Emirate of Nejd and Hasa | |||||||||||
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1913–1921 | |||||||||||
Capital | Riyadh | ||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam (Salafiyyah) | ||||||||||
Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
Emir | |||||||||||
• 1913–1921 | Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
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Today part of | Saudi Arabia |
The Emirate of Nejd and Hasa was the second iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1913 to 1921. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud.[1] The state was formed after Saudi forces seized Al-Ahsa from the control of the Ottoman garrison, during the Conquest of al-Hasa. It was the direct antecedent of the Sultanate of Nejd, and a legal predecessor of modern-day Saudi Arabia.