Background
He was son of Abdallah bin Muhammad bin Saud.
He was son of Abdallah bin Muhammad bin Saud.
Leadership of the House of Saud passed to his own branch of the family after the death of Abdullah bin Saud in 1818 as a result of battle with Egyptian forces at Diriyah. To avoid capture Turki escaped into the desert after the fall of Diriyah. He found refuge among the al-Khorayef princes of the tribes of Bani Tamim.
In 1821, he emerged from hiding to lead a revolt against the Egyptians and was successful in establishing his position as ruler of Diriyah and surrounding area.
He adopted Riyadh as the new capital. In 1827, he survived a revolt led by Mushari bin Abdul-Rahman bin Mushari, a distant cousin.
However he was assassinated by him later in 1834. Turki was the progenitor of three major branches of the Saud family
The Saud First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Kabirthe merging of two branches with the marriage of Saud bin Faisal with the family of Abdullah bin Saud.