White Sheep Turkomans
E793317
White Sheep Turkomans were a confederation of Turkoman tribes that established a powerful dynasty ruling parts of eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Iran in the 14th–15th centuries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunni Muslim polity
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Turkoman tribal confederation ⓘ dynasty ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ak Koyunlu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aq Qoyunlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | early 16th century ⓘ |
| capital |
Diyarbakır
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Kara Koyunlu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavids NERFINISHED ⓘ Timurid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledCity |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diyarbakır NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledRegion |
Arran and Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Fars (periodically) ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | Bayandur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Turkoman tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedUnder | Uzun Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Qara Osman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | tribal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
bridge between Timurid and Safavid periods in Iran
ⓘ
major power in late medieval Iran and Anatolia ⓘ |
| language | Oghuz Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostBattleAt | Battle of Otlukbeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostBattleTo | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Otlukbeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
patronage of Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
support for Sunni religious institutions ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Uzun Hasan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaqub Beg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter |
Diyarbakır
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kara Koyunlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| successorState | Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Oghuz Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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