1 4 1 5 , ▁there ▁was ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁between ▁the ▁J arm ▁and ▁the ▁A ' id ▁tribe ▁in ▁the ▁triangle ▁of ▁Gaz a , ▁Ram la ▁and ▁Jerusalem . ▁In ▁ 1 4 9 4 , ▁a ▁dispute ▁arose ▁regarding ▁the ▁official ▁nom ination ▁of ▁the ▁pre em inent ▁em ir ▁of ▁the ▁J arm , ▁a ▁duty ▁normally ▁entr usted ▁to ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁or ▁Jerusalem . ▁Sultan ▁Q ay tb ay ▁ultimately ▁interven ed ▁and ▁chose ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁nom ine e ▁because ▁that ▁district ' s ▁governor ▁paid ▁a ▁b ri be ▁of ▁five ▁hundred ▁din ars . ▁The ▁J arm ▁ch ie ft ains ▁preserved ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁em ir ▁during ▁early ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁and ▁were ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁tax ▁registers ▁for ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁San jak . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁had ▁twelve ▁branches ▁and ▁enc amp ed ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Ram la . ▁It ▁paid ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ak ç e ▁to ▁the ▁tre as ury ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁s ultan . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : T rib es ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁Category : T rib es ▁of ▁Arab ia ▁Category : T ay y ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁City ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Sy ria ▁Category : M aml uk ▁Sultan ate ▁( C airo ) ▁Category : Med ieval ▁Sy ria <0x0A> </s> ▁Core