Realm · 1744–1819
Emirate of Diriyah
Emirate of Diriyah appears on the map from 1744 to 1819. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1811, it covered about 2.28 million km².
One of the realms of Saudi State (Diriyah, Nejd, Saudi Arabia). In 1744 the emir of the oasis town of Diriyah, Muhammad bin Saud, allied with the reforming preacher Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, joining political power to a strict form of Sunni Islam. This First Saudi State conquered most of Arabia, including Mecca and Medina, until an Egyptian army sent on behalf of the Ottomans destroyed Diriyah in 1818.
See Emirate of Diriyah on the map in 1811
- On the map
- 1744–1819
- Greatest extent
- 1811, about 2.28 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Emirate of Diriyah · Wikidata Q146871
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1744–1761 | 5,598 km² |
| 1762 | 16,492 km² |
| 1763–1768 | 27,268 km² |
| 1769–1771 | 57,470 km² |
| 1772–1774 | 59,469 km² |
| 1775–1777 | 63,960 km² |
| 1778–1779 | 71,671 km² |
| 1780–1782 | 86,074 km² |
| 1783–1787 | 112,488 km² |
| 1788–1790 | 274,468 km² |
| 1791–1793 | 417,319 km² |
| 1794–1795 | 605,645 km² |
| 1796 | 760,359 km² |
| 1797–1798 | 788,896 km² |
| 1799 | 810,967 km² |
| 1800–1802 | 830,515 km² |
| 1803–1804 | 1.67 million km² |
| 1805–1810 | 2.25 million km² |
| 1811 | 2.28 million km² |
| 1812–1813 | 2.09 million km² |
| 1814 | 1.84 million km² |
| 1815–1819 | 965,934 km² |