Sheikhdom of Kuwait 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). The region soon came under the rule of the Bani Khalid in 1670 after the expulsion
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