Conquest of Ha'il also referred as the Second Saudi–Rashidi War, was engaged by the
Saudi Saudi may refer to:
* Saudi Arabia
* Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia
* Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia
* House of Saud
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is c ...
forces, which received British military assistance and its ally
Ikhwan
The Ikhwan ( ar, الإخوان, al-ʾIkhwān, The Brethren), commonly known as Ikhwan min ta'a Allah ( ar, إخوان من أطاع الله), was a traditionalist religious militia made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen which formed a signif ...
tribesmen upon the
Emirate of Jabal Shammar
The Emirate of Jabal Shammar ( ar, إِمَارَة جَبَل شَمَّر), also known as the Emirate of Haʾil () or the Rashidi Emirate (), was a state in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, including Najd, existing from the mid-ni ...
, under the last
Rashidi ruler. On November 2, 1921, the last Al Rashid dynasty rulers surrendered
Jabal Shammar to the Saudi forces.
Naming
The Emirate of Jabal Shammar had its capital in the city of
Ha'il, and was also known as the "Emirate of Ha'il".
See also
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List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
This is a list of modern conflicts in the Middle East ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, and Egypt and neighboring ...
References
History of Saudi Arabia
1921 in Saudi Arabia
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