The Sidon-Beirut Sanjak consisted of the roughly 60-kilometer-strip of territory between the gorge of al-Muamalatayn (just north of Juniyah) to the Zahrani River.
[7] The authorities occasionally levied poll taxes on the Druze, similar to the jizyah imposed on Christians and Jews.
[7] In general, the Druze utilized the rugged topography in which they lived and their abundant arsenals to stave off Ottoman attempts to impose their authority over the interior regions of Sidon-Beirut.
[4] They revolted numerous times against the Ottoman authorities in Damascus when the latter sought to impose law and order in the sanjak.
[10] Ibrahim Pasha's forces, backed by Janissary regiments from Damascus and Anatolia, defeated the Druze decisively.
[10] The Druze and other rebellious groups in the sanjak surrendered the bulk of their firearms and made to pay tax arrears in the form of cash or land.
[10] For a short period in 1614 and then permanently after 1660, Sidon-Beirut and its southern neighbor, Safed Sanjak, became part of the new province of Sidon Eyalet.