Emirate and Sultanate of Nejd

Emirate and Sultanate of Nejd was a state in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from 1902 to 1932 CE, about 30 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Abdulaziz ibn Saud retook Riyadh in a night raid in 1902 and, with the Ikhwan warriors, conquered Nejd, Ha'il and the Hejaz. He merged his lands into Saudi Arabia in 1932.

See Emirate and Sultanate of Nejd on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1902 to 1932 CE

Duration

30 years

Type

State

Region

Arabia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Riyadh

Came from

• Emirate of Nejd 1824 to 1891 CE

Became

• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide
• 1916 Arab Revolt and Sykes-Picot
• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Soviet Transcaucasia 1920 to 1991 CE
• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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