Complex sentence: Between the 16th and 17th centuries, three families controlled the "sanjaks" that constituted the region of Palestine: the Ridwans presided over Gaza, while the Farrukhs and Turabays presided over Nablus and Lajjun, respectively.
Split into simpler sentences: Between the 16th and 17th centuries, three families controlled the "sanjaks" that constituted the region of Palestine. The Ridwans presided over Gaza, while the Farrukhs and Turabays presided over Nablus and Lajjun, respectively.