1834 Arab revolt in Palestine

Peasant's Revolt of 1834

Part of Campaigns of Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Date

May–August 1834

Location

Palestine — (Specifically, part of the then Egyptian-ruled provinces of Sidon Eyalet and Damascus Eyalet. Nominally, part of the Ottoman Empire)

Result

Revolt suppressed

Rebel leaders executed
Egyptian rule reasserted
Conscription orders carried out
10,000 peasants deported to Egypt

Belligerents

Egypt Eyalet
Abd al-Hadi clan of Arraba
Abu Ghosh clan of Jerusalem region (From July 1834)
Supported by

Shihab dynasty

Urban notables of Nablus, Jerusalem, Hebron and Safad

Rural clans and Bedouin tribes of Palestine

Qasim, Jarrar, Barqawi, al-Hajj Muhammad and Jayyusi clans of Jabal Nablus
Simhan clan of Ras Karkar
Barghouti clan of Bani Zeid
Abu Ghosh clan of Jerusalem region (Until July 1834)
Madi family of Acre region
'Amr tribe of Hebron Hills
Hawwara tribe of Galilee
Ta'amirah and Fawaghrah tribes of Bethlehem region
Awawna and Jabarat tribes of Gaza region

Supported by

Majali family of al-Karak

Commanders and leaders

Muhammad Ali
Ibrahim Pasha
Salim Pasha
Rashad Bey †
Mustafa Bey (WIA)
Husayn Abd al-Hadi
Jabr Abu Ghosh (From July 1834)

Bashir Shihab II

Qasim al-Ahmad
Yusuf al-Qasim
Isa al-Amr
Abdullah al-Jarrar
Isa al-Barqawi
Mas'ud al-Madi
Isa al-Madi
Ismail ibn Simhan
Abd al-Jabir Barghouti
Aqil Agha
Salim Atawna †
Subh Shawkah
Ismail Majali

Ibrahim Abu Ghosh (Until July 1834)

Strength

~26,000 professional soldiers

Tens of thousands of irregulars

Casualties and losses

Several thousand

Thousands of rebels killed
10,000 peasants deported to Egypt

Thousands of civilians killed
Total (rebels and civilians): about 10,000 killed