Beak made a comment about the Jakata people having been the first on Malaz Island after the Stormriders retreated. The city was located where the River Broland exited into the strait known as the Inside Passage. On the other side of the strait was a chain of islands which included Break Island. Upriver from Jakata was the town known as Upper Jakata. It is unknown if the Malazan Empire coinage known as a Jakata originated or was named after the city of the same name.