First Crusade: Partition of the Seljuk Empire - Medieval DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the First Crusade continues with the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert of 1071 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJzcip2mjrGCiKs) where the Eastern Roman Empire's army led by Romanos was defeated by the Seljuk army of Alp Arslan and the battles of Zombos Bridge and Kalavrye (kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2avdmWbj8dparc), which brought Alexios I and his Komnenos dynasty to the Byzantine throne. This episode will focus on the Rise of the Seljuks and the partition of their empire, leading to the creation of thee Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.
Previous videos on the Crusades, Bulgaria, and the Byzantine Empire:
Battle of Manzikert 1071 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJzcip2mjrGCiKs
Battle of Kalavrye 1078 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2avdmWbj8dparc
Rise of Bulgaria - Battle of Tryavna 1190 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYfTkHx7g86GpKM
Sack of Constantinople 1204 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Grk5WnZbRqjdE
Battle of Adrianople 1205 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/on_OfaWva7Osi9E
Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5qun5qap6mcl68
How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSue5d4jb5kbKM
What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2jClqp9i9Rpa80
Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoPVZWeaYpiaqck
Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine Wars - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjSZpahZ6p4fsk
Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oobPmIx3otytmZY
Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byzantine Wars - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWlpaCIgtyMo9k
Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars
Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXGh2Cumsx0ZsU
Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHTcdIadqKuLgbM
Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer - kzbin.info/www/bejne/onrYf5dvgNqfkK8
Creation of the Medieval Roman Army - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nne5oZWAncaqp80
Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern Roman Empire - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3jEl4V-hKp4sMU
Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman Army - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJbdoYWibruembc
Medieval Battles - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGPGdnx6j9x6a68
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The video was made by Martin Stamatov, while the script was researched and written by Georgi Kolev. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (kzbin.info/door/U0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & kzbin.info/door/79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@kalamvalleyvlog]

I'm watching from Kalam valley

[@pompacitokmakci]

All Crusader states got destroyed by Turks County of Edessa->Nuraddin Zangi County of Antioch->Baibars County of Jaffa and Ascalon->Baibars Lordship of Sidon->Baibars County of Tripoli->Al Mansur Qalawun Lordship of Tyre->Al Ashraf Khalil Kingdom of Jerusalem->Al Ashraf Khalil :)))) and also Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Empire of Trebizond Eastern Roman Empire Despotate of Mora Venetian Cyprus etc.

[@pompacitokmakci]

Turkish power had become a reality , to the extent that a chronicler of the Third Crusade already gave the name " Turchia ' to Seljuk Asia Minor . The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages Volume 2. 950-1250 pp.465

[@pompacitokmakci]

@@gnanaganesh5937 Turks ruled India and won battles against Indians many times do you even know? Even three Turkic empire conquered big part of India and we ended more than 50 Indian kingdoms in history. There were more than 50 states of Turkic origin which ruled part of India.

[@alenigmar7325]

Spanish subtitulos please

[@brokenbridge6316]

It's always good to see different perspectives of the same historical event. Glad to see the Byzantine n Seljuk points of view. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@علي ياسر ---okay

[@SamuelHallEngland]

Ant the relationship between the Cumans and Pechenegs too!

[@NandiCollector]

*This channel is pure satisfaction to watch.*

[@AKAZA-kq8jd]

Love how you explore both sides before one big event truly remarkable keep making series like this.

[@linkofvev]

@@beepboop204 The Chad of Chads.

[@firestorm1088]

This is the most fascinating part of the crusades to me. Seeing how it wasn’t caused by any one thing but so many little factors all came together at the right time to create a perfect storm.

[@Kneorlan]

If I saw a scene in a moviewhere a prisoner kills a Sultan after he missed him with an arrow I would think it's too far fetched fantasy - again reality proves stranger than fiction!

[@SousouCell]

One of the stupidest deaths in the history of mankind ....... he could've asked his bodyguards to take care of the prisoner ....

[@Ad-ek3kg]

@@SousouCell Well as far as i know he thought that this was the punishment of God. Because, he gained lots of territories and started to praise himself and forgot the name of the God. He said these before dying.

[@vitorpereira9515]

@@Ad-ek3kg His arrogance got him killed.

[@mostafa_hafiz]

Especially if the sultan is someone like alp arslan :/

[@hadrianwall9157]

LOL. Worse execution of an execution ever.

[@kmmmsyr9883]

Great video as always, but there is a small mistake which most history KZbinrs and even some academicians seem to make: Seljuks weren't an Oghuz tribe, they were a dynasty. The tribe Seljuk family belonged to is named "Qiniq Tribe" (Kınık Boyu in Istanbul Turkish and Qınıq Boyu in Azerbaijani Turkish) just like how Ottoman dynasty belonged to the Qayi (Kayı) Tribe. Many people call the subjects of those dynasties "Ottoman Turks" or "Seljuk Turks", but this is as if someone called Austrians "Habsburg Germans" or Prussians "Hohenzollern Germans".

[@Raidon8537]

another mistake: you said ''Kınık boyu in Istanbul Turkish and Qınıq boyu in Azerbaijani Turkish'' but Seljuks were not Turkish but Turkmen.

[@mongke7858]

@@Raidon8537 Well modern Turkish and modern Turkmen didn't exist back then so neither.

[@kmmmsyr9883]

@@Raidon8537 There was no "Turkish-Azerbaijani-Turkmen" division back then. It's a pretty modern thing. Back then, words "Turk" and "Turkmen" had almost the same meaning, while the word "Azerbaijani" didn't even mean anything. Debating that if the Seljuks were Turkmen, Turkish or Azerbaijani is the same as debating that if the Kievan Rus' were Russian, Ukrainian or Belarussian. Seljuks were Oghuz. And Oghuz people later seperated into Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, etc. The important thing is that Seljuks are an indispensable part of the national identities of all three of these modern nations. They are Turkish, Azerbaijani and Turkmen at the same time. And I included the Azerbaijani and Istanbul Turkish versions of the words for extra info. I didn't include Turkmen versions, because I don't know Turkmen.

[@khalefan]

@@Raidon8537 actually they were no turkmens, turkish or azerbaijani, seljuks were oghuz turks, back in the time there is no turkish, azerbaijani or turkmen difference, people lived together until geography stands between them.

[@brainblox5629]

The historical meaning of Turkmen isn't the same as modern Turkmen. Turkmen in historical terms was mostly used for Turks who became Muslims and abandoned the traditional faith of Tengri. The Seljuqs were the quasi founders of Turkmens, since they started the mass conversion of Turks to Islam. This often came together with intermixing with Iranic muslims, thus Turkmens becoming more Persian/West Asian looking than the average Tengrist Asian Turk. But still East Asian looking, "resembling still a Turk" = "Türkmen", "like a Turk". These Turkmens spawned the Ottomans -> Turkey and modern Turkmenistan, also a few dynasties in Iran etc.

[@PYRESATVARANASI]

You mad lads actually did it. The Seljuks are my favorite topic of the Medieval Age. Their descentralization of the Great Seljuk Empire (1092 - 1100's) following Malik Shah's death is one of the most fascinating periods in history. The rise of the Atabegs and Emirs all ruling quasi-independent realms under the nominal suzerainty of the Great Seljuk Sultan (Rûm being the exception given they created their own Sultanate) quickly destabilize the whole Near East until the Rise of Saladin and the Ayyubid Sultanate. Giving rise to characters like Tutush, Kerbogah, Tzachas, Il-Ghazi, Suleiman of Rûm, Imad ad-Din Zengi and his famous son Nûr ad-Dín Zengi among many others. Like the northen realms of the Danishmends, Saltukids and Mengjuks etc. Also the Expansions of Manuil Komnenos during the 1160's and 1170's cemented the end of formal rule of the Great Seljuks in upper Syria and Eastern Cilicia. Great video guys! You covered everything in a well summarized manner and yet so well done.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

Check out the Kara Khitai. They aren't spoken about a lot but they were influential in Seljuk, Chinese and Mongol history.

[@laxman90210]

@@grimgoreironhide9985 member them from age of empires 2

[@explicit_207]

True the seljuks history always been fascinating and the period u mentioned with decentralisation and the rise of the zengids managed to pave a new era for which the rise of Salahuddin and the Mamluks would start :)

[@ekremney]

@@grimgoreironhide9985 beware the kara-khitai. they are without honour

[@tugtekin8660]

Prior to this, Alexios Komnenos was repeatedly defeated by the Pechenegs and other nomads in many battles. He has learned to beat again and again. The battle he is defeated is more. But that doesn't change the fact that he took the Byzantines from the brink of the abyss.

[@Irfan87]

So that's where the PKP Pecheneg got it's name from.

[@rafitohornero3850]

@@Irfan87 pk in what term exactly ?

[@ninjaa6952]

The byzantines constantly kicked the penchengs asses what are you on about.

[@astrodas1910]

@@ninjaa6952 Byzantine won some fights but were losing most especially during Seljuk advance from east. Pechenegs even started a siege on constantin but Kıpchaks (another Turkic nation) deleted pechenegs from history, siding with byzantine.

[@abdullahbangash1960]

"Kings and Generals" made history most interesting then ever ...

[@ada6220]

⚓ 18:16 The Turkish Navy was founded by Çaka Bey in 1081

[@soviet_yoda8820]

You guys have taught me more about european history than my classes have ever done

[@Andre.A.C.Oliveira]

tbf they probably release as much content time in a month as teachers have in a whole school year.

[@Music-xp5wg]

Was there ever a peace in the middleast?

[@emre30489]

@@Music-xp5wg was there ever peace in anywhere during these time periods? if you look into europe you will see similar conflicts.

[@Ste.V]

Everytime I watch videos about byzantium, even if you don't consider the infighting, the amount of fronts with people raiding and plundering must had been so headache inducing for every ruler. Like every week some random tribe on the other side of the empire starts raiding you, how annoying is that.

[@mohammedhasan8388]

it was because roman army at that time was very outdated, heavily armoured and too slow to respond.

[@tylerellis9097]

@@mohammedhasan8388 Nope we see in this very video the Byzantines were able to repel the Seljuk raids up to Manzikert. They were also being raided By Pechenegs and Oghuz Turks at the same time in the Balkans while Normans were invading their territory in Italy. Too many new enemies at one time and not enough forces. Anthony Kaldellis makes an excellent point in his book, Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955AD to the First Crusade, that the Byzantine Army showed no sign of actual decline up to Manzikert. Only suffering a temporary stagnation under the Reign Of Constantine Doukas who was indeed the worst Post Basil Emperor but quickly showing under Romanos Diogenes that it was still combat ready and experienced in its victories against the Turks in Syria before Manzikert.

[@AnatolianHittite]

@@tylerellis9097 I watched the video and saw that the Byzantines again used another Turkish army to defeat the Turks.What can Rome do against horsemen shooting arrows from afar?

[@finalprophet813]

@@Jerown If you are talking about the size of the empire, I wouldn’t say overstretched, by the 1000s their empire was moderate size, I’d say where the empire sat, it was sitting in the eastern Mediterranean, sitting between too many strategic and important areas, and so many different areas to be attacked from, that’s what made it hard to defend at times.

[@finalprophet813]

@@Jerown all good bro 👌🏼

[@wewenang5167]

How many blind nobles and former emperor do you want? Byzantium: YES!

[@christianbauer2200]

s@@Prigozhyn227 su l swvy

[@MomotheToothless]

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the Seljuk Turks.

[@hanglei9865]

It would be interesting if you guys make a video about partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after WWI and the Turkish independence war

[@vasslander9602]

I remember Kings and Generals replying to a comment years ago, that the Ottoman series they are doing would include the formation of Turkish Republic as well. But I'm guessing those are still years away.

[@finalprophet813]

Honestly one of the best videos you guys have done wow! So much happening in that 100 year period before the crusaders arrived, what a wild time it was. Plus seeing all the different angles and what each kingdom an empire was up to.

[@HorvardPasha]

3:00 The Seldjuks were not a tribe of the Oghuz Turks. They were a dynasty, leading the Kinik tribe (one of 24 Oghuzic tribes) for a specific amount of time. Just as the Ottomans were not a tribe themselves at the early times of its history but a dynasty that claimed to be of Kayi (another Oghuzic tribe) origin.

[@HorvardPasha]

@علي ياسر Not in the case of Turkic Dynasties. Ottoman Sultans often married their own "slaves" (not the most accurate term for it but the nearest). Ottoman princesses were married off to Pashas mostly (who themselves were mostly children of regular peasants in the Balkans, which were taken away from their families and got educated in the Palace school "Enderun", because potential of intelligence was seen in them) to secure their loyalty to the ruling Imperial dynasty. The Ottomans didn't imply the concept of Feudalism, hence there was no "nobility" in the court. Most Anatolian governours were the descendents of the former ruling dynasties of the local Beyliks who ruled there before the Ottomans came (Karamans, Germiyans, etc.). So no, Turkic dynasties don't marry with nobles since there is no nobility in Turkic society, especially in nomadic Turkic cultures.

[@HorvardPasha]

@@hockeyh There is no ethicity called "Ottoman Turks". There is the royal family of the House of Osman -> Ottoman dynasty, which ruled in the course of history over 72 different ethnicities. The Ottoman family was ethnically and linguistically Oghuz Turkic. The Oghuz Turks are one branch of 4 different main Turkic branches (Kipchak, Karluk and Sibir are the other branches). They were divided in 24 different tribes. The Seldjuk dynasty was part of the Kınık tribe. The Ottoman dynasty was (according to later Ottoman historians such as Ashikpashazade) part of the Kayı tribe. The Ottomans ruled over many Oghuzic tribes, but not all. Such as the Seldjuks ruled over most of the Oghuz tribes but again, not all. The Ottoman Empire is the successor state of the Seldjuk Empire. But both dynasties are not related by blood. And they also don't originate from the same tribe. Both are Oghuz Turkic families, and that's all they share with eachother.

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

@@Jerown I think the dynamic of tribal society in steppe cultures were much more different than settled tribes of contemporary Europe.

[@hasantaskn5231]

@@hockeyh Imagine being an highshool student in Turkey...

[@airboy52]

Excellent job👍No distortion,no unnecessary details,very clean and smooth narrative.Well done guys.

[@darrenbutler9819]

I absolutely love coming home from work to watch K&Gs' latest video, Cheers to the team that make them.

[@rageraptor7127]

Your content is so good. Future generations are going to need a new channel covering the events of the channel. Tales of kings and generals

[@TuwuAshina60]

The blood of the Pechenegs, the Cumans and the Turkmens, shed their brothers' blood for money. 😔

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

@@A_I_N_P There were no "nationalism" back then in modern sense however there was some form of ethno-national/ethno-cultural awareness. Especially that ethnolinguistic/ethnocultural awareness(Some form of supra-tribalism) was prominent amongst steppe people. IE: 1- The Ashina clan, who established the Göktürk khanate used the supraethnonym "Turk", for every single Oghuz and Tatar group(excluding any non-Turkic speaking nomads, exclusively for Turkic speaking nomads back then), obviously on linguistic and cultural basis in 7th century CE. 2- Cumans refused the letters of Osman and Orhan Bey's(second ruler of the Ottomans) for alliance who stated that "both of Ottomans and them were Turks who should join forces against Byzantines"; Most striking was Cumans replying back with a single liner letter: "You are not Turks, but Byzantine wannabees who don't seek brothers but dogs", referring to Ottoman rulers' Byzantine matrilineal descent(this is even nowadays debated tho). Sorta quite "racist" for 13th century standards, even for modern standards. 3-Tamerlane belittled Bayezid citing that "he did not resembled his ancestors, and betrayed their glorious ancestors by aspiring to be Persians and Byzantines" in his letters. However, his first letters were written in Persian purple prose. So the Ottomans belittled him back citing that at least they "wrote in the language of Turks but Tamerlane, in Persian".

[@ahal_gokdepe]

yeaa. Cumans and Kypchaks always back stabbed Oghuz. FYI Pechenegs were most likely an Oghuz Tribe - Bechene

[@AnatolianHittite]

@Ceyhun ay Greeks have similar expressions.And Çaka Bey really wanted to unite against Byzantium.

[@nostress6353]

Absolutely fantastic channel. Keep it going and I know we will get soo much more in the future

[@nicholasfowler8982]

This video was a triumphant analysis of both the seljuk and byzantine perspectives well done!

[@holyfreak8]

Seljuks, the ones who finished the cataphractarii for good after 1200 years.

[@johnnybrave7443]

They destroyed the Roman civilization 😔

[@brandonbonas2761]

@@johnnybrave7443 no they didn't the eastern Roman Empire lasted til the ottomans. Did they cripple them at the time? Yes but destroy? No.

[@EgyptianMuslim76]

@@johnnybrave7443 Good.

[@johnnybrave7443]

@@brandonbonas2761 you're right, i confused the seljuks with the Ottomans, my mistake 😅

[@user-ln8eh5nq3q]

"The Seljuks finished the katafranktoi for good after 1200 " that is very generic and not completely truth

[@inferno0020]

it is amazing to learn about the important part of the First Crusade that a lot of people overlook. It is not just a "perspective"; it is a part of fact that will help us make sense of history, not historical myth.

[@danieldpa8484]

And this is how historical material is prepared and presented. Well done guys! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@franciscojorgesousaandrade9611]

congratulations for the video and the content, it is important to understand first the field that was before the arrival of the first crusade.

[@Brahmdagh]

Suljuk Vizier Nizam'-ul-Mulk's "educational reforms" played a huge part in he extinguishing of science and rationality in the Muslim world. As you can see, this was a time when Shia/Sunni schism and fervor was at its peak. Creating an environment where everyone was inquisitioning any mindset that didn't immediately comply unconditionally. And as you can see, not much science came out of the Muslim world after this period. Before Nizam's reforms, education was kind of a personal thing. Or not centrally controlled. People learned things they felt mattered. And education was funded by merchant and Bourgeoisie After Nizam's reforms, we see the emergence of the Mullah/Molvi/Ulema class. Education, curriculum and degrees became strictly controlled. And state became the primary sponsor of education. And because of the extractive Iqta system, merchants/bourgeoisie became slowly less and less influential.

[@wewenang5167]

Well we can't blame solely on him, he was serving under the Turk, who are a very strong adherent of sufistic Islam. Not to mention the Turks as a nomadic people are not very concern about science and invention or all that matters, their main concern are military advancement and political supremacy. Nizam Ul Mulk only did what his Sultan told him to do if not his head would be rolling on the ground :P.

[@themercifulguard3971]

There were still progress and periods of flourishing. It’s just that it stagnated or slowed down. Like at the same time the Seljuks rose to power, the Andalusian Muslims were still high in educational and religious fervor, especially when the First Taifas period is just around the corner.

[@AbrilBoy]

Nice video as always! Hope to see the next part soon!

[@philjohnson1744]

Brillant as usual. I very much love the tactical depth.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

The Seljuk suffered their own version of Manzikert. This was the battle of Qatwan against the Kara Khitai. After this battle they descended into a slow decline due to infighting. History doesn't repeat but it sure rhymes.

[@Crafty_Spirit]

By the way, I hope you will continue your miniseries on the Ghaznavids :-) Great video, I love how you close the gaps in Byzantine history.

[@snicket87]

Great vídeo on a not covered topic! Another fine job!

[@DM-dy9bq]

The last of the seljuk dynasty then live in Holy Roman Empire, converted to christianity and granted the title of minor noble. They are the Soldan family in Germany nowadays. Their last remnants still live up until this day and they are no longer Turk or even Turko-German, but completely nativised Germans.

[@cengizsogutlu]

That's interesting

[@21stEidein]

Where can i find information about this family?

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

@@penzorphallos3199 are a greek?

[@varana]

Without further evidence, I'd assume that this story is nonsense.

[@meralkeskin8511]

Solden... 😂 😂 😂 It isnot important. Ottoman family also is seljuky by side mother. They are living... Ottoman⚔️⚔️⚔️Real dynasty.. Halime sultan seljuky

[@ruibranco87]

TY as always, from the beggining, from portugal! Best Regards

[@brettervonkanada6102]

No mention of King David IV of Georgia, the man who handed Seljuks their first major and the biggest L in 1121, resulting in the eventual fragmentation and fall of the Seljuk Empire and the rise of the Golden Age Georgia, reconquering all of Caucasus, Shirvan, Armenia, most of Circassia, vasalising Trebizond, Crimea, Azerbaijan and Kipchak chiefdom while slapping the Rum, Khwarezm and Eldiguzids around. Winning battles like Shamkor and Basiani with nearly 4-5x disadvantage (at least 2x if you take the Georgian annals' exaggeration in mind). Edit, I just saw you have a separate video on that, well done!

[@omerta926]

Amazing work, once again! If I had to only watch one channel for the rest of my life, this would be it! There wouldn’t even be close second tbh

[@eddyamoke5009]

Amazing content, really gets you in the moment.

[@kdr121279]

Your channel and all your videos are brilliant. All too often, historical events are told largely from one side - and that's an inaccurate view. Understanding what's going on with all players in the Crusades really helps understand why this event happened and why that was relevant. Kudos and keep up the great work!!

[@babursen1176]

Thank you so much for this video, my favourite Series ottoman, seljuk and first crusade

[@fatihaydogdu2720]

14:12 At this point our story sinks up really badly. But the most acceptable scenario is the death of Süleyman Şah against Artuk Bey and Tutuş. His sons, Kılıçarslan (in the next episode) and Kulan Arslan taken prisoners and was sent to capital Rey and stood there until the death of Melikşah. Some sources claim that they have poisoned Melikşah, while modern historians say Melikşah got poisoned from his wife because she was afraid of Kılıçarslan taking the entire Selçuk Empire. Kılıçarslan was coming from Arslan Yabgu>Kutalmış>Süleymanşah and he was the rightful heir to the throne and Tuğrul Bey was going to give the throne back to Kutalmış if Alparslan wouldn't coup and take it for himself. So wife of Melikşah poisoned him and said that Kılıçarslan did it so her 5 year old son Muhammed Tapar can get the throne. And this resulted the collapse of the empire. Kılıçarslan fled the city with his brother and came back to anatolia, where the Crusades was started immediately after. It is worth to mention that he was very young while all these happening (Around 16 years old). Despite his young age, he was cunning like his father and although he couldn't repel, he starved out the crowded Crusaders led by Bohemond. He asked for help from Berkyaruk(son of Melikşah) but Berkyaruk laughed "No nation can do this to the Turks" and refused. Kılıçarslan destroyed the entire Crusader army sent in 1101. His life must be told in a 10 season long TV Series.

[@MrMimamoto]

As always a great and informative video. Keep it up guys and girls

[@benbenim826]

Seljuk history is underestimated most of the time. It is as important as the Otoman history. You should make more videos about the Seljuk and Byzantine wars such as Myriacephalon

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@aaron6178]

one of your best. well done

[@syedafzaalalishah3835]

I watch one King and generals video during lunch and today I was looking for crusade, And in the evening it came out

[@matiasconverti5328]

Yesss i was waiting for this video

[@robbabcock_]

What a great episode! ⚔🏹⚔

[@benm2081]

Cant wait for the next one!!!!

[@TheUgluk666]

Every time I finish an episode I look for the next everyday hellava job

[@reichfuhrer1942]

It's so painful to see The ERE losing that much land in just a span of a few decades.

[@Domesthenes]

This channel is amazing and I'm so glad that I found it! If I could make a request, could you do a series on the American Revolution or the American Civil War? I would love to see your take on those!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Working on them!

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Missed you guys, been sick

[@hannibalbarca2928]

"Turkish power had become a reality , to the extent that a chronicler of the Third Crusade already gave the name " Turchia ' to Seljuk Asia Minor ." SOURCE The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages Volume 2. 950-1250 pp.465

[@KubilaTheFirst]

High quality serie and great videos.

[@pompacitokmakci]

Turkish power had become a reality , to the extent that a chronicler of the Third Crusade already gave the name " Turchia ' to Seljuk Asia Minor . The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages Volume 2. 950-1250 pp.465 T

[@user-ei3es3oo4l]

Only with the help of Persian civilization

[@emrealn3786]

@@user-ei3es3oo4l "persia", or todays iran run by Turks from 1000's to 1900's. So no. It was Turks who built strong empires in that geography.

[@nenenindonu]

@@emrealn3786 From Seljuks to Qajars the only non-Turkic Dynasties to rule Iran in this millennium long period were the Ilkhanids, Muzaffarids and Zands(the only Iranian one)

[@elininkoru3739]

@@user-ei3es3oo4l 🤡

[@nimaghayed5258]

@@tornado4708 wtf 🤡💩🦍

[@apou1299]

Please share your sources about Alparslan's death. Your version seems actually phantasmal !

[@RandomDude-bo1lg]

How I love this channel

[@putinpunhere]

This backstory truly is fascinating...

[@user-rx7qe3ce2t]

Good work, well done 😉👍👍👍

[@yuribrito1504]

Excelent video! Do the Second Crusade, including the siege of Lisbon (1147) and the Portuguese Reconquista. The Second Crusade failed in the levant (Outremer), but it was a TOTAL success within the Iberian Peninsula. After the siege of Lisbon, the Portuguese king Afonso Henriques, who was the 1st king of Portugal, simply reconquered all the current Portuguese districts of Lisbon, Santarém, Évora, Setúbal, Beja and Faro. Do a video about Ferdinand III of Castile as well. During his reign, the Castilian Reconquista reached its peak!

[@historydocumentary]

Great video. TYVM.

[@Hunayn286]

شكراً على ما تقدمونه نحن كمتابعيين عرب ندعم هذا المحتوى العلمي البرهاني الثقافي ونتمنى يكون من الكتب والمصادر وليس ويكيبيديا

[@tahaabbasi7626]

Love the videos !!!

[@denniscleary7580]

Back to back videos from wizards and kings?! This is a good day 👍

[@rudman97]

The death of Alp Arslan sound eerily similar with the death of Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor. According to the legends, they died at the hand of their captives while enjoying their tortures.

[@scottanno8861]

My guess is the ruler drank too much wine during the...events...and so missed his shot and stumbled getting up

[@rudman97]

@@scottanno8861 Hahaha, but then they are against wine also.....

[@zakariamattu8613]

Nah Mohammed of ghor died while in praying at night

[@kalkanciii]

@@scottanno8861 that guess will suit more to christian rulers rather then muslim leaders lol

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

@@kalkanciii but Selim the blonde was known for being a drunker and died when he got stumbled in the bathroom

[@alinergis4599]

Well it is nice to see such a good KZbin channel realized Turkic people had numerous adventures to show for us.

[@yektaadguzel9294]

(I have to make this joke guys, sorry.) It is a bird! It is a plane! It is the SELJUK TURKS!

[@-JA-]

Thank you.

[@badmacdonald]

i love the First Crusade! it was an operation that was doomed to failure even before a step was made. yet managed to complete its objectives! there was hubris, arrogance, ignorance, naivety, overconfidence, innocence. there was thirst there was starvation. a lack of understanding of people and tactics of their enemy. there was distrust and backstabbing of allies and hatred amongst themselves which set up a dangerous lack of communication almost bringing disaster at every turn! there too was bravery and commitment to their God. a dogged resilience to get to the Holy Land to take back Jerusalem. If it was a movie it would be too far fetched for anyone to get their head round!

[@badmacdonald]

an appendage. it could also be used as a symbol which would be very dangerous in todays climate! revisionists are rampant at this point in history! read on and read as much as you can because it teaches us that if you believe, even when you re human you can achieve. There is no revisionist that can dispute this about the First Crusade!

[@civilengineer3349]

I dont know man. I think the flaws of the Crusaders is often overemphasized for dramatic storytelling, while the competence of the Turks is overemphasized for the very same reason.

[@hectoraceves1494]

@@civilengineer3349 Agreed

[@badmacdonald]

@@civilengineer3349 i understand what you re saying. true, its an easily romanticised tale. i do think think in this case tho truth is far stranger than fiction. there was so much weighed against them, internal and external. their behaviour towards each other! the distrust of the Eastern Romans, the scheming of the Eastern Romans. Their contempt for everyone. There was so many times the Crusade should have ended in disaster but miraculously didnt. sometimes it is what it is!

[@007VitaminD]

@@badmacdonald But those factors of scheming and internal plotting existed in every regime and army. Nothing special here.

[@markusskram4181]

Great vid

[@jefh522]

Make a video about the battle of yultong that would be a great video

[@hanzup4117]

Thanks

[@patotrentacoste]

Suggestion: make a video series about the Age of Empires 2 campaigns. You are almost there, you got some vids already. You could do a collaboration with T90, that would be sooo epic

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

okay the soundtracks are still as epic as ever! (14:34 u knu shits gona go down)

[@mobiggcro]

I hope this series continues untill the battle of hattin as it would be interesting to see how after first crusade the muslims slowly responded to their new opponent.

[@andreaparolini1755]

Ck2 soundtrack is so good on these videos. 🖤

[@ihavenomouthandimusttype9729]

2:40 Climate change Sedentary society: wars, plagues, famine, collapse Nomad society: moves somewhere else

[@Swordmaster-em3zg]

Established titles is really cool and a good cause, one little side effect of it is that you can’t run for any federal level political office in the US without renouncing your title.

[@matteaferrini5088]

Hi K&G. Bit of an "out there question" but, Are you still being sponsored by Ridge Wallets? I'm looking to get one but want to support the channel when doing so. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Shank5ter]

I love your series but your sponsor this week is a scam. The Scottish courts ruled, in direct response to this company, that buying a 1 by 1 square foot of land doesn’t make you a lord. Normally I wouldn’t say anything but a lot of people are falling for this and it sucks

[@angusmcewing3557]

Additionally the land register is not allowed to register such novelty plots and therefore, under Scots law, you cannot legally gain ownership of that land.

[@Brot_und_Spiele]

❤ nice video

[@user-hy8bl7ot3s]

wrong banners, two-headed eagles were not the banners of Empire, it only Paleologis dynasty banner. Komnins used only byzantium cross

[@Mitthradata]

Sources are conflicted on the death of alp arsalan, malik shah and nizam ol-mulk. There are sources that claim all three were slain by assassiyun (assassins), and the are sources that claim alp arsalan was killed by an enemy noble, malik shah died in a hunting accident, and nizam ol-mulk was killed by angry mob. From the books written in the time, it seems like all three were killed by assassins and the other stories were government propaganda to stop people from thinking assassins were powerful enough to do such deeds and therefore stop people from joining them

[@ivokantarski6220]

Yeah it is not convenient for people to know that there is an organisation with men so talanted it could shake an empire like that.

[@NomnomDinomaru]

Can you do also the decline of the Seljuks and the birth of Ottoman Empire

[@cassiusijeomah4239]

I Like What I See And Read On This Channel

[@sjwoo13]

Think you guys have a typo at 10:45 Should probably say "but romanos's slow to respond and divided empire was no match for alp aslan's expert leadership of alps aslan and nomadic tactics" Cause it sounds like you're literally saying that "Alp aslan's expert leadership and nomadic tactics were no match for the slow to respond and divided empire." Meaning that alp aslan was no match for romanos.

[@randomuser6175]

I've read somewhere that the vizier of the Seljuks Nizamulmulk and the founder of the assassin order Hassan Sabbah are childhood friends. They even studied in the same school but their careers went on very different ways I suppose :)

[@rrp7983]

I’ve heard of this too but I believe that this was refuted by some people due to the high difference in age.

[@randomuser6175]

@@rrp7983 yeah there is a big gap indeed. Maybe they were just acquaintances

[@sowhat249]

I love the content, as always, but I'd like to see more content on ancient, pre Christian and pre Islamic Nubia.

[@mjw907]

Just realized that weird noise in your videos is crickets in the night. Used to wonder if something was wrong with my headphones.

[@georgenero6694]

Nice video, however, one correction, Liparit IV was not the Georgian prince, he was not from the royal family, just a typical duke of the southern Georgian region, and in reality, his family was widely considered in history as traitors and separatists that's why soon after was wiped out by The Georgian Kingdom.

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

Any plans to do a 5th crusade video?

[@doesnotreallymatterr]

At the beginning of 12th century during the reign Georgian King David the IV he will consolidate Georgia and launch mini-reconquista in entire caucasus region, during that period David and his victories further weakened Seljuk Empire so I really hope that u'll at least mention it, been waiting for that for years.

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

@@IranAzadLoading like what?

[@MiGallagher]

Good morning everyone 👋🏽 history time 🍿

[@tahsenhossain3749]

why you stopped making videos on ottomon wars?

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

a good question I miss it :(

[@Helljumper91]

I love this channel and all these videos. Having said that, watching things unfold the way they did and fail due to spectacularly bad decision making always makes me cringe.

[@marcrohden8300]

Yeah me too

[@noname-ml7lm]

I hope the Cuman-Kypchak video is long as this

[@muneirovalibas6194]

Request : The Battle of Isandlwana between the Zulu Kingdom and the British Empire.

[@bubulolo207]

What is the game used in the background?