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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd was established after the Kingdom of Hejaz
Kingdom of Hejaz

The Kingdom of Hejaz was a state in the Hejaz region, ruled by the Hashemite family. The kingdom was annexed by Nejd and merged into the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd in the mid 1920s, which would eventually be known as Saudi Arabia in 1932....
 had been conquered by Nejd in the mid-1920s. In January 8, 1926, the Sultan of Nejd, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia

*Saud of Saudi Arabia*Faisal of Saudi Arabia*Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud*Khalid of Saudi Arabia*Nasr*Saad*Fahd of Saudi Arabia*Mansur*Abdullah of Saudi Arabia...
, was crowned King of the Hejaz in the Grand Mosque of Mecca. On January 29, 1927 he also took the title King of Nejd, as opposed to the earlier Sultan. At the Treaty of Jeddah in May 20, 1927, Abdul Aziz's realm was recognized by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and was addressed as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd.

In September 23, 1932, the main regions Al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and Hejaz were unified and the kingdom got its name changed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd could pursue its expansionist policy by British arms supplies because of its close relations with the United Kingdom.

Under Abdul Aziz the Hejaz withdrew from the League of Nations
League of Nations

The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd was established after the Kingdom of Hejaz
Kingdom of Hejaz

The Kingdom of Hejaz was a state in the Hejaz region, ruled by the Hashemite family. The kingdom was annexed by Nejd and merged into the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd in the mid 1920s, which would eventually be known as Saudi Arabia in 1932....
 had been conquered by Nejd in the mid-1920s. In January 8, 1926, the Sultan of Nejd, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia

*Saud of Saudi Arabia*Faisal of Saudi Arabia*Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud*Khalid of Saudi Arabia*Nasr*Saad*Fahd of Saudi Arabia*Mansur*Abdullah of Saudi Arabia...
, was crowned King of the Hejaz in the Grand Mosque of Mecca. On January 29, 1927 he also took the title King of Nejd, as opposed to the earlier Sultan. At the Treaty of Jeddah in May 20, 1927, Abdul Aziz's realm was recognized by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and was addressed as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd.

In September 23, 1932, the main regions Al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and Hejaz were unified and the kingdom got its name changed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Foreign Policy

The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd could pursue its expansionist policy by British arms supplies because of its close relations with the United Kingdom.

Under Abdul Aziz the Hejaz withdrew from the League of Nations
League of Nations

The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
. In 1926 the USSR, in 1931 the USA recognized the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd. By 1932, the United Kingdom, the USSR, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, Persia and the Netherlands maintained legations in Jedda; France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 maintained unofficial consular representatives.

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