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Ottoman Syria Campaign

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1594

In 1594, Ottoman forces under Damascus governor Murad Pasha hunted down Korkmaz, son of local strongman Mansur ibn Furaykh, in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley…

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  1. 1593–1594Damascus · SyriaAfter Mansur ibn Furaykh, strongman of the Beqaa Valley, was executed in December 1593, his son Korkmaz was released and tried to rebuild the family's power. Damascus governor Murad Pasha was ordered to purge Mansur's remnants and prevent local magnates from rising again.
  2. 1594Beqaa Valley · LevantKorkmaz led his followers in an attempt to cross the Beqaa Valley toward Tripoli to seek refuge with the Safa clan allied to the Furaykh family. Ottoman authorities dispatched pursuers and requested local allies to help intercept them.
  3. 1594Beqaa Valley · LevantAt Murad Pasha's request, Druze emir Fakhr al-Din II and Musa ibn Harfush set an ambush in the Beqaa Valley, killing Korkmaz and about 150 of his followers. The Mansur family's power was thus completely destroyed, and Ottoman control over Syria's interior was consolidated.

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