✦ History

Part of Ottoman–Wahhabi war

Expedition to Najd (1817–1818)

September 29, 1817 – September 9, 1818 · Al-Qassim, Najd

Result Ottoman-Egyptian victory

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

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Ottoman Empire

Emirate of Diriyah

Other

Ottoman Empire
Egypt
Emirate of Diriyah
Saudi Arabia
Mahmud II belligerent leader Muhammad Ali of Egypt military commander Ibrahim Pasha military commander
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
8,000
Killed
4,700

Ottoman Empire Killed c. 13,500

Killed
c. 27,500

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