✦ History

Expedition to Najd (1817–1818)

September 29, 1817 – September 9, 1818

Result Ottoman-Egyptian victory

Part of Ottoman–Wahhabi war

Contemporaries Overview

Ibrahim Pasha's Egyptian army, acting for the Ottomans, invaded Najd and destroyed the Emirate of Diriyah; its ruler Abdullah I was executed.

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Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire
Egypt
Mahmud II belligerent leader Muhammad Ali of Egypt military commander Ibrahim Pasha military commander

Emirate of Diriyah

Emirate of Diriyah
Saudi Arabia
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud military commander

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