Sieges of Tiberias (1742–1743) 1742
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1742 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Israel | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Zahir al Umar's revolt | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Al-Zayadina, Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 32.8000, 35.5000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The sieges of Tiberias occurred in late 1742 and the summer of 1743 when the Ottoman governor of Damascus, Sulayman Pasha al-Azm, twice attempted and failed to eliminate the increasingly powerful, Tiberias-based multazim (tax farmer), Daher al-Umar, and destroy his fortifications.
Sulayman Pasha operated under orders from the imperial government to execute Daher, and was militarily backed by the governors of Sidon and Tripoli, as well as the district governors of Nablus, Jerusalem, Gaza, and Bedouin levies. Daher and his family, the Zayadina, controlled and fortified several places in the Galilee, with Daher based in Tiberias, and his brother, Sa'd al-Umar, in nearby Deir Hanna. In 1737 and 1738, Daher had intensified his raids, incursions, and operations to areas under the jurisdiction of Damascus, prompting the imperial orders to eliminate him and his local allies.
The first siege of Tiberias lasted for nearly three months, with Sulayman Pasha unable to breach the fortifications and forced to withdraw to lead the Hajj caravan to Mecca. Daher strengthened Tiberias, while unsuccessfully lobbying the imperial government through the French merchants of Acre and the Jewish community in Tiberias, who attempted to leverage their contacts in the imperial capital, Constantinople.
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