Black Sheep Dynasty Rule (1410s)

Timeline

1. 1410–1415Tabriz · IranBlack Sheep founder Kara Yusuf, centered on Tabriz, integrated Azerbaijan and eastern Iraqi cities, rapidly expanding after the Timurid Empire's fragmentation into an important Turkic power in West Asia.
2. 1412–1418Lake Van–Lake Urmia region · AzerbaijanThe Black Sheep and White Sheep (Aq Qoyunlu) fought long wars on the eastern Anatolia-Azerbaijan frontier while maneuvering against Timurid Shahrukh and others for control of routes through Kurdistan and the Armenian Highlands.
3. 1419–1420Tabriz · IranIn his later years Kara Yusuf transferred power to his son Iskander; the territorial base laid in the 1410s continued, setting the stage for the mid-15th-century decisive war with the White Sheep and brief unification of the Iranian Plateau.