Battle of Chapakchur
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The Battle of Chapakchur, also Battle of Muş, was a decisive battle fought between Qara Qoyunlu under the leadership of Jahan Shah and Aq Qoyunlu under the leadership of Uzun Hasan. Jahan Shah was def
Battle of Chapakchur (1467). A severed head, claimed to be Jahānshāh's, is being shown to Uzun Hasan. Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)
Purported decapitated head of Jahan Shah after the 1467 Battle of Chapakchur. Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)
Qara Qoyunlu
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The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu, also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Muslim dynasty that ruled over the territory comprising present-day Azerbaijan, Armen
Manuscript of Azerbaijani poetry of the Qara Qoyunlu ruler Jahan Shah
Qara Yusuf enthroned, Tarikh-i Turkmaniyah, 16th century
Likely contemporary depiction of Pirbudag, son of Qara Yusuf, and first ruler of the Qara Qoyunlus as an independent Sultanate. The Monastery, 1407-08 (Topkapı Palace Museum, TSMK H.2153, f.131b).
Contemporary portrait of Qara Iskander, circa 1430