House of Saud

The House of Saud is the royal family of Saudi Arabia. While the modern nation of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932, the House of Saud has been around for much longer. Prior to Ibn Saud, this family ruled the Nejd and often came into conflict with the Ottoman Empire and the Rashidis. The House of Saud is also linked with Wahhabism through the marriage of the son of Muhammad ibn Saud with the daughter of Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab in 1744.

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Royal family - Saudi Arabia - 1932 - Ibn Saud - Nejd - Ottoman Empire - Rashidis - Wahhabism - Muhammad ibn Saud - Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab - 1744

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The history of the House of Saud has been marked by a desire to unify the Arabian Peninsula and to spread what it claims to be a "more pure and simple" but also controversial view of Islam embodied by Wahhabism. As such, the House of Saud has gone through three phases: the First Saudi State, the Second Saudi State, and the modern nation of Saudi Arabia.

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Arabian Peninsula - Wahhabism - First Saudi State - Second Saudi State - Saudi Arabia

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"The royal family today is made up of an estimated 25,000 members, of whom around 200 are princes wielding influence."

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