emirate · Arabia and the Gulf
Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Origins
In January 1902 the young Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, living in exile in the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, captured Riyadh's Masmak fort from the Rashidi governor with a small band of followers. He gradually reclaimed southern Najd from the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, defeating its emir at Rawdat Muhanna in 1906.
Rule and society
Ibn Saud combined tribal diplomacy, marriage alliances and the Wahhabi religious establishment. From about 1912 he settled Bedouin in agricultural communities called hijras, creating the Ikhwan, a militant religious force. In 1913 he took al-Hasa from the Ottoman Empire, gaining the Gulf coast. The Treaty of Darin in 1915 made him a British protégé with a subsidy.
Decline and legacy
In 1921 Ibn Saud conquered Ha'il, ending the Rashidi state, and took the title Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies, beginning the Sultanate of Nejd.
Lineage
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- Emirate of Nejd and Hasa was a vassal of Ottoman Empire1914 CE – 1915 CE
- Emirate of Nejd and Hasa was a protectorate of British Empire1915 CE – 1921 CE
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