Abdullah I Al-Sabah
Abdullah Al-Sabah | |
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2nd Ruler of Kuwait | |
Reign | 1762 – 3 May 1814 |
Predecessor | Sabah I |
Successor | Jabir I |
Born | 1740 Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
Died | 3 May 1814 | (aged 73–74)
Issue | Jabir I Duaij Muhhamad Mariam |
House | Al-Sabah |
Father | Sabah I |
Mother | a sister of Sheikh Khalifa bin Muhammad bin Faisal al-Utabi |
Abdullah I bin Sabah Al-Sabah (1740 – 3 May 1814) was the second ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, ruling from 1762 to 1814. He was the youngest son of Sabah bin Jaber, upon whose death he succeeded. He is also the father of Jaber I Al-Sabah who succeeded him.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Anscombe, Frederick F. (1997). The Ottoman Gulf : the creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10838-9. OCLC 36621924.