Uzun Hasan

Uzun Hasan (about 1423 – January 6, 1478) was the most famous ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu Turkomans.[1] He became leader in 1453 after the death of his brother and made the Aq Qoyunlu into a strong empire in Anatolia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.[2] Uzun Hasan fought against the rival Qara Qoyunlu and defeated them in 1467, taking control of much of western Iran.[3] He also made alliances with European powers like Venice to resist the Ottomans, though these did not succeed.[4] His capital was in Tabriz, and he tried to strengthen his state by using Persian bureaucrats and Islamic law.[5] Uzun Hasan died in 1478, and his son Sultan Khalil briefly ruled before being replaced by Yaqub Beg.[6]

References

  1. ↑ John E. Woods, The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire (University of Utah Press, 1999)
  2. ↑ Clifford Edmund Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties (Edinburgh University Press, 1996)
  3. ↑ Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslâm Tarihi, vol. 14 (Istanbul, 1989), Internet Archive
  4. ↑ Mohammad Ali Ranjbari & Mohammad Hassan Rahimian, “Uzun Hasan Aq Qoyunlu’s Relations with Venice,” Journal of Historical Research, Shiraz University (2020)
  5. ↑ D. T. Potts, Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era (Oxford University Press, 2014)
  6. ↑ V. Minorsky, “A Civil and Military Review in Fārs in 881/1476,” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JSTOR, 1940)

Other websites

علاء محمود قداوي, تاريخ العراق في عهدي القرة قوينلو والآق قوينلو (Google Books)

Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslâm Tarihi (Internet Archive)

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