Najdi tribal alliances
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Najdi tribal alliances are historical coalitions of central Arabian tribes that played a key role in the region’s social, political, and military dynamics, particularly in the formation and defense of early Saudi states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Najdi tribal alliances canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical tribal coalition
ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ social structure ⓘ |
| basedOn |
economic interests
ⓘ
kinship ties ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ religious solidarity ⓘ shared security needs ⓘ |
| characteristic |
blood-feud regulation
ⓘ
customary law (ʿurf) ⓘ flexible membership ⓘ patron–client ties ⓘ segmentary lineage organization ⓘ shifting loyalties ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bedouin tribes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
merchant clans ⓘ religious lineages ⓘ settled tribes ⓘ tribes of Najd ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
mechanism for mobilizing tribal fighters
ⓘ
support base for early Saudi rulers ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of the First Saudi State
ⓘ
formation of the Second Saudi State ⓘ formation of the Third Saudi State ⓘ patterns of tribal settlement in Najd ⓘ regional balance of power in Central Arabia ⓘ state–tribe relations in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Najd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
external raiders
ⓘ
rival tribal coalitions ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab tribal politics
ⓘ
Najdi tribal confederations ⓘ early Saudi–tribal compacts ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conflict mediation
ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ defense ⓘ political consolidation ⓘ protection of pilgrimage routes ⓘ raiding ⓘ tax and tribute collection ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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