Tabriz (Aq Qoyunlu)

Timeline

1. 1468–1477Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceAfter defeating the Qara Qoyunlu, Uzun Hasan moved the capital to Tabriz; the city became the Aq Qoyunlu's military-political center, crowded with court and camps, while maintaining trade contacts with European merchants such as the Venetians.
2. 1471–1480Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceIn the 1470s Uzun Hasan repeatedly contended with Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in eastern Anatolia; Tabriz, as the rear capital, marshaled troops and supplies, and after the Battle of Otlukbeli Plain in 1473 the dynasty's power reached its zenith.
3. 1478–1501Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceAfter Uzun Hasan's death, Yakub ibn Uzun Hasan succeeded; Tabriz remained the capital but internal divisions intensified, and after the 1490s the territory gradually disintegrated. In 1501 the Safavid Ismail captured Tabriz, ending the Aq Qoyunlu era.