Battle of Bekeriyah was a major battle of the Saudi–Rashidi War

Saudi–Rashidi War

Saudi–Rashidi War of 1903-1907, also referred as the First Saudi–Rashidi War or the Battles over Qasim, was engaged between the Saudi loyal forces of the newborn Sultanate of Nejd versus the Emirate of Ha'il , under the Rashidis...

, during the Unification of Saudi Arabia

Unification of Saudi Arabia

The unification of Saudi Arabia was the process by which the various tribes, sheikhdoms, and emirates of most of the Arabian Peninsula were consolidated under the control of the House of Saud, or Al Saud, between 1902 and 1932, when the modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed...

 campaign, between Rashidi and Saudi rebels. It occurred in June 1904 at the town of Bekeriyah in Qassim region. After Ibn Saud's victory in the Battle of Dilam

Battle of Dilam (1903)

Battle of Dilam was a major battle of the Unification War between Rashidi and Saudi rabels. It occurred on 27 January 1903, in town of Dilam south of Riyadh, The capital of the present days Saudi Arabia....

, Ibn Saud tried to expand his power by capturing Qassim, weakening his Rashidi

Al-Rashid

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 enemies and their Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

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allies. The battle ended in Saudi victory with heavy casualties on both sides.