First Saudi State (Emirate of Diriyah) (1727–1818)

1. Muhammad bin Saud begins rule in Diriyah

   Feb 22, 1727Labels: Muhammad bin, Diriyah, Najd

   • Saudi MOFA
   • Saudi Embassy

2. Diriyah pact creates a new political-religious alliance

   Jan 1, 1744Labels: Muhammad bin, Muhammad ibn, Diriyah pact

   • Britannica
   • Diriyah pact

3. Long campaign against Riyadh begins

   Jan 1, 1746Labels: Diriyah forces, Riyadh, al- Arid

   • Riyadh campaign

4. Muhammad bin Saud dies; Abdulaziz succeeds

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: Muhammad bin, Abdulaziz bin

   • Saudi MOFA
   • Abdulaziz bin Muhammad

5. Diriyah captures Riyadh and consolidates Najd

   Jul 5, 1773Labels: Diriyah forces, Riyadh

   • Riyadh campaign
   • Dahham ibn Dawwas

6. Saud named heir; religious leader’s final major state role

   Jan 1, 1787Labels: Saud bin, Muhammad ibn

   • Saud bin Abdulaziz
   • Ibn Abd al

7. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab dies in Diriyah

   Jun 1, 1792Labels: Muhammad ibn, Diriyah

   • Britannica
   • Ibn Abd al

8. Raid on Karbala intensifies regional conflict

   Apr 21, 1802Labels: Raid on, Karbala

   • Karbala raid

9. Saud becomes ruler as the state reaches new heights

   Jan 1, 1803Labels: Saud bin, Hijaz

   • Saudi MOFA
   • Saud bin Abdulaziz

10. Ottoman-Egyptian campaign begins with landing at Yanbu

    Oct 1, 1811Labels: Muhammad Ali, Yanbu

    • Yanbu 1811

11. Ottoman forces recapture Mecca from Diriyah’s control

    Jan 22, 1813Labels: Mecca, Ottoman-Egyptian forces

    • Mecca 1813

12. Siege and destruction of Diriyah ends the First Saudi State

    Sep 9, 1818Labels: Siege of, Abdullah bin

    • Britannica
    • Siege of Diriyah
    • Saudi MOFA