How Arab and Persian Culture shaped Sumeru : Genshin Impact Lore / Cultural Video Essay

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Hey guys. Since this is one of my first videos about Sumeru I made some errors during my research. I would like to address them here 👇 Quick error at 6:36 I said Aaru Mixed Rice was based on maqluba. It seems to actually have more inspiration from Egyptian Koshary instead. Thank you my Egyptian viewers for pointing it out

[@yumi_purin]

Thank you so much for this video! As an Iranian, I’m really happy that the Persian-inspired part of Sumeru’s lore is finally being talked about. Everything was very accurate and well-researched. Amazing job!

[@rootedpen2]

the new 3.4 region seems to be heavily Persian inspired too. the mount beneath the storm is called Damavand lol and the leaked OSTs is traditional persian music inspired. im so excited for 3.4.

[@yumi_purin]

@@rootedpen2That's amazing! Looking forward to 3.4✨️

[@nelichim731]

Same here as a Persian i really enjoyed it

[@Nikkikkikkiz]

Even in version 1.0, Genshin was heavily influenced by a religion that is still practiced in China that came from Iran. It is a religion called Manichaeism and you should check it out. Manichaeism came from Iran, but it no longer exists in Iran. It is a belief that the God of the Hebrew Old Testament was evil and false god and kept people trapped in the firmament. Name was Yaldabaoth. That is the main demon of Manichaeism. Then there are other demons: Barbatos, Morax, Beelzebal, Buer, etc. This demonology of Manichaeism placing the false god as chief demon is unique to Manichaeism. Manichaeism was found in the region of Iraq where the ancient civilization called Sumer was in. The fact that the Irminsul and wisdom was in Sumer is very telling.

[@Nikkikkikkiz]

The entire Genshin lore is the same as a retelling of the Garden of Eden from an Manichaeist view. There is the main demon, the Demiurge or Yahweh, Old Testament god, the malevolent false god that creates worlds and floods earth for 40 days. The archons are also demons but they rebel against the main demon, the false god because they suffered from the archon war. They are the serpents that guide Adam to eat an apple. The traveler is Adam. The traveler will eventually reach Snezhnaya where all the Gnosis will be combined together to form the "apple". In Manichaeism, the apple is Buddha, Zoroaster, Jesus, Mani.

[@creamiemilk474]

As an arab i'm so happy with genshin for adding accurate representation with arabs, im so happy that we're coming to an age where arab culture is shared without making bomb jokes :")

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Arab culture was very advanced especially during Medieval times. A lot of the advancements we use today were made by them

[@arnowisp6244]

Allahu Akbar!

[@idkatthispoint-s9s]

​@@arnowisp6244why do you have to bring god everywhere goodness.

[@imjackplays4502]

@@idkatthispoint-s9s I mean we say BIsmi Allah everytime we do anything, well atleast we try, I dont see no harm in typing it the name of god on the internet

[@sarahalbustany1724]

Frrr😭

[@Lyendith]

Some have actually complained that Sumeru is a bit too much of a hodgepodge of different cultures, while the first three nations (and supposedly Snezhnaya) are a lot more specific. Personally I think it makes it more beautiful but I can get why mixing Arabs, Turks, Persians and Southern Asians might rub some people the wrong way…

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I do see some downsides in mixing the cultures in a way that leads certain people to think all of them are the same but in a way, I do like seeing multiple cultures in one area because cultural integration is always better than cultural segregation in my eyes. that is why I make these videos. Is so that people could enjoy the cultural diversity of mixed nations like Sumeru, but still know that each group is unique and different from the other

[@CircusFoxxo]

With King Deseret being clearly based on Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire the complaints have a lot less grounding. At the height of the Persian Empire under his dynasty, it spanned from the Balkans to Egypt north/south and from the Levant to Pakistan east-west. The region draws from Indian and Persian-Arab cultures because it's based on a region/nation that encompassed all those cultures. The only real valid criticism is wondering where the Semites are/fit into the setting (Assyrians, Canaanites, Hebrews)

[@omgwtfhaxfan1221003]

Same for someone like Suleiman the magnificent. Who also had all those places except most of Persia But had a lot more of north Africa instead.

[@sarahalbustany1724]

I think it's pretty cool that they mixed them together cuz it added so much more depth to the nation

[@carlito6763]

⁠@@ExplorersCompass82ATLA does this with their nations

[@sasosasa8594]

i'd like to point out that "dar al shifa" means "house of healing". also tighnari -like alhaitham- is an actual arabian scientist (الطغنري) who was a doctor as well as a Botanist (which matches with his in game character) also layla's scroll title in her idle animations is a VERY famous book in arabic philosophy called (الحركات السماوية وجوامع النجوم) which translates to (the heavenly movements and the sum of the stars). additionally alot of the npc names are arabic names. the sumeru music also uses alot of famous arabic musical instruments (oud, tabla, etc..) oh also aru mixed rice is an egyptian dish called (shokari) very tiny spoilers for alhaitham gameplay proceed at your own risk. as you said alhaitham is inspired by the real alhaitham who (also as you said) is the optics father and in alhaitham gameplay he has a mirror mechanics which reflects that.

[@jenniferchaulam]

/Oh yea aaru rice has noodles in its in game desc art!!

[@caglasainz]

ooh I'm guessing shifa means healing since in Turkish "şifa" means health

[@sundalosketch4769]

It's unfortunate how the hospital would cease to live up to its namesake.

[@zeeks4338]

"Al Harakaat Samawiyah Wajwamaq Al Nujum" Also *Nujum* means star...

[@muhammadbenjelloun2598]

yes tighnari was an arab but he is also north african

[@garrenty_35]

There is also a dish in Sumeru called Candied Ajilenakh Nut, which was most likely an inspiration from “Gaz (گز)”, a Persian sweet :D

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I never knew that! I need to try it then

[@Officalalhaithamsimp]

Funfact: the scholar alhaitham was named after is born in the same city i was born in!

[@mohammadshahhatami6819]

I'm persian and I'd like to include that the Sabz meat stew is also a persian food

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Yes you are correct! It is the game’s version of Gormeh Sabzi and I love it!

[@charredmelon7969]

Absolutely love this, since you don't usually see videos like these explaining the cultural references in the game. Looking forward to more videos from you.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

More to come!

[@greenth-mac2550]

It makes me happy to see how the dev team went to do this much research on the Arab culture and history. Many games just didn't care before and had them simply for the ride with terrible translations.

[@rusope1050]

i love this detailed look at the real world equivalents that hoyo drew from! i am again amazed at how much research they put into this. thanks for your videos!

[@kiwiseed7563]

this kind of videos are a joy to watch, its nice to see how deep the cultural elements are intertwined into the world of teyvat

[@sarahalbustany1724]

Im sooo happy with the cultural rep they added into sumeru. A lot people overlook how well made it is. Also i believe the name sumeru is also based off the ancient city of Iraq, sumer. Even the romanization of the Akkadian name for sumer is sumeru lol i loveeeee that. Love this video tysm

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Tysm! My next video will be about Sumeru too! Specifically the all Persian culture

[@flame9828]

I've always wondered what kind of inspiration they drew from the vast and complex cultures of the middle east. This is a great video essay!

[@aki7362]

I love you for using that flag for Iran in your thumbnail :)

[@Vinechicken]

oh wow i'm happy the algorithm suggested this video for me, nice work! hope your channel grows a lot cause you definitely deserve it!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Understanding other cultures is truly my passion, so I am more than happy to make videos that compare my favorite games to them! More will be on the way!

[@marstellation]

Great video!! It's interesting to hear about how they utilized this many inspirations for a big region such as sumeru

[@Noelle668]

Thank you for this! I’ve been loving these videos talking about cultural inspiration in Genshin!

[@CrasherHasCrashed]

I'd call that effort well spent it was a great and very informative video, I learned quite a lot of new things from it Keep up your good work Rom

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thx Crash. I’ll notify you when I release more

[@chazofalsa]

I really love this video Sumeru is my 3rd favorite region i really love that it's based around indo-persian and egyptian culture and setting around achaemenid and ottoman empire. I really would love to see you do analysis on the designs of the other characters. I know sumeru wasn't perfect and there are parts that could've represented a bit better in some designs and show more diverse skin tones but it's really cool how hoyoverse showed alot in the designs.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I will do some more character analysis in the future, especially since I am planning a North Africa episode soon

[@amiakeli2682]

Its amazing to see the entusiasm that mihoyo puts into exploring new cultures, even concidering their chinese origin!

[@Nikkikkikkiz]

I feel like Genshin's underlying lore is totally based off of Manichaeism, a religion practiced only in China that came from Iran. Literally all the gods in the game are demons from Manichaeism. God from Hebrew Old Testament, Yahweh, is the Demiurge in Manichaeism. Yahweh is the main demon. The head of Celestia.

[@Ume_Plum_Candy]

As a Chinese person, I can tell you that Sumeru has got so so many Chinese players intrigued about Arab, Persian and Indian cultures. It's rly eye-opening and even educational I would say

[@amiakeli2682]

@Ume_Plum_Candy Yes indeed! I'm an education sciences major, and let me tell you, so many educational videogames had tried the same thing, and failed cause the knowladge aspect was too boring. By putting this educational value in a videogame that's sermingly not about it at all, but doing your research about the culture and bringing out based facts is something i very admire about mihoyo (even tho i disagree with most other things they do).

[@amiakeli2682]

Makes you wonder about the author's ethical facts layout.

[@Mimi-watches-youtube]

Thank you! As an Arab, I was so excited for Sumeru and they did good! I already knew that it wouldn't be only Arabs but they did a good amount. Sumeru is my favourite region now :) btw, not all arabs are tan

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@yuzu8610]

Yes as an Arab I think there’s not enough middle eastern/Arab representation so I was so happy and exited for Sumeru! I’m so happy we’re finally getting representation!

[@Indian_gae_boii]

as an indian same, they did a very good job representing so many places from reall life in sumeru

[@yossramos1164]

Gosh, I'm growing to love videos like these about the cultural analysis of Sumeru. I'm looking forward to more so I subscribed to you. Just a question, if more nations are released (Natlan, Fontaine) will you make a cultural analysis video about those too?

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Definitely! I am especially excited for Natlan cuz it is based on Native Mexicans and Americans. I made other cultural analyses for the past nations as well, so please feel free to check them out as well

[@ExplorersCompass82]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6jMhqiKpqdpqM0 sorry for the wait, but I made the North African culture video I promised

[@sundalosketch4769]

I've been wanting some Genshin content like this! It's great learning other cultures and the inspirations that are used in where, how, and why.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Tysm! More vids like this are planned for the future

[@sundalosketch4769]

@@ExplorersCompass82 Awesome sauce!

[@WCX]

I feel like the Eremites may in part have been shaped by the Elamites, who were an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq. A further conection is the fact that Elam was also located north of the Strait of Hormuz and the Kingdom of Ormus.

[@nailhusaini2185]

Your production quality in these videos are really good!

[@Amirtaking]

Great video❤ Nahida is a Persian name too

[@tenclouds]

hi guys! i want to say something about the food. i'm egyptian !! so "aaru" mixed rice is actually our traditional dish named "koshkary" - the creator has corrected themselves in the comment but i wanted to point it our regardless heh :)

[@ExplorersCompass82]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6jMhqiKpqdpqM0 I actually realized they mistake! I corrected it in this new video that I made

[@Yeneney]

thank you so much for this video! everything does seem well researched and i can tell you've put a lot of effort into this. everyone's comments with more fun facts are so interesting to read too, and it's so cool that you have sparked the conversation. as someone with middle eastern ancestry, discovering more about sumeru has made me more keen on learning about my roots and i love how the release of sumeru has made middle eastern/north african/south asian people come out and talk about their culture more. it is my favourite region so far :)

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I will have more videos about Sumeru and the other nations too!

[@magyesproductions]

this is really cool! thank you for sharing this information, can't wait for the other videos

[@syaiffudinsalleh4464]

Cant wait for your project! Sumeru having soo large inspiration seems like u need 3 parts hahaha. Btw I wonder if u gonna add more part 2 as well for past region. For example, manchuria and mongolia inspiration for liyue, scandavian for mondstard and ainu culture for inazuma

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Definitely! I noticed some Mongolian influence in the Chasm region of Liyue, and well as some references to Japanese religion and samurai culture in Inazuma! I also saw some Norse influence with the whole of Teyvat. The continent is connected via a giant tree with key line branches. Likewise, Norse mythology has the world tree that connects all 9 realms.

[@Lysol-2004]

I also noticed Mongolian music playing in the Chasm. As well as some Manchurian culture such as Qiqi's clothing.

[@syaiffudinsalleh4464]

@@Lysol-2004 i think most liyue character use Manchurian outfit (qipao and tangzhuan) because of blending of culture (forced) during qing dynasty. However, as seen from recent latern rite event, both guizhong and cloud retainer seen using hanfu-like outfits

[@DimitriKatsuro]

Nice video, i always wanted to find a channel dedicated to talk about the cultural references in Genshin, so i guess is my lucky day! A big part of this community focus only on the gameplay aspect and its ok, but i feel there's a lot of potential for talking about other great aspects of this game, like the music, the scenography and the art.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thank you so much! Culture vids are my plans for the future

[@classy_mushroom]

Darling you've outdone yourself. You've made us middle easterns proud with this video but damn my hands hurt from clapping so much. The quality is chefs kiss x.

[@arwinv9005]

Something you may find interesting is kaveh in genshin is kinda mixed with another persuan mythological hero called zaal(albino or white in english) they both have bird references all over them zaal was a son of a king who was thrown into mountains as an infant for having white hair and king found it to be embracing there simurgh a really important persian mythological bird find the kid and raise him as her own when he reaches the age of majority zaal is given a feather by simurgh in case he ever needed her aid the shroom king bird also has few similarities with simurgh as their bith leader of a group of creatures simurgh being leader of all birds you can see bird ascetic on kaveh too expect for his eyes that are snake like wich i think is a reference to real kavehs fight with zahak the snake king whi had two giants snakes on his shoulder who no one had ever been able to kill

[@LesserLordKusanali]

Oh, another note: Tabouna bread is actually Tunisian! It is still an important part of our culture, and as a Tunisian most older houses still come with a Tabuna oven!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I will include that in my next video!

[@cobrayt1895]

And also, tabouna is a moroccan word , that mean 🍑 💀💀

[@eden_9664]

I'm so glad that you're actually paying attention to these cultures!

[@hpropganda]

2:07 small correction, in the sumeru city outskirts there is another hospital, and a functioning one called Bimarstan. This is the place in the archon quest where you consisitently meet with nahida,

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Yes and I know I missed it. I will be mentioning it in my next video which is about India

[@arshianoob]

Hospital in Persian means bimarestan

[@idkatthispoint-s9s]

As an Indian, I understood that immediately. Bimar means I'll and Sthan means Place. So Bimarstan means 'The Place of the ill' Crazy.

[@officialchuu1832]

I’m glad the algorithm recommended this video to me. your videos are so good 😭🫶

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thank you so much! More are on the way, especially for Sumeru and the other nations as well~!

[@savemysoul9985]

As an Iranian this literally made me so happy

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I’m glad it did. Your country’s culture really fascinates me More videos like this are planned for the future

[@mch-he4mn]

And the name Nahida comes from Anahita Anahita /ɑːnəˈhiːtə/ is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā Anāhitā), the Avestan name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of "the Waters" (Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. There is also a temple named Anahita in Iran. Aredvi Sura Anahita is Ardwisur Anahid (اردویسور آناهید) or Nahid (ناهید) in Middle and Modern Persian, and Anahit in Armenian.[1] An iconic shrine cult of Aredvi Sura Anahita was, together with other shrine cults, "introduced apparently in the 4th century BCE and lasted until it was suppressed in the wake of an iconoclastic movement under the Sassanids."[2] The symbol of goddess Anahita is the Lotus flower. Lotus Festival (Persian: Jashn-e Nilupar) is an Iranian festival that is held on the end of the first week of July. Holding this festival at this time was probably based on the blooming of lotus flowers at the beginning of summer.

[@Mula_C6]

Bro. you tell me that Nahida is an Iranian name?

[@hutao2457]

As a West Asiat (Kurdish turkish (also a bit Persian but we don’t really care about that one since I don’t have any of that culture) I am so happy 😭🩷 I wish Dori would maybe be a bit better represented and Nilou having a real traditional outfit but I am happy of sumeru

[@dawgiey]

so excited i got recommended your channel, i was so shocked when i went to subscribe and you’re not even at 1,000 cause the quality is certainly worth at LEAST a couple hundred thousand subs :) really good video

[@ExplorersCompass82]

That you so much! I put a lot of effort into what I do and will definitely make more in the future

[@Hialghazali]

the dish in 6:38 is actually koshary an egyptian dish since it has macaroni noodles and chickpeas and fried onion ontop not really maglouba

[@sundalosketch4769]

Yeah i can see that actually, it looks just as good irl!

[@plarysa]

Yeah that's def koshary not maqlouba, i love both dishes tho🤤

[@LeharcBlueHeart]

Thank you again for this amazingly made video. And I look forward to seeing your future ones. There's so much to learn about Sumaru's inspirations.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Currently making one for Sumeru’s North African and another for Indian!

[@LeharcBlueHeart]

@Lore Explorer: History in Gaming I'm looking forward to it! I started drawing Deyha as Egyptian and got comments saying she's Algarian and your video helped me learn more about her and her culture influence to help in my redesign. I love learning about the diverse cultures that inspire Genshin Impact.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

@@LeharcBlueHearthere’s the thing She is actually Algerian cuz her group, the Eremites, are based on a North African indigenous group that is called the Amazighs. I say in this video that Eremites are based on Jordanian Bedouins, which is somewhat true, but they are also based on Amazighs.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

@@LeharcBlueHeartthis is because Dehya was named after a REAL Amazigh warrior queen who was born in what is now modern day Algeria. I will be covering it in my next video. Please take their advice and draw Dehya in traditional Amazigh Algerian clothing, NOT Egyptian. If you want to draw someone in Egyptian clothing please do it with Candace or Cyno

[@LeharcBlueHeart]

@Lore Explorer: History in Gaming yeah that's why I've been researching more about it. Now to learn more about the clothing so I can draw it properly 👍

[@kinn0401]

This is such a well-made video! I’m so surprised it has less than a thousand views… Hope your channel blows up!

[@amaya_ds8650]

As an Iranian lots of people's name in sumeru city are actually persian and common names in Iran Like: Afshin , Erfan , Homayun , Minoo , Arshia , Farid, Armin , Nilou(Niloufar), kaveh , farzane, ....

[@yoonglie]

amazing~ sumeru has become my favourite region, and learning more about the cultures behind it really makes me feel more connected. hoyo really did their research to make it such a special region. subscribed for your future vids!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thank you so much! More Sumeru and other regions will be covered!

[@DIM_Diamond]

I am an Iranian, but you said somethings about Iran that I didn't know myself XD

[@Noor-ci6gf]

your videos are so cool i'm glad i was recommended this! i wish there were more non white characters in sumeru esp since it seems to be heavily based on brown cultures/regions. love video essays and it was really interesting seeing the comparisons you made esp since im arab

[@rayanhorami9196]

Iranian are fair skinned so...

[@Indian_gae_boii]

@@rayanhorami9196 iran is not the only place sumeru is based off of, sumeru is based off of middle east, egypt and india not just iranians

[@CircusFoxxo]

Sumeru is based on the Achaemenid Empire, ancient Persia. Ptolemic Egyptians were pretty fair, and the major inspirations for the region are more Iran-Iraq-Pakistan than regions/people who are more dark-skinned. Based on the cultural inspiration it would actually be an error if they were all super dark since the peoples it draws from are Persian-Arab and not equatorial. Look at some pictures of Iraqis and Iranians for me real quick.

[@para-yw9dn]

@@CircusFoxxo Moira, I am Palestinian. how are you going to tell ME that dark-skinned Arabs would be "an error,"??? Arabs, Persians, and all West Asians/North Africans can be literally any shade/color. I don't need to look up pictures of Iraqis and Iranians when I can look through my family and ancestry. Some of my family members are light, some are dark, and some are brown. I'm lighter but a lot of my family members are brown. it's erasure of Afro-Arabs, darker-skinned, and brown-skinned Arabs. the audacity and delusion is crazy

[@CircusFoxxo]

@@para-yw9dn OK &? Sumeru is still based on an empire of Persia and modern region that has people of Type III to low Type V ranges of the Fitzpatrick scale for skin color. Being as dark as Somalis would be an error, Persians and North Arabs aren't that dark. The skin tones depicted in the game is correct for the region it's inspired by.

[@ladybug_marinette_gets_hurt]

I saw this channel and screamed Jackpot IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THESE KIND OF VIDS FOR AGES AHHHH

[@n0t_m1ko_]

As an Iranian I feel so happy that my fav game included us 🥹🥹

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Will make another Persian video soon 🙌

[@LesserLordKusanali]

as an amazigh, it'd be important to let you know that Tighnari is fully based on Amazigh culture!! He is a fennec fox which is an animal known for living in amazigh countries (Algeria's national animal too) He is wearing a Berber belt, a cultural amazigh clothing. Tighnari means Fox in Tamazight! He has the color palette of the Maghrebs flags!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I will keep this in mind when making the video about Sumeru’s North African culture! I noticed some similarities with Tunisia since Aaru village looks like their cave village, as well as ancient Egyptian mythology. I never new too much about the Algerian influence, so I’ll include it in the next video!

[@muhammadbenjelloun2598]

his design is amazigh but his name comes from an andalusian arab physician (who was still north african)

[@LesserLordKusanali]

@@muhammadbenjelloun2598 okay????? The word Tighnari still means "Fox" in Tamazight regardless????

[@muhammadbenjelloun2598]

@@LesserLordKusanali fox in tamazight is bagug/ibun do you even speak it? tighnari's name comes from the botanist/physician (tighnari literally mentions that he majored in botany in his character details) al-tighnari whos birthplace was tighnar in andalusia. hes design is amazigh-inspires but his name is arab north african.

[@LesserLordKusanali]

@@muhammadbenjelloun2598 thats because it refers to the fennec

[@Duhgel]

Your channel is a gem, omw to binge watch all your vids, brb

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Lol take your time haha more videos are on the way!

[@lein.something2104idontknow]

it was great that Hoyoverse didn't represent Arabs like the stereotype that we are uneducated dumb people but they showed how we were the ones that brought a lot of the knowledge we have today along with our other Middle Eastern neighbors who also fall under this very wrong stereotype made from the actual uneducated people that was a nice video please continue with this amazing content

[@bubble.beeeee]

You are so underrated! I've always wondered from where they got their inspiration from! Great video!

[@Vzzerdrix]

This was an amazing video! It was v educational. ❤️

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thank you so much! Studying other cultures and history is always my fave!

[@arshavin_fs]

thank you for putting the sun and lion flag💚🤍♥️

[@jakirachan]

Lovely video! Very happy that I got to see it on my recommendations💖

[@Rayu25Demon]

Also the Tamazight culture of algeria is included.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6jMhqiKpqdpqM0 I actually talk about it in my latest video

[@HarmfulBurp]

i love how sumeru is heavily based on the period in real world history when the Islamic world experienced its revolution in literature, math, and sciences. Many of the revolutionary discoveries made during this time are still very impactful today, and it sparked the desire for higher learning throughout the whole world. Seems very fitting how the land of wisdom is based on this real-world event and draws inspiration from the cultures that were involved in it.

[@anng870]

love what you are doing! Keep going

[@ExplorersCompass82]

More cultural Genshin vids are on the way!

[@augustus832]

I'm very happy that you included Nowruz but i am also really happy about the Kurdish flag being included there aswell. But overall, great video!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Np! I think it is important to recognize that Kurds celebrate Nowruz as well

[@Pavme]

6:38 Aaru mixed rice is actually more reminecent of Koshari, an Egyption dish of lentils with rice, macaroni and chickpeas, with a tomato sauce and fried onions or maybe even Harak Osbaa (حراق باصبعه), a Syrian stew of lentils and macaroni garnished with fried onions and cilantro, to some extent

[@katamaridamashii]

6:48 jumpscare otherwise great video. as someone of Bedouin origin it makes me happy to see us represented like this.

[@mrk_artist7005]

My ancestors used too be arab warriors this makes me very proud ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[@Officalalhaithamsimp]

1:15 there’s an actual school in iraq called the akademiya! My friend is in that school 2:06 there’s a hospital (also in iraq) called that!

[@Ume_Plum_Candy]

As a Chinese person, the game and your explanation have made me so intrigued by Arab and Persian culture, gotta try all of these amazing foods you've mentioned and the history of these regions!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

@@Ume_Plum_Candy that’s exactly what I did! Last year and this year too I have been trying so much Arab, Persian, and south Asian food because of Sumeru

[@Jaeho4ever]

Please do more video on the other culture this very informative

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I will! My next will be North Africa and the India!

[@skye4365]

Oooo im surprise the algorithm showed me this video 👀 its nice learning about other parts of the world

[@mirmations7407]

thank you for this!!! i'm really looking forward to the india one!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thank you! I will connect many parts of Hindu culture to it!

[@MITIKOMAN_004]

Thank you for using the original flag of Iran, thank you very much ❤

[@caglasainz]

as a turk i really hope we get more representation since we don't really get any. Great video btw!!

[@poterhatake3151]

I'm Iranian and sumeru quest exactly iran.. I'm very happy about character nilu and Leyla and tnx for update Flag of Iran #WomenLifeFreedom

[@Indian_gae_boii]

sumerus representative culutre and evrything else in this video is middle eastern, while sumerus ideologies (like greater lord rukhdevata, lesser lord kusunali coming from the budhist god kusuali jakata, the various darshans, the samsara and the whole idea of a cycle/loop, the akasha, the aranara and all the aranara names being sanskrit, some of the music, some of the places in the forest like avidya forest, gandharva ville and some of the places in the new area like the amrita lake or samudra coast, etc) are indian, would really like if you could explore the indian aspect of sumeru someday as well!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Currently editing my video about India!

[@Indian_gae_boii]

@@ExplorersCompass82 oooo! really looking forward to it, i have always been interested in genshin worlds from a cultural standpoint but never saw anyone talking about it, i saw zepla react to your video about monstad in her stream and immideatly came here, i enjoyed all your videos, very well researched

[@Indian_gae_boii]

@@ExplorersCompass82 also i know you only do videos about games but it would be interesting to see videos about the culutre in LOTR and GOT as well

[@amirheiwa]

Wow thank you for this video 🌹

[@ebaaa5513]

I’m happy to see Kurdistan flag in there

[@helenan6030]

Im from there So am i ^^

[@portassium]

Spectacular analysis as always Rom! I can see you improving a lot and let’s go we’re halfway to 1000~ ^^

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Thank you for always supporting me since the beginning! Ever since I released my very first video you have always been there for me

[@foryouphilanything]

this was great!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

@@foryouphilanything thx! This is one of my old videos and there are some inaccuracies. So I really recommend watching my new ones!

[@HeLLoO186]

As a persian this makes me so happy because we barely get any proper representation in media

[@forte1993]

the Sumeru name may come from the Sumer(Sumerian) or may came from the mythical mountain at the center of the earth from Indian seeing that many places in sumeru rainforest have the Indian references too. (if you are Buddhism nerd you may find many references from Buddhism in the game such as how scaramouche dress or kusunali name or some place in sumeru rain forest that connect with Buddha origin)

[@teiresuru]

Thank you for using the right flag for iran

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I am in love with Persian culture. It is one of my favorites in the Middle East

[@teiresuru]

@@ExplorersCompass82 This makes me really happy :))

[@Hussain._.]

This is such a nice video !! as an Arab I am happy with what genshin did to represent our culture and your video explore it so well ! most of the time Arabs are shown as bad people\terrorist which is really sad and not true I am so happy with your video and how you represented us :)

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I’m very glad that Genshin showed the true hospitality of Arabs throughout the story! More videos are on the way

[@Hussain._.]

@@ExplorersCompass82 yes me too ! I will be waiting to see them ... knowing about others culture is great !:)

[@yuzu8610]

Exactly! As an Arab growing up I’ve never seen middle eastern representation. On social media no one talks about us and people have so much stereotypes about us so I was so happy to finally get representation with Sumeru

[@Hussain._.]

@@yuzu8610 yeah that's true , we never got any representation and if we did it was all that we were evil , so building a whole city based on our culture is amazing

[@Indian_gae_boii]

not what ive seen most of the times arabs are shown as rich people driving ferraris and doing idk rich people stuff lol

[@sshk1653]

You did an awesome job

[@sarathemoomoo7382]

Thank you. It was great

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Next video will be a sequel to this 😊

[@sajjad_h8032]

It is a great thing for me because I'm from iran

[@emergency-RedHood]

nowruz? didn't knew of that name. We kurdish people call it newroz but this is interesting to me that it was meant to celebrate spring my aunt explained that fest to me as fire festival. I can remember that we did go to festivals when i was a little that's it. It kinda got forgotten since fewier people did go. funny note i have cousins named after that festival (also that pic you have choosen is hilarious)

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Fire jumping is actually a Nowruz tradition! It is very interesting

[@emergency-RedHood]

@@ExplorersCompass82 another thing i didn't knew i live in germany and they made big concerts here. Famous musicians performed and the fest was used to raise fundings for charity (for example war victims). But 4 year old me just waited to get some of these cool canned cokes haha.

[@iatecatsu]

As algerienne im so happy that genshin put some arabic things on her game actually one of my family its called dehya 7:33 BRO YOU MADE ME HUNGRY THOOO

[@blukat9903]

As an arabic person i was afraid how they gonna present our culture but i think they did good

[@zeeks4338]

Fun fact that Dar Al Shifa means Healthcare. That applied in my local area too where we reffering Darrusyifa to Doctor with high practicing in Islam who runs Islamic medical treatment. It's completely different than conventional hospital.

[@bonbon451]

there is a dog named sag meaning dog in farsi lmaoaoaoa

[@rozemiko9369]

Being an Iraqi Kurd, they told me that half of the characters are from Saudi Arabia and one is an Iraqi Arab, and the developers chose a character based on the culture of the Arabs and the Arabian Peninsula, and this made me sad because Iraq is not part of the Arabian Peninsula, and some Persian parts were exposed. Since I saw Nilo, the first thing that came to my mind was the culture of the entire Persian country. Nahida, even Sino was resembling the Pharaohs, and I even touched on some Turkish cultures! In the end, there are all nationalities, except for Saudis and Kurds. I hope to find a Kurdish character one day.

[@swqmpy]

The aaru mixed rice is actually kushari! ^^

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Yeah I saw I made that mistake lol I'll make sure to specify that it is actually Egyptian Kushari in my upcoming North Africa vid! ^^

[@AbysmalRae]

Oh wow! Incredible

[@nathanielus5296]

2:18 That's actually inaccurate, the first hospitals were actually built by benedictine monks in 6th century medieval europe

[@nathanielmartins5930]

I just wish they had named Dehya Haidara since it is an Epithet for Lioness.

[@sevenofblades2041]

Big pog 👍 Wow you have a good mic rom

[@owenr-m4619]

Loved the video! Are you thinking of doing a real life comparison to the Aranara?

[@ExplorersCompass82]

I am! I still need to do research on them, and they will be in my next video about comparing Sumeru to Indian and then North African culture

[@nicole55085]

Ooh yes that would be so interesting!

[@ExplorersCompass82]

@@nicole55085if you don’t mind me asking, may I ask how you found my channel? Did u see it in discord or from the algorithm? 😅

[@alphanightfury1416]

im pretty sure aaru mixed rice is an Egyptian dish called koshri, Maqloubah is a Palestinian dish with mostly rice and vegetables but we don't use pasta with it

[@hang_sakyura]

Thanks for your information about the Sumeru analysis, I really enjoy your videos!! There is an information about the hospital that I found was Persians were the first to create modern hospitals, not Arabs. I dont know if I misunderstand anything so I would love to know which one is correct.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

That was the first thing that popped up when researching but I’ll try to dig deeper next time

[@hang_sakyura]

@@ExplorersCompass82please let me know the information if you find the correct one. Thanks a lot

[@Soramoi]

Correction: Aaru mixed rice = Kushari (egyptian). Maqluba is protein-based recipe cooks everything in one pot then flip it. Kushari uses both macroni and rice as starch and serving protein (farkha/chicken) separately.

[@ExplorersCompass82]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6jMhqiKpqdpqM0 yes, I corrected that mistake in my new video