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A.D. 570
The birth of Prophet Mohammed in Makkah.
610
Islam is born when Prophet Mohammed sees a vision
from God.
622
Prophet Mohammed flees Makkah and travels to
Madinah. The Flight is known
as”the Hejirah.” The Muslim calendar begins
on that date.
632
The death of Prophet Mohammed.
650
The Koran is written, based on the word of God as
told to Mohammed.
1446
The first of Sultana’s ancestors settles in
Dar’iyah (old Riyadh).
1744
The warrior, Mohammed Al Sa’ud, and the
teacher, Mohammed Al Wahhab, join forces.
1806
After years of desert fighting, most of Arabia is
united under the authority of the Al Sa’ud and Al
Wahhab families.
1876
The founder of the modern state of Saudi Arabia,
Abdul Aziz ibn Sa’ud, is born.
1887
Rivals of the Al Sa’ud clan, the Rasheeds,
capture the city of Riyadh.
1891-1901
The Al Sa’ud clan wander in the desert and
finally go into exile into Kuwait.
1902
Abdul Aziz ibn Sa’ud and his men capture Riyadh
from the Rasheed clan.
1932
The famed warrior Abdul Aziz ibn Sa’ud
successfully unites most of Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia becomes the twelfth largest country in the world.
1933 The
United States wins the concession to search for oil in
the deserts of Saudi Arabia.
1938 Oil is
discovered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
1946 Oil
production soars to 60 million barrels a year.
1948 Prince
Faisal leads the Arabic delegation against the Jewish
delegation in their efforts to declare Israel a state.
The State of Israel is established. An embittered Arab
delegation vows to defeat the Jews in war.
1948 The first
Arab-Israeli war begins. The Israelis defeat the Arabs.
1953 King
Abdul Aziz ibn Sa’ud dies, his eldest son, Sa’ud,
becomes king. Faisal is named crown prince.
1962 Slavery
is officially abolished in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
but unofficially still exists.
1963 Despite
religious protests, the first school for girls opens in
Saudi Arabia.
1964 King
Sa’ud abdicates and leaves the kingdom. Crown Prince
Faisal becomes the third king of Saudi Arabia. Khalid is
declared the new crown prince.
1967 The
Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors
begins. The Arabs are defeated.
1969 Deposed
ex-King Sa’ud dies in Greece.
1973 The
October 1973 war begins. Israel comes close to defeat,
but rallies at the end and expels the Arab armies.
1973 Due to the
latest of the Arab-Israeli wars, King Faisal calls for
an oil embargo against Western countries.
1975 King Faisal is
assassinated by a nephew.
1975 At Faisal's
death, King Khalid is declared king. Fahd is named the
new crown prince.
1977 King Khalid
issues a government decree that forbids women to travel
outside their homes unless escorted by a male member of
her immediate family. A second decree forbids women to
travel abroad to study unless accompanied by a male
member of her immediate family.
1982 King Khalid
dies of a heart attack. Fahd is declared king. Abdullah
is named crown prince.
1990 Iraq invades
Kuwait. Saudi Arabia allows foreign troops inside the
kingdom.
1991 Saudi Arabia
joins with Western and Arab allies to fight Iraq. The
war is won and foreign troops depart the kingdom.
1992 Religious
authorities impose harsh restrictions on the female
population of Saudi Arabia.
1993 Groups spring
up in Saudi Arabia to protest violations of human
rights. The government forcefully disbands the groups,
arresting some members.
1993 The Israelis
and Palestinians sign a long-awaited peace accord. The
Saudi Government speaks of peace with Israel.
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