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Alp Arslan

1029 - 1072

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Alp Arslan, born Muhammad Alp Arslan bin Dawud Chaghri, was the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty and the empire. He greatly expanded Seljuk territories and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south, east and northwest. His victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 ushered in the Turkoman settlement of Anatolia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alp Arslan is the 315th most popular politician (down from 180th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 34th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Turkish Politician.

Alp Arslan is most famous for his victory over the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alp Arslan ranks 315 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander III of Russia, Park Chung-hee, Beatrix of the Netherlands, François Mitterrand, Konstantin Chernenko, and Batu Khan. After him are Christian X of Denmark, Gaiseric, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Barack Obama, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Syngman Rhee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1029, Alp Arslan ranks 1. After him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Al-Mustansir Billah, Vseslav of Polotsk, and Theodosius of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1072, Alp Arslan ranks 1. After him are Romanos IV Diogenes, Peter Damian, Sancho II of Castile and León, Ouyang Xiu, Antipope Honorius II, Ali Hujwiri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Al-Qushayri, Adalbert of Hamburg, Asadi Tusi, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alp Arslan ranks 49 out of 1,347. Before him are Mimar Sinan (1490), Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Epictetus (50), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), and John Chrysostom (349). After him are Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Xenophanes (-570), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), and Leucippus (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Alp Arslan ranks 26. Before him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), Heraclius (575), Mehmed IV (1642), Mehmed I (1386), and Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404). After him are Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Osman II (1604), Croesus (-596), and Suleiman II (1642).

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