Jahan Shah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Muzaffar al-Din Jahan (Jihan) Shah ibn Yusuf (died 1467) was a leader of the Turkmen tribal federation Kara Koyunlu in Azerbaijan. He reigned c. 1438 - 1467. Managed to add most of present day Iraq as well as Iran in the central part and even eventually Kerman. His successor and son, Hasan Ali, was not able to assure the loyalty of his troops and the Kara Koyunlu dynasty is defeated, ending the dynasty.