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  2. Capture of Mecca (1924) - Wikipedia

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    Ali bin Hussein. The Capture of Mecca took place on 5 December 1924 in Mecca, as part of the Saudi conquest of the Kingdom of Hejaz by King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud of the Sultanate of Nejd. The Hejaz region was ruled as a kingdom under King Hussein bin Ali of the Hashemite family.

  3. Conquest of Mecca - Wikipedia

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    The conquest of Mecca (Arabic: فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ Fatḥu Makkah, alternatively, "liberation of Mecca") was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quraysh -controlled city of Mecca in December 629 or January 630 [3][4] (10–20 ...

  4. Grand Mosque seizure - Wikipedia

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    Location within Saudi Arabia. The Grand Mosque seizure was a siege that took place between 20 November and 4 December 1979 at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, the holiest Islamic site in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The building was besieged by up to 600 militants under the leadership of Juhayman al-Otaybi, a Saudi anti-monarchy Islamist from the Otaibah tribe.

  5. Sack of Mecca - Wikipedia

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    The Sack of Mecca occurred on 11 January 930, when the Qarmatians of Bahrayn sacked the Muslim holy city amidst the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage.. The Qarmatians, a radical Isma'ili sect established in Bahrayn since the turn of the 9th century, had previously attacked the caravans of Hajj pilgrims and even invaded and raided Iraq, the heartland of the Abbasid Caliphate, in 927–928.

  6. Capture of Mecca (1813) - Wikipedia

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    Capture. Mustafa Bey, the brother-in-law of Muhammad Ali Pasha advanced after taking Medina with a force of a thousand cavalry and five hundred infantry. The Meccan Shariff Ghalib ibn Musa'id, who wanted to get rid of Saudi rule, preferred the Ottoman rule. He sent messages to Mustafa Bey, inviting him to his towns.

  7. Sharifate of Mecca - Wikipedia

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    Unification. Declaration of unification. Saudi Arabia portal. v. t. e. The Sharifate of Mecca (Arabic: شرافة مكة, romanized: Sharāfat Makka) or Emirate of Mecca[1] was a state, non-sovereign for much of its existence, ruled by the Sharif of Mecca. A sharif is a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali, Muhammad 's grandson. [2]

  8. Wahhabi War - Wikipedia

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    14,000 killed. 6,000 wounded [1] 10,000–12,000 [2][3] The Wahhabi war,[4] also known as the Ottoman-Saudi War,[5] (1811–1818) was fought from early 1811 to 1818, between the Ottoman Empire, their vassal and ally the Eyalet of Egypt, and the Emirate of Diriyah, the first Saudi state, resulting in the destruction of the latter.

  9. Siege of Medina - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Medina lasted from 10 June 1916 to 10 January 1919, when Hejazi Arab rebels surrounded the Islamic holy city, which was then under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire joined the war on the side of the Central Powers under the leadership of the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed V. In an attempt to weaken the Ottomans, the ...