Doğu Anadolu’da Kara Koyunlu- Timurlu Mücadelesi ve Eleşkirt Meydan Muharebesi
Qara Qoyun-Timurid Struggle in the Eastern Anatolia and the Battle of Valasjird

Summary/Abstract: As a result of Timur’s west wars, Azerbaijan and Eastern part of Anatolia’s lands had been lost from the dominance of Qara qoyunlu. After Timur’s death the contradictions between Timur’s grandsons, Abubakr and Omar Mirza, the owner of the mentioned lands were deeply evaluated by the Emperor of Qara qoyunlu. In 1407 and 1408, as a result of two big viktories against Timur’s grandson Abu Bakr, both Eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan and Iraq regions were dominated by Qara qoyunlu goverment was certainly estabilished. Thus most of the western parts of the Empire lands that Timur estabilished a short time before his death were lost. Then Qara Yusuf gave the Ilkhanid heritage to his son Pir Budak and mad ehim gain the heir. Most parts of the western lands that were established by Qara Yusuf beated Ahmad Djalair with whom he once had made fate friendship. Turkoman Yusuf first Timur remainders and then wiped out Djalair Ahmad. As a result of this he gained Azerbaijan. So he became a dangerous enemy of Timurs. Shah-Ruh guaranteed his situation in the East and he thought it’s high time. That he dealt with the Qara qoyunlu. First of all it was obligatory to take the revenge of his brother Miran-Shah who was killed by Qara Yusuf. On the hand the area which is the centre of the Persian Mongol was of great importance symbolically since the Timur’s conquest of Sultaniye the Emperor claimed that he gained the heritage of Ilkhanids.

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