[2][3] His reign was part of plans by Muhammad Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt, to dominate Arabia following his capture of Syria in 1831.
[1] Khalid stayed for nearly eighteen years in Egypt[11][14] where he was educated under the patronage of Muhammad Ali Pasha.
[18] Although there was no revolt against Khalid's rule among locals, the Wahhabi figures and the members of the Al Sheikh family did not declare their allegiance to him.
[14] Because at the beginning of his rule Al Qassim leaders signed an agreement, London Convention, with the Ottoman Empire through which they secured the removal of the Egyptian pashas from their region.
[6] Khalid lost the power when the Egyptian troops left Najd[6] as a result of the pressure of the British authorities.