Emirate of Jabal Shammar
The Emirate of Jabal Shammar (Arabic: إِمَارَة جَبَل شَمَّر), also known as the Emirate of Haʾil (إِمَارَة حَائِل) or the Rashidi Emirate (إِمَارَة آل رَشِيْد), was a state in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, including Najd, existing from the mid-nineteenth century to 1921. Jabal Shammar in English is translated as the "Mountain of the Shammar". Jabal Shammar's capital was Ha'il. It was led by the monarchy of the Rashidi dynasty. It included parts of modern-day Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan.
Emirate of Jabal Shammar | |||||||||||||
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| 1836–1921 | |||||||||||||
Jabal Shammar at its greatest extent in 1891 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Vassal of the Second Saudi State (1836–1891) Sovereign Kingdom (1891-1921) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Ha'il | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Shammari | ||||||||||||
| Government | Emirate | ||||||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||||||
• 1836–1848 (first) | Abdullah bin Rashīd | ||||||||||||
• 1921 (last) | Muhammad bin Talāl | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Abdullah bin Rashīd coup | 1836 | ||||||||||||
| 2 November 1921 | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Saudi Arabia Jordan Iraq | ||||||||||||
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