| Battle of Urfa | |||||||
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| Part of Mamluk Sultanate invasion of Diyar Bakr | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Aq Qoyunlu | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sultan Ya'qub Bayindir Beg Sulayman Beg Bijan Sufi Khalil Beg Mawsilu |
Yashbak al-Zahiri  Gansu Yakhyavi (POW) Ozdemir (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Urfa took place between Aq Qoyunlu and the Mamluk Sultanate in August 1480 at Urfa in Diyar Bakr (modern-day Turkey). The reason was the invasion of the Mamluks into the territory of Aq Qoyunlu to capture Urfa. During the battle, the troops of Aq Qoyunlu inflicted a crushing defeat on the Mamluks.