Shihab Flag ca. 1697-1842 (Historical Flags, Lebanon)

Last modified: 2004-12-29 by santiago dotor
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by Santiago Dotor

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According to Nehmé 1995, "Shehabian Flag: Consisted of a blue cloth with a white crescent."

Santiago Dotor, 26 September 2000

Usually spelt Shihab or Chehab. The Chehab dinasty webpage in the Almanach de Bruxelles says:

Originally a religious sect of Islam, the Druzes were assigned by the Atabeg of Damas[cus] most of Lebanon in 1119. The rulers belonged to the Maanid dynasty replaced in 1697 by the related Sunni Chehab Emirs who lost their sovereign power in 1842.

Santiago Dotor, 8 May 2003