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11. Abdullah succeeded his brother as ruler of Nejd, and swore ven­
geance against the town of Meshid
Abdullah, 1S01 : invaiion of renia and capture
of Unhid Jluisein. llusscin. About 1S01 ho marched an
army towards the western hank of the
Euphrates, and, after an unsuccessful elFort to storm Meshid Ali, he reached
Meshid llusscin, took the town by storm, and massacred large numbers of the
garrison and inhabitants. He also destroyed tho tomb of Hussein with all the
fanaticism of a Wahabi, and then returned to Nejd.
15. In 1803, Abdullah determined on the conquest of Hejaz, which at
that time was under tho rule of Ghalib,
Capture of Mecca and Medina, 1S03-0J,
Sherif of Mecca. Eor years, Ghaleb had
shown a hostile feeling against the Wahabis, and had endeavoured to excite
the Turkish Government to put down their rule in Nejd. The expedition
of Abdullah against Hejaz proved successful. He captured the sacred town of
Mecca, and not only massacred the garrison, but many of the most venerated
Shcrifs and Syuds. He destroyed overy vestige of superstition, and restored
the Kaaba to the naked purity of Islam. He enjoined punctual attendance
at public prayers, and strictly forbade the use of silk and tobacco, according to
tho rules of Wahabism. He prohibited alike Sunnis and Shiahs from en­
tering Mecca, unless they paid a suitable tribute in money, and furnished a
factory testimonial of their orthodoxy. Even the sister of tho Sultan of
Turkey was sent back from the Meccan frontier “with sorrow and shame”
before she had kissed the black stoue. In 1801, Abdullah marched against
Medina, which he captured with ease, and then destroyed tho tomb of the
Prophet, and carried away all the jewels and pearls and manuscripts of the
Koran which had been deposited there ; and in like manner ho destroyed
the tombs of the Sunni saints, including those of Abubeker and Omar. He
then carried lire and sword beyond his northern frontier, but meantime a
formidable revolt broke out in the province of Hareck on his southern fron­
tier. Abdullah hastened with his trustiest vassals to put down tho rising,
which was at length only suppressed by wholesale destruction and massacre.
In the town of Hoota he burnt down every house and butchered every man
and child ; so that out of a male population of ten thousand only a hundred and
thirty are said to have escaped tho sword.

III—Genealogy of Wahabi Amirs.
16. In order to form a clear idea of the history of Nejd, it is desirable
•Taken from the Adn.inUtn.lion Report of l’criinn f° bear 111 U^n<^ *ho following gCnealog-
ouif for 1879-80 and *uiipicnicntcd from a recent ical* table of the Nejd Wahabi .Amir’s
family

8uud-lbo-Mohieued-Ibn-lhr*hf'u-lbn-.\bdullih-lhn-na«ao-lhn-Mokrfn, Ae.,
ol tb« Hcillfhh elan of the ‘Anatab derlrlin through aaaf and Itabee’ul-Firla from ‘Adoio [labmallte or Xortharn Araba]
7. Mahomed,
natron of MaTiomeJ-bia-AbJol-tVahib, Tbaneyyin or Soneyjan. Mrihlrl. Ferhin.
lit Wafalbl Amir, died A. 0. KOI. I I
I i r—
I
77. Abdul Atll, Abdullah. Ibrthlm. Baaao, Mahomnl. Motrin. Fa't
8aod
[tilled dennr llfctlma murdered A. V. :60l
ofbli father.]
777. Sa'od, Abdul I Abdullah. Idabooicd. Tbancjijo.
J&Sff
died A. ft. lilt.- Batman. murdered by
Mchiu-blo-
Kbilid, ihji.
I
ir, Abdallah, Faliad. r. UeahSil. T777. Khalld.. V77.K.4 .tFejaal. Jalal. I Abdullah. IX. At ullah.
cip'ured by
i-.rreu lered 10
ltr.him I'aaha la And otbca [Siad. Naer. Mahomed "All. Tbaneyyin.
llll. Beheaded at Toorkeo.) MM. Kae.pad
Ccualaetioople. HU. DleJ IKS.
I
Three aena. -bodied Mabocued. Abdullah,
■ iUuatluaa.
JT74 XI77. Abdullah Mahomed, AMnl llahnln,
Murdered Is IdS*. foe lome jeara detained
I____ at ll-gbdad.
Abdul A ali. ~Mthwtie?.
I I I
Tsui. Abdul Alii, Alilal. Mahomed. Aldul Alia. Saad.
Abdnll.h.
Murdered iu ISM. Murdered In tail. Murdered in ISM. Tejaal.
Italic 0|urt« drool* the Amin and erdtr of lurctaaion.