Aq Qoyunlu Rulers
- In letters from the Ottoman Sultans, when addressing the kings of Aq Qoyunlu, such titles as Arabic: ملك الملوك الأيرانية "Iranian King of Kings", Arabic: سلطان السلاطين الإيرانية "Iranian Sultan of Sultans", Persian: شاهنشاه ایران خدیو عجم Shåhanshåh Irån Khadiv Ajam "Shahanshah of Iran and Ruler of Persia", Jamshid shawkat va Fereydun råyat va Dårå deråyat "Powerful like Jamshid, flag of Fereydun and wise like Darius" have been used. Uzun Hassan also held the title Padishah-i Iran "Padishah of Iran", which was re-adopted again in the Safavid times through his grandson Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid dynasty.
| Titular Name | Personal Name | Reign | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bey |
Tur Ali bin Pehlwan |
1340 - 1360 C.E. | |
| Bey Fakhr-al-Din |
Qutlugh bin Tur Ali |
1360 - 1378/79 C.E. | |
| Bey |
Ahmed bin Qutlugh |
1389 - 1403 C.E. | |
| Bey Baha-al-Din |
Qara Yoluq Osman |
1403 - 1435 C.E. | |
| Bey Jalal-al-Din |
Ali bin Qara Yoluq Osman |
1435 - 1438 C.E. | |
| Bey Nur-al-Din |
Hamza bin Qara Yoluq Osman |
1438 - 1444 C.E. | |
| Bey Mu'izz-al-Din |
Jahangir bin Ali |
1444 - 1451/52 C.E. | |
| Bey |
Qilich Arslan bin Ahmed |
1451/52 - 1457 | |
| Bey Abul-Nasr |
Uzun Hasan bin Ali |
1457 - 1478 C.E. | |
| Bey Abul-Fath |
Sultan Khalil bin Uzun Hasan |
1478 C.E. | |
| Bey Abul-Muzaffar |
Yaqub bin Uzun Hasan |
1478 - 1490 C.E. | |
| Bey Abul-Fath |
Baysonqor bin Yaqub |
1490 - 1491 C.E. | |
| Bey Abul-Muzaffar |
Rustam bin Maqsud bin Uzun Hasan |
1493 - 1497 C.E. | |
| Bey Abul-Nasr |
Ahmed Gövde bin Ughurlu Muhammad bin Uzun Hasan |
1497 C.E. | |
| Division of Aq Qoyunlu Beylik. | |||
- Yellow Shaded rows signify Progenitors of Aq Qoyunlu dynasty.
- Blue Shaded row signifies Nominal rule.
| Diyarbakır | Azerbaijan | Iraq | Isfahan, Fars & Kerman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bey Abul-Muzaffar Alwand bin Yusuf bin Uzun Hasan 1497 - 1502 C.E. |
Bey Abul-Mukarram Muhammad bin Yusuf bin Uzun Hasan 1497 - 1500 C.E. |
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| Bey Zayn-al-Aibidin bin Ahmed bin Ughurlu Muhammad 1504 - 1508 C.E. |
Shāh Ismāʿil 1502 C.E. |
Bey Abul-Muzaffar Sultan Murad bin Yaqub bin Uzun Hasan 1500 - 1508 C.E. |
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| Dissolution of Aq Qoyunlu in 1508. Absorbed into the Safavid Empire of Iran. | |||||
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