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The Reign of Mubarak-Al-Sabah

Shaikh of Kuwait 1896-1915

This is a critical history of the reign of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, widely regarded as the founder of modern Kuwait. The author discusses the Sheikh's seizure of power and the nature of his involvement in tribal politics.

In 1912, Shakespear, who was of course inclined to favour Mubarak's side of the
story, said that Mubarak had frequently come close to evicting the Ottomans from
Umm Qasr altogether between 1902 and 1912, but had only restrained himself ...