Capture of Mecca (1924)
| Capture of Mecca | |||||||
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| Part of Saudi conquest of Hejaz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sultanate of Nejd | Kingdom of Hejaz | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abdulaziz Ibn Saud Sultan bin Bajad |
Hussein bin Ali Ali bin Hussein | ||||||
The Capture of Mecca took place on 5 December 1924 in Mecca, as part of the Saudi conquest of the Kingdom of Hejaz by King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud of the Sultanate of Nejd. The Hejaz region was ruled as a kingdom under King Hussein bin Ali of the Hashemite family.