Battle of Mulayda

1891 battle between emirates of Nejd and Jabal Shammar
29°43′N 39°30′E / 29.717°N 39.500°E / 29.717; 39.500Result Decisive Rashidi victory
End of Second Saudi StateBelligerents Rashidi State
Arab clans (Shammar and Harb) and Dhafeer and Al-Muntafiq Second Saudi State
The forces of Al-Qassim
Arab clans (Mutair and Otaiba)Commanders and leaders Muḥammad bin ʿAbdullah Al Rashid Hassan ibn Muhanna
Zamil ibn Sulaym  †Strength 27,000 24,000Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Mulayda was the last major battle during the period of the Second Saudi State which occurred on 21 January 1891.[1] Following problems over Zakat and the arrest of the Rashidi leader, Ibn Sabhan, the Rashidis planned to end the Saudi State and conquer both Qassim region and Riyadh. The Rashidis and their Arab clan allies successfully ended the Second Saudi State, and forced the House of Saud led by Abdul Rahman bin Faisal and their allies to flee.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Lawrence Paul Goldrup (1971). Saudi Arabia 1902 - 1932: The Development of a Wahhabi Society (PhD thesis). University of California, Los Angeles. p. 24. ProQuest 302463650.
  2. ^ "Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1)". King Abdulaziz Information Source. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  • Musil, op, p. 279
  • Hogarth, The Penetration of Arabia, p. 288
  • Winder. p. 499
  • Anne Blunt, op, cit, vol,2 p. 2-3
  • Philby, Arabia of the Wahabis p. 275


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