The Seat of the Seljuk Dynasty Main Article: Seljuks at Jand Jand is famous for being the historical seat of the
Seljuk Dynasty from 985 to 1037.
Seljuk had great power and influence among the people of his tribe who lived within the territory of the
Oghuz Yabgu State. The relationship between Seljuk and Oghuz Yabgu was overshadowed by an incident that is not well known because of lack of reliable sources. Nonetheless, Seljuk left the Oghuz Yabgu State and immigrated with his tribe, to the town of
Jand.. It is rumored that there were 100 horseman, 1,500 camels and 50,000 sheep with Seljuk Beg during this migration. If each horseman equates to a family, the Seljuks who migrated to Jand were likely a small nomadic community of about 500 people..There, Seljuk and his Oghuz tribe accepted Islam. After accepting Islam, Seljuk expelled the officials sent by the Oghuz Yabgu to Jand to collect the annual tax, saying "Muslims will not pay tribute to the unbelievers", and set up a war against the non-Muslim Turks. This may well be proved by
Al-Bayhaqi who calls Seljuk Beg as
al-Malik al-Ghâzî Seljuk (meaning "ruler and religious fighter Seljuk"). Jand thereafter became prime seat of the Seljuk leaders, including
Seljuk Bey,
Mikâ'îl Yabugu,
Arslan Isra'il, as well as
Toghrul and
Chaghri Bey (initially), before the foundation of the
Seljuk Empire in 1037.
Under Khwarazmian Rule Jand was brought under
Khwarazmian rule during the reign of
Atsiz. Atsiz was a flexible politician and ruler, and was able to maneuver between the powerful
Sultan Ahmad Sanjar and equally powerful
Yelü Dashi. He continued the land-gathering policy initiated by his predecessors, annexing Jand and
Mangyshlak to Khwarazm. Many nomadic tribes were dependent on the Khwarazmshah. Towards the end of his life, Atsiz subordinated the entire northwestern part of
Central Asia, and in fact, achieved its independence from the neighbors.. Jand remained under
Khwarazmian rule until the
Mongol conquest of the Central Asia in 1221. ==See also==