Emirate of Diriyah
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Was established in the year 1744 when Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Prince Muhammad bin Saud formed an alliance to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula. It is considered the first form of the Saudi state.
Establishment
January 1745: It was stablished in the year 1744 (1157 AH) when Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Prince Muhammad bin Saud formed an alliance to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula.
Chronology
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Was a war fought from early 1811 to 1818, between the Ottoman Empire and the Emirate of Diriyah, the First Saudi State, resulting in the destruction of the latter.
January 1812: The Ottomans were not able to recapture the Holy cities (Jeddah, Mecca, Medina) until 1811.
January 1818: In 1817, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt advanced into central Arabia to occupy the towns of Unaizah and Buraidah.
September 1818: In 1818, the city of Diriyah was destroyed by forces led by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, marking the end of the First Saudi State established by Muhammad bin Saud and Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab.
October 1818: It took until September for the Wahhabis to surrender, in part due to Ibrahim's poorly trained army.
January 1787: Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah by 1786.
January 1794: The Saudis invaded the Bani Khalid's domain in al-Hasa and deposed the Al 'Ura'yir in 1793.
January 1796: The Saudi defeated the Bani Khalid in 1795.
April 1802: In 1802, after gaining command of the Shi'a holy city of Karbala in 1801, Saud's forces were able to expand their territory to the Emirate of Diriyah. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the ruler of Diriyah, while Karbala is a city in Iraq considered sacred by Shi'a Muslims.
May 1802: In 1801, Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the ruler of the First Saudi State, led his forces to capture the Shia holy city of Karbala in present-day Iraq. This event marked a significant conflict between the Ottomans and the Saudis over control of the region.
January 1809: Hejaz conquered by Emirate of Diriyah.
January 1809: Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah by 1808.
January 1812: Said bin Sultan, ruler of Muscat, capitalised on this opportunity and raided the Wahhabi garrisons on the eastern coast, setting fire to the fort in Zubarah. The Al Khalifa were effectively returned to power thereafter.
January 1817: Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah by 1816.
September 1818: In 1818, the city of Diriyah was destroyed by forces led by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, marking the end of the First Saudi State established by Muhammad bin Saud and Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab.
Disestablishment
January 1818: In 1817, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt advanced into central Arabia to occupy the towns of Unaizah and Buraidah.
September 1818: In 1818, the city of Diriyah was destroyed by forces led by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, marking the end of the First Saudi State established by Muhammad bin Saud and Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab.
October 1818: It took until September for the Wahhabis to surrender, in part due to Ibrahim's poorly trained army.
