Alp Arslan
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: Asian History, Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: The second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty, Alp Arslan consolidated and extended the conquests of his predecessor, Toghrïl Beg; his reign, together with that of his son Malik-Shah, constituted the zenith of the empire of the Great Seljuks.
Early Life
Alp Arslan, the second and most famous of the sultans of the Seljuk dynasty, was born around 1030 to Chaghrï Beg, brother of the Turkish warlord Toghrïl Beg. During the 1040’s, Toghrïl invaded Iran with his Türkmen followers, became the protector of the ʿAbbasid caliph in Baghdad and...
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