Pir Muhammad ibn Umar Shaikh Mirza I departed accordingly for Shiraz accompanied by Ghiyasuddin Tarkhan and Amir Shams-ud-din Abbas who was to move on with his forces to Transoxiana. Having reached Ardabil they received intelligence that Qara Yusuf at the head of Kara Koyunlu of superior force was encamped in the neighborhood of Alahtauk with the design of making an attempt on Khoy.