A History Of Afro-Iranians

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[@susaprincess9352]

Beautifuly done! As an Iranian, I am fascinated by the African culture in Iran, especially the southern coast. I grew up hearing that Africans in Iran are descendants of slaves; however, scholars like Runoko Rashidi have documented how the Cushite people founded the ancient Persian civilization. The Elamites of Southern Iran were Cushites who conquered and launched civilizations from East Africa through East Asia! How do we know the Afro Iranians are not descendants of these ancient original African Persians?

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

Lol, the Ethiopians did NOT founded ancient Iran at all. Ancient Iran was the coalescence of two Iranic speaking polities and 3thnic groups - namely the Medeans (who were a Iranian speaking people possibly related or descending from the early Iron Age Minnaeans of the Upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highlands, whom in their turn might be possibly an 3thno-p0litical successor to the Hittites, Mittanians - an Aramean society ruled by some elite of mostly Indo-Iranian heritage - and neighboring Urarteans) and Farsis/Persians - merging into one kingdom under the rule of the Achemenids, a dynasty of Kassite, Amorite/Bedouine, H3braic and Assyro-Babylonian heritage. The Kassites in their turn were Indo-Iranians! The Achemenids in their turn assimilated Elamite and Chaldean royalties within their lineage. And the Elamites were NOT Ethiopians, they were 3thnolinguistically and genetically closer to the Dravidians of India like every single population who descends from the Neolithic Southern Zagros Farmers. What the earth are you talking about?? Start reading other books than those of Rashidi. He's not always telling truths.

[@susaprincess9352]

@@ptolemeeselenion1542 many peopke, like yourself, are averse to acknowleding their Aftican roots, perhaps its deep seated racism. The Elamites were African! Straight facts...do your research

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

@@susaprincess9352 I am native from Central Africa... I must really be as adverse to Africa as an ant would be adverse to the forest to h4te anything. Besides, Iran is not an African civilization. This is a West Asian civilization of mostly Indo-European, S3mitic and Elamite roots. Period.

[@Jah_Nzola]

Good point. I also have a theory that perhaps some of these Afro Iranians may have existed during the Babylonian captivity of the Hebrews.

[@eho6380]

Stop your fantasy. The Elamites were Middle-Eastern and had no connection to my fucking ethnicity, don't speak about things you do not understand. Furthermore, the Afro-Iranians were descended from the massive slave migrations caused by the Muslims. That's why Muslim Middle-Easterners have 5-15% Sub-Saharan African ancestry while Christian and Jewish Middle-Easterners don't have any of that.

[@dboi4952]

Iran is a country I've always wanted to visit. It's ancient Persia and there's a lot of history and beautiful, untouched areas in that part of the world.

[@TravelingOnStardust]

Same here! The architecture is beautiful and the culture and history is very fascinating!

[@johnlopez9014]

I as well…. Unfortunately politics get in the way of people admiring it. Same goes in other places. It’s like we r imprisoning ourselves

[@femola65]

Not mine

[@presterjohn1697]

Yes, Iran and Turkey. A must. If you live near a Iranian community try their ice cream. Radically different and a nice departure from the standard American scoops. They use rose water, and have unexpected options like cucumber and pistachio saffron. Amazing if you're up for something new.

[@presterjohn1697]

@@johnlopez9014 So I basically apply a template to my travel. If the US State Department demonizes a nation, (or) a culture I get up and travel to it. I've had some of the best times ever in Cuba, North Africa, Venezuela, Vietnam. Iran and Turkey are next. Ancient sophisticated and fascinating.

[@vkysa0117]

As an Iranian Kurd I am proud of our Afro Iranians they are what make Iran IRAN!! You should hear their music so amazing!! They are beautiful people!

[@eliza1826]

No! I hate that the Portuguese left these slaves in iran . Thanks Portugal

[@classicmoviez3909]

@@eliza1826 dorood

[@Sina.575]

​@@eliza1826 some Portuguese stayed or married the locals 😂 most people from bandar Abbas have Portuguese blood or origins

[@eliza1826]

@@Sina.575 well they need to come back n get them 😂

[@scienceandinspiration1362]

Black people are great at inventing music. ❤

[@missouriolddognewtricks23]

“Know thy self “ what a powerful statement! I really appreciate your videos. Not only are they entertaining they are empowering as well. I pray that you continue your journey. Thank you hardly seems enough to express my gratitude to your contributions. Blessings!

[@brownskinbeauty.]

I think people tend to forget we are literally everywhere. That's what makes me upset the most is that we get overlooked unless it has to do with slavery, then magically they remember we exist then. We've contributed so much to other societies but yet we can't even trace our own lineage, it's sad when you think about it.

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

Contributions to Iran hardly

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

So much where Iran? Nope east Asia?nope Mesopotamia? Nope(but some were dark skinned which does not mean african) Greece?nope Spain? Nope Gaul? Nope Germania? Nope steppe? Nope Africa? Yes and no other cultures contributed to africa

[@Aj_Porsche]

Only you wasn't everywhere! Ever heard of Asselar man! Look it it!

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

@@Aj_Porsche I did not say black people I am talking about africans

[@Aj_Porsche]

@@shreyanodoyto5975 if you believe in OOA which is just a theory.

[@mdeborah827]

My Mom was a Bahai so this is quite interesting. She came across this faith at Arthur Micheaux's Harlem bookstore when Harlem was Harlem. One of the founders of this faith has a map of Africa on his grave. There was an Erhiopian slave woman in their family called the Black Pearl. As there are many New Yorks within New York There are also many Harlems and within Harlem where the aspects of the Diaspora interacted. There is mystical Harlem and also the Harlem is a state of mind. Mzungus and their allies think they have disassembled all of this but they will be disheartened to learn this is not the case. Your channel is one of a handful that is truly amazing. Ase Ase.

[@KnowThyself47]

The Bahá'í faith began to take its present form in 1844 in Iran. It grew out of the Shi'ite branch of the Muslim faith Islam ENSLAVED,TORTURED&MADE EUNUCHS of black people 900yrs before the Trans Atlantic slave trade and its still going on today ESPECIALLY in Africa

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

... in another words, you mother converted herself into a belief system founded by some man who was en$l4ving black people, while being black herself?

[@jashardwallington]

Interesting

[@Kikongolessons]

Interesting !

[@minefazz4223]

The video is about Africans ENSLAVED BY ARABS but you here vomiting mzungus. Afraid to call out Arabs?

[@benode1716]

I think the Atlantic slave trade and the Arab/Ottoman slave trade have colored how we look at history. I find it hard to believe that people living in two neighboring regions would not mix especially along their borders (for business opportunities) or emigrate during famines or wars (as refugees). My point is: not all Africans or blacks found outside Africa were taken to those places as slaves. Australian blacks were not taken there as slaves. If we loose sight of this, we will be ignoring or missing a big chunk of the history of the world. This is in no way a criticism of the good work of this channel--you did point out the presence of Africans as professionals in early Assyria and Persia, but my general observation from other channels.. Thanks for the good work.

[@mcfact1827]

Slavery didn't even start with BLKS. The derivative of the word "slave" comes from Slavs. And or the Slavic ppl

[@natanyaaberra8735]

Thanks so much for your pointing out that that all Africans were slaves and or that other peoples were not.

[@mcfact1827]

@@natanyaaberra8735 "all Africans were slaves".....u say. Where did u get that?

[@daveonrhodes8037]

@@mcfact1827 ✅

[@djouadjete3838]

@@daveonrhodes8037 love your idiocracy.....🥳🥳🥳💯💯💯🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@tuumef1799]

Thanks for the knowledge. The section on musical contribution was especially interesting.

[@pancakeofdestiny]

This was fascinating. I appreciate how you cite your sources on screen.

[@afrinaut3094]

This was amazing! Really loved this one. Fantastic work as usual. You personally educated me more on Afro-Iranians, that what I knew prior.

[@marilynneal964]

Great information on Afro Imanians

[@shirleyferrill4361]

Thank you Home Team I love learning our history I have referred lots of folk to you🥰

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@shotelco]

Wife was born in Cabo Verde, one parent (FIL) is from Iran and is Zangibari. The ancestral group of the Involuntary African Diaspora as is my understanding from him: The Bambasi, Habshi and Zangibari, (adopting the word(s) used to describe Iranians of African descent). And like their other Involuntary African Diaspora cousins throughout the World, Afro-Iranians - whose population is estimated to be about 8 Million strong, have poured much of their culture into the Persian society at large, forever altering it for the better. Centuries ago, and even prior to the TransAtlantic Slave Trade, Gulf-Arab Slavers - dominated by the Sultanate of Oman, which controlled vast regions bordering the Indian Ocean - brought slaves to Iran from northern and northeastern parts of the African continent, including Tanzania (Zanzibar), Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. In ancient Islamic literature, Ethiopians were referred to as al-Habasha. As a result, many slaves took the last name “Habashi” when they came to Iran, to indicate their Ethiopian origins. Slaves from Zanzibar, meanwhile, might take the last name Zanzibari, and Bambasi of what is now Eastern Sudan. Largely concentrated on the southern coast of Iran, slaves worked predominantly in fishing and agriculture, or as domestic servants, wet nurses, or even soldiers in the military.

[@debd7988]

This is very interesting. Thank you for sharing this information.

[@abbelnichola3792]

@Lite-Wing Gift awake and alert... You hateful nonsense toward Habesha people shows how unworthy mercenary attention sicker Kondaf with harmful content and misinformation.

[@minamuse3965]

They didn’t take slaves from Somalia. I think you mean the Bantus either living or brought to southern Somalia was sold to the Arabs. But no ethnic Somalis were sold.

[@user-uc4qi1qg9p]

They did not take slaves from Ethiopia, your words are all lies and fraud

[@truthseeker-dt8zf]

@@minamuse3965 from whence were the bantus brought to somalia? It seems every ugly thing is put on us.The Supreme mortal beings and their foolishness are a joke.

[@ollieholt6044]

I appreciate your KZbin channel I've learned so much about African culture thanks to the education you share on KZbin

[@heavybrandpodcast]

Truly appreciate this channel period! ✊🏿👑

[@blockavelli]

Always great content.

[@MrCaribe65]

The African diaspora are everywhere. Africans were dispersed, and traveled all over the globe. Thank you for yet another great video.

[@nicklysaght1381]

Wherever violent crime is being committed at a rate disproportionate to even the poorest native citizens Africans have settled

[@Student0Toucher]

Pretty much every race is everywhere all over the world not just Africans

[@jennevabrereton7010]

As far as i am concerned african help enslave their own people

[@rickyreward226]

@@Student0Toucher we are talking about Africa in this channel. Not other people. It's about Africa and our ancestors. Other races went places to kill, loot, enslave, destroy and colonize. Everywhere African went, they went to teach, build, trade, and pass in the African great cultures .

[@Student0Toucher]

@@rickyreward226 Lol you actually believe that

[@mark-bp9og]

Nice video

[@thomascrownrg]

Enlightenment is continually appreciated. Thank you.

[@claytonwilson5354]

Been waiting for this 💯💯💯

[@grapeshot]

Very informative 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@rj42074]

Here love from Gary Indiana

[@ayesjusta.9410]

Love you, your voice❤️🖤💚, and your content. Keep it up, Bro! 👊🏿💪🏿✊🏿

[@tudy4564]

Thank you for sharing this information.

[@gudisatufa6187]

I am Oromo, and this is news to me! I'd like to mention that "Zar" is a derogatory Amharic term used to refer to the ceremonies of an "Ayyaantuu", who is a time-keeper of the Oromo calendar and can act as a spiritual leader. I've never heard of "Liwa" or "Gowat" (not very Oromo-sounding words), so I assume they were brought by the Gurage. Thanks for shedding light on this history!

[@dominicjohnson310]

What is gurage?

[@eternal_riftz8801]

Zar : )

[@ras13ambessa]

@@dominicjohnson310 1 of 90 ethnic groups in Mama Ethiopia

[@r.alheydary]

Zar is ritual done in Arabian and Persian gulf to help the Zar (type of Jin) inside someone.

[@changes649]

I appreciate this.

[@sharoneladavis2023]

Thank you for your opening comments. Again, your open perspective and willingness to get more feedback elevates your scholarship. I'll ask my Iranian friends to comment.

[@kanagawaromi]

Amazing vid as usual!

[@Rlh925]

When studying the history always consider the source. The Middle East is on the continent of Africa. The whole continent was well melanated. Scientists have discovered what they call an eve Gene. The afro woman is the only woman with the capability of producing all other races. So when you're studying the history of any landmass know that the Aboriginal people were very well melanated and that history is written by the Conqueror of the land

[@mcfact1827]

Excellent point. What I've noticed is when ppl talk about blks outside of Africa, the discussion quickly turns erroneously to them being "slaves." Fact is I've heard BLKS being interviewed from the so called " middle east". When asked where they came from...they look at the interviewer strangely and let them know they've always been there.

[@ambassadorbarak2884]

@@mcfact1827 so called blacks are israelites Abraham was up and down the iraq and iran

[@ildikobalogh9929]

ME.is not part of Africa!

[@mcfact1827]

@@ambassadorbarak2884 no argument

[@ambassadorbarak2884]

@@mcfact1827 finally even palestine begging for us come back over there but we gotta this thing out the whole fertile descent is my birth right patience is for the saints

[@aponthekeys8070]

Firstly, salute and great video. I am a Persian with a Masters Degree in Ancient Persian history. My own history alongside African American has always interested me beyond measure. Some extra points to note…. I realise this will hurt some sensitive wannabe Western Persians but I don’t really care. You are entirely correct in saying Afro Iranians did NOT just come into Iran via the horrors of slavery. The ancient Elamites or Persians would most probably be defined as a ‘black’ people today. Perhaps not Nubian, yet most definitely not white. I see a lot stating that they were ‘Cushite’ people, the evidence is not satisfactory to conclude imo but it is more probably than them being ‘caucasian’. Even images of their idols are interesting, women with wide hips etc and men with braids (not plaits but braids). These date back 5000 or so years. Most enslaved Africans (I dislike the word slave as they were people with lives before the African holocaust came along) were brought into Iran by the Portuguese & Arabs upon suggestion by the British & Portuguese. However it is worth noting, that the ‘Arab’ armies would have also had ‘black’ commanders etc. The Western notion of ‘black’ and ‘white’ is not a good standard to hold. Infact, the original Arabs and Semites overall (yes including Jews) were black folks. But alas, I digress. Many of the enslaved Africans were brought in for entertainment and household purposes and whilst nobody is trying to defend any form of enslavement it was not the same as what happened in America. I say this after asking many Persians (black and other) who were alive before it’s abolition or who had family members alive during that period. This notion that no blackness was anywhere in Iran prior to the evil of slavery is pure idiocy and tomfoolery. I am happy you dispelled this myth. Whilst many Persians will get annoyed, check out the archeological evidence left by the Achaemenid Persians (also the original Aryans one may add). They have dark skin (considered black by todays measure) and long Jheri curl type hair. Again they may have not been Nubian, but their skin tone did not resemble the majority of todays populace. As for anti-blackness, the first notions of this we see creep into Persian literature and culture is after the demise of Zoroastrianism (I am a Muslim revert so no bias). The first charter of human rights was implemented by Cyrus the Great that safeguarded all races and religions of people. Infact Cyrus implemented a policy that allowed anybody to emigrate and work in Iran thus also guaranteeing them citizenship. Hence we see the African military commanders that you touched upon during the Achaemenid period (Cyrus was the first Achaemenid king). Regarding racism, modern Iran is solely dependant upon where one is at. For example, in my hometown of Abadan you see Persians, Arabs, Blacks (both Iranian and otherwise), Chinese and Indians etc etc all mixing and getting along. I have met interracial married couples for example all over the Southern coast. However, when I went to Tehran I had to call a few people out for just staring at some Nigerians. Their comeback was that they had never seen any before, and to be fair after explaining to them what it was they were doing most (not all, but most) agreed and stopped. Although it must be said that Tehran folk did this to the white Americans and Chinese folks too. I find a lot more anti-blackness in Persians outside of Iran and that is because they are too quick to take on the traits of their hosts. If you have a contact of any kind I can send you the pictures of archeological evidence of ancient Persians. They look very much like todays populace, just darker skin and the majority hold that Jheri curl type hair I spoke of. We have a huge black southern Iranian population. In fact, them two twins Malikah & Khadijah Haqq are Afro-Iranians. We have also shared some extensive relationships with African nations historically, most recently the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran & Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia were extremely close.\ Apologies for the typos, I am typing this quickly before the baby wakes up lol.

[@cyrusthegreat7030]

You arent persian, a real iranian knows his history we have looked exactly the same since the iron age and are not of african orgins. Afro iranians were descendants of slaves imported during various time periods in iranian history the elamites were brown and had no relationship to africa neither did ancient iran as the Ethiopians saw us as foreigners and we did the same to them. Every single ancient account of us from greeks, romans, chinese, arab call us white or olive skin. The axumites certainly didnt think we looked alike when we went to war. Do not try to claim to be a iranian and try to steal our history as you clearly have no actual degree in iranian history and are just a american with limited knowledge on my country. And no i am not some white wannabe just because i defend my history from foreigners trying to reshape to fit their world view.

[@gmssamakyaahlahhopeful144]

Good comment, very informative

[@gfunkforever5242]

this should be pinned!

[@aponthekeys8070]

Thanks folks

[@jaiyabyrd4177]

Outstanding Topic. Thank you

[@bougnaw]

May God Bless you fo r all your hard work and dedication to Black History and Cultures.

[@inesm.779]

I recognized our Art when I visited the British museum, the Doors are similar to those in Afrika.

[@bethmbatia]

Alot of Art in Britain and Europe generally were stolen from Africa.... Research on the movement to return back African art

[@TheGiselleBella]

You're superlative, as usual. Gratitude for sharing. I patiently await when you cover, my people, the Kalinago (Garifuna, Karifuna, etc) People of south America to the Caribbean and their losses suffered at the hands of Victoria and Columbus. As of today, there are less than 3K of us left. Unlike caucasus people's text book in school, the Mayans nor Aztec are not extinct. Neither are us Kalinagos. *Karinaku Iyatina.*

[@dominicjohnson310]

I would love to learn what I can about the Garifuna from you

[@yamayama6083]

Do you consider yourselves Africans?

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

Why your not african

[@megaoldskool76]

Well done!! Much love Brother😀

[@abimbolaadebanji7046]

Thanks so much for this video.

[@ytbenavraham9553]

I was in Iran 2007 & 2008. Lots of black Iranians. Especially in the South like Bandar Abbas. Many Russians, Azeri, Turkmenistán, Kurds etc came south and the blacks went South.

[@Truth-wonder]

This man has to do a video on black Seminoles and their war with the south I’m sure he would be able to do it justice.

[@stevonwhite8933]

Speaking of black natives, he should speak on my people, The Garífuna of Latin America/Caribbean.

[@roccoy5982]

@@stevonwhite8933 native Americans aren’t black

[@stevonwhite8933]

@@roccoy5982 Black/native. It’s a group of Afro-indigenous people in Latin America/Caribbean. Mostly African with the rest varying percentages of Taino/Arawak/Carib. The natives helped us gain our freedom after arriving in the new world. We were the Haitians before Haitians.

[@roccoy5982]

@@stevonwhite8933 ok but the first natives were not black. Natives were the initial slaves but they died from diseases so that’s why they brought African slaves. Those slaves would flee and then find refuge with the natives or they would both be slaves and escape together.

[@edwardhaglin2322]

The story of John Horse who went to Oklahoma then on to Mexico where he finally found freedom .,makes me wish they made a movie of it staring Denzel

[@quintinfranklin9168]

Great research young man!

[@slamben6742]

Thank you for your work

[@debd7988]

Thank you for doing this study. I have been very curious about the Afro- Iranians. From comments in another forum, they are invisible and some Iranians deny that there were Africans in Persia in antiquity.

[@aaronsailor827]

Of course they do. Take it from me a Black man born and raised in L.A around nothing but Persians. Another extremely anti-Black group. Not only that modern Islam is extremely racist and anti-Black as well. It is what it is. Blacks are hated/feared universally. Which in my opinion makes us more awesome. 👌

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

@@aaronsailor827 really? Oh I guess I imagined all of the black Muslims

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

@@aaronsailor827 universally really the Persian youet are xenophobic it is because your not Iranian not cause your black

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

No one does that they just deny that elamites were African cause they were not but when the left Africa 100000 years ago their skin color did not change but their culture did

[@galaxymyt4834]

Because they are originally Iranian not immigrants you think we are idiots like other countries

[@efemzyekun900]

2nd on board!✌🏿

[@barsicschneiderzanet]

Cogratulations on this magnificent deed of yours.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Thanks for covering this video I have heard of these people before

[@boostedgixxer]

Have the videos gotten shorter and less In-depth? Also did you get to go to Zimbabwe like you planned and will there be a video on that? This is an amazing and much needed channel, thank you for producing these videos.

[@petermorton301]

The Black Chaldean's: And The Cushite Seed People Of The Tigris And Euphrates Valley's

[@maragolihistory2118]

Don't look any further. The Afro tribes you see in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mombasa and most Black people you see in East Africa originated from ancient Iran. But were all kicked out by Tartars, Baluchi and Mongols. The last caliphate to kick out East African tribes were the Ottomans caliphates.

[@hirkowen8820]

Well said!

[@sammyslam1]

Interesting... Any reference material? Recommended reading on this particular subject?

[@Tetzukai]

In terms of and Out of Asia theory of people migrating into Africa to become todays Africans, I think that happened way before Abrahamic faiths.

[@beckyhu9298]

Love, love, love your channel

[@chukwumaolisehemekaouwarre3236]

The history kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqKuZXSiYqt0iMU.k

[@AssanRaelian]

Excellent video 👌🏿

[@thomasitataylor6450]

What about the ancient Hebrews who were captured and sent to Babylon for 70 years before returning to Israel and rebuilding the wall?

[@isekaitrash]

we thrive every where we go

[@georgentuthuko1170]

Thanks for the Great History umfowethu

[@nurudeen2881]

You never underdeliver. Thanks.

[@mr72rosalind]

Can you do a video on if there are Afro Ukrainians? Some people think that because they saw African students from Nigeria and black refugees that there are Afro-Ukrainian citizens. I've done some research, and the national demographic stats that I reviewed showed no documentation of Afro-Ukrainians. Please set the record straight. Thanks!

[@northsidebtown7012]

Definitely not

[@jasoncoles9086]

You're trying hard huh? You're trying to justify poc going over there to help those racist smucks.

[@hortenseclarke2589]

@@northsidebtown7012 not so fast! I think some Ukrainian have African blood. You can see it in their lips and nose. You would be surprised to know that many Europeans have African ancestry.

[@runningcommentary2125]

I know a few Africans from communist states moved to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and that there is a small black population in Russia. It's possible there could also be some in Ukraine.

[@eho6380]

@@hortenseclarke2589 Those lips and nose are East-Asiatic features from Turkic tribes, like the Pechenegs and the Khazars, who lived in Modern-day Ukraine.

[@awareyah6146]

Do anyone know why there are AFRO people in every part of this earth where people are living on top of that at the bottom of society when we are the GREATEST in EVERY aspect and the SMARTEST and the TREND SETTERS everywhere we are located?

[@awareyah6146]

Take a listen to my ALL FOR THE LOVE verse

[@Theactivepsychos]

No group is “the greatest” humans are humans. The usual reason for groups from one area being in the lower classes of other areas is because humans are wary of “the other”, and also societies have a tendency for inheriting wealth down a family line so that new comers have a serious handicap when it comes to systems where capital is the main power source.

[@megaoldskool76]

I’m sure that question was rhetorical. You already know I’m pretty sure 😏

[@blackenpowerment0140]

Weapons. Out numbered and out gunned.

[@TravelingOnStardust]

Unfortunately, the technology just isn't there. Those with the biggest guns control the planet. Once gunpowder was invented, it completely changed the world.

[@PrinceZakariyya]

great vid

[@Iziireal]

Enjoyed your video. If you haven't done so, I want to encourage you to do a video on Estabanico. oldest documented black man in the U.S. BLESS YOU!

[@imarhiaekara7126]

Next video idea: the history of Biafra

[@fuadmamma617]

I'm from Oromia - in Ethiopian Empire. I knew about this for years. Ayatollah Kumain - Supported the Oromos who were enslaved by the Empire with the support of British and French. In 1972, Ayatollah Donated $ 9 M for Oromos of Africa who where based in Iran. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@blessingchanne1866]

As somali we never enslaved oromos. Slaves were brought from Mozambique

[@fuadmamma617]

@@blessingchanne1866 kkkkk no one said Somali enslaved the Oromos.

[@2late4date]

Kanbu'aa hinqab'nee! Dhugaa miti!

[@dennisrichardsrichards8352]

Excellent. You hit yet another homerun.

[@crownedgorrilla]

Nice Topic 👍🏾

[@ekdaufin1485]

Chills. So sad that the Iranians I have met have been so anti-Black.

[@jacklynnmjackson2383]

AMERIKKKAN White Supremacy Lunacy has schooled them well.

[@jcoolman4854]

Those are the elite who escaped the Ayatollah, just like the elite who escaped Castro they hate the underclass to the core.

[@fatherpucci8170]

I'm Iranian I'm sorry about some of us are obsessed with how original looks like.

[@aaronsailor827]

Yup, especially the ones in L.A. They are THE WORST!! However, we are hated universally. It is what it is. 🤷

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

Its xenophobia it's not that you black it's that you are not iranian

[@butchdeadlift10]

I am white as shit, but I am Iranian as well. So this is SUPER fascinating to me. (And if you shit white: your liver has problems. Get checked)

[@albertsadler4322]

🤨🤨🤨

[@noco7243]

Not necessarily, when babies are super young, their stool is usually white. Although this may have to do with their diet (milk).

[@Kikongolessons]

Great Content thanks.

[@Basha1WB]

Very informative but you forget about one important group of people. The Biblical Israelites. They were taken into the original Babylon in present day Iraq and then later into the 2nd Babylon- America. But back to my original thought. The Book of Daniel in the Bible recounts this story. Also, when Zerubbabel was allowed to return to Jerusalem by King Cyrus to rebuild the wall many Israelite's, including Daniel, remained in Babylon.

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

What?

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

Bible is xenophobic everyone hated the other the Jews were no better

[@tratney]

They founded those areas with nimrod being the world first leader

[@iamnotpablo]

Great video.

[@endigosun]

Man… This narrator is so damn cool! I love the way he says “peace” at the end of every video. ✌🏽❤

[@wafalme851]

I was just listening to Tariq Nasheed talk about Afro Iranians please do FBA

[@glenngoodall802]

I love History and found it of great interest so spent some time doing research, I knew that Safavid Iran dealt in slavery unfortunately who didn't, what I didn't know was African slaves were imported across the Indian Ocean as well as Ethiopians and Somalia, but what I didn't know that thousands of white slaves were kept mainly from Northern Europe The Safavid Harem boasted some 5,000 woman both black and white plus black and white Eunuchs, but it wasnt a safe place to be Shah Abbas II burnt three of his wives alive for refusing sexual advances, however the British and Russians forced after several attempts through diplomacy and trade Mohammed Shah Qajar and later Reza Shah Pahlavi into ending slavery it took awhile but some of the Chieftains still carried out slave raids well into the 20th century.. Have to say all of this was new to me. Please keep it up Thank you.

[@teachatami45]

Wonderful history lessons.

[@marcuslittle4428]

Keep dropping these ancient jewels!

[@trevormcdonald385]

Hey home team, maybe you’ve done it I’m not sure but id like to see a video on the source Of anti blackness and it’s connection if any with Abraham faiths. It seems as though this bias was absent in the ancient world so what gives? Where did it come from? What caused it?

[@trevormcdonald385]

@Santiago I am talking about ancient civilisation. Not the bible. Which Solomon verse are you referring to? Most the anti black sentiment seems to come around at the same time as the Abraham faiths. It’s absent from even Greek and Rome pre Christianity.

[@marialewis2726]

I believe, it happened 1400-1500 hundreds when the Bible became whitewashed and Catholicism took off which we know is full heresy

[@marialewis2726]

@Santiago Jesus the Bible says is our high priest, so what that’s means is we don’t need an earthly priest to confess our sins to, there is scripture supporting everything I’m saying, the Bible tells believers to come boldly to the throne of Grace to repent of our sins, we do not honor saints, or pray to any of them we thank God for Mary’s life but she was the earthly vessel God used to give us a Savior Jesus Christ, Catholics don’t verbally require you to receive the Lord Jesus Christ, simply by saying Lord I believe you are my resurrected savior please forgive me for my sins and come into my heart. There is scripture that says if we confess with our mouths and believe in heart that we will be saved. Catholics believe that there is a purgatory when you die you go to purgatory where if you’ve earned it by giving money maybe God will have mercy on you and not send you to hell. But the Bible mentions nothing about purgatory the closest thing would be Abraham’s bosom but once Jesus resurrected there is no more Abraham’s bosom. So if you haven’t gotten saved and repented of your sins you will go to hell, but if you’ve confessed Jesus as Lord and repented of your sins you will go straight to heaven. They also removed books from the Bible apocrypha you can find the apocrypha on Amazon some people around the world have those text included in their bibles. Ethiopia has the underground churches with the depictions of the apostles and others on the walls in the church. True Christianity is about God Grace not works where you earn or pay for your salvation what Jesus did on the cross was enough so we no longer earn, our way in.

[@mrdean171]

Modern day racism was created during colonial times around the 17th century.

[@marialewis2726]

@@mrdean171 yes I know but I read something about when they started you have to have hundreds of years to allow people to die to push a new depiction and it goes over peoples heads because there was no google

[@nunyavisuals3573]

You can hear bandari music playing on every iranian weddings peak time. It's literally the persian hype music which makes everybody dance. Bandari musicians (most from the hormozgan region) use same classical african instruments like djembeh and other percussion often with different names. I hear a lot of similarities with classical senegalese and ghanaian instrumentation as well. Btw. The french/german cultural tv network Arte once aired a documentary about a mysterious ancient civilisation in southern Iran pre dating the official persian history and dates. Artifacts have been found but the political and international situation regarding Iran made it difficult to dig deeper so far. An impressively well educated iranian man once told me that these ancient people came from what today is called Sudan. Ancient Nubia and Kush.

[@Wutwut1n1]

Thank you 🙏

[@kevineboso8642]

Good job sir

[@MrMetro-mt5qv]

Did the different African tribes and people groups blend together to form a new ethnic group? Or, did the different tribes remain separate?

[@hometeamhistory806]

Very good question. Not sure if there is any official info on that but I’m sure they blended. Not sure if the blend created a unified (new) identity tho. Afro-Iranians seem to be a blend of various eastern African peoples.

[@nnamdinwuchukwu6995]

On point.

[@jamalvines2133]

NOT BEING DISRESPECTFUL BUT USE COMMON SENSE

[@MrMetro-mt5qv]

@@jamalvines2133 You were being disrespectful.

[@jamalvines2133]

@@MrMetro-mt5qv USE COMMON SENSE, STUDY NATURE KID. HOW DO YOU THINK OTHER RACES WERE FORMED. BY BLACKS DOMESTICATING NEANDERTHALS THEN MIXING

[@Fjord87]

I’m so glad you made a video of this less known topic! I’m Iranian-Finnish myself and my husband is Nigerian. We’re both Bahá’ís, a religion originated in Iran which has a significant history regarding slavery, especially in Iran. It’s the first world religion that unequivocally forbids all forms of slavery, and the founder, Bahá’u’lláh, famously liberated all the former enslaved people inherited from his father. If you’re interested in the details of this, including the individual stories of a few Afro-Iranian Bahá’ís who were formerly enslaved, let me know and I can send you a link to a research on the topic I made for myself.

[@ChonseeTV]

Send the link, share the knowledge.

[@Fjord87]

@@ChonseeTV it’s a little unfinished, I will happily when it’s ready ☺️

[@petermorton301]

Fjord87 people make the world go round

[@vernonrobinson1685]

Is it ready yet

[@Fjord87]

@@vernonrobinson1685 yes, but I haven’t figured out an anonymous and safe way to share it. I’ll try and take some time soon for that.

[@shak-yv1ec]

This is so interesting I’ve met a few Persian woman with such curly hair and couldn’t understand it , it makes sense now

[@eliza1826]

Most middle easterner have curly hair so do south european, jeez you americans are so uneducated

[@NVRBENSHOT]

@@eliza1826 I think they meant nappy hair not curly

[@eliza1826]

@@NVRBENSHOT well they should say nappy or kinky

[@DetonatingBludZz]

Can you do a video on the african presence in babylon our contributions there

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Several years ago I met an Iranian man in L.A. did some welding work for I didn't ask any questions of his race but this guy looked more black than any Iranian I've seen before even his hair was more negroid now I know the answer thanks for the information

[@theafricachild5773]

Do u know there is no such thing as the Middle East? It doesn’t even make sense, the whole Middle East is Africa

[@zalwai3559]

@@theafricachild5773 but the middle east is mostly connected to Asia

[@mrdean171]

@@theafricachild5773 iran is literally not africa lmao

[@mcfact1827]

@@theafricachild5773 true. The made up geopolitical term "middle east" is actually on the African tectonic plate and was known as part of N. E. Africa

[@mcfact1827]

@@mrdean171 the ppl you see there today are not the same as in ancient times. Ppl watch movies and think it's real

[@petermorton301]

The authors of ancient India literature claimed that the Kushite's ruled the world for 7,000 year's. According to Epiphanies the Age of the Kushite's extended from the Flood to the Age of Terah the father of Abraham the Prophet of the Jew's and the Muslim's

[@yahadyashabbat9364]

No Arab prophet

[@roccoy5982]

Not even Remotely true lol

[@zalwai3559]

How do people come up with this

[@YuDuTheMath]

Ancient Shemites are known to have been Afro Asiatics. This whole region consisted of people of dark melanin complexion. History is a lie agreed upon. Most of these people in that area are descended from Turkic and others from Japhetic origin.

[@zalwai3559]

@@YuDuTheMathwell some what true but no the Shemitee originated from the mesopotamia the western toast of the Mediterranean and the horn of Africa

[@i.e7707]

Hey @HomeTeam History, may i ask you if you have/thinking of making a video of the somali history?

[@richardlopez2932]

Hey, again. Your channel has me enthusiastically puzzling over something I heard in an anthropology course, once upon a time. There's this concept that the smaller a group, the more familiar its members are to one another, and therefore how much intimacy is ascribed to said group/s. It, predictably, suggests a preference for the collective nature of that group. This would ultimately play out to some neurological effect. Suppose you are part of a group that is perceived, legitimately or not, as being oppressed -- this could include anyone from Black People in America, women compared to men almost anywhere, introverts intellectuals and progressives all throughout history...even incels. You therefore might assign non-traditional rules of civility to your group, not unlike a bootlegger during Prohibition who'd consider breaking the "law" due to a hypocritical or unreasonable treatment of certain behavior. But then what if the non-traditional rules begin supplant the common sense and courtesy of behavior under agreeable times? I don't want to make this into, if you don't fight monsters then you become them: that seems a little too fantastical. And I think there's a certain lesson to be had in noting a minority's persuasion over itself. For instance, it's been demonstrated neurologically that the areas of our brains that deal with abstract comprehension (all the way down to basic reading, writing and math) register some intriguing coincidences. One is that people value the accomplishments of those that they personally admire as accomplishments of their own. The other is that money and dear family members share the same effect. But what if being confined to any one group is ultimately disabling? I don't mean selling one another out in the name of some personal betterment; I mean agreeing with things you'd finally morally reprehensible due to some perception of background. Most of the hard work has been done here, to my knowledge. The last challenge is filtering out whatever inconsistencies and interlopers have been collected along the way. (You know where to find me.)

[@aliciamaria2730]

They were indentured service second they were looking for a particular skills they just weren't having people moved to Iraq for chattel slavery and the people were accustomed to the area because they were black people there before the southern Eastern southern Europeans moved down into the area

[@johnmutuku6878]

Called Afro shirazi in East African coast. See the zanj rebellion of Basra

[@najeeneil1521]

Could you do a video on the Teke people of Gabon

[@feliciadogbe1313]

6:18. "After liberation..." Was the liberation self-attained or it was given? If given by whom?

[@stackmosayless-1669]

My bro these are fascinating stories to some but there is a bigger picture the Persians had some of the greatest mathematicians and scientists in history they studied directly in Egypt and had various schools of knowledge. The African was included from the beginning because this is where the knowledge was obtained/stolen from.

[@Aj_Porsche]

Only the Persians were not Sub Saharan American Africans lol... Not a single Sub Saharan bone found in the region prior to you know what!

[@stackmosayless-1669]

@@Aj_Porsche sub Saharan African American? Maybe start with the easy stuff first bro.

[@Aj_Porsche]

@@stackmosayless-1669 yes as it's only Sub Saharan Americans that claim civilisations unrelated to them lol... It's comical.

[@stackmosayless-1669]

@@Aj_Porsche don't know what that supposed to mean I'm not even American lol. K.I.S.S.

[@Aj_Porsche]

@@stackmosayless-1669 well the ideology or idiotology I should say certainly is the same lol...

[@matthewmann8969]

Yeah I hope they are not going through too much uncooperations and that they have more fine kinds of opportunities for employments, jobs, workings, or professions

[@TravelingOnStardust]

I hope so as well. So many Afro-descended people are marginalized in their countries, such as the Afro Mexicans.

[@mohammadg50]

@@TravelingOnStardust they actually are in iran. We are all the same with my brothers and sisters 💯

[@devinmcgee5130]

10/10 Subbed

[@andrewsealy3875]

Thanks!

[@shafuimcoming5151]

Only 2😢

[@brucebeamon5460]

I gave the video a like only to support your channel...But frankly I’m just tired of the documented story of us being used though out history to enrich other races of people and then to be looked down apon as not worthy of equal citizenship after that part of history is over ... this gruesome tail has happened time and again but as told in this particular story it’s been perpetuated by the African People themselves as they have willingly handed over there own people for these purposes..Also it doesn’t help that Africa is broken up into different countries instead of one in solidarity and cohesion like most EVERYWHERE else on the planet which in turn by design causes friction and a divided nation where other nation come easily have taken advantage of raping the continent of ALL of its GOD GIVEN NATURAL RESOURCES .😒😪

[@chukwumaolisehemekaouwarre3236]

The Kalahari desert History kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqKuZXSiYqt0iMU..k

[@mcfact1827]

This is good.... I've been telling ppl about the ancient BLK presence in Iran, Palestine, Iraq, Persia etc. Note there were many non enslaved Blks who were indigenous to the area.

[@roccoy5982]

No indigenous black people in any of those places lol. They didn’t even inhabit most of North Africa no way the Middle East.

[@minefazz4223]

Stop with the indigenous nonsense!

[@mcfact1827]

@@roccoy5982 I suggest you read up on the "Song of Roland". There's apparently a lot you don't about the history of N. Africa. As well as, who's indigenous to N. Africa. I'll bet you're also one of those ppl who falsely believes ancient Egypt was initially inhabited by non BLKS.

[@mcfact1827]

@@minefazz4223 I'd suggest you stop believing in your western indoctrination of history. There's only one group that originally migrated and inhabited every land mass on earth.

[@zalwai3559]

@@mcfact1827 the song of Roland is about a basque ambush nothing to do with Africa

[@jeraldmacklinii6440]

Very interesting.

[@andrewsealy3875]

love the continent please keep it going ❤💚💛

[@rubinortiz2311]

The Middle East is home to a lot of black people. In America and Europe people are often shocked to hear that black people live there but if you actually visit these places it’s actually pretty noticeable. The percent of Iran that is black is on par with that of the United States putting the population there around 8.5 million. Pakistan has over 1 million blacks, Saudi Arabia has 3.5 million Yemen has close to 3 million and Iraq is between 500,000 and 1.5 million.

[@mizrahiwithattitude2733]

Pakistan is south asia not the middle east

[@rubinortiz2311]

@Odd-1 I didn’t say they had the same number of blacks. I said roughly the same percentages of their populations are black but yes there has been a strong African presence in the Middle East for thousands of years

[@mizrahiwithattitude2733]

@Santiago no its west asia africa ends in sinai

[@rubinortiz2311]

@Santiago the Middle East was once physically connected africa so I would agree with you on that

[@zalwai3559]

@@rubinortiz2311 what presence

[@sidvicious647]

What's the middle east 5000 year's ago !? Gugl " Babylonian Archer's" The First cities of the earth were founded by Nimrod/Nimrud Grandson of Ham/Khem and Cush.

[@gae1259]

Yeah

[@anastasiarose4482]

Thank you

[@TheMetuneter]

There is no aspect of human culture, no race, no set of people on earth that can say they have no beginnings from Africans , black peoples . No matter what they put in. Book DEEP DOWN FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOUR PART OF THE CULTURE ITS ONE ,BUT KNOW THE ONES THAT YOU ALL CAME FROM AND BEEN HERE SINCE TIME UNKNOWN

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

So what? That does not mean that they are your achievements they are the achievements of whoever achieved them

[@nicodemuscd]

Shalom. Brother..based on the Bible Nimrod the son of Cush and grandson of Noah and King of Shinar where the tower of Babylon was built. The entire land consisted of 'so called' black people...so Africa's as we know it boarders stretch all the way to at least India (or what was called Persia). Through the invasions and conquests what you see now are remnants of the old kingdom. The Bablonians, Persian, Meeds, Greeks (Alexander the Freak), Roman's have all played a role in the changing of the lands. Spoiler alert, look at the aborigines of Australia...how did they get there? And the Africans of the Indian Ocean islands....how did they get there?

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

One thing Bible ain't accurate

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

Austoloid people they are black does not mean african

[@nicodemuscd]

@@shreyanodoyto5975 Shalom. You think not? What is not accurate in it....?

[@nicodemuscd]

@@shreyanodoyto5975 What are they...where did they come from?

[@shreyanodoyto5975]

@@nicodemuscd you do realise the Bible is very biased and also no there was no flood but It could be true if it's a bunch of metaphors