Abdullah bin Rashid

Abdullah bin Rashid (Arabic: عبد الله بن علي الرشيد‎) was the founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. He was called Sheikh due to his noble lineage and military ability.[1]

Abdullah bin Rashid
Emir of Jabal Shammar
Reign1836–1848
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorTalal bin Abdullah Al Rashid
Born1788
DiedApril 1847
HouseRashidi dynasty

He was very influential in Ha'il which caused him to be forced out of the region by Mohammed bin Ali.[1] Therefore, he left Ha'il and settled in Riyadh where he became a companion of Faisal bin Turki Al Saud, the ruler of Second Saudi State, and supported him against Mishari bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.[1][2] Following the former's victory Abdullah bin Rashid was named governor of Ha'il by Faisal bin Turki.[3] When Faisal bin Turki was sent to exile in Cairo, Abdullah bin Rashid declared his independence from Al Saud.[3] Abdullah bin Rashid ruled the Emirate from 1836[4] to 1848.

During his cooperation with Faisal bin Turki he married one of his daughters, Al Jawhara.[1] Under Abdullah bin Rashid's leadership, the Rashidi dynasty contended with the Second Saudi State in Najd and the Ottoman Empire in Iraq. He was succeeded by his son, Talal, in 1848.[1]

His empire fell to the Saudis in 1921.[5]

References
  1. Christopher Keesee Mellon (May 2015). "Resiliency of the Saudi Monarchy: 1745-1975" (Master's Project). The American University of Beirut. Beirut. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. Ehab Omar (14 March 2018). "The Story of the Shammar Tribe, the Indigenous Inhabitants of the Region". Raseef. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. J. E. Peterson (15 March 2020). Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-5381-1980-8.
  4. Madawi Al Rasheed (1992). "Durable and Non-Durable Dynasties: The Rashidis and Sa'udis in Central Arabia". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 19 (2): 144–158. doi:10.1080/13530199208705558. JSTOR 195697.
  5. Muhammad Suwaed (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Bedouins. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 20.
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