Merv
Teachers who lived here
Yahya ibn Zayd
Yahya ibn Zayd (726–743)
imprisoned 741–743
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736–797)
born 736
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736–797)
born 736
Ali al-Rida
Ali al-Rida (765–818)
named heir-apparent; resided 817–818
Ishaq ibn Rahwayh
Ishaq ibn Rahwayh (778–853)
born 778
al-Darimi
al-Darimi (797–869)
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (817–889)
Ibn Khuzayma
Ibn Khuzayma (838–924)
al-Sulami
al-Sulami (937–1021)
Nasir Khusraw
Nasir Khusraw (1004–1088)
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (1048–1131)
scholar at the Seljuk court 1118
Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179–1229)
studied and worked among the city's libraries 1216–1218
Al-Ya'qubi
Al-Ya'qubi (?–905)