The Defeat of Abu Sa'id Mirza by the Aq Qoyunlu Ruler Uzun Hasan

1469 CE · Azerbaycan · military

In 1469 the Timurid sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza campaigned against the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan, but was captured and executed.

This defeat caused the western regions of Iran to break away from the Timurids entirely. The empire was henceforth confined to Khurasan and Transoxiana. (Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, 'Timurlular'; Eksisözlük)

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