Emirate of Diriyah

Emirate of Dir'iyah
إِمَارَةُ الدِّرْعِيَّةِ (Arabic)
1727–1818
Flag of Diriyah
Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1744 to 1814
Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1744 to 1814
StatusEmirate
CapitalDiriyah
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
Demonym(s)Arabian
Emir 
• 1727–1765
Muhammad I
• 1765–1803
Abdulaziz I
• 1803–1814
Saud II
• 1814–1818
Abdullah I
History 
• Diriyah Established
1727
1744
1818
CurrencyDiriyah Riyal
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sheikhdom of Diriyah
Hejaz Eyalet
Bani Khalid Emirate
Omani Empire
Qasimid State
Egypt Eyalet
Emirate of Nejd
Mu'ammarid Imamate

The Emirate of Diriyah (Arabic: إِمَارَةُ الدِّرْعِيَّةِ, Imārat Dir'iyyah), also known as the first Saudi state,[1] was established in February 1727 (1139 AH).[2][3] In 1744, the emir of a Najdi town called Diriyah, Muhammad bin Saud, and the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab signed a pact to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula.[4]

  1. ^ James Norman Dalrymple Anderson. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Stacey International, 1983. p. 77.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia to commemorate 'Founding Day' on Feb. 22 annually: Royal order". Al Arabiya English. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "History of the Kingdom | kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mofa.gov.sa. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ Madawi Al Rasheed (2010). A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-74754-7.

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