Alp-Tegin
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Gender | Male |
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Born | C. 910 |
Died | Ghazni |
Afghanistan | |
September 963 AD | |
Ghazni | |
Afghanistan | |
Children | Ismail of Ghazni |
Abu Ishak Ibrahim | |
Job | Army officer |
Previous position | Governor of Ghazna (962 AD–963 AD) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1762173 |
Alp-Tegin Life story
Alp-Tegin, or Alptekin, was a Turkic slave commander of the Samanid Empire, who would later become the semi-independent governor of Ghazna from 962 until his death in 963. Before becoming governor of Ghazni, Alp-Tegin was the commander-in-chief of the Samanid army in Khorasan.