The House of Saud: a wealthy, religious kingdom in the sand.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: June 24, 1997| Author: Moniz, Dave; Pardue, Douglas | Copyright information

In 1876, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud was born to a family headed by an itinerant camel-raider. As a young man, Ibn Saud would leave his nomadic past to become one of the most important people in modern Middle Eastern history.

In 1902, Ibn Saud and a small band of desert warriors captured the mud-walled city of Riyadh, bringing together some, but not all, of the Arabian Peninsula's rival sheikdoms.

In 1932, after decades of skirmishing with other tribes, Ibn Saud...

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