Alp arslan biography
Alp arslan biography
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Alp Arslan
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1063 to 1072
For the ruler of Aleppo in 1113–14, see Alp Arslān al-Akhras.
Alp Arslan, born Muhammad Alp Arslan bin Dawud Chaghri, 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, east and northwest, and his victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert, in 1071, ushered in the Turcoman settlement of Anatolia.[4]
Early life
Historical sources differ about his actual birth date.
His birth year, which some early sources of medieval period mentioned 1032 and 1033[5] while later sources gave 1030. However, the most authentic considered as TDV Encyclopedia of Islam mentions, is that recorded by Ibn al-Athir, a medieval historian, as 1 Muharram 420 AH equivalent to 20 January 1029 CE.
He was the son of Chaghri and nephew of Tughril, the foundi