The
Battle of Anjar took place on 31 October 1622 near
Majdal AnjarMajdal Anjar is one of the villages of Lebanon of Zahle District in Beqaa Governorate-Geography :Majdal Anjar is one of the Bekaa towns of East ,on the international road linking Beirut and Damascus. Located at the borders Lebanon and Syria at a point called masnaa. About 55 km from the capital...
in the modern day
LebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon
[Republic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies...]
between the army of
Fakhr ad-Din II al-Ma'niFakhr-al-Din II also the Great or Fakhreddine II was a Lebanese prince, son of Prince Qurqumaz from the Maan Druze dynasty and Princess Nassab...
and an
OttomanThe Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State (Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِیَّهِ عُثْمَانِیَّه Dawlet-il ʿAliyyat-il ʿOs̠māniyye, Modern Turkish:...
army led by the governor of
DamascusDamascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and its current population is estimated at about 1,669,000...
Mustafa Pasha.
The Ottoman army was defeated, and Mustafa Pasha was taken captive. Fakhr ad-Din's victory allowed him to reign over a large
EmirateAn emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim Monarch styled emir.-Etymology:Etymologically emirate or amirate is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir .-As monarchies:The United Arab Emirates is a federal state that comprises seven federal...
in
Ottoman SyriaOttoman Syria Ottoman Syria Ottoman Syria (Ottoman Turkish:سورية في العصر العثماني, refers to the Levant within the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1918. Syria in the Ottoman era included modern(Ottoman Turkish: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, and parts of Turkey and Iraq.-...
extending from
AleppoAleppo is a city in northern Syria, the second largest Syrian city and the capital of the Aleppo Governorate; the Governorate extends around the city for over 16,000 km² and has a population of 4,393,000, making it the largest Governorate in Syria by population...
in the north to Arish in northern Sinai.
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The
Battle of Anjar took place on 31 October 1622 near
Majdal AnjarMajdal Anjar is one of the villages of Lebanon of Zahle District in Beqaa Governorate-Geography :Majdal Anjar is one of the Bekaa towns of East ,on the international road linking Beirut and Damascus. Located at the borders Lebanon and Syria at a point called masnaa. About 55 km from the capital...
in the modern day
LebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon
[Republic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies...]
between the army of
Fakhr ad-Din II al-Ma'niFakhr-al-Din II also the Great or Fakhreddine II was a Lebanese prince, son of Prince Qurqumaz from the Maan Druze dynasty and Princess Nassab...
and an
OttomanThe Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State (Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِیَّهِ عُثْمَانِیَّه Dawlet-il ʿAliyyat-il ʿOs̠māniyye, Modern Turkish:...
army led by the governor of
DamascusDamascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and its current population is estimated at about 1,669,000...
Mustafa Pasha.
The Ottoman army was defeated, and Mustafa Pasha was taken captive. Fakhr ad-Din's victory allowed him to reign over a large
EmirateAn emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim Monarch styled emir.-Etymology:Etymologically emirate or amirate is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir .-As monarchies:The United Arab Emirates is a federal state that comprises seven federal...
in
Ottoman SyriaOttoman Syria Ottoman Syria Ottoman Syria (Ottoman Turkish:سورية في العصر العثماني, refers to the Levant within the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1918. Syria in the Ottoman era included modern(Ottoman Turkish: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, and parts of Turkey and Iraq.-...
extending from
AleppoAleppo is a city in northern Syria, the second largest Syrian city and the capital of the Aleppo Governorate; the Governorate extends around the city for over 16,000 km² and has a population of 4,393,000, making it the largest Governorate in Syria by population...
in the north to Arish in northern Sinai. His Emirate lasted for 10 years until he was defeated, and executed by the Ottomans.