# Alp Arslan

> The sultan who cracked open Anatolia. His win at Manzikert in 1071 broke Byzantine hold on the region and set the stage for centuries of Turkish presence in what would become modern Turkey.

*Second sultan of the Seljuk Empire (1063–1072)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alp-arslan

## Identity
- **Born:** 1029-01-20
- **Died:** 1072-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Muhammad Alp Arslan bin Dawud Chaghri became the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire in 1063, great-grandson of the dynasty's founder. Over nine years he pushed the empire's borders outward, taking down rivals south, east, and northwest. The pivot came at Manzikert in 1071, where his forces defeated the Byzantines and opened Anatolia to Turkoman settlement. The military record earned him his regnal name: "Heroic Lion" in Turkish. He was assassinated in 1072, less than a year after his signature victory.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 24.4 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 25.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 62.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200193)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Alp%20Arslan)
- [الب ارسلان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [آلپ ارسلان](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%BE_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Alp Arslan](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Алп-Арслан](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%BF-%D0%90%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Алп Арслан](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%BF_%D0%90%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [আল্প আরসালান](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8)
- [Alp Arslan](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [ئالپ ئەرسەلان](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%BE_%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%95%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Alp-Arslan](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp-Arslan)
- [Alp Arslan](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Alp Arslan](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Αλπ Αρσλάν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BB%CF%80_%CE%91%CF%81%CF%83%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BD)
- [Alp Arslan](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Alp Arslan](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [آلپ ارسلان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%BE_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Alp Arslan](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Alp Arslan](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Alp Arslan](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [אלפ ארסלאן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%A4_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9F)
- [Alp Arslan](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Alp Arszlán nagyszeldzsuk szultán](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arszl%C3%A1n_nagyszeldzsuk_szult%C3%A1n)
- [Ալփ-Արսլան](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%AC%D6%83-%D4%B1%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B6)
- [Wikiquote](https://az.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
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- [Wikiquote](https://tr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)
- [Wikiquote](https://vi.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan)

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