For the ruler of Aleppo in 1113–14, see Alp Arslān al-Akhras.
Alp Arslan
Al-Sultan al-Mu'azzam[1][a]
Malik al-Islam[1][b]
Shahanshah[1][c]
Miniature from the Majma al-Tawarikh by Hafiz Abru circa 1425; which depicts accession to the throne by Alp Arslan
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
Reign
4 October 1063 – 15 December 1072
Predecessor
Tughril
Successor
Malik-Shah I
Born
20 January 1029 (1 Muharram 420 AH)[2]
Died
24 November 1072(1072-11-24) (aged 43) (10 Rabiʻ I 465 AH) Barzam Fortress, near Amu Darya, Khwarezm
Spouse
Safariyya Khatun
Akka Khatun
Shah Khatun
Ummu Hifchaq
Issue
Malik-Shah I
Tutush I
Bori-Bars
Ayaz
Toghan-Shah
Arslan-Shah
Tekish
Sifri Khatun
Aisha Khatun
Zulaikha Khatun
Sara Khatun
Others two daughters
House
House of Seljuk
Father
Chaghri Beg
Religion
Sunni Islam
Alp Arslan,[d] born Muhammad bin Dawud Chaghri,[3] was the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. He greatly expanded the Seljuk territory and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south and northwest, and his victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert, in 1071, ushered in the Turkmen settlement of Anatolia.[4]
Muhammad bin Dawud Chaghri's military prowess and fighting skills earned him the nickname Alp Arslan, which means "Heroic Lion" in Turkish.
^ abc"THE SELJUKS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS: IRAN AND CENTRAL ASIA, C.1040-1250 Coin no. 3 of 14". This coin was struck at the mint of al-Ahwaz, the capital town of Khuzistan, which, together with al-Basra, was the main trading city at the head of the Arabian Gulf. On it, Alp Arslan clearly states his power and prestige as "the Exalted Sultan, King of Kings, King of Islam." In the inscription on his coins his name appears as Alb because Arabic lacks the letter "p", but to Persian and Turkish speakers his name is pronounced "Alp".
^Kafesoğlu 1989, p. 526.
^Cahen 1986, p. 420.
^Cahen, Claude (12 February 2024). "Alp-Arslan". Encyclopedia Britannica. "But the Battle of Manzikert opened Asia Minor to Turkmen conquest"
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