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Uzun Hasan

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Uzun Hasan King of Kings of Iran Sultan of Sultans of Iran Shahanshah of Iran and Ruler of Persia Powerful like Jamshid, flag of Fereydun and wise like Darius [1] Padishah of Iran [2] Modern illustration of Uzun Hasan Reign Diyarbakır: 1453 – 1471 Tabriz:1471 – January 6, 1478 Predecessor Jahangir bin Ali Qilich Arslan bin Ahmed Successor Sultan Khalil bin Uzun Hasan Born 1423  ( 1423 ) Died 1478  ( 1479 ) Consort Seljuk Shah Begum Jan Begum Tarjil Begum Despina Khatun Issue Mirza Khalil Yaqub Maqsud Ughurlu Muhammad Yusuf Beg Masih Beg Halima Begum aka Martha Zaynalabidin Beg Full name Uzun Hassan bin Ali bin Qara Yoluq Osman Dynasty Aq Qoyunlu Father Ali bin Qara Yoluq Osman Mother Sara Khatun Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan (1423 – January 6, 1478) (Azerbaijani: اوزون حسن , Uzun Həsən ; Turkish: Uzun Hasan , where uzun means "tall"; Persian: اوزون حسن ‎) was the 9th shahanshah of the Oghuz Turkic Aq Qoyunlu dynast...

Aq Qoyunlu

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Turkoman tribe of eastern Anatolia Aq Qoyunlu آق قویونلو 1378–1501 The Aq Qoyunlu confederation at its greatest extent Capital Diyarbakır (1453–1471) Tabriz (1468 – January 6, 1478) Common languages Azerbaijani ( poetry ) [a] [1] Arabic Persian Kurdish Religion Sunni Islam [2] Government Monarchy Ruler   • 1378–1435 Kara Yuluk Osman • 1501–1501 Murad ibn Ya'qub Historical era Medieval • Established 1378 • Disestablished 1501 Preceded by Succeeded by Kara Koyunlu Safavid dynasty Today part of   Armenia   Azerbaijan   Georgia   Iran   Iraq   Pakistan   Russia   Syria   Turkey The Aq Qoyunlu or Ak Koyunlu , also called the White Sheep Turkomans (Persian: آق‌ قویونلو ‎ Āq Quyūnlū ; Turkish: Ak Koyunlu ), was a Persianate [3] Sunni [2] Oghuz Turkic tribal confederation that ruled present-day Armenia, Azerbaijan, Eastern Turkey, most part of I...