Saʿūd I ibn ʿAbd al-Azīz

Arab leader

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In Saudi Arabia: Origins and early expansion
…cooperation with his warlike son, Saud I (1803–14), busied himself with the expansion of his empire far beyond the limits inherited by him. Meanwhile, in 1792, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb died at the age of 89. Wahhābī attacks on settled areas had begun to attract the attention of officials of…
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