Qara Yusuf

Qara Yusuf
Qara Yusuf enthroned, Tarikh-i Turkmaniyah, 16th century
Sultan of Qara Qoyunlu
Reign1389–1420
PredecessorQara Mahammad
SuccessorQara Iskander
Co-sultanPirbudag (1411–1418)
Born1356 or 1357
Erciş
Died17 November 1420(1420-11-17) (aged 62–63)
Ujan pastures, Tabriz
Burial
Erciş, Turkey
IssuePirbudag
Ispend bin Yusuf
Iskander
Jahan Shah
Abu Said
DynastyQara Qoyunlu
FatherQara Mahammad
ReligionIslam (disputed whether Sunni or Shia)

Abu Nasr Qara Yusuf ibn Mohammad Barani (c. 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty from c. 1388 to 1420, although his reign was interrupted by Tamerlane's invasion (1400–1405). He was the son of Qara Mahammad Töremish, a brother-in-law to Ahmad Jalayir.