Alp Arslan
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Alp Arslan was an 11th-century Seljuk ruler best known for expanding the empire and decisively defeating the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alp Arslan canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Seljuk ruler
ⓘ
person ⓘ sultan ⓘ |
| advisor | Nizam al-Mulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | Battle of Manzikert, 1071 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1029 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child | Malik Shah I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1072 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1072 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Seljuk dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turkic ⓘ |
| father | Chaghri Beg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionRuled |
Greater Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | opened Anatolia to large-scale Turkic settlement ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Alp Arslan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitleMeaning | Heroic Lion ⓘ |
| house | House of Seljuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeat of the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert
ⓘ
expansion of the Seljuk Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns in Armenia
ⓘ
campaigns in Georgia ⓘ campaigns in eastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| militaryTitle | amīr ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Manzikert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Romanos IV Diogenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near the Oxus River ⓘ |
| policy |
support of Sunni orthodoxy
ⓘ
use of Persian bureaucratic traditions ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of the Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tughril NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1072 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1063 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| result | decisive victory at the Battle of Manzikert ⓘ |
| spouse | Aka Khatun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Malik Shah I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Armenia ⓘ |
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