sultanate · Arabia and the Gulf

Sultanate of Nejd

1921 CE – 1926 CE · capital Riyadh

Ibn Saud's state after the conquest of Ha'il, which fixed its northern borders and launched the conquest of the Hejaz.

Origins

In 1921, after taking Ha'il and ending the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud adopted the title Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies, replacing the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa. Britain, his ally under the Treaty of Darin, recognised the new title.

Rule and society

The sultanate covered central and eastern Arabia and, from 1920, highland Asir. Its frontiers with the new British mandates were set at the Uqair conference of 1922, which drew the borders with the Sheikhdom of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Iraq and created two neutral zones. The Ikhwan raided Transjordan, Iraq and Kuwait, causing clashes with British forces. In 1924 they attacked the Kingdom of Hejaz.

Decline and legacy

After Mecca and then Jeddah fell, Ibn Saud was proclaimed King of the Hejaz in January 1926, joining his two realms as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd.

Lineage

Emirate of Nejd and Hasa 1902 CE – 1921 CESultanate of NejdKingdom of Hejaz and Nejd 1926 CE – 1932 CE

Connections (3)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sultanate of Nejd. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/sultanate-of-nejd
MLA
“Sultanate of Nejd.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/sultanate-of-nejd. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Sultanate of Nejd.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/sultanate-of-nejd.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sultanate of Nejd’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/sultanate-of-nejd (Accessed: ).

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