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Al-Nasir Zagaros Campaign (1217)
Wahhabi-Qasimi piracy in the Persian Gulf
Turki bin Abdullah Escape from Egypt (1839)
| Battle of Dilam | |||||||||
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| Part of Expedition to Najd (1836) | |||||||||
 Turki Escape from Egypt and restablished his state | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Emirates of Najd | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ibrahim Pasha |
Turki bin Abdullah | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Raid on Basra
[edit]In 1803 Wahhabi forces started a raid on Basra resoundingly defended by the Muntafiq tribe. Even though the city was technically under Ottoman control local tribes like the Muntafiq were in charge of defending it. The raid was part of a wider Saudi expansionist policy whereby Wahhabi control was extended into Iraq in order to counter existing local powers Under the command of Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz the Saudi forces quickly overpowered the local Iraqi defenses At that time this was before the Wahhabi incursions the ottomans were already there in Basra but with very little involvement to protect the city it was actually Muntafiq that was the de facto protectors of the city against incursions, but they could not stop wahhabi incursions
Background
[edit]During the Battle of Basra (1803) the First Saudi State under Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz fought against the Muntafiq tribe which defended Basra The strategic location of Basra as a Persian Gulf port city made it important for trade but also drew local tribes such as the Muntafiq who wanted to rule or govern the area.