Editing Alp Arslan (section)

=== Defense of Khorasan (1056) ===
Taking advantage of the internal turmoil in the [[Ghaznavid Empire]], the [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuks]] organized an expedition to [[Ghazna]] and the army under the command of [[Chaghri Beg|Chaghri]] advanced as far as Bust.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sevim |first=Ali |url=https://www.kitapyurdu.com/kitap/selcuklu-devletleri-tarihi-siyasetteskilat-ve-kultur/294338.html |title=Selçuklu Devletleri Tarihi Siyaset,Teşkilat ve Kültür |last2=Merçil |first2=Erdoğan |date=2014-01-01 |publisher=Türk Tarih Kurumu |isbn=978-975-16-2678-3 |language=tr}}</ref>  The Ghaznavids, who solved the problems, enthroned [[Farrukh-Zad of Ghazna|Farrukh-Zad]]. Farrukh-Zad sent his commander named Hirhiz against [[Chaghri Beg|Chaghri]]. Hirhiz defeated [[Chaghri Beg|Chaghri]] and attacked [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]], defeating and capturing Gul-Sarygh and other Seljuk commanders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Turan |first=Osman |title=Selçuklular târihi ve Türk-İslâm medeniyeti |date=2019 |publisher=Ötüken |isbn=978-975-437-470-4 |edition=22. basim |series=Yayın Kültür serisi |location=İstanbul}}</ref> Thereupon, Alp Arslan received permission from his father to organize an attacked to Ghaznavids and defeated the Ghaznavids under the command of Hirhiz.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ÇAĞRI BEY |url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/cagri-bey#:~:text=Sultan%20Tu%C4%9Frul%20M%C3%BBs%C3%A2,kuvvetlerini%20hezimete%20u%C4%9Fratt%C4%B1 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi |language=tr}}</ref>