Reconquest of Riyadh

Reconquest of Riyadh
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
Location Riyadh, Ottoman Empire Result Great Saudi Victory Ottoman retreat until 1836 Territorial changes Creation of The Second Saudi State
Belligerents
First Saudi State	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud	Muhammed Ali of Egypt
Strength
little	little (most of the army was sent to fight in the Greek War of Independence
Casualties and losses
unknown	most of the army

The Reconquest of Riyadh was military campaign against the Ottoman State in Arabia which had ruled since the Ottoman Saudi War in 1818.

Background

After the Wahhabi War, most of the Saudi leaders were executed except little, the father of Turki bin Abdullah Mishari, had run away from Ottoman soldiers and had successfully returned to Riyadh. While he came back to Riyadh, he had appointed his son Turki bin Abdullah as the leader of Riyadh. While trying to take back Riyadh, Mishari the father of Turki had been captured and died in Prison. While his father died, Turki bin Abdullah returned to Diriyah and tried to capture it, but had failed and was forced to stay in the South of Riyadh for three years.

The Offensive Into Riyadh

While staying in the South of Riyadh, the Greek War of Independence had started so the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II was forced to withdraw his forces from Arabia and decided to keep little if any surprise attack happened. While the Ottoman Empire was fighting the Greeks, Turki took advantage and took Riyadh and successfully created The Second Saudi State and killed most of the army.

Aftermath

While the War had ended, in Arabia in 1836 Turki bin Abdullah died. So his son Faisal bin Turki Al Saud was appointed Imam of the Second Saudi State Then Muhammad Ali of Egypt took advantage of that and started an offensive against the Second Saudi State While in the expedition, Faisal had been captured and became a prisoner of war That weakened the Saudi state. in 1891 when the Arab tribes in the peninsula had been fighting each other, the Shammar state took advantage and captured the Second Saudi state ending it.

See also

• Expedition to Najd (1836)
• Battle of Mulayda