Alp Arslan Royalty

Alp Arslan (Turkish: Alp Arslan; Persian: آلپ ارسلان; full name: Diya ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abu Shuja Muhammad Alp Arslan ibn Dawud) (20 January 1029 – 15 December 1072) was the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. His real name was Muhammad bin Dawud Chaghri, and for his military prowess, personal valour, and fighting skills he obtained the name Alp Arslan, which means "Heroic Lion" in Turkish.

Personal facts

Alp Arslan
Birth dateJanuary 20, 1029
Date of deathDecember 15, 1072
Parents
Chaghri Beg
Spouse
Aka daughter of Yusuf Qadir-Khan

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Royalty

From1063
To1072
predecessor
Tughril
successor
Malik-Shah I

Alp Arslan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. https://books.google.dk/books?id=GPMHVEt_wVUC&q