Alp Tarkhan

{{Short description|King of Khazaria}}

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Alp Tarkhan was a Khazar general active in the Khazar-Arab Wars of the early 8th century.{{cite book |last1=Zhivkov |first1=Boris |title=Khazaria in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries |date=2015 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004294486 |page=61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Du2CAAAQBAJ&dq=alp+tarkhan&pg=PA61}} 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.