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HOW WAS SULTAN ALP ARSLAN KILLED?

Muharrem Kesik

This study addresses events that occurred during the last military expedition of Sultan Alp Arslan, one of the greatest rulers in Seljuq and Turkish history. Related subects include how the Sultan was killed, his will, the date of his death, where he was buried and the site of his grave. The most important sources of the period of Sultan Alp Arslan were used for this research. The results show that Sultan Alp Arslan died on 24 November 1072 as the consequence of a stab wound from the dagger of Yousef al-Khwarezmi, the commander of Berzem fortress. Sultan Alp Arslan was killed after crossing the Amudarya River during a military expedition he organized against the Western Karakhanid. Before he passed away, Sultan Alp Arslan made a dying wish that his son and heir apparent Malik-Shah I succeed him. Sultan Alp Arslan was buried in the city of Marv by his son MalikShah I


SULTAN ALP ARSLAN NASIL ÖLDÜRÜLDÜ?

Muharrem Kesik

Bu çalışma ile Selçuklu ve Türk Tarihi’nin en büyük hükümdarlarından biri olan Sultan Alp Arslan’ın son askerî seferinde yaşanan olaylar, sultanın nasıl öldürüldüğü, vasiyeti, ölüm tarihi, nerede defnedildiği ve mezar yerinin nerede bulunduğu gibi konu başlıkları ele alınmıştır. Araştırma sırasında Sultan Alp Arslan Devri’nin en önemli kaynaklarından yararlanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak Sultan Alp Arslan, Batı Karahanlılar üzerine düzenlediği askerî sefer sırasında Ceyhun Nehri’ni geçtikten sonra Berzem adlı bir kale komutanı Yusuf el-Hârezmî tarafından hançerlenmiş aldığı yaranın tesiriyle 24 Kasım 1072 günü ölmüş, ölmeden önce veliahtı ve oğlu Melikşah’ın yerine geçmesini vasiyet etmiş, oğlu tarafından Merv şehrinde defnedilmiştir.



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