House of Sabah
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The House of Sabah is the ruling royal family of Kuwait, which has provided the country’s emirs since the 18th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Sabah | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty
ⓘ
royal house ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Kuwait City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsedIn | Emblem of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRealm | State of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicInfluence | control over state oil revenues ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| founder | Sabah I bin Jaber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | State of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProvidedTitle | Emir of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
protectorate leadership under British influence
ⓘ
tribal leadership in Kuwait ⓘ |
| houseNameInArabic | آل صباح NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| influences |
Kuwaiti domestic politics
ⓘ
Kuwaiti foreign policy ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gulf ruling families network ⓘ |
| nationality | Kuwaiti ⓘ |
| notableEventInHistory |
consolidation of rule over Kuwait in the 18th century
ⓘ
leadership during Kuwait’s independence in 1961 ⓘ leadership during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 ⓘ negotiation of British protectorate treaties ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaber II Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah I bin Jaber NERFINISHED ⓘ Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemAssociated | constitutional emirate ⓘ |
| positionHeldByMembers |
Crown Prince of Kuwait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emir of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorRole | local sheikhdom rulers of Kuwait ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| role | ruling royal family of Kuwait ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| successionType | agnatic succession with family consensus ⓘ |
| traditionalPowerBase | Kuwaiti merchant elite alliances ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Sabah