ʿAbd Allāh ibn Thunayan

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ʿAbd Allāh ibn Thunayan

Arab leader

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…and in 1841 his cousin, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Thunayān, raised the standard of revolt. Riyadh was captured by a bold coup; its garrison was expelled; and Khalid, who was in Al-Hasa at the time, fled by ship to Jeddah. Abdullah resisted when Faisal reappeared in 1843, only to be overpowered…
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…and in 1841 his cousin, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Thunayān, raised the standard of revolt. Riyadh was captured by a bold coup; its garrison was expelled; and Khalid, who was in Al-Hasa at the time, fled by ship to Jeddah. Abdullah resisted when Faisal reappeared in 1843, only to be overpowered…
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