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Alp Tigin

Type Figure Region Central Asia Time c. 920–963 Also known as Alp Tigin、Alptigin、阿尔普特金

Alp Tigin (d. 963), a Turkic military commander and former Samanid governor of Ghazna, established an independent military regime at Ghazni around 96…

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  1. c. 950–962Ghazni · AfghanistanRising through the Samanid army as a commander of Turkic slave origin, he later served as governor of Ghazna, controlling eastern frontier defenses and military force, and accumulating independent capital amid political upheaval in Khurasan.
  2. 962–963Ghazni · AfghanistanAround 962 he broke free of direct Samanid central control, establishing an autonomous regime based at Ghazni and recruiting Turkic military slaves including Sebüktegin; he died in 963, and his regime was briefly succeeded by his son-in-law Abu Ishaq Ibrahim.

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