What Country Was Kuwait City In?
Kuwait City (Al Kuwayt, Kuwait) lies within 17 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Ottoman Empire, from 1600 to 1913. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Kuwait City?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC – 201 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Arabs |
| 100 BC – 2 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 1 BC – AD 99 | Parthian Empire |
| AD 100 – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Parthian Empire |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Persia |
| AD 500 – AD 699 | Sasanian Empire |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1099 | Buwayhid Emirates |
| 1100 – 1199 | Seljuk Empire |
| 1200 – 1299 | Khwarazmian Empire |
| 1300 – 1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400 – 1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492 – 1599 | Arabs |
| 1600 – 1913 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1914 – 1919 | Kuwait |
| 1920 – 1944 | Mesopotamia (GB) |
| 1945 – today | Kuwait |
Kuwait CityHistoric cities nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.