1895 (aged 79–80) Rayfoun, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire
Tanyus Shahin Saadeh al-Rayfouni (also spelled Tanios Chahine Saadé Al Rayfouné, given name also spelled Taniyus or Tanius; 1815–1895) was a Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon. He led a peasants' revolt in the area of Keserwan in 1859, during which he drove out the area's Maronite nobility, the feudal Khazen lords, and declared a peasants' republic. While he had a reputation as a ruffian and provocateur among members of the Maronite clergy and European consuls, Shahin became a popular figure among Christian commoners, many of whom considered him the guardian of their interests, a view which Shahin promoted.
Following his victory in Keserwan, Shahin and his fighters launched intermittent raids against villages in nearby regions, such as Byblos and Matn, often in the name of defending the rights of local Christians. The assaults and their repercussions served as catalysts of the 1860 Mount Lebanon civil war, particularly the battle of Beit Mery between local Maronites and Druze, in which Shahin was a principal belligerent. Although he claimed he could raise an army of 50,000 to combat the forces of the Druze feudal lords, he did not participate further in the war. Following the war's end, he was defeated by Youssef Karam in a struggle over political influence in Maronite affairs. Shahin subsequently relinquished his republic and worked in the judiciary of his home village, Rayfoun.
TanyusShahin Saadeh al-Rayfouni (also spelled Tanios Chahine Saadé Al Rayfouné, given name also spelled Taniyus or Tanius; 1815–1895) was a Maronite...
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practices that prevailed in Mount Lebanon.[citation needed] In 1858 TanyusShahin and Abou Samra Ghanem, both Maronite peasant leaders, demanded that...
Khazens lost their grip over the region during a peasants' revolt led by TanyusShahin, who declared a republic over the Kisrawan in 1859. Although the Kisrawani...
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against the feudal practices that prevailed in Mount Lebanon. In 1858, TanyusShahin, a Maronite Christian peasant leader, demanded for the feudal class...
1860, a third amnesty materialized following the popular revolt led by TanyusShahin. In 1958, following a crisis in Lebanon, a politics of 'No Victor, No...
class consisted of them. The peasants in the Christian areas, led by TanyusShahin, revolted against the feudal lords and burned their palaces and robbed...
was to have far reaching implications in future years. In 1858, when TanyusShahin and the farmers of the predominantly Maronite Keserwan District staged...
years that followed its declaration, with Christian commoners (led by TanyusShahin and Youssef Bey Karam) fighting against both Christian and Druze feudal...
against the feudal practices that prevailed in Mount Lebanon. In 1858, TanyusShahin, a Maronite Christian peasant leader, demanded for the feudal class...
claimed spokesman for ASALA claimed responsibility, others denied. TanyusShahin Armed Unit claimed responsibility, demanding the release of George Ibrahim...
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