[PzLdr]

Merv was destroyed by the Mongols when Chingghis Quan invaded, and conquered the Khwaresm Empire. I believe the lads returned a few days later and killed whoever had crawled out of the rubble.

[the invisib1e hand]

I believe the lads returned a few days later and killed whoever had crawled out of the rubble.

And did the media bemoan how he was "still alive after the attack?" Nooooooooooooo!

[JimSEA]

I believe Chingghis Quan operated in the same manner at Herat (destroying the city and then having some troops return to catch those hiding in the rubble) the second time he crushed the city, leaving no survivors. He reportedly said something to Muslims to the effect of, "Your God must hate you very much to have created me as your enemy."