Alp Arslan ( ālp arslān ; ālb ārslān ; 1029 – 15 December 1072 ) was the third sultan of the Seljuq dynasty and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty.

His real name was Muhammad bin Da ' ud Chaghri, and for his military prowess, personal valour, and fighting skills he obtained the surname Alp Arslan, which means " Heroic Lion " in Turkish.

Alp Arslan led Seljuq Turks to victory against the Byzantine Empire | Byzantines in 1071.

Alp Arslan and his uncle Kutalmish both contested this succession.

Alp Arslan defeated Kutalmish for the throne and succeeded on 27 April 1064 as sultan of Great Seljuq, and thus became sole monarch of Persia from the river Oxus to the Tigris.

In 1068, en route to Syria, Alp Arslan Oush invaded the Byzantine Empire.

At Manzikert, on the Murat River, north of Lake Van, Diogenes was met by Alp Arslan.

Emperor Romanos IV was himself taken prisoner and conducted into the presence of Alp Arslan, who treated him with generosity, and, terms of peace having been agreed to, dismissed him, loaded with presents and respectfully attended by a military guard.

: Alp Arslan: " What would you do if I was brought before you as a prisoner?

: Alp Arslan: " My punishment is far heavier.

Alp Arslan humiliating Emperor Romanos IV after the Battle of Manzikert.

Domestic affairs were handled by his able vizier, Nizam al-Mulk, the founder of the administrative organization which characterized and strengthened the sultanate during the reigns of Alp Arslan and his son, Malik Shah.

This type of military fiefdom enabled the nomadic Turks to draw on the resources of the sedentary Persians, Turks and other established cultures within the Seljuq realm, and allowed Alp Arslan to field a huge standing army, without depending on tribute from conquest to pay his soldiery.

The dominion of Alp Arslan after Manzikert extended over much of western Asia.

Alp Arslan, who took great pride in his reputation as the foremost archer of his time, motioned to his guards not to interfere and drew his bow, but his foot slipped, the arrow glanced aside and he received the assassin's dagger in his breast.

Alp Arslan died four days later from this wound on 25 November 1072 in his 42nd year, and was taken to Merv to be buried next to his father Chaghri Beg.

:“ O those who saw the sky-high grandeur of Alp Arslan, behold!

As he lay dying, Alp Arslan whispered to his son that his vanity had killed him.

From 2002 to July 2008 under Turkmen calendar reform, the month of August was named after Alp Arslan.

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* 1072 – Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan ( b. 1029 )

* December 15 – Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia ( b. 1029 )

* August 26 – Battle of Manzikert: The Byzantine Empire loses to a Turkish army led by Alp Arslan.

Primo Carnera (; October 26, 1906 – June 29, 1967 ) was an Italian boxer, nicknamed the Ambling Alp, who became the world heavyweight champion.

** Marcel Samuel Raphael Cohen ( aka Tekin Alp ) ( 1883 – 1961 ), born to a Jewish family in Salonica under Ottoman control ( now Thessaloniki, Greece ), became one of the founding fathers of Turkish nationalism and an ideologue of Pan-Turkism.

From 1063, he served the Seljuqs as vizier and remained in that position throughout the reigns of Alp Arslan ( 1063 – 1072 ) and Malik Shah I ( 1072 – 1092 ).

In 1064, he participated in the unsuccessful defense of Ani against the Seljuk leader Alp Arslanand his allies: the Caucasian Georgians headed by King Bagrat IV of Georgia and Albanians headed by King Goridzhan. He served afterwards under Michael VII Doukas ( 1071 – 78 ) and Nikephoros III Botaneiates ( 1078 – 81 ) in various responsible positions on both the eastern and the western frontiers of the empire.

# The Turks of the House of Seljuk – Their Revolt Against Mahmud, Conqueror of Hindostan – Togrul Subdues Persia, and Protects the Caliphs – Defeat and Captivity of the Emperor Romanus Diogenes by Alp Arslan – Power and Magnificence of Malek Shah – Conquest of Asia Minor and Syria – State and Oppression of Jerusalem – Pilgrimages to the Holy Sepulchre

* Alp Arslan, second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty ( d. 1072 )

Jalāl al-Dawlah Malik-shāh ( Persian:, Modern Turkish: Melikşah, or simply Malik Shāh ) was born in 1055 and succeeded his father, Alp Arslan, as the Seljuq Sultan in 1072, and reigned until his death in 1092.

Alb, Alp ( m ), plural Alpe has the meaning of " incubus " ( Old High German alp, plural * alpî or * elpî ).

* Peter Winnen (* 1957 ), Cyclist, winner of Alp d ' Huez

* Alp ( Alıp ), a Turkish honorific

It is related to the German words Alpe, Alm or Alp ( f., Old High German alpâ ), meaning an " upland pasture ".

* the siyâsetnâme ( سياست نامه ), a kind of political treatise describing the functionings of state and offering advice for rulers, an early Seljuk example of which is the 11th-century Siyāsatnāma, written in Persian by Nizam al-Mulk, vizier to the Seljuk rulers Alp Arslan and Malik Shah I

* Lai Neir ( Alp Flix ), Sur, Grisons ( Black Lake )