the village was incorporated into the ottoman empire in 1517; in 1596 it appeared under the name of "al-mansura" in the tax registers as part of the "nahiya" (subdistrict) of jira in the "sanjak" (district) of safad. it had an all muslim population, consisting of 17 households and 5 bachelors. they paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues and an olive oil press; the taxes totalled 3,656 akçe. all of the taxes went to a waqf.