In NUMBER@1 it became the capital of LOCATION@1 , and the population gradually increased , from about NUMBER@2 in NUMBER@3 to around NUMBER@4 in NUMBER@5 , NUMBER@6 in NUMBER@7 and - by some estimates - NUMBER@8 in NUMBER@9 .

In NUMBER@1 , it became the capital of LOCATION@1 . The population grew slowly from about NUMBER@2 people in NUMBER@3 to around NUMBER@4 in NUMBER@5 , NUMBER@6 in NUMBER@7 and NUMBER@10 in NUMBER@11 .
