Battle of Riyadh
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The Battle of Riyadh or the Reconquest of Riyadh, was fought on 13 January 1902 in Riyadh, then part of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. It was a conflict between the Rashidi dynasty and the House of Sau
Masmak Palace, where the battle occurred
Ibn Saud
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Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, known in the Western world as Ibn Saud, was a Najdi statesman and religious leader who became the founder and first King of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September
Battle of Riyadh
…January 1902 in Riyadh, then part of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. It was a conflict between the Rashidi dynasty and the House of Saud, and ended with Ibn Saud successfully capturing the walled city. The battle is widely regarded as the starting point of the Saudi unification campaigns, a series of military…
Official portrait, 1940s
Ibn Saud's father, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, last Emir of Nejd
Ibn Saud's signature in a document to Eqab bin Muhaya of Otaibah
Ibn Saud with Percy Cox and Gertrude Bell during the Arab Revolt, Basrah, 1916