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Qara Muhammad

Type Figure Region Mosul Time c. 1350–1389 Also known as Chief of the Black Sheep tribe

Qara Muhammad, second leader of the Qara Qoyunlu (r. 1380–1389), broke from Jalair control c.…

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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