Pehlavan bey Bayandur explained

Pehlavan bey Bayandur
Bey
Death Date:	1340
Death Place:	Diyarbakır
Reign:	? - 1340
Successor:	Aladdin Turali Bey
Father:	Idris bey Bayandur

Pehlavan bey Bayandur (Azerbaijani: Pəhləvan bəy Bayandur) 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.^[1] He was the father of Aladdin Turali Bey.^[2]

He died in 1340. After his death, his son Turali Bey succeeded him and remained in power until 1362.^[3]

Notes and References

1. [Abu Bakr Tihrani]
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.