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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Saudi State canonical | 5 |
| Emirate of Riyadh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6429510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Saudi State Context triple: [Nejd, historicalEvent, Second Saudi State]
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A.
Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd was a historical Arabian state ruled by the House of Saud that served as the direct precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Sultanate of Nejd
The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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C.
First Saudi State
The First Saudi State was an 18th–19th century Islamic polity centered in the Arabian Peninsula that laid the foundations for modern Saudi Arabia through the alliance between the House of Saud and the Wahhabi religious movement.
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D.
Kingdom of Hejaz
The Kingdom of Hejaz was an early 20th-century Arab state in western Arabia that controlled the holy cities of Mecca and Medina before being incorporated into modern Saudi Arabia.
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E.
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a Zaydi Shia monarchy that ruled much of northern Yemen from the collapse of Ottoman control after World War I until its overthrow in the 1962 revolution that established the Yemen Arab Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Saudi State Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd was a historical Arabian state ruled by the House of Saud that served as the direct precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Sultanate of Nejd
The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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C.
First Saudi State
The First Saudi State was an 18th–19th century Islamic polity centered in the Arabian Peninsula that laid the foundations for modern Saudi Arabia through the alliance between the House of Saud and the Wahhabi religious movement.
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D.
Kingdom of Hejaz
The Kingdom of Hejaz was an early 20th-century Arab state in western Arabia that controlled the holy cities of Mecca and Medina before being incorporated into modern Saudi Arabia.
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E.
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a Zaydi Shia monarchy that ruled much of northern Yemen from the collapse of Ottoman control after World War I until its overthrow in the 1962 revolution that established the Yemen Arab Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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parts of eastern Arabia at various times ⓘ parts of southern Nejd at various times ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Saudi State Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emirate of Riyadh