battle of Mulayda

{{Short description|1891 battle between emirates of Nejd and Jabal Shammar}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Mulayda

| image = Battle of Mulayda.jpg

| caption =

| coordinates = {{Coord|29|43|N|39|30|E|display=inline,title}}

| date = 21 January 1891

| place = Qassim region, (in today's Saudi Arabia)

| casus = Rashidi plans to destroy the Second Saudi State

| result = Decisive Rashidi victory

• End of Second Saudi State

| combatant1 = File:Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Rashidi State

• Shammar
• Harb
• Dhafeer

| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the First Saudi State.svg|size=22px}} Second Saudi State

• Al-Qassim
• Mutair
• Otaiba

| commander1 = File:Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Muḥammad bin ʿAbdullah Al Rashid

| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the First Saudi State.svg|size=22px}} Hassan ibn Muhanna
{{flagicon image|Flag of the First Saudi State.svg|size=22px}} Zamil ibn Sulaym{{KIA}}

| strength1 = 27,000

| strength2 = 24,000

| casualties1 = Unknown

| casualties2 = Unknown

}}

The Battle of Mulayda was the last major battle during the period of the Second Saudi State which occurred on 21 January 1891.{{cite thesis|author=Lawrence Paul Goldrup|title=Saudi Arabia 1902 - 1932: The Development of a Wahhabi Society|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/302463650

|location=University of California, Los Angeles|degree=PhD|year=1971|page=24|id={{ProQuest|302463650}}}} Following problems over Zakat and the arrest of the Rashidi leader, Ibn Sabhan, the Rashidis planned to end the Saudi State and conquer both Qassim region and Riyadh. The Rashidis and their Arab ally clans successfully ended the Second Saudi State, forcing the House of Saud, led by Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, and their allies to flee.{{cite web|title=Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1)

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