Ottomans

Greece reclaimed several churches that had fallen and converted into mosques under the Islamic despotism of Ottoman rule.

On 15th January 1902, Abdulaziz, a direct descendent of Muhammad ibn Saud, accompanied by only 40 followers – mostly his blood relatives, half-brothers, cousins, and Kingsman – scaled the walls of Riyadh’s citadel to capture the city garrison, known as the Masmak Fortress.