Sultan Alp Arslan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sultan_Alp_Arslan
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Person
gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 1029
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Muhammad_bin_Dawud_Chaghri
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Merv
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Romanos_IV_Diogenes
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Assassination
gptkbp:child gptkb:Malik_Shah_I
gptkb:Tajuddin_Tash
gptkb:Arghun
gptkb:Ayaz
gptkb:Tajuddin
gptkbp:deathDate 24 November 1072
gptkbp:deathPlace Barzam, Berzem, present-day Turkmenistan
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Seljuk
gptkbp:father gptkb:Chaghri_Beg
gptkbp:killedBy gptkb:Yusuf_al-Khwarezmi
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Persian
Turkic
gptkbp:mother daughter of Yusuf Kadir Khan
gptkbp:nameMeaning Heroic Lion
gptkbp:notableAchievement Defeated Byzantine Empire at Manzikert
Expanded Seljuk Empire into Anatolia
Consolidated Seljuk rule in Persia and Central Asia
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Manzikert
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Battle_of_Manzikert
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Tughril
gptkbp:reign 1063–1072
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aka_Khatun
gptkb:Safariyya_Khatun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Malik_Shah_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sultan_of_the_Seljuk_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seljuk_military
gptkb:Seljuk_Army
gptkb:Abu_al-Fath_Pahlavi
gptkb:Georgian–Seljuk_wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sultan Alp Arslan