Milestone·Later empires
Saudi-Wahhabi Alliance Formed
- Date
- 1744 CE1157 AH282 years ago
- Place
- Diriyah, Najd
- People
- Muhammad ibn Saud, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Muhammad ibn Saud, ruler of the town of Diriyah in Najd, made an alliance with the scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab in 1744 CE. The Saud family would provide political and military power, and the religious movement would provide legitimacy. Together they expanded their control across central Arabia in the following decades. The alliance is often cited as the origin of the modern Saudi state.
Why it matters
The alliance set up the political partnership that later became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.