The Ebb and Flow of the Ghrid EmpireThe iconic minaret of Jm stands in a remote mountain valley in central Afghanistan, the finest surviving monument of the enigmatic 12th century Ghrid dynasty. The rediscovery of the minaret half a century ago prompted renewed interest in the Ghrids, and this has intensified since their summer capital at Jm became Afghanistan's first World Heritage site in 2002. Two seasons of archaeological fieldwork at Jm, the detailed analysis of satellite images,