Kuwait

125 BC - 166 AD           Kingdom Characene

1534 - 1914               Part of Ottoman Empire

1538                      Part of Basra province of Iraq

1752                      Al Sabah dynasty founds Kuwait

1871                      under Ottoman sovereignty as a district of Basra

29 Jul 1913               Britain recognises Kuwait as an autonomous part

                          of the Ottoman Empire

03 Nov 1914 - 19 Jun 1961 British Protectorate

19 Jun 1961               State of Kuwait

25 Jun 1961 - 20 Mar 1991 Claimed by Iraq

02 Aug 1990               Occupied by Iraq

07 Aug 1990               Republic of Kuwait

09 Aug 1990 - 26 Feb 1991 Annexed by Iraq

26 Feb 1991               State of Kuwait restored