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Alp Arslan proclaimed sultan

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1067

In 1067 the Abbasid caliph formally invested Alp Arslan with the title 'Sultan' in Baghdad, granting him supreme secular authority over the Islamic w…

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  1. 1067Baghdad · IraqAfter consolidating eastern Iran and expanding the western front, Alp Arslan personally went to the Abbasid capital seeking the caliph's formal recognition of his authority, to transcend his role as a mere military leader.
  2. 1067Baghdad · IraqAbbasid caliph al-Qa'im granted Alp Arslan the title 'Sultan' and honorifics such as 'King of East and West' in a court ceremony, confirming him as supreme secular ruler of the Islamic world and continuing the protectorate system of Tughril's era.

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