Alawite revolt (1834–1835)

Alawite revolt
Part of Syrian Peasant Revolts
Date1834–1835 (1 year)
Location
Akkar, Krak des Chevaliers,in Aleppo Eyalet (Ottoman Syria)
Result

Revolt suppressed

  • Egyptian rule restored
Belligerents

Egypt Eyalet

  • Emir Bashir's Christian forces
 Alawite clans
Commanders and leaders
Salim Beg (Governor of Homs)
Emir Bashir
Amir Khalil		 Unknown Leader 
Strength
10,000 4,000 (1834)
Casualties and losses
500 Druze captured and executed 7,400 Killed
Many civilians and village Burned

The Alawite revolt, also known as the Nusayri rebellion, was one of the arenas of the Syrian Peasant Revolt (1834–1835). Between 1834 and 1835, the Alawites (Nusayris) rose up against Egyptian rule of the region, while pro-Egyptian governor of Homs Salim Beg and the forces of Emir Bashir Shihab II of the Mount Lebanon Emirate, commanded by Khalil and his relatives, participated in the suppression of revolts in Akkar, Safita, the Krak des Chevaliers and an Alawite revolt in the mountainous region of Latakia.

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