Alp Arslan
Alp Arslan (honorific in Turkic meaning "Heroic or Great Lion"; in ; Arabic epithet: "Diyā ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Adud ad-Dawlah Abu Shujā' Muhammad Ālp Ārslan ibn Dawūd" ; 20 January 1029 – 15 December 1072), real name Muhammad bin Dawud Chaghri, was the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. As Sultan, Alp Arslan greatly expanded Seljuk territory and consolidated power, defeating rivals to his south and northwest. His victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 ushered in the Turkoman settlement of Anatolia. For his military prowess and fighting skills he obtained the name "Alp Arslan", which means "Heroic Lion" in Turkish.
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Turkic
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Sultan
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Seljuk Empire
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Seljuk
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eponym
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Byzantines
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Battle of Manzikert
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Turkoman
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Anatolia
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Alp Arslan
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Alp Arslan
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Q200193
Alp Arslan
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1029-01-20T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
20 January 1029
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1072-12-15T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
15 December 1072
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1071-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1071
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noble title
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