Uzun Hasan

Uzun Hasan (about 1423 – January 6, 1478) was the most famous ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu Turkomans.John E. Woods, The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire (University of Utah Press, 1999) 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.Clifford Edmund Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties (Edinburgh University Press, 1996) Uzun Hasan fought against the rival Qara Qoyunlu and defeated them in 1467, taking control of much of western Iran.Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslâm Tarihi, vol. 14 (Istanbul, 1989), Internet Archive He also made alliances with European powers like Venice to resist the Ottomans, though these did not succeed.Mohammad Ali Ranjbari & Mohammad Hassan Rahimian, “Uzun Hasan Aq Qoyunlu’s Relations with Venice,” Journal of Historical Research, Shiraz University (2020) His capital was in Tabriz, and he tried to strengthen his state by using Persian bureaucrats and Islamic law.D. T. Potts, Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era (Oxford University Press, 2014) Uzun Hasan died in 1478, and his son Sultan Khalil briefly ruled before being replaced by Yaqub Beg.V. Minorsky, “A Civil and Military Review in Fārs in 881/1476,” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JSTOR, 1940)

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

Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslâm Tarihi (Internet Archive)
Category:Aq Qoyunlu rulers Category:15th-century monarchs in Asia Category:History of Iran Category:History of Azerbaijan Category:History of Anatolia Category:Turkoman people Category:1420s births Category:1478 deaths