Jalal al-Din Mengubirni's Resistance to the Mongols

Name: Jalal al-Din Mengubirni's Resistance to the Mongols
Start: 1219
End: 1221

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1219–1221

In 1219, after Khwarazm Shah Muhammad fled west, his son Jalal al-Din Mengubirni organized remnant forces in Transoxiana and eastern Afghanistan to r…

Timeline

1219Ghazni · AfghanistanAfter the shah's flight, Jalal al-Din gathered routed troops and local notables around Ghazni, declared continued resistance against the Mongols, and became the effective military leader of eastern Khwarazm.
1219–1220Khorasan–Afghanistan border · KhorasanUsing cavalry mobility and ambush tactics, Jalal al-Din repeatedly repelled or delayed Mongol detachments along the Khorasan–Afghanistan border, forcing Genghis Khan to divide his forces in pursuit.

Sources

Juvayni, Tarikh-i Jahangushay (History of the World-Conqueror) — Ala al-Din Ata-Malik Juvayni
Rashid al-Din, Jami al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) — Rashid al-Din Hamadani