Battle of Chapakchur

Battle of Chapakchur
	Part of Qara Qoyunlu – Aq Qoyunlu Wars
	; Location of Çapakçur Province now known as Bingöl Province in Turkey
Date	October 30 (or November 11), 1467.
Location	Near the sanjak of Çapakçur, now known as Bingöl Province in eastern Turkey.
Result	Aq Qoyunlu victory Fall of Qara Qoyunlu;
Belligerents
Aq Qoyunlu	Qara Qoyunlu
Commanders and leaders
Uzun Hasan	Jahan Shah †; Muhammedi Mirza †; Pirzad Beg (POW); Rüstem Beg (POW); İskender Beg (POW); Kılıç Arslan Beg (POW); Shah Veli Beg (POW); Yusuf Mirza (POW)
Strength
10,000	30,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	5,000

The Battle of Chapakchur (Turkish:Sancak Muharebesi; Azerbaijani:Səncəq döyüşü) was a decisive battle fought between Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkomen) under the leadership of Jahan Shah and Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomen) under the leadership of Uzun Hasan. Jahan Shah was defeated by Uzun Hasan in a battle near the sanjak of Çapakçur in present-day eastern Turkey on October 30 (or November 11), 1467.

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