Kuwait's history

The history of Kuwait to more than 400 years when he settled Al-Sabah and Utub in 1613 , said Kuwait's ruler, Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah in his letter dated in 1912 for the resident British in the Gulf reads « Kuwait barren went forth found the morning of 1022 e » and show the effects on the region's history as a whole due to the pre- birth where settled on the island of Failaka by Alheilinstien in the sixth century BC , and Alexander the Great's forces seized on the island , which the Greeks called the name of Icarus .

In the sixteenth century city was founded and was often its population since its inception working dive on pearl and sea trade between India and the Arabian Peninsula , which has helped to transform Kuwait into a commercial center in the north of Alkhaj Arab and major port for each of the peninsula and Mesopotamia, has reached a career dive peak the time of the rule of Mubarak Al - Sabah reaching ships in Kuwait for nearly eight hundred ships .

After the discovery of oil exports began in mid - twentieth century saw the city of Kuwait and its villages and urban renaissance wide and that was a turning point in the history of Kuwait, where the demolition of the wall Kuwait City and settled nomads and the changing pattern of construction and life in general .

And despite the fact that Kuwait rule 15 senators since 1613 until today , Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah ( 1896-1915 ) is considered the real founder and actual state, has the text of the Kuwaiti Constitution in Article IV that all rulers of Kuwait after him are his offspring his children and the sons of sons .

Ancient History

Excavations revealed that took place in different areas in Kuwait for a very historical effects in the foot. For example found in the Burgan stone tools as arrows and chisels headers back to the Middle Stone Age were found in the area of Sulaibikhat flint tools dating back to the Neolithic period . Also, some effects that are found in the island of Failaka Island or the ants back to the Bronze Age , where the population of Kuwait have been affected in that period Dilmunian civilization and civilization Alkashih .

In the sixth century BC lived Alheilinstyon in Failaka Island , in Tel - called as Tel safe . Was the first appearance of Kuwait in history in the era of the Greeks in the third century BC , after the forces took Alexander the Great on the island of Failaka, and he called the Greeks as Icarus , and the island was home to some of the Greeks and some foreign traders and some locals , has been the competition between the Byzantines in Syria Petra and the kings of Egypt led to minimize the importance of the island , and is found in Failaka Temple to serve the Greek god Apollo.

 Naming the island in dispute , there are those who say that the label Greek, and there are those who say that the label Portuguese and there are those who say that naming an Arab , has been called the island as Lavagna , has been named Failaka , which means in the Greek island white and are likely to be word corrupted from the word Felix in the Greek language , which means the happy island .

 In 1958 was the discovery of stone Icarus which it was ascertained that the island was called by this name in the days of Alexander the Great , and named the island as Failaka or Valچa wording locals , a word derived from the word Falaj the sense of running water and the earth clay arable was so named in First Islamic eras .

Occurred two wars in Kuwait in the mountain and see him , was the first is the day and see him first and the second day and see him the second , the first battle was between Mundhir bin water sky and tribe Bakr bin Wael that came out for his obedience , he led them to return them to obey Verwdo , Vqatlhm and defeated them and had sworn that kill them at the top of the mountain and see him even dripped blood into the valley , began to kill them in the top of the mountain , but the blood froze and was told if poured water to connect the blood to the valley, Vermoa water and reached the blood into the valley , and in the second battle announced tribe Tamim disobedience on the Amr ibn al- Hind king confusion , and they raided the sucker , so he بحربهم the Vhzmanm , including many families and ordered to kill them and burning in the mountain and see him .

 In 12 AH signed with the strings in the battle repressor between Muslims and the Persians, has battle ended in the victory of the Muslims .

The establishment of Kuwait City

Origin of the name

Kuwait is the word from the word mini d' . Walcott the word origin Babli , and was named one of the cities Babylonians Kut, which is close to Babylon, and received its name in the book of the Old Testament . The word Walcott fired on the house box building Kkulah or the castle, built around small houses and be a base for its size , and this house is a popular destination for ships and vessels docked him to compliment him Mainqsa the fuel and intake and other travel needs . Not release word of Kut only Mbna close to water , whether it is by sea or a river or a lake or swamp.

 The Arabs used this word Srvoha the discharge Arabic words in Deuteronomy and combined in and out is said Kutan , Oquat and Kuwait to zoom in and Coty proportions . And popularized the use of that word in Najd and Iraq and Arabistan .

Growing Up

Differed in the history of the establishment of Kuwait, there are those who stated that he was in the year 1019 AH / 1610 , as set by Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah that year 1022 AH / 1613 and in a letter to Mohsen Pasha and to Basra when asked about the date of the founding of Kuwait, [30] while others pointed out that it was established in 1060 AH / 1650 AD by Aqil ibn Araar or the son of a badger Al Hamid elders from Bani Khalid , said the year 1070 AH / 1660 AD .

 It was founded by Barak Ben Greer in 1080 AH / 1670 AD . And because of differences of opinion on incorporation that there is considered to establish the origin of the establishment of huts and some of them considered that the date of construction of mud is established .

Kuwait was before the draw Prince Barak Ben Araar Amir Bani Khalid Al Ahsa from the Turks in the northern border of the Sandzak Ahsa, also called the Sanjak the desert, and then issued his command to create a large palace at a site in Kuwait City, the current - and most likely it was close to the hospital Alamerreqi today, to take shelter for troops on the border and makes it a repository of ammunition and a warehouse catering to avail itself out if Maerad come to that area and when his conquests north point of apparent Iraq, or to be a haven for its patrons and his followers in the vicinity and there does not rule out that it was prepared to be a center to receive Iranian pilgrims and then transferred to Mecca guarded Bani Khalid .

After the construction of the fort took some Arab tribes and a section of residents in Bur Knight flock to the parties to the fort , and then constructed around some small houses . The collapsed section of the pillars of the fort was re- built smaller than previously Through him Kuwait Tsgara the word Cote .

The Pilgrim Damascene Murtaza Bin Alwan Kuwait when returning from the Hajj year 1120 AH / 1709 AD and referred to by name in the saying: « and we entered a country said to him Kuwait , a country like Ahsa , but it is without them , but Bamaradtha , towers similarity , and that fruit and melon comes from Basra every day. These Kuwait name consort », and pointed out that runs parallel to the sea, the direction of Kuwait three days and he sees boats Tcyrhm not interrupted from the port of Kuwait, said that the town may approach her wheat and other sea because land does not accept where agriculture , and there is no out of the palm nor anyone else , but their prices are cheaper than Hasa for the large number came from Basra. Kuwait has become a small village and a center for fishing before Utub came to them.