thumb|Likely depiction of Tajlu Khanum, member of the Mawsilu Turkoman tribe, first wife of [[Shah Ismail and Shah Tahmasp's mother. Painted circa 1531.]] The Mawsillu (; ; ) was one of the great Turkmen tribes composing the Aq Qoyunlu confederation. It was one of the most active Turkic tribes that operated during the Aq Qoyunlu and Safavid empires, and one of the Turkmen tribes that formed the Qizilbash. The Mosul tribe, more commonly referred to as Turkmen in the Safavid Empire, originated from the region of Mosul.
thumb|Likely depiction of Tajlu Khanum, member of the Mawsilu Turkoman tribe, first wife of [[Shah Ismail and Shah Tahmasp's mother. Painted circa 1531.]] The Mawsillu (; ; ) was one of the great Turkmen tribes composing the Aq Qoyunlu confederation. It was one of the most active Turkic tribes that operated during the Aq Qoyunlu and Safavid empires, and one of the Turkmen tribes that formed the Qizilbash. The Mosul tribe, more commonly referred to as Turkmen in the Safavid Empire, originated from the region of Mosul.
== History == === Aq Qoyunlu === According to Turkish historian Tufan Gündüz and John E. Woods, they were one of the three biggest tribes dominating Aq Qoyunlu along with the Purnak and Bayandur tribes. Their main controlled areas were near Diyarbakr and Erivan. They supported Hamza beg (a son of Qara Yuluq Osman) and Sheykh Hasan at earliest times but later changed their allegiance to Uzun Hasan after 1451 during Aq Qoyunlu succession crisis. They acquired the city of Ruha in later in 1475 following the defeat of Uways (brother of Uzun Hasan).
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