Emirate of Nejd

The Emirate of Nejd, also known as the Second Saudi State, was a country in the Arabian Peninsula that existed from 1824 to 1891. It was founded after Turki bin Abdullah's reconquest of Riyadh from Ottoman-Egyptian forces, restoring Saudi rule to central and Eastern Arabia following the downfall of the first Saudi state. The second Saudi period was characterized by less territorial expansion and religious zeal, though its leaders were still called Imam and employed Wahhabist scholars. The state's dissolution in 1891 was due to severe internal conflicts within the House of Saud, culminating in the Battle of Mulayda against the Rashidi dynasty.