Uzun Hasan

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Uzun Hasan was a 15th-century ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu confederation who expanded his power across Iran and Anatolia and became a major regional rival to the Timurids and Ottomans.

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Uzun Hasan canonical 5
Long Hasan 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century monarch
Aq Qoyunlu ruler
Turkoman leader
ruler
ally Kingdom of Cyprus
Republic of Venice
birthDate circa 1423
capital Tabriz
child Khalil Mirza
Maqsud Beg
Yakub Beg
surface form: Yaqub Beg
conflict Wars against the Ottoman Empire
Timurid–Turkmen conflicts
surface form: Wars against the Timurids
countryOfDeath Iran
deathDate 1478
deathPlace Tabriz
dynasty Aq Qoyunlu
surface form: Aq Qoyunlu dynasty
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Turkmens
surface form: Turkoman
father Ali Bey
givenName Hassan
surface form: Hasan
implemented administrative reforms in Iran
knownFor expansion of Aq Qoyunlu power in Iran and Anatolia
rivalry with the Ottomans
rivalry with the Timurids
languageOfAdministration Persian
languageOfCourt Turkic
memberOf Aq Qoyunlu
nickname Uzun
nicknameMeaning Uzun Hasan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Long Hasan
notableBattle Battle of Otlukbeli
opponent Mehmed II
Ottoman Empire
Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid Empire
positionHeld Bey of the Aq Qoyunlu
predecessor Jahangir Beg
region Middle East
reignEnd 1478
reignStart 1453
religion Islam
ruledTerritory Azerbaijan
Eastern Anatolia
Iran
Iraq
spouse Despina Khatun
Theodora Megale Komnene
successor Yakub Beg
surface form: Yaqub Beg

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Abu Sa'id Mirza killedBy Uzun Hasan
Abu Sa'id Mirza opponent Uzun Hasan
Aq Qoyunlu notableRuler Uzun Hasan
Uzun Hasan nicknameMeaning Uzun Hasan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Long Hasan