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A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people

In 1206 a quriltai proclaimed Temüjin as Chinggis Khan. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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In 1206 a quriltai proclaimed Temüjin as Chinggis Khan. It is a political founding, not a census of every tent. Genghis Khan's documented role is: He accepted the title Chinggis Khan at a quriltai. Noyans acclaimed; he did not file a modern constitution.

Context

Sharing acclamation with the noyans is required. China and Khwarezm wars are later. The setting of A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people is the public file around 1206-01-01. Driver social-cohesion is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. One 1206 act. Mixed effects of A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people are separate paths.

Why it matters

Improving path from A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people on 1206-01-01. A founding acclamation is a cohesion path for a new imperial people. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Genghis Khan

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.64 · verified

    He accepted the title Chinggis Khan at a quriltai. Noyans acclaimed; he did not file a modern constitution.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactA 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.55 · Effect from 1 January 1206 · verified

    A founding acclamation is a cohesion path for a new imperial people.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.25 (weight 0.55 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.25 (weight 0.55 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Mongol empire, foundationEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Genghis Khan, Kereit warEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Encyclopaedias date the acclamation.

Official locator: Britannica — Genghis Khan, 1206 quriltai at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Britannica — Mongol empire, foundation at https://www.britannica.com/place/Mongol-empire (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Britannica — Genghis Khan, 1206 quriltai (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Britannica — Mongol empire, foundation (https://www.britannica.com/place/Mongol-empire (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people under 1206-01-01 for Genghis Khan. Established: a sourced public record of A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people under 1206-01-01.

Shared responsibility is part of A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people. Naming Genghis Khan does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1206-01-01 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.

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.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorGenghis Khan
  2. contributed toFactA 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). A 1206 quriltai proclaims Temüjin as Chinggis Khan of a united people. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gk-quriltai-1206

https://factrail.ai/facts/gk-quriltai-1206

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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