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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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