||
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| New title Independence of Kuwait, himself as governor from 1718 |
Sheikh of Kuwait 1752–1762 |
Succeeded by Abdullah I Al-Sabah |
Emirs of Kuwait | |||
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