Complex sentence: The building was founded by descendents of an Iranian merchant better known as Marafi Behbahani; it is claimed that he was one of the first Iranian immigrants to settle in Kuwait, back in the late 18th century.
Split into simpler sentences: The building was founded by descendents of an Iranian merchant better known as Marafi Behbahani. It is claimed that he was one of the first Iranian immigrants to settle in Kuwait, back in the late 18th century.