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    November 1953), known in the Western world mononymously as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), was an Arab political and religious leader who founded...
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    Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1953), the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, also called Ibn Saud, was very young when he first got married...
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  • Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin (Arabic: محمد بن سعود آل مقرن, romanized: Muḥammad bin Suʿūd Āl Muqrin; 1687–1765), also known as Ibn Saud, was the emir of...
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  • Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن عبد العزيز بن محمد بن سعود, romanized: Saʿūd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿūd; 1748 – 27 April 1814)...
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    Al Saud, the ancestor is Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin, the father of the dynasty's 18th century founder Muhammad bin Saud (Muhammad, son of Saud). The...
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  • Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن محمد آل سعود ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin Muḥammad Āl Suʿūd; 1720–1803) was the second ruler of the Emirate...
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  • Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin (Arabic: سعود بن محمد آل مقرن Suʿūd ibn Muḥammad Āl Muqrin; 1640–1726) was the eponymous ancestor of the House of Saud, otherwise...
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    Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (Arabic: جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية), commonly known as Al-Imam University, is a public university...
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    Al Saud (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist, and a House of Saud royal...
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    Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن سعود آل سعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd; died May 1819) was the ruler of the First Saudi...
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    Agreement of 1899. Captain William Shakespear served as a military advisor to Ibn Saud, while the British established contact with the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa...
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  • descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. In Saudi Arabia, the family is second in prestige only to the Saudi royal family, the Al Saud, with whom they formed...
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    Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود Fayṣal ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [fæjsˤɑl ben ˈʕæbd ælʕæˈziːz...
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    Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود ʿAbd ar Raḥman bin Fayṣal Āl Saʿūd; 1850 – June 1928) was the last emir of Nejd, reigning...
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    advocated the use of ijtihad. Eventually, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab formed a pact with a local leader, Muhammad bin Saud, offering political obedience and promising...
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    In the case of Al Saud, this is Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin, the father of the dynasty's 18th-century founder, Muhammad bin Saud. There is evidence...
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    St John Philby (category Ibn Saud)
    colonial intelligence officer who served as an advisor to King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia. As he states in his autobiography, he "became...
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    establishment of Emirate of Dir'iyah by Muhammad ibn Saud in 1727 and de-emphasized his pact with Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab in 1744, has led to the official "uncoupling"...
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  • Ibrāhīm, his grandson ʿAbdur-Raḥman ibn Ḥasan, his son-in-law ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿūd, Ḥamād ibn Nāṣir ibn Muʿammar, and Ḥusayn āl-Ghannām. The...
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    Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Ibn Saud in December 1925. He was the eldest son of King Hussein bin Ali and a scion...
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    Unification of Saudi Arabia (category Ibn Saud)
    was proclaimed under the leadership of Abdulaziz, known in the West as Ibn Saud, creating what is sometimes referred to as the Third Saudi State, to differentiate...
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    Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud Mosque and Salwa Palace. Ibraheem Ibn Saud Palace and Fahad Ibn Saud Palace. Farhan Ibn Saud Palace, Torki Ibn Saud Palace, and Qoo'a...
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    Riyadh (category Burial sites of the House of Saud)
    alliance. Finally, in the early 20th century, 'Abdulaziz ibn Saud, known in the west simply as Ibn Saud, retrieved his ancestral kingdom of Najd in 1902 and...
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    Ikhwan (category Ibn Saud)
    nomadic tribesmen which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the...
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    Succession to the Saudi Arabian throne (category House of Saud)
    appointed according to a loose form of agnatic seniority among the sons of Ibn Saud, though various members of the family have been bypassed for various reasons...
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    establishment of Riyadh as the capital of his state, Ibn Saud then captured Hejaz in 1925. Ibn Saud proclaimed his dominions as the Sultanate of Nejd in...
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    The other two branches of the dynasty did not survive; Ali was ousted by Ibn Saud after the British withdrew their support from Hussein in 1924–1925, and...
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    decided to support Ibn Saud, who promptly launched an invasion of the Kingdom of Hejaz. In October 1924, facing defeat by Ibn Saud, he abdicated and was...
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    cities of Iraq and Iran. In 1902, Abdulaziz ibn Saud succeeded in recapturing Riyadh for the House of Saud, and began a campaign to reconquer the region...
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    Faisal bin Abdulaziz, the Viceroy of Hejaz on behalf of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud on September 23, 1932 (corresponding to 21 Jumada al-Ula 1351 Hijri), at...
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