Alp Arslan
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Alp Arslan was the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty and the empire. He reigned from 1063 until his assassination in 1072.
Coin minted in the name of Alp Arslan with the title Shahanshah
A miniature depicting Alp Arslan. Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh, 1654 Ottoman copy, Topkapi Museum.
Alp Arslan humiliating Emperor Romanos IV after the Battle of Manzikert. From a 15th-century illustrated French translation of Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium
Qavurt
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Kara Arslan Ahmad Qavurt, better simply known as Qavurt was a Seljuq Prince and the first shah of the Kerman Seljuk Sultanate. Upon his brother's death, he led an unsuccessful rebellion against his ne
Gold dinar under Qavurt, citing Chaghri Beg as his overlord. Minted in Jiroft, dated 1056/7
Seljuk Sultan Tugrul Bey enthroned. Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi 1653-3 (304 B)
Malik Shah enthroned after the battle