Emirate of Riyadh | |||||||||
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13 January 1902–April 1913 | |||||||||
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Capital | Riyadh | ||||||||
Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||
Emir | |||||||||
• 1902 – 1913 | Ibn Saud | ||||||||
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13 January 1902 | |||||||||
April 1913 | |||||||||
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History of Saudi Arabia |
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The Emirate of Riyadh[1] was the first iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1902 to 1913.[2] It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud.[1] The state was formed after Saudi forces seized Riyadh from the control of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, led by the House of Rashid, during the Battle of Riyadh.[1] It was the direct antecedent of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa, and the earliest legal predecessor of present-day Saudi Arabia. Al-Hasa was conquered in 1913.