Heads of Nejd

Emirs of Diriyah

1765-1803: Abdulaziz bin Muhammad al-Saud

-storms Karbala in 1802

-horrendous and brutal affair which sees it totally destroyed

-has ramification across the Shia world but the Ottomans can't do a lot about it because too weak

-assassinated in revenge by an Iraqi

1803-1814: Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud

-launches invasions of Hejaz, takes it

-immediately brings him into conflict with Ottomans, however they're too weak to do anything about it

-and though Egypt ordered to act it does not because too busy with own internal affairs

-sees successes also in Yemen, Oman

-some raids on Syria

1814-1827: Abdullah bin Saud al-Saud

-sweeps through Oman

-subsequently a brutal affair as Ibadi hate them

-similarly brutal in Yemen

-launch strikes on Syria, incl. invasion

-Heads of Turkey > 1820-1839 Mahmud II (House of Osman) sends force to Syria

-modern troops destroy them

-joined by Egyptians who want credit for winning

-House of Saud ends up entirely murdered by Ottomans