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How did Saudi Arabia became a country?

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Unification. In 1902, Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, leader of the Al Saud, returned from exile in Kuwait to resume the conflict with the Al Rashid, and seized Riyadh – the first of a series of conquests ultimately leading to the creation of the modern state of Saudi Arabia in 1930.

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Regarding this, how did Saudi Arabia become a country?

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud. He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud.

Likewise, was Saudi Arabia under British rule? Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relations. On 20 May 1927, the British government and the Kingdom of Nejd concluded the Treaty of Jeddah, a further agreement. The United Kingdom was among the first states that recognised the country in 1926 and had a diplomatic delegation in the country.

Subsequently, one may also ask, when did Saudi Arabia become a country?

September 23, 1932

What was it called before Saudi Arabia?

The region it self called Arabian peninsula. Al Saud family is from Najd, precisely from AlDiriyah. Many kingdoms/empires have ruled the region. The region it self called Arabian peninsula.

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