Emirate of Diriyah

Emirate of Dir'iyah
إِمَارَةُ الدِّرْعِيَّةِ (Arabic)
Emirate of Dir'iyah إِمَارَةُ الدِّرْعِيَّةِ (Arabic) ;
1727–1818
	Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah
	Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1744 to 1814
Status	Emirate
Capital	Diriyah
Common languages	Arabic
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 agreement	1727
• Ottoman–Saudi War	1818
Currency	Diriyah Riyal
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Sheikhdom of Diriyah
	Hejaz Eyalet
	Bani Khalid Emirate
	Omani Empire
	Yemeni Zaidi State
Egypt Eyalet
Emirate of Nejd
Mu'ammarid Imamate

The Emirate of Diriyah (Arabic: إِمَارَةُ الدِّرْعِيَّةِ), 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 formed an alliance to found a socio-religious reform movement to unify the many states of the Arabian Peninsula.^[4]

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

[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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