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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.

  • Direct 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.

Evidence

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Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Encyclopaedia Iranica — Čengīz KhanEncyclopaedia Iranica · High credibility · verified
  2. 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.

  1. ActorGenghis Khan
  2. contributed toFactChinggis fights Jalāl al-Dīn on the Indus as later dated
  3. weakensDriverHumanitarian Access
  4. strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)

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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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