Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated
In 1221 Chinggis Khan defeated Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated. Genghis Khan's documented role is: He defeated Jalāl al-Dīn by the Indus. In the causal graph this event weakens Humanitarian Access, a driver that strengthens People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC) — an improving welfare path.
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In 1221 Chinggis Khan defeated Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated. It is a battle, not an Indian empire. Genghis Khan's documented role is: He defeated Jalāl al-Dīn by the Indus. The Khwarezmshah's son escaped; the field was a killing.
Context
The Khwarezmshah himself had already died in flight. Sharing the field with Jalāl al-Dīn is required. The setting of Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated is the public file around 1221-11-01. Driver humanitarian-access is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.
That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.
Why it matters
Worsening path from Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated on 1221-11-01. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.
Shared responsibility is part of Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated. Naming Genghis Khan does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1221-11-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Genghis Khan
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
He defeated Jalāl al-Dīn by the Indus. The Khwarezmshah's son escaped; the field was a killing.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactChinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated
- weakensDriverHumanitarian Access
- strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)
impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 1 November 1221 · verified
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.5)
Observed
69M people (stock, end-of-year) · 28M above the normal line (2025)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2023–2025: rose from 68M people (stock, end-of-year) to 69M people (stock, end-of-year).
Above normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Encyclopaedia Iranica — Čengīz KhanEncyclopaedia Iranica · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Genghis Khan, Kereit warEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Official locator: Britannica — Genghis Khan, Indus and Jalal al-Din at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Encyclopaedia Iranica — Jalāl-al-Dīn Ḵvārazmšāh neighbourhood at https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cengiz-khan (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Iranica). Official carrier: Britannica — Genghis Khan, Indus and Jalal al-Din (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Encyclopaedia Iranica — Jalāl-al-Dīn Ḵvārazmšāh neighbourhood (https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cengiz-khan (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Iranica).
Established: a sourced public record of Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated under 1221-11-01 for Genghis Khan. Established: a sourced public record of Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated under 1221-11-01.
If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.
Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.
Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. He turned back. Mixed effects of Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated are separate paths.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorGenghis Khan
- contributed toFactChinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated
- weakensDriverHumanitarian Access
- strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)
Cite this page
Factrail. (2026). Chinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gk-indus-1221
https://factrail.ai/facts/gk-indus-1221
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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