Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Saud (1725–1812) was the youngest son of Muhammad bin Saud who is regarded as the founder of the First Saudi State.
| Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Saud | |||||
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| Born | 1725 Diriyah, Sheikhdom of Diriyah | ||||
| Died | 1812 (aged 86–87) Diriyah, Emirate of Diriyah | ||||
| Issue | Saud Zaid Ibrahim Turki Muhammad | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | Muhammad bin Saud | ||||
| Mother | Moudi bint Abi Wahtan Al Kathir | ||||
Biography
editAbdullah was born in Diriyah. His mother was Moudi bint Abi Wahtan Al Kathir who was instrumental in Muhammad bin Saud's meeting with Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab.[1] Leadership of the family passed from his older brother Abdulaziz to a nephew and finally to two grandnephews before being reclaimed by Abdullah's descendants. Abdullah played a prominent part in the military campaigns of his father and brother, notably in the subjugation of the provinces of Sudair, Washm and al-Kharj.[citation needed] However, Abdullah futilely challenged the rule of Abdulaziz[2] and also of Abdullah bin Saud, grandson of Abdulaziz.[3][4]
His main claim to fame, however, is that he was the father of Turki bin Abdullah, founder of the Second Saudi State[5] from whom all subsequent heads of the House of Saud trace their descent.[6] Another of Abdullah's sons, Zaid, supported Turki in the formation of the Second Saudi State.[5] Two of Abdullah's sons were killed in the battles against Egyptians during the fall of the Emirate of Diriyah, and some of them were brought to Egypt.[7]
References
edit- ^ Parvaiz Ahmad Khanday (2009). A Critical Analysis of the Religio-Political Conditions of Modern Saudi Arabia (PDF) (PhD thesis). Aligarh Muslim University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2018.
- ^ Abdullah Hazaa Othman; Oleg Evgenievich Grishin; Bakil Hasan Nasser Ali (2020). "The Conflict Wings in the Saudi Political System". Journal of Politics and Law. 13 (3): 64. doi:10.5539/jpl.v13n3p64. S2CID 225480634.
- ^ Bilal Ahmad Kutty (1997). Saudi Arabia under King Faisal (PDF) (PhD thesis). Aligarh Muslim University. p. 32.
- ^ M. J. Crawford (August 1982). "Civil War, Foreign Intervention, and the Question of Political Legitimacy: A Nineteenth-Century Saudi Qadi's Dilemma". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 14 (3): 229. doi:10.1017/S0020743800051928. JSTOR 163672. S2CID 159877593.
- ^ a b R. Bayly Winder (1965). Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 52-60. ISBN 978-1-349-81723-8.
- ^ R. Bayly Winder (1950). A history of the Su'udi state from 1233/1818 until 1308/1891 (PhD thesis). Princeton University. ProQuest 304402090.
- ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 20. ProQuest 303295482.