Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin

Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin was Emir of Diriyah from 1727 to 1765 and founder of the First Saudi State. His alliance with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab joined political rule with religious reform.

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab: An eighteenth-century Arabian religious reformer whose teachings inspired the Wahhabi movement. Their alliance paired his religious reform with Muhammad bin Saud’s political authority.
Diriyah: A historic oasis town near present-day Riyadh that became the capital of the First Saudi State. It was Muhammad bin Saud’s seat of power and the state’s original center.
Wahhabism: A religious movement based on Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab’s call for strict monotheism and reform of Islamic practice. Its teachings supplied the religious program joined to the emir’s rule.
Second Saudi State: The Saudi polity centered on Riyadh from 1824 until its collapse in 1891. It restored Saudi rule after the First Saudi State’s destruction.
Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud: The second ruler of the First Saudi State, who succeeded his father in Diriyah. His son inherited the state and expanded it after Muhammad bin Saud’s death.
First Saudi State: An Arabian polity based in Diriyah that existed from 1744 until its destruction in 1818. Muhammad bin Saud established this state during his reign.
Bay'ah: An oath of allegiance through which a person or group recognizes a Muslim ruler or leader. Allegiance helped translate Diriyah’s local authority into political expansion.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A sovereign state on the Arabian Peninsula, founded in 1932 by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. Its ruling dynasty traces its political origins to the state Muhammad bin Saud founded.
Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin: The father of Muhammad bin Saud and an earlier ruler of Diriyah. Muhammad bin Saud inherited Diriyah’s leadership from his father.
1744 pact: The agreement between Muhammad bin Saud and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that joined their political and religious projects. It formalized the alliance that shaped the state’s foundation.

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House of SaudBroader topic: His rule established the dynasty’s political base and gave the family its name.