Conquest of al-Hasa

Conquest of al-Hasa
Part of Unification of Saudi Arabia
Date April 1913 Location al-Hasa, Arabia Result Sultanate of Nejd (Saudi) victory Incorporation of al-Hasa into Saudi Sultanate
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Sultanate of Nejd Ikhwan
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
Units involved
Ottoman garrison	Ikhwan militia[1]

The Conquest of al-Hasa was achieved by the Saudi forces of ibn Saud with support from the Ikhwan[1] in April 1913.[2] The Oasis of al-Hasa was conquered from an Ottoman garrison, who had controlled the area since 1871.[3]

Although Saudi Shia religious community leaders negotiated a surrender and recognition of the Wahhabi political authority in exchange for leniency, the Shia communities in al-Hasa and Qatif were subjected to harsh oversight and cruelty.[1]

The Ottomans swiftly acknowledged the loss of al-Hasa, and recognized al-Hasa and Nejd as being under the rule of Ibn Saud.[2]