المملكة: The cradle of foundation and the manufacture of glories .. How did the Diriyah become the nucleus of the first Saudi state?
The events were successful in the center of the Arabian Peninsula and lived in times of neglect, division and division until the armor was established by Prince Manea bin Rabia Al -Muridi in 850 AH / 1446AD, the twelfth grandfather of King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al -Faisal Al Saud – may God have mercy on him – and the thirteenth grandfather of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the fourteenth grandfather of His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister -may God protect them -.
The establishment of Diriyah was a political turning point by its application of the theory of the city of the city in which the Diriyah was unique and not other cities and towns, while the city of the city had a long history in the peninsula region, where it was at the beginning of the migration of the Prophet Muhammad – may God bless him and grant him peace – to it a clear example of a state City.
The era of Imam Muhammad bin Saud
This deep date deserved to be reminded of its details, the sons of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it expresses the history of our ancient state from 3 centuries, so the Royal Decree was issued on 24 Jumada al -Akhera 1443 AH corresponding to January 27, 2022 AD that the February 22 of each year will be a day for the anniversary of the founding of the Saudi state in the name of (Establishment Day).
Throughout its history, the Kingdom has formed a political weight in the region, benefiting from its distinguished geographical location and the wisdom of its leaders until it made it a regional balance point and at the level of the Middle East region, while the historical turns that the Saudi state went through the extent of what connects the people of the Kingdom and their brothers in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States From deep relationships that spanned many centuries and rooted over the years, and what we see today is a product of what the parents have reached And grandparents.
With regard to determining the date of the founding day, historians concluded this date based on a number of historical events that occurred during that period before and after the assumption of Imam Muhammad bin Saud in the Daraiyah in 1139 AH / February 22, 1727 AD, and the state has also witnessed since the beginning of his reign many works and achievements Among the most prominent: the establishment of the first Saudi state, the unification of the Diriyah and its strengthening to be the capital of the state, the interest in internal matters, the strengthening of the Diriyah community and the unification Its individuals.
The first Saudi state also witnessed the organization of economic resources, and thinking in the future, and in this era, a new neighborhood was built in Samhan, which is the peripheral neighborhood and moved to it after the neighborhood of Gasiba was the center of governance for a long time.
The founding day represents a dear national occasion that shows the extent of the firmness and stability of the rule of government and the system of the Saudi state for about three centuries. Since the establishment of the first Saudi state during the era of Imam Muhammad bin Saud, it is based on the correct principles of Islam, good governance, and continuous development of the country, and enhancing its position locally, regional and globally, The service of the Two Holy Mosques and the guests of Rahman was a top priority for the imams of the Saudi state and its inheritance of the kingdom’s kings, up to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques The honorable King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – may God bless him -.
The achievements continued during the era of this state, including: spreading stability in the country that witnessed great stability and prosperity in various fields, political independence and not to submit to any influence in the region or outside, and support the neighboring towns to enhance stability.
Prince Manea Al -Muridi rule
Returning to the mirror of the history of the Saudi state “Diriyah”, Prince Manea Al -Muridi, its sons and its Diriyah’s grandchildren, which became a civilized center, ruled its geographical location in being a commercial road center between the north and south of the Arabian Peninsula, which contributed to strengthening the movement of trade in it and in the neighboring areas.
During the reign of Imam Muhammad bin Saud and after him, the imams, the city of Diriyah became the capital of a sprawling state, and an economic, social, intellectual and cultural attraction, and embraces its soil as ancient archaeological features such as: the historical neighborhood The largest mud neighborhoods in the world, and it was recorded in the list of human heritage in UNESCO, Al -Bajiri and Wadi Hanifa in Diriyah, in addition to the state’s financial system, which described it as one of the distinguished systems in terms of the balance between resources and expenses.
Many scholars immigrated to Diriyah in order to receive education and authorship, which was prevalent in its time, which led to the emergence of a new school in the line and copies, and after the end of the first Saudi state, Imam Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud was able to establish the second Saudi state with its capital in Riyadh in 1240 AH/ 1824 AD after seven years of work and struggle, people turned around and the royal family again.
Imam Turki managed to unite most parts of the Arabian Peninsula in a short period continuously on the sober curriculum on which the first Saudi state was maintained, which is to maintain security, education, justice, and to eliminate division and rivalry, and the state continued to rule the region until the year 1309 AH 1891 CE.
After a political vacuum and chaos in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula that lasted for nearly ten years, King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al -Faisal Al Saud – may God have mercy on him – began on the fifth of the month of Shawwal in 1319 AH – the fifteenth of January 1902 AD, the march of unification of the Saudi state after he recovered the city of Riyadh to start a page New from the pages of Saudi history, and puts a brick of the daughters of unity, stability and development under the banner (There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God).
On the seventeenth of the first month of Jumada in 1351 AH corresponding to September 23, 1932 AD, King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al -Faisal Al Saud – may God have mercy on him – announced the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after historical events that lasted 30 years.
His sons, the kings – may God have mercy on them – continued after his approach to strengthening the blocks of construction, stability and development until the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Highness the Crown Prince – may God protect them – as the Kingdom witnesses in this auspicious era more development and renaissance in light of the vision Ambiguity Kingdom Vision 2030.
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