Every Civilization VI leader in chronological order

An inspirational video that crosses the centuries with every Civilization VI leader.
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[@CanKocabalkanli]

I never realized that Shaka and Simon Bolivar or Mathias and Nvemba were born so close to each other. Great concept!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

I had the same realization many times while making this! I was especially surprised to find out how many leaders in the game were born in the 12th century! Eleanor, Frederick and Jayavarman VII, especially, were all born within three years of each other.

[@The_Mathemagician45]

I find it very interesting that Laurier and Poundmaker were only a year apart especially since the Cree are inside of Canada! I would bet those two at least knew of each other!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

I'm sure! Making this video has opened my eyes to certain historical meetings and points of friction between those characters! In fact, some versions of history claim that Tomyris herself killed Cyrus.

[@andco53]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 I might be mistemembering but doesn't Tomyris in Civilisation itself have an ability or agenda or something called "Killer of Cyrus"?

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@andco53 Indeed! It's the name of her leader ability.

[@messeji7473]

I like how after Phylip II, who ruled spain during Conquista, goes Lautaro who had to deal with it.

[@ReunionMana]

same sword too

[@ckh7704]

Prob got it from a Conquistador corpse

[@thecornseller]

It's fascinating to see how so many leaders were born within range of each other! I already knew Cyrus and Tomyris were enemies, but not that Amanitore and Cleopatra were around during the same time, or Poundmaker and Wilfrid, or Tamar and Genghis. Great video!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Many thanks! Yes those people were not only close to each other geographically, but also chronologically. They presumably were fully aware of one another and had to deal with each other, for better or for worse.

[@eenayeah]

I love the leaders of Civ 6 so much. Such good graphics and animation. Especially now after seeing PS2-level leaders in Civ 7.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

I agree completely!

[@ness6099]

Eleanor: I married to England and was popular in my court and city of 50k Jayavarmin: Cool, I was the only leader to conquer our enemies in our 400+ year history and ruled over a city of well over a million people in the Medieval Era

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

"Er... but... I have a cup of wine!"

[@mirandabee2323]

Eleanor: Okay, but name a European royal who isn't descended from me. I'll wait. (In Civ 6 alone, 8 descendants appear: Jadwiga, Victoria, Wilhelmina, Pedro II, Philip II, João III, Kristina of Sweden, and Catherine de Medici. With both Catherine modes, that's enough for a 10-player game.)

[@googane7755]

A good bulk of them were born during the 12th and 13th century often just years apart. Kinda makes sense though, as this was arguably one of the most important periods in human history.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

I always interpreted those years as "A whole lot of infighting and not a whole lot of actual progress being made", but every period does have its place in history and is, in that regard, very important, I suppose! And, fun fact, Eleanor of Aquitaine's year of birth is uncertain and my sources actually gave me two different options. I went for the 1124, simply because I didn't want her to get 1122: the same year as Frederick Barbarossa. THAT's how many leaders there are from the 12th century in the game: two of them potentially had the same year of birth!

[@googane7755]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 Sorry for the late reply but yes you are right it was a whole of fighting but that created the political backdrop necessary for many broad societal changes that created many modern states today. This was because the world was incredibly stagnant at the time and progress seemingly halted. This was because previously Europe was in a dark age, the Islamic Golden Age was in decline and China was split into many squabbling kingdoms. The biggest catalyst for change was Genghis Khan since the world had never been interconnected like before since the Romans. Many new countries like Russia, Ottomons, Timurids and Mughals were created and China unified as a direct result of his conquests. New inventions like gunpowder and paper currency also reached europe during this time thanks to the silk road trade that was revived under the mongols but this also allowed the spreading of disease like the Black Death which ultimately propelled europe as the next superpower in the coming centuries.

[@AvGames6]

It would be fun to have a version of this that included Civ IV and Civ V leaders as well!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Oh boy, great project! I'll first start by doing a new version with all the latest Civ6 leaders.

[@mjw907]

The last to serve as leader was Wilhelmina who was Queen until 1948.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

The game should have a Longevity Victory.

[@mysterymastermind175]

Went by birth years

[@clayd4488]

This was very cool. Didn't realize how close or far some of these were, for instance Tamar and Genghis being contemporaries is a fun little nugget.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Fun to think that some of these people were fully aware of each other, and possibly even met (or DEFINITELY met, like Cyrus and Tomyris).

[@clayd4488]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 definitely! Menelik II sent state gifts to Teddy Roosevelt, so there's another pair ehich knew of eachother though they may not have met in person.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@clayd4488 Hopefully they didn't denounce each other.

[@mirandabee2323]

Now I understand why Tamar's obsessed with walls. It's hard for horses to climb walls.

[@kokobean5921]

This is both intriguing and sad to watch

[@mysterymastermind175]

Why sad

[@mefarie]

Fun fact: Wilfred Laurier rode directly behind Queen Victoria during her Jubilee

[@Butterpants1987]

0:57 NICCCEEEEE

[@mysterymastermind175]

Fitting for the hottest leader

[@vfreek4ever899]

So well done! But now I have to go binge Civ 6 again! 🥰

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Cover every victory type with every leader?

[@matthewmacleod6506]

Nice video.

[@Theuomr]

I thought Ambiorix was one of the oldest... He does look like a prehistoric man.

[@greninjamastergabe6452]

No, he fought the Romans. His agenda is literally called "The Scourge of Rome."

[@doppyadchannel]

You would say the same about Montezuma or Pachachuti. You wouldn't say they were medieval leaders

[@Theuomr]

John Curtin’s the youngest one... Such a baby!

[@yqking2497]

Good video 👏👏

[@gamer1X12]

wtf.. had no clue shaka zulu was so... modern

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Indeed. :D The name Shaka of the Zulu is always instantly associated with the conquest of the British. And the British didn't come to that part of the world until colonial times.

[@gamer1X12]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 were they really still fighting with spears and such? why so behind? and the rest of africa had seen many intellectually and technology grand societies (the nubian city states, egypt, ethiopia, etc.) so why were the zulu such an outlier?

[@wendshawn9435]

@@gamer1X12 Trade is difficult for jungle interior Africa, there were plenty of primative peoples. Zulus migrated from the center into southern Africa, where many were still hunter-gatherer, like the Khoisan. The advanced African societies were near where trade is good across the Sahara or the Swahili coast

[@gamer1X12]

@@wendshawn9435 Ah, i didnt know they were isolated. That explains about everything. Isolationist cultures tend to stagnate. Thanks for the answer!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@gamer1X12 Wish I had an uplifting, non-imperialist answer to that, but that's just the sad curve history took. We'd need anthropologists and sociologists for a more in-depth answer.

[@yankeeforcestudios5431]

It would be cool if they introduced the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah. It could be led by either King David or King Solomon, however they’re both very different, as David was a man of war and conquest while Solomon was a man of peace and trade.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

It's very sad that political controversy has always made this impossible, and continues to do so. Personally I like looking at history in a cold and factual way, in the spirit of which a judean Civ would be absolutely warranted and welcome. I also feel like they could pick David or Solomon, depending on whether they feel like they need a military or diplomatic new Civ to keep their ratio balanced.

[@alexisturkalo2343]

So, Montezuma was born in 1398? Was he 125 or so when he met Cortez?

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

There are two Montezumas. Montezuma I, featured in Civ6, was indeed born in 1398. Montezuma II, born in 1466, was the one who fought Cortez.

[@LVMR14]

3:10 - That is Pedro I not his son (Pedro II)

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Official Civ6 information does claim that Dom Pedro II was indeed born in 1825, though.

[@LVMR14]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 Just now I saw the video shows when which one was born. So, I was wrong, that is Pedro II (officialy is him really) and he was born in 1825

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@LVMR14 All is good!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@LVMR14 Btw, there is an updated V2 video that shows all the leaders, including those that weren't in the game when this one was made.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

Nice video! Will you do it again when the New Frontier Pass is finished?

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

I don't suppose I'll have a choice! :D For one, I'm real glad that the Vietnamese leader will help fill that giant hole between Trajan and Seondeok.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 Yeah! And let's see the last leader of the pass, also, this month!

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@pablor.sepulveda9929 Lots of speculation on this one! I'm hoping for an inuit civ: the first one to be able to exploit snow tiles.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 Well, Canada and Russia are good ones on snow, but can be almost any Civ

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@pablor.sepulveda9929 We have Canada and Russia for tundra-based Civs, true, but not snowitself. Maybe the Inuit could even do something special with ice shelfs.

[@eclipse6859]

Were the years when they were born? Because teddy was president at the turn of the century

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Correct, these are their birth year. The video intro mentions that. There is another video about their age at time of death.

[@pokemonde-se5tv]

il aurait été plus intéressant de donner les dates de naissances et de morts des dirigeants. par exemple pour Cléopâtre VII, -69 av J.C correspond à l'année de naissance et morte en l'an -30 av J.C

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Il existe aussi sur la chaîne un autre montage qui donne l'âge et la cause de décès de tous les dirigeants. En combinant les deux, ça nous donne à peu près ça!

[@mbaughman370]

What Rosevelt was not President in the 1800

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

That's right, he was not.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

This video has to be updated because of the new DLC 😅

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

You're right! It already was updated a long time ago with the rest of the New Frontier leaders (the v2 is out there on this channel), but now it'll have to be updated again if this new Abe Lincoln DLC pans out!

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

Indeed, as a last video before Civ7 appears ​@@kneelandsubscribe9786

[@westlethegreat6388]

Cleopatra is 69bc? Nice

[@luisamarkin9943]

cleopartra is minus 69 nice

[@banditartist4112]

Cleopatra 69

[@ezequielbermudez2451]

Así que el Australiano es el más jovencito

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

Si! Pero es Wilhelmina que morre el más reciente (1962).

[@shuriksvoboda6883]

@@kneelandsubscribe9786 huh. So these leaders stretch all the way from the beginning of civilisation to the human spaceflight.

[@kneelandsubscribe9786]

@@shuriksvoboda6883 I thought you were going to say "to the END"! That would've been depressing.

[@saxenas]

Wheres the proud to be Indian comments 😂😂