Sultanate of Nejd
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Sultanate of Nejd سلطنة نجد Salṭanat Najd | |||||||||||||
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1921–1926 | |||||||||||||
Flag of Nejd | |||||||||||||
Capital | Riyadh | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam (Wahhabism) | ||||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Nejdi | ||||||||||||
Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||||
• 1921–1926 | Abdul Aziz ibn Saud | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||||
• Established | 2 November 1921 | ||||||||||||
• Hejaz annexed | 8 January 1926 | ||||||||||||
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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. This version of the Third Saudi State was created when Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, Emir of Riyadh, declared himself sultan over Nejd and its dependencies.[1] In December 1925, the Kingdom of Hejaz surrendered to the forces of Abdulaziz, who was thereafter proclaimed king of Hejaz in January 1926 and merged his dominions into the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd.
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- ^ Madawi Al Rasheed. (2002). A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 63.
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- 1920s in Saudi Arabia
- 1921 establishments in Asia
- 1926 disestablishments in Asia
- Former Arab states
- Former monarchies of Asia
- Former polities of the interwar period
- History of Nejd
- History of Saudi Arabia
- States and territories established in 1921
- States and territories disestablished in 1926