▁the ▁Mam lu ks ▁g arrison ed ▁troops ▁in ▁Gh az ir ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁S ule iman ▁I bn ▁' A rab ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁sea ▁route ▁between ▁Tab ar ja ▁and ▁the ▁N ahr ▁al - K al b ▁river . ▁The ▁g arrison ed ▁force ▁consisted ▁of ▁Sun ni ▁Muslim ▁Turk men ▁tribes men , ▁who ▁made ▁Gh az ir ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁their ▁en su ing ▁fe ud al ▁rival ry ▁with ▁the ▁Dru ze ▁Tan uk h ▁tribe ▁that ▁domin ated ▁southern ▁Mount ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Following ▁its ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁Sultan ate , ▁Gh az ir ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Wil ay at ▁Bay rut ▁( Be ir ut ▁District ), ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Saf a qa ▁al - Sh am ali ya ▁( N or thern ▁Region ) ▁centered ▁in ▁Ba al bek , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁Mam lak at ▁Dim ash q ▁( D am asc us ▁Province ). ▁The ▁Turk men ▁em irs ▁of ▁K es er wan , ▁like ▁their ▁Bu ht ur id ▁counter parts ▁in ▁southern ▁Mount ▁Leb anon , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁onto ▁their ▁i q ta ' at ▁( f ief s ) ▁in ▁K es er wan ▁and ▁pass ▁ownership ▁to ▁their ▁descend ants , ▁which ▁was ▁at yp ical ▁of ▁i q ta - hold ers ▁under ▁the ▁Mam lu ks , ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁frequently ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁authorities . ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁only