▁the ▁B ani ▁Sa ' b ▁sub d istrict ▁from ▁the ▁Jay y us i ▁cl an ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 , ▁the ▁J arr ars ▁attempted ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁urban ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁hinter land . ▁To ▁pressure ▁the ▁Tu q ans , ▁they ▁allowed ▁Z ah ir ▁al - U mar ▁to ▁pass ▁through ▁their ▁territory ▁without ▁resistance ▁and ▁bes ie ge ▁N ab lus ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 3 . ▁The ▁circumstances ▁of ▁these ▁events ▁placed ▁the ▁Tu q ans ▁and ▁the ▁N im r ▁cl an ▁as ▁the ▁def enders ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁the ▁J arr ars ▁as ▁the ▁back ers ▁of ▁reb els , ▁namely ▁Z ah ir ▁al - U mar ▁and ▁the ▁res urg ent ▁Mam lu ks ▁of ▁Egypt ▁under ▁Ali ▁Bey ▁Al - K ab ir . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁Z ah ir ▁al - U mar ' s ▁death , ▁Je zz ar ▁P asha ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁governor ▁and ▁unlike ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁he ▁developed ▁close ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government , ▁eventually ▁being ▁entr usted ▁with ▁the ▁governor ship ▁of ▁Sid on ▁Province ▁and ▁Dam asc us ▁Province . ▁He ▁also ▁cultiv ated ▁close ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Tu q ans . ▁The ▁J arr ars ▁mean while ▁resist ed ▁Je zz ar ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁central ize ▁control ▁over ▁Palest ine . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁their ▁for tr ess