EP27 More Steppe Stories

Huns, Mongols, Turks, Scythians and other nomadic steppe tribes are longtime interests of Dan's. In this show he interviews historian Kenneth W. Harl who specializes in the study of those fascinating peoples.
Show Note 1. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization by Kenneth W. Harl 2. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia by Peter C. Perdue

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Great interview and one of my favourite aspects of history also. Just a small correction, towards the end Kenneth mentions Kyrgyzstan being the only non Turkic speaking country in that region. I'm sure he meant to say Tajikistan.

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Hey Dan, how about an episode on how these settled societies were able to defeat the steppe peoples? And why not 2 birds with 1 stone it and touch on the Chinese civilization, which being as influential as it was, hasn't gotten more than mentions yet? How about the Han-Xiongnu war under Han Wudi? Two young bastard born star generals, an aging and infamously unlucky general, a battle in a sandstorm, an envoy sent to form an alliance with the enemy of the enemy, only to be captured by the enemy and assimilated into their society, only to escape and return with information about the Western lands a decade later. Lots of stories there, and deserving of the Dan Carlin treatment.

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To add. The Xiongnu may have had the largest steppe empire prior to the Mongols. The western territory captured by the Han as a result of this war laid the foundations for the Silk Road. One of the Han star generals mentioned, Huo Qubing, was a rare case of nepotism working out. His career was owed to the fact that his aunt became a favorite consort of the emperor, but fortunately he turned out to be something of a military genius. Huo was only a teenager when he accomplished much of his deeds and died at only 23. He was a risk taking commander who sought to outmaneuver the famously maneuverable steppe people, and used as one of his tactics what could be called Iron Age Blitzkrieg. One of his more impressive deeds, at only age 18 he led 800 cavalry into enemy territory in a search and destroy mission, killing 2000 enemy troops and capturing high value prisoners. The Han also fought the brief War of the Heavenly Horses with a Greco-Bactrian kingdom in order to gain access to superior Central Asian horses specifically to aid in their ongoing conflict with the Xiongnu. This was the result of the aforementioned envoy, Zhang Qian, who was sent to secure an alliance with the Yuezhi, another steppe people that the Xiongnu defeated during their expansion. Zhang Qian was not able to secure that alliance as the Yuezhi had no intention on fighting the Xiongnu again, but did come back with word on these "heavenly horses." Please Dan, please?

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