The Succession Crisis
Qara Yusuf’s death in 1420 left his sons Ispend, Iskander, Jahan Shah and Abu Sa’id fighting over the succession. The Sa’dlu tribe, one of the main sub-tribes of the Kara Koyunlu, declared Ispend as the new chief. Abu Sa’id had to flee and Jahan Shah went to Baghdad. Iskander and Ispend joined together to fight the Ak Koyunlu who were invading from the west, and defeated them.
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