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Alp Arslan

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Also known as Abu Shuca Alparslan

second sultan of the Seljuk Empire (1063–1072)

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Alp Arslan was the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire, ruling from 1063 to 1072, during a period when this Turkish dynasty was expanding its power across the Middle East. He is historically significant because his reign marked a time of military expansion and consolidation that helped establish the Seljuk Empire as a major regional power.

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Vinony files it under 1072 deaths, 11th-century births and 11th-century monarchs in Asia.

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1029-01-20
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1072-12-15
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Alp Arslan (Persian: آلپ ارسلان; full name: 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 and the empire. He reigned from 1063 until his assassination in 1072.

Alp Arslan greatly expanded Seljuk territories and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south, east, and northwest. His victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 ushered in the Turkoman settlement of Anatolia. For his military achievements, he earned the name Alp Arslan, which means "Heroic Lion" in Turkish.

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