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Uzun Hasan

Type Figure Region Iran Time c. 1423–1478 Also known as Yusuf Hasan

Ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep) dynasty, he took power in 1453, unified western Iran and eastern Anatolia, and became the strongest eastern riv…

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  1. 1423–1452Diyarbakir · Aq QoyunluBorn into an Aq Qoyunlu noble family, he was active in his early years under his uncle Jahan Shah. In 1453 he defeated the remnants of the Qara Qoyunlu and gradually unified western Iran and eastern Anatolia.
  2. 1471–1478Tabriz · Aq QoyunluAfter 1471, based in Diyarbakir and Tabriz, he allied with Venice and the Mamluks against the Ottomans. After his defeat at Otlukbeli in 1473 he maintained eastern resistance, dying in Tabriz in 1478, after which the empire quickly fragmented.

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