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| Titel |
Investigation of the Sultan Alp Arslan tomb with geophysical methods, in the historical Merv city (Turkestan) |
| VerfasserIn |
Selma Kadioglu, Yusuf Kagan Kadioglu |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2016
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
en
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 18 (2016) |
| Datensatznummer |
250137276
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2016-18494.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Sultan Alp Arslan (1029-1072) was the second Sultan of the Seljuq Empire and
great-grandson of Seljuq the eponymous founder of the dynasty. Sultan Alp Arslan’s victories
changed the balance in near Asia completely in favour of the Seljuq Turks and Sunni
Muslims. His victory at Manzikert (26 August 1071) is often cited as the beginning of the end
of Byzantine power in Anatolia, and the beginning of Turkish identity in Anatolia. Sultan Alp
Arslan eliminated theobstacles to the conquest of Anatolia and played a major role in making
this territory a homeland for the Seljuqs. By taking the Emperor captive, Sultan Alp Arslan
gained great fame but in 1072, on an expedition to Western Turkestan, he met with
death in an unexpected way and at a relatively early age, in his 42nd year. There
have been found different stories of the death of this great Turkish Sultan in certain
sources. Unfortunately, there has not been found The Sultan’s resting place until
now.
This paper is concerned with the investigation of the Sultan Alp Arslan Tomb in
the historical Merv (Marv) city in Turkestan, by using Ground Penetrating Radar
(GPR) and gradiometer methods. The GPR and gradiometer surveys have been
realized in Gavur Fortress, Sultan Fortress, Er Fortress districts and between two big
Fortresses in old Merv city in selected nine study areas. We also gathered data in and
around Sultan Sancar Tomb. GPR surveys were performed during January 2014
employing Ramac CU-II system equipped with a 250 MHz shielded antenna, on
one meter spaced profiles. Similarly a Geoscan system was used to take magnetic
data. The results of all these investigation revealed that there were possible traces
for the buried tomb of the Sultan Alparslan in Gavur Kale around Cuma Mosque
and around Sultan Sancar Tomb in the study region. However, the project team
was changed after our study, and the new team did not excavated our determined
areas.
Acknowledgement
This project has been supported by Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Turkish Cooperation
and Coordination Agency (TIKA). This study is a contribution to the EU funded COST
action TU1208 "Civil Engineering Applications of Ground penetrating Radar"
(www.GPRadar.eu, www.cost.eu). |
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