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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia declared its existence in the early 20th century and since then has been able to continue its livelihood, centered on a tribe (Saudi dynasty) and a Wahhabi intellectual attitude. However, the historical course of the convergence of these two components in the Saudi Peninsula, which focuses on political power, has not yet been studied. This research seeks to explore the socio-cultural context of the formation of the Saudi state at the beginning of the 20th century in the framework of a historical study. The results of this research, which are conducted through descriptive-analytical method and information gathering and in the library method, show that the founders of the Saudi government, by accepting the Wahhabism and promoting it, and using tribal fabric, were able to hold Saudi Arabia under the banner of a centralized government To show. In this newly formed structure, which is considered a royal state, the king has a religious and tribal legitimacy and is at the head of the power pyramid.