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The Province of Syria and the Mutasarrifiyya of Mount Lebanon (1866-1880)

The Province of Syria and the Mutasarrifiyya of Mount Lebanon (1866-1880) The establishment of the autonomous Mutasarrifiyya of Mount Lebanon in 1861 introduced a major factor into the political life of Syria. The Porte under Ali and Fuad Paşas responded to the challenge that the Mutasarrifiyya posed by uniting the two provinces of Damascus and Saida into one. Appointed governor general Mehmed Rashid Paşa aimed to bring the province and the Mutasarrifiyya closer. Rashid stimulated the “Nahda” and helped to promote the concept of Syria as a fatherland. After the death of Ali Paşa in 1871 Rashid was recalled and the behaviour of the new governors general resulted in disaffection and agitation for joining the Mutasarrifiyya or having a similar status, as is clear in the placards of 1880. Antonius regarded these placards as evidence of the rise of Arab nationalism. Actually, they were no more than agitation against mal-administration and a wish to join the Mountain. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Turkish Historical Review Brill

The Province of Syria and the Mutasarrifiyya of Mount Lebanon (1866-1880)

Abu-Manneh, Butrus
Turkish Historical Review , Volume 4 (2): 119 – Jan 1, 2013
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© 2013 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1877-5454
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1877-5462
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10.1163/18775462-00402001
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Abstract

The establishment of the autonomous Mutasarrifiyya of Mount Lebanon in 1861 introduced a major factor into the political life of Syria. The Porte under Ali and Fuad Paşas responded to the challenge that the Mutasarrifiyya posed by uniting the two provinces of Damascus and Saida into one. Appointed governor general Mehmed Rashid Paşa aimed to bring the province and the Mutasarrifiyya closer. Rashid stimulated the “Nahda” and helped to promote the concept of Syria as a fatherland. After the death of Ali Paşa in 1871 Rashid was recalled and the behaviour of the new governors general resulted in disaffection and agitation for joining the Mutasarrifiyya or having a similar status, as is clear in the placards of 1880. Antonius regarded these placards as evidence of the rise of Arab nationalism. Actually, they were no more than agitation against mal-administration and a wish to join the Mountain.

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Turkish Historical Review – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2013

Keywords: Mount Lebanon; adjacent districts; Nahda; Syria; fatherland; conservative trend; maladministration; Placards

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