Second Saudi State
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The Second Saudi State was a 19th-century Arabian emirate centered in Nejd that restored Saudi rule after the fall of the First Saudi State and laid important foundations for the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emirate of Riyadh | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab state
ⓘ
emirate ⓘ historical state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Emirate of Nejd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Saudi Emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Riyadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
internal dynastic struggles within the House of Saud
ⓘ
rivalry with Emirate of Jabal Shammar ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coreRegion | Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| currencyType | traditional Arabian coinage and barter economy ⓘ |
| disestablishedBy | Al Rashid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endEvent | defeat of Al Saud by Al Rashid at the Battle of Mulayda ⓘ |
| endYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Emirate of Jabal Shammar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Saudi State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
laid foundations for the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
restored Saudi rule in central Arabia after the fall of the First Saudi State ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic sharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimacyBasis |
Islamic law
ⓘ
alliance with Wahhabi religious establishment ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ Faisal bin Turki Al Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ Saud bin Faisal Al Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenterShift | from Diriyah to Riyadh ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary emirate ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Saudi State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorCapital | Diriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDoctrine | Wahhabism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | House of Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | independent emirate ⓘ |
| startEvent | reconquest of Riyadh by Turki bin Abdullah ⓘ |
| startYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| successorState |
Emirate of Riyadh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Saudi State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialControl |
central Nejd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of eastern Arabia at various times ⓘ parts of southern Nejd at various times ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emirate of Riyadh