Pir Ali Bayandur

Pir Ali
Leader of the Aq Qoyunlu
Reign– 1413
SuccessorPiltan b. Pir Ali
Diedc. 1413
Spousea daughter of Ahmad b. Qutlu [1]
IssuePiltan
Nur 'Ali
Musa
Sara Khatun
Names
Pir Ali Bayandur
DynastyAq Qoyunlu
FatherFakhr ad-Din Qutlu
MotherMaria Comnene of Trebizond

Pir Ali Bayandur was a ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu in the area of Kiğı, where he had his summer encampment in Arminiya.[2] Pir Ali was a son of the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Fakhr ad-Din Qutlu by his Pontic wife Maria Comnena, sister of Alexios III of Trebizond.[3]

His wife was one of his nieces, a daughter of Ahmad b. Qutlu.[1] He had several sons, and a daughter named Sara Khatun, who married Ali Aq Qoyunlu, and became the mother of Uzun Hasan.[3]

Pir Ali was allied with Timur in the offensive against the Ottomans in 1402–03.[4] Later, his son Piltan was involved in the pillage of Timur's spoils of war, which led to their imprisonment by Timur.[4] Pir Ali was later released, and returned to his dominion in Kiğı, where he died circa 1413.[5]

His son Piltan succeeded him in Kiğı, under the suzerainty of Qara Osman.[5]

Sources

  • Woods, John E. (1999). The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire. University of Utah Press.

References

  1. ^ a b Woods 1999, pp. 203–204.
  2. ^ Woods 1999, p. 36.
  3. ^ a b Woods 1999, p. 242.
  4. ^ a b Woods 1999, pp. 41–42.
  5. ^ a b Woods 1999, p. 43.