The Aq Qoyunlu, or White Sheep Turkomans, was a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim tribal confederation founded in the Diyarbakir region by Qara Yuluk Uthman Beg. It ruled parts of present-day eastern Turkey from 1378 to 1508, and in its final decades also controlled Armenia, Azerbaijan, much of Iran and Iraq, and Oman, where the ruler of Hormuz recognized Aq Qoyunlu suzerainty. The confederation reached its zenith under the ruler Uzun Hasan.
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WikipediaAq Qoyunlu: Status
The Aq Qoyunlu, or White Sheep Turkomans, was a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim tribal confederation founded in the Diyarbakir region by Qara Yuluk Uthman Beg.
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In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans (, ; ) was a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim tribal confederation. Founded in the
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans (, ; ) was a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim tribal confederation. Founded in the
View the Source Kara Koyunlu (Wikipedia)
WikipediaPreceded By: Kara Koyunlu, DeclineQuote, Preceded By: Kara Koyunlu, Decline
By 1468, at their height under Uzun Hasan (1452-1478), the Aq Qoyunlu defeated the Qara Qoyunlu and conquered Iraq, Azerbaijan, and western Iran.
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