Jand (Transoxania)

Coordinates: 44°37′00″N 64°09′00″E / 44.6167°N 64.1500°E / 44.6167; 64.1500
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Jand (also Jend), was a medieval town on the right bank of the lower Jaxartes river in Transoxiana. It was the winter capital of Seljuk power before their migration to Khurasan, and was ruined by the Mongols, and is now a decayed village.

See also

Sighnaq

References

•C.F. Bosworth, The Ghaznavids, Edinburgh, 1963.

44°37′00″N 64°09′00″E / 44.6167°N 64.1500°E / 44.6167; 64.1500

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