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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/07 16:30 UTC 版)
Archeological excavations found that the initial settlement was established in the first century BCE, written sources mentioned Eni-Kent in the 10 century CE, in the 10-11 centuries it was a capital of the Oguz Yabgu State. In the 12th c. Jankent was abandoned. Another Turkic people, Kipchaks and Kimeks of the Kimek Kaganate ended the state by the 12th century. By that time, Selçuk Bey and his Kınık tribe headed to Persia to found their own Muslim state which in the future would become the Great Seljuq Empire, and a part of the state population moved eastward to the N.Pontic areas.