History
Alp Arslan, Muhammad ibn Dawud Chaghri, was Seljuk sultan from 1063 until he was killed on 24 November 1072. In August 1071 he defeated and captured the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes at Manzikert. A later miniature shows him on a throne. A French manuscript shows the captive emperor before him.
In September 1066 Manzikert is five years away. The 1066 start gives his Persian Empire about 152 counties. The risk after a victory that large, historically, was the succession among Seljuk branches.
In the game
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1066 |
| Title | Persian Empire |
| Realm size | 152 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Culture | Oghuz |
| Faith | Sunni |
| Dynasty | Seljuk |
How to play
Goal. Press Byzantium and hold the Great Seljuk realm together.
He is the map ruler of a 152-county empire in 1066.
Where this run fails. Overextension, a succession fight among Seljuk branches, or a Byzantine recovery.