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Murder, Mayhem, Pillage and Plunder : The History of Lebanon in the 18th and 19th Centuries
author
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Mishaqah, Mikha'il.; Thackston, W. M.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0887067123
print isbn13
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9780887067129
ebook isbn13
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9780585068176
language
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English
subject
Lebanon--History--1516-1918.
publication date
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1988
lcc
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DS84.M5613 1988eb
ddc
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956.92
subject
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Lebanon--History--1516-1918.
Murder, Mayhem, Pillage, and Plunder: The History of the Lebanon in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Mikhayil* Mishaqa*
Murder, Mayhem, Pillage, and Plunder
The History of the Lebanon in the 18th and 19th Centuries
by Mikhayil* Mishaqa*
Translated from the Arabic by W. M. Thackston, Jr.
State University of New York Press
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1988 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246
Photographs reproduced with permission from the Harvard Semitic Museum.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mishaqah*, Mikha'il*, 1799-1888. Murder, mayhem, pillage and plunder.
Translation of: al-Jawab* 'ala* iqtirah* al-ahbab*. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. LebanonHistory1516-1918. 1. Thackston. Wheeler M. (Wheeler McIntosh), 1944- 11. Title. DS84. M5613 1988956.9287-18034 ISBN 0-88706-712-3 ISBN 0-88706-714-X (pbk.)
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
In Memoriam Anne Royal who conceived and initiated the translation of this work.
ABBREVIATED CONTENTS
Preface
xvii
Introduction
1
Part One: 1750-1804
9
Part Two: 1804-1820
61
Part Three: 1820-1830
105
Part Four: 1830-1840
165
Part Five: 1840-1873
221
Appendix A: Terms and Titles
274
Appendix B: Emirs of Mount Lebanon of the House of Shihab*
278
Appendix C: Emirs of Hasbayya* and Rashayya*, Shaykhs of the House of Jumablat*, The Mishaqa* Family
280
Notes
283
Bibliography
295
Index
299
COMPLETE CONTENTS
Preface
xvii
Introduction
1
Part I: 1750-1804
The history of the author
9
An account of Ahmad* Pasha al-Jazzar*; Beirut is severed from Mount Lebanon
13
The Empire's fleet attacks Acre; Shaykh Zahir* al-'Umar is killed
16
The death of Muhammad* Bey Abu'l-Dhahab*; Ibrahim* al-Sabbagh* is hanged
17
Jazzar* Pasha moves to Acre
18
Sedition is sown between the Shi'ite shaykhs and the Emir of the Lebanon
19
Shi'ites betray Ibrahim* Mishaqa*, but he escapes
21
Emir Yusuf* is deposed from Mount Lebanon and replaced by Emir Bashir*
22
The first connection between the Mishaqa* family and Emir Bashir*
24
Emir Yusuf's* treachery toward Emir Bashir*
24
al-Jazzar* hangs Emir Yusuf*, Shaykh Ghandur* al-Khuri*, Ibrahim* al-'Azzam* and his son Khalil*
25
Musa* Rizq stumbles upon buried treasure and dies under torture
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