Qara Qoyunlu
Persianate, Muslim Turkoman confederation (1374–1468) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the district in Turkey, see Karakoyunlu.
The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu (Azerbaijani: Qaraqoyunlular, قره قویونلولر; Persian: قره قویونلو), also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a culturally Persianate, Muslim Turkoman[8][9][10] monarchy that ruled over the territory comprising present-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, northwestern Iran, eastern Turkey, and northeastern Iraq from about 1374 to 1468.[11][12]
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Qara Qoyunlu قره قویونلو | |||||||||||||
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1374–1468 | |||||||||||||
Status | Confederation | ||||||||||||
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Religion | Shia Islam (possibly) | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• 1374–1378 | Bayram Khwaja (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1467–1468 | Hasan Ali (last) | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1374 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1468 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Akçe[7] Tanka[7] | ||||||||||||
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