Abu Said (Kara Koyunlu)

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Abu Said
Sultan of Kara Koyunlu
Sultan of Kara Koyunlu
Reign1429 – 1431
PredecessorQara Iskander
SuccessorQara Iskander
Died1431
DynastyKara Koyunlu
FatherQara Yusuf
ReligionShi'ite Islam

Abu Said Busat[1] — was a ruler of the Kara Koyunlu who ruled briefly under the suzerainty of the Timurids. He was a governor of Erzincan during Qara Yusuf's reign. He was present at the Battle of Salmas on 18 September 1429, where he submitted to the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh. He was awarded with recognition as the nominal Kara Koyunlu ruler.[2] However he was soon killed by his brother Qara Iskander after Shah Rukh's withdrawal in 1431.

References[]

  1. ^ Muḥaddis̲, Mīr Hāshim (1982). Persian: Tārīkh-i Qizilbāshān, lit.'History of Qizilbashes' (in Persian). Tehrān : Bihnām. p. 16.
  2. ^ Minorsky, V. (1955). "The Qara-Qoyunlu And The Qutb-Shahs". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 17 (1): 50–73. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00106342. ISSN 1474-0699.


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