Hasan 'Ali, also called Hasan 'Ali Beg ( Azerbaijani: حسن‌علی بیگ;

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: حسنعلی بیگ; died 1468) — was the last effective ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu Turkmen tribal federation, ruling for just one year from 1467 to 1468.

Rebellions

He was a son of

Jahan Shah ''Muzaffar al-Din'' Jahan Shah ibn Yusuf (1397 in Khoy or 1405 in Mardin – 30 October or 11 November 1467 in Bingöl) ( fa, جهان شاه; az, Cahanşah ) was the leader of the Qara Qoyunlu Oghuz Turkic tribal confederacy in Azerbaijan and Ar ...

and several times imprisoned by his father due to his rebellious nature. He rebelled in 1458, but upon hearing Jahan Shah's return from

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, he fled to Maku. After being granted amnesty due to his mother, he joined

Uzun Hasan Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan ( اوزون حسن; fa, اوزون حسن; 1423 – January 6, 1478; where ''uzun'' means "tall" in Oghuz Turkic) was a ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state and is generally considered to be its strongest ruler. ...

.Muḥaddis̲, Mīr Hāshim (1982). Tārīkh-i Qizilbāshān istory of Qizilbashes(in Persian). Tehrān : Bihnām. p. 17. However, he was banished soon after and joined his brother Pirbudag in Isfahan. Brothers rebelled again in 1459. They were crushed and again granted amnesty by Jahan Shah who was under influence of their mother. Their final rebellion in 1464 was disastrous,

Pir Budaq Abu'l-Fath Pir Budaq (died 1466) more commonly known simply as Pir Budaq (alternatively Pir Budak or Pir Budagh), son of Jahan Shah, Jahān Shāh of the Kara Koyunlu, Qara Qoyunlu dynasty, was governor of Shiraz (1456-1460) and of Baghdad (1460-66 ...

was executed and Hasan Ali was again imprisoned in Maku.

Reign

After his father's death, he was freed by some amirs and declared sultan. After ascending the throne, he invited

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to join forces against

. Meanwhile, in

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's daughters Arayish and Shahsaray declared their brother Husayn Ali to be new sultan. His brother Qasim beg who was ruling Kerman also rebelled. Hasan Ali crushed all opposition, to the point of putting Qasim beg, his step-mother Jan Begüm and his maternal uncles Qasim and Hamza to death. However, Hasan Ali was soon captured by Ughurlu Muhammad, heir apparent of Uzun Hasan and put to death. However, according to Faruk Sümer, he committed suicide.Sümer, Faruk (1984). Kara Koyunlular (in Turkish). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu, pp.304

Aftermath

One of Jahan Shah's emirs - Pirali beg Baharlu declared

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to be sultan after his death.

Rebellions

Reign

Aftermath

References

See also