Saudi conquest of Hail

The Saudi conquest of Hail, also known as the Third Saudi–Rashidi War or the Fall of Hail, was a conflict in which the Nejdi forces supported by the British and allied Ikhwan tribesmen fought against the Emirate of Jabal Shammar under its final Rashidi ruler, Muhammad bin Talal Al Rashid. On 2 November 1921, the remaining Rashidi resistance collapsed, and the ruler of Jabal Shammar surrendered to the Nejdi forces.^[1]

Conquest of Hail
Part of the Unification of Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud inspecting the captured Ottoman weapons after the surrender of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Date 1921 Location Hail, Emirate of Jabal Shammar Result Nejdi (Saudi) victory Surrender of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar Incorporation of Jabal Shammar into the Nejdi Sultanate End of the last Ottoman ally in the Arabian Peninsula
Belligerents
Sultanate of Nejd	Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Commanders and leaders
Ibn Saud	Muhammad bin Talal   (POW)

Aftermath

Following the surrender, Ibn Saud imprisoned Muhammad bin Talal and compelled him to divorce one of his wives, Noura bint Sibhan, whom Ibn Saud subsequently married.^[2] Ibn Saud later divorced Noura^[2] and went on to marry Jawaher, a daughter of Muhammad from another of his wives.^[2]

Naming

The Emirate of Jabal Shammar had its capital in the city of Hail,^[3] and was therefore also referred to as the "Emirate of Hail".^[4] The Conquest of Hail is sometimes incorrectly identified as the Second Saudi-Rashidi War.

See also

• Saudi Arabia portal

• First Saudi–Rashidi War
• Second Saudi-Rashidi War
• List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
• List of wars involving Saudi Arabia