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| 1922, May 5 |
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| The Treaty of Muhammara, a diplomatic agreement brokered by the British, which fixed the boundaries between Kuwait, Iraq, and Ibn Sa‘ud's domains. | 1 |
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| 1923 |
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| British removal of Sheik Isa as ruler of Bahrain. The new regime admitted a British adviser and set about reforming the administration, primarily in law, finance, and the collection of customs, to suit British wishes. | 2 |
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| 1924 |
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| Appearance in Mecca of the first official Saudi newspaper, the weekly Umm al-Qura. Additional publications joined it after 1932. | 3 |
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| March 5 |
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| Proclamation of KING HUSAYN of the Hijaz as Muslim caliph. The decree was announced two days after the Turkish parliament abolished the Ottoman Caliphate. Husayn's pretensions were greeted with a mixture of skepticism and hostility around the Muslim world. | 4 |
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| March 31 |
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| Ending of British subsidies to the Hijazi and Saudi governments. | 5 |
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| Oct. 3 |
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| Abdication of HUSAYN following military defeats at the hands of Saudi forces. His son, ALI, was declared the new king. Saudi units occupied Mecca on Oct. 12. | 6 |
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