Sunday, February 20, 2011

The #Saudi Education Programme III

Question II: Since this is the 3rd #Saudi State, What about the first two? Who founded them and why did they end?

First Saudi State:

-Founded by Mohammad bin Saud and Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulwahhab in year 1744 A.D. with a pact between them that was sealed by the marriage of bin Abdulwahhab’s daughter to bin Saud’s son.
-The state lasted for 75 years, through which it had 4 rulers.
-It ended in 1817 A.D. with the Ottoman-Saudi war. When the armies of Mohammad Ali Pasha of Egypt, under the Ottoman rule, placed Al-Dereya (the Saudi capital at the time) under siege for a few months until it surrendered.
-Abdullah bin Saud was captured and sent to Constantinople where he was beheaded. A number of religious figures were also executed as their extremist views were deemed more dangerous than political motivation.

Second Saudi State:

-Founded in 1824 when Turki bin Abdullah recaptured the city of Riyadh from the Ottoman army of Egypt.
-It lasted for 75 years during which it had 9 rulers.
-It ended in 1891 with a battle between Al-Saud and A-Rashid of Ha’il. Al-Rashid captured Riyadh and exiled Abdulrahman bin Faisal bin Turki and his family to Kuwait.

Now, Question III: Who ruled the arabian peninsula before Al-Saud?

1 comment:

  1. greater Hijaz was under the Ashraf, by extension under Ottomans
    Shargiya was under Khalidis
    Najd were several emirates (AlRashid and others)
    Kuwait, was and still, under the Sabahs
    Yemen were under the kings from Bani Ahmar's house (not sure, though)

    uhmmmm ... what else?

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