Not to be confused with the Samanid commander, Alp-Tegin.
Alptakin (also known as Aftakin) was a Turkish military officer of the Buyids, who participated, and eventually came to lead, an unsuccessful rebellion against them in Iraq from 973 to 975. Fleeing west with 300 followers, he exploited the power vacuum in Syria to capture several cities, including Damascus. For the next three years, Alptakin withstood attempts by the Fatimid Caliphate to capture Damascus, until he was defeated and captured by Caliph al-Aziz Billah. Taken to Egypt and incorporated into the Fatimid army, he was poisoned by the vizier Ibn Killis shortly after this.
Alptakin (also known as Aftakin) was a Turkish military officer of the Buyids, who participated, and eventually came to lead, an unsuccessful rebellion...
them and the Sunni Arabs of the city who frequently revolted. A Turk, Alptakin drove out the Fatimids five years later, and through diplomacy, prevented...
agreement with Alptakin, the Turk ruler of Damascus, whereby the Fatimids would control Gaza and the land south of it, including Egypt, while Alptakin controlled...
(943–947) Conquest of Egypt (969) Qarmatian invasions and struggle with Alptakin (971–978) Expansion into Syria Alexandretta Aleppo Apamea Uprisings of...
The Turkish officer Alptakin conquers Sidon and slaughters the population. spring – Alptakin conquers Tiberias. April – Alptakin conquers Damascus. 977...
army of Alptakin and the Fatimids. However, during the battle, Marzuban betrayed Alptakin and abandoned the battlefield. The forces of Alptakin were shortly...
briefly succeeded by the Qarmatians, after the latter's Turkish rebel ally Alptakin invaded northern Syria and established Homs as his base. In 891, Muslim...
Turkish generals, Sebüktigin al-Mu'izzi in 971, and, after his death, Alptakin in 974/5. With the growing instability of the Buyid states towards the...
(943–947) Conquest of Egypt (969) Qarmatian invasions and struggle with Alptakin (971–978) Expansion into Syria Alexandretta Aleppo Apamea Uprisings of...
His career was cut short by his own death in late 974. His successor, Alptakin, was defeated by the Buyids and fled to Damascus, where he eventually joined...
Jarrahid chieftain Mufarrij ibn Daghfal captured the pro-Qarmatian rebel, Alptakin, and handed him over to the Fatimids in exchange for a large reward. In...
record during the Fatimid struggle with Alptakin, a Qarmatian-backed Buyid commander who took over Damascus. Alptakin was defeated at the Battle of Ramla...
dynasty in Mosul Emirate of Damascus Byzantine Empire Commanders and leaders Al-Mu'izz Abu Taghlib Alptakin Kulayb Izz al-Dawla Sebük-Tegin John I Tzimiskes...
the deputy of Damascus, Jaafar bin Falah. In 975, the anti-Fatimid rebel Alptakin resolved to extend his influence over the Bekaa Valley and the coastal...
(943–947) Conquest of Egypt (969) Qarmatian invasions and struggle with Alptakin (971–978) Expansion into Syria Alexandretta Aleppo Apamea Uprisings of...
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