Modern picture of Qara Yusif leading Qara Qoyunlu army against Shirvanshahs in 1412
Sultan of Qara Qoyunlu
Reign
1389–1420
Predecessor
Qara Mahammad
Successor
Qara Iskander
Co-sultan
Pirbudag (1411–1418)
Born
1356 or 1357 Erciş
Died
17 November 1420(1420-11-17) (aged 62–63) Ujan pastures, Tabriz
Burial
Erciş, Turkey
Dynasty
Qara Qoyunlu
Father
Qara Mahammad
Religion
Shia Islam (possibly)
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Campaigns of Qara Yusuf
Tabriz
1st Baghdad
Algami Canal
Nakhchivan
Sardrud
Shanbi Hazan
2nd Baghdad
Chalagan
Akhaltsikhe
Abu NasrQara Yusuf ibn MohammadBarani[1] (Azerbaijani: Qara Yusifقارا یوسف; c. 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty[2] (or "Black Sheep Turkomans") from c.1388 to 1420, although his reign was interrupted by Tamerlane's invasion (1400–1405). He was the son of Qara Mahammad Töremish, a brother-in-law to Ahmad Jalayir.[3]
^Ṭihrānī, Abū Bakr (2014). Kitāb-ı Diyarbekriyye. Öztürk, Mürsel (Birinci baskı ed.). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 34. ISBN 9789751627520. OCLC 890945955.
^Minorsky, Vladimir (2010). The clan of the Qara Qoyunlu rulers / 60. doğum yılı münasebetiyle Fuad Köprülü armağanı = Mélanges Fuad Köprülü (Doǧumunun 120. yılı münasebetiyle tıpkıbasım ed.). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. ISBN 9789751623393. OCLC 890340135.
Abu Nasr QaraYusuf ibn Mohammad Barani (Azerbaijani: Qara Yusif قارا یوسف; c. 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty (or "Black Sheep...
fighting among QaraYusuf's descendants after his death in 1420, The Qara Qoyunlu state collapsed after Qara Yusif. After the death of QaraYusuf in December...
by QaraYusuf again in 1417, he made a peace agreement with QaraYusuf, which lasted one year. In 1418, he besieged and pillaged Mardin causing Qara Yusuf...
the Qara Qoyunlu Oghuz Turkic tribal confederacy in Azerbaijan and Arran who reigned c. 1438 – 1467. During his reign he managed to expand the Qara Qoyunlu's...
(1405) and the subsequent clashes between the various clans in Azerbaijan. QaraYusuf marched on Shirvan, where Shirvanshah Ibrahim I, a loyal Timurid vassal...
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imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan. Nasratullah — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan. Hashim — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle...
Battle of Algami Canal was fought between Kara Koyunlu under their Bey, QaraYusuf and the Timurid Empire under the leadership of Timur's grandson Abu Bakr...
Province, Iran. He belonged to the Qara Qoyunlu, an Iranian Turkmen Muslim tribe and therefore a descendant of QaraYusuf. In the 16th century, he migrated...
with the Qara Qoyunlu ruler QaraYusuf, who had also sought refuge with the Ottomans. Their friendship, however, did not last, and QaraYusuf expelled...
the Qara Qoyunlu clan, were among the first to rebel against Shah Rukh who ruled most of the Persia and Mawerannahr. QaraYusuf, ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu...
The ruling family of the Qara Qoyunlu descended from the Yıwa tribe of the Oghuz Turks, specifically, the Baharlu tribe. They ruled over present-day Iran...
Kara Koyunlu as an independent sultanate. Pirbudag was the eldest son of QaraYusuf, born around 1403 during his father's captivity, together with Ahmad Jalayir...
out when Ahmad Jalayir returned. Ahmad was unpopular but got help from QaraYusuf of the Kara Koyunlu; he fled again in 1399, this time to the Ottomans...
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Ispend bin Yusuf is the second son of QaraYusuf after Pirbudag, brother of Qara Iskander. He was the judge of Baghdad in 1433-1445. In 1410, he participated...
and Mesopotamia, remained out of his control. These were held by QaraYusuf of the Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkoman), who had defeated and killed Shah...
concentrated in Tabriz as a result of a fresh offensive launched by QaraYusuf of the Qara Qoyunlu in 1394 on the side of Ala-Tag, and it is possible that...
fifty years, until disrupted by Timur's conquests and the revolts of the Qara Qoyunlu Turkoman. After Timur's death in 1405, there was a brief attempt...
forced to contend with another former enemy: QaraYusuf, ruler of the Black Sheep Turkomans. In 1406, QaraYusuf defeated the Timurids at the Battle of Nakhchivan...
Turkoman ruler QaraYusuf twice over; his grandparents, Pir Quli Beg and Khadija Begum, were grandchildren of QaraYusuf's sons Qara Iskander and Jahan...
neighbouring powers at various times, some Yezidi tribes allied with QaraYusuf of Kara Qoyunlu, while others allied with Uzun Hasan of the rival Aq Qoyunlu...
and QaraYusuf (r. 1389–1420), Qara Mahammad's son and successor, planned a major war on the Aq Qoyunlu, but were defeated near Endris. QaraYusuf was...
Azerbaijan, and the Jalayirid dynasty in present-day Iraq. Black Sheep ruler QaraYusuf and Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad flee, and take refuge with the Ottoman Sultan...
and QaraYusuf (r. 1389–1420), Qara Mahammad's son and successor, planned a major war on the Aq Qoyunlu, but were defeated near Endris. QaraYusuf was...
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