Aq Qoyunlu
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Aq Qoyunlu was a 15th-century Turkoman tribal confederation that ruled parts of Iran, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia before being supplanted by the Safavid Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aq Qoyunlu canonical | 9 |
| Aq Qoyunlu Confederation | 1 |
| Aq Qoyunlu dynasty | 1 |
| Aq Qoyunlu forces of Uzun Hasan | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkoman tribal confederation
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Aq Qoyunlu
ⓘ
surface form:
Aq Qoyunlu Confederation
White Sheep Turkomans ⓘ |
| capital |
Diyarbakır
ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | white sheep emblem ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
conflicts with the Timurid Empire ⓘ wars with the Kara Koyunlu ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Persianate culture ⓘ |
| currency |
Dinar
ⓘ
surface form:
dinar
tanga ⓘ |
| dynasty | Bayandur ⓘ |
| endTime | early 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Turkmens
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkoman
|
| floruit | 15th century ⓘ |
| governmentType |
monarchy
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language |
Oghuz Turkic
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| legalSystemInfluence | Islamic law ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | means "White Sheep" in Turkic ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chapakchur
ⓘ
Battle of Otlukbeli ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defeat of the Kara Koyunlu in the mid-15th century
ⓘ
diplomatic contacts with Venice ⓘ rise of Uzun Hasan ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Qara Yuluk Osman
ⓘ
Uzun Hasan ⓘ Yakub Beg ⓘ
surface form:
Yaqub Beg
|
| overthrownBy | Ismail I ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | confederation of Turkoman tribes ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Qara Qoyunlu
ⓘ
surface form:
Kara Koyunlu
|
| region |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| successor | Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia ⓘ Iraq ⓘ western Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Western Iran
|
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aq Qoyunlu Confederation
this entity surface form:
Aq Qoyunlu dynasty
this entity surface form:
Aq Qoyunlu forces of Uzun Hasan