Seljuq leader conquest of Merv in 1037 revitalized the city; under his descendants, especially , who made it his residence, Merv found itself at the center of a large multicultural empire | Great Kyz Qala fortress , Merv Evidence of this prosperity is found throughout the Soltangala |
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3000 Years of Urban Growth | After fighting a duel with a superior officer he was demoted to the ranks and by 1882 had risen to lieutenant |
Hence under 125 000 and probably under 100 000—as Merv rose very fast as a Seljuk capital• Any remnants of interior or exterior decoration have been lost due to erosion or theft | Shaim Kala was a self-contained walled city intended to relieve the over-crowding, and to deal with religious and political discontent of the newly arrived peoples |
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Chandler defined a city as a continuously built-up area urban with suburbs but without farmland inside the municipality |
Erk Gala [ ] The oldest part of Merv, known as Erk Gala Erk Gala from , "the citadel fort" is the oldest part of the city of Merv complex.
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