After being threatened by the Ottoman Empire, the ruler of Kuwait signed the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899 and became a British Protectorate. The Sheikhdom of Kuwait remained a British protectorate until 1961.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kuwait," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait#British_Protectorate_(1899-1961), accessed 27 August 2019.</ref> | After being threatened by the Ottoman Empire, the ruler of Kuwait signed the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899 and became a British Protectorate. The Sheikhdom of Kuwait remained a British protectorate until 1961.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kuwait," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait#British_Protectorate_(1899-1961), accessed 27 August 2019.</ref> |