The Role of King Abdul Aziz in Solving the Issues of the Tribes on the Saudi-Jordanian Borders and Settling Them (1921-1933)
Gaber M. Al-Khateeb, Department of History, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Abstract
This research aims to shed light on the role played by King Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Al Saud in settling the tribes’ disputes on the Saudi-Jordanian borders during the period (1921-1933).This role was represented by diplomacy at the external level through the Kuwait Conference (1923-1924), and through the treaties he had with Britain, being the mandated country for the Emirate of Transjordan such as the Treaty of Jeddah in 1925, and the Treaty of Friendship and Good-neighborliness in 1932, which led to mutual recognition between Saudi Arabia and the Emirate of Transjordan in 1933.
On the internal level, it was represented by settling the tribes, providing them with housing and digging wells for stability. This was accompanied by the scholars who clarified the teachings of Islam among the tribes and urged them to abandon invasion, revenges, looting, and robbery, so that the border area will be secure and stable for the tribes who are living on the borders.
The study attempts to explore the reasons of tribes’ disputes, the relations between the tribes on the Saudi-Jordanian borders, which were based on invasions and revolutions, the role of Britain in the region and its role on the the tribes after the demarcation of the borders, and the role of King Abdul Aziz in solving these problems
The study followed the historical approach based on the description and analysis from obtaining information from its sources ,collecting and analyzing it in an objective scientific method.
Keywords: Tribes, Borders, Treaties, Saudi Arabia, Jordan.