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Jahan Shah (Kara Qoyunlu)

Type Figure Region Iran Time 1397–1467 Also known as Jahan Shah、Muzaffar al-Din Jahan Shah、Cahan Şah、جهان شاه、Abu al-Muzaffar Jahan Shah

Jahan Shah (c. 1397–1467) was the most outstanding sultan of the Black Sheep (Kara Qoyunlu), ruling from Tabriz from 1438 over Azerbaijan, most of Ir…

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  1. 1438–1446Tabriz · IranJahan Shah came to power after defeating his brother Kara Iskander with the support of the Timurid sultan Shah Rukh, initially ruling Azerbaijan and western Iran as a vassal state, gradually expanding his territory and preparing to advance into Iraq.
  2. 1441–1450Baghdad · IraqAround 1446 he captured Baghdad, ending the remnants of Jalairid rule in Iraq. After Shah Rukh's death in 1447 he declared independence, adopting the titles sultan and khan, and entered into a long war with Uzun Hasan of the White Sheep, with heavy losses on both sides until around 1451.
  3. 1440–1466Tabriz · IranHe built the Gök Madrasa and Muzaffariyya theological college in Tabriz and wrote poetry under the pen name Haqiqi. In 1440 he led an expedition to Georgia with Safavid order leader Ibrahim Shah, forcing it to pay tribute; in his later years he again campaigned eastward to destroy Uzun Hasan, and was defeated and killed in 1467.

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