Building Angkor - Temple City - Extra History - Part 2

[@extrahistory]

There are so many interesting features to Ankor Wat, it's hard to know where to even begin. What feature stands out most to you?

[@pyeitme508]

Please make video review of Ghost Recon Breakpoint? 🙏

[@sinclairethomas8197]

I think it's cool how the releifs in the walls don't have seams. And my jaw dropped when you said the gate itself was 2 miles long and larger than most temples!

[@nothingofimportance6806]

Haven't you forgotten a G in the word Angkor? ;D

[@LordBloodySoul]

I am most impressed with the overall structure of Ankor Wat. It is something so...sublime and awe inspiring. Something so unlike our European Castles :3

[@bingthegreat4328]

Can you do a video about king taksin the great of thailand plzzzzzzzzz

[@Stilluetto]

I know it’s too early to say this, but the art throughout this series has been amazing so far.

[@kingofank]

Those elephants though. They look ridiculous and I love them.

[@stanislawwitkowicz918]

@@kingofank They kinda do :-)

[@vizthex]

when does EH have bad art though lol, only examples I can think of are a few regular EC eps where they had a guest artist.

[@wdjh3434]

I kinda like the badly drawn art a little tho

[@ahmedmuawia2447]

Historians: *Random Ruler* is one of the greatest Builders in history. The Engineer who is probably not going to see the end of his life's work: Yeah, Fu** Me right.

[@brcoutme]

I think the point is that the resources required and the choice of the government to focus on infrastructure are what make these great architectural wonders possible. Although it is worth noting that says more about the civilization not the individual running it, expect perhaps the choice to focus on building great things part. Another thing is historians can only work with what is recorded (and more rarely what is learned from archaeology), so if the head engineer's name is not recorded they can't really use it. I mean with the Eiffel Tower, Eiffel definitely gets remembered, but with the pyramids or Angkor Wat we just don't know who the engineers were specifically anyways.

[@agihammerthief8953]

And the trend continues into modern times, too. Steve Jobs did not create the Iphone, Bill Gates did not bring Windows into the world, Elon Musk did not engineer an electric car; a large team of workers did each of these, of which the known visionary was only a part and contributed at most a fraction of the necessary labor, but I guess great man history makes for too captivating a narrative to move on.

[@ahmedmuawia2447]

@@agihammerthief8953 Maybe when telling a fantasy story but in real world history things are always complex

[@anarcopablo]

Well, as long as aliens are not taking credit, I'm satisfied

[@casacara]

Or the stonemasons, or river drivers, or the bricklayers. So many great builder kings, but so few mentions of the builders.

[@harrisonlee9585]

Killing your boss to move up the corporate ladder. Ah, yes, the Klingon Promotion method.

[@enderpup9289]

Harrison Lee Rome agrees

[@archsteel7]

Also the Hyperion Corporation promotion method

[@raymondlaw5258]

And the CCP way

[@miyatenmeiritsu1810]

Bonus point for jumping through a war elephant to do the deed.

[@kebabremoveth5257]

The giorno strat

[@Pikazilla]

Suryavarman II then told Legolas how to climb elephants too, it's a useful skill

[@Carewolf]

No, he WAS Legolas.

[@sharilshahed6106]

bet he learned that from Li Xin

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

Fun fact various khmer military commanders would regularly engage in one on one duels within battles of the Khmer empire one on one duels were actually a pretty common tactic to demoralize your enemies

[@adambebb99]

'1v1 me scrub' has historical precedent

[@supremekhmer6596]

They would play chess games.

[@chrissnyder8415]

I bet on his way out, the Monk had to go through the Giftshop.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

Maybe on the way in to buy gifts for the gods! That was often a thing!

[@TailcoatGames]

Angry Applesauce hurry edit your comment before the r/woooosh people come save yourself

[@annacollins8999]

@@Psychol-Snooper r/wooosh (Sorry, after the 2nd reply, I had to)

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@@annacollins8999 Why would you think I did not understand? I literally just added that the comment was not that far from the truth. 🙄

[@TailcoatGames]

Angry Applesauce I warned you

[@stachestar]

Every time Matthew pronounces Angkor as anchor, a Buddhist monk reincarnates as a bullet ant.

[@robewilliams6657]

Out of curiosity, what's the proper pronounciation?

[@UltmateKngofNothngthest]

@@robewilliams6657 Angkor

[@lucasbeck1391]

@@UltmateKngofNothngthest wow thanks it definetly doesnt look like its pronounced anchor at all

[@WilliamSlayer]

With my New England accent, even if I pronounced it perfectly... it would still sound wrong. So I give him credit for his effort!

[@christopherverhoef9112]

@@UltmateKngofNothngthest Thanks for telling us nothing. That still looks like it could be pronounced "anchor". Is it "AHNG-kor"? "Ahng-KOR"? "Ayng-KOOR"? "AYN-gohr"?

[@carlose4314]

The elephants helped bring the build time down to 33 years

[@ksanbahlyngwa1998]

Makes sense

[@alichi101]

Yeah, those rare resources help alot when building monuments

[@gabrielappleton4342]

How many production trade routes had to connect to the city to complete the Wonder so fast?

[@supremekhmer6596]

Not just Elephants but also water buffalos and horses were used.

[@feha92]

@@supremekhmer6596 I thought horses was a strategic resource? Unlike Elephants which bring happiness as a luxury resource instead.

[@quietone610]

Moats used as foundation bolsters? The environmental engineers on this deserve more praise than HE does!

[@olihamerla785]

0:50 Gimli: Still only counts as one!

[@Rajsilver]

lol man

[@pointly]

Because of the art and narration of this video, I felt like I was walking through the temple and I was speechless as I gazed upon such marvels.

[@Reformedhillbilly369]

I never realized just how big Angkor Wat was until I went there. Truly one of the most beautiful and impressive places I have ever been. It is true that the steps are crazy steep. Going down them amongst hundreds of people, you feel as though you could fall right down. Not mentioned here is how large the top of the central tower is. 4 pools ringed by a bas relief hallway surround the pedestal where the stature goes. If you ever get the chance, definitely go there. Also, Cambodian food is delicious.

[@andrewvarney5687]

Old Emperor: It's over Suryavarman, I have the High Ground!" Suryavarman: You underestimate my Power!" Old Emperor: "Don't try it!!!" Suryavarman: "YEET!!!"

[@judesantos8120]

KZbin auto subtitles have me convinced that the dude's name is Jay Waterman.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

You mean its not?

[@justadoge7530]

Yes

[@christopherg2347]

8:00 "When do I become a fully fledged priest?" "When you can walk those steps like they are normal stairs."

[@enakuen1]

Thusly did the ancient legacy of the Ministry of Silly Walks begin.

[@jode6543]

This series really makes me want a complimentary Extra Mythology on Hinduism.

[@singharpan9859]

@Sungindra Setiawan that's the reason why it needs it's own series!

[@Rajsilver]

@Sungindra Setiawan well a series on ancient history of India will do

[@iosiasaemilius2795]

this should have an assasins creed game

[@yj9032]

Iosias Aemilius damn right

[@sotheamonirithem8669]

As a khmer I wish it could.

[@Crosshill]

if AC wasnt a great excuse to expend great resources paying enthusiastic historians and modelling ancient cities and making them climbable, i wouldnt even care about that soulless franchise

[@nathancarignan8074]

@@Crosshill honestly I just want some mainline games outside of Europe and European colonies. South east Asia in particular seems so unexplored in western pop culture.

[@willhuey4891]

hell yeah that would be an awesome time period.

[@ninjamonkey2251]

7:20 - 7:30 Thanks for the elaborate detail in the art. I'm glad I got to see *vividly* the picture you were trying to paint.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

This whole series for Angkor is an art critique

[@dssin]

Makes me so proud to be Khmer

[@dssin]

@Mayur Lohe in Cambodia we are no longer Hindu, we are Theravada Buddhist , but still worship Hindu Gods, like Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Garuda.

[@Janie282]

@@dssin Naga also bro...​🐍

[@vatsalsrivastav5175]

6:28 , the mountain was not sprouting from the back of the turtle rather the mountain was brought with his own consent to help churn the ocean and the turtle is a god named kurma who helped the churning process by balancing the mountain on its back so it may not sink 6:56 , I think it was dedicated to Vishnu since the whole churning of the ocean was oganized by Vishnu and shiva only played a minor role in it 8:49 , Buddha is regarded as one of the gods in Hinduism and in Bhagavad Purana, he is mentioned as the avatar of Vishnu

[@Leo-iZ177]

you think drinking fricking halahala is just playing a minor role

[@maldito_sudaka]

man, I love learning about Southeast Asian civilisations so much. We usually know nothing about this part of the world. It's such a shame!

[@rickville8898]

Central Africa and Oceania region: okay then

[@maldito_sudaka]

@@rickville8898 yeah, I agree. Specially Central Africa, the Congo deserves lots of videos. As for Oceania, I think there's plenty out there, considering they didn't really have big "civilisations".

[@maldito_sudaka]

@@rickville8898 and what I mean about Southeast Asia and specially the Malay Archipelago, I used to not even know those places existed. There's China, and then those islands that don't really make an impact, in a child's or a layman's point of view.

[@jcdenton1635]

@@maldito_sudaka The Malay Archipelago had a huge impact on world history as ot was responsible for transforming China into a seaworthy civilization by introducing their seafaring technologies, especially the Austronesian junk which influenced the Chinese junk (before that, virtually all Chinese ships were fluvial and incapable of navigating open seas). The Malay Archipelago also influenced India since 1000-600 BC by introducing the double outrigger canoe and the crab claw sail (which gave rise to the Indian catamaran) as well as other maritime innovations such as the lashed lug technique, allowing India to join the Maritime trade network that Austronesians had originally established. Additionally, Arabia and the Swahili Coast also adopted some of these Austronesian technologies around the same period. Not to mention the Spice Trade which the Malay Archipelago historically controlled for centuries. Of course, there's also the great civilizations of Srivijaya, Majapahit, etc. But you may have already known about those things. Some sources: "Kunlun and Kunlun Slaves as Buddhists in the Eyes of the Tang Chinese" "The Dispersal of Austronesian Boat Forms in the Indian Ocean"

[@maldito_sudaka]

@@jcdenton1635 thank you so much for the inspiring answer! As a historian that is tired of eurocentric views, I wanna learn a lot about Southeast Asia.

[@marselo5332]

There’s one builder that tops them all however.... *BOB THE BUILDER*

[@jonasb104]

*CAN WE FIX IT? BOB THE BUILDER! YES WE CAN!!!* Lowkey the song the workers sang all 33 Years long while they build Angkor😂

[@dragonlord595]

Long may he reign

[@flameBMW245]

*CAN WE FIX IT?*

[@jaytheadept7785]

Can he fix it? Yes he can!

[@stephonmanny7555]

All hail the greatest builder Bob

[@JanhaviBaghel]

Pronunciation tip : It's "soor-ya-var-man" with stresses on "soor" and "var".

[@jaroodbhai5539]

Janhavi Baghel lol. Same thoughts. Was getting annoyed with the su-yavaman pronunciation.

[@Yayaloy9]

@@jaroodbhai5539 Pfft, here it's so-re-yak-vor-rar-man. give them a break, nobody could pronounce some past distant name reliable, it's good enough if they know history.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@Yayaloy9 nah, it's more between using standard English pronunciations vs actual regional ones.

[@annmaryjohn3258]

@@Yayaloy9 These Hindu names are still used today in Hindu India, so Indians have an idea on how to pronounce them.

[@Yayaloy9]

@@annmaryjohn3258 Yes, and you expect the American, European, and others to have the same pronunciation as Indian?

[@abcdef27669]

Ten seconds of video, and I'm already laughing at the war elephant face, hahahahaha!

[@monsignor2943]

Haha dude he was like what am I supposed to do here??

[@vatsalsrivastav5175]

Yeah , 😂😂😂😂 Since the elephant saw all the ants and not one person of his size

[@Vicioussama]

We need an "Extra Histories Emoji Set" :P

[@acebalistic1358]

So we need a Walpole emoji for sure

[@Pluveus]

If y'all subscribe to EC on twitch, you can get a Walpole emote usable on Twitch and Discord.

[@nguoixemkhongtontai2612]

*Insert "Get out" meme*

[@neoconwarhawk1001]

Glad to see you guys back in action

[@ninjamonkey2251]

The God King's war elephant is my favorite thing in this series so far and I want him.

[@vazak11]

That was so epic, thanks for covering this, I wish I could find a simulation of the city at its peak somewhere.

[@chowyee5049]

If you're doing South East Asia, consider doing the Brooke dynasty of Sarawak.

[@이준희-d9z]

Yes! The white Raja shall rise!

[@Gamenetreviews]

Naofumi Iwatani I think it’s a cool story, “The White Raja”

[@TheCreepypro]

the comparison of the five main buildings resembling lotus flowers was my favorite description

[@youraveragecommentor1212]

I've been with this channel since the beginning and each episode is more well done than the last

[@vladspellbinder]

Thanks for the video EC crew.

[@taylorhancock5834]

I love this series, and I can't wait to see more. Keep up the great work!

[@Needed4Reddit]

I just got back from a trip to SEA including Siem Reap. They pronounce Khmer as Ku my. I have some wonderful pictures of the area. Angkor Wat is spectacular but not enough credit is given to the other complexes and unique features. There is just so much more there, including the people. I'd do a shout out to Sue but she can't read nor write (even Khmer) but speaks 4 langues fluently.

[@colehamilton5066]

Hello, Extra Credits. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!

[@ottovonbismarckboi9112]

Oh civilization six you’ve taught me well I know if this king that he talks about at the end

[@NadDew]

The day EC uploads is a happy day ✌😁

[@nataliagarrid]

That is the cutest frigging elephant omg

[@vulthuryol8051]

Hey guys, I'm no one to ask for a vídeo or a series but could you propose the "War of the communities of Castile" as an option to your patreons? It's a mostly forgotten part in spanish history, but I personally find it very interesting. You're doing a great job teaching history, thank you very much. :)

[@thevioletskull8158]

“But just another temple was not enough for sir Suryavarman the second,He’s temple would be on a grand scale. The central tower,build first,would be the tallest building in all of south east Asia,in fact it was so massive that a light aroua stone had to be used for its internal structure,so the whole thing didn’t collapse under it’s own weight,” Suryavarman the second: I made it home,after all this time- “But it still did,yeah it collapsed” Suryavarman the second: YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP!! GOD DAMN YOU!!!

[@AwsomeO10000]

You guys did a great job depicting Angkor Wat.

[@gargoyles9999]

8:25 never skip leg day

[@gom5799]

Really wished there was more light shone on south east asian history, it's as rich and vibrant as anyone elses

[@conorknowles6617]

Sorry but can we all admit that that elephant is one of the cutest things ever? It looks freaking adorable, great animation!

[@s.c.h333]

I happy for you make video about my country 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@AaronOrtiz]

WOW. I am so eager for more!! Angkor Wat is my favorite architectural wonder.

[@thefrenchkiwi9435]

Suryavarman ll: Take's 33 years to build Ankor Wat. Rest of Europe: Wow that's amazing! Justinian: Pfff! Amateur.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Yeah, but Justinian didn’t build The Hagia Sophia AND Constantinople.

[@Gekiko7167]

@@dylanchouinard6141 Constantine the 1st did

[@endergaming3209]

Hehehe

[@dylanchouinard6141]

George kikionis actually, he more just expanded the old city of Byzantium and then renamed it after himself

[@Wandrative]

you must be kidding me Constantinople smaller compared to Angkor

[@jamundidagreat5996]

I was introduced to your channel through school and I love your videos

[@minutewalt]

This is one of the EH series where I'm really looking forward to the "Lies" episode. I just feel like there's so much more that no one can ever tell us, and EC tells us so much about why we don't or can't know more in the cap episode with the Lies.

[@Badkarma_locohijodeputa]

Built between roughly A.D. 1113 and 1150, and encompassing an area of about 500 acres (200 hectares), Angkor Wat is one of the largest religious monuments ever constructed. Its name means "temple city." Originally built as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu, it was converted into a Buddhist temple in the 14th century, and statues of Buddha were added to its already rich artwork. Sometime later it was turned into a military fortification. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that scientists are struggling to preserve. Its 213-foot-tall (65 meters) central tower is surrounded by four smaller towers and a series of enclosure walls, a layout that recreates the image of Mount Meru, a legendary place in Hindu mythology that is said to lie beyond the Himalayas and be the home of the gods.

[@GenjiPrime]

Finally, someone did justice to this iconic lost city.

[@komenkhongjiamsiri78]

Where can I order a War elephant plushie, he so adorable.

[@yj9032]

This channel seriously need more views

[@johnsfarm9366]

Visited in 2010 and a biked around to visit the lesser known temples too.

[@Destultima]

4:26 there is NO war in Angkor

[@justins7933]

The look on that war elephants face made me certain that that particular drawn mammal is my spirit animal

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Khmer! Where? Here!

[@supremekhmer6596]

You could have just used a Chinese diplomat to Angkor instead of an Indian monk. Also, King Suryavarman II didn't just opened up relations with China Song Dynasty again but engineered one of the largest port city in the world in what is now Central Vietnam called Thi Nai port. This was when he took over the Champa kingdoms and created a trade that flourished from East to West from his port.

[@indrason6974]

An indian monk taking interest in the temple would make more sense as they share the religion and him being surprised by the temple would be a big deal as India has thousands of temples kinda makes this one special

[@supremekhmer6596]

@@indrason6974 Since when did an Indian monk visited Angkor in terms of historical evidence? There was a Chinese diplomat name Zhou Daguan who came to Angkor but during when it was in decline.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

@@supremekhmer6596 There is no need to have direct historical evidence, or to be hostile. Such visits certainly happened. And the video is about the temple, not a specific visitor, who would need to be covered in more detail, thus limiting time spent on the temple itself.

[@rohinskii]

Can you do history of south India? I really like your videos! Keep the work up!

[@JonnesTT]

EC since the cleanup: tooth stuff can't be said out loud. Also EC since the cleanup: Yea blood is ok, just not too much blood, k?

[@redornament3248]

Maybe, just maybe, the mighty might have not fallen so far......

[@tristanneal9552]

Cleanup?

[@albertamalachi3560]

@@tristanneal9552 Also called, "Avoiding the wrath of the yellow dollar sign button awarded by the machine deities that now inhabit the platform and others at large, to the point that several considered unacceptable by said machine deity are edited out or not used in an upload, while also that sometimes it is deemed acceptable to air out ideas that might actually be inapplicable or ill thought of, and invite the acceptable ridicule of others." Yes, soon we're going to have to use that way of typing out stuff when KZbin relies a lot on using AI to police comments and not just uploads. People think that's not gonna happen? _looks at other older platforms like forums and chat channels_

[@sitdownlad7918]

What cleanup?

[@baldbread3693]

Its cool because i was there recently, highly recomend if its possible for you to go.

[@elhongo8072]

This was released 7 minutes ago so people havent even finished watching this yet

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Patreon supporters get the video early.

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

These guys have such epic names! Why can’t we have names this awesome everywhere!

[@shawnheatherly]

That's one daring move to usurp the thrown, just going for him in the middle of battle.

[@brcoutme]

I mean it is pretty normal for usurpers to start rebellions and fight current rulers in battle. As far as it as a battle strategy to go straight for the king/leader of the opposing side, this was very popular in the ancient world and was usually referred to as cutting of the head of the serpent. Unless I'm missing something and they were fighting on the same side in the battle, in which case he is a traitor and I'm amazed that people were willing to recognize him as their leader, much less remember him in a positive light.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

"Throne" Thrown is something that has been tossed in recent past.

[@shawnheatherly]

@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 I blame my phone's autocorrect. Indeed, that is a mistake.

[@tobyharrison4702]

It was nice to see Angkor watt in person and even though I was young it was cool.

[@timothymclean]

Suryavarman II: "I might not be great at war or politics, but I'm the best dang architect the Khmer has ever seen, and nobody's going to take that from me!" Jayavarman VII: "That's not a nice thing to call me."

[@fedrickthegreat2138]

Thank you for talking about my country’s history

[@williamstevenson8454]

Any tyrant in history: A young founder of a empire: I’m about to end this man’s entire career

[@MohitPJoshi]

6:20 there weren't only the gods (The devas) who were churning the sea of milk, the antigods (daityas) also took part in it. The gods held the mouth of the serpant while daityas held the tail

[@RPmartell]

Love the thumbnail! Elephant ftw

[@Doop28Rian]

Suryavarman II sounds like a new enchantment.

[@DrWatson610]

Can you add metric units as small annotations or something whenever you're using imperial ones? That'd be grand.

[@blue_leader_5756]

Why is it that when people see massive buildings they think "Wow, must've been gods" instead of "Wow, must've been a lot of work"?

[@michaelhowze8198]

Same reason we have "Ancient alien" theorists now I'd imagine.

[@Two_Olives]

Could you include metric measurements as well in future videos? Thanks! :)

[@sethleoric2598]

I really hope CA does this for the next Total War...yknow after renaissance, Warhammer 3...cmon CA either that or a new game something like "Total World War" which also happens to include this like some sort of Attila thing

[@sharadowasdr]

The style of Angkor specifically resembles the Dravidan temple architecture.

[@iandesmet1274]

Loving this series so far! But also, how about some history of Chile for the next one? So that people have some context on why hell broke lose here

[@NobelTheKnave]

I swear to god, Suryavarman II has the skills of the Assassins from Assassin’s Creed when he kills his uncle

[@themore-you-know]

Darn, why do we even need popular fiction? Marvel should be bankrupted by such good history and storytelling.

[@huge7800]

I agree, there are disappointingly few unexcaggarated history movies outside of ww2

[@indrason6974]

Well I don't know about movies but when it comes to comics and novels India has thousands of them on such topics it is the most famous genre

[@brandonbohr.7301]

I like this channel so much.

[@zhubajie6940]

Everyone should visit Siem Reap and stay more than a couple days.

[@guessmyname1246]

Omg... The elephants are fricking adorable

[@karthickpriya_p_9543]

He is a Tamil prince (of present day India ) ..... Khmer dynasty and Tamil Kings had a great diplomatic , cultural and architectural relationship 🤩

[@solehsolehsoleh]

Very Nice, I learned about Angkor in school. You can pronounce the name properly if you separate it, Surya Varman, Jaya Varman and etc.

[@jkdragonjk6895]

Tbh I wasn't expecting that plot twist at the end

[@njord3582]

Angkor whaaaaaaaat I’m sorry I’ll leave

[@mpetrus100]

Finally. JAYAVARMAN VII BOI!!!!!!!

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Oh, what I wouldn't give to see this wonder in it's prime.

[@JetStream0509]

God that intro was badass.

[@SeemaYadav-ok2us]

i am thankful that toh heard me din survey to di thi series

[@ShinoHuyangGrace]

Waiting for Jayavarman VII :)

[@Ajaypoggers]

That history is true because I study history in khmer

[@supremekhmer6596]

Dai Viet was equivalent of the German chiefdoms. They were good at guerrilla warfare and played on the defensive side using their terrain as an advantage over the Khmers. Even after Suryarvman II died, his younger brother King Tribhuvanadityavarman tried to invade Dai Viet again but failed due to bad weather. Not even China can take over the Vietnamese. You have to understand this is Asia! Formidable empires and kingdoms all around you.

[@jascrandom9855]

0:23 That scene can only be made with Epic 300-style Slow Motion.

[@jcdenton1635]

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but although many elements of Southeast Asian architecture were influenced by Indian styles, the "temple mountain" motif is completely unique to Southeast Asia.

[@dragonkingofthestars]

"After me cometh a Builder. Tell him I too have known. "

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

This reminds me of Augustus building Rome the city if marble the way he boasted to legitimize his rule.

[@DomyTheMad420]

I wish game designers and scientists would team up to create a realistic (vr?) Experience of the original temple or city.. i cant even imagine it tbh