Lebanon Colonial Records
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In other languages: العربيةOttoman Empire Colonization (1516-1918)
The Ottoman sultan Salim I invaded Syria in 1516 and ruled the region of Mount Lebanon indirectly through appointed Lebanese emirs. The Ottomans controlled Lebanon until the empire splintered at the end of World War I, at which point administration of the region passed to the French Mandate.[1]
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French Colonization (1920-1943)
After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the five areas that are now modern Lebanon came under the French Mandate of Lebanon. In November 1943, Lebanon gained its independence from France. [2]
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lebanon," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon#Ottoman_Lebanon_and_French_Mandate, accessed 9 September 2019.