<P> On the Arabian Peninsula , the Arabs were able to establish a number of independent states . In 1916 Hussein bin Ali , Sharif of Mecca , established the Kingdom of Hejaz , while the Emirate of Riyadh was transformed into the Sultanate of Nejd . In 1926 the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz was formed , which in 1932 became the kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen became independent in 1918 , while the Arab States of the Persian Gulf became de facto British protectorates , with some internal autonomy . </P>
<P> On the Arabian Peninsula , the Arabs were able to establish a number of independent states . In 1916 Hussein bin Ali , Sharif of Mecca , established the Kingdom of Hejaz , while the Emirate of Riyadh was transformed into the Sultanate of Nejd . In 1926 the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz was formed , which in 1932 became the kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen became independent in 1918 , while the Arab States of the Persian Gulf became de facto British protectorates , with some internal autonomy . </P>
where was an independent arab state created after world war i
where was an independent arab state created after world war i
On the Arabian Peninsula
On the Arabian Peninsula