Jabal Shammar
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Jabal Shammar was a historic region and emirate in northern Arabia, centered around the city of Ha'il, that served as a major rival to the House of Saud before being incorporated into modern Saudi Arabia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former emirate
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ political entity ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ha'il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredAround | Ha'il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Emirate of Riyadh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Saudi State NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture in oases
ⓘ
caravan trade ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
mountainous region
ⓘ
oases region ⓘ |
| governedAs | hereditary emirate ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Ash-Shinan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baqa'a NERFINISHED ⓘ Ha'il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortifiedCity | Ha'il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMountainRange |
Aja Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salma Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTribe | Shammar tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRivalOf |
Emirate of Nejd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | major regional power in northern Arabia ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
northern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shammar tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Najd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Ha'il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
emirate
ⓘ
tributary state of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | local tribal chiefdoms in Ha'il region ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty | House of Rashid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingFamily | Al Rashid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyLostTo | Ibn Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of northern Arabian trade routes ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitleForRuler | Emir of Jabal Shammar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Unification of Saudi Arabia