Abdulaziz bin Mitab

Abdulaziz bin Mitab

Abdulaziz bin Mithab ( _ar. عبد العزيز بن متعب). (born: 1897 – 1906) A son of the third amir of Al Rashid, he was adopted by his uncle Mohammed, the fifth amir, and brought up to be his heir. After Mohammed died of natural causes, Abdulaziz succeeded him unopposed. However, the Rashidi rule was insecure, as their Ottoman allies were unpopular and weakening. In 1904 the young Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, returned from exile with a small force and retook Riyadh. Abdulaziz died in the battle of Rawdat Muhanna with Ibn Saud in 1906. After several other battles with Saudis.

References

* Madawi Al Rasheed: "Politics in an Arabian oasis. The Rashidi Tribal Dynasty." I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, London & New York 1991 (based on a Ph.D. thesis presented to Cambridge University, 1988). ISBN 1-85043-320-8

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