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Partition of India 1947

partition_of_india_refugee_cascade · order-2 · AP HuG subtopic 4.10 · status rated

A
Composite 11.00 / confidence high
Grade A: 3 sources, source_quality_avg=5.00, corroboration=1, claim_strength=3, geo_specific=1, counter_evidence_handled=no.

The historical event

Partition of India 1947 · 1947 · British India → India + Pakistan

14M displaced + ~1M killed in religious-ethnic redistricting; canonical irredentism→partition→refugee-camp pattern.

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Causal trigger + effect

Trigger

Card(s): irredentism
Conditions: {'requires_held_card': 'religious_schism'}
Threshold:

Effect

Type: spawn_event_card_in_all_hands
Payload: {'card_id': 'refugee_camp', 'card_type': 'event'}
Target: self_and_nearest_neighbor
Delay turns: 1

Methodology subscores

DimensionScore
Source quality (avg)5.0
Corroboration (independent sources)1
Causal-claim strength3
Counter-evidence handling0
Geographic specificity1
Temporal scope1

Primary sources (3)

Khan, Y., 'The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan', Yale UP 2007
Type: peer_reviewed · Year: 2007 · Geography: India + Pakistan
Comprehensive history of Partition; quantified displacement at 14M+.
Pandey, G., 'Remembering Partition: Violence, Nationalism and History in India', Cambridge UP 2001
Type: peer_reviewed · Year: 2001 · Geography: India + Pakistan
Memory studies + nationalism analysis; refugee camp aftermath.
Talbot, I. & Singha, G., 'The Partition of India', Cambridge UP 2009
Type: peer_reviewed · Year: 2009 · Geography: India + Pakistan
Synthesis textbook; documented Mountbatten Plan + boundary commission decisions.

Counter-evidence (0)

No counter-evidence noted. Trellison reserves the right to escalate this chain to "needs counter-evidence review" if challenges emerge.

Audit metadata

Audit ID: 5019dd67b4d145a183a940a597768e66
Audit date: 2026-05-14T05:55:28.322690+00:00
Protocol version: v1.0
Rater: claude_sprint2_auto
Corroborating independent count: 1

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