Saudi–Hashemite War
E454968
The Saudi–Hashemite War was a 1919–1925 conflict in the Arabian Peninsula that led to the defeat of the Hashemite rulers of the Hejaz and paved the way for the unification of Saudi Arabia under Ibn Saud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saudi–Hashemite War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Saudi–Hashemite War Context triple: [Sharifate of Mecca, conflict, Saudi–Hashemite War]
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Ottoman–Wahhabi War
The Ottoman–Wahhabi War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Arabian Peninsula in which the Ottoman Empire, through its Egyptian vassal, crushed the first Saudi state and curtailed the spread of Wahhabi influence.
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B.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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C.
Dhofar Rebellion
The Dhofar Rebellion was a Marxist-inspired insurgency in Oman’s Dhofar region from the 1960s to mid-1970s, fought against the Omani government and its allies as part of the broader Cold War-era conflicts in the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Ifni–Sahara War
The Ifni–Sahara War was a brief late-1950s conflict in which Spain fought Moroccan-backed insurgents over its colonial possessions of Ifni and parts of the Spanish Sahara in Northwest Africa.
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E.
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was a protracted and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988, marked by trench warfare, massive casualties, and the use of chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saudi–Hashemite War Target entity description: The Saudi–Hashemite War was a 1919–1925 conflict in the Arabian Peninsula that led to the defeat of the Hashemite rulers of the Hejaz and paved the way for the unification of Saudi Arabia under Ibn Saud.
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A.
Ottoman–Wahhabi War
The Ottoman–Wahhabi War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Arabian Peninsula in which the Ottoman Empire, through its Egyptian vassal, crushed the first Saudi state and curtailed the spread of Wahhabi influence.
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B.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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C.
Dhofar Rebellion
The Dhofar Rebellion was a Marxist-inspired insurgency in Oman’s Dhofar region from the 1960s to mid-1970s, fought against the Omani government and its allies as part of the broader Cold War-era conflicts in the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Ifni–Sahara War
The Ifni–Sahara War was a brief late-1950s conflict in which Spain fought Moroccan-backed insurgents over its colonial possessions of Ifni and parts of the Spanish Sahara in Northwest Africa.
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E.
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was a protracted and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988, marked by trench warfare, massive casualties, and the use of chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Saudi–Hejaz War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Emirate of Riyadh
NERFINISHED
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Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikhwan (Saudi tribal forces) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
religious and political tensions between Wahhabi Saudis and Hashemite Sharifs
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rivalry between Nejd and Hejaz for control of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| chronology | followed the Arab Revolt and World War I ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
regular Hejazi army and local tribal levies on the Hashemite side
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tribal forces and Ikhwan militias on the Saudi side ⓘ |
| commander |
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
NERFINISHED
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Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | inter-state war ⓘ |
| consequence |
Hashemite focus shifted to Iraq and Transjordan
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end of Hashemite rule in Hejaz ⓘ expansion of Saudi control to the Red Sea coast ⓘ foundation for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1925 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| location |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Kingdom of Hejaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultanate of Nejd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
history of the Hejaz ⓘ unification of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| predecessorConflict | Saudi–Rashidi conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | western Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
creation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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unification of the Nejd and Hejaz ⓘ |
| religiousDimension | conflict between Wahhabi movement and Hashemite-led traditional Sunni establishment ⓘ |
| result |
Saudi victory
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annexation of Hejaz by Nejd ⓘ defeat of the Hashemite rulers of Hejaz ⓘ paving the way for the creation of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Saudi capture of Jeddah
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Saudi capture of Mecca ⓘ Saudi capture of Taif ⓘ abdication of Hussein bin Ali in Hejaz ⓘ fall of the Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ proclamation of Ali bin Hussein as King of Hejaz ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
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Subject: Saudi–Hashemite War Description of subject: The Saudi–Hashemite War was a 1919–1925 conflict in the Arabian Peninsula that led to the defeat of the Hashemite rulers of the Hejaz and paved the way for the unification of Saudi Arabia under Ibn Saud.
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