Uzun Hasan
| Uzun Hasan | |||||
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| Padishah of Iran | |||||
Uzun Hasan on horse, 1460s–1470s | |||||
| Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu | |||||
| Reign | Autumn of 1452 – 6 January 1478 | ||||
| Predecessor | Jahangir | ||||
| Successor | Sultan Khalil | ||||
| Born | February or March 1425 Diyarbakir | ||||
| Died | 6 January 1478 (aged 52) | ||||
| Spouse | Seljuk Shah Khatun Jan Khatun Tarjil Khatun Despina Khatun | ||||
| Issue | Ughurlu Muhammad Sultan Khalil Yaqub Beg Maqsud Beg Yusuf Beg Masih Beg Zegnel Beg Alamshah Halima Khatun Khanum Khatun Shahbeg Khatun Two other daughters | ||||
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| Dynasty | Aq Qoyunlu | ||||
| Father | Ali Beg | ||||
| Mother | Sara Khatun | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
| Tughra | |||||
Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan (اوزون حسن; February or March 1425 – January 6, 1478) was a ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state and is generally considered to be its strongest ruler. Hasan ruled between 1452 and 1478 and presided over the confederation's territorial apex, when it included parts or all of present-day Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Transcaucasia and Syria.