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Name: Emirate of Jabal Shammar

Type: Polity

Start: 1837 AD

End: 1921 AD

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Was an Emirate that controlled the central Arabian Peninsula. It was conquered by the Saudi Dynasty in 1921.

Establishment


  • January 1837: The Emirate of Jabal Shammar was established in 1836.
  • Chronology


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    1. Al-Hasa Expedition


    Was an Ottoman military campaign to conquer the El-Hasa region of eastern Arabia.

  • January 1872: The Ottoman Empire controlled the Oasis of al-Hasa since 1871.

  • 2. Battle of Mulayda


    Ibn Rashid expelled the Saudi from Najd after the Battle of Mulayda in 1891.

  • January 1891: Ibn Rashid finally expelled the last Saudi leader, Abdul-Rahman ibn Faisal, from Najd after the Battle of Mulayda in 1891.

  • 3. Kuwaiti-Rashidi war


    Was a conflict between the Sheikhdom of Kuwait and the Emirate of Jabal Shammar which was fought from 1900 to 1901.

  • February 1901: Kuwaitis moved into Najd towards at the end of February 1901.
  • March 1901: The Kuwaitis also captured most of Riyadh.
  • March 1901: The Kuwaitis captured Unaizah, Buraidah and Al Zulfi.
  • March 1901: Upon hearing of the Kuwaiti invasion, Ibn Saud, brought his troops to the border with Kuwait, and the emir of Kuwait decided to leave the occupied regions of Jabal Shammar.

  • 4. Unification of Saudi Arabia


    Were a series of wars and events that resulted in the establishment of modern-day Saudi Arabia.

  • January 1902: In 1902, Abdulaziz Ibn Saud succeeded in recapturing Riyadh for the House of Saud.
  • January 1914: In 1913, Emir Abdulaziz Al Saud of Riyadh captured the Sanjak of Hasa from the Ottomans, expanding his territory in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • July 1919: The First Saudi-Hashemite War or the Al-Khurma dispute took place in 1918-1919 between Abdulaziz Ibn Abdul Rahman AlSaud of the Emirate of Nejd and the Hashemites of the Kingdom of Hejaz. It resulted in the defeat of the Hashemite forces and capture of al-Khurma by the Saudis.

  • 4.1.Saudi-Rashidi War (1903-1907)

    Was a conflict between Saudi loyalist forces of the newborn Emirate of Riyadh and the Emirate of Ha'il (Jabal Shammar), supported by the Rashidis.

  • April 1906: Saudi forces takevore the al-Qassim region after a decsivie victory against the Emirate of Jabal Shammar.
  • January 1908: After several clashes, the Rashīdis (Jabal Shammar) and Saudis (Riyadh) engaged into a full scale war over the region of Qassim, which resulted in a painful defeat for the Rashīdis.

  • 4.2.Conquest of Ha'il

    Was a war between the Emirate of Jabal Shammar and the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd.

  • November 1921: The last Al Rashid dynasty rulers surrendered Jabal Shammar to the Saudi forces.

  • Disestablishment


  • November 1921: The last Al Rashid dynasty rulers surrendered Jabal Shammar to the Saudi forces.
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