This partition of Lebanon by the Ottomans…

1840 CE to 1851 CE

This partition of Lebanon by the Ottomans proves to be a mistake.

Animosities between the religious sects increase, nurtured by outside powers.

The French, for example, support the Christians, while the British support the Druzes, and the Ottomans foment strife to increase their control.

Not surprisingly, these tensions lead to conflict between Christians and Druzes as early as May 1845.

As a consequence, the European powers request that the Ottoman sultan establish order in Lebanon, and he attempts to do so by establishing a majlis (council) in each of the districts.

Each majlis is composed of members who represent the different religious communities and is intended to assist the deputy governor.

Locations
Beit ed-Dine Mount Lebanon Chouff Lebanon View →

People
Bashir al- Shihab II View → Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt View → Mahmud II View → Muhammad Ali of Egypt View →

Groups
Semites View → Arab people View → Jews View → Christians, Maronite View → Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox) View → Muslims, Sunni View → Muslims, Shi'a View → Syrian people View → Turkmen, Syrian View → Druze, or Druse, the View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Ottoman Empire View → Greeks (Modern) View → Mount Lebanon Emirate View → Palestine, Ottoman View → Aleppo, Ottoman eyalet of View → Damascus Eyalet View → Sidon, Ottoman eyalet of View → Prussia, Kingdom of View → Russian Empire View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Austrian Empire View → Egypt, (Ottoman) Viceroyalty of View →

Topics
Turco-Egyptian War, First View → Egyptian–Ottoman War, Second View →

Subjects
Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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