Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Saud
Born1725
Diriyah, Sheikhdom of Diriyah
Died1812 (aged 86–87)
Diriyah, Emirate of Diriyah
IssueSaud
Zaid
Ibrahim
Turki
Muhammad
Names
Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud bin Muhammad bin Muqrin Al Maridi Al Adui
DynastyHouse of Saud
FatherMuhammad bin Saud
MotherMoudi bint Abi Wahtan Al Kathir

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.

Biography

Abdullah 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bilal Ahmad Kutty (1997). Saudi Arabia under King Faisal (PDF) (PhD thesis). Aligarh Muslim University. p. 32.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b R. Bayly Winder (1965). Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 52-60. ISBN 978-1-349-81723-8.
  6. ^ R. Bayly Winder (1950). A history of the Su'udi state from 1233/1818 until 1308/1891 (PhD thesis). Princeton University. ProQuest 304402090.
  7. ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 20. ProQuest 303295482.
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