Emirate of Jabal Shammar

The Emirate of Jabal Shammar (Arabic: إِمَارَة جَبَل شَمَّر), also known as the Emirate of Haʾil (إِمَارَة حَائِل)[1] or the Rashidi Emirate (إِمَارَة آل رَشِيْد), was a state in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, including Najd, existing from the mid-nineteenth century to 1921.[2] Jabal Shammar in English is translated as the "Mountain of the Shammar". Jabal Shammar's capital was Ha'il.[2] It was led by a monarchy of the Rashidi dynasty. It included parts of modern-day Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan.

Emirate of Jabal Shammar إِمَارَة جَبَل شَمَّر  (Arabic)
1836–1921
Flag of Jabal Shammar
Jabal Shammar at its greatest extent in 1891
Capital	Ha'il
Common languages	Arabic
Religion	Sunni Islam
Demonym(s)	Shammari
Government	Emirate
Emir
• 1836–1848 (first)	Abdullah bin Rashīd
• 1921 (last)	Muhammad bin Talāl
History
• bin Rashīd coup	1836
• Saudi conquest	2 November 1921
Currency	Shammar Riyal
Preceded by Succeeded by Emirate of Nejd Emirate of Riyadh Sultanate of Nejd Kingdom of Hejaz
Today part of	Saudi Arabia Jordan Iraq

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