Year by year · 13th century
1221
1221 in world history: 7 events, 3 births and 3 deaths. 688 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Genghis Khan defeats Jalal al-Din at the Battle of the Indus
On the banks of the Indus River, Genghis Khan defeated Jalal al-Din, the last Khwarazmshah, who had rallied Khwarazmian loyalists after his father's flight and death. Jalal al-Din fought on in exile as the Khwarazmian Empire collapsed.
Battle
Battle of Khunan
The Battle of Khunan was fought in 1221 in southern Georgia, where the Mongol vanguard led by Jebe and Subutai defeated the Georgian army of King George IV.
War
Jōkyū War
The Jōkyū War of 1221 was a brief conflict in which the retired emperor Go-Toba tried to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate.
In the profiles
Khwarazmian EmpireThe empire effectively ceases to exist; Jalal ad-Din is defeated on the Indus
Shirvanshah StateThe Mongols under Jebe and Subutai take Shamakhi
Sultanate of RumKayqubad I takes Alanya and fortifies it
Wars and longer events
Born in 1221 3
Died in 1221 3
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