Alp Arslan, Sultan · Victor of Manzikert
RulerSultan · Victor of Manzikert
Alp Arslanألب أرسلان
Rayy
The Seljuk sultan who defeated and captured the Byzantine emperor at Manzikert in 1071.
With a smaller army he routed Romanos IV at Manzikert, opening Anatolia to the Turks. He treated the captured emperor with honour and freed him. He was stabbed by a prisoner a year later.
Who came before and after?
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Who else is linked?
Seljuk EmpireTehran (and Rayy)Romanos IV DiogenesNizam al-MulkManzikert
Who lived at the same time?
Tunka ManinRomanos IV DiogenesAl-Mustansir BillahNizam al-MulkAl-Mutamid ibn AbbadAl-QaimMalik Shah IYusuf ibn Tashfin
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