Battle of Parwan

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Battle of Parwan
Part of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia
Date Spring 1221 Location Near the village Parwan, near Ghazni Result Khwarezmid Victory
Combatants
Mongol Empire	Khwarezmian Empire
Commanders
Unknown	Jalal Al-Din
Strength
10,000 + men [citation needed]	60,000 men [citation needed]
Casualties
Unknown	Unknown

Mongol invasion of Central Asia
Parwan – Indus

The Mongol Invasions
Central Asia – Georgia and Armenia – Kalka River – Volga Bulgaria – Ryazan – Rus' – Sit River – Köse Dag – Legnica – Mohi – Baghdad – Ain Jalut – Korea – Japan (Bun'ei – Kōan) – Vietnam – Xiangyang – Ngasaunggyan – Yamen – Pagan – Bach Dang – Syria – Kulikovo – Vorskla – Ugra River

The Battle of Parwan was fought between sultan Jelal ad-Din Mingburnu of the Khwarezmid Empire and the Mongols. The sixty thousand men of the sultan were badly equipped and tired but after a battle that lasted a day, the sultan was able to overcome his enemies. This was one of the few times the Mongols were decisively defeated, but it brought the full rage of Ghenghis Khan himself after Jelal ad-Din Mingburnu who simply did not have the resources left to fight another, larger, army, under the Great Khan himself, who had never been defeated in battle since his youth. After having won, Mingburnu headed for India to seek refuge together with his army of some fifty thousand men and several thousand refugees. However, he was caught, and defeated by Chinggis Khan at the Battle of Indus.