Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, of royal Kuwaiti lineage, was the self-appointed ruler of a virtually autonomous Arab region (which came to be known as the 'emirate' of Arabistan or Al-Ahwaz under his reign) which he established in the Khuzestan province of Iran from 1897-1925. He made Muhammerah his capital, which he had almost entirely taken out of the control of the central government of Iran during the final years of the Qajar era, along with the city of Ahvaz. Originally supported by the British, his reign ended in 1925 when Reza Shah had him arrested and returned the region to Iran. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest in Tehran. There are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab world); this definition covers more than 300 million people. ... Generally speaking, an emirate (Arabic imarah, plural imarat) is a territory that is administered by an emir, although in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class. ... External links Official website of Khuzestan Governorship Categories: Iran geography stubs | Provinces of Iran ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Iran geography stubs | Cities in Iran ... The Qajar dynasty was the ruling family of Persia from 1796 to 1925. ... Aerial photo of the city of Ahvaz, Bustan park, and Karun river. ... Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... Shah Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi (Persian: رضا پهلوی), (March 16, 1877–July 26, 1944), called Reza Shah the Great after his death, was Shah of Persia (later Iran) from December 15, 1925 to September 16, 1941. ... Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. ...

See also

• Ethnic conflict in Khuzestan
• al-Sabah

Khuzestan is a province of Iran. ... The Al-Sabahs have been the Royal family of Kuwait since about 1752. ...

External Links

• History of the Al-Sabah Dynasty of Kuwait (http://demo.sakhr.com/diwan/emain/Story_Of_Kuwait/Kuwait_before_Oil/Political/political.html)