1860 Mount Lebanon civil war and Damascus massacre
1860 · Event
Sectarian conflict between Druze and Maronites spreads to Damascus; thousands of Christians are killed, prompting French intervention and the autonomous Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate.
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