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 | |||||||||||||
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1836–1921 | |||||||||||||
![]() 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 | ||||||||||||
2 November 1921 | |||||||||||||
Currency | Shammar Riyal | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Saudi Arabia Jordan Iraq |