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Imam Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Mohammed Bin Saud (1748-1814) was the grandson of the founder of the First Saudi State and its third Imam. He was known as Abu Abdullah and was nicknamed 'Saud the Great' due to the state reaching the peak of its expansion and greatness during his reign, as well as the political, economic, and scientific standing it attained. Renowned for his courage, he was a fearsome military commander whose banner was never defeated in all his campaigns. The upbringing o...

Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Bin Mohammad Bin Muqrin Bin Mirkhan Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa Bin Rabiah Bin Mani' al-Muraydi al-Dar'i al-Hanafi (1679 - 1765) was the founder of the First Saudi State in 1727. He also served as the leader of its armies during the early years of the campaigns to unify the Saudi state. He designated Diriyah  as the state's capital and adopted Islamic Sharia law as the governing constitution. Imam Mohammad Bin Saud is the fifth great-grandfather of the Custodian ...

Imam Abdulaziz Bin Mohammad Bin Saud  (1720 - 1803), the second Imam of the First Saudi State and the eldest son of its founder, Imam Mohammad Bin Saud , governed for approximately thirty-nine years. He unified Najd by capturing Riyadh  and incorporating it into the rule of the First Saudi State after a conflict that spanned three decades. He also established al-Turaif District , recognized as the world's largest mud district and listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and C...

Imam Abdullah Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Mohammad Bin Saud (1771 - 1818) was the fourth and last Imam of the First Saudi State . The end of his rule marked the end of the First Saudi State, after a siege on Diriyah  that lasted for about six months. During this time, it withstood attacks from the Ottoman Empire. He surrendered and left the city, seeking reconciliation to stop the bloodshed and preserve the safety of its people. Upbringing of Imam Abdullah Bin Saud Imam Abdullah Bin Saud was bo...

The rulers of the First Saudi State are the Imams who assumed power in the First Saudi State that extended over most parts of the Arabian Peninsula after centuries of political disunity and instability that dominated the region following the weakness and fall of the Abbasid state and the succeeding states. Line of succession in the First Saudi State Four rulers, called Imams, assumed power in the First Saudi State . The first Imam, Mohammad bin Saud , was succeeded by his eldest son, Imam Abdul...