al-ʿAẓm family - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" al-ʿAẓm family - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Philipp, Thomas

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060329
Doc. NO	:	ALei726
Main Entry	:	Philipp, Thomas
Title & Author	:	al-ʿAẓm family - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Philipp, Thomas
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(654 words)
Abstract	:	Al-ʿAẓm was the most important and powerful clan in Damascus and Syria in the modern period. Between 1724 and 1810 its members held the governorship of Damascus for a total of sixty-two years, that of Tripoli for twenty-six, of Aleppo for twelve, and of Sidon for over thirty years. They also occupied powerful positions in Homs, Hama, and Raqqa, as well as in Gaza, Ramla, and Jerusalem. In the Tanẓīmāt period, they focused on the administration of Damascus, later of mandatory and independent Syria. Only in 1963
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei726.pdf