Like his son Malik-Shah, this man employed the author of the Siyasatnama, Nizam ul-
This man was proclaimed ruler by Amid al-Molk Kondori, whom he later had executed in Marv al-Rud, and this man prosecuted a campaign against his uncle Qutulmish, whose son Suleiman contested this man's throne. During one battle, this ruler captured a commander who had sent part of his force to besiege Khliat. This man succeeded his father Chaghri Beg as governor of Khorasan. Like his son Malik-Shah, this man employed the author of the Siyasatnama, Nizam ul- Mulk. This man supposedly said (*) "My punishment is far heavier. I forgive you, and set you free" after winning a battle in which Andronikos Doukas spread a fake rumor about the death of the emperor Romanos IV, whom this man captured. For 10 points, name this second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and victor at the Battle of Manzikert.
This man was proclaimed ruler by Amid al-Molk Kondori, whom he later had executed in Marv al-Rud, and this man prosecuted a campaign against his uncle Qutulmish, whose son Suleiman contested this man's throne.
Alp Arslan [or Diya ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abu Shuja Muhammad Alp Arslan ibn Dawud or Muhammad ibn Dawud Chaghri; accept "bin" for "ibn" if some crazy person doesn't answer with his nickname]