⁣Read a brief summary of this topic. Alp-Arslan (born c. 1030—died November 1072/January 1073) was the second sultan of the Seljuq Turks (1063–72), who inherited the Seljuq territories of Khorāsān and western Iran and went on to conquer Georgia, Armenia, and much of Asia Minor (won from the Byzantines).