The Conquest of Baghdad
The agreement between Ahmad and Qara Yusuf did not last. Wanting to regain Azerbaijan, Ahmad attacked the Kara Koyunlu, and briefly occupied Tabriz. However in August 1410 Qara Yusuf defeated him, and captured and executed him and his son Ala al-Daula. Ahmad’s nephew Sultan Valad briefly succeeded him but in 1412 Qara Yusuf captured Baghdad, and installed a Kara Koyunlu line of rulers there, effectively ending the rule of the Jalayirid dynasty.
Qara Yusuf died in 1420 and was succeeded by his son Qara Iskander.
| Preceded by Qara Muhammad |
Tribal chief c.1388-1420 |
Succeeded by Qara Iskander |
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