ibn saud avoided involvement in the arab revolt, and instead continued his struggle with the al rashid. following the latter's final defeat, he took the title sultan of nejd in 1921. with the help of the ikhwan, the kingdom of hejaz was conquered in 1924–25 and on 10 january 1926, ibn saud declared himself king of hejaz. a year later, he added the title of king of nejd. for the next five years, he administered the two parts of his dual kingdom as separate units.