Battle of Riyadh

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The Battle of Riyadh was a pivotal 1902 raid led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud to recapture Riyadh, marking the beginning of the unification of Saudi Arabia.

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Battle of Riyadh (1902) 2
Battle of Riyadh canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
belligerent Rashidi garrison of Riyadh ⓘ
forces of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud ⓘ
commander Abdulaziz Ibn Saud ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Saud
conflict Saudi–Rashidi conflict ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
date 1902-01-15 ⓘ
follows Rashidi capture of Riyadh ⓘ
forceSize small raiding party ⓘ
hasEffect beginning of the Third Saudi State ⓘ
restoration of Saudi control over Riyadh ⓘ
start of the territorial expansion of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud ⓘ
leaderRole Abdulaziz Ibn Saud personally led the raid ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Saud
legacy Masmak Fortress preserved as historical site ⓘ
commemorated in Saudi national history ⓘ
locationType urban combat ⓘ
method surprise night raid ⓘ
notableAction storming of Masmak Fortress ⓘ
opposingCommander Ajlan ibn Mohammed ⓘ
opposingForce Emirate of Jabal Shammar ⓘ
partOf Unification of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
place Riyadh ⓘ
predecessorEvent exile of the House of Saud in Kuwait ⓘ
region Najd ⓘ
result Saudi victory ⓘ
capture of Riyadh by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud ⓘ
significance pivotal event in the unification of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
symbolic founding moment of modern Saudi Arabia ⓘ
year 1902 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masmak Fortress → significantEvent → Battle of Riyadh ⓘ
Unification of Saudi Arabia → keyBattle → Battle of Riyadh (1902) ⓘ
subject linked to: unification of Saudi Arabia
linked to: Battle of Riyadh
Saudi–Rashidi conflict → hasPart → Battle of Riyadh (1902) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Riyadh