Uzun Hasan
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Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan was a ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state and is generally considered to be its strongest ruler. Hasan was from the Bayandur tribe and presided over the confederation's te
Uzun Hasan on horse, 1460s–1470s.
Ambrogio Contarini, Viaggio al signor Usun Hassan re di Persia ("Voyage to Sir Usun Hassan King of Persia"), 1487
South iwan of the courtyard of the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, with central Uzun Hasan inscription. The iwan was renovated by Uzun Hasan, who also had the entire surface decorated with enamel colored tiles.
The celebrated Hasht Behesht ("Eight Paradises") Palace in Tabriz was started by Uzun Hasan and completed by his son Ya'qub Beg. Khamsa of Nizami, 1481, Tabriz (manuscript commissioned by Ya'qub Beg).
Aq Qoyunlu
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The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans was a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim tribal confederation. Founded in the Diyarbakir region by Qara Yuluk Uthman Beg, they ruled parts of pre
Uzun Hasan
…Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan (Persian: اوزون حسن; February or March 1425 – January 5, 1478) was a ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state and is generally considered to be its strongest ruler. Hasan was from the Bayandur tribe and presided over the confederation's territorial apex…
Contemporary depiction of Sultan Khalil, in a miniature from the manuscript of Divan of Hidayat (1478). Chester Beatty Library (MS 401).
Sultan Murad, as prisoner of the Safavids.
Edict of the Aq-Quyunlu ruler Ya'qub