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A member of this family, who was advised by the explorer William Shakespear, said (15[1])“let the Germans pay”regarding Jewish migration while meeting with FDR aboard the USS Quincy. In 1950, a member of this non-American family negotiated the “Golden gimmick” that split the profits of one sector instead of nationalizing it. After retaking this family’s ancestral home (15[1])of Diriyah in 1902, Abdulaziz founded their third state, which defeated (15[1])(*) Jabal (-5[1])Shammar. (10[1])In 1891, this family was defeated as the rulers of the Emirate of Nejd, the second state (10[1])in which they employed Wahhabi scholars. A member (10[1])of this family declared a kingdom in 1932 after he conquered the Kingdom of Hejaz from the Hashemite dynasty. For 10 points, name this family that built a kingdom from their capital of Riyadh. ■END■

ANSWER: House of Saud [or Al Saud or Saudi family; accept Saudi Arabia; accept Ibn Saud or Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud]
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