Aq Qoyunlu

Target entity: Aq Qoyunlu
Context triple: [Safavid Empire, precededBy, Aq Qoyunlu]

• A. Nogai Horde
  The Nogai Horde was a confederation of Turkic-Mongol nomadic tribes that dominated the steppe north of the Black and Caspian Seas from the late Middle Ages into the early modern period.
• B. Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
  The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum was a medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim state in Anatolia that played a key role in the region’s political and cultural transformation before the rise of the Ottomans.
• C. Chagatai Khanate
  The Chagatai Khanate was a Mongol and later Turkic-ruled khanate in Central Asia, formed from the lands of Genghis Khan’s son Chagatai and serving as a key successor state of the Mongol Empire.
• D. Timurid dynasty
  The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
• E. Beylik of Karaman
  The Beylik of Karaman was a prominent 13th–15th century Turkish principality in Anatolia that became one of the main rivals of the early Ottoman state and a key center of Turkish political and cultural life after the decline of Seljuk power.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Aq Qoyunlu
Target entity description: Aq Qoyunlu was a 15th-century Turkoman tribal confederation that ruled parts of Iran, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia before being supplanted by the Safavid Empire.

• A. Nogai Horde
  The Nogai Horde was a confederation of Turkic-Mongol nomadic tribes that dominated the steppe north of the Black and Caspian Seas from the late Middle Ages into the early modern period.
• B. Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
  The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum was a medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim state in Anatolia that played a key role in the region’s political and cultural transformation before the rise of the Ottomans.
• C. Chagatai Khanate
  The Chagatai Khanate was a Mongol and later Turkic-ruled khanate in Central Asia, formed from the lands of Genghis Khan’s son Chagatai and serving as a key successor state of the Mongol Empire.
• D. Timurid dynasty
  The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
• E. Beylik of Karaman
  The Beylik of Karaman was a prominent 13th–15th century Turkish principality in Anatolia that became one of the main rivals of the early Ottoman state and a key center of Turkish political and cultural life after the decline of Seljuk power.
• F. None of above. chosen