Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz

Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz
Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz
مملكة نجد والحجاز
Political union of Nejd and Hejaz
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1926–1932 →
Flag of Nejd Flag of Hejaz
Map with Nejd in light blue and Hejaz in light green on the Red Sea coast.
Capital Jeddah
Language(s) Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish
Religion Sunni Islam
Government Absolute monarchy
King of Hejaz, Sultan/King of Nejd
 - 1925-1932 Abdul Aziz ibn Saud
Historical era Interwar period
 - Nejd conquest of Hejaz 19 December, 1925
 - Ibn Saud crowned King of Hejaz 8 January 1926
 - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia established 23 September 1932

The Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (Arabic: مملكة نجد والحجاز‎) was established after the Kingdom of Hejaz had been conquered by Nejd in the mid-1920s. On January 8, 1926, the Sultan of Nejd, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, was crowned King of the Hejaz in the Grand Mosque of Mecca. On January 27, 1927 he also took the title King of Nejd, as opposed to the earlier Sultan.[1] At the Treaty of Jeddah on May 20, 1927, Abdul Aziz's realm was recognized by the United Kingdom and was addressed as the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz.

On September 23, 1932, the main regions Al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and Hejaz were unified and the kingdom acquired its new name, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Foreign policy

The Kingdonm of Nejad and Hijaz could pursue its expansionist policy by British arms supplies because of its close relations with the United Kingdom.

Under Abdul Aziz, the Hejaz withdrew from the League of Nations. In 1926, the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd was recognized by the USSR followed by the United States in 1931. By 1932, the United Kingdom, the USSR, Turkey, Persia and the Netherlands maintained legations in Jedda; France, the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Egypt maintained unofficial consular representatives.

Flags of Nejd and Hejaz

  • Flag of Nejd (1926 - 22 Sep 1932)

  • Flag of Hijaz (18 Jan 1926 - 22 Sep 1932)

Notes

  1. ^ Joseph Kostiner, The Making of Saudi Arabia, 1916–1936: From Chieftancy to Monarchical State‎ (Oxford University Press US, 1993), ISBN 0195074408, p104

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