At a glance
- Roles
- emir
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
Sunni (documented)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Uzun Hasan — Hasan Beg b. 'Ali Beg b. Qara Yuluk — sovereign of the two Iraqs, Azerbaijan and Diyar Bakr. 1
His death
He died in Jumada II or Rajab 882. 1
In al-Salabi
Al-Salabi records that Mehmed II defeated him — "a lord who kept no covenant and backed the Ottomans' foes of whatever creed" — and that of the many captives who fell into the sultan's hands he excepted the scholars and men of learning, such as the judge Muhammad al-Sharihi, whom he honoured greatly 2.
Connections
- Opposed
- السلطان محمد الفاتح
- Parent of
- Ya'qub Beg ibn Hasan Beg, sultan of the two Iraqs
People and things also explored
Conquest of Constantinople in 857 AH· Conquest of Trebizond· Ottoman invasion of Otranto· Siege of Belgrade· Siege of Negroponte· Siege of Rhodes· Siege of Shkodra· Siege of Theodoro
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 335
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 139
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Hasan Bak the Aq Qoyunlu (Uzun Hasan)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/uzun-hasan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.