Conquest of Ha'il

Conquest of Ha'il, also referred to as the Third Saudi–Rashidi War, was engaged by the Saudi forces, which received British military assistance and its ally Ikhwan tribesmen upon the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, under the last Rashidi ruler Muhammad bin Talal Al Rashid. On November 2, 1921, the last Al Rashid dynasty rulers surrendered Jabal Shammar to the Saudi forces.^[1]

Conquest of Ha'il
Part of Unification of Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud inspecting the captured Ottoman weapons after the surrender of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Date 1921 Location Ha'il, Arabian Peninsula Result Sultanate of Nejd (Saudi) victory Surrender of the Emirate of Ha'il Incorporation of Jabal Shammar into Saudi Sultanate Abdulaziz forced Muhammad bin Talal to divorce one of his wives, married her, before divorcing her soon and marrying Muhammad's daughter
Belligerents
Sultanate of Nejd	Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Commanders and leaders
Ibn Saud	Muhammad bin Talal   (POW)

Forced divorce and marriage

Abdulaziz imprisoned the Muhammad bin Talal Al Rashid and forced him to divorce one of his wives, Noura bint Sibhan, whom Abdulaziz then married.^[2] Abdulaziz soon divorced Noura^[2] and married Muhammad's daughter Jawaher from one of his other wives.^[2]

Naming

The Emirate of Jabal Shammar had its capital in the city of Ha'il,^[3] and was also known as the "Emirate of Ha'il".^[4] The Conquest of Ha'il is also often mistakenly labeled as the Second Saud-Rashidi War.

See also

• List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
• List of wars involving Saudi Arabia