Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate

The Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate (Arabic: متصرفية جبل لبنان ‎‎; Turkish: Cebel-i Lübnan Mutasarrıflığı) was one of the Ottoman Empire's subdivisions following the Tanzimat reform. After 1861 there existed an autonomous Mount Lebanon with a Christian mutasarrıf, which had been created as a homeland for the Maronites under European diplomatic pressure following the 1860 massacres.

Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate

The Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate (Arabic: متصرفية جبل لبنان ‎‎; Turkish: Cebel-i Lübnan Mutasarrıflığı) was one of the Ottoman Empire's subdivisions following the Tanzimat reform. After 1861 there existed an autonomous Mount Lebanon with a Christian mutasarrıf, which had been created as a homeland for the Maronites under European diplomatic pressure following the 1860 massacres.