Battle of Anjar

Battle of Anjar
	; Fakhreddine by César Gemayel depicting the Emir rallying his troops to battle
Date	1 November 1623
Location	Anjar, Ottoman Syria (present-day Lebanon)33°43′33″N 35°55′47″E
Result	Lebanese victory; Fakhreddine captures Mustafa Pasha; Beylerbey confirms the Ma'ns' governorships;
Belligerents
Mount Lebanon Emirate; Grand Duchy of Tuscany	Ottoman Empire Ottoman Syria;
Commanders and leaders
Fakhr-al-Din II; Ferdinando II de' Medici	Mustafa Pasha al-Hannaq (POW)
Strength
5,000	12,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Battle of Anjar was fought on 1 November 1623 between the army of Fakhr al-Din II and an coalition army led by the governor of Damascus Mustafa Pasha.

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