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The lands of today's Lebanon were under Ottoman rule from 1516 to 1918.
Beirut, Sidon and Tripoli came under Ottoman rule after the defeat of the Mamluks in 1516. The mountain region of Lebanon was long governed by local emirs with wide autonomy. The region left the Ottoman state at the end of the First World War, in 1918.
It came under Ottoman rule with the region during Selim I's Egyptian campaign.
It joined the Ottoman realm after Selim I's victory at Marj Dabiq.
It joined the Ottoman lands after Selim I entered Syria.
A Russian fleet bombarded the city and landed troops but withdrew in the face of fierce resistance.
The Egyptian army of Ibrahim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali, occupied Syria; the city stayed under Egyptian rule until 1840.
The Egyptian army of Ibrahim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali, occupied Syria; the city stayed under Egyptian rule until 1840.
The Egyptian army of Ibrahim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali, occupied Syria; the city stayed under Egyptian rule until 1840.
The Egyptian forces withdrew and the city returned to Ottoman rule.
The Egyptian forces withdrew and the city returned to Ottoman rule.
The Egyptian forces withdrew and the city returned to Ottoman rule.
The Ottomans withdrew; on 7 October 1918 French forces occupied the area.
After the First World War the British occupied the city in early October 1918.
The city was occupied by the French in October 1918.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “LÜBNAN” (in Turkish) and the atlas's city pages. Present-day borders are used.