Abdulaziz bin Mutaib Al Rashid
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| Abdulaziz | |
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| Emir of Jabal Shammar | |
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| Emir of Jabal Shammar | |
| Reign | 1897 – 12 April, 1906 |
| Predecessor | Mohammed bin Abdullah |
| Successor | Mithab bin Abdul Aziz |
| Born | 1870 Ha'il |
| Died | 12 April, 1906 (aged 36) Rawdat Muhanna |
| House | House of Rashid |
| Father | Mutib binʿAbdullah |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdulaziz bin Mithab (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن متعب) better known as Ibn Rashid, was the Emir of Jabal Shammar from 1897 to 1906. A son of the third Rashidi emir, he was adopted by his uncle Mohammed, the fifth emir, and brought up to be his heir. After Mohammed died of natural causes, Abdulaziz succeeded him unopposed. However, the Rashidi rule was insecure, as their Ottoman allies were unpopular and weakening. In 1902 the young Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, returned from Kuwait with a small force and retook Riyadh. Abdulaziz died in the battle of Rawdat Muhanna with Ibn Saud and Mubarak Al-Sabah in 1906 after several other battles with Saudis.
References
- Madawi Al-Rasheed: Politics in an Arabian oasis. The Rashidi Tribal Dynasty. I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, London & New York 1991 (based on a Ph.D. thesis presented to Cambridge University, 1988). ISBN 1-85043-320-8
- Al Rasheed on hukam.net, with pictures and flags. (in Arabic)
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