The Egyptian occupation of Arabia was followed by a renewal of the Wahhabi movement, which eventually succeeded, in A.D. 1842, in driving out the Egyptians, occupied as they were at the time with fighting the Turks in Syria and Anatolia. Wahhabism was then re-established in some parts, and independence in other parts, of the country; but on the whole Wahhabism has never been very popular either in Arabia or India, in which latter country it also has some followers. It may be regarded as the latest sect of Islam, but does not make much progress. Arabia may now be said to be under three different kinds of government--_i.e._, partly under the Wahhabis, partly under the Turks, and partly under independent rulers, while Aden has been held by the English ever since its first capture in A.D. 1839. In other words, the present position of Arabia may be more definitely described as follows: Hasa, Hareek, the whole of Nejd, Kaseem, the provinces adjoining Yaman on the north, and Aseer, forming a broad belt, and stretching across the centre of the peninsula from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, remain under Wahhabi influences. The Hijaz and some sea-ports, such as Jedda and others, are at present absolutely under the Turkish Government; while Bahrein, Oman and its capital Muscat, and Yaman are more or less independent. Between Nejd and Syria a new and promising kingdom has sprung up under Telal. The time perhaps may come, and perhaps not far distant, when the Turks will disappear altogether from Arabia, and Wahhabism and independent tribes will alone remain. Another Muhammad or another Abdul Wahhab may some day again appear, and bring together the tribes under one rule for a time. It is doubtful, though, if ever the Arabs will again have the power, talent, or enthusiasm to revive the glories of the Arabian Empire, which now lives in history only, and is well worth a study. For ready reference the following is a chronology of the dynasty of the Ornaiyides, preceded by Muhammad and the first Khalifahs: A.D. Muhammad the Apostle 622--632 Abu Bakr 632--634 Omar I. 634--643 Othman 643--655 Ali 655--660 1. Moawia I. 660--679 2. Yazid I. 679--683 3. Moawia II. 683--683 4. Marwan I. 683--684 5. Abdul-Malik 684--705 6. Walid I. 705--715 7. Sulaiman 715--717 8. Omar II. 717--720 9. Yazid II. 720--724 10. Hashim 724--743 11. Walid II. 743--744 12. Yazid III. 744--744 13. Ibrahim 744--744 14. Marwan II. 744--750 The dynasty of the Omaiyides was followed by that of the Abbasides, who reigned as follows: