Begum Khatun Kara Koyunlu (Qara Qoyunlu)

Princess Regnant Bigum khatun of Qara Quyunlu

After the death of Jahanshah (1435-67) she held power before the Hassan Ali came on the throne of the Emirate of Qara Qoyunu, Turkmen vassals of the Jalayirids in Eastern Anatolia. They became independent in 1389, after the Jalayirids had been overrun by Tamerlane's Timurids.

The Blue Mosque also known as the Kabud mosque of Tabriz was built by order of Beygom (Beigum) Khatun, the spouse of Jahan shah and restored by their

daughter Saleheh Jahanshahi.

It is said that the mosque construction is a monument for remembrance of victories of Jahanshah. This is why the Al-fath, verses of Quran, is written around the entrance of the mosque.

Jahanshah and his immediate family are buried in the Blue Mosque.

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