Minaret of Jam

Type Object Region Afghanistan Time c. 1175–1200

A brick minaret built by the Ghurid dynasty in the Hari River valley in Afghanistan, begun around the 1170s during Ghurid expansion, showcasing one o…

Timeline

c. 1171–1180Firuzkuh (Ghurid capital) · Ghor ProvinceAfter Ghurid Sultan Ghiyath al-Din II conquered Ghazni and gained control of the Afghan highlands, he established a capital at Firuzkuh and planned a large Islamic memorial building, laying the political and artisanal groundwork for the later construction of the Minaret of Jam.
c. 1175–1180Jam · JamArtisans built the minaret from fired bricks on the steep banks of the Hari River valley, its shaft encircled by Quranic inscriptions in Kufic script and geometric arabesque brick carvings, rising over 65 meters, making it one of the tallest brick towers in the world at the time.

Sources

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/211/
The Ghurids — C. E. Bosworth https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/