4 GREATEST Emperors to Ever Rule China

[@elizabethchiavetta7930]

I love the direction of this channel so far. I love history.

[@ManHeyuan]

Do you have a facebook account?

[@dejakeith2291]

Yes please keep the culture!! Chinese history is so beautiful! Asian cultures in general!

[@ininjapanda9209]

You should also look about malay culture

[@jacobsoltero2872]

AGREED! hey ,you look young and are a girl obviously. Most girls don't like history let alone younger ones(They are more into Xans, Nos and parties were I live, LA County). I commend you. History is awsome!

[@moisepicard3417]

@@jacobsoltero2872 That's ok.

[@moisepicard3417]

@@jacobsoltero2872 But, you're right about history being awesome.

[@Ray-tf2ps]

Harmony and peace ✌️

[@KennyGamingMovie]

Why didn’t you mention Hongwu: Zhu Yuanzhang? The founder of Ming Dynasty. He beaten the Mongolian and saved the Chinese out of The rule of Mongolian. Btw, he is the only emperor who started as a poor beggar then finally rose to the top in Chinese history.

[@ark77581]

Hero of china the only person who can save china from the mongol. zhu yuanzhang♥️

[@426mak]

Because he was a paranoid pychopath who killed tens of thousands of his own ministers and their families on trumped up charges then killed tens of thousands of more people for not reporting those same trumped up charges.

[@hongmyunglee7899]

He executed 100,000 people

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

Wasn't he also very weary of being mocked for having been a pauper and a monk prior to his rise to power?

[@peterzheng8213]

Liu bang was also a peasant that rose to emperor, though he wasn’t quite a beggar and held very marginal power in this county

[@d00mch1ld]

The Tang are fascinating, the word for Chinese people in Cantonese is: “Tong Yen”, and China town, is actually called, “Tong Yen Gai”, literal Tang Person Street.

[@nummysmom]

I love learning about Chinese history. Great video!

[@gungnjreclipse774]

i must make a note here that kangxi actually almost bankrupted china (war related), and it was his son emperor yongzheng that frantically worked 364 days a year to bring china back to financial stability. also, by the mid 7th century, chinese territory has made it to modern day central afghanistan and almost all of the korean peninsula (so the map might be a later one, not one of the empire at its peak)

[@HKspurs10]

kangxi's grandson qianlong was also a great emperor

[@frankyong7740]

@Esther Rui I also learned that Yongzheng in his 13 years of reign or so laid down the healthy fiscal foundation for his son Qianlong's reign to prosper. In the later years of Qianglong's long reign of 60 (plus 3 as Emperor Emeritus), his favoured court official Heshen was scandalously corrupt.

[@dummmduhha2033]

@@HKspurs10 hes the one that started the decline of the qing.

[@user-sx5dj6eb5y]

@@dummmduhha2033 Because he went senile, he was a good ruler when he fully capable

[@dummmduhha2033]

@@user-sx5dj6eb5y agreed

[@DLis7]

I love the new name of the channel! Great quality, educational, and fun to watch video, as always! Good luck with everything, Mike! I'm looking forward to your new content.

[@laurnel7483]

DLis7 what happened to the other Chen

[@DLis7]

laurne l Dan and Yi had to move back to NY, so now Mike is taking over the channel. They made a video about it. Go check it out for more details.

[@John77Doe]

laurne l Dan Chen and Yi run away to California leaving Mike Chen alone in NYC. 😑

[@helenchen5502]

yea.. Dan and Yi ditched Mike and rejoined Off The Great Wall... Mike must be heartbroken

[@moisepicard3417]

+Lis_Lis. Tu es si belle.

[@nancydavies9901]

This channel beats an entire semester of Chinese history-lively commentary, excellent illustrations, and just plain good knowledge!

[@cychiu8357]

2:04 Qin capital is XianYang not XiangYang. They are thousands miles away from each other.

[@alexanderyau6347]

Right it is 咸阳 in Chinese.

[@redcrown5070]

they're a g distant from each other

[@シメキ]

Ooo I like the new Channel layout and name!!

[@sylvestergoh2325]

If you are my Chinese history teacher, I will get perfect score every time. I respect the way how you can speak both Mandarin and English so fluently.

[@asianfruit2020]

This might be weird but if possible could you make a video about the evolution of Chinese armour and weapons

[@GwenApMannanan]

I love the culture and historical videos. It's why I've watched you and Dan on so many things for years now. Those are fantastic! I'm happy to hear you will be doing more of them!

[@lesssgoooo1233]

Nice video!

[@kscarto9599]

Very interesting and informative! Thank you!

[@jia2001]

Now make video about Chen Dynasty :)

[@dixcico5052]

Year 2016-

[@shadowdragon007]

actually only in southern dynasties lol

[@MICHarderCarter]

I'm a Black man coming from Mississippi who love wisdom and keep a open mind for other cultures beside my own from the mother Land and others like yours so I can show my son wisdom of the world come from all walks of life. So keep it up its working.

[@ghostofyeats]

Cool video! No surprise that Tang Taizong was #1. I'd love to see other videos like this, tho with different, maybe more unusual criteria. Like "great emperors with critical flaws, or whose legacies became critically tarnished" (definitely would put Tang Xuanzong, arguably Sui Wendi), or "emperors who weren't splashy but were solid and kept things going, i.e. are under-appreciated" (Han Wendi and Han Mingdi would be good examples of this). Or "great emperors whose kingdoms didn't span all of China, i.e. omitted from the orthodox narrative" (e.g. Wendi of Chen dynasty). Or "most controversial emperors" (Qin Shihuang has to be the top of this list). I'm obviously an ancient Chinese history geek!

[@sonnyhuynh7052]

do a video on different Chinese philosophy!

[@fattiger6957]

love these videos about Chinese history. Can we maybe get a video about the worst Emperors in Chinese history? like the Neros and Caligulas of China

[@rhondapeeples4321]

Awesome again! Learning the history of different cultures is intellectual medicine (for me) and understanding each other is the pathway to peace! Thank you for making it an interesting, fun & always worth watching! Y'all rock!

[@wilsonseto1]

thanks for the cultural historical videos man, i don't know how i'd know anything about my culture otherwise.

[@TheNyapism]

this reminds me of a old lame joke my friend told me *Among the Emperors mentioned, which one of them is blind?* *KangXi, because he can't see* ._.

[@anniechau278]

MIKE Chen looks like Chen Long

[@ouiouimonami8704]

Kangxi dad of Yongzheng It is said that Yongzheng punished in hell and finally 250 years later they decided to give him rebirth and he was born in Singapore with brain damage and died at 25 he’s name in sg is Elbert

[@janeoreo2631]

@@ouiouimonami8704 lmao what

[@controversialopinions3659]

Ten of the most underrated Emperors of China:1. Emperor Hongzhi of Ming 2. Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei 3.Emperor Xuande of Ming 4. Emperor Renzong of Song 5. Emperor Xianzong of Tang 6. Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei 7. Emperor Zhao of Han 8. Emperor Shizong of Jin 9. Emperor Shengzong of Liao 10. Emperor Jingzong of Liao

[@emersonbouillon]

Renzong was Mongolian

[@emilypham9709]

great vid!

[@ListersHatsune]

You're from Chang'an? Awesome! That place is of siginificant importance in Chinese history.

[@user-wu6xl4wq5q]

aListers The Grand Ancient Capital of Zhong Guo. Even he Communist government acknowledges its importance and they named the most important road in Beijing as the Chang'an Road.

[@japankofun]

Definitely. If you love China's history, and especially related to the emperors of Qin, Han and Tang, Chang'an/Xi'an is the place to be - so many historical sites there, much more than just the famous sites too.

[@joewalker4420]

K John so a han emperor?

[@JC-zw4bw]

Would be cool if we could travel back in time and live during different time periods.

[@shushuyu]

If you're a dood it might be okay for you but if you're a girl? Expect some harsh reality.

[@kyalucero7977]

Yeah but then you could just time travel away again lol

[@jackblack4110]

but no wifi :(

[@revolutionalist]

Would not be cool, think of speedster traveling through time at will and the rest being mere pawns in existence

[@benthekeeshond545]

J.C, After a few months, you will be so pissed and started to wonder why you did not bring along nuclear weapons. Really, even in real-time, as of now, go work in some countries that are notoriously corrupted. If you feel fine working there, maybe you are the type that can travel back in time.

[@xXMagicRabbitXx]

love learning about ancient China

[@sarahpadilla877]

Love your videos Mike!!

[@hungrymanning]

Really like this historical series and pretty much everything else on this channel. Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to your next video and beyond

[@diekje8728]

Can you do a video about Chinese fireworks for new year? Love from Belgium

[@thegreenfortress1274]

Such inspiration. I love this channel. Thank you Chen for your good work and dedication :)

[@ondrejvicher7250]

Great video, thanks a lot guys (just one detail, Xiangyang in Hubei province was never a capital of Qin dynasty, thus couldn't be attacked by Liu Bang's forces...it was Xianyang located near todays Xi'an)

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

Son of heaven is the title of the ruler of china since the Xia dynasty not kang xi Qing dynasty

[@sucesaccompachieve]

I believe that I would pick Emperor Wu of Western Han Dynasty (March 9,141 B.C.E.-March 29,87 B.C.E.),which was about 54 years and 20 days.

[@PaulSorokin]

Chinese history is so incredibly complex so to hear what is China's Greatest moments through its greatest Emperor's and summarizing some of those pinnacle moments in China (while not understanding the full surface level history of China for beginners) it gives a good approach at why China was considered one of the Greatest Nations in History. So thanks for that... I might consider checking this channel from top to bottom since I would like to be well versed in some Chinese History (despite the complexities).

[@cesiumbob7278]

At 6:45 that is the same uniform of the soldiers in the movie “The Last Emperor”. I instantly recognized that uniform. Kangxi Emperor must be where the Kangxi radicals come from. I first heard of the Tang Dynasty from a Tang statute being featured on The Antiques Roadshow. Before that, I only heard of the Ming Dynasty.

[@wadeaquino3501]

I believe I can speak for many people when I say we enjoyed learning about Asian history thank you have a good day

[@elemeniahx]

Yayy!! I'm on time! 💛💛💛

[@olivedabove]

I LOVE CHINESE HISTORY VIDEOS 🙌💚💃

[@alexandertan8592]

just a side note at 10:47, the portrait is not xuanzhong of tang dynasty, but taizhong of song dynasty

[@upyirma.1177]

Love this channel , and Chinese culture , much love from Scotland.

[@lydiachavez8004]

Love learning history- You make it so interesting. Thank you 💋

[@Ashengard111]

Good job on the video, till the end I've thought that I'll disagree with atleast one of your choices but you nailed all of them. Would be cool if you tell some interesting stories about them, like the one about the 13 Shaolin monks who saved the Tang Emperor.

[@lyndaster46]

omg cool idea!!

[@mendelzheng5217]

Ashengard yah i disagree with this list

[@mendelzheng5217]

Ashengard wheres Genghis khan

[@Ashengard111]

Skank Hunt42 He was never emperor of China, his grandson was. Also he was a conqueror and military leader, but butchering tens of millions civilians throughout Asia and Europe doesn't actually equal greatness.

[@tumerorkhon6418]

Chingis khan is not chinese he is Mongolian king

[@YFirstMillion]

u forgot 秦始皇Qinshihuang. Yes, he was considered as a cruel tyrant, he burnt a lot of precious scribes and killed many scholars. However, in my opinion China as we know it might not even exist with out him! Needlessly to say, he defeated the 6 other warring states and established the unified China under Qin. He also standardized the writing system, measuring system, axel of carts and currency. He built the great wall of China, the Linqu canal as well as many roads all across China. He reconstructed the political system which favoured the farmers instead of rich merchants. Therefore, i think he definitely deserves to be on this list. 漢高祖劉邦Gaozu of Han- LIubang on the other hand shouldn't be on this list as one of the great, I consider him to be a coward compared to his enemy 項羽Xiangyu, a sworn brother of his which he betrayed. After the war ended and 劉邦Gaozu of Han defeated 項羽Xiangyu he even allowed his wife to accuse 韓信Hanxin of treason and kill him (韓信Hanxin is the most important general that helped him win the war). Yes he treated people well but anyone can do that. The one thing i hate the most about him is that when Xiangyu captured LIubang's father forcing Liubang to surrender. Liubang told Xiangyu that since they are sworn brothers, if Xiangyu killed his dad it would be the same as killing Xiangyu's own dad. Being a honourable man Xiangyu was he let LIubang's dad go... According the the Chinese moral and ethical system, we should put the well being of our elders especially parents above all else, but Liubang risked the life of his own father just to win a war for me that is intolerable..

[@K3nM3g]

Yes Qinshihuang. His way of ruling by dividing China into provinces instead of fiefdoms changed China forever. Up till now China and most countries are still using this system as a foundation

[@SaretGnasoh]

yup, you right

[@funplay3953]

Only qinshihuang can stop war at that time, cruel but can't count as tyranny About gaozu I'm sorry to say this But in my opinion Han dynasty is only a gift from xiangyu He even kill HanXin who help him to beat Xiangyu

[@funplay3953]

Qianlong should be on this list

[@Tony-kj7ui]

Qin shi huang was not really that much of a tyrant compared to other rulers of the time its just that he adopted legalism which has harsh punishments in order to control the populace. Liu bang is indeed a scumbag not because of the reason you wrote tho. i call it political skill but what makes liu bang a scumbag is when he proposed a peace treaty to xiang yu then attacking him from behind while xiang yu was retreating home after the treaty. xiang yu is a legendary warrior he only lost because his wife was kidnapped and he chased after her and was trapped by 700,000 han soldiers. yet they still couldnt kill him only once he lost all his soldiers he slit his own throat. so yes liu bang is just a lucky scum bag and qin shi huang is made to look worse in order for liu bang to have legitimacy

[@AdamNoya]

We've never been taught any of this in the west so it's super interesting. Keep em coming!

[@kelleymckinnon4753]

Love this channel, thank you so much.

[@kohanabat]

These videos are little gateways to further, more in depth study. I am enjoying them very much and am looking forward to the video to come, thank you!

[@joshiditesservellonacles7819]

Excellent video Mike!

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Love this channel

[@tiankok9162]

I love these videos, Mike! Please keep making ones like these!

[@StewartMiles1]

You are great man. Keep making more videos!

[@цветок-ш7п]

I love this channel so much!!!

[@philelmo]

You forgot: Qin Shi Huang, Yong Zheng, Qian Long, Zhu Yuan Zhang, Genghis Khan, Hu BiLie, Zhu Di, Song YuanZhu

[@heavenbright2342]

Tie Muzhen and Hi Bilie are Mongol invaders.

[@shuocheng3058]

These emperors are very controversial. What he mentioned is what we all agree on

[@philelmo]

Shuo Cheng what controversies did Yong Zheng and Qian Long have?

[@shuocheng3058]

Philip Li 文字狱and闭关锁国

[@shuocheng3058]

Philip Li the ones that he mentioned also have controversies because when people older, sometimes they get more stupid. But relatively their pros are greater than cons

[@kylemathewson5532]

big fan love all ur vids

[@et524]

Love your channel, find it easy to understand the facts and interesting.

[@cesiumbob7278]

I love Chinese history! Thanks for the great videos! Chinese history and culture was a like tractor beam and just pulled me in! Incredible history over a 5,000 year period.

[@sucesaccompachieve]

I believe that in the Western Han Dynasty,my favorite emperor is:Emperor Cheng of Western Han Dynasty (33-7 B.C.E. HISTORICALLY) which was about 26 years.

[@franciscomm7675]

He was incompetent

[@moisepicard3417]

@@franciscomm7675 Explain.

[@willli684]

How about emperor Hongwu, he lead Chinese to defeat Mongol Empire, and he was the only emperor who was born on farmer

[@chezkelhui1010]

The offspring of Dragon He was born a beggar.

[@user-wu6xl4wq5q]

Partisan Mapping Makes a better story then.

[@sisi4361]

Emperor Gaozu ,the founder of Han dynasty , was too farmer before he became emperor.

[@ChinaIcons]

This is such a good video, I love this channel!

[@markwf384]

Fascinating, you would have made a great teacher !

[@wackywong]

Only 452 views! I'm definitely early! But seriously, it's kind of curious most people (even non-Americans) can name a few American presidents but name no Chinese Emperor. Admit it, most of us are living in a 'Western bubble' and are not as culturally literate as we sometimes pretend to be.

[@thenortherncrater4919]

Love you videos man. very informative

[@TheChill001]

man, I love this. As someone particularly interested in the timeperiod of ancient rome till the fall of constantinople, it's extremely interesting to hear how things went in the same period in the East.

[@NyxiiPyxii]

please make more videos on China's history? perhaps one on Chinese medicine and doctors? i really enjoy these. ❤

[@LoveLaughLin]

Thanks Mike for the interesting history video's! Those are my favorites:)

[@epicness20]

Please keep the cultural videos going! They're so informative! Keep up the good work Mike :)

[@estheryen7853]

Thank you for sharing these really interesting history videos!!! It allows me to have an easy access to such information instead to needing to search some obscure Chinese literature. I feel more connected to my roots just watching a few of your videos. Thanks a lot for your effort!!!!!

[@TobenareQ]

很棒的解说 希望你能介绍介绍现代的中国通过KZbin让更多的外国人了解中国 keep up the great work man

[@Jamie-yz5hs]

I am so proud of the Chinese Dynasty's...I am Malay Muslims from Malaysia...but i have Chinese blood from my Grandmother side...

[@jomsbryan4965]

I just started to become a fan of Chinese culture and your videos had been a great help for someone who can neither speak nor read Chinese. Xié xie nì!

[@user-zi2cy1yx4b]

Mike's story telling is so cozy. Hope he tells more ghost stories in the future

[@lyndaster46]

YAY MIKE awesome sauce. I love your historical bits. So interesting. I know people might tend to get bored because you are just talking about history but you can slow down talking because you have WONDERFUL art bits and stuff thrown in that make me want to ask you to slow down! I love the artwork. The myths, legends and basic day to day living along with your rulers series comes alive ! thats so great. thanks. you are a great story teller as well.

[@andrewstefanl7244]

Actually, the greatest emperor of ancient China is emperor Qin - the first emperor of China. He combined six nations as one and unified the Chinese characters, laws, education, political system, Architecture, measurement, and so many things.

Of course not. Zhao Zheng copied Zhou's "get off the same track today, read the same text and do the same Lun". However, there are still controversies over the fact that there are different human relations, different trains and the same track, and there are simply more than one kind of records, Moreover, there is no great unification, only one unification. The great unification has to go through the 14-year agricultural tax exemption policy of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty before it can be truly recognized by people all over the world. In ancient times, there was no Zhao Zheng in the top ten positions of emperors.

[@ironwoman2012]

Love this segment ❤️

[@williamallman299]

I moved to Nanning a few months ago and I've watched several of your other videos about Chinese culture, but it's really hard to understand a culture without knowing its' history, so I really appreciate you doing this type of video, and because of it have now subscribed to your channel. If I may make one small suggestion though, slow down your presentation just a little bit. Your enthusiasm is contagious, and understandable, but it's really hard to keep up with all the information your present. :-) Other than that, really good presentation and choice of graphics. Keep up the good work!

[@tallmikbcroft6937]

Thank you for helping me learn about Chinese history and culture.

[@benthekeeshond545]

The Chen Dynasty, @4:20 something, are you sure those were Han Dynasty painting? @9:46, if I am not mistaken, that was one of the several parts of a painting about the much-forgotten city of Kai Feng during the Sung Dynasty.

[@frankbmarra1899]

Can we get one on Daoist/Chinese creation story?

[@justinjasutinmueller7320]

That was fantastic thank you! What I am interested is seeing how other lands in Asia, are still somewhat connected to China. My mother is Filipino and my Father is German, but my Hapa Heart had always been drawn to China, Korea&Japan. And I wish to know more about the blends/origins of the cultures. Thanks

[@JessyLovesYou]

Good, cause I really like these videos :) Would be great if you guys could make little headers with the names of people or dynasties/years that stick through the whole time you are talking about them (preferably on the top left of the screen so it doesn't get blocked by captions or cards on mobile). It would help the content stick a little better to my brain :)

[@controversialopinions3659]

Please do a 10 greatest Emperors in China, 10 greatest generals in Ancient China and a 10 worst emperors in China Video. I would be thrilled to see video's like that on KZbin.

[@theuglykwan]

During that 130 years of Tang prosperity, Emperor Wu Zetian the only female emperor took over. She switched it to her dynasty briefly. It was fortunate she took over as her husband was crap. She continued that great trajectory and improved it. Had she left her husband and sons do it all the dynasty would have declined. Also that last in that run of good emperors, Xuanzhong wouldn't have been there. Although he crapped out halfway through his rule, he nevertheless did rule well up until that point. Wu Zetian should have passed the throne to her daughter. She might have done better but then again there might have been a civil war.

[@tony_Mane]

I really love history this is one of the best history channels I've come across we Kenyans(from East Africa -Kenya-) are big fan of history... you always tag me on my Facebook account in case of any new documentary released

[@tony_Mane]

Facebook name - tony mane (muchiru Wa Kinaga)

[@elizabethpiccolo5534]

Mikey! I had no idea you did other vids besides mukbang.

[@bobbylee546]

Hey, my friend from Hong Kong told me not dynasty speaks the common Chinese language Mandarin, according to him, Qin dynasty spoke Cantonese, Tang dynasty spoke Hokkien/ southern Min and Song dynasty spoke Hakka instead. Lastly only Min and Qing dynasty spoke Mandarin as their official language. Can u make a video like that?

[@user-wu6xl4wq5q]

Tracy Wan Technically Mandarin is moden Chinese language. Its quite recent acctually. Mandarin was made so that all subjects of the Empire could communicate using one standardised simple writng system.

[@高长恭-b8y]

粤语更像古中文，但和古人发音差很多的

[@Jfhdjnbxh]

@@高长恭-b8y 瞎🐔儿扯的，粤语根本不是最像古汉语的方言。。。

[@Yellowdragonbh]

Love the fact you are spreading chinese history! Anything on the city of Ju?

[@benschwer]

Great videos!

[@rexcaliburn]

love the history vids

[@streetlethal3727]

Great Video very infomative.😎🙏❤

[@JaspervanDijk-ri7uu]

What music did you use for the last part of tang taizong at 8:50?

[@negracaribena]

I want to thank Mike for continuing this channel and historical videos. As for other Asian countries l would really like to know more about Japan

[@chinigirlX3]

I was named after KangXi hehe :3 and nice video btw !! enjoyed it a lot

[@SupremeMetalOverlord]

8:50 That music is so relaxing. What’s the name?

[@someone-pi4dp]

those paintings really make me feel like they’re god in heaven now

[@shyXnightblossom]

Hey Mike!!! Love your videos!! Can you make a video on foods that you didn't like from western culture.

[@IsabelArmstrong]

10:50 That picture is so wrong, that's a dude from 300 years later the Song dynasty.

[@jimchen3762]

Let me list a few honorable mentions: Tang Xuan Zong 唐玄宗，Ming Tai Zu 明太祖，Yong Zheng雍正

[@theNfl_Esq]

The longest River is a great series. Kangxi and the yellow river. Excellent movie

[@annainspain5176]

Who gave 3 thumbs down? This is a great series! (And has anyone else noticed how buff Mike looks in that shirt?) 😉💓