Among men who know this royal city well, one name is thought the most truthful.

Before 1370, the village received its town charter and became a royal city.

Citizens of the royal cities had a special social status.

How else explain that he had deserted his own royal city?

We're heading west tomorrow toward the royal city of Karkand.

It was evening when they reached the royal city of the north.

The royal city was founded on the delta, formed by the two arms of the river.

Foreigners, for the most part merchants, had to live outside the royal city, that is on either side of the delta.

By then we had fled the royal city, moving north all night.

So we came to the royal city and went up to a wonderful palace.