Saudi conquest of Hejaz
E454969
The Saudi conquest of Hejaz was a 1924–1925 military campaign in which the Sultanate of Nejd, led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud and his Ikhwan forces, defeated the Hashemite rulers and incorporated the holy cities of Mecca and Medina into what became modern Saudi Arabia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saudi conquest of Hejaz canonical | 2 |
| Conquest of Hejaz 1924–1925 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Saudi conquest of Hejaz Context triple: [Sharifate of Mecca, causeOfDestruction, Saudi conquest of Hejaz]
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Muslim conquest of the Levant
The Muslim conquest of the Levant was a 7th-century series of campaigns in which early Islamic armies defeated Byzantine forces and brought Syria, Palestine, and surrounding regions under Muslim rule.
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Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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Tabuk expedition
The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
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Umayyad conquest of Sindh
The Umayyad conquest of Sindh was an early 8th-century Arab military campaign that brought parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent under the control of the Umayyad Caliphate, marking the beginning of sustained Muslim rule in the region.
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E.
Capture of Jerusalem
The Capture of Jerusalem refers to King David’s conquest of the Jebusite-held city, after which he established it as the political and religious capital of ancient Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saudi conquest of Hejaz Target entity description: The Saudi conquest of Hejaz was a 1924–1925 military campaign in which the Sultanate of Nejd, led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud and his Ikhwan forces, defeated the Hashemite rulers and incorporated the holy cities of Mecca and Medina into what became modern Saudi Arabia.
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A.
Muslim conquest of the Levant
The Muslim conquest of the Levant was a 7th-century series of campaigns in which early Islamic armies defeated Byzantine forces and brought Syria, Palestine, and surrounding regions under Muslim rule.
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B.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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C.
Tabuk expedition
The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
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D.
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
The Umayyad conquest of Sindh was an early 8th-century Arab military campaign that brought parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent under the control of the Umayyad Caliphate, marking the beginning of sustained Muslim rule in the region.
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E.
Capture of Jerusalem
The Capture of Jerusalem refers to King David’s conquest of the Jebusite-held city, after which he established it as the political and religious capital of ancient Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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war of unification ⓘ |
| belligerent | Ikhwan forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Abdulaziz Ibn Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Saudi–Hashemite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictResult |
Saudi victory
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defeat of Hashemite forces ⓘ |
| conflictType | conventional warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Hejaz
NERFINISHED
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Sultanate of Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1925 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
eventual proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932
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proclamation of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Saudi–Hashemite rivalry for control of the Arabian Peninsula
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religious and political opposition between Wahhabi Nejd and Hashemite Hejaz ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Saudi control of Mecca
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Saudi control of Medina ⓘ end of the Kingdom of Hejaz as an independent state ⓘ expansion of Ibn Saud’s realm ⓘ step toward the creation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| location |
Hejaz
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Ali bin Hussein
NERFINISHED
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Hussein bin Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Hashemite loyalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
NERFINISHED
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Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikhwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | unification of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome |
consolidation of Ibn Saud’s authority over western Arabia
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weakening of Hashemite influence in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| precededBy | Saudi–Hashemite border clashes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOutcome | Wahhabi control over the holy cities ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | brought the Islamic holy cities under Saudi rule ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Jeddah
NERFINISHED
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Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ Taif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryForce |
Ikhwan tribal cavalry
NERFINISHED
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Nejd regular forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfMeccaCapture | 1924 ⓘ |
| yearOfMedinaCapture | 1925 ⓘ |
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Subject: Saudi conquest of Hejaz Description of subject: The Saudi conquest of Hejaz was a 1924–1925 military campaign in which the Sultanate of Nejd, led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud and his Ikhwan forces, defeated the Hashemite rulers and incorporated the holy cities of Mecca and Medina into what became modern Saudi Arabia.
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