Emirate of Riyadh (original) (raw)
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First iteration of the Third Saudi State (1902–1913)
| Emirate of Riyadhإمارة الرياض (Arabic)Imārat ar-Riyāḍ | |
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| 1902–1913 | |
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| Capital | Riyadh |
| Common languages | Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Government | Islamic absolute monarchy |
| Emir | |
| • 1902–1913 | Abdul Aziz |
| History | |
| • Battle of Riyadh (1902) | 13 January 1902 |
| • Conquest of al-Hasa | 1913 |
Preceded by Succeeded by  Emirate of Ha'il Emirate of Nejd and Hasa  |
The Emirate of Riyadh[1] was the first iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1902 to 1913.[2] It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud.[1] The state was formed after Saudi forces seized Riyadh from the control of the Emirate of Ha'il, led by the House of Rashid, during the Battle of Riyadh.[1] It was the direct antecedent of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa, and the earliest legal predecessor of present-day Saudi Arabia. Al-Hasa was conquered in 1913.
- History of Saudi Arabia
- Unification of Saudi Arabia
- Emirate of Diriyah
- Emirate of Nejd
- Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
- Emirate of Jabal Shammar
- Sultanate of Nejd
- Kingdom of Hejaz
- Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
- ^ a b c Madawi Al-Rasheed. A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. 40.
- ^ J. A. Hammerton. Peoples Of All Nations: Their Life Today And Story Of Their Past (in 14 Volumes). Concept Publishing Company, 2007. Pp. 193.