ʿAbd Allāh II ibn Fayṣal

Arab leader

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conflict with Saʿūd II

  • Saudi Arabia
    In Saudi Arabia: Death of Faisal

    His eldest son, Abdullah, succeeded first, maintaining himself against the rebellion of his brother Saud II for six years until the Battle of Jūdah (1871), in which Saud triumphed. Abdullah fled, and Saud took power. But during the next five years the throne changed hands no fewer than…

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