List of Arabian Houses
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This is a list of the major royal families or their allies in the Arabian Peninsula in the 20th century.
- Al Saud, became dominant through an alliance with the Wahhabis. Now rules Saudi Arabia.
- Hashemite, evicted from Saudi Arabia in 1926 but moved to the north and controlled Iraq until 1958 and still controls Jordan.
- Al-Sabah, the rulers of Kuwait.
- Al Thani, the rulers of Qatar.
- Al Khalifah, the rulers of Bahrain.
- Al-Falasi the Emirs of Dubai descend from this tribe.
- Al-Sheikh descendants of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Wahhab. Long a close ally of the Sauds, they have risen along with them.
- Sudayris linked to the House of Saud through marriage, it has remained a close ally of the House of Saud.
- Al Rashid rulers of Ha'il, members of the House of Shammar. Defeated by Ibn Saud in 1921.
- 'Uray'ir (also known as Humayd), the chiefs of the Bani Khalid tribe that ruled al-Hasa until 1830.
[edit] See also
House of Ufaisan (Also spelled Alofaisan): They are decendents of qahtan and they ruled Alkharj and AlAhssa. They still rule alsilmeyah in Alkharj.
