The Sa'udi forces lose the decisive Battle…
1891 CE
The Sa'udi forces lose the decisive Battle of Al-Mulaida (in Al-Qaysumah) to the Rashidis in 1891, and 'Abd ar-Rahman flees with his family and Wahhabi loyalists to live with a nomadic tribe on the borders of the desert of the Empty Quarter (Al-Rebi' Al-Khaali).