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 ally clans successfully ended the Second Saudi State, forcing the House of Saud, led by Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, and their allies to flee.[2]
Battle of Mulayda | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() Arab clans (Shammar and Harb) and Dhafeer and Al-Muntafiq |
![]() The forces of Al-Qassim Arab clans (Mutair and Otaiba) | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
27,000 | 24,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
See also
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edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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