Ancient Origins of the Chinese Triads

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A Kings and Generals animated historical series on the history of different crime syndicates started with a video on the Sicilian Mafia. In the second episode, we will cover the ancient origins of the Chinese Triads, and how a politico-religious underground organization transformed into a crime syndicate. Episodes on the Yakuza, Bratva, and other crime families are on the way!
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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@mayankjakhad6559]

I want vedio own hole Islamic history

[@jackiechan6182]

100% gonna be demonetized by youtube :/

[@MastemaJack]

The Triads operate in Canada

[@rmz9309]

Can you fight the Turkish liberation war👑

[@ferdinandfernando1739]

The only interesting part of this video is ridge sponsorship. These stories are kinda BORING 😴.

[@Alorand]

Chinese Emperors start to sweat every time there is a new fashion for coloured turbans.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

And they should. Imagine a rebellion with tens of millions of able bodies men. European Feudal Lord's would shit themselves if they ever had the misfortune of experiencing it.

[@joshuakusuma5953]

Except for the Song, those guys got their asses kicked by the Mongols.

[@yuanruichen2564]

@@joshuakusuma5953 Every one got their ass kicked by Mongols so it was a fair game

[@zennoix9984]

@WithAStick AngryWhiteMan Falungong wears turbans of both yellow and blue

[@EquilibriumScale]

@@joshuakusuma5953 The Song resisted the Mongols the longest, almost half a century.

[@sushimuncher282]

I promise I won't get political. 2 swigs of rice wine later: "Depose the Qing. Restore the Ming."

[@aidennguyen8956]

lol...lol...lmao

[@user-wr6tc4tw2t]

@Chong Chong hand HK back to China Last Ming Emperor Son "Puyi" Qing is the lousiest Dynasty that lost both of their 1st n 2nd Opium war I thought Puyi is the last Qing emperor?

[@Turin_Turumba]

Him wing Wong number

[@juanlu3958]

We the hongmen brothers and sisters around the world will overthrow Chinese Communist PARTY again,mark my world。 Depose the Communist China,Restore the Republic of China!

[@DanteAtropos]

@@juanlu3958 Don't claim to be 洪門 for no reason. It is never a good idea.

[@LeoWarrior14]

Just a quick self-correction at 5:15: Guanyin is not the generic term for any holy patron in Chinese culture. She is a specific deity, a Boddhisatva prominent in the Journey to the West story. What I meant to say there is that Guanyin was probably the most popular of Holy Patrons among the Sworn Brotherhoods of the time.

[@AlmaTorran97]

Guanyin is Avalokitesvara

[@astonng8115]

The Chinese Triads worship Guan Gong (aka. Guan Yu (关羽) a historical person who lived in China during the Three Kingdoms period, (三国) . Guan Yu is revered as Sangharama Bodhisattva (伽蓝菩萨) - the guardian spirit of Buddha Dharma.

[@Borderose]

Swearing an oath to the goddess Guan Yin is like swearing to the Virgin Mary.

[@Marcusjnmc]

it's interesting how influencial both the three kingdoms & journey to the west are in modern society given their triad connection

[@Tupadre97]

if Guanyin is a female shouldn't she be called a matron?

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The triads make good Jackie Chan film plots

[@wololocute]

He is already part of CCP triad officially.

[@sadderbythecloud]

He actually used to be signed to a film company that was triad operated

[@soul8938]

Him being from Taiwan and being such a famous actor there is no doubt he has/had ties with the triads. Love his movies tho 🍿

[@justjack1658]

@@soul8938 He's from Hong Kong.

[@sadderbythecloud]

Golden Harvest.

[@nicoangelobado9913]

This is what Assassins Creed : China could and SHOULD have been. Such a shame.

[@hiyukelavie2396]

No, Assassin's Creed China should have been based on the Brocade Guards of the Ming Dynasty They were sort of like the Stasi of East Germany, except they serve the Emperor directly and practised martial arts

[@zennoix9984]

During the Ming dynasty, the assassins got brutally fucked by the emperor. That's why Shao Jun went to Italy to seek help from Ezio, who was unfortunately too old to be able to help her ressurect the Chinese Assassins.

[@biocapsule7311]

Assassin Creed is the most 'wuxia' of the western franchise.

[@internetexplorer7143]

@z0ro_ Assassin Creed Chronicles

[@nicoangelobado9913]

@@zennoix9984 Well, atleast she was guided by Ezio himself and made strong impression on her. Words do inspire I guess. LoL.

[@ayoubbabiker5770]

"who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ" I was not expecting that..

[@jehuirasales3588]

@@UltramanII what source are you reading men wth

[@Winston_Chu]

UltramanII what's your source / evidence boyyy

[@somniumisdreaming]

@@jehuirasales3588 pretty much common knowledge but have a gander at the NT and see. Also the gospel of Thomas et al

[@andrewsuryali8540]

@@jehuirasales3588 OK, Ultraman is wrong about the part of the 4 canon gospels deleting James because he's there in Both Mark 6 and Matthew 13 together with the other three brothers Joses, Judas, and Simon. Paul the Apostle mentions James as leader of the Church in Jerusalem several times and complains about James sending out letters to all the newly-founded churches telling them to reject the teachings of those who do not bear the letter of James. One Epistle of James (not actually written by James) can be found in the canon. The non-canonical Protoevangelium Jacobii (Proto-gospel of James) is still suggested reading for Catholics. This book is actually where Christians got the idea that Joseph was already an old guy when Jesus was born, as well as the only written basis for the Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. Christians don't usually know much about James because they don't really read the Bible. If they did they'd know he's there. James isn't that important to Christianity today because all the surviving Christian sects are descendants of Paul's gentile church instead of James' Jewish church. Early Christians actually didn't dispute that Jesus had brothers and happily wrote acts, epistles, and gospels of them. The somewhat famous Gospel of Thomas was written based on the idea that Didymus Judas Thomas had special authority because he was the twin brother of Jesus (both Didymus and Thomas mean twin, and Judas is the name of one of Jesus' brothers). There was also the Infancy Gospel of Thomas which was supposedly the same Judas Thomas chronicling his childhood with his superpowered twin. There was the Acts of Thomas where Judas was compelled by his divine brother to go spread Christianity to India, and so on and so forth. The current church doesn't like talking about these brothers today because their existence kinda makes the current theology questionable.

[@Phoonguy]

@Vincent T. no it was buddha not jesus

[@martinyeriksson]

There is surprisingly little coverage on the triads considering the impact theyve had in chinese history and the world. Thanks for making this video, its by far the best one ive seen regarding the topic, and ive been researching this for a good while now.

[@meilinchan7314]

Not true. The phenomenon of the Triads is one that is heavily discussed by Sinologists and historians and sociologists....it is just that like most people, the Chinese don't discuss the Triads any more Italians will discuss the Mafia (or mafias, given it's Italy we are talking about).

[@lanheg]

5:26 Text on the right is "Kings and Generals capital" 10:20 "Kings Generals Inn"

[@SosirisTseng]

capital (首都) => HQ (總部) ?

[@CBRN-115]

Easter eggs? Haha

[@josiahzabel8596]

and 12:03 is the written form of Thlngan Hol. Unfortunately I can't read it.

[@optimalplex]

"Restore the Ming, cut off the Qing" 😎

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

Bars my ninja

[@01Mukil]

Cause you know I got dat big Ting

[@OOTO.]

Yessss!!!!!

[@melbourneopera]

Never heard it was part of their claim.

[@mattb7450]

Ming is bad in conq blade

[@adityaiswarabhawa]

watching this makes me want to play Sleeping Dogs again

[@andrewholmes2850]

Why don't you have a pork bun in your hand.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Okay time to LEAve

[@paritoshd]

@@andrewholmes2850 SURPRISE!

[@weirdofromhalo]

I just finished sleeping dogs XD

[@ForelliBoy]

You are now hearing that menu music in your head

[@DanfuLiu]

Worth mentioning that after 1949, while clandestine tradition of the Hung Men was purged, a modern-politicized faction/extension survived (Zhi Gong Party), now formally 1 of the 8 legal parties of PRC’s political consultative system.... so in a way it did manage to survive till this day in mainland China...

[@wisdomleader85]

They're merely a puppet of the communist regime. They have no chance to object any policy from the communist regime, as they would be easily and mercilessly crushed by doing so.

[@nczgod]

@@wisdomleader85 They are not the puppet, more likely a close ally of the Communist Party. Some of their leaders actually had reached a very high position in the central government during the Mao era.

[@zennoix9984]

Ah..... people and their crave for power.

[@liyangkuo218]

There wre different factions with the triad in that war, helping KMT or CCP. In Sichuan province, where half the adult men were triad members or associates, KMT took the local gang memebers to form army divisions against the commies when they were losing. In the aftermath, 200 thousands were captured and sent in prisons located in the wildness of tibetan part of Sichuan. Only half of them survived according to some reports.

[@DanfuLiu]

LeckMichImArsch A common misconception is that all smaller parties are puppets and China’s parliamentary system is rubber stamp institution... Be that as it may, people with certain agenda can still achieve their policy goals and personal ambitions thru these “puppet” parties and rubber stamp institutions.

[@22vx]

Triads - Goodfellas of The Orient Love the crime syndicates series!

[@too_short_cortetm8507]

@Klaidi Rubiku Feudal Europe invented organized crime.

[@01Mukil]

@@too_short_cortetm8507 Were you and I watching different videos lmao

[@ShadowSumac]

@@too_short_cortetm8507 Have you watched video?

[@user-bu3vu8xz5c]

so k&g is now a tool of political power😒

[@indrasafaroni6069]

The Chinese history is so rich. I love it!!

[@omnomnom5359]

This a just a small fraction

[@anantambisht4895]

So is India's

[@wisdomleader85]

Every country has a rich history.

[@obama5934]

@@anantambisht4895 ah, our usual Indian Guru bringing up India wherever the can.

[@anantambisht4895]

@@obama5934 and always a muslim or american man replying to a comment made by Indian or Hindu which has absolutely nothing to do with him when in fact he could have just ignored it and moved on with his life

[@angusyang5917]

If the OG triads saw what their successors have become, they'd probably be rolling in their graves.

[@CBRN-115]

The triads now are nothing more than a swarm of degenerate lowlife scumbag cuthroats who can easily bought with money

[@geordiejones5618]

Triads make as much as the Cartels and have better government connections than any terrorist group. I think they'd be impressed. They're not hypocrites like most people.

[@zennoix9984]

@Bander1 well, you gotta make some money first before pursuing your own dream. That's the realistic route to take.

[@chizhang2765]

not really. Th Taiping rebellion that they allegedly had hands in saw entire cities slaughtered or starved. The HK thing to be fair from their perspectives they are also being patriotic by collaborating with CCP. Thugs are thugs no matter what their motives are, that's for sure.

[@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu]

@@yoooo1358 imagine being a facist. You must be young and trying to be edgy

[@gutar5675]

I'd recommend reading Taipan and Noble House to anyone interested in these underground syndicates and the history of Hong Kong.

[@gutar5675]

@boggleroggler That's another great book. I can't recommend the audiobooks enough too.

[@NobleKorhedron]

What is that, a history book?

[@paul1780]

Always great to hear book recommendations, recommendations in general. Proof there's benevolence in the crowd.

[@charlescook5542]

@@NobleKorhedron historical fiction

[@oct9653]

which book series is this called

[@VeggieOrtiz]

Would love to see a mini part 2 on how Triad groups that migrated to Western countries thrived there and became their own unique criminal organisations

[@wazzup233]

And surely right now the Triads would go to the US and they need their help to overthrow the Chinese Communist govt as what the US did to Fascist Italy in 1943 and then the Mafia in Italy restored. Uh oh! 😅

[@meilinchan7314]

It already got covered by several authors. You can read "sons of the Yellow Emperor" by Lynn Pan, or a more exhaustive search by Martin Booth.

[@iLLeag7e]

Kings and Generals is one of the best channels on youtube. The recognizable narrator, the excellent graphics and top notch scripts make it consistently the best thing in my feed. Thanks!

[@jstantongood5474]

The Chinese diaspora 華橋hua qiao (and the Triads) went abroad not only to California, Australia and West Canada. Many MANY more went to south east Asian urban centres than to English speaking countries. And they are still there today.

[@zennoix9984]

Yea, the good ones came as traders, medicine men and scholars, while the bad ones came as drug dealers, prostitutes and human traffickers.

[@JewTube001]

@@zennoix9984 since when did painkillers and pussy become bad.

[@hardgay7537]

@@JewTube001 When it got cut with cheap fillers and riddled with syphilis.

[@jstantongood5474]

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 I'm well aware of that. I think you misunderstood me.

[@angsern8455]

As the saying goes, “where the sea touches, there are chinese” probably has something to do with chinese arriving on boats.

[@Alkis05]

Hong Xiuquan was said to be a very smart guy, but at 22, after failing the imperial service exam four times (it was a 1:100 competition), he had a nervous breakdown (I feel you man) and started having visions where he had a heavenly family. His heavenly father lamented people worshed demons instead of him and sent Hong with a fiery sword to fight the demons, along with his heavenly elder brother. Shortly after, a cousin gave him some Christian pamphlets and he used them to make sense of his dreams. The heavenly king, Shangdi, was god and Jesus, his son, who was sent by god to earth with the power to fight demons, must be that heavenly brother. Oh, remember the sword in the dream? That is the most awesome part: He and his cousin ordered the forging of two badass swords that he called "the demon-slayer swords" 斬妖劍 And who were the demons, if not those who denied his dream of being a public servant? The Qing hated him so much for his revolt that his body was exhumed to be beheaded and later exhumed again, to be sure he was dead, and cremated. Maybe they were afraid he would resurrect like his heavenly brother.

[@Heavenlyrules]

Now this is where an East Asian Assassin's creed Background could be comin' from

[@H.S.H.M.]

Good info. Having been to Hong Kong in the early 90's staying by the Kowloon Walled city, I always wondered why there was such a huge amount of triads there compared to China.

[@terence3004]

Because they lost the war with ccp that is why they are scattered to HK, taiwan, asia

[@rosswebster7877]

Masterfully done as always Kings And Generals! Loving this Organized Crime series. While I enjoyed the Sicilian Mafia one, I think this may end up being my favorite of the bunch. While the touted story of the Triads is most likely myth, I didn’t know how deeply rooted and how epic its relation to Chinese history is.

[@meilinchan7314]

I don't know, they seem to have mixed up two different deities, Guanyin and Guan Yu. Hint - the latter one is the most commonly invoked by the Triads (as well as their victims and the people who are tasked with taking out the Triads, the police).

[@clementchan496]

5:27 The headquarter of Kings and Generals is based in Fuijan.

[@disquise2411]

Uff I nearly misheard "Ridge" as "Raid..." and I was like NOOOOOoouu

[@UpcycleElectronics]

Both are going for the same thing; your wallet.

[@mattwells5347]

A wallet for a wallet

[@VladiSSius]

@@UpcycleElectronics At least one is there to protect your wallet :))))

[@KristofKarwinskithegreat-se5pu]

Hah lol

[@syahrulfauzi6344]

ridge shadow legend

[@user-bk9tl3pt5c]

Actually, the Ming dynasty was not ended by Manchurian, but still the farmers’ revolution from inside. The farmers overthrow Ming but were defeated by Qing.

[@thefinest7574]

It was mostly Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. Manchus played a role but I'd say peseant rebellions were just as important. After all it was rebels who captured Beijing

[@XuerLi]

The Ming was ended by the combined forces of peasant outlaws, Chinese defectors and Manchus, the Qing couldn't advance south of Yellow River without the help of Ming defectors like Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Fan Wencheng and so on.

[@thefinest7574]

禾 if the Ming just hasn’t executed Yuan Chonghuan...

[@zennoix9984]

Nah, it was a fucking hanjian Ming general who opened the gates for the Manchus to come in.

[@zennoix9984]

@@thefinest7574 the Ming loyalists were just going around executing people who were suspected to be against the emperor near the dynasty's end. The Ming had a mass spying network just like the Kuomintang back then and CCP today.

[@vCLOWNSHOESv]

Triads are known to us through Hollywood so I never thought of them as more than a mafia. I would not have imagined they had such a long tradition.

[@xlyoutube]

The melody of Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower), one of the most well-known Chinese songs of peace-loving theme, played as a background for the triads. My brain just short-circuited.

[@orange8420]

Red sun in the sky : observe

[@MthAceo]

Speaking of Fujan, Qing and Manchus, how about a video on Koxinga?

[@KingsandGenerals]

in the works!

[@rays5073]

@@KingsandGenerals I smell Dutch tears

[@halzoun6195]

@Kings and Generals and a video about the Battle of Baguashan(1895) plz

[@summersong5876]

Dont forget Limahong too

[@zennoix9984]

@@rays5073 Spanish tears too

[@vinukathalis3247]

Could you guys do the Yakuza next? That would be interesting!

[@thanakonpraepanich4284]

Better hurry for they are set to join endangered culture list like Irish Mafia and Italian American mafias. They, too, no longer have number, money, influence and power to last beyond this century. The world passed them by and high-up hierarchy of Yakuzas know it.

[@tonytaylor5165]

As far as I know Yakuza developed from ww2 after the surrender of Hiroshima troops formed Yakuza as far can remember

[@rafi7115]

@tony Taylor no I think they were formed around 1870

[@user-mj8gv8pl7v]

@@thanakonpraepanich4284 Italian Mafia is no more, they're a legends

[@hiushiko]

@@rafi7115 The first noted ones go back to the 1600 century

[@willfuloblivion7835]

Last time I was this early Qing was still a dynasty.

[@AhmedIbrahim-by9he]

The Chinese were messed up!

[@daboss_____6151]

Man y’all have blown up recently and I couldn’t be more happy for y’all! Congrats!

[@someonesomewhere6691]

This presentation is phenomenal !!! Making history seem as badass like it truly is.

[@constantdrowsiness4458]

Triads had an important impact on the history of Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia and Singapore, where they were usually the defacto government for the Chinese population there.

[@LOL-zu1zr]

Not true, they offer protection to Chinese communities. LAN Feng republic was aided by them but he local Chinese government were a collection of village administrations.

[@MeiinUK]

@@LOL-zu1zr : Back in the days, there are a lot of "chinatown", only because the laws... in those countries, like the US, had an actual exclusion act. I never knew of this for the US. Maybe this ties in with this video's series about the Mongolians. If this is so, then I am not surprised, why in actual fact, the laws in the US and UK, is kind of discriminatory as well.. for Blacks, and for Chinese people. Well.. technically, not chinese people, but actually, it is Mongolian people.... I would say, good for them ! Cos if you have hurt someone, until you can gain someone's trust... then they should not let down their guards. No wonder, even the British were only allowed to go in certain areas in the mainland as well, during those colonial days. They could not travel so freely. Same with the Chinese in the West. This is why most foreign countries have a "china town"... Of course, as rule changes.... in China, similar changes will happen in the US or the West.

[@jutea9858]

Typical conspiracy theories. But I agree that there are more triads in Southeast Asia because the Chinese overseas are mostly fujian and Guangdong immigrants.

[@peterlim153]

@@LOL-zu1zr Lan Fang republic wasn't aided by them instead the local sultanate support them under some policy.Although Hakka community had been apart from Qing authority at that time, regularly Lan Fang republic pay tribute to Qing every year until them got dissolved and owned by the Dutch. My ancestor were one of those famous Lan Fang republic members.

[@LOL-zu1zr]

@@peterlim153 nope the Qing never allowed Lan Feng to be their tributary. The Qing believed them to be a pirate republic, as many Chinese communities in the region were just coalitions of rogue traders that are some times pirates. Lan Feng was the exception here. But the Lan Feng just told the Dutch that they were totally a tributary of the Qing, so the Dutch only dared attacking them during the second opium war. Also we are talking about Lan Feng’s relationships with the triads not the local sultans.

[@Zantides]

Great video, well worth the money

[@aninditasakti]

Ridge: "We moved away from large flip phones to smartphones, but why did our wallets never get the upgrade" Asian: "We use smartphones as wallet"

[@SS-hw1ou]

Europeans too I guess

[@bobatunikuku4473]

@@SS-hw1ou neh... Quite the opposite actually. Europeans are still clinging to their glory of 17th and 18th century!

[@megarboh790]

Hey the Chinese pronunciations are pretty decent, when compared to other English channels

[@shinyhunterCF]

no fujian is where I’m from

[@shinyhunterCF]

I mean both of my parents from

[@megarboh790]

@@shinyhunterCF huh?

[@s0so328]

@@shinyhunterCF ah fellow child of china. Probably works in their restaurants too

[@keiran5170]

Why did I read the thumbnail as "History of Tryhards"? Half expected a 22 minute video of gamers sweating it out on multiplayer matches

[@kaybevang536]

😂 bruh

[@unlucky_2nd897]

@@harr1sonm1chael18 Ah yes the Chinese organized crime of trading

[@keiran5170]

@Eric Kim got me good there, I'll never be able to recover from that ingenious insult. I'm mearly a micro brain, but all this time you've been a galaxy brain

[@MsElizaRae]

😂😂😂😂

[@madmanmark08]

I like how you showed the map with the China-PRC Flag and the Taiwan-ROC Flag!!

[@lps8966]

Should be mainland PRC.. Because both ROC and PRC are China

[@tasogare6598]

That whole betraying shaolin monks story would be a great base for an Assassin's Creed game

[@jfpei9315]

It was an eastern version of the Templar Knights.

[@JRGProjects]

It's called Star Wars.

[@ethanoyamawang]

Southern Shaolin was true origin of Okinawa Karate. I am so glad the martial arts did not die with those monks. Lots of practitioners in Naha today. Osu!

[@halzoun6195]

I'm a Taiwanese, and I really appreciate the clarity and completeness of the video. We were taught about the Tiandihui and Ling Shuangwen's revolt in high school, with Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in later chapters in our history textbook. However, once being a faithful player of GTA San Andreas(?), it's not unitl now that I realize the Triads have something to do with them. P.S. 15:22 the chinese word "monk" should be "和尚".

[@LOL-zu1zr]

No the triads has nothing to do with the monks, that story was fake. 100 monks may defeat bands of bandits but not an Mongolian army.

[@md.iqbalhussain994]

But you are A Chinese

[@carlesbusuldu2469]

Its amazing to see how far this channel has gone !

[@blackie6050]

Instead of King and Generals we now have Dragon Heads and Dai Lo's

[@seantien8764]

Underrated comment, I laughed hard AF at this, lol.

[@GaysianAmerican]

I love the actual use of Chinese characters

[@howiechang8516]

Pretty off tbh. Clearly they don't really know the meaning behind the characters they are using.

[@Grandmastergav86]

What an outstanding channel. Superb narration. It's interesting to see how the Boxer Rebellion and White Lotus Society have been covered in classic HK films. I like to think Pai Mei was their leader IRL 🤣 The so called "burning" of the Shaolin Temple has long been disputed by historians, the exploits of some of the escapees were captured in the Shaw Brothers titles Heroes Two (1974) and Executioners From Shaolin (1977) amongst countless other films. The hand gestures you referenced can be witnessed in many films, John Woo's Hand Of Death (1976) immediately springs to mind. Regardless of the historical inaccuracy of the aforementioned movies they are all highly entertaining and well worth a watch.

[@vincetam5777]

Traditional Chinese. Much appreciated.

[@Courtesyyy]

Why am i thinking of Sleeping Dogs when hear the word Triads

[@patrickdavis99]

Good game

[@john18563]

extremely well made game. it is a close representation of asian gangs.

[@john18563]

@Ted Hubert Pagnanawon Crusio is not a whole man.

[@britisheastindiacompany6031]

@@patrickdavis99 I don't know what you are talking about but my dog doesn't sleep a lot. At least not in front of me.

[@adebisischibetta2940]

Show them fooker what it means to be Sun On Yee!

[@Illuminate.]

Kings and General You are our History Teacher.❤❤❤

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

Great leader Sun yatsen was also a member of Hong Men (Tian di hui).

[@MeiinUK]

@Chong Chong : And Sir Robert Ho Tung's grand nephew, Stanley Ho.. betrayed his roots as well.. and joined the CCP party. And now, his relative, Denise Ho... went to the other side... and joined democracy.

[@MeiinUK]

@Chong Chong : He became a "Sir", because he was working under British ruling in HK, but his nationality was actually Dutch. The British monarchy only ever award titles or labels, if the individual has helped the country in some ways.... This is why he ended up holding a position in the Dutch Consulate as well. Of course, the Dutch came and made trade with China first, and the British were kind of a little bit out there, without much cooperation or help. Whereas the Dutch had a lot of help, which became and turned things around to become what it is today... There was a famous video somewhere about a Chinese person who studied abroad, and ended up bridging the gaps.... Do not assume that this was all the results of the previous dynastic individuals inside the palaces... The Dutch came way way way before the British did.

[@raysonraypay5885]

Isn’t he a Christian ?

[@royc888]

I am always curious why the Hongmen logo is the same as the Freemasons? did the Freemasons fund them?

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Shoutout to the excellent Civ 6 music. Excellent episode as always.

[@arek314]

Also Total War: 3 Kingdoms.

[@davorpavlov184]

As always great, detailed and entertaining video. Keep up the good work!

[@iamedyson]

I think it would be a good idea to turn these animated historical stories into a film or video game prologue.

[@miniatureben3558]

Triads?????? *WHY AM I THINKING OF WOOZIE FROM GTA SAN ANDREAS WITH HIS TRIADS*

[@kwt8371]

Reminds me of GTA Chinatown Wars

[@masteroutlaw100]

Woozie was so badass he could beat Carl at video games despite being blind

[@mosesracal6758]

Seriously, I really liked woozie and his pals. Such chill dudes

[@Zhello79]

Interesting because I made a story a while back whereas the Triad was a revived group that operated in Hong Kong. In it, they help a girl from Beijing find a Russian girl who helped the Triads but at the same time they ultimately stopped the corruption in Hong Kong after defeating some meta humans.

[@Kabutoes]

You should have mentioned Du Yeusheng, also known as Big Eared Du, he was the most notorious of these gangsters with his links to the Green Gang and the Kuomintang secret police during the War

[@glenbertalimpulos9609]

yeah that Chinese civ theme, no wonder i recognized it right away

[@tankopearl]

As always, great videos! Can you please also make a video about the origin of the Chinese-Taiwanese conflict?

[@LOL-zu1zr]

You mean the Chinese civil war?

[@angusyang5917]

Technically, Taiwan is not an independent state, it's a rival government that happens to hold the island of Taiwan. The ROC constitution still claims all of mainland China and Mongolia, they haven't bothered to re-write it.

[@fw.caozhangyuan]

国民党被一部分人夺取了政权后，抢夺了中国人民革命胜利的果实。然后国民党逐渐演变成纳粹政党，和德国人日本人眉来眼去。结果二战爆发后一路输给日本人，半个中国沦陷。抗日战争结束后，国民党已经变成纯粹的纳粹政党。在内战中节节败退，最后逃到了台湾得到美国的庇护一直到现在。

[@ResoluteLemon]

The art used in this video is quite inaccurate. The clothing on most characters depicted weren't actually used in ancient China and looked more Middle Eastern or European than Chinese. Mandarin squares weren't ubiquitously used on all formal clothing in society. There were mainly used by.. Officials like the Mandarins. The conical hat was not as common in ancient China as what western society usually think. They were used mainly by farmers. Not everybody wore them as standard headgear. The turbans also seem more Middle Eastern than the common Chinese turban styles. I can understand that the artist is probably from a western background. But some deeper research would be good for the artwork. Also, the subtle hint at the beginning of the video, implying that the white shirted group in HK were hired by the Chinese government needs to be based on more evidence. Inclusion of such comments politicize an otherwise neutral and educational video.

[@Kurtizss]

China: *Has Lost Mandate* The Triads: Let us Introduce ourselves

[@francosalinas4459]

Very well done. There’s not a lot of information on topics such as these. Perhaps at one point one for the Yakuza?

[@ilnigromante666]

A video about the Taiping Rebellion in detail would be cool.

[@winnington6923]

good series - you forgot to mention, however, that it was also the triads that initiated the boxer rebellion against European Embassies in China, attacking their staff, which ultimately led to the 8 nation's alliance and war against China, a major contributory factor to the downfall of the Qing

[@josephdee4649]

YAYY You finally mention something about Taiwan in your video!! Hope you make more video about the history of this beautiful island! :)

[@minosdaking3951]

Loving the Civ 6 music in the intro! Great content guys thanks so much for all your work!

[@minosdaking3951]

*hears civ music the entire vidoes...nice

[@tongzijun]

We Hong Konger hated the triad to the guts.

[@1stHalf]

I do love Hung Hing tho!

[@DanielBne]

721 gang attack is yet to be properly investigated

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

It's over China win Hong Kong lost

[@ngocnhonle4157]

KZbin logic: Video:14 minutes ago Some Comments: 12 hours ago

[@tammesikkema5322]

This some new issue? I know of the 5 views - 500 likes one, but this!?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Patrons get early access

[@jared0801]

Please do something on the origins of shaolin and kung fu!! So filled with myth and lore that you are brilliant at picking apart.

[@obversant_nomad]

I hope kings and generals cover the origins video on the Thugee's of india. Enjoying the content so far.

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

Yes, most mafias also seem to start off as freedom fighter who go into business as criminals.

[@EquilibriumScale]

Seems to always have origins in occupied territory

[@jansteinvonsquidmeirsteen2256]

The quality of these productions is spectacular. Really, thank you so much!

[@Bulgarrr]

I love your vids, it helps me work on my pc while listening to things i like

[@ArkDiabLord]

Wow, I learn something I've never heard before. Thank you.

[@violenceisfun991]

Do many chinese people find their own history interesting? Or is it like british people are with our castles and stuff where most british people find it boring as hell?

[@amxxamxx388]

We need new series about Almanzor (Amirids Dynasty‎) in Spain

[@jjc4232]

I am Hong Kong Chinese and proud. China 🇨🇳 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰 Hong Kong China 🇨🇳🇨🇳 One number!!

[@georgeofazgad2176]

I just realised this could be the plot for an assassin creed game with the assassin coming from the society and fighting against the corrupt ming officials and agents whom are all templars. This could all take place during the opium war as well and get the british involved and become a three way conflict

[@kushastea3961]

There was a game with shaoyun I think, and her grandmaster was yangming? But idk why they made it so all officials are templars, like, it's so stereotypical, do some actual research ubisoft, the political climate of ming was more diverse than this (face palm). But I guess they did a good job as a western company, western people tend to be very condescending when it comes to Chinese history, something most of them know absolutely nothing about.

[@vladimirpootis3200]

Assassin Creed Chronical China is a thing, those I think your concept would made a great open world game :D

[@theghosthero6173]

Possibly, although it would be funny to see hoods as it didn't really exist in China, unlike what the video shows

[@alexanderirvine4002]

Eric Kim Your last name is Kim. You are Korean, yes? China is most definitely the Middle Kingdom to you and your lot then. Korea (Goryeo) throughout its entire history was a tributary state to China. And the reason why Americans don’t get Chinese history right is because they are boorish and narrow minded - Americans are terrible at history because they have no neighbors which pose a threat to them. Compare this to Europeans who have to learn about their neighbors and world history.

[@ivaylotsvetkov3801]

Bravo good sir. I really wouldn't expect an American to know that Bulgaria exists, let alone its location. Regarding the topic of poor education, that has been an issue that's popping up in more and more of the western countries where it seems focus shifts away from science, history and literature to...absolutely useless topics and subjects frankly.

[@aurandon]

Thank you for introducing the thug attack against pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong. Really nice touch in explaining the past and present of triads!

[@kye-jaelim4730]

My ancestors were from Fujian and in Malaysia there is still Heaven and Earth Triad here

[@yz8520]

10:14 on the column writes ‘the Hotel of Kings and Generals”

[@juanmartinfuentesfagundez1125]

DUDE I AM LOVING THIS, THIS IS JUST PERFECT. I hope you make one about the russian mafia. I know so little from them

[@basiliimakedonas1109]

The virgin modern Chinese nationalism vs the Chad 1700s Chinese nationalism

[@gabrielfrostbrand2754]

But they stopped being "nationalists" when they actually had a nation though. Nothing chad or "nationalist" about that.

[@zennoix9984]

Now that the syndicates have a nation with a government they are ok with (not all though), they have turn soft.

[@r.j.lombardi111]

Well my wallet is from the '60, and I'm not replacing it jet. Made from real leather (cow). The design itself is closer to those ones from the 40's which makes it perfect for the reanacment activities. Thanks anyways and great video guys. Keep up the good work.

[@jinc1950]

I was waiting for your continuation of the mob series !!! Amazing work as always !

[@mysticone2112]

7:00. So a group of warrior monk who used mystical martial arts who fought a war against an outside force, only to get betrayed by the emperor by purging their monastery and wiping them out with the few survivors going underground and hoping to restore the old form of government that came before by forming a rebellion. Sounds familiar.

[@bakaweiner6956]

And now they're all over the world...

[@ou1814]

The word TRIAD reminds me of Infernal Affairs series everytime.

[@Justin_Joy]

1:38 I like how the first review on the ridge wallet was a 2 star

[@TheArtist_promoter]

You should start with your sponsorship, then your video. That way we don’t skip through your video; which is why we’re here for.

[@oceanblue3424]

The triad attack referenced in your video are sort of not the same triad/secret society you are teaching in your main subject. This is mostly the village locals who are attacking the non locals who were at their turf. Like people from a local town being annoyed by city folks visiting their area. However these new territories hk village gangs are always referenced as triads because they operate like a triad but it's more about village traditions rather than the triad traditions you are referencing in the main video. Love your video though.

[@LOL-zu1zr]

They were Hakkas, Hakkas formed many gangs, and were involved with the Triads, but yeah they don’t like the protestors and often take the law into their own hands.

[@doleofdolonia8859]

What people don't understand about the situation was that the Protesters were entering Triad controlled territory. The Triads being the underground group they are, were probably weary of the groups attracting Police to the area. Of course, many police were probably in the pockets of the Triads and simply ignored their underground work. But a massive protest happening in the area would force Police hands. Therefore the Triads did their best thing, inciting fear and terror like a gang. Beating protesters who destroy infrastructure probably funded by the Triads. The protesters were also provoking them constantly. Smart people would know what happens when you poke a bear with a stick too much. I'm not saying this is right. But it happens to places all over the world where organized crime is present. The crime groups were simply just protecting their assets from eager rebellious youths. Hopefully one day, these groups will disappear but it's certainly not in this lifetime.

[@OrangeBurgerSC706]

Heroes for assaulting the pigskin friend youth of Hong Kong who worship a dead queen on a stick

[@allnameoccupied-us9eh]

I like the fact that this video is uploaded on the 21st of May, which is perfectly 10 months after the attack from HK triads on the 21st of July, 2019.

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is impossible to plan things like that

[@georgewu4051]

🖐☝

[@hitler1263]

@@georgewu4051 Five demands

[@allnameoccupied-us9eh]

@@hitler1263 not one less!!!

[@zurinarctus1329]

Chinese triads, Russian mafias, and Vietnamese syndicates are probably the most powerful crime organizations in the world because they have the full backing of the respective government. Chinese triads are the most expansive and profitable, Russian mafias are the most militarized and dangerous, Vietnamese syndicates are the most cunning and shadowy. Both three of them work very well with each other, and their governments are in full alliance with each other.

[@dinolandia8978]

Fascinating subject. The triad occult lore crosses the line into what Westerners would consider necromancy including the patronage of ghost marriages. They draw more from Daoist tradition than Buddhism.

[@mrklausjonza]

The way the narrator pronounces chinese names, makes me believe this person actually knows chinese

[@At0m1c420]

Devin is by far the best narrator for this channel

[@theoneaboveall6751]

Klaus Janzen There is nothing like Chinese, it’s Mandarin, I don’t mean to be that guy. Just fyi

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

is that supposed to be sarcastic because devin truthfully sucks at pronouncing mandarin...

[@gameoflife9576]

@@xXxSkyViperxXx his pronunciation isn't perfect but it's better than most youtubers

[@mrklausjonza]

I don't know any Mandarin, so I'm purely stating that it sounds to me a lot like what I would expect from someone who speaks it. And regarding Chinese or Mandarin, yes but Mandarin still falls into Chinese umbrella of languages so it's not that wrong.

[@jologamos9902]

I remember some great series “Duke of mount Deer were the hongmen are active

[@andydufrense2905]

amazing channel. thank you

[@Dovah1]

Now I understand why I need to spend 20min fighting the revolution every 10 months on "three kingdoms the last Warlord"!

[@caprikoziol4150]

6:50 The Emperor has MERCH :)))

[@KingsandGenerals]

Real fan

[@krimzonstriker7534]

Since we're in the far east, the Yakuza next? :)

[@ironwolf2244]

I'm glad you chose the Triads, people usually choose the Yakuza, and it gets abit annoying after awhile.

[@oblivionnow92]

Why?

[@doleofdolonia8859]

Triads and Yakuza have similar roots. They are both organization that at some point were noble but turnt criminal once they have a taste of power. Yakuzas are probably cooler since they have a Samurai aesthetic.

[@takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea]

Very interesting... I really enjoyed your videos. Lot’s of useful informations. Keep on the good job 👌❤️