Sultanate of Nejd
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Sultanate of Nejd سلطنة نجد ( Arabic )Salṭanat Najd | |||||||||||||
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| 1921–1926 | |||||||||||||
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 Sultanate 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 | ||||||||||||
| Viceroy | |||||||||||||
• 1921-26 | Faisal (Arar) | ||||||||||||
• 1921-26 | Saud (Najd) | ||||||||||||
• 1921-26 | Nasser (Ahsa) | ||||||||||||
| 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 (
Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, 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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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.
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