the third saudi state royal family was established on september 1932.
the third saudi state royal family was established on september 1932.
when was the third saudi state royal family established?
september 1932
the house of saud has had three phases: the emirate of diriyah, the first saudi state (1744–1818), marked by the expansion of wahhabism; the emirate of nejd, the second saudi state (1824–1891), marked with continuous infighting; and the third saudi state (1902–present), which evolved into saudi arabia in 1932 and now wields considerable influence in the middle east. the family has had conflicts with the ottoman empire, the sharif of mecca, the al rashid family of ha'il and their vassal houses in najd, numerous islamist groups both inside and outside saudi arabia and shia minority in saudi arabia.
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the sultanate of nejd (, ') was the second iteration of the third saudi state"', from 1921 to 1926. it was a monarchy led by the house of saud. this version of the third saudi state was created when abdul aziz ibn saud, emir of riyadh, declared himself sultan over nejd and its dependencies. in december 1925 the kingdom of hejaz surrendered to the forces of abdul aziz, 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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