Sultanate of Nejd
E128144
The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emirate of Nejd | 3 |
| Emirate of Nejd and Hasa | 3 |
| Sultanate of Nejd canonical | 3 |
| First Saudi State | 2 |
| Emirate of Riyadh | 1 |
| Second Saudi State | 1 |
| Third Saudi State | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1113891 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sultanate of Nejd Context triple: [King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, placeOfBirth, Sultanate of Nejd]
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A.
Kingdom of Hejaz
The Kingdom of Hejaz was an early 20th-century Arab state in western Arabia that controlled the holy cities of Mecca and Medina before being incorporated into modern Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Sharifate of Mecca
The Sharifate of Mecca was a hereditary Arab principality centered on Islam’s holiest city, historically led by sharifs claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad and wielding both religious prestige and local political authority under various larger empires.
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C.
Kingdom of Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.
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D.
Emirate of Afghanistan
The Emirate of Afghanistan was a 19th-century Afghan state that emerged after the decline of the Durrani Empire and laid the foundations of the modern Afghan nation under centralized monarchical rule.
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E.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sultanate of Nejd Target entity description: The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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A.
Kingdom of Hejaz
The Kingdom of Hejaz was an early 20th-century Arab state in western Arabia that controlled the holy cities of Mecca and Medina before being incorporated into modern Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Sharifate of Mecca
The Sharifate of Mecca was a hereditary Arab principality centered on Islam’s holiest city, historically led by sharifs claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad and wielding both religious prestige and local political authority under various larger empires.
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C.
Kingdom of Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.
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D.
Emirate of Afghanistan
The Emirate of Afghanistan was a 19th-century Afghan state that emerged after the decline of the Durrani Empire and laid the foundations of the modern Afghan nation under centralized monarchical rule.
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E.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabian polity
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
British-protected Gulf sheikhdoms
ⓘ
British Iraq Mandate ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq (under British mandate influence)
Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ |
| capital | Riyadh ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coreCity | Riyadh ⓘ |
| country | Nejd ⓘ |
| currency | Saudi riyal ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | limited international recognition ⓘ |
| endTime | 1926 ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Arabs ⓘ |
| event | unification of central Arabia under Ibn Saud ⓘ |
| flagDescription | green flag with Arabic inscription and sword (associated with Ibn Saud) ⓘ |
| follows | Second Saudi State ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ibn Saud
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
|
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Nejd
ⓘ
surface form:
Nejd region
parts of eastern Arabia ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Sultan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Arabia ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor state to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterName | Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd ⓘ |
| leader |
Ibn Saud
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
|
| locatedIn | central Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ |
| notableConflict | conquest of Hejaz ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Sultanate of Nejd self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Third Saudi State
|
| politicalSystem | tribal monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Sultanate of Nejd
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Second Saudi State ⓘ
surface form:
Emirate of Riyadh
|
| regionType | central Arabian state ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDoctrine | Wahhabism ⓘ |
| resultedIn | creation of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd ⓘ |
| ruler |
Ibn Saud
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
|
| rulingDynasty | House of Saud ⓘ |
| startTime | 1921 ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Sultanate of Nejd Description of subject: The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.