Hasan Ali
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Hasan 'Ali ibn Jahan Shah was the last ruler of the Kara Koyunlu
Turkmen
tribal federation, ruling for just one year from 1467–68, before the Kara Koyunlu were overrun by their enemies the Ak Koyunlu
. Hasan Ali was unable to win the loyalty of his troops, which quickly led to the defeat and downfall of the dynasty.
Hasan Ali was the son of Jahan Shah
who was defeated following his attempt to subjugate the rival Ak Koyunlu tribe in 1467. The Ak Koyunlu leader Uzun Hasan also killed Hasan Ali in 1468. Jahan Shah’s other son Abu Yusuf had his eyes burnt out by Uzun Hasan. He fled to the east and tried to establish his rule in Fars, but he was pursued and killed by the Ak Koyunlu prince Ugurlu Mehmed.
Kara Koyunlu
The Kara Koyunlu or Qara Qoyunlu, also called the Black Sheep Turkomans , were a Shi'ite Oghuz Turkic tribal federation that ruled over the territory comprising the present-day Armenia, Azerbaijan, north-western Iran, eastern Turkey and Iraq from about 1375 to 1468.The Kara Koyunlu Turkomans at one...
Turkmen
Turkmen people
The Turkmen are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai,...
tribal federation, ruling for just one year from 1467–68, before the Kara Koyunlu were overrun by their enemies the Ak Koyunlu
Ak Koyunlu
The Aq Qoyunlu or Ak Koyunlu, also called the White Sheep Turkomans , was an Sunni Oghuz Turkic tribal federation that ruled parts of present-day Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northern Iraq, and Iran from 1378 to 1508.-History:According to chronicles from the Byzantine Empire, the Aq Qoyunlu...
. Hasan Ali was unable to win the loyalty of his troops, which quickly led to the defeat and downfall of the dynasty.
Hasan Ali was the son of Jahan Shah
Jahan Shah
Muzaffar al-Din Jahan Shah ibn Yusuf was the leader of the Kara Koyunlu Turkmen tribal federation in Azerbaijan and Arran who reigned c.1438-1467. During his reign he managed to expand the Kara Koyunlu’s territory to its largest extent, including Western Anatolia, most of present day Iraq,...
who was defeated following his attempt to subjugate the rival Ak Koyunlu tribe in 1467. The Ak Koyunlu leader Uzun Hasan also killed Hasan Ali in 1468. Jahan Shah’s other son Abu Yusuf had his eyes burnt out by Uzun Hasan. He fled to the east and tried to establish his rule in Fars, but he was pursued and killed by the Ak Koyunlu prince Ugurlu Mehmed.
See also
- Rulers of Kara KoyunluRulers of Kara KoyunluThis is the list of rulers of Kara Koyunlu dynasty . The dynasty ruled the territory now part of present-day Iran, Iraq and eastern Turkey. Their capital was the city of Tabriz.-Kara Koyunlu rulers:...