The Mongol Invasion of Ukraine

[@HistoryDose]

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[@valkyrie7837]

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[@kt.nukegorthon9674]

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[@lostintime519]

was no fucking Ukrainaaaa then, though.

[@lostintime519]

@Frank Time yeah, they will do just anything to cash up.

[@lglubbock7593]

mongol invasion of rus not ukraine cut the propaganda

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[@jan8742]

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[@IWasBornAFreeGreek]

at that historical moment Ukraine DID NOT EXIST. Stop the nonsense. In fact, the Mongol invasion divided the Russian principalities and because of the territorial vastness, the Surjik dialect appeared, which you incompetents call the Ukrainian language. big dislike

[@somefuckstolemynick]

@Synthet1cc Dan Davis History is pretty neat.

[@prestonangel448]

Mongol History is just so interesting to learn about.

[@icecoldchilipreppers]

Nothing like the Islamic enslavement of half the known world. The Mongolians taught Europe how to do slavery and burned China into the ground so bad it put them like 200 years back. Probably the worst/most destructive empire in human history.

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am so unpretty 😭 When I go to the bank, they turn the cameras off. At least I am a big star on KZbin. So don't feel too bad for me, dear pres

[@fidelio9301]

@@AxxLAfriku wut…..

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@fidelio9301 Yep, I can't seem to work him out either. Dose he think he's some kind of poet? I dunno, but it's the only thing I can come up with.

[@fidelio9301]

@@frenzalrhomb6919 probably a spammer

[@theballadofkobirae7431]

The mongols were my favorite historical empire. I always got frustrated why they never had a great appearance in fantasy or film is beyond me

[@disconnected7737]

Half their exploits are absolutely fantastical.

[@alphonsusfuller7163]

Cause they are brutal and their acheivements are not something one should put in a film

[@mrpopo5097]

@@alphonsusfuller7163 the stupidity

[@smoovy211]

@@alphonsusfuller7163 lies. they promoted tf out of vikings and their achevements are not admiring

[@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS]

@@smoovy211 TWO CENTURIES AGO AUSTRIAN COLONIZERS CHOPPING AFRICAN CHILDREN'S LIMBS

[@kaybevang536]

The mongol invasions of china , Central Asia , the Middle East and Eastern Europe was almost apocalyptic ....

[@blastofo]

So were the macedonians, the imperial romans, the British during the age of sail, and the nazis.

[@Truthbetold367]

@@blastofonot as devastating (maybe Nazi and WW2 is an exception) as the Mongols

[@jamesschaller753]

@@blastofonot even close to the same. Those people werent massacring and burning every city they encountered ! They formed empires and incorporated taken cities into their own empires…😂 Nazis well of course thats true and common sense..everyone else you listed…yeah not the same bro you’re reaching hard asf

[@blastofo]

@@jamesschaller753 They destroyed the first settlement on a campaign to scare the rest into submitting without a fight, but they typically didn't kill people that didn't resist, or make the mistake of slaughtering their envoys. Ghenkis Khan was a product of his environment. Later mongol rulers like Kublai Khan were different. China flourished under their Yuan dynasty. Trade, academics, art, religious tolerance, all were improved under mongol rule.

The Chinese inflicted the most damage to the Mongols at least. It took the Mongols 80 years to subjugate China and millions of deaths on both sides.

[@sarven5974]

Not just Ukraine, more like all of Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, etc even Poland!

[@RomanumChristum]

@@sarven5974 not much of Poland but they did incur into Romania and Hungary

[@josecano9210]

@@RomanumChristum didn’t they sack as far west as Vienna?

[@Kagemusha08]

I'm subscribed to just about every major history channel, but rarely do I go back and watch their backlog. Think I'm gonna do that here. Thanks for fantastic content.

[@HistoryDose]

Awesome. Let me know which one you like the best!

[@historywithhilbert]

Very interesting - I'd already wondered how that first meeting between the Rus and the westward-bound Mongols went down. Great video! May I ask, do you do the artwork for your videos yourself? The images are gorgeous!

[@HistoryDose]

Yes! Two-brother team here. One does the art/editing and the other the research/narration

[@historywithhilbert]

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@@HistoryDose Utmost respect to you two.

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Consistently amazing content. You have a recipe for an incredibly successful channel. 10/10 story telling and artwork, love these videos and hope to see you grow.

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks Jacob!

[@cesaryaelmurillo4367]

Can't agree more!

[@MrStolboy]

propaganda

[@jordanbell4736]

Propaganda, propagating what?

[@jordanbell4736]

By my Latin memory, propaganda would be a gerundive, something that is to be propagated literally

[@samanthazeiger1553]

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[@Rogerever]

This video is straight made up revisionist false history. Danilo NEVER scored a single victory in battle over the Mongols.

[@choccows]

It was amazing how the Mongols could have moved such large armies such great distances.

[@Aramaru-yx9hz]

Their nomadic lifestype plus horses make up for great mobility

[@naturalfreehuman]

how did they feed both human and animal alike on such journeys especially with such numbers? makes ya wonder. that ain't easy. history the mystery...

[@righthandstep5]

@@naturalfreehuman strong genes dude. Strong genes. Makes sense given the lack of woods in Mongolia.

[@naturalfreehuman]

@@righthandstep5 ya, it's still beyond. that's massive amounts of people. you need something to eat... cheers!

[@_Sadsack_]

@@naturalfreehuman well… There is a reason you do not want to lose a war. When you lose, everything that was yours is no longer yours. Your house, food, material, life, ideas, wife, sons, and daughters. Everything is taken and made someone else’s. That is how you feed and entertain your army.

[@napolien1310]

I've watched a lot of historical videos from different channels I always watch them and heard them like studying history, but your videos feels like I'm watching a movie or reading a book the music, visuals, your way with words I feel like I'm living through it I start imagining myself on the boots of those you talk about truly impressive keep it up.

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks! We go to painstaking lengths to try to achieve exactly that, so it’s nice to hear it worked for you.

[@napolien1310]

@@HistoryDose truly remarkable work the Stilicho video and Dumas I got teary eyed in those and I'm a 27 years old man.

[@tpachalski]

@@napolien1310 the Dumas video is a masterpiece. The best vídeo in this channel in my opnion

[@dismas8884]

this video is full of historical inaccuracies and fabricated stories.

[@davidk6269]

If you are interested in the Mongol invasion of Russia, an excellent book to read is James Chambers' book: "The Devil's Horsemen". It is a fantastic read for anyone interested in the early Mongol campaigns. Very accessible prose and highly-engaging, not dry and academic.

[@rootsrockreggae4192]

Gracias homie

[@vikey1764]

David, there was no Russia in XIII century. There was a medieval state called Rus with it’s capital city in Kyiv. The word Russia appeared in XVIII century as a Greek spelling of Rus, when Moscovite tsar Peter the Great decided to rebrand the Moscovy into a more noble something. He picked the Rus and named his state as Russia

[@dmitryvladimirskiy6940]

Wrong, Petter the great turned Russian Czardom into an empire, and before the Czardom (which was established in 1547), Russian Principalities were a thing, moreover it’s arguable whether the title of the capital at the time meant anything beyond a title of the oldest city. Russian Principalities and the word Russia/Russian appeared long before XVIII

[@kirya7177]

@@dmitryvladimirskiy6940 There was no "Russia" "long before XVIII". This word wasn't used in any of the old maps before.

[@stepankotyk8823]

@@kirya7177 you will be surprised if you read new russian history

[@lucask2396]

This channel is SO good. More Mongol History pls.

[@scintillam_dei]

Dai Viet beat the Mongols 3 TIMES! :V

[@ikscdmdegi6954]

@@scintillam_dei 😂 no.

[@vickytaspartan]

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[@Rogerever]

This video is straight made up revisionist false history. Danilo NEVER scored a single victory in battle over the Mongols.

[@brutongaster859]

@@Rogerever yeah he did

[@Polnisch_StalkerPL]

During this period, there wasn't Ukraine nor Russia. There was a 'Rus'. For me this is a fundamental mistake in title of video.

[@glib4571]

The word Ukraine already existed and was used to describe a certain regions Ruś in the Duchy of Pereyaslav. Now the word Ruś was only applied to the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv and Pereyaslav. Neither Novgorod nor Suzdal, Vladimir, nor even Galicia (till the creation of the Kingdom of Ruthenia) were called Ruś. You can read old novgorod, ipatiivski, lavrentiivski chronicles still available nowadays, and you'll see all those regions were put in contrast to Rus, which was in nowadays Ukraine. Other regions were called Ruś only when there was a need to emphasize on their subjection to Rus (meaning subjection to Kyiv and Ruthenians living there). Even slavic tribes of other regions used to call themselves differently: while people from Kyiv, Pereyaslav and Chernihiv used to call themselves Rusyny (meaning Ruthenians), Novgorodians and Pskovians were called Sloveny. And the lands of modern Moscow were mainly populated by finnougric tribes. This means that by that time there already existed different slavic and non-slavic ethnicities within the federation. The core of Ruś was in Kyiv, and Ruthenians as an ethnicity formed around Kyiv, they still live there, only the name has changed, because the region of Ruś called Ukraine spreaded its influence upon other regions. And there's nothing weird in it, there are many examples of such changes among other peoples: Lechia to Poland, Dacia to Romania, Muscovy to Russia. Nobody has a doubt that Lechia is basically Poland, yet people still think that Ukrainians "appeared out of nowhere". What's the reason of such ambiguity? Ukrainians used their original name (Rusyn) up until WW2 in Galicia, up until the beginning of XXth century in its north-eastern regions (Chernihiv) and still kept it nowadays in the most isolated mountain regions of Transcarpathia. Thus calling Ruś "Ukraine" is not a mistake. It's just another name of the same entity. And it's just the same as calling Lechia "Poland", but nobody gets mad due to the latter.

[@Polnisch_StalkerPL]

@@glib4571 I meaned, that historical name of the state ruled by Rurikhids was Kievan Rus. The geographical regions was called Red Rus, Black Rus, White Rus and so on. Maybe they used the name Ukraine, but I think, that was used for describing geographical region covering the ares around Kiev.

[@Azog150]

@@Polnisch_StalkerPL I mean it easier for a modern audience to understand the title of the video by using the modern geographical distinction no? "The Mongol Invasion of the Kievan Rus" might be good for the the out-and-out history nerds, but not for most others.

[@maryanchabursky9148]

The lands locared between the Syan and Don rivers was refured to as "Vkrayina" (meaning "in land") as far back as 1147. With time the peoples of the region adopted the name to differentiate themselves from their norther cousins who userped the name Rus' for themselves.

[@grim789]

Yeah but most people might not know that so I don't fault him for using that in the title anyway.

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[@HistoryDose]

I will add that to the list of potential topics! I'd want a good chunk of production time to do it properly. Thanks, Frosty

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

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[@purevjavterbish33]

@@HistoryDose I am mongol,writing from Mongolia.This empire was the most powerful military super power 🔥💥👹in all human history,much strong than -Romans,British e,Nazy Germany,USSR & USA.Only short reign of Great Khans-Ugedei 1229-1241,Guek 1246-1248,Munke 1251-1259 and 40 years civil war prevented to occopy all Eurasia continent,muslim sountries in North Africa ,Japan.

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[@IndeeshMukhopadhyay]

By far the best historical story teller on this platform

[@rudylutz2085]

Except for the fact that the title is historically false.

[@damikey18]

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[@glib4571]

@@rudylutz2085 it's not incorrect. The word Ukraine already existed and was used to describe a certain regions Ruś in the Duchy of Pereyaslav. Now the word Ruś was only applied to the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv and Pereyaslav. Neither Novgorod nor Suzdal, Vladimir, nor even Galicia (till the creation of the Kingdom of Ruthenia) were called Ruś. You can read old novgorod, ipatiivski, lavrentiivski chronicles still available nowadays, and you'll see all those regions were put in contrast to Rus, which was in nowadays Ukraine. Other regions were called Ruś only when there was a need to emphasize on their subjection to Rus (meaning subjection to Kyiv and Ruthenians living there). Even slavic tribes of other regions used to call themselves differently: while people from Kyiv, Pereyaslav and Chernihiv used to call themselves Rusyny (meaning Ruthenians), Novgorodians and Pskovians were called Sloveny. And the lands of modern Moscow were mainly populated by finnougric tribes. This means that by that time there already existed different slavic and non-slavic ethnicities within the federation. The core of Ruś was in Kyiv, and Ruthenians as an ethnicity formed around Kyiv, they still live there, only the name has changed, because the region of Ruś called Ukraine spreaded its influence upon other regions. And there's nothing weird in it, there are many examples of such changes among other peoples: Lechia to Poland, Dacia to Romania, Muscovy to Russia. Nobody has a doubt that Lechia is basically Poland, yet people still think that Ukrainians "appeared out of nowhere". What's the reason of such ambiguity? Ukrainians used their original name (Rusyn) up until WW2 in Galicia, up until the beginning of XXth century in its north-eastern regions (Chernihiv) and still kept it nowadays in the most isolated mountain regions of Transcarpathia. Thus calling Ruś "Ukraine" is not a mistake. It's just another name of the same entity. And it's just the same as calling Lechia "Poland", but nobody gets mad due to the latter.

[@totem311]

@@rudylutz2085 🗿

[@bdleo300]

absolutely incorrect, 100% revisionism. No "ukraine" existed in 13 th century, not even theoretically, it's laughable to claim so. The word itself means frontier, kray/kraina in every slavic language, not a country. "Kievan Rus" (or Kyivan or whatever) wasn't called Kievan either, only Rus. Ruthenia also means Rus-land, land of Rus, bastarnized latin name. People of Paris call themselves Parisians, so I guess they are a nation according to this ridiculous twisted 'logic'.

[@oumuamua1602]

The animation, and narration for your videos are so good, that I wish you uploaded more often, but at the same time, you can't rush perfection. Keep up the great work!

[@HistoryDose]

Thank you!! New video out on Saturday

[@Rogerever]

This video is straight made up revisionist false history. Danilo NEVER scored a single victory in battle over the Mongols.

[@austinlester1683]

What a absolute insane time to have been existing during such invasions I can honestly not even fathom facing such problems coming from 2022 in the United States.

[@brankobradas1147]

You will retake your land in upcoming race war.

[@thisnthat7760]

The Mongols were barbaric and those were the baddest of times to be alive... But That's just a Trailer... According to The Bible,The worse is yet TO COME.

[@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory]

Great to see this finally released: absolutely stunning artwork, and narration!

[@HistoryDose]

Thank you again for all the help with this!

[@icecoldchilipreppers]

@@HistoryDose I love how you included a non existent Ukraine into the story for clicks/algo. Smart man.

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

So glad to be working with you in this project

[@sachi8483]

8:46 This is peak content right here. The visuals the narration as you reacall the Rus rebellion against the mongols followed with the music is simply gorgeus.

[@skullrevenant9573]

Yeah that's my favorite oart of this vid

[@maheshrathod5593]

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[@TheFlyingFish692]

Good old boy moment 😂

[@Chicken_cocknballsoup7376]

@@maheshrathod5593 I love it when the millions of hindus got butchered by mughals (mongolian descendants) and couldn't do shit but prey about it. Peak content. 😇

[@maheshrathod5593]

@@Chicken_cocknballsoup7376 I was actually trying to be pro mongol here. At 8:46 he narrates how Ukrainians slaughtered Mongols. My emoji was actually targeted against that...

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[@Strat-Guides]

Another great video! Watching your videos always gives me a sense of what it was like being alive back then. Thank you for all the hard work!

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[@stephenjohn2131]

Good to see you here brother! Your videos on Khuzait Khanate are very interesting!

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[@ratchetandclancfan]

Unlike other history channels your videos just can't be played in the background.... too damn captivating!

[@PlantagenetRose]

Danilo’s initial cowardess in leaving his lands seems to be a blessing, he was later able to gather people to fight against the invaders. Creating an even better empire than before.

[@O-oo3uu]

An empire overlooked and payed homage to their overlords the Mongols

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I'm so glad to have discovered this channel. You and your brother are doing a fantastic job, never stop putting out amazing content like this!

[@polepino]

Can you do a video on the actual tactics that the Mongols used to defeat their heavier armored and more numerous enemies? I remember reading/hearing about how the Mongols were lightly armored with leather and silk and used repeated hunting techniques, attack and retreat, to draw out and tire their opponents who thought they were running away. The silk would not break against arrow heads and could be pulled to pull out the arrow from the flesh.

[@sosig6445]

The narrative visuals and sound effects during the mongol conquests gave an apocaliptic feel and the Rus rebellion/counterattack gives such heroic vibes to their struggle They must have felt like they were fighting the last war on earth and the end of the world is closing, as they fought for their very survival against an enemy of apocaliptic scale and talent for warfare and destruction, from a far away land many of them never heard of, as entire civilisations clashed for the fate of Entire Eastern Europe, it must have took the courage of true heroes to rise up in arms even after they witnessed the power of their foe before and the dire consequence of insubordination.

[@theofficialderps6676]

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He's not alone 😅

[@Larsgman]

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[@ViaExsanguinate]

It would be neat to see a short on the battle of Legnica. As depressing as that battle was to read about, I think you and your brother could bring it to life in a way that hasn’t been done yet!

[@akhancj9]

Battle of Legnica is the beast !!

[@pinchevulpes]

I want to see Kalka river and princes get crushed under platform 😢

[@ViaExsanguinate]

@@pinchevulpes also brutal and underrated!

[@Kevin-qt4vy]

Nah, do the battle of MOHI. That one is a brilliant tactician from General Subutai!

[@linasma235]

Traditionally, historians considered this battle of Legnica victory for the Europeans, who, although they won, suffered huge losses, including the death of the Polish duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, who led the battles. At this point, the Allies are believed to have suffered a crushing defeat.After the Battle of Legnica, part of the Mongol army remained to plunder Poland, part joined the main forces in Hungary

[@tpachalski]

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[@thefriedrice4489]

Absolutely incredible! I will never get enough of the art work and especially love the art at 9:33 gives me pellenor fields from lord of the rings vibes! Keep up the great work!

[@Blue_cheese.]

The cool part is this is history and actually happened!

[@captmack007]

....in an alliance of elves and men...

[@furioussherman7265]

Something I think is especially interesting about the Mongol invasion of the Kyivan Rus is that Subutai's tactics and strategy in fighting them would heavily influence the Russian military over 700 years later. In part by studying how he operated, Soviet military theorists in the 1920s and '30s were able to create the Deep Battle theory that would be used to great effect in defeating the Nazi invasion during World War Two.

[@CA-jz9bm]

Fun fact Kyievan Rus never existed There is literally not a single source in existence from 900-1300 time that says that Kyevan Rus is a thing

[@puujeelkhagva8575]

@@CA-jz9bmso the Rurukids are just a myth?

[@CA-jz9bm]

@@puujeelkhagva8575 no, we have plenty of sources about them

[@BR0984]

@@CA-jz9bm then what did the Rurikids rule over

[@CA-jz9bm]

@@BR0984 Rus

[@ConorTQuinn]

The editing on this is so great! It gives me a moment of fear when the music swells for the Mongols attacking the city of Kiev.

[@pro61ema]

The story is straight to the point. Thanks to the author for the work!

[@cmonman85]

“Never fight the same enemy too often or you will teach him everything you know of war.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

[@kingk4934]

Art is 100% and story telling is 100% what more can you ask for

[@OrangePillow815]

I love the small details you guys put in like the Mongol war chants. Amazing video as always!

[@bennyblanc100]

Im gonna keep this short and sweet. A lot of great history channels out there, But this shit right here , takes the cake! Keep em comin . Shout out from The Bronx NY

[@HenryHoang-x]

One of the reasons the Mongols were so effective was because their society runs by merits, if you are competent, you will reach high places, they don't care if you are not part of the Mongol race as long as you are loyal and competent. While I doubt any other country had any general that was not part of the nobility.

[@Ragnarok__]

It seems it didn't work out very well, Mongol Empire only lasted a few decades. Destroyed by their own swords.

[@HenryHoang-x]

@@Ragnarok__ this is not why they collapsed , they collapsed because the empire was too vast, and influence can not reach the entire empire, it’s basically a bunch of vassal states connected to each other, have their own ruler, which is why China keep breaking up every hundred years or so, Genghis Khan used his influence to keep them together so when he died, they all went their own way. Telecommunications is probably one of the greatest inventions because whenever you execute an order, the recipient will get it instantly, this is a great tool to maintain power over lower ranking officials. Whenever something happens, like a rebellion, the authorities will get the news instantly and crush them before it gets out of hand.

[@LuanNguyen-qj7zb]

a few decades? try 200 years ruling the largest empire in history 🤣 the only reason they collapse was due internal conflicts.

[@japantarzan3551]

​@@LuanNguyen-qj7zb in actuality, Mongol Empire only lasted for a century from early 1200s to early 1300s. They were at the height of power in these 100 years. Before early 1200s, Genghis was limited to battles in the Mongolian steppe and after early 1300s Mongol Empire was crushed

[@TheMaulam12345]

@@LuanNguyen-qj7zb largest empty empire in history

[@grim789]

Crazy these people existed our troubles seem so trivial compared to those of history. Wars must have been unimaginably brutal.

[@dspsblyuth]

Back then you didn’t have to pay income tax and rent

[@eonthinker100yrago8]

@@dspsblyuth yes but back then you could easily loose your whole family within a whole day and there is nothing you could do about it.

[@dspsblyuth]

@@eonthinker100yrago8 you could raise an army and seek vengeance

[@eonthinker100yrago8]

@@dspsblyuth what are you talking about lol.back then human population density was extremely low.it would be impossible for a normal person to raise an army.infact it is much easier to assemble a mob/cartel/gang in todays era as compared to raising a small army(yes gangs of today could be considered small armies back then).

[@zepwafels]

10:48 just to point out, there were no 'Ukrainians' to speak of in this time period. Ruthenians or Rus might be the accurate term to use here

[@hansolobutimdead]

Love the mongol content, keep that going

[@someguysomeone3543]

1:00 damn that picture with the burning rubbels and mountains of skull is such a powerful image. Also what's the name of the music at 8:50?

[@bernhardreisinger4012]

absolutely breathtaking video! The video essays yo uupload from time to time are always long awaited by me and every one of them shows that you are a master of your work and love what you do! The mongol videos are my absolute favourite as I am a big fan of mongol culture and history, so much so that in my scientific paper, which I had to write before my final test i tried to sum up the mongol invasion of europe. So your video is highly appreciated and I hope you will make more about this topic!

[@johnschum417]

People forget what an uncertain and violent life our encestors had....in comparison, it is paradise now, even for the poor

[@tha1ne]

amazing how mongols, with just a few horsemen, completely annihilated eastern europe and parts of central europe. Their warfare was truly ahead of its time..

[@tha1ne]

@Peter Mauser yup, basically

[@tha1ne]

@Peter Mauser yeah it was just a few horsemen... Poland had about the same number in force. Pretty insane with just some horsemen they could ravage europe like that: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Legnica

[@emilyb5278]

I think most have in as they left mountains of heads

[@emilyb5278]

Most gave in

[@eonthinker100yrago8]

@@tha1ne they weren’t just “some horsemen”.they were using Chinese siege weapons and other sophisticated tactics which they had absorbed from Chinese and Korean military engineers.those siege weapons alone were far superior than any European weapons of the time.

[@caulkercracker9732]

this is my first time hearing the Mongols attacked Ukraine back then

[@beatxassassin6439]

The Mongol Invasion of Kievan Rus principals is more accurate. Name Ukraine didn't existed in that time, same for Moscow as big city.

[@Fotosynthesis858]

@HistoryDose is by far my favorite history KZbinr. All the videos are historically accurate, expertly produced & presented in a very entertaining way 👍🏾

[@GERBERTH-r8y]

there, at the end of the world, they are hard people. they are people who, when they become angry, would rather die by their own swords. the fact that a mongol said this peace of truth, and that it actually happened, showed how tough slavs truly are, what started as a meme that is mostly related to russians on the internet, allways finds a way to prove that it is more then a meme, shure you can make it about the vikings the finnish the polynesians and about the germanic people for example......but when you put that with the slavs......there is something nostalgic with it, something that not only gives you a feeling that they are one of the toughest if not the toughest among all people on earth......but it gives you an heavy feeling that there is something that simply does not allow it that the slavs would get counqered, that it does not allow it that the slavs loose there identity, dignity, mentality there spirrit, who they are in existence.

[@michaelsedzikowski3669]

I love this channel, but I think there was a mistake. Poland and their allies lost battle of Legnica and Krakow was pillaged soon after. But first of all, Mongols had no technology to siege majestic Krakow Castle and military district. Second: Khan died at the same time, so all of the Mongols rushed back to Mongolia to fight each other for the throne. (or maybe I should say: for materac in the biggest tend) This is why Poland never was under Mongols' occupation. Russia was for 3 centuries. They called it Smuta. (sad times)

[@JayBry1989]

Anyone that is interested in the Mongols, I highly recommend listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History - Wrath of the Khans. Its very in depth but he keeps it really interesting. You won't be disappointed

[@joellarsson9486]

Read conn igguldens conqueror series. Best books i've ever read

[@noodlebob5302]

I'm amazed by your videos they're insanely well made

[@bogdan3444]

That Mongol invasion of Ukraine was terrible; probably as terrible as the Mongol invasion of Uzbekistan. But the one that was the worst imo was the Mongol invasion of Iraq.

[@danieldmelniki8834]

Grateful for this Playlist! @Kings and Generals & Company!!

[@sammartens1090]

This is really impressive. I am Ukrainian, and I am thankful that you have found time to tell this story.

[@schubi128]

There was no Ukraine when the mongols conquered the land. There was a Kievan Rus, so Russians who called the region Ukraina which simply means border land, a term they used for other region on the borders of their realm also. Only in the 19th century the term Ukraine became more then just a word for region at the border. The first time in history thefe was a country named Ukraine was 1917 which ended 1922 with the victory of the Bolschewiki. Only after the crash of the Soviet Union the Ukraine became a souvereign state, which means there is not to much Ukrainian history

[@AndriiF]

Great video, tnx guys! And as many mentioned arts are very cool, really atmospheric! The only thing I have to say that city of Luck is should be written and pronounced as Lutsk. That's much more correct;)

[@Swifty7361]

Before the time of modern weapons, the mongol bow and sword were weapons of mass destruction. A mongol was expected to kill 41 enemy before calling it a day and I can imagine there were some who easily met their quotas. In the mongol ranks there were likely a few of the deadliest humans ever to live.

[@TheMaulam12345]

yeah its fucking bullshit sir, kill 41 enemies, if every 1 of mongol can kill 2 enemies thats already a certain battle won.

[@amaerukaoru]

800 years later: Mongolians are supporting Ukraine. They have become a democracy and a peaceful country ❤❤❤

[@thecitative6249]

A movie about Danilo would be so interesting to watch. It'd be a Braveheart type of story, I'd totally watch it.

[@CthulhuSauce]

Very interesting period of history which I feel is often overlooked. Great video and great artwork! What software do y'all use for your audio? I've been looking for a reliable program to make some ambience sounds for my DnD campaign, but I haven't had much luck.

[@HistoryDose]

Reaper is great for vocals. Other than that we just fool around with audio speed, reverb and use a nice big library of various cinematic ambient effects, bass thuds, whooshes, etc. I've been looking into Paulstretch recently too--a cool program that can turn simple noises into ambient notes. Hope you're doing well up at the wall Jon Snow!

[@QuesyJ]

Enjoyed this episode, can I ask where the music from 8:40 - 10:00 is from. Sounds epic.

[@antonleimbach648]

Wow, your videos and story telling are top notch. Thank you!

[@peanutwars]

Oh man your videos and animations and art are just so quality man I love it thanks for taking all the time to do this I’m always looking forward to it big time perfect story for now

[@calvinsuu1949]

If you critically analyze the mongol invasion, they were always on the offensive even though the russians were in their homeland yet still on the defensive....this shows just how advanced the mongol planning were...

[@yevgeniyban765]

No shit, the invading forces are on the offensive

[@watcher4127]

@@yevgeniyban765 Sounds like some Ukrainians are still butthurt over ancient losses

[@jefferypointer7383]

@@yevgeniyban765 why, are you mad that Mongols were superior warriors and tacticians

[@aztaline5593]

@@watcher4127 I don't think you fully understood what he's saying. He's saying it's weird to talk about the Mongols being on the offensive, when they were the ones invading a foreign land. It's like duhh... what intelligent thought was supposed to come up from that? But okay somehow attack the fact that he's Ukrainian, and completely misunderstand him.

[@aztaline5593]

@@jefferypointer7383 Why are you being a weirdo?

[@flowerpower1629]

Truly beautiful, such a captivating way to tell history. I love the imagery, the sounds and the novelistic way you describe the historic events.

[@bdleo300]

Except it's laughable revisionism. no "ukraine" existed even theoretically in 13th century.

[@Stoffies123]

I was wondering if you will make a South African Boere War video one day? If so it would be awesome

[@JohnsDough1918]

There are so many terrifying stories that can told about the European conquest of Africa, I would look forward to that video.

[@yevgeniyban765]

@@JohnsDough1918 I don't think you know what the boer war was

[@Anton_Danylchenko]

Thank you for the great video about the history of my country

[@shafqatmansoor9704]

The Mongol Invasion of Ukraine, as featured in history documentaries, marks a significant chapter in the 13th century when the Mongol Empire, led by Batu Khan, swept into the lands of Kievan Rus', including modern Ukraine. The Siege of Kiev in 1240 is often highlighted for its devastating impact, resulting in the city's fall and widespread destruction. This event reshaped the political landscape of Eastern Europe and introduced centuries of Mongol dominance known as the "Tatar Yoke," influencing the region’s culture, governance, and future conflicts.

[@jimmylim5015]

Did Ukraine back then get billions of gold from everyone?

[@Mr72137]

Subutai was such a bad ass general, heard his war career was like 70-0 something like that Btw great story telling really enjoying here👍

[@kaybevang536]

Subutai lost to the Bulgars after Kalka and lost a few skirmishes against the Jin dynasty but made him stronger I’d say a great General should be also measured from his defeats and makes him a wiser leader : Win Some You Lose Some

[@scintillam_dei]

I disliked your comment because you said "badass."

[@صليعليالنبي-و6غ]

@@scintillam_deiWhy?

[@scintillam_dei]

@@صليعليالنبي-و6غ Badbutt is an irrational and disgusting term.

[@joellarsson9486]

​@@scintillam_dei butthurt?😂

[@MultiSciGeek]

I remember reading an incredible book on this - Russka. I highly recommend it.... Btw there was no Ukraine or Russia at the time. Only Kievan Rus.

[@CoolDoge554]

Exactly the comment that I wanted to add! Saying that Mongols attacked Ukraine is like saying that Alexander the Great attacked Iran or Turkey, or Napoleon attacked Germany. Neither Ukraine, nor Iran, nor Turkey, nor Germany existed at that time. It was Kievan Rus, Persia, Kingdom of Cappadocia, Kingdom of Prussia respectively. So this is very misleading for the average viewer. Imagine that after viewing this video he or she will be in a corporate setting and starts talking to the chairman of his or her company just trying make a good impression and decides to have an interesting discussion about Mongols attacking Ukraine. This poor person will really look uneducated and incompetent. It will be simply embarrassing. The funny thing is that I still remember most of this information from my middle and high school history classes ;)

[@_vital_p]

@@CoolDoge554 The first written mentioning of the word Ukraine was in 1187, more than 50 years before the Mongol invasion. Although at that time there were a couple of "Ukraines" because literally this word was used as "country" or ""inner country". Later the word Ukraine started to be used to name the lands with ethnic Ukrainian population (also called Ruthenes at that time). Current Russians were Muscovites at that time (not at the time of Mongol invasion, the rise of Moscow was a couple of hundreds years later).

[@jailedtwice735]

@vitaliyparfeniuk6304 It's according to Ukrainian pseudo-historians. And it's bad that Ukrainians, like fanatics, write this nonsense everywhere. It's funny that people don't even think logically. The date of writing the Tale of Bygone Years ends in 1118! What 1187! year? Obviously, it were written in the Laurentian Codex (1377) or Hypatian Codex (1425), both were written in Russia by language which were used by local monks.

[@_vital_p]

@@jailedtwice735 In 1425 there was no Russia) I do not know what monks are you writing about, although if you are using a word Russia in the context of 1425 I do not see any reason to argue with you.

[@jailedtwice735]

@@_vital_p 1. And how I need to call it? Guillebert de Lannoy used word Russie, plenty of documents said the same. 2. So, you don't want to say anything about your 1187 year (in what document it mentioned, name it?), while Primary Chronicle ends in 1118.

[@iLLeag7e]

The artwork on these videos lately has been amazing. I'm serious, I love it, it's really good :)

[@-m4nGo-]

DUDE IM GONNA BINGE YOUR WHOLE CHANNEL. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!?!? AMAGAAAAAH!!!!!

[@ECM32323232]

Hey Guys, great vid. I really think your best or at least most interesting topics are the ones like this where clashes between different nationalities occur. The one about the Japanese Vs the Mongols and the Native Americans Vs the Vikings are really unique. These made me want to click because I’ve never heard of stories between cultures clashing before which are so far apart geographically. Looking at the number of views on those vids I think others share this attraction to the topics too. Keep it up more of that. Please. Maybe one between the Myans and the Spanish at first contact.

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks! I’m always amazed by culture clashes as well. I have another one like that coming out in May, and I’d love to do a Spanish-Aztec video as well.

[@davidsanford2843]

Gorgeous video! Maybe a video on the Polish Hussar charge of the Ottoman Siege of Vienna 1683 in the future?

[@azwwrkshp7272]

love your videos....Mongols were definitely a force like none other

[@coltonsheffield9741]

Keep them coming. These are great. I could spend all day watching them

[@iLLeag7e]

The writer of your scripts deserves credit here. This is good content!

[@owenmuta]

This was so well done I came back for seconds.

[@HistoryDose]

Some new content is on the way tomorrow to save you from watching re-runs :)

[@RandomNorwegianGuy.]

Everyone: "THe MoNgOlS wErE sO rEsPeCtFuL aNd AcCePtEd OtHeR pEoPlEs ReLiGiOn" *Also the Mongols, time and time again: **7:30** - **7:48*

[@1es782]

Not a lot of people wanna accept that no one tolerated anything that wasn't them back in the day.

[@Crom_Apsotle]

They did, when they submitted. But if you resist the Khan, your gods will burn alongside you

[@Fidelisjoff]

Ukraine didn't exist until post WWI and then a few years later voted to be part of the USSR and was absorbed.

[@jon-umber]

I'm so happy I found this channel

[@whowhatwhydoyouknow]

Your videos are of unbelievably high quality! I will definitely follow this channel.

[@sanitizerwilliam2911]

, GREAT VIDEO, loved the art and style of it a ALL . It would be great if you guys could do a video on the European Conquest of the Caribbean