Aq Qoyunlu

The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Turkoman tribal confederation. Founded in the Diyarbakir region by Qara Yuluk Uthman Beg, they ruled parts of present-day eastern Turkey from 1378 to 1508, and in their last decades also ruled Armenia, Azerbaijan, much of Iran, Iraq, and Oman where the ruler of Hormuz recognised Aq Qoyunlu suzerainty. The Aq Qoyunlu empire reached its zenith under Uzun Hasan.

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A battle between the army of Shah Ismail and the Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid Qazvin or Isfahan, cica 1590-1600

Court ladies at the Aq Qoyunlu court of Sultan Yaqub (Shaykhi, painted 1475-1482)

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Figure of a ruler. Aq Qoyunlu, circa 1480. Divan (Collected Works) of Jami MET DP246513

Mounted Falconer. c.1470-90, Tabriz (?), Iran. Aq-Qoyunlu (White Sheep) Turkmen from Manuscript Hazine 2153 (Fatih Album), of the Saray Albums, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul Turkey. Siyah Qalem (black pen) school

Hunting Sultan Uzun Hasa diptych, 1460s–1470s, Aq Qoyunlu horseman shooting a bow, frontal view

Hunting Sultan Uzun Hasa diptych, 1460s–1470s, Aq Qoyunlu hunting party

Hunting Sultan Uzun Hasa diptych, 1460s–1470s, Aq Qoyunlu horseman shooting

Outdoor court scene with musicians. Frontispiece. Khamsa of Nizami. 1501, Shiraz (Bodleian Library, MS. Elliott 192)

Ağqoyunlular

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Ankara	Ottoman Empire, battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Anatolian beyliks, Moravian Serbia, Timurid Empire, District of Branković, Mihrabanids, Qaraei, Zaharia family, Jonima family, Beylik of Germiyan, Principality of Kastrioti	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1407	Turkoman invasions of Georgia	Qara Qoyunlu, invasion, Aq Qoyunlu, Kingdom of Georgia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1407	Çekem's Aq Qoyunlu campaign	Mamluk Sultanate, Aq Qoyunlu, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1421	Battle of Alashkert	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Timurid Empire, Qara Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1429	Edessa Campaigns	Mamluk Sultanate, Aq Qoyunlu, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1436	Battle of Diyarbakır	battle, Mamluk Sultanate, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1438	Aq Qoyunlu campaign	Aq Qoyunlu, military campaign, Mamluk Sultanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Koyulhisar	Ottoman Empire, battle, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1464	Siege of Gerger	siege, Mamluk Sultanate, Aq Qoyunlu, Pazuki	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1465	Capture of Harput	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Beylik of Dulkadir	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1467	Battle of Chapakchur	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Qara Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1467	Battle of Mush	battle, Qara Qoyunlu, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1468	Battle of Khoy	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Qara Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1469	Battle of Qarabagh	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Timurid Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1472	Battle of Kıreli	Ottoman Empire, battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Beylik of Karaman	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1473	Battle of Malatya	Ottoman Empire, battle, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1473	Battle of Otlukbeli	Ottoman Empire, Aq Qoyunlu, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1473	Siege of Sebinkarahisar	Ottoman Empire, siege, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1478	Battle of Khoy	battle, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1480	Battle of Urfa	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Mamluk Sultanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1497	Battle of Isfahan	Aq Qoyunlu, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1501	Siege of Tabriz	Safavid dynasty, siege, Aq Qoyunlu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1501	Battle of Sharur	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1503	Battle of Almabulagi	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1503	Battle of Hamadan	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1508	Capture of Baghdad	battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	war	1456	Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars	Aq Qoyunlu, series of wars, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	war	1470	Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk War	war, Aq Qoyunlu, Mamluk Sultanate, Beylik of Dulkadir	Wikidata
commons	image		A battle between the army of Shah Ismail and the Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid Qazvin or Isfahan, cica 1590-1600		Commons
commons	image		Court ladies at the Aq Qoyunlu court of Sultan Yaqub (Shaykhi, painted 1475-1482)		Commons
commons	image		AkKoyunlu		Commons
commons	image		Figure of a ruler. Aq Qoyunlu, circa 1480. Divan (Collected Works) of Jami MET DP246513		Commons
commons	image		Mounted Falconer. c.1470-90, Tabriz (?), Iran. Aq-Qoyunlu (White Sheep) Turkmen from Manuscript Hazine 2153 (Fatih Album), of the Saray Albums, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul Turkey. Siyah Qalem (black pen) school		Commons
commons	image		Hunting Sultan Uzun Hasa diptych, 1460s–1470s, Aq Qoyunlu horseman shooting a bow, frontal view		Commons
commons	image		Hunting Sultan Uzun Hasa diptych, 1460s–1470s, Aq Qoyunlu hunting party		Commons
commons	image		Hunting Sultan Uzun Hasa diptych, 1460s–1470s, Aq Qoyunlu horseman shooting		Commons
commons	image		Outdoor court scene with musicians. Frontispiece. Khamsa of Nizami. 1501, Shiraz (Bodleian Library, MS. Elliott 192)		Commons
commons	image		Ağqoyunlular		Commons