The Cities along the Syr Darya in 11th–13th cc.: Jand and Sïghnaq between the Cuman-Qïpchaqs and the Khwārazmshāhs Anushteginids*
Journal: Acta Orientalia
Year: 2021

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-11 th – ﬁrst decades of the 13 th 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