A Brief History of Sudan(s)

[@dolo5ify]

As a Sudanese, I’m so happy you made this because it’s so hard to find a video on Sudan/South Sudan that’s not about just “The Lost Boys”

[@yarah2655]

How much can I agree with you

[@Piye21]

As a Sudanese I would advise you to do more digging and more research to know more about your amazing history and culture. In another note, every culture or civilization in the world starts small and then it grows bigger, the pyramids in North Sudan are more than 200 pyramids! and they were small compared to the ones in Egypt. You can start from here Good luck x

[@streakydrip8792]

My girlfriend is Sudanese, so I am trying to learn more of her history and understanding her culture. Super confusing history!

[@johnadams4427]

@@streakydrip8792 This might be the most wholesome comment I have ever seen a cishet dude post. :) Much love man, learn about your lady's land!

[@abduthegreat7865]

Wow, I honestly can't thank you enough for making a video on Sudan, this is a conflict that gets very little international attention. Just a few things of note though. You referred a lot to modern day Sudan and the region controlled by the Kushites as Nubia, and while you're technically correct, modern Nubia is very different. Modern Nubia is split between Egypt and Northern Sudan and is mostly made up of two tribes; the Beja and Ababda (although there are many other smaller tribes present in Nubia). These tribes are mainly nomadic and have their own unique language separate from Arabic and Coptic or Ancient Egyptian. So while in a historical sense, you're correct to refer tothe southern areas of Sudan as Nubia, that would be inaccurate today. Also, on the topic of Darfur(which is very complicated, and I can honestly understand why couldn't devote more time to it), but the rebellion was about much more than simply autonomy. Darfur is unique from South Sudan in that the overwhelming majority of Darfur's residents are Muslim, but not Arab, which puts them in a weird middle ground between South Sudan and North Sudan as they can't easily fit into the population of either country. Historically the Arab government of Sudan has been horrible to the non-Arab people of Darfur giving Arabs in the region special privileges and going so far as to seize land and money from non-Arabs in the area. The Non-Arabs had rebelled several times throughout the 80s and 90s but it did escalate in the early 2000s, which is generally the time period most refer to when speaking of Darfur. The Government funded(and still do) Arab militias like the Janjaweed to commit horrible crimes against non-Arabs. Since then the Government's anti-Arab campaign has only spread across Sudan to areas like Kordofan and other border regions. It's a humanitarian crisis that's very close to me and my family and gets very little publicity in the modern media and I'm glad to see one of my favorite KZbinrs talk about it.

[@StepBackHistory]

Thanks so much for these clarifications. I hope more people see it.

[@abduthegreat7865]

You're correct that the Ababda are a subgroup of the Beja, but they are the most populous of those subgroups and have a slightly different cultural identity from other Beja tribes like the Hadendoa or the Bisharin who are distinct mainly due to where they reside and certain historical political differences(Like the Bisharin being Sufi and the Hadendoa having fought in the Mahdist army). And geographically, modern and ancient Nubia are hard to tell apart due to how widely the term has been used to describe people living in Northeastern Africa. Historically speaking, Nubia has been used to refer to anywhere from the Egyptian city of Qena down to even the Horn of Africa. It's not a very clear distinction and thus today Nubia is simply referred to as the area from Aswan to Khartoum like you said. As for the ancient History of Nubia, I'll admit that I'm not too knowledgeable about it as all I know is from my own upbringing in Sudan, but it doesn't seem too impractical for Nubian relics to appear in areas not too far outside the borders of Kush or other Ancient Nubian Kingdoms. Thank you for responding respectfully and thoroughly, it's nice to see that actual discussion can still happen on the internet :)

[@LinusLinothorax]

Today, Nubia describes the Nile Valley from Aswan to al Dabba, which is inhabited predominantly by the Nubians. In the middle ages, Nubia used to stretch at least all the way to the confluence of the Blue and White Niles, if not even further south. Before that period were was no Nubia, only Kush.

[@LukaszCantwell]

First one of your videos I watched and really well done, easy to understand and far from boring. I will watch more, from Newcastle Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

Bless the rains down in South Sudan

[@humpbacksquarepants5580]

North Sudan needs it more, their like 80% desert.

[@ahmedplayz6479]

@@humpbacksquarepants5580 what that's way too much take like at least 50%

[@randomburner6684]

@@humpbacksquarepants5580in sudan it floods so much I swear

[@MohamedMansour-qi7vk]

As a Sudanese viewer thank you for this accurate video I wish our future would bring the stability for both of sudans

[@StepBackHistory]

Cheers!

[@joskaodong1790]

Except the part that Sudanese are influenced by Egypt when it's the other way around!

[@arsalafi1829]

I am Sudanese and I am proud تحيا السودان 🇸🇩

[@mercury-779]

🇸🇸

[@arsalafi1829]

@@mercury-779 🇸🇩🤝🇸🇸

[@StepBackHistory]

There are still so many countries' stories to hear! Watch the whole playlist here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inPGi415adGHisk

[@josephbith6548]

Thanks for summarized history of the Sudan ,am a South Sudanese. The history of the Sudan is so bulky

[@srubbercleanz]

Welp, here I am 3:26 am and I'm learning the history of sudan

[@DammitBobby]

Do a history of Somalia next

[@StepBackHistory]

I'll bump it up

[@waliali2101]

@@StepBackHistory thanks

[@ahmedplayz6479]

We finally found someone who cares about Sudan BROTHERS COME!👍🏼👍🏼🇸🇩🇸🇩

[@Ahmed.Fakhrdin]

Thanks for the sharing your knowledge.

[@cholyom2629]

Thanks for making this brief history about Sudan. Greetings from South Sudan 🇸🇸

[@pyaru2k]

I heard every word in full excitement as never heard this part of history before. You are history charmer. You explain with lot of details and with interest. Just one suggestion to put a small dateline map for reference purpose. I would definitely watch your other videos.

[@alexscriabin]

15:48 North-South Sudanese Civil War isn't just about religion (Islam vs "Paganism"/Christianity), and it isn't just about language (Arabic vs indigenous), it's also about racism/colorism (lighter-skinned versus darker-skinned).

[@treebeardtheent2200]

How is color discrimination/prejudice essentially different than Arabic vs indigenous in this context? Would an unusually lighter than usual person from a southern tribe be politically favored over an unusually dark person of Arab lineage if he is the darker of the two?

[@aroujohnson8507]

You need to do some research Kush existed before Egypt and Egypt was influenced by Sudan not the other way around

[@brotherj7328]

They were first cousins. Sons of Ham.

[@hiddenhist]

Good video, but I feel that you fall into a lot of the typical trappings when discussing sub saharan history. - "African culture"??? Berbers are quite literally african too. They've lived on the continent for thousands of years - African does not mean south of the sahara. Also, for future reference be nice if you specified which regions in africa you were referring to. It's not like africa is a small place, afterall. Specifying "East African cultures" would be much more accurate. Also, notice the "S". There is no "African culture" because Africa has multiple cultures. - I THINK Kerma is usually regarded to be a seperate entity to Kush, and you were discussing Kerma at the start of this video. Kerma's relationship with Egypt was not as "They were being exploited" as made out. Kerma didn't worship Egyptian gods, the Egyptianized Kushite nubians did. Kerma was also a powerful entity, not helpless. The Hyksos tried to establish contact with Kerma to plan an invasion of Egypt with them. Also, Kerma successfully invaded, and looted a large amount of Egypt (I think this was prior to the Hyksos's plan), so the prospect of a Kerman invasion of Egypt honestly wasn't insane. - Sub saharan africa and slaves... Yes, they traded slaves. But, it's not like this wasn't typical behavior for many ancient empires in other regions. I'm not sure why it was specifcally specified. I think gold was much more important- the word who seems to have been the origin for the term Nubia. (Noub is egyptian for gold or something like that), and one of the biggest gains Egyptians noted was their massive gold gains - those guys were obsessed with the amount of gold that they obtained. - I'm pretty sure that the Kushites did write in Egyptian hieroglyphs following Egypt's withdrawal. I may be wrong though. - I don't think that Kashta actually launched invasion. He expanded influence through politics, not war. Having his daughter instilled as the Priestess of Amun or something like that. - I'm going to sound a bit Kangish when I make this statement, but the 25th dynasty was not the only dynasty with Nubian origin. It's generally accepted that Dynasty 12 also had (lower) Nubian origin around the Aswan, bringing Amun, a god thought to be of Nubian origin, into Egypt. This can also be seen in the fact that they portray themselves as unusually dark compared to other Egyptian pharaohs, and bear a few other untypical traits for an egyptian. I THINK dynasty 18 also had minor nubian influence. - That cold war between the Nubians and the Assyrians wasn't really a cold war. They were quite directly fighting over Jerusalem, I believe, as the Nubians were trying to use Egypt to gain more influence in the Levant (and were, to an extend, succeeding). The assyrian king who beat back Kush chronicles his victories in a stelee. - Interesting, I tend to see Kush being referred to in the Napatan and Meroitic stages, not meroe as a seperate entity. - Never heard of an indian influence before, interesting. - I hear that Meroitic pyramids acted more as tombstones than tombs. Well this is where my period of decent knowledge ends. I dont know too much about medieval nubia. oh well. Just, stop saying "African" please. Africa is a whole continent three times the size of europe, not one single homogeneous entity with the same uniform culture.

[@StepBackHistory]

You are correct and I should have been more specific. I will try better in the future. Otherwise, I love the information you added and hope lots of people read it.

[@hiddenhist]

Thanks :), I'm also sorry if I sounded a bit... "know it allish" if that makes any sense. I try hard not to but I'll often find myself doing it by mistake - anyway, finding sources on Nubian history is honestly a complete pain in the rear, especially good ones - many tend to view Nubia as a sort of addition to Egypt when infact it has alot of distinctive history to call it's own. Anyway, I'm looking forward to your next video on African history, whereever it may be (pssssst, West Africa is pretty cool pssssst) xp

[@StepBackHistory]

I will try to add in my defence, I used 'African' culture in a way to distinguish it from the influences of India, the middle east, and the Mediterranean. It might have been clearer if I just used local or indigenous culture.

[@MysteriousMiddleEast]

This is a normal thing, the conflating of the entire culture. They did this in Black Panther. Wakanda is meant to represent ‘African culture’ as if its one thing, but I’m sure I noticed very different tribes with vastly different cultures there judging by the way they dress. I even noticed a blink and you miss shot of people who had Tuareg dress, which is generally more Arab/Berber than ‘black African’. That said, I personally know young Moroccans and Egyptians who prefer to be called African instead of Arab or Middle Eastern.

[@Pfhorrest]

"The youngest history on Earth"? What's the verbal equivalent of a typo?

[@StepBackHistory]

yup

[@boiledpepsi11]

brain lag

[@soleb542]

YOU ARE THE MAN

[@randomperson2606]

Super interesting, I’m writing an essay about the Darfur conflict and thought I better get some historical context. Thanks for sharing!

[@StepBackHistory]

best of luck with it!

[@yumnasalih2912]

Good luck, hope it went well! It's nice to see people interested in our culture!

[@TheaHFrancis]

Whoa Sudan has such an interesting history!

[@kingshabaka3730]

I don't,even like the idea of a Arab, trying to teach me Afrikan history, this has been the problem, Eurasians telling the story of the conqueror, I've learned some history of the Sudan, and hope that southern Sudan and Northern Sudan,unites, and chase all non-Afrikans out of Afrika,Afrika Unite, Afrika for Afrikans at home and abroad 🗣️🖤 🗣️ Love you, Sourh Sudan,,!

[@biochemp3347]

U have to remember although Sudan is mostly African influence I'm of Sudanese background and just like most East Africans were Afro-Arab. I know the Arabs were bad people but that's still part of my heritage

[@DSNCB919]

@@biochemp3347 they dont claim you

[@mdtriplex.79]

Yepppp

[@mdtriplex.79]

We going to kick youse out jst wait!!😈😈

[@supahotjoe6493]

@@biochemp3347 N**gga ur not. Your Black African like the rest of us, and u got arabised as simple as that. Ethiopians are from the same regions but they are not Arabized.

[@cecetom8460]

Great summary!!! I really enjoyed this.

[@StepBackHistory]

Thanks so much!

[@josephwood4362]

Finally, a history channel on KZbin that actually got to the point of education where they figured out how to use WorldCat.

[@afrikaplug1447]

You skipped thousands of years of history the people of Kush and Punt founded Kemet it was not Egypt until it was invaded by foreigners the original Oro's/Pharaohs where all black and during the time you spoke of Taharqa reclaimed our kingdom of Kemet but you said it as if the civilization wasn't founded by the indigenous people in the first place also the Egyptian religion came from Kush not the other way around.

[@zigzag1able]

Are you Sudanese?

[@Kemet3.0]

@ϥⲣⲁⲟⲛ They were mixed African Pharaohs. Kush and Egypt were a mix of African descent.

[@izabella7174]

I mean this video is 20 minutes long, of course he is going to skip something

[@sudan_in_my_heart]

@ϥⲣⲁⲟⲛ at least show some manners when addressing others, the guy politely presented what he believes to be true, why can't you do the same!

[@rashadroberts2910]

Egypt was not called Egypt it was called Kemet

[@Phrenotopia]

LOL! Many cool sounding geographical names really have very mundane etymologies.

[@StepBackHistory]

I know right?

[@theofficialbabatunde6378]

My dad is from Sudan

[@sudanese-libyanmix1418]

Me too

[@theofficialbabatunde6378]

@@sudanese-libyanmix1418 👍🏿

[@mohamedmakkialderweni2424]

The oldness of the ancientry is controversial so it is not acknowledged which one is older than the other. There are many documentaries stated that Sudanese ancient is older and some think it was one ancient so I think you should not have taken one opinion without mentioning the other as this might affect some people. Generally well done mate and many thanks for putting a spotlight on Sudan, the forgotten and underrated country.

[@Phrenotopia]

12:41 Not sure everyone will catch the Dune reference. :-)

[@bohnonso6561]

Discovered your channel two days ago and I've been eating videos non-stop Very interesting the history of Sudan.

[@StepBackHistory]

Glad you're having a good time! I hope to keep making stuff for you!

[@mahasenwalid339]

Well I didn’t know Indians came to sudan no wonder my mom has Indian features ( long hair ) I’m From north Sudan and I didn’t know that South Sudan practices Christianity and I was shocked cuz I thought all sudan was Muslim but okay And I noticed was Sudanese from the north have softer features like light skin , long hair some times short, colored eyes and more and that southern Sudanese have dark skin , long hair and sometimes short and dark brown eyes I love how both of the countries have different cultures and stuff it’s amazing blessings to both Sudan’s

[@nmt6076]

Popcorn Is life it’s called colonisation

[@NubiansNapata]

Sudanese hair texture has nothing to do with Indians..We share similar hair with Ethiopians,Somali and eritreans

[@miui2548]

North sudanese people do not have green,blue or hazel eyes....

[@hatsumichanthebadgirl215]

You gave me so many information about my country

[@hatsumichanthebadgirl215]

Thanks ya big boi

[@gargarbink6]

thank you man this is great work.

[@StepBackHistory]

Glad you liked it!

[@Lobo-Perez]

I'm watching some guy with a Bernie sanders doll, because there's no other videos on Sudan lol

[@MsTrue4ever]

You have it backwards, sir. Your version is the Arabic and European version. The truth is Kush expanded across the Niger valley, some parts of West Africa, East Africa, and North Africa. The Nubians were the first rulers or as they call them today first Pharoah's of these lands. The Mediterraneans, which included the Assyrians, Sumerians, Persians, and Greco Roman's invaded the land of Kush or as they called it back then, "the land of the blacks". Just like they Europeans and Asians do today. Those non blacks used deception and trickery to divide and conquer almost all lands where blacks established. They stole, raped, killed, and spread disease to the children, women, and men massively. Non blacks did this all over the world. They claimed these black people's innovations such as pyramids, religion, alchemy, math, language, medicine, and metaphysical Science from the Kushites. Archeologists have done research that proves your version is extremely false. Thank you.

[@hind.elmahdi]

Have you heard Napta Plya? this was proper Ancient Sudanese and predates both Kush and Lower Egypt

[@NubiansNapata]

Yes brother it's in nubian sahara..it was made by nilo saharan nubians

[@golgarisoul]

Perfect Dune reference.

[@arthasronald2186]

Where did you learn all those knowledge about Sudan from?

[@LinusLinothorax]

He got all this from Wikipedia

[@titot.v1574]

Internet bro

[@michaelthomas8677]

In the Ethiopian video and this one, it sounds like both countries became more impoverished by accepting an IMF program to develop themselves. What is the IMF doing? Is this a recurring theme in Africa and other countries? Has it ever had a happy ending for the country involved? I'd watch that video!

[@StepBackHistory]

The IMF gives loans to struggling economies, but the requirements usually turn the country into an impoverished serf of western corporations. Often they require countries privatise a bunch of their essential services and cut taxes, then give them loans with giant interest payments. One example was when Ecuador took IMF loans. They were forced to privatise their oil industry, killing a huge source of government revenue, and then gave them an interest rate close to a quarter of the country's GDP. They basically had to cut tons of essential social services, and give up more and more to US corporations.

[@A.D.540]

@@StepBackHistory wow

[@didibobo4866]

Thanks a lot, I loved this! Now I'm going to watch your video on Ethiopia! I know this is not a Bible prophecy channel, but I just wanted to mention that CUSH is mentioned in Ezekiel 38 as one of the nations who will arise and war against Israel in the end days, together with some other countries. The other ones named in Ezekiel 38 are modern day Turkey, Iran and Russia. We have not seen any such coalitions started to form recently in the Middle East, have we? *rolling eyes* Have a great day you all!!

[@StepBackHistory]

Thanks for adding this!

[@Kaie-k8g]

Lol it’s kinda sad that you know more about my country Sudan, but it’s probably because I’m half Finnish and live in Finland 🇫🇮🇸🇩

[@StepBackHistory]

Well, hopefully you got something out of the video then!

[@VRSVLVS]

Kushite archers were second to none, and highly sought-after as mercenaries and auxiliary troops.

[@copperlapislazuli4156]

Interesting information given here. I work with a Sudanese person and I always thought he had something of very Egyptian like.

[@StepBackHistory]

Glad you liked it!

[@aryansingh-ne9je]

I'm in love with your Bernie Sanders action figure!😍

[@mrs8713]

Interesting video! Thanks for sharing.

[@StepBackHistory]

Glad you liked it!

[@madmouse4400]

I must precise that Sudan was the SECOND largest country in africa after Algeria, which remains the largest country in africa until today.

[@thelionofjudah829]

Actually Sudan or kush is older than Egypt, the culture flow from south to north, if you look at it there are more pyramids in Sudan than Egypt, no one can master how to build if you didn't do alot more before you built great buildings. For example there will be no Dubai new modern city if you didn't have New York city and every great modern skyscraper cities that came before Dubai.

[@terryweaver9140]

Nice

[@tzufbb]

Cush or Kush (/kʊʃ, kʌʃ/ Hebrew: כּוּשׁ, Kush) was, according to the Bible, the eldest son of Ham, a son of Noah. He was the brother of Canaan (land of Canaan), Mizraim (Egypt) and Phut (land of Libya), and the father of the biblical Nimrod mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8. Cush is traditionally considered the eponymous ancestor of the people of the "land of Cush," an ancient territory that is believed to have been located on either side or both sides of the Red Sea. As such, "Cush" is alternately identified in scripture with the Kingdom of Kushor ancient Ethiopia.[1] The Cushitic languages are named after Cush. Hebrew scholar David M. Goldenberg has suggested that the Hebrew name is derived from Kash, the Egyptian name of Lower Nubia and later of the Nubian kingdom at Napata, known as the Kingdom of Kush.[2] The form Kush appears in Egyptian records as early as the reign of Mentuhotep II (21st century BC), in an inscription detailing his campaigns against the Nubian region.[3] At the time of the compilation of the Hebrew Bible, and throughout classical antiquity, the Nubian kingdom was centered at Meroë in the modern-day nation of Sudan.[2] Hebrew Bible[edit] A page from Elia Levita's 16th-century Yiddish-Hebrew-Latin-German dictionary contains a list of nations, including the word "כושי" Cushite or Cushi, translated to Latin as "Aethiops" and into German as "Mor". According to Genesis, Cush's other sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah. The Book of Numbers 12:1 describes Moses as having married "a Cushite woman". The rhetorical question "Can the Cushite change his skin?" in Jeremiah 13:23 implies brown skin color; also, the Septuagint uniformly translates Cush as Αἰθιοπία "Aithiopia." Another person named Cush in the Hebrew Bible is a Benjamite who is mentioned only in Psalm 7 and is believed to be a follower of Saul. Traditional identifications[edit] Josephus gives an account of the nation of Cush, son of Ham and grandson of Noah: "For of the four sons of Ham, time has not at all hurt the name of Cush; for the Ethiopians, over whom he reigned, are even at this day, both by themselves and by all men in Asia, called Cushites" (Antiquities of the Jews 1.6). The Book of Numbers 12:1 calls the wife of Moses "an Ethiopian woman", whereas Moses's wife Zipporah is usually described as hailing from Midian. Ezekiel, the Tragedian's Exagoge 60-65 (fragments reproduced in Eusebius) has Zipporah describe herself as a stranger in Midian, and proceeds to describe the inhabitants of her ancestral lands in North Africa: "Stranger, this land is called Libya. It is inhabited by tribes of various peoples, Ethiopians, dark men. One man is the ruler of the land: he is both king and general. He rules the state, judges the people, and is priest. This man is my father and theirs." During the 5th century AD, Syrian writers described the Himyarites of South Arabia as Cushaeans and Ethiopians.[1] The Persian historian al-Tabari (c. 915) recounts a tradition that the wife of Cush was named Qarnabil, daughter of Batawil, son of Tiras, and that she bore him the "Abyssinians, Sindis and Indians".[4] The Cushitic-speaking peoples today comprise the Agaw, Oromo, Somali, Afar, and several other tribes, and were considered offspring of Cush in Masudi's Meadows of Gold from 947 AD.[5] The Beja people, who also speak a Cushitic language, have specific genealogical traditions of descent from Cush.[6][7] Explorer James Bruce, who visited the Ethiopian Highlands c. 1770, wrote of "a tradition among the Abyssinians, which they say they have had since time immemorial", that in the days after the Deluge, Cush, the son of Ham, traveled with his family up the Nile until they reached the Atbara plain, then still uninhabited, from where they could see the Ethiopian table-land. There they ascended and built Axum, and sometime later returned to the lowland, building Meroë. He also states that European scholars of his own day had summarily rejected this account on grounds of their established theory, that Cush must have arrived in Africa via Arabia and the Bab-el-Mandeb, a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea on the Horn of Africa.[8] Further, the great obelisk of Axum was said to have been erected by Cush in order to mark his allotted territory, and his son Ityopp'is was said to have been buried there, according to the Book of Aksum, which Bruce asserts was revered throughout Abyssinia equally with the Kebra Nagast. Scholars like Johann Michaelis and Rosenmuller have pointed out that the name Cush was applied to tracts of country on both sides of the Red Sea, in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen) and Northeast Africa.

[@joskaodong1790]

No no no sir, the Egyptians HAVE INGLUENCE FROM SUDAN. Sir don't speak what you don't know. Egypt is and was originally Nilotic.

[@lydiaotieno7592]

Very Very true,Ur right

[@Adam_Oreo98]

I have that exact same scorpion paperweight thing from Sedona, AZ. Same color and everything

[@khaleddekar2188]

the frist accurate video about sudan history in youtube well done job

[@kushdmg]

North Sudan forever

[@NubiansNapata]

North and south should be one

[@humpbacksquarepants5580]

@@NubiansNapata No never will it be one.

[@NubiansNapata]

@@humpbacksquarepants5580 It use to be... And it will be again...

[@unknownb3177]

@@NubiansNapata I agree that it would be beneficial to both sides, however I dont see it happening because of issues on both sides. The north forces islam onto everyone and they're too arab influenced. And the southern tribes are trying to beef the dinka people....

[@lilsteppa9698]

South Sudan forever

[@MediaManagementAndPublishing]

Kush is historically the oldest son of ham and the preferred being the origin of civilizations, rights of passages, customs and African religion.

[@anthonywest4173]

VERY GOOD COMMENTARY.

[@hatsumichanthebadgirl215]

Thanks big boi

[@darianclery4455]

This history need to be top at school taught

[@lafregaste]

a young country that may have suffered more violence than many other old countries...

[@rubymoon9565]

*Mahdi Al Muntazar* and the *messiah* are 2 separate people they are not the same and we believe in both each one appear in different time and circumstances please get more info about this part 12:58 because its not right .. ah *Mahdi* in Arabic means (someone is blessed with a divine knowledge) or (enlighten path) *Al Muntazar* means (awaited) and for the *Messiah* he will appear in the end of times (what u call armageddon in the bible ) unlike *Mahdi Al Muntazar*.. we must believe in both Judaism and Christianity in order for us to be Muslim ... thanks for the video good luck

[@goofdizzle2406]

Ruby Moon this is important. Thank you for clarifying that

[@salemaw]

Thanks for the video. A bit more animation would be helpful

[@brienfarmer6846]

i love sudan

[@latifaahmed4563]

Someone told me to check my facts right about Sudan now the joke is on her 😂

[@Piye21]

Not sure if this video is actually about Sudan or South Sudan ! I’ve watched the first 6 minutes and that’s enough I see what are u trying to do here!

[@kingleothesomethingsomethi285]

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[@jackmythos299]

Any chance of a video on the race of ancient Egyptians?

[@theemeraldtigergaming1646]

How are y’all

[@varq-tay9687]

This guys makes it seem like culture started in Egypt, not true. It started from the beginning of the Nile. So Kemet, would have developed from Cush. Let’s teach history correctly.

[@slmn955]

You should talk about the 1990 war in Kuwait

[@StepBackHistory]

I mention it a bit in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4rdpIl8nrWgrtE But if you want to submit it for a video all its own you can submit it at stepbackhistory.idea.informer.com/

[@brotherj7328]

Kush and Mitsryam(Egypt) were first cousins. They were both sons of Ham.

[@benisaac8086]

هلا انا من السودان hi iam from sudan

[@StepBackHistory]

Welcome!

[@hind.elmahdi]

You are so misinformed. Kush is in reference to Cush the son of Ham son of Noah. Sudan's proper old name was Ta Seti and land of the bow or land of Gold. Basically all that is Upper Egypt is Ancient Sudan and at least the first 10 dynasties were from Upper Egypt aka Nubians/Kushites. Then Egypt was invaded by the Hyksos and Lybians then again Kushites as 25th dynasty. Lower Egypt was then a football between Persians, Greeks, Romans until it's collapse. In modern history the Turks and finally British then took over. . So much wrong information I don't know where to start. Kushites self ruled for the majority of its the existence

[@mahmoudelkhalifa8497]

@ϥⲣⲁⲟⲛ our independence lasted centuries longer than the Egyptians

[@indiradelic8192]

Greatings from Canada. I am new to your chanel and the reason why I am searching your videos about Sudanese history is, because my grate grate grand mother was from Khartoum. My gate grate grandfather was sailing as atraider or Captain as an Albanian under the Turk Flag. I would so much appreciate if anyone can help me to find the information about that marriage, which is documented, but unfortunately, we have lost the letter from Sudan in an earquake in 1979 in Montenegro former Yugoslavia. I have so much stories from my grandmother about her grandmother Sara the daughter of the chief or mayeor of Khartoum at that time, i believe it was 17th-18th century when Sudan was under Otoman Empiere. Hope to hear soon from you. regards, I.Delic.

[@larisagehmie5127]

Great video. Could you do a brief history on Côte d'Ivoire? thank you!

[@StepBackHistory]

Working on a way to process video suggestions, stay tuned

[@MidwestStudentVisionaries]

Fantastic video,

[@StepBackHistory]

Thanks!

[@markomaticd4106]

Very informative. I just re-read Winston Churchill's book "The River War". Just a tiny piece of Sudan's unfortunate history. Sad for the generations of people which have lived through this, especially the kids. Graet video, tho.

[@jjenko6366]

lol that was funny, 5:10 there was for some time a black pharaoh. How people assume stuff from the little history that we know. For all we know ancient Egyptians were black.

[@ihlamali5948]

I'm North sudanes and half for

[@jamesmorgan9258]

nice

[@pyaru2k]

Please do detailed video on Indian Mutiny 1857

[@mikelowry9399]

Wow here in 2024. Thanks man. Hardly any info on the history of Sudan especially Christian history

[@TexTalksSometimes]

Can you do a video on the IMF restructuring stuff?

[@mmuuzzzziiee]

NICE

[@mohammednazar1654]

You've covered alot about the Sudanese history, but I think the source of your information are from Egyptian prospective due to your linguistic limitations, so in many cases it is not accurate. That is regarding the old part of history however, you did generally good in the colonial and post colonial history.

[@davidwoodayan]

That's not fully accurate, I am from South Sudan and Sudan was belong to us. In past history Arab has inter into Sudan through nile such as a trader. If you read the past history of sudan you will find that( inter of Arab into Sudan) . They are actually Egyptians people and other Arab countries which form what is Called North Sudan (Sudan). They keep inter into Sudan became more than control , and with bright knowledge of Egyptian people, they start to rule original Sudanese whoever don't have idea about politics. The original Sudanese at that time they were not educated. They just like to fetch for food in order to build their family and keeping animals. They are actually famers people only.

[@NubiansNapata]

South Sudan should rejoin the north and be one again...we are all brothers

[@zigzag1able]

So you're saying North Sudan is occupied by Egyptians?

[@unknownb3177]

@@zigzag1able No but some tribes of north sudan aren't native to sudan.

[@eccentricaste3232]

Hyksos didn't conquer Egypt. What's your source?

[@treebeardtheent2200]

10 years South Sudan. 9 July 2011 - 9 July 2021 God bless the people of South Sudan.

[@mohamedabde8726]

I love it. I am a Sudanese and I Realy appreciate your effort. Unfortunately Sudanese history records are not 100% true reflection to Sudanese history. Still a lot of work is required to verify Sudanese history on scientific way but non of the Sudanese governments Been Intresting to do so.

[@dirk8839]

You should do a video about lake chad and its civilizations.

[@StepBackHistory]

You can submit and upvote video ideas here: stepbackhistory.idea.informer.com/

[@Prabin0127]

Nice video

[@StepBackHistory]

Thanks so much!

[@bobby8095]

The history of California would be cool.

[@Pfhorrest]

Yes please. Multiple waves of Native Americans, Spanish missionaries and Russian fur traders, Mexican independence, the California Republic, US statehood...

[@Pfhorrest]

California broke away from Mexico on its own, and then almost immediately joined the US.

[@SunflowerSocialist]

The cynical historian has been doing a series on that exact topic

[@StepBackHistory]

I would recommend the Cynical Historian's series. I wouldn't want to step on his toes. kzbin.info/aero/PLjnwpaclU4wUD7y8912ViyAtGfraKi9ru

[@modelwynter2334]

I don’t understand why people think People in “Egypt” were different than the people in “Sudan” in the ancient days. Before the Europeans decided to slice “Africa” up into pieces. The land or “countries” were bigger housing the same tribes of people. So why do we think that “Sudan” people were different than “Egypt” people. THEY WERE THE SAME PEOPLE. Yeah they may have infighting and different tribes due to disagreements but they were siblings. Until of course other races invaded such as the Romans, British and finally Arabs invaded “Egypt & Sudan”. So today if you go to these countries you will see alot of “Arabic” looking people(for a lack of better word) in addition to the original people, much like Canada and USA, the original people were Natives but if you visit these countries today you will see mostly white people walking the streets of Canada and USA. In regards to having “slaves” in “Africa” (I hate this English word) it’s was a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEANING AND SYSTEM than what we know from European slave (a psychopathic system). THEY WERE NOT THE SAME.

[@MichaelSmith42]

One small correction.. the mahdi.. muslims believe Jesus/Issa is the messiah, came, and will come back. The Mahdi is a leader that will rise up and help the people prepare for the return of the messiah (and then the anti-christ)... they believe in the ascension of Jesus and the return, but not the crucifixion. The idea is that he was risen to heaven, still alive, will return, still alive, ultimately dying as all humans do, after defeating the anti-christ, of course.

[@azchris1979]

I wonder why selling weapons to some people is so much more problematic than others. I mean we sell F-35s to Japan. I am pretty sure those cost more than small arms.

[@marcbolanish]

You're Good!

[@StepBackHistory]

Thanks so much!

[@darkzi1431]

You left out many details in Ancient Kush and brushed it's achievements under the carpet but you beautified Egypt. Biased reporter

[@the_cosine4353]

I'd be interested in an episode about the Uyghur!

[@StepBackHistory]

Noted

[@logansmith2771]

those uyghurs!

[@the_cosine4353]

Logan Smith, it's Uyghur fever!

[@hachid9579]

Do a history of JAMMU KASHMIR please

[@StepBackHistory]

Sure

[@DSNCB919]

More like Rome was afraid to try it

[@sajkhan77]

Just to clarify, Muslims believe in Prophet Jesus(PBUH) and his second coming or return. The Mahdi is sometimes portrayed in this manner however he is not a Messiah, he is a just and righteous figure who will help rally the Believers before Prophet Jesus(PBUH) return

[@muhammadlight581]

The black pharaohs of sudan goes way back than Egyptian pharaohs . The black pharaohs of sudan 5000BC Egyptian pharaohs 3000BC . That's the information about black pharaohs There's even older people lived in sudan way before black pharaohs , they called "Sinja" Those lived in sudan around 8000BC one of the oldest civilizations in the world . You can Google " sudan history people of Sinja "

[@AdriLeemput]

When referring to the monstrosities that happened in Congo, please stop calling the country "Belgian Congo". It was the personal possession of King Leopold II, it only became a Belgian colony after the death of Leopold.

[@StepBackHistory]

Often I need to streamline things in order to not simply fall down rabbit holes, but your point is well said

[@AdriLeemput]

@@StepBackHistory I can imagine that, it's just a complex situation. :)

[@trey531]

not surprised a majority of the people saying this video is accurate are Sudanese Arabs

[@kingleothesomethingsomethi285]

Just out of curiosity, why would you say it isn't ?