Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk War (1470–1474)

Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk War
Part of Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk Wars

Map of Mamluks and Aq Qoyunlu in 1470
Date1470–1474
Location
Result

Mamluk victory

• Decline of Aq Qoyunlu
Belligerents
Mamluk Sultanate

Aq Qoyunlu
Dulkadirids

  • Pahlevanlu tribe
Commanders and leaders
Qaitbay
Yashbak min Mahdi
Korkmaz 
Uzun Hasan (WIA)
Ughurlu Muhammad (WIA)
Zegnel Beg 
Masih Beg 
Shah Suwar 
Hudadad (POW)
Selman (POW)
Sarım İbrahim
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy 34,000 killed and wounded
1,380 killed and captured

The Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk War was a conflict fought between the Aq Qoyunlu confederation and the Mamluk Sultanate from 1470 to 1474. The war was sparked by Aq Qoyunlu raids into Mamluk territories in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia and culminated in a series of battles, including the failed sieges of Bira and Bilecik. The war ended with a decisive Mamluk victory and marked the beginning of Aq Qoyunlu's decline.