The Chehab (Shihab) Family

The reason why I inserted a section for the Shjihab / Chehab and Maan Families in my website is to shed the light over an interesting period in the Lebanese history that saw the emergence of the modern Lebanon as we know it. During this period, the Abou Rjeily Family fostered and multiplied.

Abou Rjeily Family started with Prince Murad Abillamah. It spread in the abillamah feodality in Chouf, Metn and Bekaa.

Abillamah was initially a Druze feodal family that always alleged fealthy to the Chehab's.

Most of the historical references on Lebanese history omit, probably intentionally, the information I am publishing in this section.

It is important to mention that:

1. Chehab reign over 150 years forged the contemporary Lebanon as we know it
2. Bachir 3 was not the descendent of Bachir 2, who was not the descendant of Bachir 1 neither.
3. Between the 3 Bachirs, many Chehab Princes governed Mount Lebanon. Their successions to the throne were not always peaceful and smooth.
4. The Chehab family is initially a Muslim Sunni family that succeeded to the Druze Maan family in Governing the Druze mountain that later became Mount Lebanon.
5. Many Chehab Princes converted to Christians Maronite in the 19^th centuries, including Kasim, the father of Prince Bachir 2, the most prominent prince of the dynasty.