Sheikhdom of Diriyah founded by Mani' ibn Rabi'a al-Muraydi
History
Background
The town of al-Diriyah was founded by Mani' bin Rabi'a Al-Muraidi, which he called al-Diriyah after the town from which they came from, al-Diriyah (a town or a small village located near al-Qatif), and it is attributed to their grandfather Dara'. An area near Wadi Hanifa are Ghusaybah and Al-Mulaybid. When Mani' died, his son, Rabi'a bin Mani', succeeded him, and he headed the people of the country, and the population of Al-Dir'iya multiplied. His neighbors, the Yazid family, evacuated them from their villages and attached them to the lands of Diriyah, and after him his son Ibrahim bin Musa ruled after him, then his son Markhan bin Ibrahim, and after the death of Markhan, his two sons Rabi’a and Muqrin were jointly together, and the emirate exchanged after them, their sons, Wataban bin Rabi’a bin Markhan, and Markhan bin Muqrin bin Markhan. Then Nasser bin Muhammad bin Watban, then Muhammad bin Muqrin, then Ibrahim bin Watban, and Idris bin Watban, until the days of Musa bin Rabi’a bin Watban were in the year 1121 AH / 1709; It was taken over by Saud Al-Awwal bin Muhammad bin Muqrin and he died in 1137 AH / 1726 and after his death, the oldest man in the family, Zaid bin Markhan bin Watban, was succeeded and killed in 1139 AH / 1726. Muhammad bin Saud bin Muhammad bin Muqrin assumed the emirate of Diriyah, who later became the first imam of the first Saudi state.