#QaraYusif

[yatakishiyev]

Sultan Qara Yusuf Barani, the founder of the Qara-Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkomans) state that had become one of the leading states on the territories under the rule of the Qara-Qoyunlu tribal federation, is undoubtedly one of the notable figures of Azerbaijani history of XIV-XV centuries. During his thirty-year-long reign, he managed to put an end to the #Timurid rule in #Azerbaijan, eliminated his former ally #AhmadJalayir wiping the #JalayiridSultanate off the map, as well as defeated the #Shirvanshahs (supported by the ruler of #Shaki and the #Georgian king) in a devastating battle of #Chalagan on the banks of the #Kura river, turning #ShirvanshahIbrahim into his vassal.

He expanded the territory of the #QaraQoyunlu state from Qazvin to Erzincan, from Baghdad to Shirvan, was a leader of the #Turkomans during the #Chagatai domination across Asia, and even played an indirect role in the recovery of the #Ottomans. Distinguished by his bravery and bellicosity, #QaraYusuf is mentioned in the sources as a person of brave nature, eloquent, courageous, noble, agile, and strong-willed. Being a victorious sultan, he never kept the gifts and spoils of war in his treasury - all the gathered trophies were distributed among his emirs and soldiers.

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