Khwaja Muhammad Yusuf [SEP] date of death
Khwaja Muhammad Yusuf
Khwaja Muhammad Yusuf (died 1902) was one of the top lawyers and landowners of Aligarh, a small but historically significant town in the ‘doab’ region of the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. He was among the first Indian Muslims to understand the nature and gravity of the issues posed by contemporary European colonialism. He was an Islamic liberal who believed that modern, Western-style education was essential for the survival of Indian Muslims in the contemporary world.
His elder son Yahya died as
Qara Yusuf
"Abu Nasr" Qara Yusuf ibn Mohammad Barani (c. 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Kara Koyunlu dynasty (or "Black Sheep Turkomans") from c.1388 to 1420, although his reign was interrupted by Tamerlane's invasion (1400–1405). He was the son of Qara Muhammad, a brother-in-law to Ahmad Jalayir.
Rise to chiefdom.
After his father's death in rebellion by Pir Hasan, Kara Koyunlu elders gathered to choose his brother Khwaja Misr, however more