Mulhim Ma'n
Druze emir of Mount Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mulhim ibn Yunus Ma'n was the paramount Druze emir of Mount Lebanon and head of the Ma'n dynasty after succeeding his uncle Fakhr al-Din II in 1633. The Ottomans executed Fakhr al-Din, Mulhim's father Yunus, and his brothers and cousins during and after a massive expedition to end their control over large parts of the Levant. After Mulhim defeated his principal Druze rival, Ali Alam al-Din, in 1641, the Ottomans granted him tax farms[lower-alpha 1] previously held by his uncle and father Yunus in southern Mount Lebanon, namely for the subdistricts of the Chouf, Gharb, Matn and Jurd. In 1657 he was appointed governor and tax farmer of Safed. He held onto the tax farms of southern Mount Lebanon until his death in 1658, after falling ill attempting to collect taxes in Safed.
Mulhim Ma'n | |
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Sanjak-bey of Safed | |
In office February 1657 – August 1657 | |
Monarch | Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687) |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Agha Tatar |
Zabit of Batroun | |
In office 1650–Unknown | |
Monarch | Mehmed IV |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Zabit of Akkar | |
In office 1651–Unknown | |
Monarch | Mehmed IV |
Preceded by | Unknown |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Personal details | |
Born | Sidon-Beirut Sanjak, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 26 September 1658 Sidon, Ottoman Empire |
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Occupation | Multazim of the following nahiyas: |
Mulhim and his subordinates, including the Maronite Khazen family of Keserwan, reestablished the core of Fakhr al-Din's former territory. Like his uncle, he maintained good ties with the Maronite Church. He remained on good terms with the authorities throughout most of his career. The tax farms he held were largely inherited by his sons Qurqumaz and Ahmad, the latter retaining them until his death in 1697. Ahmad was the last Ma'nid emir and afterward the dynasty's tax farms and paramountcy over the Druze passed to their Sunni Muslim marital relatives, the Shihab dynasty.