Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Chehabs (or "Shihabs"; Arabic: شهابيون / ALA-LC: Shihābiyūn) are a prominent Lebanese noble family. The Chehabs were the traditional princes of the Wadi al-Taym, who traced their lineage to the Banu Makhzum of the ancient Quraysh tribe from Mecca.The Chehabs succeeded the Maans as rulers of the Mount Lebanon Emirate in 1697, after Emir Ahmad al Maani died without an heir and his nephew Bashir Shihab was appointed to succeed him. They originally lived in the Hawran region of southwestern Syria and settled in Wadi al-Taym in southern Lebanon in 1172 when they fought pitched battles against the crusaders and ousted them from the area. The Chehabs captured the old Crusader castle in Hasbaya and laid the foundation for their rule for the next 700 years."@en }
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- Chehab_family abstract "The Chehabs (or "Shihabs"; Arabic: شهابيون / ALA-LC: Shihābiyūn) are a prominent Lebanese noble family. The Chehabs were the traditional princes of the Wadi al-Taym, who traced their lineage to the Banu Makhzum of the ancient Quraysh tribe from Mecca.The Chehabs succeeded the Maans as rulers of the Mount Lebanon Emirate in 1697, after Emir Ahmad al Maani died without an heir and his nephew Bashir Shihab was appointed to succeed him. They originally lived in the Hawran region of southwestern Syria and settled in Wadi al-Taym in southern Lebanon in 1172 when they fought pitched battles against the crusaders and ousted them from the area. The Chehabs captured the old Crusader castle in Hasbaya and laid the foundation for their rule for the next 700 years.".