User:HistoryofIran/Uzun Hasan
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Abu al-Nasr Hasan Beg ibn Ali ibn Uthman Beg (Persian: ابوالنصر حسن بیگ بن عثمان بیگ, romanized: Abū al-Naṣr Ḥasan Beg ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUthmān Beg; 1425–1478), better known as Uzun Hasan (اوزون حسن) was the Bayandur leader of the Aq Qoyunlu, ruling from 1453 to 1478. A son of Ali Beg, he ousted his elder brother Jahangir and assumed rule over the Aq Qoyunlu.
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Uzun Hasan | |
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Shahanshah, Padishah, Sultan | |
Leader of the Aq Qoyunlu | |
Reign | 1453–1478 |
Predecessor | Jahangir |
Successor | Sultan Khalil |
Born | 1425 Diyar Bakr |
Died | January 6, 1478 (aged 54–55) Tabriz |
Consort | Seljuk Shah Begum Jan Begum Tarjil Begum Despina Khatun |
Dynasty | Aq Qoyunlu |
Father | Ali Beg |
Mother | Sara Khatun |
Initially ruling in his hereditary home of Diyar Bakr, Uzun vanquished his Kara Koyunlu rivals, and to the east defeated the Timurids, expanding his authority over most of Iran, reigning from 1457 over a vast and strong realm which stretched from eastern Anatolia in the west, to the frontier of Khurasan in the east. With Uzun Hasan's expansion into Iran, he soon adopted Iranian customs for his administration and culture. The Aq Qoyunlu, albeit of Turkic stock, became patrons of Iranian culture, with Uzun Hasan ruling in the style of an Iranian king. This resulted in a brief flowering of culture in the country. The Aq Qoyunlu had in fact adopted the cultural heritage and royal ideology of that of the Timurids.
After returning from an expedition to Tbilisi, Uzun Hasan died from an ilness at Tabriz, on 6 January 1478. He was succeeded by his son Sultan Khalil.