Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz

Saudi Arabia, 1926–1932. Draft, not yet reviewed

On 19 December 1925, the Kingdom of Hejaz surrendered to the forces of Ibn Saud, who was thereafter proclaimed king of the Hejaz on 8 January 1926 and merged his dominions into the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd. At the Treaty of Jeddah on 20 May 1927, Abdulaziz's realm was recognised by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and was addressed as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd. On 23 September 1932, Abdulaziz proclaimed the union of the main Saudi dominions of al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and the Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Seat of power: Riyadh

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• For the next five years, Abdulaziz administered the two parts of his dual kingdom as separate units.
• In 1926, the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd was recognised by the Soviet Union, followed by the United States of America in 1931.
• The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd could pursue its expansionist policy with British arms supplies because of its close relations with the United Kingdom.

Picture

The Great Mosque of Mecca is the holiest and most important mosque in Islam.

Image: Saudipics.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, file

Sources

• Third Saudi state (Wikipedia)
• Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

Text adapted from the Wikipedia articles listed as sources, CC BY-SA 4.0.