1 7 , ▁Em ir ▁Ass af ▁moved ▁his ▁family ' s ▁headquarters ▁from ▁the ▁Turk men - domin ated ▁coast al ▁villages ▁and ▁the ▁N ahr ▁al - K al b ▁r idge ▁to ▁Gh az ir . ▁The ▁move ▁to ▁Gh az ir ▁likely ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁grad ual ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁Ass af s ▁and ▁the ▁Tur km ens , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁bringing ▁the ▁Ass af s ▁soci ally ▁and ▁polit ically ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁Mar on ites ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁K es er wan . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Em ir ▁Mans ur ▁Ass af ▁( r . ▁ 1 5 2 8 – 1 5 7 9 ), ▁he ▁elimin ated ▁his ▁Sun ni ▁and ▁Sh ia ▁Muslim ▁riv als ▁in ▁northern ▁Mount ▁Leb anon ▁and ▁the ▁Tri pol i ▁region , ▁including ▁a ▁mass acre ▁of ▁several ▁Bed ou in ▁tribes men ▁from ▁the ▁I bn ▁al - H ans h ▁at ▁a ▁reception ▁in ▁his ▁Gh az ir ▁headquarters . ▁Em ir ▁Mans ur ▁maintained ▁policies ▁favor able ▁to ▁the ▁Mar on ite ▁cl ans ▁of ▁northern ▁Mount ▁Leb anon , ▁who ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁view ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁dangerous ▁of ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁his ▁power ▁as ▁his ▁Muslim ▁riv als , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁their ▁res ett lement ▁of ▁K es er wan . ▁Among ▁these ▁Mar on ite ▁cl ans ▁were ▁the ▁Kh az ens ▁and ▁Gem ay els , ▁but