Abdul Aziz declares himself king of Hijaz. Abdul Aziz orders the Hijazi tribes to desist from exploiting pilgrims. The conquered territories is unified, and named Saudi Arabia. Abdul Aziz takes the name king of Saudi Arabia. The years from 1924 saw that Abdul Aziz broke with the Wahhabis, and allowed the introduction of modern inventions, things that the Wahhabis looked upon as un-Islamic.
Oil exploitation starts.
Abdul Aziz starts a large-scale modernising programme. He is succeeded by his son Saud. After the British, French and Israeli attack on Egypt in October and November, Saudi Arabia reduced its economical and political relationsship to both countries. Later this year Saudi Arabia declared that the Gulf of Aqaba was Saudi territory. 1958 Change in the constitutional construction, where the kings absolute power was reduced, and legislative and executive powers was transferred to the prime minister.