'Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I Historical and Political Materials, Précis of Nejd [Najd] Affairs, 1804-1904' [‎5] (18/72)

14. Abdullah succeeded his brother as ruler of Nejd, and swore ven
geance against the town of Meshid
Abdullah, 1801 ; tnvaston of Fersia and capture . 0 . , , - ,
of Meshid kuzsein. Hussein. About ISO! he marched an
army towards the western bank of the
Euphrates, and, after an unsuccessful effort to storm Meshid Ali, he reached
Meshid Hussein, took the town by storm, and massacred large numbers of the
garrison and inhabitants. He also destroyed the tomb of Hussein with all the
fanaticism of a Wahabi, and then returned to Nejd.
15. In 1803, Abdullah determined on the conquest of Hejaz, which at
,™ that time was under the rule of Ghalib,
c,ptur.„f Mecca ^ndXed.na, 1503 ^)4. S i,e r if of Mecca. Por jears, Ghaleb had
shown a hostile feeling against the Wahabis, and had endeavoured to excite
the Turkish Government to put down their rule in Nejd. The expedition
of Abdullah against Hejaz proved successful. He captured the sacred town of
Mecca, and not only massacred the garrison, but many of the most venerated
Sherifs and Syuds. He destroyed every vestige of superstition, and restored
the Kaaba to the naked purity of Islam. He enjoined punctual attendance
at public prayers, and strictly forbade the use of silk and tobacco, according to
the rules of Wahabism. He prohibited alike Sunnis and Shiahs from en
tering Mecca, unless they paid a suitable tribute in money, and furnished a
factory An East India Company trading post. testimonial of their orthodoxy. Even the sister of the Sultan of
Turkey was sent back from the Meccan frontier "with sorrow and shame"
before she had kissed the black stone. In 1804, Abdullah marched against
Medina, which he captured with ease, and then destroyed the tomb of the
Prophet, and carried away all the jewels and pearls and manuscripts of the
Koran which had been deposited there ; and. in like manner he destroyed
the tombs of the Sunni saints, including those of Abubeker and Omar. He
then carried fire and sword beyond his northern frontier, but meantime a
formidable revolt broke out in the province of Hareek on his southern fron
tier. Abdullah hastened with his trustiest vassals to put down the rising,
which was at length only suppressed by wholesale destruction and massacre.
In tlie town of Hoota he burnt down every house and butchered every man
and child ; so that out of a male population of ten thousand only a hundred and
thirty are said to have escaped the sword.
III.—Genealogy of Wahabi Amirs.
16. In order to form a clear idea of the history of Nejd, it is desirable
•Taken the Adnnni.tr.tion Koport of Persian f 0 in miad the MloWing genealog-
Gnlf for 1879-80 aud supplemented from a recent leal* table 01 the JNeja WahaDl AmirS
family :—
record.
Saud -ibn-Mohamed-ibn-Ibrabim-ibn-Abdullah-ibn-Hasan-ibn-Mokren, Ac.,
ol the Mesilikh clan ot the 'Anaiah deriving through Asad aud Uabee'ul-Faris from 'Adn4a [Ishmoelite or Northern Arabs]
f
7. Mahomed,
patron of Mabomed-bin-Abdul-Wahab,
Ist Wahabi Amir, died A. D. 1766.
r
Saud
ed during lifetime
of his father.]
IT. Abdul Aziz,
murdered A. D. 1804.
Abdullah.
r i
III. Sa'ud, Abdul
died A. t). 1814. Rahman.
I
Abdullah.
r
r
T. Abdullah,
arrendered to
•ahim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in
3. Beheaded at
mstantinople.
VI. Turki
Ibrahim,
murdered by
Meshari-bm-
Khalid, 1834.
1
Mahomed.
Fahad. V. Meshari. VIII. Khalid.
And others [Saad, Nasr,
Toorkee.]
r
VII,IX ^XFeysal,
captured by
Mahomed 'AH,
1838. Escaped
1843. Died 1865.
Jalwi.
Abdullah.
r
Mahomed.
iree sons, who died
without issue.
XI !c XIII. Abdullah
Murdered iu 1888.
XII. Saud,
died in 1874.
L
Turki.
Abdul Aziz,
Mital. Mahomed.
Murdered in 1888.
r
Thaneyyan or Sunejyyan. Meshfiri.
FerMn.
Abdul Aziz,
r
Ibrahim. Hasan.
Thaneyiyn.
IX. Abdullah,
I
Thaneyyan.
I
Mahomed.
1
Mahomed. Mokran,
1
Abdullah.
"1
Abdul Rahman,
for some years detained
at Baghdad.
Abdul Aziz.
Mahomed.
Saad.
Murdered in 1888.
Abdullah.
Murdered in 1888.
1
Fey sal.
Italic figures denote the Amirs and order of sucoeesion.