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Muhammad ibn Saud

d. 1765 · 18th century

Muhammad ibn Saud was emir of Diriyah in Najd from 1727 and the founder of the first Saudi state. In 1744 he made a pact with the religious reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, joining political power to the Wahhabi movement. The alliance launched the expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah, and his descendants, the House of Saud, rule Saudi Arabia today.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Emirate of Diriyah Emirate of Nejd

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