Battle of Qarabagh

Battle of Qarabagh
Part of Timurid – Aq Qoyunlu Wars

The dark and dense forests of Qarabagh (Black Garden).
DateFebruary 4, 1469
Location
present day Karabakh, Arran (Caucasus), Azerbaijan
Result Aq Qoyunlu victory
Belligerents
Aq Qoyunlu Timurids of Samarkand
Commanders and leaders
Uzun Hasan Abu Sa'id Mirza (POW)

The Battle of Qarabagh was fought on February 4, 1469, between Aq Qoyunlu under Uzun Hasan, and the Timurids of Samarkand under Abu Sa'id Mirza, resulting in the latter's defeat, imprisonment and execution. After the battle, the Timurids forever lost any hopes of gaining Iraq or Iran back into their kingdom.

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