Emirate of Nejd

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In 1824, Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad, a grandson of the first Saudi imam Muhammad ibn Saud was able to expel Egyptian forces and their local allies from Riyadh and created the Emirate of Nejd.

Establishment

January 1825: In 1824, Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad, a grandson of the first Saudi imam Muhammad ibn Saud who had managed to evade capture by the Egyptians, was able to expel Egyptian forces and their local allies from Riyadh and its environs.

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.

January 1872: In 1871, Midhat Pasha invaded al-Hasa and restored Ottoman control of the Najd Sanjak.

January 1872: Ottoman campaign to Al-Ahsa (Al-Hasa) in 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. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

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

January 1839: Emir Faisal faced a re-invasion of Najd by the Egyptians. The local population was unwilling to resist, and Faisal was defeated and taken to Egypt as a prisoner.

January 1841: External conflicts forced the Egyptians to withdraw all their presence in the Arabian Peninsula.