The 1924 campaign came within the scope of the historic conflict between the Hashemites of Hejaz and the Saudis of Riyadh (Nejd), which had already sparked the First Saudi-Hashemite War in 1919.

[4] During the ensuring campaign of 1924, the Bedouin tribal chiefs of the Hejaz did not rally to the so-called "King of the Arabs" who no longer had the British gold to pay out in bribes, which led to the swift collapse of Hussein's regime.

On 5 June 1924 at a meeting of the Assembly of Notables in Riyadh, all present urged Ibn Saud to declare jihad on the Sharif for Mecca for his blasphemy in proclaiming himself caliph.

[5] Ibn Saud ruled it would be wrong to invade the Hejaz during the pilgrimage season and to wait until the pilgrims to Mecca had finished the haji.

Without the bribes in form of British gold that were paid out to the Bedouin chiefs of the Hejaz, the unpopular regime of Hussein promptly collapsed.

After stepping down as king, Hussein of Hejaz moved to Aqaba to support his son's war efforts, which made the British force him into exile to Cyprus.