Mulhim Ma'n

Mulhim Ma'n
Sanjak-bey of Safed
In office
February 1657 – August 1657
MonarchMehmed IV (r. 1648–1687)
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byAhmed Agha Tatar
Zabit of Batroun
In office
1650–Unknown
MonarchMehmed IV
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Zabit of Akkar
In office
1651–Unknown
MonarchMehmed IV
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
BornSidon-Beirut Sanjak, Ottoman Empire
Died26 September 1658
Sidon, Ottoman Empire
Relations
Children
  • Qurqumaz
  • Ahmad
  • Fa'iza (daughter)
Parent
  • Yunus ibn Qurqumaz Ma'n (father)
OccupationMultazim of the following nahiyas:
  • Chouf, Gharb, Jurd and Matn (1641–1650; 1653–1658)
  • Safed Sanjak (1657–1658)

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[a] 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 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.

  1. ^ Abu-Husayn 1985, p. 14, note 15.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).