The Emirate of Mount Lebanon was a part of Mount Lebanon that enjoyed variable degrees of partial autonomy under the stable suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire between the mid-16th and the early-19th cen
Emir of Lebanon, by József Borsos, 1843.
Christian Church and Druze Khalwa in Shuf Mountains: Historically; the Druzes and the Christians in the Shuf Mountains lived in complete harmony.
The Double Qaim-Maqamate of Mount Lebanon was one of the Ottoman Empire's subdivisions following the abolishment of the Mount Lebanon Emirate. After 1843, there existed an autonomous Mount Lebanon wit
Emirate of Mount Lebanon
…Lebanese Government Emirate History • Ottoman–Mamluk War 1516 • Convention of London 1842 Currency Ottoman Lira Preceded by Succeeded by Mamluk Sultanate Double Qaim-Maqamate of Mount Lebanon Today part of Lebanon Syria Jordan Israel Palestine The Emirate of Mount Lebanon (Arabic: إِمَارَة جَبَل لُبْنَان) was a part of Mount Lebanon that…
Klemens von Metternich, architect of the Kaimakamat System.
Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, a British orientalist who lived for 29 years in Mount Lebanon and had a prominent role in igniting the Druze revolt against the Egyptians and fueling sectarian hatred between the Druze and Christians.
Christian refugees during the 1860 strife