Muhammad bin Saud manages to bring a…
1756 CE to 1767 CE
Muhammad bin Saud manages to bring a few parts of central and eastern Arabia under more or less effective Wahhabi rule.
His son, 'Abd al-'Aziz, is largely responsible for this extension of his father's realm by his exploits as commander in chief of the Wahhabi forces.
Riyadh, however, stubbornly resists the Wahhabi movement.