Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin
Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin | |||||
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Predecessor | Muhammad Thunayyan Mishari Farhan | ||||
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Dynasty | Muqrin Branch of the House of Mani' | ||||
Father | Muhammad bin Muqrin |
Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin (
Ancestry
Saud was descended from the Al Muqrin family, whose earliest recorded ancestor was
The Al Saud originated as a leading family in a town called Diriyah, close to the modern city of Riyadh, near the center of Najd. Sometime in the early 16th century, ancestors of Saud bin Muhammad took over some date groves, one of the few forms of agriculture the area could support, and settled there. Over time, the groves grew into a small town, and the clan came to be recognized as its leaders.[4]
Descendants
Saud had several sons: Muhammad,[5] Thunayyan,[6] Mishari, and Farhan.[7]
Saud died in 1726 and was succeeded by his son Muhammad.[5] One of Saud's brothers, Muqrin, was killed by Muhammad bin Saud, which caused an intrafamilial struggle and therefore, Zaid bin Farhan ('son of Farhan') found an opportunity to control the rule of Diriyah.[8]
Two decades after Saud's death, his son Muhammad bin Saud made his historic pact with
References
- ^ John Pike. "King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- hdl:10150/318068.
- ^ ISBN 978-1136511578.
- ^ Saud Wahhabi Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine au.af.mil
- ^ ISBN 9780674281844.
- ^ Hassan S. Abedin (2002). Abdul Aziz Al Saud and the Great Game in Arabia, 1896-1946 (PhD thesis). King's College London.
- ^ "Royal Family Directory". Datarabia. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- S2CID 225480634.
- ^ Joel Carmichael (July 1942). "Prince of Arabs". Foreign Affairs (July 1942).