 Aqil later moved to Egypt . Abd al @-@ Qadir al @-@ Jaza 'iri and Isma 'il Pasha lobbied the Ottoman government on Aqil 's behalf and he was given permission to return to Galilee in 1866 . He subsequently inhabited the area of Mount Tabor . Despite his return and the reinstatement of a government salary , he was not able to restore his semi @-@ autonomous authority in the region . In late 1869 he was awarded a medal of honor from the Habsburg dynasty of the Austro @-@ Hungarian Empire . 
