Alp Arslan | |
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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 (10 Rabiʻ I 465 AH) Barzam Fortress, near Amu Darya, Khwarezm | (aged 43)
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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.
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".
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