Emirate of Riyadh

The Emirate of Riyadh^[1] was the first iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1902 to 1913.^[2] It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud.^[1] The state was formed after Saudi forces seized Riyadh from the control of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, led by the House of Rashid, during the Battle of Riyadh.^[1] It was the direct antecedent of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa, and the earliest legal predecessor of present-day Saudi Arabia. Al-Hasa was conquered in 1913.

Emirate of Riyadh إمارة الرياض (Arabic) Imārat ar-Riyāḍ
13 January 1902–April 1913
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Capital	Riyadh
Common languages	Arabic
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Islamic absolute monarchy
Emir
• 1902 – 1913	Ibn Saud
History
• Battle of Riyadh	13 January 1902
• Conquest of al-Hasa	April 1913
Preceded by Succeeded by Emirate of Jabal Shammar Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Today part of	Saudi Arabia

See also

• History of Saudi Arabia
• Unification of Saudi Arabia
• First Saudi state
• Second Saudi state
• Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
• Emirate of Jabal Shammar
• Sultanate of Nejd
• Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
• Kingdom of Hejaz