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Emirate of Riyadh

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Emirate of Riyadh
إمارة الرياض (Arabic)
Imārat ar-Riyāḍ
13 January 1902–April 1913
Flag of Nejd
Location of Nejd
CapitalRiyadh
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentIslamic absolute monarchy
Emir 
• 1902 – 1913
Ibn Saud
History 
13 January 1902
April 1913
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Today part ofSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

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 Jabal Shammar, 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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Madawi Al-Rasheed. A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. 40.
  2. ^ J. A. Hammerton. Peoples Of All Nations: Their Life Today And Story Of Their Past (in 14 Volumes). Concept Publishing Company, 2007. Pp. 193.
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