MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · Kuwait
ONE LAND · 6 ATLASES
Kuwait, on the map of history
What was Kuwait before it was Kuwait? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Characene (mod. Kuwait) · The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
| 264 BC | Hellenistic kingdoms — the opening position |
| 146 BC | Rival great powers |
The Basran coast (mod. Kuwait) · The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
| 1206 | The Islamic powers — the opening position |
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Kuwait · The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
| JUL 1789 | Neutral / uncommitted — the opening position |
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Kuwait · The Great War, 1914–1918
| JUL 1914 | Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position |
Kuwait · The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
| MAR 1936 | Western Allies — the opening position |
Kuwait · The Cold War, 1945–1991
| AUG 1945 | US-aligned states — the opening position |
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