Ikhwan rebellion

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The Ikhwan rebellion was a late-1920s uprising by Wahhabi tribal fighters against Ibn Saud’s emerging Saudi state, sparked by opposition to his centralization policies and diplomatic restraints on expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil conflict
rebellion
aftermath disbandment of the Ikhwan as an independent military force
greater integration of tribal elements into the Saudi state
conflictType insurgency
country Saudi Arabia
endTime 1930
factionIdeology militant Wahhabi fundamentalism
hasCombatant Ikhwan NERFINISHED
forces of Ibn Saud
hasLeader Dhuyayan al-Ajmi NERFINISHED
Faisal al-Dawish NERFINISHED
Sultan bin Bajad NERFINISHED
hasLocation Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Najd NERFINISHED
border regions with Iraq
border regions with Kuwait
border regions with Transjordan
northern Arabia NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Ibn Saud NERFINISHED
Ikhwan NERFINISHED
emerging Saudi state
historicalPeriod late 1920s
ideology Wahhabism NERFINISHED
mainCause opposition to centralization policies of Ibn Saud
opposition to diplomatic restraints on territorial expansion
notableCommanderOnGovernmentSide Abdulaziz Ibn Saud NERFINISHED
opposedBy British Empire NERFINISHED
Ibn Saud’s regular forces NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
opposedLeader Abdulaziz Ibn Saud NERFINISHED
opposedPolicy Ibn Saud’s agreements with Britain
restrictions on cross-border raiding
partOf unification of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
relatedTo Ikhwan movement NERFINISHED
history of Saudi Arabia
religiousCharacter Wahhabi tribal revolt
result consolidation of Ibn Saud’s authority
defeat of the Ikhwan
strengthening of central state control over tribes
significantBattle Battle of Sabilla NERFINISHED
significantEvent Battle of Sabilla NERFINISHED
Ikhwan raids into Iraq
Ikhwan raids into Transjordan
startTime 1927
status ended

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