l ism ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁ex od us ▁from ▁coast al ▁Y emen . ▁Origin ally ▁they ▁did ▁extensive ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁Had ram i ▁port ▁city . ▁They ▁finally ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁south western ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁Leb anon ▁Mountains ▁and ▁later ▁adopted ▁the ▁Dru ze ▁religion . ▁ ▁Rule ▁of ▁F ak hr ▁ad ▁Din ▁II ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁policy ▁to ▁strength en ▁trade ▁and ▁political ▁relations ▁with ▁T usc any , ▁F ak hr - al - D in ▁II ▁concluded ▁a ▁secret ▁agreement ▁with ▁Ferd in ando ▁I ▁de ' ▁Med ici , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁T usc any , ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁p led ging ▁to ▁support ▁each ▁other ▁against ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁Inform ed ▁of ▁this ▁agreement , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁r uler ▁in ▁Constantin ople ▁react ed ▁viol ently ▁and ▁ordered ▁H af ı z ▁Ah med ▁P asha , ▁governor ▁of ▁Dam asc us , ▁to ▁attack ▁F ak hr - al - D in . ▁Real izing ▁his ▁in ability ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁regular ▁army ▁of ▁H af ı z , ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁r uler ▁went ▁to ▁T usc any ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 3 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Leb anon ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 8 , ▁after ▁his ▁good ▁friend ▁S ili hd ar ▁Me h med ▁P asha ▁became ▁governor ▁of