Alp Arslan

Type Figure Region West Asia Time 1029–1072 Also known as Muhammad bin Dawud

Seljuk sultan, 1029–1072, r. 1063–1072; son of Chaghri and nephew of Tughril, he defeated Byzantine emperor Romanos IV at Manzikert in 1071, opening …

Timeline

1029–1063Merv · TurkmenistanHe grew up under his father Chaghri's rule and received military training, being designated heir to the empire after Tughril; he acceded smoothly after Tughril's death in 1063.
1063–1072Isfahan · IranAfter accession he appointed Nizam al-Mulk as grand vizier, defeated the Byzantines at Manzikert in 1071, and pushed the empire's expansion into Anatolia until he was assassinated in 1072 while campaigning against Khwarazm.

Sources

Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Alp Arslan https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5 — J. A. Boyle (1968)