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history of ArabiaResistance to the Ottomans…second Saudi-Wahhābī kingdom began when Turkī, of a collateral Saudi branch, revolted and in 1824 captured Riyadh in Najd and made it his capital. He was succeeded by his son Fayṣal. By 1833 Wahhābī overlordship was generally recognized in the Persian Gulf, though the Egyptians remained in the Hejaz.
Read More…second Saudi-Wahhābī kingdom began when Turkī, of a collateral Saudi branch, revolted and in 1824 captured Riyadh in Najd and made it his capital. He was succeeded by his son Fayṣal. By 1833 Wahhābī overlordship was generally recognized in the Persian Gulf, though the Egyptians remained in the Hejaz.
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Saudi ArabiaSecond Saudi state…state begun in 1824 when Turki (1823–34), a grandson of Muhammad ibn Saud, succeeded in capturing Riyadh and expelling the Egyptian garrison. Thereafter, Riyadh remained the capital of the state. Turki tried to maintain friendly ties with the Ottoman governors of Iraq, as he accepted nominal Ottoman sovereignty, and with…
Read More…state begun in 1824 when Turki (1823–34), a grandson of Muhammad ibn Saud, succeeded in capturing Riyadh and expelling the Egyptian garrison. Thereafter, Riyadh remained the capital of the state. Turki tried to maintain friendly ties with the Ottoman governors of Iraq, as he accepted nominal Ottoman sovereignty, and with…
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