Druze power struggle (1658–1667)

Druze power struggle (1658–1667)
Date	1658–1667
Location	Mount Lebanon, Galilee, Hauran (Ottoman Syria)
Territorial; changes	Maʿnīs lost control of Safad
Belligerents
Ottoman Syria Pro-Ottoman Druze clans;	Ma'ani Druze rebels
Commanders and leaders
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha Sirhal Imad; Ali Alam al-Din; Sawaf;	Ahmad Ma'an; Korkmuz Ma'an †;

The Druze power struggle of 1658–1667 was one of the most violent episodes of tribal disputes during Ottoman rule in the Levant. The conflict erupted between rebel and pro-Ottoman Druze factions over succession of the Maani rule.

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