Timeline
Dates are given in the Hijri calendar (AH), as the sources use it. A Gregorian date is added where the source gives one.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 850 AH (1446 AD) | Mani Al-Muraydi settles in the region; Diriyah is founded |
| 1253 AH | Ismail Agha’s attack on Al-Hawtah and Al-Helwa is crushed |
| 1288 AH | Ottoman rule in Al-Ahsa begins with Midhat Pasha’s campaign |
| 1293 AH (1876/77 AD) | Abdulaziz is born (most probable date) |
| 1307 AH | Imam Abdullah dies; Imam Abdulrahman’s reign begins |
| 1308 AH | Battle of Al-Mulayda; Ibn Rashid besieges Riyadh; Abdulaziz, aged 15, joins the negotiating delegation |
| 1309 AH | The family leaves Riyadh; the women of the family and Abdulaziz go to Bahrain |
| 1311 AH | Imam Abdulrahman settles in Kuwait |
| 1315 AH | Mohammad ibn Rashid dies |
| 1318 AH | Battle of Al-Sarif; Abdulaziz’s first attempt on Riyadh and 40-day siege of Al-Masmak |
| Rajab 1319 AH | The tribes abandon Abdulaziz; “we will meet in Riyadh” |
| Shawwal 1319 AH | Abdulaziz reaches Al-Shuqaib on 4 Shawwal and recovers Riyadh |
| 1320 AH | Imam Abdulrahman returns to Riyadh; the walls are rebuilt; Ibn Rashid is driven off |
| 1321 AH | Faidhat Al-Ser |
| 1322 AH | Unaizah and Buraidah join; battles of Al-Bukairiyah and Al-Shananah |
| 1324 AH | Rawdat Muhanna; Abdulaziz ibn Mutib ibn Rashid is killed; Al-Qassim joined |
| 1325 AH | Battle of Al-Tarfiyah |
| 1326–1332 AH | Truce with Ha’il |
| 1328 AH | The Sharif attacks Al-Quwai’iyah and captures Prince Sa’d |
| 1330 AH | The Hijar begin, with Al-Artawiyah |
| 1331 AH (1913 AD) | Al-Ahsa and Al-Qatif join, without bloodshed |
| 1332 AH | Saud Al-Saleh Al-Sibhan takes charge in Ha’il |
| 1333 AH | Battle of Jarrab; Captain Shakespeare is killed |
| After Jarrab | Battle of Kanzan; Abdulaziz is badly wounded |
| 1336 AH (1918 AD) | The First World War ends |
| 1337 AH | Fakhri Pasha leaves Medina; the Ottomans leave Asir; Battle of Turabah |
| 1338 AH | Battle of Hajla in Asir; protection agreement with the Idrisi of Jazan |
| 1340 AH | Ha’il joins |
| 1341 AH | Asir settled |
| 1343 AH | Taif is taken; Hussein abdicates; Abdulaziz enters Makkah in ihram |
| 1344 AH | Medina joins |
| 1346 AH | Imam Abdulrahman dies |
| 1932 AD | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proclaimed (National Day, 23 September) |