← Explore on the interactive map

Iskandar

Type Figure Region Azerbaijan Time c. 1390–1436 Also known as قرا اسکندر、Qara Iskander、Abu Nasr Iskandar ibn Yusuf、卡拉·伊斯坎德尔

Qara Iskandar (died 1436/1437), son of the Black Sheep Turkmen leader Qara Yusuf, was drawn into a succession dispute among his brothers after his fa…

Timeline

  1. 1420–1421Alinja Castle · NakhchivanAfter his father Qara Yusuf's death, he contested leadership with his brothers Iskandar and Jahan Shah; with support from figures such as Shah Muhammad, governor of Baghdad, he was proclaimed leader at Alinja Castle on 2 July 1421 by emirs including Emir Kara.
  2. 1421–1429Tabriz · TabrizRuling Azerbaijan and Tabriz, he repelled a Timurid invasion at Yakhshi in July–August 1421 and briefly recovered lost territories; he first cooperated with his brother Iskandar before falling out, and when Shahrukh's army advanced in 1429 he was betrayed by Abu Sa'id and forced to retreat to Diyarbekir.
  3. 1431–1436Alinja Castle · NakhchivanHe recaptured Tabriz in 1431 and executed Abu Sa'id; during his second reign he continued to contend with the Timurids and his brother Jahan Shah. Around 1436 he was besieged at Alinja Castle by Jahan Shah and murdered by his son Shah Qubad, with the Black Sheep regime taken over by Jahan Shah.

Sources