Aq Qoyunlu

State · 1407–1511 CE · at its largest around 1475 CE

A Turkoman tribal confederation, the White Sheep, based at Diyarbakir, which under Uzun Hasan defeated the Qara Qoyunlu and ruled much of Iran before being overthrown by the Safavids.

On its lands while it lasted

• Ecbatana (c. 550 BCE – c. 1800 CE): Capital of Achaemenid Empire (550 BCE–330 BCE).
• Palmyra (c. 261–1929 CE): Capital of Palmyrene Empire (261–269).
• Diyarbakir (c. 1407 CE): Capital of Aq Qoyunlu (1407–1468).
• Safavid Empire founded (1501 CE): Ismail I proclaimed himself shah at Tabriz, founding the Safavid dynasty and making Twelver Shia Islam the state religion of Iran.

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