The Battle of Chapakchur, also Battle of Muş, was a decisive battle fought between Qara Qoyunlu under the leadership of Jahan Shah and Aq Qoyunlu under the leadership of Uzun Hasan. Jahan Shah was defeated by Uzun Hasan in a battle near the sanjak of Çapakçur in present-day eastern Turkey on October 30, 1467.
Aq Qoyunlu horseman with Qara Qoyunlu prisoner at the Battle of Chapakchur (1467). Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)
Mīrza Hasan Beg (portrait). Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)
Attack of the troops of Uzun Hasan on the camp of Jahānshāh. Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)
Aq Qoyunlu horsemen with Qara Qoyunlu prisoners at the Battle of Chapakchur (1467). Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)
The severed head of Kūrmushī being shown to Mīrza Hasan Beg in the pretence that it is Jahānshāh's head. Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736) Contrast
The severed head of Kūrmushī being shown to Mīrza Hasan Beg in the pretence that it is Jahānshāh's head. Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736)