Abstract:

The Qara-Qoyunlus are reigned in accordance with the Mongols’ and Anatolian (Turkey) Seljuk Sultanetes’ principles of state management more than a century in east of Anatolia and west of Iran (1380-1469). They constituted Qara-Qoyunlu state in compliance with the state organization of Ilkhanid Empires and Anatolian Seljuk Sultanetes. Qara-Qoyunlus tried to stay on the stage of history by developing the state tradition from their ancestry. Under the impact of the Turkish army culture, the ruler was the highest decision maker in the army of the Qara-Qoyunlu Turkmens. Prens and commanders came after the ruler in the army hierarchy. Neuters, which are bodyguard of a rulers within the human element in the army, constitued the main core of the army. Beside, state command would support the central army during the war. Similarly, faithful forces to the state would join the army during the war. Qara-Qoyunlu in the military attendant are similar to quality those Turkish-Mongolian army. While the sources of the period cite information about the military officers, they mention their Turkish and Persian names as well as Mongolian. This show us the influence of the Mongolian military structure in the Qara-Qoyunlu army. This study, by the fifteenth century Qara-Qoyunlu’s in the army which has become an important warrior power in Eastern Anatolia and Iran, will be evaluated in consideration of contemporaneos sources and investigation works.

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