Alptakin (also known as Aftakin) was a Turkish military officer of the Buyids, who participated, and eventually came to lead, an unsuccessful rebellion...

them and the Sunni Arabs of the city who frequently revolted. A Turk, Alptakin drove out the Fatimids five years later, and through diplomacy, prevented...

agreement with Alptakin, the Turk ruler of Damascus, whereby the Fatimids would control Gaza and the land south of it, including Egypt, while Alptakin controlled...

Alexandretta (971) 1st and 2nd Qarmatian invasions (971–974) Struggle with Alptakin (974–978) Aleppo Apamea Uprisings of Muffarij b. Daghfal Bedouin alliance...

Turkic commander Alptakin, who ousted the Fatimids from Damascus and became its ruler, and the Qarmatians, who allied with Alptakin. In the first half...

briefly succeeded by the Qarmatians, after the latter's Turkish rebel ally Alptakin invaded northern Syria and established Homs as his base. In 891, Muslim...

The Turkish officer Alptakin conquers Sidon and slaughters the population. spring – Alptakin conquers Tiberias. April – Alptakin conquers Damascus. 977...

the city he had to retreat due to the arrival of Alptakin's Qarmatian allies. Followed by Alptakin's forces, Jawhar was pushed back to Tiberias, Ramla...

army of Alptakin and the Fatimids. However, during the battle, Marzuban betrayed Alptakin and abandoned the battlefield. The forces of Alptakin were shortly...

between the Fatimid army, led in person by Caliph al-Aziz, and the forces of Alptakin, the Turkic ruler of Damascus. The battle followed a series of back-and-forth...