ABSTRACT
In 432, the rule of Sultan Tughril Beg Muammad and his brother, Chaghri Beg Daud, the two sons of Mikhail ibn Saljuq ibn Duqaq, became firmly established. When Saljuq grew up, the signs of nobility were evident on him. The ruler of the Turks made him his intimate and advanced his career. He called him Subashi, which means leader of the army. In the year 421 Tughril Beg and Daud attacked Alp Qara, the murderer of their cousin Yusuf, and slew him. They inflicted a defeat on a detachment of Alitegins army, killing about a 1000 of them. Daud, Tughril Begs brother, had taken the city of Balkh and given it up to be sacked. He now became firmly established and securely in control. Hearing that, the Saljuqid Oghuz became fearful and apprehensive of him, so they made contact with the ruler of the Turks in Transoxania, offering obedience as vassals.
