 The Tanzimat proved unpopular with large segments of the population and a Bedouin revolt broke out , with Transjordanian tribes launching raids against Tiberias and its countryside in the summer of 1863 . Aqil was unable to stop the raids , and may have played a role in the revolt . In response to the raids , the Ottomans dispatched a 2 @,@ 000 @-@ strong force of soldiers from Damascus and Acre to Tiberias backed by artillery . The presence of artillery caused the Transjordanian tribes to retreat . Aqil viewed this deployment as an attack on his jurisdiction and issued his resignation in protest , all the while hoping Kapuli Pasha would back down and reject his resignation . To that end , he had Jewish notables from Tiberias and the French consul of Beirut lobby on his behalf , but without success , as Kapuli Pasha , content to see the elimination of a local power such as Aqil , accepted his resignation . 
