Mamluk sultans often employed members of this group who lived in the Shuf mountains.
Within this group, much power was held by two families that claimed descent from the Lakhmids, the Tanukhs and the Arslans. Mamluk sultans often employed members of this group who lived in the Shuf mountains. Napoleon III intervened in an 1860 revolt that targeted landlords who were members of this group. Early members of this group held secret meetings called Sessions of Wisdom. Opponents of this group aimed to discredit it by naming it for a man called "the tailor" who was labelled a (*) heretic for taking this movement public in the 11th century. Maronite peasants rebelled against lords who belonged to this movement, whose members were told to become unitarian missionaries after the disappearance of a Fatimid caliph. For 10 points, identify this religion that worships al-Hakim, a syncretic faith derived from Isma'ilism.
Within this group, much power was held by two families that claimed descent from the Lakhmids, the Tanukhs and the Arslans.
Druze [or al-Mawahhidun]