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
Qara Yusuf
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Abu Nasr Qara Yusuf ibn Mohammad Barani was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty from c. 1388 to 1420, although his reign was interrupted by Tamerlane's invasion. He was the son of Qara Mahammad Töre
Qara Yusuf at the Mamluk court, with Ahmad Jalayir. Tarikh-i Turkmaniyah, 16th century