Qara Yusuf
| Qara Yusuf | |
|---|---|
Battle between the armies of Abu Bakr of Tabriz, son of Miran Shah, and Qara Yusuf in 1407. A miniature painting from a 16th-century manuscript of Mirkhvand's Rawżat aṣ-ṣafāʾ | |
| Sultan of Qara Qoyunlu | |
| Reign | 1389–1420 |
| Predecessor | Qara Mahammad |
| Successor | Qara Iskander |
| Co-sultan | Pirbudag (1411–1418) |
| Born | 1356 or 1357 Erciş |
| Died | 17 November 1420 (aged 62–63) Ujan pastures, Tabriz |
| Burial | Erciş, Turkey |
| Issue | Pirbudag Ispend bin Yusuf Iskander Jahan Shah Abu Said |
| Dynasty | Qara Qoyunlu |
| Father | Qara Mahammad |
| Religion | Islam (disputed whether Sunni or Shia) |
Abu Nasr Qara Yusuf ibn Mohammad Barani (c. 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty (or "Black Sheep Turkomans") from c. 1388 to 1420, although his reign was interrupted by Tamerlane's invasion (1400–1405). He was the son of Qara Mahammad Töremish, a brother-in-law to Ahmad Jalayir.