Ghaznavids: From Slaves to the Rulers of Central Asia DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the nomadic civilizations continues with a video on the Ghaznavids, who rose from the ranks of the Mamluks - slave-soldiers to become the rulers of a vast empire in Central Asia and India, led by Sabuktigin.
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[@KristofKarwinskithegreat-se5pu]

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[@born2rulee69]

No u

[@juliuscaesar8925]

Finally a video on the most northern parts of Indian subcontinent

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

When you will make a video on Mysore empire or Maratha Empire or chola empire or suri sultanate?

[@joku02]

Thank you, but no thank you! Not my type of game..... But if it was more like Kindom Come, maby then

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Level 0: Slave Level 1000: Emperor

[@enesakhan4032]

which game was it from .. i cant remember :D :D

[@pavellyfish5]

Lmao

[@enesakhan4032]

@Aleksa Petrovic indeed i remember :D

[@enesakhan4032]

@@shafqatishan437 bro dont stuck between details just enjoy the joke and laugh :D

[@azamkhan1526]

only in d islamic world a slave got so much respect due to our Islamic law which specifically told us not to oppress and persecute even d slaves

[@princeofdervish5515]

You know you are a caliphate when you have an empire as a vassal who has another empire in turn as their vassal.

[@farisalshboul998]

Hahaha good one

[@ahzam2862]

Legit.

[@user-dl5ln3wd6f]

@King Wiwuz IV Actually, Abbasid Caliph Al Qadir had an actual real power over the Gaznavi Empire.

[@Garbeaux.]

Not really. A caliphate just means it’s ruled by a caliph. A sort of king religious figure. Caliphates could be small or large. Just like empires. For instance Germany today was once called the German Empire even though it had always been known as Germany and was made up of several kings in that one empire. Same can be said for America. It could be considered an Empire just bc of all the separate states make it up.

[@mertozbek680]

sabuktegin means "from sabuk family" it is an old turkic word probably still used in central asia

[@abcdef27669]

Can we all appreciate how cool the name "Sabuktegin" sounds? It is easy to remember as a name, even when you're a foreigner.

[@jesseberg3271]

It's not that I disagree, but I think that what sounds cool depends on what your native language is. If a set of sounds are commonly used in your daily life, they probably loose their coolness as the novelty wears off.

[@akkaakkaline8607]

Tegin means “ancestor” in Kyrgyz language, which define your identity and to which family person belongs, and tegin word is still used in modern kyrgyz language.

[@akkaakkaline8607]

Sabuktegin in this case means this person belongs to Sabuk family

[@akkaakkaline8607]

And Alptegin is also a characteristic name for Kyrgyz people since Alp means hero and warrior, and this name also used widely among turkic people as Alptegin, Alperen, Alper... ( kyrgyz people are one of the central asian turkic tribes)

[@lukacvitkovic8550]

I agree it is quite cool. My #1 however has to be Aurangzeb of the Mughals 😃

[@ahmd5]

The Mamalik dynasty, were all slaves. An entire dynasty ruled Egypt, the Levint, and the Hejaz (the Holly cities of Mecca and Medina) were slaves. Ruling for 400 years

[@Tengrinin_Kirbaci]

Turks controlled Mamluks too. Example: Tomanbay

[@h3egypt]

@@Tengrinin_Kirbaci they kept on ruling Egypt on the ottoman behalf till the citadel massacre of the 1800s

[@abdurrehman2360]

Defeated by ottomans

[@abdurrehman2360]

And then ottomans became caliphs

[@abdurrehman2360]

@Toonimation that’s not true whoever rules fairly and gives everybody rights deserves to be caliph. this is what Islam teaches

[@jl8543]

The Ghaznavids were finally screwed by the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Dandanaquan near Merv and which started the great Seljuk Empire..

[@majahid2377]

it happened in the era of Sultaan Masoud.

[@hyltoniali257]

Then the KaraKhitai arrived with the Chinese

[@rsshinduoryahudikimoatpunj9716]

Gaznavi was also turk

[@Cooleatack]

Spoilers dude

[@rsshinduoryahudikimoatpunj9716]

@@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari1326 ya ghori khilji mongol and alot of others

[@uAozzie]

The Ghaznavid dynasty was a Muslim Dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin, at their greatest extent ruling large parts of Iran, Afghanistan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest Indian subcontinent from 977 to 1186. Turks everywhere....

[@yosuf5686]

Turkic dynasty

[@greywolf8921]

Gazneliler bizim atalarımız Çünkü Oğuz Türkleri 🇹🇷

[@greywolf8921]

y seef hahaha Yeah But OGHUZ TURKIC 🇹🇷😂

[@siddharthsingh3996]

Turkic ....

[@lolelloler5569]

This is where the seljuks adopted their brownish skin :0 poor nationalists..

[@nenenindonu]

The Ghaznavid empire is one of the most underrated states its foundation marked the begin of a series of turkic states based in the iranian plateuau dynasties like seljuks,khwarezmids,ak and kara koyunlus,timurids,safavids,afsharids,qajars most of them contributed to the perso-turkic islamic culture even found in the indian subcontinent with delhi sultanate and mughals. Love your work btw 🙌🖤

[@andrewternet8370]

Dude, put a period now and then.

[@Lipton3373]

The white huns tho

[@user-wy6nx1du7n]

Afsharids were persian though

[@ghostd69]

U need to stop other history..mughals timurds are mongol..safavid are persian...delhi were afghan

[@nenenindonu]

@@user-wy6nx1du7n lol they were from the oghuz turkic AFSHAR tribe 😂

[@H.M.Augustus]

This is my #1 history channel close second is history marche and epic history.

[@nebsam7137]

Me too

[@frostsoul333u2]

Oddly me too

[@treatyofwindsor]

Pike and shot channel along with SandRhoman history are my favourite history channels

[@smilingcat9997]

what about oversimplified

[@Spartan265]

@@smilingcat9997 They are ok for a brief synopsis of events and stuff. But they only scratch the surface. I do like them of course but there's a lot better more in depth channels.

[@alperc6156]

Names ending with tegin/tigin is still common in Turkish. It is an honorary name basically meaning lord or prince. Sabuktegin=lord Sabuk, Alptegin=Lord Alp(yeah Alp is still used, see:my name)

[@peace_ab]

Swiss Alps also turkik name

[@panchohalo2158]

I never knew the turks reaches the apls

[@ardagurbuz6924]

@@peace_ab The word "Alp" was and is used by the Turkic people and means "warrior" but it has absolutely no connection to the Alpine mountain range.

[@heinaye3594]

Interesting. In Burmese, it's "thakin".

[@elzhann.6760]

Pancho Halo huns of Attila did))

[@Kublaioi]

I am a Central Asian turco-persian and I'm glad to see these guys finally get the respect they deserve. 🇦🇫 🇹🇯 🇺🇿 🇰🇿 🇹🇲 🇰🇿

[@vivek.sagar.]

But still you guys are barbaric not successful civilizations

[@klawson8617]

Take Afghan out Pashtuns ain't the same as you

[@persiansoundsAfg]

@@klawson8617 actually I’m a Pashtun Afghan and I’ve done multiple DNA test, Pashtuns are nearest population to the skeleton remains found of Ghaznavid soldiers .. DNA evidence shows basically the modern population of Afghanistan being Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen all have had a shared past through genetic research

[@klawson8617]

@Persian Sounds I'm pashtun aswell. You're getting confused. Turkmen and Tajiks have merged with us throughout the centuries. Uzbeks are different. But saying we are the same as them is wrong. They assimilated into the dominant culture which was the Pashtun. Not the other way round

[@persiansoundsAfg]

@@klawson8617 not from a genetic standpoint that is incorrect.. The proxy for purest Pashtun or nearest to the proto Pashtuns are Khandaris.. Genetically they have the highest Steppe ancestry or Iranic and lowest South Asian AASI which is around 8% .. Isolated Tajiks like Pamiris and Yaghnobis even Ishkashimi Tajiks have more Iranic ancestry than Pashtuns but these are minority amongst Tajiks .. The nearest people to Pashtuns are these high Iranic ancestry Tajiks . The average Tajik from Kabul is almost identical genetically to a Pashtun from central Afghanistan but given Tajiks from Kabul have slightly higher South Asian or East Asian ancestry than a Pashtun from central Afghanistan .. Then you have Pashtuns from NE Afghanistan like Laghman, Kunar, Peshawar and most of KPK that show higher South Asian admixture than the rest of Pashtuns .. They were likely Nuristani type people that assimilated to Pashtun culture.. Kalash people and NE Pashtuns are almost identical genetically From my research I’ve noticed Pashtuns in general have Mediterranean ancestry likely from a Greek or Macedonian source that no other Afghan does but it’s only minimal but in ancient genetic test it shows around 15% But overall Pashtuns, Tajiks, Kalash are molded as 65% shared European ancestry, 25% Iranian Plateau ancestry and 10% Onge type Ancestral South Asian Hunter gatherer admix ..

[@thenutella8846]

I love the illustrations you guys use on your videos, too many channels just portray the localities of west and central Asia as being stereotypically Bedouin, but you guys actually put effort to portray the people, clothing, terrain, architecture and armor pretty spot on.

[@joey6280]

I don't know whether it is a coincidence or not, but your latest videos (from the last month or so) unintentionally revolve around topics I am reading about in this period. Good job, keep it up.

[@xhuang101]

When you are so early that there is only 1 view.

[@featherlessbiped593]

Is this somekind of aristrocratic joke, I'm too commoner to understand!

[@BALLARDTWIN]

Turkic nomads are like a even more badass version of vikings lol As brutal as they are you cant deny they got style!

[@realgamer1099]

Some Turkic Dynasty was brutal

[@trewytrew6357]

Pommy Pie cry harder

[@user-me2xo4jq2m]

@Pommy Pie it's funny how you hold grudges against a man 1000 years ago 😂

[@arghunpride5704]

True

[@tezcanuyank3446]

@Bozkurt postuna bürünmüş yobaz AraB devesi o nasıl isim lan :D

[@princeamori]

Thank you, your videos are really professional. I feel there are gaps in my knowledge of events from that part of the world (the 'stans' area), and your videos are really helpful in bridging that gap. A lot of emphasis in popular circles tends to be history of the mediterranian and levant region, so it is nice to see coverage of other areas of the world.

[@snowmoon7385]

Basically turks ruled the stans areas.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Central Asia is a region filled with interesting history and culture. Who else wants to stay in a yurt?

[@hakangurbuz3435]

I had been meaning to do it for long years and managed at last in Kyrgyzistan. That was a great experience i would like to repeat. You feel freedom of nomads through your veins after some local drinks 😀

[@user-wp7kg6qw1g]

Its a land of warriors. No other region brought more warlords than central asia. Ghaznavid, Karakhanids, Seljuqi Khorezmiy Temuri Baburi Ottomans origins are also central asia. Anatolian Turks refers to central asia as “Atayurt” means fatherland. There are no ethnic groups who destroyed and built empires more than Turks. Even Gengiz khans army was 60-80% Turkic tribes.

[@joerogue231]

@@user-wp7kg6qw1g The Ghaznavid became an empire and one of the mightiest empire in the world because of Mahmud of Ghazni . People always talk about Sabuktigin what they not tell is that Sabuktigin not want to rebel against the Persian Samanid . It was Mahmud who wanted to rebel against the Samanid . Sabuktin at his greatest controlled a minuscule patch of land , the Ghanavid territory under Sabuktigin was a jok it wasn't eve. independent lol . It was Mahmud who made the Ghaznavid an empire but also one of the most mighty . Mahmud is half-Persian by his mother side . He went to school with Persian and even his friend were Persian . One of his Persian school mate became a Vizier of the Ghaznavid empire . Mahmud was nicknamed "Mahmud of Zabulistan" because his Persian mother was from Zabulistan . Everyone agree that Sabuktigin was EXTREMELY weak compared to Mahmud . Everything great about the Ghaznavid was by Mahmud the half-Persian . Mahmud was more Persian than even the 100% Iranic Samanid . Under Mahmud's Ghaznavid empire the Persian culture was in a golden age . The Shanameh was completed . And Ferdowsi only say that Mahmud was Turk because Ferdowsi not like Mahmud because Mahmud not pay Ferdowsi in gold as promised . Because someone who not like Ferdowsi took the gold and instead put silver thus making Ferdowsi think Mahmud not want to pay him . Mahmud thinking Ferdowsi insults him by not taking the gold then order Ferdowsi to be executed . Ferdowsi run away and started saying that Mahmud was a Turk . When Mahmud know that someone changed the gold coin and put silver instead he knew he made a mistake and so he regretted and send gold to Ferdowsi but unfortunately Ferdowsi die before the gold and the apology of Mahmud arrive . Mahmud as a person was a Persian . His DNA is 50% Persian . Under him no Persian believe that they were rulled by a Turk . The Ghaznavid empire wasn't Turkish empire that subjugated Persian . It was a Persian / Iranian empire rulled by Mahmud a half Persian . Also even his father Sabuktigin claimed descend from the Sassanian Shah " " " "Sabuktigin, the son of Jukan, the son of Kuzil-Hukum, the son of Kuzil-Arslan, the son of Firuz, the son of Yezdijird, king of Persia." 🤣😂 Sabuktigin not care about Turk lol , he wanted to be Persian 🤣😂 . His son was Half-Persian . I don't know why Turks are proud of him or his son ? lol . Sabuktigin was a Turk who was loyal to the Iranian Samanid . Sabuktigin was extremely Persianized and even try to claim he was from the line of the Sassanian king . Sabuktigin not care about Turk lol he not even want to rebel against the Samanid . Sabuktigin didn't rule over an empire he was a governor of a small territory that was a vassal of the Samanid . The Ghanavid empire begun with Mahmud of Ghazni the half-Persian ( who is the son of a Persian woman who was a daughter of an Iranian aristocrat from Zabulistan ) not Sabuktigin . Sabuktigin work for the Samanid as was his master Alp-Tegin . Both Alp-Tegin and Sabuktigin were EXTREMELY loyal to the Persian Samanid . Both Alp-Tegin and Sabuktigin were EXTREMELY Persianisized and Iranisized . Why Turks proud of Alp-Tegin and Sabuktigin ? Sabuktigin always claim he was from Sassanian line because he proud of being an Iranian . Alp-Tegin loyaly work for the Samanid Persian . Funny both 100% Turk blood Alp-Tegin and Sabuktigin were 100% loyal to the Persian Samanid . It was Mahmud the half-Persian who create and build the greatest empire in the Islamic world not the Turks Sabuktigin or Alp-Tegin . Both Turks Alp Tegin and Sabuktigin were canine to the Persian Samanid . The half-Persian Mahmud of Ghazni deserve 100% of the praise , he was true Persian king who made Persian culture reach a golden age .

[@joerogue231]

@@user-wp7kg6qw1g Timurid is Mongol origin Timur is Mongol-Persian origin , Baburid is Mongol origin Babur is a Mongol .

[@joerogue231]

@@user-wp7kg6qw1g Karakhanids is Mongol origin nothing Turkic .

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

I think it's a little misleading to say that slaves were the lowest in medieval society, especially Islamic Central Asia and South West Asia. You do bring it up later, but the military slaves like Ghulams and Mamelukes were above common freemen and would be for centuries to come. A similar system was in the Ottoman Empire with the Janissaries, and while legally they were slaves of the Sultan, they were most certainly above almost everyone else in the empire. Similarly in Rome, the Emperors personal slaves were often elevated, even at times talking down to prominent Senators. Of course, most slaves were not like that, but it's not inherent that slaves were at the bottom of society.

[@iapetusmccool]

Although even then, I think the reason slaves were given such important jobs was because they had no power or influence except from what was given to them by their masters, so they couldn't easily start a rebellion, and could be killed without consequence if they started causing trouble.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

@@iapetusmccool They did on multiple occasions though especially in Muslim empires. There's the two Mameluke dynasties, the Ghaznanavids and Muhammand Ali Pasha just to name a few.

[@dominictoretto9645]

@@TheDirtysouthfan Mohamed Ali Pasha wasn’t a mamluk, he was the son of an Albanian trader and commander.

[@dominictoretto9645]

@@TheDirtysouthfan Mohamed Ali even rounded up the mamluks after taking back Egypt from the French and killed them to avoid further rebellion in Salah Al Din’s Castle

[@calidone7661]

@@iapetusmccool actually this wasn't the case most of the time. "Slave soldiers" in Abbasid Caliphate most of the time decided who to be caliph and held the real power. As in the video, Ghaznavids overthrew Samanids and in Egypt, Mamelukes overthrew Ayyubids. Even in Ottoman Empire, Jannisaries started many revolts which caused the change of the Sultan.

[@kevinvivas2998]

I love Turkic and nomad civilizations history

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

I don't think I was this excited when an episode of "Game Of Thrones" came out! Love your work Kings and Generals Team. Thank you.

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This is my favourite channel on KZbin, every time you put a new video out I can't click fast enough! 😂👊

[@archerkeravamazing5520]

Amazing content Kings and Generals, I really enjoy learning your content. One of my favorite channels. Nice Job!

[@pawefiedorowicz6789]

Great! I was looking forward to an episode about Ghaznavids!! Thank you :D

[@tim3tRav3l3RR60]

I search you 1st before anyone else. Comprehensive, straight forward, and elaborate. I've recommended you to many history students. Wanted to know if you all are going to do any playthroughs of crusader kings III or banner lord. I would love to see you wipe the floor with what you have accumulated.

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Is Central Asia only controlled by rags to riches stories

[@AA-cj7jo]

It is not unusual to see slaves who become rulers and sultans in Islamic states.

[@timurthelamest5630]

It is said that even Timur was from a noble and wealthy family. Also that his injuries were sustained from battle rather than from being a thief.

[@assumjongkey1383]

Well yes but no

[@asta775]

The mamluk(slave) dynasy ruled egypt and syria for 400 years,also ruled india. the slave of muhammad of ghour qutbuddin aibak was the first ruler of the dynasty

[@HistoryofAztlan]

Civil War Week By Week The first ruler of the Saffarids was a coppersmith who became a warrior and gained independence.

[@PYRESATVARANASI]

Excelente episodio ❤️✨.

[@postyoda1623]

Dude I didn't know this but as I learn more and more it seems clear that Turks ruled the middle ages.

[@abloodorange5233]

Yup. Arab rule over the Muslim world was actually much shorter than the Turkic rule that came after

[@nancy3158]

Here in the English and French speaking Americas, we were made to believe that it was the Franks, the Celtics and the Vikings who ruled the middle ages

[@climax050]

It depends how you wish to look at it, the Turks achieved hegemony relatively quickly over Anatolia and much of the Middle East, and from the time of the Arab caliphate they’re wasn’t really another major power in the region until the mamlukes, who were relatively quickly dispatched by the Turkish hegemony. The Turks just didn’t really have a major rival in the area, whereas Europe for instance is tightly packed with many different peoples and rivalry’s, and has been since the first kingdoms there. Which drove constant technological advancements and the looking of new ways to do things, including new resources found overseas through colonies or trade, the latter of which eventually meant getting around Turkish taxes en route to China and India. The Turks had an amazing position that they managed to keep pacified for most of their rule, no major rival in the region, this gave them an amazing advantage, but also lead to their eventual stagnation, as they became trapped by their own position once everyone learned how to bypass them on the way to China and India, while they also remained out of reach of the new world. It’s really an incredible story about how they benefited from their situation but were also ultimately undone by it too, as a result its kind of hard to say who “ruled” the Middle Ages, you could just as easily say the same thing about the Chinese. The Turks and Chinese were similar in the fact they lacked region rivals, whereas Europe is essentially the opposite, a bunch of rivals keeping each other in check making sure none get too strong and can overpower the rest. Also if you had to pick a place to start your civilisation, you can’t do much better than Anatolia, Persia, northern/middle China and of course the US, hence why all those states became world superpowers at one point or another 🤔

[@shooter5439]

Watch the video named "history of turks" which is a mapping video on youtube. Turks domimated euroasia.

[@fedai2487]

In middle ages only rival of Turkic Empire was another Turkic Empire

[@Killzoneguy117]

I'm literally doing a Ghaznavid playthrough right now in CK3 so this is quite well timed

[@dodation]

Make sure that Tashkent Prospers and that dynasty of Khoja rules it

[@Ananaspomidorka]

@War fîgHtÉR Crusader Kings 3 game by paradox

[@fathfez7991]

Man I really wanna play that game, if only my computer ram is enough...

[@cn.st.182]

"literally" doing it, huh.

[@rafliysafariy9820]

Ghaznavid and Khilji is Khalaj Turkic from Karluk Turkic !

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

18:36 "The barren, inhospitable Thar desert" I've traveled across that desert on a camel two years ago and can confirm, it's inhospitable and hot as hell 😆

[@akshaykirtilamghare1319]

Hmm.. still its pretty populated for a desert.

[@AHSANALI-tb3hs]

It is the only fertile desert in the world too.

[@akshaykirtilamghare1319]

@@AHSANALI-tb3hs maybe due to canals and irrigation from nearby himalayan rivers. Also many say earlier it was fertile owing to these rivers which later on changed course.

[@1BASITSHAH]

It's a desert, what else do you expect lmfao

[@justworship0570]

let's be honest, people are super hospitable there, innit?

[@rechalnorbu4740]

My school oversimplified this topic till now I used to think he was a tyrant who loved to raid. Thank you kings and generals for teaching me

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

I mean he was from our perspective but for his people as all those wealth were spent on them, he was good.

[@rechalnorbu4740]

True

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@@rechalnorbu4740 like kings and general mentioned in the last part he did those bad things. But as those wealth goes to his empire and as idol breaking is considered as great feat he was seen as a hero maongst his people.

[@realgamer1099]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu He was not a tyrant

[@altaccount80]

@obsexo zerzual true

[@scourgeofgodattila579]

Ghaznavids were a Turkic state established in India .Like Mughal empire, It is also of the same lineage as the Turkic Mamluk state established in Egypt.

[@azmahmala3481]

@Вхламинго Dumb ass, they were originally brought in from Central Asia.

[@behmenceferov3008]

@Вхламинго bruh .d

[@user-hr9jy8ru1g]

@Вхламинго Lol

[@SS-hw1ou]

@Arun Kumar well, they do know genetic engineering China helping them to change their genes

[@hakan9502]

@chachi mogo The problem is rooted from the modern conception of nationhood, people think ethnicities, cultures had clear borders in the past like today, which is wrong, middle east was a big cauldron, everything was put into it and mixed together. Ghaznavids were Ghaznavids, they weren't Turkic, Persian or Afghan. A Turkic elite who adopted Persian as lingua franca ruled over a largely Afghan population, saying it was a Turkic state isn't entirely wrong, but it oversimplifies it.

[@emresar6364]

BTW Sultan Mahmud is first titleholder of "Sultan" title. There was no sultan title before him.

[@outsiderkk]

@I NSA Ofcourse it might be common. But malik was more common that that.

[@Hi5Ripon]

Sultan is an Arab title not Turkic

[@aadam9446]

I NSA Persian Language is much much older then Arabic, hope this sums it up

[@tubeysr]

Sultans came after Arab Caliphs. First real Sultan Kings were the Seljuks.

[@nasher_alhaq]

shah is much stronger name then sultan

[@raashidmohammed801]

Thank you for amazing and non biased videos kings & generals I appreciate it

[@SS-ug1qy]

I’m from Tajikistan 🇹🇯 where Ismail Samanid praised a lot but no one talks about his brother Mahmud. Love your channel sir! Keep up the great work.

[@DND480]

Махмуд газнави карлук прямой потомок нынешних УЗБЕКов

[@azi.q]

Ismail was a Tajik from balkh Afghanistan 🇦🇫

[@snatchedwig8777]

Ismail samani was a tajik from balkh 🇦🇫🌞

[@Lerenwordtleuker]

After alle these years of feasting on historical knowledge on the Mediterranean and Western European world and East-Asia these videos about Near-East, Central and Southern Asia are like a whole new banquet with sublime stories and peoples. What wonderful and intriguing histories do the descendants of these regions and empires have! You enrich the world. Proud to be a pupil to your cultures.

[@kazihaque7560]

What an appreciation :-) ... Kudos

[@22vx]

Excellent programming! Thanks K&G 👍

[@beatsbynowrose8946]

I was waiting for this episode from beginning.

[@Abdullah-zj2sj]

Mahmood of Ghazni was one of the greatest cavalry commanders in history, invading india successfully 17 times is not a joke.

[@lakshaynegi82]

@Mansoor Ahmed they literally had a book on war tactics called something "yudh shashtra" But the non-violence ideology and fighting against Afghans,persians,turks,arabs is no joke.They were hugely outnumbered.

[@Abdullah-zj2sj]

@Mansoor Ahmed The rajputs were Fearless warriors but without much mobility. They relied mostly on infantry. Mahmood used the cavalry masterfully. Just read the campaigns in depth before saying this.

[@Abdullah-zj2sj]

@Benjamin Franklin US mein kyu reh h agar deshbhakt h to? Koi jawab h?

[@servant-of-the-federation]

​@@benjaminfranklin2426 Bengals also won the first war

[@Aditya-vu4ey]

Your comment itself is a joke😂

[@harryashton7948]

Learnt so much about my own name, a great watch! Very much looking forward to part 2 ;)

[@KHK001]

As always! great video

[@AntonioBrandao]

I can't stand hearing about Raid Shadow Legends anymore.

[@tsarzamancorpdna]

its a fever dream we cant escape

[@nebsam7137]

Don't we all

[@Kyle-qd2sy]

This comment brought to you by Raid Shadow Legends

[@jordinagel1184]

It’s been a while since I saw an ad about that game, it’s almost nostalgic. Almost.

[@Suffering4Success]

I want to know the soundtracks they use rather than this mobile game

[@fatihk1194]

Ooo Ghaznavidz vs Seljuk Turks things are getting more and more interesting I cant wait to see this one. One of the most underrated subjects of Turkic history. I recommend you to make video of Mughal empire and Sultan Baburs life next time. And of course Taj Mahals story.😀

[@ugurkurshad]

@@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari1326 😂

[@BIGMrighthere]

Babur never claimed to be Sultan doe.

[@omgbruhohhellnahmanwtfman9558]

@@BIGMrighthere he is a malik

[@Argynov]

@@omgbruhohhellnahmanwtfman9558 he was a "Shah"

[@ILYAS-7]

​@@Argynov его прадед Тамерлан был Эмир

[@srknycl9188]

This is a great video and explains how memluks formed. I am waiting for their Egypt Era. Also you pronounce names nearly perfect. I believe you make a research for how names sound?

[@scottdearth1723]

Just a quick thanks - love your work!

[@mongke8745]

Exactly what I needed

[@sulaimansayyed5269]

Respect to Ghaznavid! He was also a powerful undefeatable commander in the world! He attacked different parts of South Asia 17x and was successful with all of them!

[@rafliysafariy9820]

Ghaznavid are Mamluk Turkic Alp Tigin governor of Samanid Dynasty Tajik !

[@bachakabul1532]

​@@rafliysafariy9820stfu its afg

[@omarmyousry]

Sabuktegin's story sounds a lot like Egypt's Mamluk Qutuz who also rose through the ranks until he became the ruler of the country and repelled the Mongols with Baibars at Ain Jalout

[@omarmyousry]

@Fwrus Uses Yeah I meant that they both had a Riches to Rags to Riches kind of story

[@user-wp7kg6qw1g]

Saifuddin Qutuz was nephew of Jalallidin .... last KhorezmShah. He was sold to Egypt when he was a boy. The same boy who was sold became an Amir and defeated Mongols. A boy whose family have been slaughtered end up slaughtering mongols in Palestine.

[@rafliysafariy9820]

Qutuz is Turkman and Saboktagin is Karluk !

[@user-om1hj6rz7s]

@@rafliysafariy9820 Quttuz is also Karluk

[@rafliysafariy9820]

@@user-om1hj6rz7sSayf Aldin Qutuz son of Jalal Aldin Minguberdi Turkmen Begdli/Oghuz

[@ayazayaz2245]

Can't wait for the next episode

[@-RONNIE]

Appreciate the video 👍🏻

[@DeccanPS]

Finally a video on some interesting Indian topic!! Hope you come up with more such gems, especially Gupta and Chola empires exploits across the canvass of Indian subcontinent. Keep the knowledge flowing👍

[@tanveersakib2494]

Indians got wrecked here, that's interesting to you lol ?

[@adityasinghjadoun6675]

@@tanveersakib2494 He's probably a follower of religion of peace.

[@inzu4151]

@@tanveersakib2494 more like exposing the religion of peace

[@sami123yz]

@@adityasinghjadoun6675 avg pindus coping in comments

[@rishavkumar1250]

@@sami123yz average Chuslims thinking themselves to be Caliph while repairing Punctures

[@somerandomrpgenthusiast8451]

This doco is fairly useful, since I'm planning on doing a story that features slave soldiers. Good to see history channels that make consistently good content

[@ILYAS-7]

Династии империи Хорезмшахов тоже изначально были рабы и ещё Сайфутдин Кутуз ставший правитель Мамлюков тоже в детстве этого мальчика, монголы его продали на рабство и мальчик из рабство поднялся до главе государства мамлюков и в решающем войне мамлюки во главе Сайфутдин Кутуза против монголов одержали победа над монголов... Кстати Сайфутдин Кутуз тоже из семьи Хорезмшахов, сын родная сестра последний Султан Джалал адъ Дина

[@somerandomrpgenthusiast8451]

@@ILYAS-7 Yeah, and Qutuz is mentioned to have ripped his helmet off so his men could be inspired by his presence, and he managed to lead a charge that pushed back the Mongols at Ain Jalut. And afterward, he got murdered by his own men for his efforts, in typical Mamluk fashion.

[@ILYAS-7]

​@@somerandomrpgenthusiast8451 Его убил Бейбарс, Бейбарс был один из военный начальником армии Мамлюков и он тоже по происхождению Тюрк как и Сайфутдин Китуз. В конце правления Султан Бейбарса тоже отравили его и убили. То ист карма настигла его за то что когда-то он убил Сайфутдин Китуза...

[@somerandomrpgenthusiast8451]

@@ILYAS-7 I remember Baybars and Qutuz had prior fought against each other and only worked together due to the Mongols being the greater foe. Then afterward Baybars and his supporters took the chance to kill Qutuz while he was hunting. The amount of infighting and assassinations in the Mamluk Sultanate was insane

[@vladmatei7658]

Really interesting subject. Been a fan from 200k. Nice.

[@tonit4233]

These videos are truly amazing. I would love to see a video on tsar Ivailo the peasant emperor of Bulgaria.

[@amger3067]

Great as always, a video series on the ethiopian kingdoms would be great as well.

[@evanwright3443]

This is awesome I was just playing as this faction in medieval 2 total war broken crescent

[@fazelifazelullah6106]

Thanks for introducing us to historical research

[@enesbilge1646]

excellent videos recently bro ghaznavids and ottoman-portuquese wars keep them coming pls!

[@OsmanOsmanHan]

Ghaznavid TURKS. Karakhanid Turks. I love how they “forget” to mention this in the west, when talking about all those turkish empires.

[@spikelol9928]

yeap and they never forget to mention mongols even if they arent involved.

[@OsmanOsmanHan]

@Woiller- Relic TURK.

[@InVinoVeratas]

Well, they’re quick to forget whatever history doesn’t suit their narrative. As an indigenous of the continent, I know firsthand how they like to forget they tried to wipe out people out. Also this sort of history is really specific to this region, and frankly most people don’t care to learn anything outside of their own “country”. I do it because learning about history is awesome, and also you tend to notice how things move in circles, compared to the past. Events tend to correlate, though not exactly replicate past events, like how 100 years ago from now was also a time of pandemic and recession... And also more relevant to this video, 102 years ago, the Ottoman Empire would be defeated in 1918, and disbanded by 1921.

[@SantomPh]

they are not "Turks". They are Ghazni's royal House so they are the Ghazanavids. They were Turkic by culture but also heavily Persianized by education and literacy. When looking at them they looked more like the Persians than the Turks. Look at the city names, none of them sound Turkish at all.

[@OsmanOsmanHan]

@@SantomPh lol ok. Of course they are Turks...

[@farshidmon3777]

I have not started and i am already excitted. Thanks for sharing our history. I have read some chapters of Beihaghi's history, which was written at that time

[@user-gm6xy4qd3k]

المسلمين ليس الأتراك لأن السلطان محمود تم تعيينه من قبل خليفة المسلمين العام في بغداد

[@farshidmon3777]

@@user-gm6xy4qd3k I do not understand

[@fifargamer]

Thank you so much now i can use this for my history project

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

I'm so early it hasn't been Demonetized yet

[@zeeshana4444]

Kings and Generals never disappoint any one.

[@jonathanpriel5013]

Great video! thanks.

[@user-ib5ej5cz1o]

This is amazing

[@umayyadball4126]

Yes! We need more of these kinds of videos by K&G on the Islamic Golden Age!

[@maxkhan5044]

As a Karluk turk (uzbek) I feel the history of our ancestors

[@payambeigi1689]

History of your ancestors starts with Genghiz The Mongol

[@marioluigi4176]

Dude keep it going 😃😃

[@sumitsingh7835]

Regions where Turkic people ruled or inhabited or controlled were took over by Mongols that caused Turkic Tribes to move in to different directions (regions ) and they were also recruited by Arabs to Ward off Mongols since Turkic people and Mongols were from the similar regions and had similar nomadic culture .

[@lastkhwarezmianshah8714]

Sebuk Tegin and Mahmud of Ghazni were the awesome Turkic commanders of history. I am proud of being Turk 🇦🇿🇹🇲🇹🇷🇰🇿🇺🇿🇰🇬

[@naeemislam9820]

And Muslim most importantly.

[@lastkhwarezmianshah8714]

@@naeemislam9820 Yes of course ☪️

[@ramirez4295]

🤣😂 Turkic 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lastkhwarezmianshah8714]

@@ramirez4295 What is the funny thing ?

[@ramirez4295]

@@lastkhwarezmianshah8714 from Afghanistan not Turkic 🤣🤣

[@AshishMishra-ny7xn]

Plz Make Video On Maratha Empire😍😊

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G .

[@Kowsar_Mehdi]

I like your videos very much Keep it up bro.

[@malikshah6081]

Commander of the faithful, wali amir al-muminin, sword of Allah, holy Warrior, Sultan of the east, Yamīn ad-Dawlah Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd Ibn Sebüktegīn. 17 legendary campaigns, 0 defeats. Great video!

[@malikshah6081]

Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīra al-Makhzūmī was a great Muslim hero, a warrior, a gazi, a mujhid! May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, bless him, his family, reward him and grant him the highest rank in Jannah.

[@user-ou7bf1nd9b]

Sword of allah is khalide ibn al walied not some slave

[@azidahaka8543]

@@user-ou7bf1nd9b just because he is a slave doesn't mean he's less than any person because of islam.

[@Throwthatassback737]

Seljuq Turks enslaved arabs for 500 years, until their british and french boyfriends saved them in the 1900s.@@user-ou7bf1nd9b

[@abdullahsagga7195]

It is interesting how different the institution of slavery in the caliphate from that in Europe or later the new world. Slaves in the caliphate were often highly educated, well trained, and held high positions of power second only to the caliph or even becoming rulers themselves such as those of the mamluk empire. This is vastly different from the poorly educated slave Labour institutions that we know about in the US for example where even educated slave were not allowed to read or write, and were forcibly stripped from their identities and home languages. It took the west over 1200 years to elect its first person of colour as president in the US. It seems that the Muslim world was way ahead of its time in the 800s. Ps: Not justifying slavery, it is just an observation.

[@3RTUGRULBEY1990]

USA Still has Slavery Today most of the Prison Population are Blacks and Mexicans, who are used as Cheap Labor this is called "The Prison Industrial Complex"

[@rusi6219]

Ye and their first POC president was a gay lol

[@MusicismoreImportant]

Slavery began in Mesopotamia 1200 bc @and highest illiteracy is still in Yemen and Afghanistan and Mali

[@MusicismoreImportant]

Lol color is the only thing Middle Eastern countries are still so backwards they will never have a Christian or jew rule and your talking about others being backward 😅

[@brokenbridge6316]

This was very informative. I can tell that I will like this series of video's. But when are you going to do your next video on the Imjin War. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@Hari-pi2tx]

Good explanation 👍

[@88kjk75]

The tale of the slave-turned-emperor Sabuktegin is a fascinating and awesome epic of struggles hardships of life, a tale wich would not be possible if Sabuktegin didn't play Raid:Sahdow Legends, the most ambitious...

[@HistoryofAztlan]

The founder of the Saffarids, precursors to the Safavids and Ghaznavids, was a coppersmith who moved and became a warrior who eventually gained enough power to become independent.

[@rafliysafariy9820]

Saffarid is origin Persian Sunni Muslim Persian Sistan and Tabaristan and Safavid is Azeri Turkish Azerbaijani Shi'ite Muslim not 💯Persian !

[@zxera9702]

Saffarid fought against the khilafat e Abbasia isn't that bad

[@rafliysafariy9820]

@@zxera9702 saffarid sunni muslim(persian) ghaznavid sunni muslim(turkic)

[@farzinfrank2553]

The mix of Turks and Persians is pre historical as legend of shahnameg and turaan iran wars. Stories of bijan and manijeh and rostam and afrasib

[@rafliysafariy9820]

@@farzinfrank2553 Rostam and Sohrab the Tajik men?

[@markusskram4181]

Love The vid

[@seasidedreams6766]

love your videos, I wish you could do the true pronunciation of "KH" and "GH" , your videos are amazing

[@ahmadibrahim5112]

Everything you mentioned is 100% true!It is completely same as in our history school books in Pakistan 🇵🇰.Hats off to you !Mahmoud Ghazna is known in Pakistan as Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi.He is one of the most famous and appreciated Muslim leader

[@ahmadibrahim5112]

Rajasekar Srinivasan hahaha it is in history that your so called preachers offered bribery to leave the temple but we hate bribery and it is hated in every religion so go to Kashmir and see your humanity

[@zuboy4272]

@@ahmadibrahim5112 Don't cry when we destroy mosques , we are just tasting the medicine you brought :)

[@ahmadibrahim5112]

Rajasekar Srinivasan Lagta hai aap ko ghussa aagya hai 😂

[@ahmadibrahim5112]

Rajasekar Srinivasan Should we stop now ?

[@danishawan8778]

@@ahmadibrahim5112 ZUBOY or inn jese idol worshipers ke han jo bacha peda hota hai wo Mehmood Ghaznavi Rehmaullah ka darr le ker peda hota hai, chotay se bachay ke samnay naam lo wo chalang maar ke agay pichay dekhta Mehmud Sultan to nae agay😂

[@fareezfairuz4177]

What a great time to learn about the Ghaznavids when you're playing as Ghurid Sultanate in MK1212 AD😆

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice historical video showing how several races of humans conjunction and interference through historical events thanks for sending

[@sunandasen5517]

Excellent ! I have s request , if possible make a video about the Ghurids.

[@Daradajee]

Should have included more on the Hindu Shahan of Kabul, the last Hindu Dynasty in Southern Central Asia. Jayapala and Anandapala put up quite a fight against the Ghazanavids.

[@NightRider0101]

Hindu word didn't exist then.

[@farhansadozai9167]

Jaypal was last Punjabi Rajput hindu Ruler of modern day Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. He fought graciously against Pashtun and Turk warriors but couldn't save the integrity of Hindu shahi kingdom

[@AWMuSick]

@@NightRider0101 Kudos to your Knowledge 👍

[@animedubbed7982]

@@AWMuSick hes actually right, the word hindu was coined somewhere around 16th/17th century. The original word was sindhu(people of sindh). The persians used to call them hindu, hence came forth the word hindu. Hindu is more like a nationality than religious identity.

[@AWMuSick]

@@animedubbed7982 16-17th Century ? You sure ? 😂😂😂 Google Hindu Shahi Dynasty and look at the Ruling Period it is indeed termed by Persians but you are terribly misinformed on the Century and Dates, that's why my Congratulations to him and you for Enlightening me 🙏🏼

[@sweet-sourchicken8610]

The Idol breaker? we need him once more to break K-pop idols and their fans.

[@enesakhan4032]

that title would make him sound like he is some kinda idol hunter or idol fucker in Japan :D :D

[@kretorskertoqul262]

10/10 would be a great hentai to watch

[@Shahanshah101]

His army was defeated multiple times in India

[@edmbkn5258]

@@Shahanshah101 hahaha whose army? Mahmud Ghaznavid army? He invaded India 17 times and declared as the conqueror wherever he went in India. You better not to follow your local history teacher and read some unbiased historians.

[@vibegovernment9283]

@@edmbkn5258 conqueror by whom? Your islamic historians? Yeah pretty unbiased I have say.

[@justworship0570]

really appreciate it bro, salam from Dagestan!

[@aadil7302]

Hi Salam.from Ghazna ,,

[@jusuferg9945]

Thank you!! I neber knew this.

[@IchNzr]

This Persinite Empire is something I heard recurringly in History but I had no concrete Idea of this entity. Well explained and wonderful video again.

[@Zellonite]

Mahmud Ghaznavi is so under rated. I've read a bit about him, the guy was crazy and inttresting.

[@hacerdemirel9833]

Very good. Thank you.

[@lordxarmand8811]

Warband mods keep getting better and better

[@nohyani321]

Well commented by Abdullah The opportunity for social mobility which islam provides is unmatched throughout history . Slaves becoming great kings was very common throughout medieval islamic history . Other than the Ghaznavids , we have Mamluk ( Slave ) dynasty of Egypt ruling it for nearly three centuries . We have Mamluk dynasty in India , established and ruled by the former slaves of the Ghorid king Muizuddin . Malik Amber etc ... You won't find this change of fortunes from zero to hero in other cultures . The slavery which was practiced by muslims was radically different from western notion of slavery . Islam gave slaves their proper rights and commanded it's adherents to treat them well .

[@angusyang5917]

Don't forget the Mamluks of Egypt and Iraq as well.

[@zuboy4272]

So what dumbass , raping , pillaging and destroying was common in Islam as in any other

[@mesutozer9296]

Yalan

[@turkicinancitengri1961]

@@mesutozer9296 katiksiz yalan ( undiluted lies )

[@secondchannel1523]

Complete nonsense as usual

[@scourgeofgodattila579]

I think you should tell about the war between the Gokturks and the Sassanids.(628 Goktürks Sassanids war)Also, the Gökturks won the Mongols in four of the four wars and expelled them from Central Asia.(Göktürks Juan juan wars)

[@yes619]

Love it

[@SadiqKhan-io6tq]

Nice video

[@hkarmy7526]

Nice

[@parveshbisht4955]

Somnath temple was rebuild again after India got independence

[@lakshaynegi82]

@@shafqatishan437 India is reaching mars and you are still trying to break the time. All right,but by the time you do that we will have another temple on Mars lol

[@shauryajoshi364]

@@shafqatishan437 keep dreaming. We have endured worse calamities and torment. We cannot be vanquished.

[@parveshbisht4955]

@@shafqatishan437 haha keep dreaming jihadi

[@1BASITSHAH]

@@lakshaynegi82 "InDiA iS rEaChInG mArS" abey loru, Mars pe jaa kr kia ukhaar liya tum logon ne han? 🤣 khud ki 25% se zyada population ghurbat se neechy ki zindagi guzar rahi hy aor ye bc is baat pr khush hain k Mars pr pohanch chuky hain LMFAO

[@zuboy4272]

@@shafqatishan437 When , since 70 years gazwa e hind is pending , last time in 1971 pakistan tried gazwa e hind , they lost their half :)

[@ChickPro]

Very nice documentary ... Excellent narrative for events ..

[@AHSANALI-tb3hs]

These conqueror left a great impact in the region of Subcontinent and Central Asia. They are one of the reasons why Pakistan and Turkey shares such a strong bond to this day despite sharing no borders. I would like you to give details about their administrative skills and how effectively they manage their empires for so long. For example one of his famous general Ayaz who was the governor of Lahore and known for his administrative skills.

[@roshant6964]

LOL cute the vast majority of Pakistan is of Indian decent sweetheart not of Turkic decent

[@AHSANALI-tb3hs]

@@roshant6964 i never said vast majority of Pakistanis are of Turkic descent. I don't know why are you assuming that.

[@akshaykirtilamghare1319]

Bollywood and moosewala more famous in pak than turkish ertrugul. Many pak singers atif asam, rahat fateh ali are very famous in india.

[@zuboy4272]

He did left a great impact in India , Hindus realized that like they gave land to zoros , those zoros who talked about how their whole culture and civilization as raped and converted weren't exaggerated

[@roshant6964]

@@zuboy4272 what??😄