Muhammad bin Saud

محمد بن سعود Muhammad ibn Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Migrin
House of Saud
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Abdul Aziz Faysal Saud Ali Abdallah

Muhammad ibn Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سعود ‎) (d. 1765), also known as Ibn Saud, was the emir of Al-Dir'iyyah and is considered the founder of the first Saudi dynasty, which is technically named for his father – Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Migrin. Ibn Saud's family (then known as the Al Migrin) traced its descent to the tribe of 'Anizzah but, despite popular misconceptions, Ibn Saud was neither a nomadic bedouin nor was he a tribal leader. Rather, he was the chief (emir) of an agricultural settlement near modern-day Riyadh.

Alliance with Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab

The initial power base was the town of Ad-Dar'iyah, where he met Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab, who came to Ibn Saud for protection. Muhammad ibn Saud granted this and the two decided to work together to implement Ibn Abdel Wahhab's ideas of purifying Islam from innovations (heresies) in the practice of Islam by bringing the religion back to its purest form. They formed an alliance in 1744 which was formalized by the wedding of Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab's daughter to Abdul Aziz, son and successor of Ibn Saud. Thereafter, the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud and the descendants of bin Abdul-Wahhab, the Al ash-Sheikh, have remained closely linked.

Using the ideology of Ibn Al-Wahhab, Ibn Saud helped establish the House of Saud among other forces in the Arabian peninsula. The use of religion as a basis for legitimacy differentiated the House of Saud from neighboring clans and built support.

First Saudi State

Flag of the First Saudi State.

Thus, Ibn Saud is considered the founder of what later became known as the First Saudi State. The way he set up his government has served as model for rulers of the House of Saud until the present day. The government was based on Islamic principles and made use of shura. He ruled until his death in 1765.^[1][2]

See also

• Second Saudi State
• Third Saudi State

References

1. ^ Ágoston, Gábor; Masters, Bruce Alan (2009). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Infobase Publishing. p. 261. ISBN 9780816062591. http://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC. 
2. ^ Federal Research Division (2004). Saudi Arabia A Country Study. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 9781419146213. http://books.google.com/books?id=mrHn1lW_kSAC. 

New creation	Imam of First Saudi State 1744-1765	Succeeded by Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud
Preceded by Zaid bin Markhan	Prince (Emir) of Diriyah 1726-1744	Recreated Title next held by Himself as Imam of First Saudi State

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Name	Muhammad Ibn Saud
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Date of death	1765
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