Battle of Diriyah (1811)
| Sadeq Khan attack on Diriyah | |||||||
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| Part of the Qajar-Wahhabi War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Qajar Iran Omani Empire |
 Emirate of Diriyah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sadeq Khan Davalavi Qajar |
Saif bin Malik (WIA) Muhammad bin Saif (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Diriyah in 1811 was part of the Qajar-Wahhabi war, in which the Qajars won a decisive victory.
Description
[edit]After the Wahhabi attacks, they wanted to attack Bahrain. They marched to Maskat and besieged it and started massacres. The imam of Muscat asked for help from the escapees and the news reached Shahzeh Huseynali mirza of the escapees. He sent Sadeq Khan Dalavlu Qajar, who had fought the Wahhabis before, to the region. He liberated Muscat and Bahrain from the siege and defeated the Wahhabis there. Then he moved to Diriyya. The Emir of Diriyya, known as Saud the Great, one of the Wahhabis, sent Saif bin Malik and Muhammad bin Saif to fight the Qajars.[1] After the bloody battle, Saif and Muhammad were wounded. Then they fled from the battle. The Qajars won a decisive victory and the imam of Muscat sent gifts to Husaynali Mirza as a token of thanks.[2][3] The news of the victory was delivered to Fath Ali Shah on 20 Rabul Awwal 1226 (AH).[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, summary, p.123-129.
- ^ Naskh al-Tavarikh Qajar, v. 1, p. 206.
- ^ وهابیان بررسی و تحقیق گونه ای درباره عقاید و تاریخ فرقه وهابی.
- ^ From Tarik Al-Jabarti, Al-Mukhtar p. 539.
- ^ Khavari Shirazi, Tarikh-i Za al-Qarnayn p. 322-323.
- ^ الوهابية والحروب الوهابية في الجغرافيا السعودية 1700 -1818.