Descendants
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The Lakhmid dynasty had a Prince once called Arslan bin Malek bin Barakat. After the abolishment of the Lakhmid Kingdom of the Hira, the family name of Arslan was given to the descendants of the dynasty. The Arslan family was sent to the coast of the Lebanon by the Muslim Khalifa in 634 and they were responsible of guarding the coast and protecting it. They ruled Beirut for 476 years (from 634 until 1110).
Prince Arslan bin al-Mundhir founded the Principality of Sin-el-Fil in 759 in Beirut. It was the base of the afterwards Principality of Mount Lebanon who was the base of the foundation of Greater Lebanon.
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