<P> For much of the region 's history a patchwork of tribal rulers controlled most of the area . The Al Saud ( the Saudi royal family ) emerged as minor tribal rulers in Najd in central Arabia . From the mid-18th century , imbued with the religious zeal of the Wahhabi Islamic movement , they became aggressively expansionist . Over the following 150 years , the extent of the Al Saud territory fluctuated . However , between 1902 and 1927 , the Al Saud leader , Abdulaziz , carried out a series of wars of conquest which resulted in his establishing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1930 . </P>
<P> For much of the region 's history a patchwork of tribal rulers controlled most of the area . The Al Saud ( the Saudi royal family ) emerged as minor tribal rulers in Najd in central Arabia . From the mid-18th century , imbued with the religious zeal of the Wahhabi Islamic movement , they became aggressively expansionist . Over the following 150 years , the extent of the Al Saud territory fluctuated . However , between 1902 and 1927 , the Al Saud leader , Abdulaziz , carried out a series of wars of conquest which resulted in his establishing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1930 . </P>
when was the kingdom of saudi arabia created
when was the kingdom of saudi arabia created
1930
1930