Turkish - Turkish
Definition of alp-arslan in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- alparslan
- (Adlar, İsimler) Alp Arslan, Selçuk Türkleri'nin ikinci sultanı (1029 - 15 Aralık, 1072). Alp Arslan, Türklerin Ortaasya'dan Anadolu'ya gelişlerini yöneten askeri komutan ve hükümdardır
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Definition of alp-arslan in English English dictionary
- born 1030 died November? 1072/January 1073 Second sultan of the Seljq dynasty, who added Georgia, Armenia, and much of Anatolia to his domains of Khorsn and western Iran. He preferred conquest to governing and left the administration of his empire to his famous vizier, Nizm al-Mulk. In 1071 his victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert opened the door for the eventual Turkish conquest of Anatolia. He died a year later when mortally wounded by a prisoner during a quarrel