Battle of Chapakchur
| Battle of Chapakchur | |||||||
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| Part of Qara Qoyunlu–Aq Qoyunlu Wars | |||||||
Battle of Chapakchur (1467). A severed head, claimed to be Jahānshāh's, is being shown to Uzun Hasan. Folio 402v. Rawzat al-Safa, 1599, Turkey (British Library, Or. 5736) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Aq Qoyunlu | Qara Qoyunlu | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Uzun Hasan |
Jahan Shah † Muhammedi Mirza † Pirzad Beg (POW) Rüstem Beg (POW) İskender Beg (POW) Kılıç Arslan Beg (POW) Shah Veli Beg (POW) Yusuf Mirza (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 5,000 | ||||||
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The Battle of Chapakchur (Turkish:Sancak Muharebesi; Azerbaijani:Səncəq döyüşü), also Battle of Muş, was a decisive battle fought between Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkomen) under the leadership of Jahan Shah and Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomen) under the leadership of Uzun Hasan. Jahan Shah was defeated by Uzun Hasan in a battle near the sanjak of Çapakçur in present-day eastern Turkey on October 30 (or November 11), 1467.