China's Five GREATEST Emperors

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[@YJSP893]

nah, why nobody talks about Zhu Yuanzhang AKA Emperor Hongwu. He defeated the Mongols, under the Mongol's ruling Han Chinese are almost completely divided into to different ethnic groups. He united Han Chinese, Han is the majority in China, without him, this group will break into multiple and which definitely will lead to more civil wars.

[@miriambretzke387]

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[@DonFrancis-ff4fq]

China welcome you anytime!

[@junweipan2494]

It would be great if the public opinion in this world was not controlled by certain international organizations. I hope that people all over the world can understand each other's culture. The inability of human beings to unite is the biggest mistake of human beings. When we face unknown threats from outer space, if we still don't know how to unite, then human beings will pay a heavy price. Therefore, it is the biggest regret of human beings that some countries are currently provoking regional conflicts to maintain their own advantages.

[@KalecgosMagic]

Suggested emperors: Han Wudi, Han Wendi, Han Guangwu, Wu Zetian, Song Taizu, Song Shenzong, Kublai Khan, Yongle Emperor, Hongzhi Emperor, Hongwu Emperor, Qianlong Emperor

[@tc2334]

You wrote my comment before I could write my comment. 👏

[@badmashdogesh3939]

@@tc2334 To be continued: Tang history is written by those traditional scholars at that time which are unreliable. You can't cite one reliable source that proves your claim but come to say she was not great but most sources say otherwise. China has long history of painting men as heroes ignoring their amount of cruelty. Just like how china presents history's biggest mass killer Mao as national hero. Yeh If there were no camera, the world would never know his true face. Chinese historians would paint him like true hero who made China great just like how u calling those oppressers as great. A great ruler is one who bring peace and empower it's people and not oppresses and kills them to showcase his power. Okay she is not a great ruler for u but she is a great ruler according to most reliable sources because she brought peace and empowered all of its people without bias unlike other Chinese emperor whose aim was mostly to oppress and rule. And Tang dynasty became largely prosperous because of Wu zetian's contribution. This is written in British encyclopedia. Now prove them wrong? If u don't know all of this, then it means u have been either reading wrong history all this time Or u never read it. And I know many Chinese from various platforms who say she was a great ruler. So ur argument that most do not agree becomes invalid. It also means that u never read history written by credible writer or u are not good at history or trying to reinterpret it to suit ur agenda. And don't run away from argument.

[@abcdef27669]

The chinese believed in the existance of the Yellow Emperor. Meanwhile, Rober Chambers wrote a book called The King in Yellow, about a monarch who is a manifestation of Hastur, an eldritch being. Interesting...

[@lucaslucas2532]

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[@scipioafricanus4875]

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[@lagrangewei]

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[@4youreyezonlyyy]

Love the video. Can you also please make an in depth video about The Three Kingdoms era too

[@jparsit]

Great video, you are good at it.

[@policyoftruth8449]

Awesome video! It would be great to have the script uploaded instead of the auto-generated subtitles so important names and events are displayed correctly.

[@herminiadeoliveira6]

Hi from France ! I love China, thanks so much for your vidéos ❤

[@momshieb8136]

Where's my guy Han Wudi in here? He's the one who really made the Han Dynasty great.

[@RichMitch]

Would you do a video on The Huizong Emperor?

[@kalinsapotato]

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan got absorbed lol.

[@Nemunasable]

So incredible!!!!

[@jayshen84]

FYI...the Han-Chu wars was said to be the inspiration behind the design for the Chinese Chess game.

[@d00mch1ld]

Fun fact, Southern Chinese have a word for themselves “Tong-Yen”, refers to the Tang Dynasty. Much like the Japanese call themselves “Ni-Pon”. The same “Tong”, is still the word used for China Town, “Tong-Yen-Gai”.

[@MrLolx2u]

- Han Gaozu/Liu Bang isn't as easy as you said. On paper, he was weak and pretty much naive but he was actually a real scheming and in no better ways to say it, an utter scheming bastard. So before he started to rebel, he was a simple constable and was bringing a bunch of prisoners to build the mausoleum for Qin Shihuang but as he was taking a break, the prisoners escaped and by law, he would be executed next for letting the prisoners break free. He then released the remaining prisoners that didn't flee and they became a band and took up an empty fort at Mount Mangdang in Henan. He schemed his way thru by acting blur and pitiful all the time to become the sole power that could rival Xiang Yu. Even after Xiang Yu's death, he didn't stop scheming either as after the Han dynasty was established, he had most of his nation builder leaders killed and one most notorious event was when he schemed soo hard to have his grand marshal of the nation, Han Xin, violently assassinated and had his entire family killed. Yes, he's one of China's greatest emperors but it's not that simple on his character. - Kangxi and Qianlong are both considered the best Qing emperors out there or one of the few greatest emperors of all time for China. Kangxi stabilized the country thru more laxed legal system for the Han population and massively promote cultural acceptance for both sides and instead of promoting just Manchu/Jurchen members of staff in the Forbidden City, he did it too with Han ministers which made more and more Han Chinese willingly to serve the system abeit he too faced tons of opposition against his rule cuz, I mean, he's Manchu ruling against Han Chinese population. However, he's known to always been rather relaxed on such underground groups despite multiple records stating that they're often tried to take his life but he still let them off. Qianlong was another great emperor that he actually expanded the country by quite alot by entering into Ugyhur, Kazahks and even unified Mongolia under Qing rule. However, that did bankrupt the treasury due to his extravagant wars but at its heyday, Qianlong was a real great leader that forwarded what Kangxi was doing and he voluntarily abdicate to his son after holding power for 61 years just so he could not "outshine his grandfather" who he thought was the ultimate emperor of China and the success Kangxi had built.

[@badmashdogesh3939]

Where is Wu Zetian? She undoubtedly deserves to be in top 5. She was the pioneer of meritocracy based system in China and many of her policies are still being practiced in China today. She was badly tainted by confucious scholars of her time but she was really a great ruler.

[@aliciazhang1ty]

Women have been tainted evil throughout Chinese history. She wasn't the first to experience this. Confucious inflicted evil inside Chinese minds and this was evident in all successive dynasties. Wu could have easily been China's #1 ruler if she had received the same level of support from her court as earlier rulers. She was a ruler of a supreme caliber but men were too envious of her.

[@aliciazhang1ty]

Women have been tainted evil throughout Chinese history. She wasn't the first to experience this. Confucious inflicted evil inside Chinese minds and this was evident in all successive dynasties. Wu could have easily been China's #1 ruler if she had received the same level of support from her court as earlier rulers. She was a ruler of a supreme caliber but men were too envious of her.

[@woozskee]

How could the one and only female emperor not make the list? That alone is accomplishment in itself.

[@breadman5048]

wasn't she maniacle? and ruthless?

[@bogdanafilonich33]

All man emperors were ruthless, but they made the list​@@breadman5048

[@emperoroak7331]

But at her time, she made mass murder to Li dynasty and ministers who loyal to Tang dynasty also, and At her times, she lost Control of Northeast territories to Balhae and Silla refused to pay tribute also, But yeah she did accomplish to prosper the lives of common peoples but in Strategic views and Imperial authority, minus in there , so no greatest when compare other Emperors

[@bogdanafilonich33]

@@emperoroak7331 he literally mentioned and said that the second emperor was ruthless too. So he should have included her too.

[@emperoroak7331]

@@bogdanafilonich33 no , I just only replied back to commenter above , not video owner

[@annawan2518]

Love ancient China.

[@insanemakaioshin]

Do you know any other KZbinrs that could be considered your equivalent in other cultures? Covering Language, History, Mythology & more. Ex. Learn Japanese Now, Learn Greek Now, etc.

[@maguire5302]

You must have been a reincarnation of a man from ancient China. 😂 Keep this up!

[@user-em2mu3wr8m]

在中国，排名应该是：秦始皇-嬴政，汉武帝-刘彻，唐太宗-李世民，明太祖-朱元璋

[@abcdef27669]

Hongwu, the founder of Ming Dynasty, shold appear in this list, or maybe a continuation list.

[@learnchinesenow]

Yeah, maybe in part two

[@breadman5048]

Time stamps please! Ben you da man

[@user-em2mu3wr8m]

把康熙换下，朱元璋排上去就差不多了

[@mwworldhistory23]

could Yongle of the Ming be another possible candidate for a great emperor?

[@learnchinesenow]

Yes I agree

[@yanx4797]

0:02 What... is this map?

[@kfir_krak]

Where's Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan?

[@cookieboy15]

It's great that you are running a channel on Chinese history. However, your timeline in the beginning 10 seconds is wrong. The three kingdom period didn't last 300 years. There was the East and West Jin dynasty and then the "Sixteen Kingdoms" period. This is a very obvious and fundamental mistake and hope you can fix this going forward.

[@millep20011]

So the Yellow Emperor was a descendant of Noah!!

[@learnchinesenow]

Yellow emperor came before Noah

[@millep20011]

@@learnchinesenow Maybe he was half human and half angel then!!

[@eddieruminski4098]

Will we get a WORST emperor list and where will Yuan Shu be on it? :D

[@pakong82]

han gaozu? i beg to differ🤔

[@korum336]

why didnt hanwudi,hongwudi,yongledi and yongzhengdi make it into the list

[@jayhu001]

最后一个应该换成朱元璋，康熙是满洲人的皇帝，不是中国的。

[@tc2334]

康熙是老北京人。。。就是中国的

[@user-no9xv9by9m]

Sorry to interrupt but, Birth place of Buddha was Nepal not India . Buddha only get enlightenment in Indian place under tree while meditating . As a nepali citizen , We all read about Buddha from school age.

[@learnchinesenow]

Hi there, I don't think we said in the video that the Buddha was born in India. We did say Buddhism spread from India to China, which is true. Nepal is a beautiful country.

[@user-no9xv9by9m]

@@learnchinesenow thanks for your reply. As a regular viewer I support you

[@tenkuntenchok9119]

But Buddha was Indian

[@edmundlao3660]

why is EMPEROR Xi Jin the PIG not included?

[@tripleas83]

Your information on qin shi Huang is not accurate.

[@OmniZeb666]

Well Manchu kings werent Chinese emperior at all

[@Yuzhen1]

武则天很聪明. 你应该包括他的...

[@pyfpyf585]

Ok video, at least not putting the word "Turkish" in every sentence like some other creators. (Turkish as in kerkut Turksmen or kurdish)

[@leekinboo]

秦皇汉武 唐宗宋祖 + 皇帝

[@user-rf1qf7oo4d]

The map of China that you used at the start of the video is brazenly incorrect. It includes the SOVEREIGN states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikstan WITHIN China’s territory and undermines their independence. This should be amended at once and a public apology should be issued

[@tc2334]

5 is such a short list, but this was pretty good. If we could add another five, I’d put: Qianlong, Zhu Di, Yuan Shizu, Han Wudi, and maybe Nurhachi.

[@user-yx3sy5ep1s]

努尔哈赤不如皇太极，努尔哈赤自己的心态还是个酋长，甚至算不上一个合格的封建地方领主（军阀），他儿子皇太极直接把满清打造为了一个封建化的地方政权，后来直接入关，算是厉害的人物。

[@aliciazhang1ty]

Wu Zetian is more deserving than any of these clowns.

[@tc2334]

@@aliciazhang1ty Wu Zetian was good. She wasn’t great. The most outstanding thing about her was that she was a woman, but if we’re just looking at accomplishments…She didn’t accomplish anything on the scale of the ones I listed. Not even close.

[@aliciazhang1ty]

@@tc2334 Its opposite. Those u named are good but not great. Wu reformed education. She pioneered the meritocracy based system by electing capable officials in the court entirely through their merit irrespective of their background. Brought equality to men and women. Women enjoyed unprecedented freedom and say in political matters that never been seen before or since. She was also successful in expanding her empire to central Asia which no other previous emperors were successful. They are some of her great accomplishments. You seem to know know nothing.

[@tc2334]

@@aliciazhang1ty Qianlong, Han Wudi, and Yuan Shizu also did expanded borders into the western regions (and Han Wudi was before her) and all five of them reformed education and three of the five championed meritocracy. 😂 Women having “unprecedented freedom” doesn’t automatically make her better an overall better emperor than the five I mentioned. You’re way overstating her and you clearly know absolutely nothing about any other emperor *except* her. 😂 Go read a book…or several.

[@onya_marx]

This video was brought to you by the Central Intelligence Agency

[@learnchinesenow]

If it was, they haven’t paid, maybe we should invoice them?

[@davizxc9625]

This is a anti communist video 😂😂

[@lagrangewei]

you mean anti fact. 2 second in and they could not even get the map of China correct. LUL

[@learnchinesenow]

Always

[@user-fc8np3gm4x]

前四个是中国的皇帝，最后一个是鞑靼人的酋长

[@princesendo8309]

Wrong info on this one. Han Gaozu. Liu Bang is NOT a smart nor good person. Hes a conman. Just so happended that he's family bought a captain position for him in his village, but he bullied his way to get things done. And juat happend that the Qin Empsror is recruiting soldiers to quell rebels, and its nearby his village. He was made into a leader of a group of soldiers consists of his bully friends in the village. He also forced recruitment of able men in the village to help him to fight the rebels. As the story goes, and later he became a lord, he also doesn't show any leadership nor capabilities to to lead or fight wars. He even look down on his greatest general, Han Xin. He is the sole person single handedly safe Liu Bang and conquer the whole China from the famous warlord Xiang Yu. Without Han Xin, there is no Han Dynasty. When he unified China, he killed Han Xin and his other loyal generals that followed his since the beginning. He also stole Qin strategist Li Si's works on legal system, and claimed as his. It was Li Si, the person who single handedly drafted the whole legal system for Qin Shi Huang. So basically, he just stole all the works from Qin to rule. That's it. So he's a conman who did nothing. No contributions whatsoever to the Dynasty.

[@user-rm3xu1wo1v]

汉高祖入选，不如武帝入榜

[@KennerFairfax]

刘邦收拢了一个四分五裂的破烂摊子，这其中的艰辛怕是只有创过业的人才能体会，何况还遇到一个勇力千古无二的项羽，直到临死前还在平叛，没什么阅历的小年轻都佩服刘彻的武功，刘彻是打出了中国版图基本盘，但代价是他自己都看不下去了，要是了解那个时期历史状况，相信你会对刘彻的崇拜打个折扣的，而且匈奴是在其一百多年后才彻底解决的，刘彻和他太爷比最多算个高级点的败家子罢了。

[@KennerFairfax]

如果这是你自己理解的排名，你对中国历史了解的水平超过百分九十的中国人了。