House of Allegiance
The House of Allegiance, or Bayt Al-Bay'a, is a historic house located near Ibrahim Palace in Al-Koot District in central Al-Hufuf City, in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was known as “Bayt Al-Mulla,” after Al-Ahsa judge Abdulatif Al-Mulla.
In it, the people of Al-Ahsa pledged allegiance to the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud to hear and obey upon his entry in 1913, and he stayed there as a guest of Abdulatif Al-Mulla.
Construction of the House of Allegiance
The House of Allegiance was built in 1788 by Abdulrahman Bin Omar Al-Mulla, who served as a judge during the time of Imam Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Mohammed Bin Saud, the third imam of the First Saudi State, from 1803 to 1814. Its area is estimated at about 705 m².
Elements of the House of Allegiance
The House of Allegiance was transformed into a historical museum after its ownership was transferred to the state following its purchase from its owners and compensating them.
The House of Allegiance includes many rooms, artifacts, tools, manuscripts, and archaeological contents; the room in which King Abdulaziz spent the night of the opening of Al-Ahsa in 1913 is considered one of the most important elements of the house. Inside it is another room called "dar", the middle of which is adorned with a pointed arch, along with a number of gypsum panels decorated with plant and geometric motifs.