Bayandur

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Bayandur was a prominent Oghuz Turkic tribal group whose ruling clan formed the core of the Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomans) confederation that dominated parts of Anatolia and Iran in the 15th century.

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Bayandur canonical 2
Bayundur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oghuz Turkic tribe
tribal group
alternativeName Bayundur
linked to: Bayandur
associatedDynasty Aq Qoyunlu dynasty
linked to: Aq Qoyunlu
associatedWith Aq Qoyunlu
coreOf Aq Qoyunlu confederation
linked to: Aq Qoyunlu
culture Turkic
ethnicContinuity part of broader Oghuz Turkic heritage
ethnicGroup Oghuz Turks
linked to: Oghuz
ethnoPoliticalIdentity Oghuz Turkoman
linked to: Oghuz
historicalInfluence power politics in 15th-century Anatolia and Iran
historicalRegion Eastern Anatolia
Northwestern Iran
linked to: northwestern Iran
historicalRole core tribal component of White Sheep Turkomans
influenced formation of Aq Qoyunlu state
languageFamily Oghuz Turkic
linkedTo White Sheep Turkomans
notableFor providing ruling clan of Aq Qoyunlu
partOf Oghuz tribal system
linked to: Oghuz
politicalRole ruling elite within Aq Qoyunlu
politicalStructure tribal confederative organization
region Anatolia
Iran
religion Islam
roleInStateFormation tribal base of Aq Qoyunlu polity
rulingClanOf Aq Qoyunlu
socioPoliticalType nomadic-tribal group
statusWithinOghuz prominent tribe
subgroupOf Turkic peoples
timePeriod 15th century

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Aq Qoyunlu dynasty Bayandur
Bayandur alternativeName Bayundur
linked to: Bayandur