Yangi

Yangi, or Yangi Taraz, was a town of the Talas valley known in the Mongol period. Its name, meaning New Taraz, recalls the older city downstream and the changes that overtook the valley after the Mongol conquests. Coins bearing the names of Taraz and Yangi Taraz testify to the circulation of money in the region under the Chagatai rulers. The valley remained a meeting place for rival princes as they struggled for power in Central Asia.