Pulzhai

Pulzhai is the site of a medieval settlement in the lower Oxus country of Karakalpakstan. Excavations have uncovered dwellings, a mosque and a caravanserai, as well as pottery made during the Golden Horde period. The ceramics show the influence of Khwarazm's artistic and urban traditions. In an area of shifting channels and desert margins, Pulzhai belonged to a network of towns that connected the settled oasis with the wider lands of the Jochid realm.