Alp Tarkhan is a Khazar general active in the Khazar-Arab Wars of the early 8th century.[1] It is unclear whether "Alp Tarkhan" is a name or a title. The Old Turkic word Alp means hero, and was an element in such names as Alp Arslan, but could also be used as a title for a victorious general. Similarly, Tarkhan or "warlord" could be used as both a personal name and a military rank.

References

  1. ^ Zhivkov, Boris (2015). Khazaria in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries. Brill. p. 61. ISBN 9789004294486.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Tarkhan
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