Sa'ud, having consolidated Najd, leads his father's…
1802 CE
Sa'ud, having consolidated Najd, leads his father's army west to the Ottoman Hejaz on the northwestern coast of Arabia in 1802; his goal, the capture of Mecca itself.
The people of At-Ta'if, forty miles from Mecca, resist the invading Sa'udis and are slaughtered.
The terrified citizens of Mecca open their gates to avoid a similar fate.
Meeting no resistance, the Sa'udi forces pillage the town, sack the sacred places, and prevent pilgrims from performing Haij, robbing them of their belongings.
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