Literature, commerce, and agriculture flourish in the Nejd despite losses to Arabian society from a devastating cholera epidemic.

Turki had survived a revolt in 1827 led by Mushari ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mushari, a distant cousin, but is assassinated by the ambitious Mushari in 1834.

Faisal, who had been on operation to the east but hurries back to deal with the usurper, deposes and executes Mushari within the year.

Those not directly involved in the murder are spared and the town pledges allegiance.

Faisal thus succeeds his father as Imam of the Saudi state.

Turki is the progenitor of four branches of the Saud family, the Al Faisal (through his son and successor Faisal ibn Turki), the Al Jiluwi (through his son Jiluwi ibn Turki, born while Turki was in exile with the Bedouin), the Al Turki (through his son Abdallah ibn Turki) and the Saud al-Kabir branch (through Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, a descendant of Faisal).

The Al Faisal branch is the one to which the current line of Saudi monarchs belong.