Uzyn Hasan Beg

The most famous of the Akgoýunly Rulers was Gara Osman’s son, Uzyn Hasan. Uzyn Hasan recaptured Diyarbakir in 1453. In 1457, he defeated Jihan ªah, who was the ruler of the Garagoýunly people. Later the Akgoýunlys added Khorasan, Bagdat, ªiraz and Isfahan to the territory under their rule. 

Uzyn Hasan was defeated by the famous Padiºah of the Ottoman Empire, Soltan Fatih Soltan Mehmet in the Otlukbeli War in 1473. ªah Ismail, who succeeded in uniting the Türkmens living in Eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan and the surrounding areas, founded the Safavid State, thus putting an end to the Akgoýunly State.

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The Akgoýunlys were the people who maintained the traditions of the old Türkmens. Uzyn Hasan chose for the flag of the Akgoýunly State the symbol that had been used before by the Bayindir tribe.

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