Emirate of Nejd and Hasa | |||||||||||
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| April 1913–1921 | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Riyadh | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
| Religion | SunniIslam (Salafi) Shia Islam (in theeast) | ||||||||||
| Government | Islamicabsolute monarchy | ||||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||||
• 1913 – 1921 | Ibn Saud | ||||||||||
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| April 1913 | |||||||||||
| 1921 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
TheEmirate of Nejd and Hasa was the second iteration of theThird Saudi State from 1913 to 1921. It was amonarchy led by theHouse of Saud.[1] The state was formed after Saudi forces seizedal-Hasa from the control of theOttoman Empiregarrison, during theConquest of al-Hasa. It was the direct antecedent of theSultanate of Nejd, and a legal predecessor of modern-daySaudi Arabia.
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