Battle of Qarabagh | |||||||
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Part of Timurid – Aq Qoyunlu Wars | |||||||
The dark and dense forests of Qarabagh (Black Garden). | |||||||
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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.