Sheikhdom of Kuwait and Kuwait. (The British and Soviets would invade the neighbouring Iran in September of that year). Sheikhdom of Kuwait The Sheikhdom of Kuwait ( "") was a sheikhdom which gained independence from the Khalidi Emirate of Al Hasa under Sabah I bin Jaber in the year 1752. The Sheikhdom became a British protectorate between 1899 and 1961 after the Anglo-Kuwaiti agreement of 1899 was signed between Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah and the British government in India due to severe threats to Kuwait's independence from the Ottoman Empire. Kuwait was founded in 1613 AD as a fishing village known as Grane (Kureyn).
Postage stamps and postal history of the postal convention states of India was never used. Gwalior issued a total of 137 stamps and 94 official stamps from 1885 till 1949. Jhind is another of the cis-Sutlej states which signed a postal convention on 1 July 1885. Having an area of just , the territory of Jind, like all the Phulkian states, was fragmented; comprising three main enclaves and some isolated villages. The Sikh ruler of Jind, Raja Ranbir Singh was a minor at the time of signing of the postal convention; the state being ruled by a Council of Regency at that point in time. Prior to becoming a convention state, Jhind