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The research aims to highlight the competition that took place in the Hijaz on the Principality of Mecca during the seventeenth century AD. Some gentlemen include noble Sharif men Who are those who seek for ruling. Because of the importance of this position for what it contains of significant influence, powers and privileges. In addition to the favor that they get it from the Ottoman Sultans who gave the Hijaz a special importance due to its spiritual significance. The Ottoman Sultans exaggerated in their generosity towards noble Sharif men and honor them out of respect for their association with the Prophet Muhammad, in addition to their influence on the Hijazi society. The competition was clear since the beginning of the seventeenth century. Once someone takes over the Principality of Makkah Al-Mukarramah until others started their intrigues until they can remove and replace him. What encouraged them to do so is the Ottoman Empire was not interfering in the issue of the election of the princes of Mecca since that the task was entrusted to the noble Sharif men themselves. They were electing someone from among them then the state agrees to that person. And because of the competition was the state was too often put two or three noble men at the same time to take over the Principality of Mecca. Furthermore, it was the Ottoman government, especially in the second half from the aforementioned century, due to its long external wars, The Ottoman state did not devote itself to consider the matters of Hijaz, So It was not checking in too much about the person who holds the position of Sharif. So it took the competition, between those noble Sharif men for the emirate of Makkah, a sharp nature which this paper will work to clarify in the folds of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]