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Pehlavan bey Bayandur (Azerbaijani and Persian: پهلوان بیگ بایندر) was founder and first ruler of Aq Qoyunlu state.

Life

He was a son of Idris bey Bayandur. For the first time during his reign, Bayandur eli settled in Diyarbakir region. According to Kitab-i Diyarbakriyya, the Bayandur people captured the fortress of Alinja Tower during his reign and defeated several Mongol commanders. He was the father of Aladdin Turali Bey.

He died in 1340. After his death, his son Turali Bey succeeded him and remained in power until 1362.

References

1. Abu Bakr Tihrani, Kitab-i Diyarbakriyya, p. 22.
2. Roemer, H.R. (1986). "The Türkmen Dynasties". In Lockhart, Laurence; Jackson, Peter (eds.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6: The Timurid and Safavid Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-20094-6.
3. Faruk Sümer, «Ak Koyunlular», Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları,İstanbul, «Şubat», 1986.

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