How India Defended Against the Mongols - Medieval DOCUMENTARY

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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@discombobulation3016]

Pls make a video about the chola empire

[@user-mu8vy1bn8e]

you really have been ignorant towards Indian subcontinet. not even realizing it had 25% of worlds economy and 20% of whole worlds population.

[@Nineteenstarsabove]

How about making a video of Battle of Marawi! You will gain thousand more subscribers from Philippines.

[@creed_forever]

Please make a video series on Gupta Empire. 1. Dynasty 2. Culture 3. Politics. 4. Military Campaigns.

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

You guys should do a history of the shinobi

[@Gaze_LALISA]

"When the enemy is mighty, diplomacy should work out righty" - Balban (The Art of Diplomacy)

[@trailblazer9420]

Upsc aspirant ?

[@pallulal]

its classic strategy in indian history dating back to chanakya and kamandaka who suggested when enemy is more powerful its wise to not engage in direct confrontation but employ various other tactics like matrimonial alliance or diplomacy among other things

[@Gaze_LALISA]

@@pallulal yeah I know cuz I am Indian 😝

[@TonyStark-mm6qy]

​@@Gaze_LALISAit wasn't the same during Mahabharata time, Kaliyuga ruined everything

[@Sam-us8qt]

The Indians can never conquer Persia because the Indian troops are weak.

[@AngryHistorian87]

Iltutmish: respects the Mongols and doesn’t kill their envoys. Genghis Khan: Understandable. Have a great day. 👍

[@lerneanlion]

Such an irony, India ended up becoming the last bastion of the Mongol Empire through the House of Timur centuries later on.

[@mohammedyassine9263]

@@Deepak_Dhakad Turko-mongols although they were mostly mongols as the name mughals is the Persian equivalent for mongol and in Arabic word is maghuls.

[@arda213]

​@@mohammedyassine9263 They werent Mongolic speakers though and didnt consider themselves Mongols. Babur acknowledged his Genghisid lineage from mother side but didnt consider himself Mongol. He also has been the author of most valuable Chagatai Turkic literature: Baburname. Self written autobiography.

[@AshenAshAshy]

@@arda213 they names themselves as son in law to genghis and did call themselves Mongol but not in our modern definition. Turkic and Mongolia lineage is extremely similar.

[@-rate6326]

Mughals were not the descendants of Timur. It's fake shit. Lots of Kings or leaders used to attach their names to some popular leaders. Mughals hated Timur. There's a conversation between some dude a Mughals king where he say Timur was Mongol simp and they don't like Mongols.

[@007dalal]

They became Indianised.

[@nenenindonu]

The Khalaj people had a very interesting role and military record in the Indian subcontinent, repelling Mongol invasions, conquering Indian Kingdoms, campaigns in Tibet,...

[@HM-ee8tj]

The Commander that fought Mongols wasnt a Khilji but a Punjabi commander called Zafer Khan from the city of Multan, Punjab. The army was also mainly Punjabi and Turk.

[@fabiancolumbus6271]

Campaigns in Tibet?

[@nenenindonu]

@@fabiancolumbus6271 Yes, in 1206 Khalaj Sultan Bakhtiyar Khalji led a campaign into Tibet but was fended off by local militas

[@HM-ee8tj]

​@@nenenindonu ​ Malik Kafur, who was a prominent Punjabi military commander during the reign of Alauddin Khilji, the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in India. Malik Kafur was originally from the town of Karra in modern-day Multan, Punjab. He started his career as a slave in the household of a Hindu merchant, but was later bought by Alauddin Khilji and became one of his most trusted advisors and generals. Under Alauddin Khilji, Malik Kafur led several military campaigns, most notably against the Yadava dynasty in the Deccan region of southern India. He was known for his bravery and strategic skills in battle, and was instrumental in the conquest of the wealthy city of Devagiri (modern-day Daulatabad). Malik Kafur was also involved in the political and administrative affairs of the Khilji court, and was appointed as the governor of several provinces, including Gujarat and Malwa. However, Malik Kafur's rise to power and wealth also made him many enemies, including members of the Khilji dynasty itself. He was eventually assassinated in 1316, following the death of Alauddin Khilji Malik Kafur was originally from the town of Karra in modern-day Multan, Punjab. He started his career as a slave in the household of a Hindu merchant, but was later bought by Alauddin Khilji and became one of his most trusted advisors and generals. Under Alauddin Khilji, Malik Kafur led several military campaigns, most notably against the Yadava dynasty in the Deccan region of southern India. He was known for his bravery and strategic skills in battle, and was instrumental in the conquest of the wealthy city of Devagiri (modern-day Daulatabad). Malik Kafur was also involved in the political and administrative affairs of the Khilji court, and was appointed as the governor of several provinces, including Gujarat and Malwa. However, Malik Kafur's rise to power and wealth also made him many enemies, including members of the Khilji dynasty itself. He was eventually assassinated in 1316, following the death of Alauddin Khilji.

[@shafinhanif8802]

@@nenenindonu Khalji/Ghilzai is a tribe in Afghanistan. Bakhtiyar Khalji came a hundred years before Alauddin and had nothing to with the Khalji dynasty of Delhi (Bengal had its own dynasties of Khalji origin)

[@shamsalfarabi6107]

Great animation by the way. But you're showing the Indian sultans wearing Mughal dresses. The Mughals (who were Indian Mongols) did not arrive in India until 1526. In 8:45 I can see the Red Fort of Delhi which is a Mughal monument, not a monument of the Delhi Sultanate. The burning from the Red Fort scene in 16:36 would better fit in a video about the 1857 Sepoy mutiny.

[@user-uj2tk2tv3z]

Mughals weren't indian Mongols bit more like indian Most mughals has indian gene

[@Zubair-Khan]

they were called Mughals actually they were temorids Turks , Babar mother was Mongolian Descendant of Chagatai khan , that's his descendant called Mughals

[@Art.of.the.Warriors]

Only the later Mughals were Indianized. The early ones babe, humayun, akbar were still turks

[@hamzaferoz6162]

​@@Art.of.the.Warriors Jahangir was the first to have Indian DNA. He was half Rajput

[@Art.of.the.Warriors]

@@hamzaferoz6162 exactly. Before him, they are turko-mongols. With Persian

[@matthewboyle2641]

Mongols see a Rhino: Nope, not touching that, turn around boys

[@abdirahmanbadal781]

The khiljis of India &mamlukes of Egypt were initially from central asia &knew the nomadic war tactics. It is why they were able to withstand the mongol onslaught.

[@topibundar9554]

True

[@user-zx7xb1wd2h]

Khiljies are one of the tribes of pashtoons.

[@hannanhub1717]

​@@user-zx7xb1wd2hyou are mad khiljis were turkic not Afghan/pasthun/pathan

[@trajictempr8574]

​@hannanhub1717 they are pashtun though? It's only because khiljis army was made up of turks

[@prashantp6897]

Excellent….both in-depth and accurate. Also, along with the ill omens faced by Chingiz khan warning about Indian invasion….there are few reports of Indian weather discouraging the mongols from invading India, as the humid/wet weather affects the mongol composite bow, which is an extremely critical element to their battle tactic

[@muhammadadeel8639]

Another part was the shear massive size of Indian armies owing to large populations just like in China. Rest of Middle east and Russian steppes was sparsely populated and thus easy to conquer and Hold/Govern.

[@prashantp6897]

@@muhammadadeel8639 I doubt it…mongols never had problem dealing with larger population / armies….they used to be masters in the “fighting retreat” battle tactic in which they used annihilate large armies. For eg: in Eastern Europe / Central Asia and lastly China.

[@prashantp6897]

@@muhammadadeel8639 although mongols eventually did conquer large parts of India thru Babur who was a descendant of Chinggis Khan and Timur. Mughals a.k.a Moghuls a.k.a Mongols.

[@Akshay-jx6si]

@@prashantp6897 feigned retreat you mean

[@prashantp6897]

@@Akshay-jx6si yes…Srry was watching a ww2 video on Russian campaign…so got confused

[@esDiaries]

Balban and Khalji are actually interesting characters themselves. Full videos can be made on them.

[@HM-ee8tj]

The Commander that fought Mongols wasnt a Khilji but a Punjabi commander called Zafer Khan from the city of Multan, Punjab. The army was also mainly Punjabi and Turk.

[@HM-ee8tj]

According to historical accounts, Zaheer Khan / Zafer Khan was a brave and skilled commander who was entrusted with important military campaigns by Khilji. He is said to have led the Sultan's forces in several battles against the Mongols, including the Battle of Amroha in 1305, where the Mongol forces were decisively defeated.

[@MBasu-km8by]

@@HM-ee8tj Thr Delhi Sultanate actually did have a massive Indian Muslim nobility indeed

[@HM-ee8tj]

​@@MBasu-km8by Punjabi* nobility

[@shajahanshaikh6713]

@@HM-ee8tj he was appointed by Sultan Alauddin khalji and before him Alauddin himself had crushed the Mongols in Jalandhar

[@marcello7781]

Another impressive defense that contributed in slowing the Mongol advance, at least in South Asia.

[@PawanKumar-bw3vr]

What the fuck is South Asia?? It's Indian Subcontinent. Should we start calling Europe as West Asia!!

[@welwitschia3756]

India*

[@prrithwirajbarman8389]

​@@welwitschia3756 see how Sultanate kept converting everyone into Muslim?

[@gobimurugesan2411]

@@welwitschia3756 during that time India don't exist. So it's correct to use South Asia or subcontinent. Otherwise this video will become Mongol invasion of Pakistan ...lol

[@welwitschia3756]

@@gobimurugesan2411 Region as whole was known as India as called by the Greeks.

[@fatihk1194]

I am a simple man. I saw the Indian war elephqnts and I clicked. Your design of elephant is amazing. Thank you.

[@qamarahmad1432]

City of Delhi is dotted with number of monuments of Delhi Sultanate era which is said to have contained mongol mass graves within its foundations. Example there is fort named Siri built by Sultan Alauddin Khilji it was built as a military cantonment by Sultan and later sultan would shift his personal residence there. It is said that heads of Mongol prisoners of war were burried within its foundations also word Siri translates to head in hindustani language. Similarly there is tower named chor minar(translated as thief tower) at Hauz khas which is said to have been spot where criminals were executed it is said that mongol POWs heads were buried within its foundations and were plastered between its bricks in the walls of tower.

[@monsieur1936]

Mangolpuri - where alauddin massacred mongol prisoners.

[@qamarahmad1432]

@@monsieur1936 yes exactly this locality is near Khan Market this place is also known as Mongol puri kalan. Those mongol prisoners who were pardoned by Jalaluddin Khilji uncle of Alauddin were allowed to settle in delhi and they made this place their locality new home some of them even converted to Islam, at that time local Indians use to refer them Mughals(not to be confused with timurid dynasty of Babur it is a modern 19th century term timurids were never refered as mughals neither they like to be called mughals). But during Alauddin's reign they tried to conspire against him to kill and overthrow him to which Alauddin was very enraged and he unleashed his wrath upon them. In one night it is said that 30 thousand mongols were massacred and women and children were taken as captives.

[@thesenate8477]

​@@qamarahmad1432 mongols deserved it then bcuz they were brutal invaders. I don't like Islamic invaders too bcuz they burned Taxila university and destroyed temple but if mongols came to India then millions of Indians would have had mongol DNA

[@rohanindra6401]

He also destroyed the Nalanda library. And many other monuments. He wasn’t a nation builder. He had a mixed record overall.

[@rashidaquil5284]

​@@rohanindra6401 Destroy to gain what?

[@Broken_dish]

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[@Kaiyanwang82]

Nice to see this part that you touched time ago, being elaborated.

[@abcdef27669]

An Iltutmish or maybe an Allaudjin Khauji campaign in Age of Empires II would be awesome.

[@17Watman]

We need more campaigns in Age of Empires 2

[@afkass4965]

Hell no. Allaudin khilji was the worst human being ever imaginable. Read about it. Maybe having him as an enemy in a campaign could be ok. Iltutmish is fine.

[@dylancleetus8210]

@@afkass4965 hindus are weak not our fault

[@darkruler7214]

@@afkass4965 Age of empires 2 campaigns aren't about heroes of history. We have Vlad Dracula and Rajendra Chola. Even Babur wasn't a hero.

[@afkass4965]

@@darkruler7214 well it's been a very long while since I last played Age of empires II, but I precisely remember, in all the campaigns of Age of empires III, they always tried to establish a moral high ground with our protagonist empire. And they did try to show heroes of history such as Mangal Pandey. Since I didn't remember AOE 2 campaign very well, I assumed it to be the same...

[@faz..]

Great video thank you. Alot of information, so I may have to view it multiple times.

[@nenenindonu]

Mamluks were the kryptonite of Mongols, first Bahri Mamluks of Egypt against the Ilkhanid Mongols and later Khalaj Mamluks of India against Chagataid Mongols

[@biscolataman]

Although the Turks often comprised the bulk of the Mongol army as well as the bulk of armies opposed to the Mongols, throughout the domains of the Mongol Empire there was a diffusion of military technology, which has already bee and also ethnic groups. In addition to the Mongols and Turks, other ethnicities served in the Mongol military machine and found themselves distant from home. May, T.M., 2012. The Mongol conquests in world history, London: Reaktion Books. p.222

[@scourgeofgodattila579]

The warriors in which the Mongols suffered the most severe defeats were the Mamluks. The Mongols thought they were relieved after defeating Jalal al-Din Mangburni after a tough struggle. But his predecessor Qutuz and Qutuz's friends (Baibars, Qalavun) completed the work that Al-Din had left unfinished. At the same time the Khiljis, who supported Jalal al-Din in the Battle of Parwan, defeated the Mongols. The Mongols won against Jalal al-Din but it was their defeat.

[@ElBandito]

Perhaps being a slave soldier who had nothing to lose made these Mamluks extra tough to deal with, compared to peasant based or nobility based soldiers.

[@lmnop286]

They used similar steppe war tactics plus having the discipline of a Muslim army. That's probably why they couldn't conquer them.

[@rockinflemingo3075]

@@ElBandito Slave? It would be very much in the modern sense, they were more like purchased family members(sounds strange but that's the best I can put it out there)

[@Kebasr71]

Jeez, the details are amazing, how many people are working on one video? Amazing as always

[@theshadowsagas3617]

Ok now I just want a whole video on the Delhi Sultanate because you just made me realize how criminally underrated they are with this video

[@lakhansharma9889]

India has a high population and it didn't just pop up in a wink.. that time most parts of north india have a huge population compared to europe.. ( europe faced many plague and other things) .. do Delhi defend very well against mongols and other thing is that mongols didn't like humid climate of india😊

[@lakhansharma9889]

@@Playerone1287 I never mentioned Hindu-Muslim, dont be a racist. Everyone just decreases our army numbers like it was mentioned 50k but these video makers say like 5k which is dumb as shit and they also keep saying that there is no way that Indian Mughals and other Indian rulers have such a large army. If you are really a racist then u will never listen to me, no matter whatever tell u

[@qadimonotheisttheasian24]

@@Playerone1287 So true......

[@nohmanali]

Delhi Sultanate had other names too. The Slave Kings. The Slave Dynasty

[@AR-fr8br]

​@@lakhansharma9889Mongols surrendered in front of military might of Dehli Sultanat. It was not only weather which stopped Mongols but Indian heavy cavalary was no match and Dehli had the most powerful military of its time. No one ever defeated mongols in open battles except Egyptian mamluks and Dehli Sultans. In addition both of Mamluks had understood mongol war strategies and they counter attacked in a more rigorous manner breaking their back.

[@biscolataman]

Even in the period of the Delhi Sultanates 1,000 years later, the Turkish emperor, Alauddin, who ruled from AD 1296 to 1316, minted coins with an inscription describing himself as a second Alexander (Alauddin Sikander Sani Khalji).

[@anjanpratapsingh727]

*Turkic

[@rajarshichakraborty8862]

The Khaljis were Afghans

[@rajarshichakraborty8862]

@@unconscious1076 The Khaljis were Turco-Afghans and they came to power through a revolution in which they broke the monopoly of Turkic nobles over the sultanate's administration

[@BananaConnoisseur]

They're Afghans not Turks.

[@denvergamingzone9766]

@@BananaConnoisseur no, they are turkics, not afghans

[@jaimevenegas5582]

I really like your channel, it's got to be a huge team cuz it's always dropping content. Between kings and generals and history marche it keeps me entertained on them long work days

[@enlivenrex9997]

The way the Alauddin Khilji regime pushed back the Mongols six times at the time when the Mongol horde decimated civilzations and not just nations, All of those six battles need to be retold on a larger canvas. The world needs to know that there was someone who stopped this horde a good six times. This is the stuff that Mehmet Bozdaq or Ridley Scott should take a look at.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for another good video very interesting and informative 👍🏻

[@rudman97]

Why does Alauddin Khilji's face looks here like that of Ranveer Singh's character from Padmavat movie? 😂

[@arpitarunmishra]

Lmao he does 😂😂

[@thelastcognoscente2390]

I know right

[@HWDragonborn]

So Alauddin was the real hero the entire time?

[@asharahmad1068]

​@@HWDragonborn he is the reason we exist by defeating mongols 5 times else mongols would have eradicated majority of us

[@TheChosen2030]

​@Tweet Worse once more islam will rule India.

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

It's nice to know how various peoples used various methods to defeat the endless hordes of the Mongol Host

[@OTDMilitaryHistory]

It's great that historiographic debates are included in these videos. Love to see it.

[@saifmansoorgiki]

Great work ! Loving this

[@terryhughes7349]

Fascinating episode. Nicely done!

[@Slim7073]

8:29 I would love to see a video about resistances offered by locals like those in Multan, Lahore, etc. Many of the locals were Awans, Khokhars, Jats, Gakkars, etc who lived as tribes with chieftains. They had conflicts with the likes of Muhammad Ghori, Mahmud Ghazni, Aibak and Timur. They are the unsung heroes of Indian Medieval history and should be more talked about.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

The Gakkars are my ancestors and clan. We still live along the Jhelum in Pakistan.

[@Slim7073]

@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 Glad to know that. My mother is Khokhar. There are 5 Khokhar villages in western UP - Chaprauli, Halalpur, Rathora, Badarkha, Mukandpur. Their ancestors must've migrated from their medieval residence of Multan and Lahore centuries ago.

[@hakshayak2044]

Unsung heroes in sense of what? Killing innocent hindus , buddhist and sikhs? Forcing native people to convert into Islam? Iam sure u r South Asian and your ancestors were scared of them and converted. Traitors😏

[@526Nitin]

Very nice point..

[@Slim7073]

@@mt1778 Yes, I'm from India. Khokhars here in UP have assimilated with Jats and now are considered a jat gotra rather than a separate ehnic group. I speak Hindi.

[@RumblePirate]

One of the most important topics in the history of India and South East Asia, but still it's never taught at schools or else in a completely different light if it is.

[@ThunderIndian]

Who told you it's not taught in schools, it's definitely taught in schools

[@-rate6326]

It's important in Medieval history. There's more to history than Medieval times.

[@ishaanmalhotra3008]

You should not be sleeping in class, it is definitely taught in schools. Although not in detail because there are 10,000 other things to include in Indian history.

[@mridulkanti1995]

really.. 😅 Indian history class is all about Sultans and Mughals. Did you slept all the history Classes throughout your Childhood?

[@3xpl0i79]

Lol, Did you even learn in Indian school? Gtfo

[@Robertius926]

Excellent detailed research.

[@ShehuStebe]

Very interesting, excellent video.

[@TheLordFragger]

Very interessting insight. These topics are sadly often overlooked in european education, which makes your work here all the more important.

[@simonaxlz]

God, I love this channel so much. I’ve learned so much.

[@myhonorwasloyalty]

And i love you beauty

[@stewartdalton3298]

Automatic like on this subject. Another point of view. Thanks and Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺👍

[@rohanxdavis]

Always love watching these 🙏🏾❤️

[@paulceglinski7172]

Even on a gloomy day when K&G posts it's a good day. Cheers

[@thabomuso2575]

So essentially, to refrain the Mongols from invanding one has to be both very skilled in battle and preferably at least as brutal as them.

[@vanderwulf6125]

The delhi sultanate was also heavily influenced by turkic peoples. Many of them had some knowledge on mongol tactics.

[@thabomuso2575]

@@vanderwulf6125 right. As had the Mamluks who fought off the Mongols in Egypt. Or the Turkic Kumans who joined the Hungarians and fought against the Mongols. It takes one to know one.

[@AstroSully]

Of course. You cannot beat an army if you are prepared to do what they can do.

[@Josh-qu1gs]

Always a great watch

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@giraffe6173]

Something about the mongols seeing a Rhinoceros and being like “what the fuck is that” is really funny to me

[@novemberalpha6023]

Balban was always known for his pragmatism. Not for conquering new cities or lands for glory, he actually worked on consolidation of central power and the security of the Delhi Sultanate. Many rulers who came after his reign didn't have such wisdom.

[@ayushpathak9474]

Excellent in-depth video and great animation.

[@thefool6960]

Need more of these🙏

[@stratusredklowd9738]

*Mongols seeing one random rhino* Mongols: "I don't like where this is going"

[@Aninkovsky]

Please make video about Mongol invasion of Java - Indonesia

[@ganaa1608]

Hahah The cunning king!!! Mongols conquered Java, but rebelled lol

[@sinrj9028]

Right when I wanted to learn more about this period i see this video. Nice

[@robbabcock_]

Thanks for another terrific video!⚔🔥🏹

[@pakshirajan8585]

Please make a video on Vijayanagara Empire

[@technofaisal]

No one cares about that as it’s an insignificant empire in history

[@prashantlodhi1731]

Upsc aspirant?

[@ocrates3235]

So. This might just be a coincidence. But I have recently seen someone asking about army sizes in the medieval time period. Low and behold; a video is there a week(ish) afterwards. Same happened w/ this subject (Mongol invasion into india). If it is just a coincidence it's a pretty weird one XD if it isn't, kudos to you guys for checking and using active topics from your viewerbase!

[@shohan5772]

make some detailed videos on the history of bengal. I need them for my exam and i rely heavily on youtube but there are next to no videos on this topic.

[@markusskram4181]

Love The vid !

[@Anjana-]

Great! We are expecting more videos on Indian history. 👌🏻

[@OsmanOsmanHan]

Turks defeated the Mongols in India. Turks defeated the Mongols in Egypt, too.

[@ahmadsajjad62]

Khilji was a Afghans not turks

[@jackwhitestripe7342]

Sir, it is a very good job

[@shaider1982]

The Mamuluke (which probably is a AoE2 castle unit) sounds like the Jannisaries

[@shohan5772]

they were all the same, captured from foreign lands in infancy, converted to Islam and made into soldiers. except mamluks were turks serving arabs and jannisaries christian balkaners serving turks.

[@mohammedyassine9263]

@@shohan5772 Except they didn't serve they usually ended up taking the reigns .

[@satriaman3]

Remember India protected from Mongol invasion was organized by Sultanate of Delhi... Thanks to them

[@GreaterAfghanistanMovement]

@@vladtheimpaler5454 Nope they aren't the same. Khiljis were Afghans.

[@AstroSully]

And they were Muslims

[@hamadkhan4702]

Balban is the most underrated king of Medieval india. He deserves a whole episode.

[@yameenulhaq280]

Along with sher shah suri

[@ritikshaw5868]

@@yameenulhaq280 my man introduced the first Rupiya! (or rupee)

[@dwarasamudra8889]

​@@ritikshaw5868He did not introduce the Rupee lol. The Rupee existed all the way back in Mauryan times too. Rupee just meant Silver in sanskrit. It was a smaller lesser valued denomination back then. It was Raja Todarmal (during the reign of Sher Shah Suri) who made the Rupee the main denomination.

[@abdulsameer1985]

@@dwarasamudra8889 no, actually modi introduced rupee to the world…modi also introduced paper, currency, electricity, maps, planes, tanks and more….make a Vedic documentary on him…

[@shodhitgoyal6539]

​​@@abdulsameer1985 When you can't specify the source yourself you try to mock how childish 😂

[@sounakchatterjer4158]

Nice video,though I have to ask why the Red fort was chosen(rather anachronically) over something more period appropriate

[@tenzind4175]

Some of Reaaon would be definitely the climatic Conditions differences , death of Prince and generals , limited Food supplies . .. Use of Elephants , horses even Manpower ( number of Arm forces)

[@arpitarunmishra]

I still wonder what would have happened to Europe if it was not for Ogedei Khan's untimely death

[@komododragon410]

Adolf Hitler must have raged war while throat singing😅

[@Logan-zf1ft]

@@komododragon410 LOL

[@saikrishnak8631]

nothing, they were already fkd up by plague. and spread that further to Europe.

[@abdirahmanbadal781]

Towers of skulls.

[@rotciv1492]

Probably not much apart from further devastation and shallow vassal-making. In the Eastern part, several Rus principalities were destroyed and those who surrendered were made vassals. And, some years later, those who survived just substituted the ones who were destroyed and then thrived. Maybe Hungary would've been destroyed and later on Bohemia taken its place. Maybe the Teutonic Order would have survived further on at the expense of Lithuania. Or maybe a commited alliance could've had resisted them and driven the Mongols off. Who knows. But Europe was quite different from Persia, the Kwarazmian Empire or the immense and endless stepe. Conquering Europe means taking down a thousand castles and fortified cities while being 7000km away from your mainland. And even if they managed to "conquer" a good chunk of it, you just can't maintain such an empire united while having your capital at Karakorum. Most of the Mongol Khans were a bunch of obese drunkards, so Ogedei was going to die sooner or later. And his empire, broken as it was.

[@pompacitokmakci]

Before the rise of Genghis Khan Mongolic was spreading at westward and absorbing Turkic speakers (Janhunen, 2008). During the Mongol expansion, Turkic speakers whose tribes and states had been incorporated into the Mongol empire were so much more numerous than Mongols that, although Mongolian was the language of command, it was Turkic rather than Mongolic speech that was chiefly spread across Central Asia and the central and western steppe. Antonio Benítez-Burraco, ‎Steven Moran 2018 p.92

[@HM-ee8tj]

Zafer Khan was a Punjabi and even this name was given to him by the Turk king. He was the reason for the defeat of Mongols not the Coward Khiljis Zaheeruddin Barani, a 14th-century historian from India, mentions a Zafer / Zaheer Khan who was a commander of Sultan Alauddin Khilji's army and fought against the Mongols during their invasion of India.

[@HM-ee8tj]

​ Malik Kafur, who was a prominent Punjabi military commander during the reign of Alauddin Khilji, the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in India. Malik Kafur was originally from the town of Karra in modern-day Multan, Punjab. He started his career as a slave in the household of a Hindu merchant, but was later bought by Alauddin Khilji and became one of his most trusted advisors and generals. Under Alauddin Khilji, Malik Kafur led several military campaigns, most notably against the Yadava dynasty in the Deccan region of southern India. He was known for his bravery and strategic skills in battle, and was instrumental in the conquest of the wealthy city of Devagiri (modern-day Daulatabad). Malik Kafur was also involved in the political and administrative affairs of the Khilji court, and was appointed as the governor of several provinces, including Gujarat and Malwa. However, Malik Kafur's rise to power and wealth also made him many enemies, including members of the Khilji dynasty itself. He was eventually assassinated in 1316, following the death of Alauddin Khilji Malik Kafur was originally from the town of Karra in modern-day Multan, Punjab. He started his career as a slave in the household of a Hindu merchant, but was later bought by Alauddin Khilji and became one of his most trusted advisors and generals. Under Alauddin Khilji, Malik Kafur led several military campaigns, most notably against the Yadava dynasty in the Deccan region of southern India. He was known for his bravery and strategic skills in battle, and was instrumental in the conquest of the wealthy city of Devagiri (modern-day Daulatabad). Malik Kafur was also involved in the political and administrative affairs of the Khilji court, and was appointed as the governor of several provinces, including Gujarat and Malwa. However, Malik Kafur's rise to power and wealth also made him many enemies, including members of the Khilji dynasty itself. He was eventually assassinated in 1316, following the death of Alauddin Khilji.

[@zzhex6780]

@@HM-ee8tjkhalaj was Turkic not Punjabi not Pashtun

[@HM-ee8tj]

@@zzhex6780 Im talking about his general not Khilji himself. And the empire that succeeded Khiljis was the Punjabi Tughlaq

[@zzhex6780]

@@HM-ee8tj the tughlaq weren’t Punjabi even the name tughlaq is of clear Turkic origin

[@LK-cq4qq]

the fort shown seems to be Red fort which was built in later years by mughals, so showing it here breaks up the timeline (for convivence of understanding)

[@sksheikh7346]

Lastly a good video on the topic

[@talhashaikh1435]

Indians makes movie about aluadin khilji showing him as a obessed lover boy..😂

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Mind blowing documentary 👌 🙌

[@namandhasmana]

Been following this page for quite a long time for minute diffs & perspectives. Really wanted to suggest hiring 1 or 2 orators(based on their origin) since pronunciation is really off. P.S. Visuals of this channel are a +point, comparatively.

[@WitcherGerd]

Isn’t the the first time India fought off a nomadic invasion, centuries before this, during the days of Rome, Alchon Huns invaded northern India which at the time was ruled by the Gupta empire though it was in a sate of decline as rebellion and the breakaway of now independent vassals. The huns devastated the land, destroying many cities and ancient Buddha shrines, the Gupta answered the call for help and with their former vassals now allies, drove out the huns. This was sadly the final epic of the Gupta empire as they would later fall to outside threats and internal struggle.

[@laksh_ayy]

Sultan's Army cantonment and later personal palace was named "Dar ul Khilafat" but was popularly called Siri. Derived from word "Sir" meaning head, it was famous for having mongol skulls in the foundation of the walls. Some of the walls and still remain to this day and the area is still called Siri.

[@adhirbose9910]

Ser..

[@HM-ee8tj]

The Commander that fought Mongols wasnt a Khilji but a Punjabi commander called Zafer Khan from the city of Multan, Punjab. The army was also mainly Punjabi and Turk.

[@roihanfadhil2879]

Good Job, great video as always 👏👏 although not according plan. Btw, kings and generals, can you make video on the next series about how Vietnamese and Javanese defended against the Mongols? I think you should talk about it because it is underrated topic.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, working on those episodes!

[@cnw6306]

​@@KingsandGenerals yes!! I can't wait to watch it!! 😁😁

[@dipmalyaroy987]

@@KingsandGenerals please make videos on Kashmir's defence against mongols

[@mohammedyassine9263]

@@KingsandGenerals king sna generals could you be doing an episode about the battle of Zelaca (Almoravides vs the crusades) in spain

[@zekarou7831]

There's already an episode or two about the Vietnamese but none on the Javanese. I've been asking that one for years. 😪

[@carltonleboss]

Very interesting.

[@Xagzan]

Can't wait for them to make a video game about this, called Ghost of Bangalore. Totally original idea.

[@timbrwolf1121]

I just got done watching the history of the American mafia. I think another similar topic would be biker gangs! The history of some of the one percenter gangs is insane. I learned a little bit during a criminal course but I'd love a kings and generals video

[@HM-ee8tj]

The Commander that fought Mongols wasnt a Khilji but a Punjabi commander called Zafer Khan from the city of Multan, Punjab. The army was also mainly Punjabi and Turk.

[@AviralTanmay]

5:01 the red forts was not built during the dehli sultanate rule

[@AR-fr8br]

One of the reason of not attacking India at that time was that he did not have enough force to meet a fresh and powerful army of Sultan of Dehli. Gengez Khan fought the last brutal battle with joint forces of Khawarzim shah and Afghan tribes which destroyed a large part of mongol army and suffering a crushing defeat. Later Gengez Khan attacked Khwarzim Shah and destroyed his forces at the cost of heavy losses which make them unable to continue his campaigns in India. This fact was proven later when mongols attacked India and suffered crushing defeats in the hands of Alauddin Khilji Sultan of Dehli. In fact mongol emire disintegrated as soon as they started fighting with Mamluks of Egypt and Mamluks of Dehli who inflicted crushing defeats on mongols resulting in disintegration of mongol empire. Gengez refrained from attacking India which was right decion otherwise they would have lost their power very early.

[@thedanelord2329]

Good video keep op the good work❤

[@drakehashimoto685]

Ah, another great video from K&Gs, thank you 🙏 🤌☕️🥰

[@arindamdas7341]

Actually it wasn't Alauddin Khalji who defeated the Mongols...it was his general Zafar Khan, who went against the royal orders and attacked the chagatai Mongols in the battle of Kili...and caused them so much damage that they retreated within a few days and didn't return until again for the next few years..as a result of his disobedience, he wasn't praised for his bravery and his name was struck off from the chronicles of Alauddin...The Mongols were so terrorised by Zafar Khan , that whenever their horses refused to drink water, the Mongols would ask them if they had seen Zafar Khan...he is the unsung hero behind the victory of Delhi sultanate...

[@HM-ee8tj]

Yes Zafar Khan the Punjabi General

[@tigerpanther5128]

but he was a muslim

[@dreamwalker5918]

​@@tigerpanther5128so?🙄

[@GoldenHordeofBerke]

​@@dreamwalker5918have some respect

[@immers2410]

@@tigerpanther5128we are all sons of the same soil

[@ethanarnold4441]

What's the name of the music that plays from 6:45 to 9:11?

[@md_rofique]

Thanks for refuting the Malauns.

[@frakismaximus3052]

Yesssssss go India 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

[@chetanmankar2057]

When ruthlessness meets ruthlessness

[@sikasbkoju3715]

Mongols are known for there brutality.

[@MangUcokProductions]

I hope you'll make a video about Mongol invasion of Java

[@yj9032]

4:55 the Red Fort was not constructed during iltutmish’s time. It was constructed in 17th century

[@rdar17]

*For Representative Purpose*

[@yousafali4906]

Proud Khilji from Lahore, Pakistan!

[@nikhilkansra9841]

India the land of oldest surviving culture and civilization long live culture

[@AdityaChaudhary-oo7pr]

Comprehensive :)

[@KING_SADAT]

Please, make a vidoe on Ghurid Dynasty.😊

[@pompacitokmakci]

The name Mongol appeared first in the eighth-century Chinese records of the Tang dynasty, but only resurfaced in the eleventh century during the rule of the Khitan. At first, it was applied to some small and insignificant nomadic tribes in the area of the Onon River. In the thirteenth century, however, the name Mongol grew into an umbrella term for a large group of Mongolic and Turkic tribes united under the rule of Genghis Khan. It is not clear what the Mongols called themselves in their own languages. In fact, the specific origin of the Mongolic languages is unclear. Some linguists have proposed a link to languages like Tungusic and Turkic, which are often included alongside Mongolic in a hypothetical language group called “Altaic languages”, but the evidence for this is rather weak.

[@HM-ee8tj]

Zafer Khan was a Punjabi and even this name was given to him by the Turk king. He was the reason for the defeat of Mongols not the Coward Khiljis Zaheeruddin Barani, a 14th-century historian from India, mentions a Zafer / Zaheer Khan who was a commander of Sultan Alauddin Khilji's army and fought against the Mongols during their invasion of India.

[@spikelol9928]

Evidence for calling medieval mongols as turkic people a lot. People just sleep on some nations and don't include Golden Horde, Moghulistan and Ilkhanate when learning so called Mongols history. All they study is Khublai dinasty and that's it. No one can even properly count and pronounce tribes of medieval mongols. But if they start learning those tribes they immediately come across Kazakhs, because unlike others turkic nations kazakhs still keep a genealogy traceability.

[@spikelol9928]

it's also kinda strange when even this bloger historian didn't mention that most of the Khublai army were Kipchaks and Kanglys tribes from cetnral asia. But him calling them even more mongols than Golden Horde people, despite the fact that most of the so-called mongols settled in Golden Horde.

[@zsaruultugs]

Hey Borat!, Genghis Khan is not turk, stop stealing other's history.

[@GreaterAfghanistanMovement]

@@HM-ee8tj No he wasn't, he was Pashtun. No Indian Muslim was known as Khan during this time.

[@KhalidMehmood-jn2ux]

Not India but the Muslim emperor Alaudin Khelji & his most intelligent & reliable general Basha Khan deserve the credit to defeat the Mongols four times & then forced them to leave Afghanistan also.

[@zzzzz653]

What is your problem with India & Indians ?

[@sahil5rana]

It wasn't Indian Muslim as most 90% Indian Muslim are un martial they are unfit for battles khilji army consisted of central Asian , Afghan and Persian and some Indian rajputs

[@KingdomofKashmir]

Could you please make video on Kashmir's History it would be great if you do so 😊 !

[@dipayanpaulrollno.5515]

Please Make Videos on Pala Dynasty, Sena Dynasty.

[@muazzamshaikh2049]

As an Indian, Thank you for the video. The invasions from North West into India have always been disastrous. However, only the Islamic Invasions are known today. The Mongol invasions and the Pre Islamic invasions ( such as Hunas ) are largely forgotten. So your video in some ways was a historical reminder.

[@dwarasamudra8889]

The Mongol and Huna invasions of North West India were only temporary. They did destroy many cities and temples and cause wide spread grief but this did not last long. Moreover, their invasions would not lead to any cultural change or colonisation in North West India. Dharmik people would survive and continue to thrive. However, the Turkic invasions were far more brutal and had a much more permanent effect on the entirety of India

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

No one forgot Alexander too!

[@yameenulhaq280]

@@dwarasamudra8889 😂😂😂... So if turkic invasions, we're so brutal.. How is, that 80 percent of india, is hindu, how is that kerela, assam where turkic influence was non existent has the most Muslims than areas that turks ruled directely... And those who prosecuted dalits, lead to ANNILATION of buddhism, used sati as an instrument, took breast tax from women should not preach about barbarity

[@user-xg8uc7ku1w]

​​​@@yameenulhaq280 Well Turkic invasions destroyed Dharmic Buddhist and Hindu cultures of Gandhar(Afghanistan), sindh , Punjab, Kashmir (it was forcefully converted and people were tortured under Sikandar Butshikan and his successors) and Bengal , murdering civilians , looting, raping infidels and destroying their temples and libraries Muslims in Assam O descendent of islamic thieves aren't ethnically Assamese they are illegal Bangladeshi migrants in Assam and Tripura Muslims destroyed Buddhism (stupas, viharas , universities, murdering monks and teachers) Sati wasn't practiced and Dalits weren't during Vedic age it was it was a later construct Breast tax was limited to Kingdom of Travancore tbh I didn't knew what it was until i researched now You tried to destroy our culture and country, looting her, colonised her , PARTITIONED HER do you still think we can accept you?

[@mohammedyassine9263]

@THANOS. 🏳️‍🌈⃠ Muslims are against gays ya beta male

[@kotko735]

The video should be titled "how outsiders defended India from Mongols because the native inhabitants didn't have the balls to do so" according to hindu nationalists of nowadays.

[@michaelstone5298]

It was possible to fight them off, if only with centralized and determined armed resistance, I've often wondered if a more capable dynasty ruled Iran at the time like say the Sassanids or the Safavids, maybe Iram could have defended itself? As well.

[@RumblePirate]

Please please n please a story about the "Vale of Kashmir".... Thanks in advance mate

[@immad9706]

Indians should be thankful to Alauddin Khilji and Balban..... havnt they stopped the mogols 800 years ago..... India would hàvè been the shadow òf what it ìs today

[@dankseid3793]

Indians are thankful for it's native icons otherwise it would have been some backwater islamic country.

[@immad9706]

@@dankseid3793 So much so that all your Indian brethens seek refuge in these back water countries in the gulf

[@immad9706]

@@indiafirst3676 Indians on their own couldnt even defend these "weakest mongols" coz all it takes to wipe out a city is bunch of slightly experience soldier who could overpower civilians!

[@adarshsingh1745]

​@@immad9706 you never know. Why didn't they attacked the rajputs even one time. Or they attacked and it isn't mentioned. Coz most of the rajputs history were preferred to be told orally.

[@adarshsingh1745]

​@@immad9706 Indians defended and defeated the mighty Arabs and Persians. So they were not weak as you think so. Indians were the only one who stopped Islamic invasions of the worlds

[@48walsh15]

Congratulations on a great episode, do you have any plans for similar episodes on how India defended itself against other steppe peoples such as the Scythians, Parthians, Hephthalites, Yuezhi, Kushans and the white Huns?

[@georgiopasca2720]

Huns were defeated by Gupta Empire ruler SkandhGupt

[@g.a.m.b.i]

Scythians are still there they are called Jatts ha

[@thugggie]

​​@@g.a.m.b.i wee wuzzzzz scythians!!!

[@vasusingh5909]

​@@thugggie😂😂

[@hridoynath884]

But they Were incorporated 😂@g.a.m.b.i

[@rob7dude]

Bro, Good video covering great details and very accurate. Thanks for going ahead debunking the Buddhist Narrative. Just one thing, The Red Fort featured during the sieges in the video wasn't built untill the 17th Century. Which was built by the Mughals. Rest all good 👍 😊