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This is a list of the major Houses, or tribes, of the Arabian Peninsula in the 20th century.

House of Saud, became dominant through an alliance with the Wahhabies. Now rules Saudi Arabia.
House of Hashim, evicted from Saudia Arabia in 1926 but moved north and controlled Iraq until 1958 and still controls Jordan.
Shammar one of the largest Arabian tribes based in the northeast they battled the Saud's into the 1920s.
House of Mutayyir close ally of the Shammer and met the same fate.
House of Harb based in the Hijaz are now only a minor power after being defeated by the Saudis and their allies.
House of Banu Khalid based in Hasa were also defeated by the Saudies.
House of al-Sheikh long a close ally of the Saudis, have risen along with them.
House of Sudayris traditionally the house where Saudies draw their wives. Has remained a close ally of the House of Saud.
House of Thunayyan the administrators and closest allies of the Ottoman EmpireOsmanlı İmparatorluğu Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye The Ottoman Coat of Arms Imperial motto: unknown The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople) Sovereigns Sultans, they switched allegiances and are now close allies of the Saudies.
House of Rashid rulers of Ha'il , members of the Shammar tribe. Defeated by Ibn SaudAbdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud ( 1880 November 9, 1953), also known by several abbreviated forms of this name, or simply as Ibn Saud was first monarch of Saudi Arabia. He was born into the House of Saud (also Sa'ud), which had historically in 1921.

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