▁put ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁into ▁forced ▁labor , ▁task ing ▁them ▁with ▁carrying ▁water ▁from ▁spr ings ▁deep ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁to ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Castle ▁up ▁above ▁where ▁the ▁troops ▁where ▁station ed . ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁act ▁of ▁pun ishment ▁against ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Sh ou b ak , ▁who ▁were ▁frequently ▁in sub ordinate . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Sh ou b ak ▁revol ted ▁because ▁they ▁considered ▁the ▁hum ili ation ▁of ▁their ▁women ▁as ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁their ▁honour . ▁The ▁towns men ▁assault ed ▁and ▁exp elled ▁Ott oman ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁castle , ▁and ▁took ▁shelter ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁S ule iman ▁M ous a ▁arg ues ▁that ▁Ott oman ▁authorities ▁intention ally ▁hum ili ated ▁the ▁Arab s ▁they ▁govern ed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prov oke ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁re bell ion . ▁The ▁Mut as arr ı f ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Al - Kar ak ▁sent ▁a ▁special ▁expedition ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁armed ▁hors emen ▁to ▁confront ▁the ▁reb els . ▁The ▁Bed ou ins ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁joined ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁together ▁refused ▁to ▁surrender ▁the ▁castle ▁to ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁The ▁hors emen ▁ra ided ▁the ▁town , ▁killed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants , ▁re occup ied ▁the ▁castle , ▁and ▁conf isc ated ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁towns men ' s ▁poss essions . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁events ▁at ▁Sh ou b ak ▁caused ▁further