Jalaluddin Manguberdi: hero of the homeland
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Show Jalaluddin’s activity in 1221–1231 in a chronological table.
1221 Indus; 1224 Iran; 1225 Tabriz, Garni; 1226 Georgia; 1227 Isfahan; 1230 Erzincan; 1231 death.
2
Why did Jalaluddin’s state fall? Write 4 reasons.
Betrayals, plots, neighbouring sultans’ hostility, the Mongol attack, forces stretched over many fronts.
3
Retell an-Nasawi’s description of Jalaluddin briefly in your own words.
Brave, thoughtful, of few words, of medium height, knowing Turkic and Persian, valuing justice.
4
Find a scene from a play or poem about Jalaluddin and write your short opinion.
A personal answer: Shaykhzoda’s drama can be used.
5
Write 3 rules for judging historical sources.
Who the author is; how close he was to events; whether other sources agree.