The Great Emirate of Diriyah (), also transliterated as the Emirate of Dir'iyah and also known as the First Saudi State, Sir James Norman Dalrymple Anderson. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Stacey International, 1983. Pp . 77. was established in the year 1744 (1157 AH) when the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and tribal chief Muhammad bin Saud formed an alliance to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula. In 1744, both Abd al-Wahhab and Saud took an oath to achieve their goal. Early establishment The House of Saud and its allies quickly rose to become the dominant power in Arabia by first conquering Najd, and then expanding their influence over the eastern coast from Kuwait down to the northern borders of Oman. Furthermore, Saud's forces brought the highlands of 'Asir under their suzerainty, while Muhammad ibn Abd Al Wahhab wrote letters to people and scholars to enter the field of jihad. After many military campaigns, Muhammad bin Saud died in 1765, leaving the leadership to his son, Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad. Saud's forces went so far as to gain command of the Shi'a holy city of Karbala in 1801. Here they destroyed the shrine of the saints and monuments and killed over 5000 civilians. In retribution, Abdulaziz was assassinated by a young Shia in 1803, having followed him back to Nejd . Category: 1744 establishments in Asia Category:1818 disestablishments in Asia Category: 18th-century establishments in the Arabian Peninsula Category:19th century in Saudi Arabia Category:  Anti-Ottomanism Category:Former Arab states Category:Former emirates Category:Former countries in Asia Category:Former countries in the Middle East Category:Former  monarchies of Asia Category:History of Nejd Category:History of Hejaz Category:History of Oman Category:History of the United Arab Emirates Category:History of Saudi Arabia Category:House of Saud Category:Ottoman Arabia Category:States and territories established in 1744 Category:States and territories disestablished in 1818 de:Saudi-Arabien#Geschi
The Great Emirate of Diriyah (), also transliterated as the Emirate of Dir'iyah and also known as the First Saudi State, James Norman Dalrymple Anderson. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Stacey International, 1983. p . 77. was established in the year 1744 (1157 AH) when the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and tribal chief Muhammad bin Saud formed an alliance to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula. In 1744, both Abd al-Wahhab and Saud took an oath to achieve their goal. Early establishment The House of Saud and its allies quickly rose to become the dominant power in Arabia by first conquering Najd, and then expanding their influence over the eastern coast from Kuwait down to the northern borders of Oman. Furthermore, Saud's forces brought the highlands of 'Asir under their suzerainty, while Muhammad ibn Abd Al Wahhab wrote letters to people and scholars to enter the field of jihad. After many military campaigns, Muhammad bin Saud died in 1765, leaving the leadership to his son, Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad. Saud's forces went so far as to gain command of the Shi'a holy city of Karbala in 1801. Here they destroyed the shrine of the saints and monuments and killed over 5000 civilians. In retribution, Abdulaziz was assassinated by a young Shia in 1803, having followed him back to Najd . Category: 18th-century establishments in the Arabian Peninsula Category:19th century in Saudi Arabia Category: 1744 establishments in Asia Category:1818 disestablishments in Asia Category: Anti-Ottomanism Category:Former Arab states Category:Former countries in Asia Category:Former countries in the Middle East Category:Former emirates Category:Former monarchies of Asia Category:History of Hejaz Category:History of Nejd Category:History of Oman Category:History of Saudi Arabia Category:History of the United Arab Emirates Category:House of Saud Category:Ottoman Arabia Category:States and territories established in 1744 Category:States and territories disestablished in 1818 de:Saudi-Arabien#Geschi
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