| Sumario: | Sheikh Mubarak took over the ruling of Kuwait after the incident of the murder of his two brothers. His reign witnessed Ottoman attempts to impose direct control over Kuwait, which was nominally subordinate to them through their Walis in Iraq. This was achieved by inciting the Ottoman authorities against Sheikh Mubarak and some supported his nephews including Yusuf Al-Ibrahim. Therefore, the Ottoman authorities applied some procedures such as taking charge of appointing the staff of customs and quarantine and having military action on the Kuwaiti borders; however, they failed in doing so. Accordingly, they accepted Sheikh Mubarak the ruler of Kuwait and appointed him a Deputy Governor there. Sheikh Mubarak managed to thwart the plans of Hamdi Pasha; the Ottoman Wali, against him. After deposition of the later, the Ottoman authorities took some procedures against Sheikh Mubarak because of their lack of confidence in his loyalty; however, the Ottomans retreated later and they were also against the military campaign of Yusuf Al-Ibrahim in Kuwait. That was because of the statesmanship of Sheikh Mubarak that helped him keep his country away from actual Ottoman control. Additionally, the Ottomans were fearful that the Kuwaitis would involve the English in the Arabian Gulf should they take any military action to control Kuwait.
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