Administrative integration of tribal regions and the sedentarization campaigns (1920–1960)

1. Ibn Saud begins the Ikhwān hijrah settlements

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Ikhw n, Ibn Saud, Hijrah settlements

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Uqair Protocol draws borders after Ikhwān raids

   Dec 2, 1922Labels: Uqair Protocol, Nejd, Kuwait

   • Uqair Protocol
   • Ikhwan Raids

3. Saudi conquest of Hejaz advances central control

   Dec 17, 1925Labels: Hejaz, Ibn Saud, Jeddah

   • Battle Jeddah
   • Britannica

4. Ministry of Interior is founded for internal governance

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Ministry of, King Abdulaziz, internal security

   • MoI KSA

5. Treaty of Jeddah brings British recognition and restraint

   May 20, 1927Labels: Treaty of, Britain, Kingdom of

   • Britannica
   • Treaty Jeddah

6. Ikhwān revolt erupts over limits on raiding

   Nov 5, 1927Labels: Ikhw n, Ibn Saud

   • Ikhwan Revolt
   • Britannica

7. Battle of Sabilla crushes the major Ikhwān uprising

   Mar 31, 1929Labels: Battle of, Ikhw n, Ibn Saud

   • Sabilla
   • Ikhwan Revolt

8. Asir becomes a Saudi province during deeper integration

   Nov 1, 1930Labels: Asir province, Idrisi, Saudi incorporation

   • Asir Timeline
   • Emirate Asir

9. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proclaimed

   Sep 23, 1932Labels: Kingdom of, Abdulaziz, national proclamation

   • Third Saudi
   • Ibn Saud

10. Treaty of Taif ends war and fixes a key frontier

    Jun 14, 1934Labels: Treaty of, Saudi Yemeni, Asir

    • Britannica
    • Saudi Yemeni War

11. Interior Ministry is reorganized to strengthen administration

    Jan 1, 1951Labels: Interior Ministry, bureaucratic reform, financial affairs

    • MoI KSA

12. Office of Jihād and Mujāhidīn becomes National Guard

    Jan 1, 1954Labels: National Guard, Office of, tribal forces

    • SANG

13. Akramah Dam supports settled agriculture near Taif

    Jan 1, 1956Labels: Akramah Dam, Taif, irrigation

    • Britannica

14. Drought spurs more systematic settlement efforts

    Jan 1, 1959Labels: Drought 1959, sedentarization efforts, Bedouin

    • Making Desert

15. Sedentarization becomes an explicit state strategy by the 1960s

    Jan 1, 1960Labels: Sedentarization policy, Saudi state, 1960s

    • ICJ Annex
    • Britannica