 Complete the following phrase:  Though the battle could have been propagated as a technical victory by the Khwarezmian Empire, the Shah spread the word that he was not involved in the battle, and that he did not authorise the battle. The Shah was deeply shaken by the ferocity and fighting spirit of the Mongol army. As Juvayni reports, modern historians consider this battle the reason the Shah decided against an open field battle against the Mongols when the 