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This is a list of the major Houses, or tribes, of the Arabian Peninsula in the 20th century. House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

  • House of Saud, became dominant through an alliance with the Wahhabis. Now rules Saudi Arabia.
  • House of Hashim, evicted from Saudi Arabia in 1926 but moved to north and controlled Iraq until 1958 and still controls Jordan.
  • House of Shammar one of the largest Arabian tribes. Based in the northeast, they battled the Sauds into the 1920s.
  • House of Mutayyir close ally of the House of Shammar and met the same fate.
  • House of Harb based in the Hejaz are now only a minor power after being defeated by the Sauds and their allies.
  • House of Banu Khalid based in Hasa were also defeated by the Sauds.
  • House of Al-Sheikh long a close ally of the Sauds, have risen along with them.
  • House of Sudayris traditionally the house from which the Sauds drew their wives. It has remained a close ally of the House of Saud.
  • House of Thunayyan the administrators and closest allies of the Ottoman Empire, they switched allegiances and are now close allies of the Sauds.
  • House of Rashid rulers of Ha'il, members of the House of Shammar tribe. Defeated by Ibn Saud in 1921.
  • House of Al-Falasi the Emirs of Dubai descend from this tribe.
  • House of Aal-Shihab An old and prominent shiite tribe which originate from Al-Hasa. Now spread out between the eastern part of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
  • House of Al-Mehairi A large and prominent arabian tribe in the UAE.
  • House of Al-Shamsi A large and prominent arabian tribe in the UAE.

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