Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan (born 1029)

Alp Arslan

Sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1063 to 1072

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 and the empire. He greatly expanded Seljuk territories and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south,…