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Qara Muhammad
Qara Muhammad, second leader of the Qara Qoyunlu (r. 1380–1389), broke from Jalair control c.…
Timeline
- 1380–1382Mosul · NinevehIn 1380 he became Black Sheep leader after his uncle Bayram Khwaja, initially still a Jalair vassal, using Mosul and the Lake Van region as his base.
- 1382–1388Azerbaijan and Erzish · Van ProvinceHe broke from Jalair control c. 1382 and in 1383 formed a marriage alliance with Ahmad Jalair; he campaigned into Azerbaijan and Georgia and conquered Mardin in 1384.
- 1389Erzincan front · ErzincanIn 1389 while supporting the Erzincan beylik against the White Sheep and Eretna, he was killed in a mutiny led by his general Pir Hasan, and his son Qara Yusuf succeeded him.
Sources
- Qara Muhammad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qara_Mahammad
- The Qara Qoyunlu — Clifford Edmund Bosworth https://erenow.org/postclassical/new-islamic-dynasties-chronological-genealogical-manual/146.php