Siege of Diriyah

Siege of Diriyah
Destruction of Diriyah
Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war
Date April – 9 September 1818
Location Diriyah.
Result Ottoman victory.
Belligerents
Flag of Egypt 19th century.svg Egypt Eyalet Flag of the First Saudi State.svg First Saudi State
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Egypt 19th century.svg Ibrahim Pasha Flag of the First Saudi State.svg Abdullah bin Saud
Strength
30,000 , 30 artillery. 2,000
Casualties and losses
unknown. huge number of civilians and soldiers have been killed and wounded ,destruction of Diriyah.

The Destruction of Diriyah took place late in, 1818 at the end of the Ottoman-Saudi war of 1811–18 during the Nejd Expedition. When the forces of Ibrahim Pasha had reached Diriyah, Abdullah I tried to defend his capital with a weak army. After a siege of several months Abdullah surrendered to the Ottomans on September 9. Abdullah was made prisoner and with his treasurer and secretary was taken to Cairo. Later Abdullah was sent to Istanbul, where, in spite of Ibrahim's promise of safety and of Mohammad Ali's intercession in his favor, he was put to death. At the close of the year 1819 Ibrahim returned to Cairo, having subdued all opposition in Arabian Peninsula. ending the Ottoman-Saudi war, and starting his duty with Ottomans against Greek.

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