Sultanate of Nejd
Sultanate of Nejd | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1921–1926 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sultanate of Nejd | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Riyadh | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Wahhabi Islam Shia Islam (in the east) | ||||||||||||||||
| Demonym | Nejdi | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Ibn Saud | ||||||||||||||||
| Viceroy | |||||||||||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Faisal (Arar) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Saud (Najd) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Nasser (Hasa) | ||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | None (rule by decree) (until 1924) National Council (1924–1926) | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||||||||
• Established | 2 November 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
• Hejaz annexed | 8 January 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||
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The Sultanate of Nejd (Arabic: سلطنة نجد, Salṭanat Najd) was the third iteration of the Third Saudi State, from 1921 to 1926. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud, and a legal predecessor of modern-day Saudi Arabia. This version of the Third Saudi State was created when Abdulaziz ibn Saud, Emir of Riyadh, declared himself sultan over Nejd and its dependencies.[1] On 2 December 1922, the Nejd signed an agreement with Kuwait defining their border with each other, which would be a straight line along the 29th parallel.[2] 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.
See also
- History of Saudi Arabia
- Unification of Saudi Arabia
- Sheikhdom of Diriyah
- First Saudi state
- Second Saudi state
- Third Saudi State
- Emirate of Riyadh
- Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
- Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
- Saudi Founding Day
References
- ^ Madawi Al Rasheed. (2002). A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 63.
- ^ "No. 1083 SULTANATE OF NEJD and KUWAIT" (PDF). 1922.