The Cities along the Syr Darya in 11th–13th cc.: Jand and Sïghnaq between the Cuman-Qïpchaqs and the Khwārazmshāhs Anushteginids
The Cities along the Syr Darya in 11th–13th cc.: Jand and Sïghnaq between the Cuman-Qïpchaqs and the Khwārazmshāhs Anushteginids

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the relations between the Central Asian Cuman-Qïpchaq tribes and two of the most important cities along the Syr Darya, Jand and Sïghnaq for the entire period of Cuman-Qïpchaq domination over the steppes of Western Eurasia (mid-11th – first decades of the 13th c.). During most of this period the nomads had to deal and often to fight with the Khwārazmshāhs Anushteginids for influence over the strategic settlements of the Syr Darya region. On the basis of various written sources, the paper offers a detailed profile of this protracted and controversial coexistence.

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