Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin ( ar, سعود بن محمد آل مقرن ''Suʿūd ibn Muḥammad Āl Muqrin''; 1640–1726) was the eponymous ancestor of the House of Saud, otherwise known as the Al Saud.

Biography

Saud was from the family of Al Muqrin that traces its origin to the Arabian tribe of 'Amir ibn Saasaa. Saud was the leader of the oasis of

Diriyah Diriyah ( ar, الدِرْعِيّة), formerly romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya), is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served ...

from 1720 to 1726. The Al Saud originated as a leading family in a town called Diriyah, close to the modern city of

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of th ...

, near the center of Najd. Sometime in the early 16th century, ancestors of Saud bin Muhammad took over some date groves, one of the few forms of agriculture the area could support, and settled there. Over time, the groves grew into a small town, and the clan came to be recognized as its leaders. Two decades after his death, Saud's son

Muhammad ibn Saud Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin ( ''Muḥammad bin Suʿūd Āl Muqrin''; 1687–1765), also known as Ibn Saud, was the emir of Diriyah and is considered the founder of the First Saudi State and the Saud dynasty, which are named for his father, Sau ...

made his historic pact with

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ibn Sulayman al-Tamimi ( ar, محمد بن عبد الوهاب بن سليمان , translit=Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Sulaymān al-Tamīmī; 1703–1792) was an Arabian Islamic scholar, theologian, preacher, ac ...

, leading to their conquest of Arabia and the establishments of the

First Saudi State The Emirate of Diriyah (), also known as the First Saudi State, was established in February 1727 (1139 AH). In 1744, the emir of Najdi town called Diriyah Muhammad bin Saud and the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab formed an alliance ...

. Sheikh Muhammad's patronymic "Ibn Saud" eventually gave the clan its name of Al Saud. Saud had other sons, Thunayyan, Mishari and Farhan. He died in 1726 and was succeeded by his son, Muhammad. However, one of Saud's brothers, Muqrin, was killed by Muhammad bin Saud which caused an intrafamilial struggle and therefore, Zaid bin Farhan found an opportunity to control the rule of Diriyah.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muqrin, Saud Mohammed 17th-century monarchs in the Middle East 18th-century monarchs in the Middle East 18th-century imams 1640 births 1726 deaths Saud bin Mohammed