ork maz ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁power ▁struggle ▁with ▁other ▁Ott oman - back ed ▁Dru ze ▁leaders . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁moved ▁to ▁re organ ize ▁the ▁region , ▁placing ▁the ▁san j aks ▁( d istrict s ) ▁of ▁Sid on - Be ir ut ▁and ▁Saf ed ▁in ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁province ▁of ▁Sid on , ▁a ▁move ▁seen ▁by ▁local ▁Dru ze ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁assert ▁control . ▁Contempor ary ▁historian ▁Ist if an ▁al - D u way hi ▁reports ▁that ▁K ork maz ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁act ▁of ▁tre ach ery ▁by ▁the ▁Bey ler bey ▁of ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2 . ▁A hm ad ▁however ▁escaped ▁and ▁eventually ▁emer ged ▁vict orious ▁in ▁the ▁power ▁struggle ▁among ▁the ▁Dru ze ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁Ma ʿ n ī s ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁Saf ad ▁and ▁retre ated ▁to ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁il t iz am ▁of ▁the ▁Sh uf ▁mountains ▁and ▁K is raw an . ▁A hm ad ▁continued ▁as ▁local ▁r uler ▁through ▁his ▁death ▁from ▁natural ▁causes , ▁without ▁he ir , ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁Ott oman – H abs burg ▁War ▁( 1 6 8 3 – 1 6 9 9 ), ▁A hm ad ▁Ma ' n ▁collabor ated ▁in ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁which ▁extended ▁beyond ▁his ▁death . ▁Il t