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Qara Qoyunlu
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Persianate Muslim Turkoman monarchy (1374–1468)
Qara Qoyunlu was a Turkoman monarchy that ruled parts of the Persian-speaking world from 1374 to 1468, blending Turkish and Persian cultures. It was an important regional power during the medieval period before eventually being overtaken by rival states.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Qara Qoyunlu is referenced by 1,428 other articles, and connects out to Azerbaijan, Safavid Iran and Golconda Sultanate.
It sits within the topics 1370s in the Middle East, 1375 establishments in Asia and 1468 disestablishments in Asia.
Its subject is documented across 59 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- empire
- Official name
- Qaraqoyunlu
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Capital
- Erciş
- Official language
- Persian
- Area
- 3000000
- Form of government
- absolute monarchy
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- Qara Qoyunlu
- topic's main category
- Category:Qara Qoyunlu
- inception
- 1375-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1468-01-01
- official religion
- Sunni Islam
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- native label
- Qaraqoyunlu
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Encyclopedic overview
The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu (Azerbaijani: Qaraqoyunlular, قاراقویونلولار; Persian: قره قویونلو), also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a Turkoman, culturally Persianate, Muslim dynasty that ruled over the territory comprising present-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, northwestern Iran, eastern Turkey, and northeastern Iraq from about 1374 to 1468.
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