Najd Expedition
The Najd Expedition (Turkish: Nejd Seferi) was a series of military conflicts waged by Egypt on behalf of the Ottoman Empire from 1817–1818. It was part of the Wahhabi War that lasted from 1811 to 1818. The campaign of 1817/8 was led by Ibrahim Pasha, with the goal of capturing Diriyah and to suppress the Diriyah Arabs by the order of the sultan Mahmud II.
| Ottoman Invasion of Nejd 1817-1818 | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Saudi War | |||||||
 Nejd | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt |
 Emirate of Diriyah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ibrahim Pasha |
Abdullah I | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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30,000 30 guns | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 800 killed |
5,000 military dead, hundreds of civilians killed, destruction of several villages | ||||||
Statue of Ibrahim Pasha in the Opera Square
A Handmade image of Abdullah I
About 30,000 soldiers started from Hnakiyah to the west of Medina, having captured the village of Mawiyah in November 1817, then Al-Rass, Al-Khabra, Unaizah, and Buraidah in December 1817, they reached Dir'iyyah in April 1818. After a siege of several months, Abdullah bin Saud finally surrendered on September 9, 1818.
See also
References
- Peter Mansfield (2 September 2010). A History of the Middle East: 4th Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-14-196657-1.
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