Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1744 to 1814
Status
Emirate
Capital
Diriyah
Common languages
Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
Demonym(s)
Arabian
Emir
• 1727–1765
Muhammad I
• 1765–1803
Abdulaziz I
• 1803–1814
Saud II
• 1814–1818
Abdullah I
History
• Diriyah agreement
1727
• Ottoman–Saudi War
1818
Currency
Diriyah Riyal
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sheikhdom of Diriyah
Hejaz Eyalet
Bani Khalid Emirate
Omani Empire
Yemeni Zaidi State
Egypt Eyalet
Emirate of Nejd
Mu'ammarid Imamate
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The Emirate of Diriyah (Arabic: إِمَارَةُ الدِّرْعِيَّةِ), also known as the First Saudi State,[1] was established in February 1727 (1139 AH).[2][3] In 1744, the emir of a Najdi town called Diriyah, Muhammad bin Saud, and the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab formed an alliance to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula.[4]
^James Norman Dalrymple Anderson. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Stacey International, 1983. p. 77.
^"Saudi Arabia to commemorate 'Founding Day' on Feb. 22 annually: Royal order". Al Arabiya English. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^"History of the Kingdom | kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mofa.gov.sa. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^Madawi Al Rasheed (2010). A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-74754-7.
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