The Ottoman sultan, Salim I, invaded Syria and Lebanon in 1516, but allowed the Lebanese Emirs a semi-autonomous status. The Ottomans ruled Lebanon until the middle of the nineteenth century.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Lebanon under Ottoman rule," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lebanon_under_Ottoman_rule, accessed 9 September 2019.</ref> | The Ottoman sultan, Salim I, invaded Syria and Lebanon in 1516, but allowed the Lebanese Emirs a semi-autonomous status. The Ottomans ruled Lebanon until the middle of the nineteenth century.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Lebanon under Ottoman rule," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lebanon_under_Ottoman_rule, accessed 9 September 2019.</ref> |