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House of Rashid | |
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Parent house | Jaafar al-Shammari branch of Shammar |
Country | Emirate of Jabal Shammar |
Founded | 1836 |
Founder | Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid |
Final ruler | Muhammad bin Talāl |
Titles | Emir of Jabal Shammar |
Estate(s) | Jabal Shammar |
Dissolution | 1921 |
The Rashidi dynasty, also called Al Rashid or the House of Rashid (Arabic: آل رشيد Āl Rashīd; pronounced [ʔæːl raˈʃiːd]), was a historic Arabian House or dynasty that existed in the Arabian Peninsula between 1836 and 1921. Its members were rulers of the Emirate of Ha'il and the most formidable enemies of the House of Saud, rulers of the Emirate of Nejd. They were centered in Ha'il, a city in northern Najd that derived its wealth from being on the route of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, and was also a commercial center. The rulers of Ha'il were the sons of Abdullah bin Rashid, founder of the dynasty.