What is Alp Arslan?
[[File:Alp Arslan, Wax.jpg|thumb|Modern sculpture depiction of Alp Arslan]] '''Alp Arslan''' was the second [[Seljuk dynasty|Seljuk]] [[Sultan]] who reigned from 1063 to 1072. He is famous for his conquest of [[Anatolia]] after defeating the [[Byzantine]]s in the [[Battle of Manzikert]] and expansion of the [[Seljuk Empire]]. [[Category:11th-century births]] [[Category:History of Iran]] [[Category:History of Islam]] [[Category:History of Turkey]] [[Category:Murder victims]] [[Category:Seljuk Sultans]] [[Category:1070s deaths]]