[3] His time of birth was considered auspicious, as he won few battles against Arab tribesmen near Raqqa, for which he was given the nickname "Ughurlu" ("Lucky" in Oghuz Turkic).

[10] This time Ughurlu was tasked by pursuing troops of Mahmud - Uzun Hasan's own uncle who chose to submit to Jahan Shah earlier - in Sarab.

Attacking Shiraz and Kirman as head of Aq Qoyunlu's vanguard, he pursued Mirza Yusuf, another son of Jahan Shah until 22 October 1469 near Shabankara.

Yusuf was captured and executed by Ughurlu,[13] his followers joined Qara Qoyunlu emir Pir Ali Shakarlu, who left for lands of Timurid Sultan Husayn Bayqara.

However, Ughurlu was forced to be dispatched to Khorasan, where Uzun Hasan's Yadgar Muhammad Mirza was defeated by Husayn Bayqara in September 1469.

Earlier, his half-brother Khalil commanded a contingent of Aq Qoyunlu army and conquered Herat, installing Yadgar as a vassal of Uzun Hasan.

Unable to withstand emir Yashbak min Mahdi, Ughurlu was forced to withdraw from Birecik,[20] while Amir beg was killed in March 1473.

[23] Sending captives back to Uzun Hasan, Ughurlu Muhammad requested an immediate attack on Mahmud Pasha Angelović, using the shock of defeat.

Ughurlu on the other hand, was tasked with reinforcing the left flank[25] with a swift force, taking precautionary measures for a tactical strike as a backup plan.

The dominant court group was led by Uzun Hasan's principal wife and cousin, Saljuqshah Begum, who pursued the succession for her eldest son, Sultan Khalil, the then governor of Fars.

The party was represented in the provinces by the Chakirlu clan, which governed Mughan plain, and Uvays Bayandur, the brother of Uzun Hasan, who served as the governor of Urfa.

Maqsud, the governor of Baghdad, seemingly favored his half-brother Ughurlu Muhammad; but, he was restrained by his atabeg Dana Khalil, the brother of Saljuqshah and cousin of Uzun Hasan.

Ottoman authors later claimed that Uzun Hasan was enraged seeing his son's decapitated head and vowed to punish the murderers, which led Saljuqshah Begum to poison him.