Abu Nasr Qara Yusuf ibn Mohammad Barani (Azerbaijani: Qara Yusif قارا یوسف; c. 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty (or "Black Sheep...

fighting among Qara Yusuf's descendants after his death in 1420, The Qara Qoyunlu state collapsed after Qara Yusif. After the death of Qara Yusuf in December...

by Qara Yusuf again in 1417, he made a peace agreement with Qara Yusuf, which lasted one year. In 1418, he besieged and pillaged Mardin causing Qara Yusuf...

developing what he inherited from his father Qara Yusuf; his reign also saw the decline (and attenuation) of the Qara Qoyunlu. Details about his early years...

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...

Battle of Nakhchivan was fought between Kara Koyunlu under their Bey, Qara Yusuf and the Timurid Empire under the leadership of Timur's grandson Abu Bakr...

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...

qara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Qara may refer to: Al Qara, a governorate in Al Bahah Region, Saudi Arabia Qara, Syria, a Syrian city Qara Oasis...

(1405) and the subsequent clashes between the various clans in Azerbaijan. Qara Yusuf marched on Shirvan, where Shirvanshah Ibrahim I, a loyal Timurid vassal...

in Hamadan, Iran. He belonged to the Qara Qoyunlu, a Turkmen Muslim tribe and therefore a descendant of Qara Yusuf. In the 16th century, he migrated to...

Qara Mahammad Yiwa (Azerbaijani: Qara Məhəmməd Yıva) was a bey of the Qara Qoyunlu and father of Qara Yusuf. Mahammad was a nephew of Bayram Khwaja and...

Turkoman ruler Qara Yusuf twice over; his grandparents, Pir Quli Beg and Khadija Begum, were grandchildren of Qara Yusuf's sons Qara Iskander and Jahan...

imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan. Nasratullah — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan. Hashim — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle...

with the Qara Qoyunlu ruler Qara Yusuf, who had also sought refuge with the Ottomans. Their friendship, however, did not last, and Qara Yusuf expelled...

the Qara Qoyunlu clan, were among the first to rebel against Shah Rukh who ruled most of the Persia and Mawerannahr. Qara Yusuf, ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu...

out when Ahmad Jalayir returned. Ahmad was unpopular but got help from Qara Yusuf of the Kara Koyunlu; he fled again in 1399, this time to the Ottomans...

Notes Bey Qara Muhammad Qara Muhammad Turmush ibn Bairam Khwaja ? 1378–1388 1388 First Bey of Kara Koynulu Bey Qara Yusuf Abu Nasr Qara Yusuf Nuyan ibn...

Ispend bin Yusuf is the second son of Qara Yusuf after Pirbudag, brother of Qara Iskander. He was the judge of Baghdad in 1433-1445. In 1410, he participated...

Kara Koyunlu as an independent sultanate. Pirbudag was the eldest son of Qara Yusuf, born around 1403 during his father's captivity, together with Ahmad Jalayir...

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...

and Mesopotamia, remained out of his control. These were held by Qara Yusuf of the Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkoman), who had defeated and killed Shah...

a ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu who ruled briefly under the suzerainty of the Timurids. He was a governor of Erzincan during Qara Yusuf's reign. He was present...

neighbouring powers at various times, some Yezidi tribes allied with Qara Yusuf of Kara Qoyunlu, while others allied with Uzun Hasan of the rival Aq Qoyunlu...

the conqueror in his wars against Qara Muhammad's son Qara Yusuf. In 1395, he was recorded as having engaged the Qara Qoyunlu forces for several days,...

forced to contend with another former enemy: Qara Yusuf, ruler of the Black Sheep Turkomans. In 1406, Qara Yusuf defeated the Timurids at the Battle of Nakhchivan...

Qara Khan 998–1017, son of Ali Arslan Mansur Arslan Khan 1017–1024, son of Ali Arslan Muhammad Toghan Khan 1024–1026, son of Hasan b. Sulayman Yusuf Qadir...

Azerbaijan, and the Jalayirid dynasty in present-day Iraq. Black Sheep ruler Qara Yusuf and Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad flee, and take refuge with the Ottoman Sultan...

concentrated in Tabriz as a result of a fresh offensive launched by Qara Yusuf of the Qara Qoyunlu in 1394 on the side of Ala-Tag, and it is possible that...

and Qara Yusuf (r. 1389–1420), Qara Mahammad's son and successor, planned a major war on the Aq Qoyunlu, but were defeated near Endris. Qara Yusuf was...

and the Kara Koyunlu in 1388. Tamerlane captured this region in 1400. Qara Yusuf retook this region in 1407 from Timurid Empire. However Shah Rukh who...