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| | Abdul Aziz ibn Saud |
 | | In his wars, Abdul Aziz killed 400,000 tribesmen and Arabians mostly belonging to Shammar and Uneiza tribes and mostly from the al-Rasheeds family who was considered the pillar of Arabia due to their kindness, courage, gentlemanly manners, and the ability to help those who needed them. |
 | | When Abdul Aziz was undertaking uniting all the tribes under one rule, he approached the Ottoman empire, which at the turn of the century and after World War I had started to decline, to offer his services in return for arms and ammunition. |
 | | Even though the legacy Abdul Aziz left behind was somewhat distorted by Philby, the British plant in Abdul Aziz court, he nonetheless had certain charisma (none of it found in any of his sons except Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz, a philanthropist benefactors of the UNESCO Foundation). |
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