How the Mongols Defeated their Enemies

[@KingsandGenerals]

Check out our podcast on Mongol history: kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/21-history-of-the-mongols-intro It will teach you how to retreat, I guess? Whatever, just listen to it, it is ok.

[@ngolokante7805]

Ok what ever🙄

[@victorsanchez5336]

How about a video for the three ancient Korean States (Koguryo/Balhae, Baekje & Silla).

[@hansenhartono7426]

Great another one!

[@hansenhartono7426]

Still waiting for Cumans though...

[@lalruatdikavarte7943]

Nice video and very informative and very entertaining and very satisfaction more videos.

[@analoguejerry9066]

Several important things are not mentioned: One, the Mongol army developed a highly sophisticated system of communication during the battle (by means of differently-colored flags), two, they were probably the first pre-modern army to introduce medical corps, logistics corps, and above all, astonishing military intelligence, both tactical and strategic, three, perhaps their most successful invention, the psy-ops, or war-time propaganda. It was them who invented the blitzkrieg - one of the ablest German commanders in WWII, Rommel, was a keen student of Mongol military history, which btw is still taught in all serious military academies. It is a historical irony that the word "horde" (usually in plural), meaning disorganized, wild, armed men in large numbers, derives from the Mongolian word "orte" which translates as "battle group" - the highest level of military organization (in their case, several tumens of 10,000 fighters each).

[@justinhoff4517]

I believe the Germans actually incorporated the Blitz by performing army maneuvers and sharing doctrine with the Soviets... the Soviets were employing Mongolian tactics over the same vast step that the Mongolians once conquered, which is crazy to me.

[@burakalbayrak7835]

In modern Turkish, horde "ordu" means army and "tümen" means brigade. Curious how horde is mistranslated into English considering how organized Mongol armies were.

[@burakalbayrak7835]

Ottomans also used colored flags for communication, giving orders. Didnt know Mongols used it. Ty for the info.

[@jose507]

@@justinhoff4517 as bloody as history is, without mongols modern china and russia would still be split into principalities rather than being one unified country.

[@cherylreisinger6852]

This is my new head cannon definition for poetically ironic, very amusing.

[@CanadaMMA]

That transition to the sponsor.... "The Mongols are the deadliest horse archers in history. And now..... ROBOT DINOSAURS!

[@billyhurley3945]

But what if the Mongols had robot dinosaurs!?!

[@normmacdonaldliveseason3ep866]

How are we supposed to take anything he says seriously after that travesty?

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@normmacdonaldliveseason3ep866 why? KZbin is shit at monetizing content, so K&G is shilling out to make money. They make good content, so I don't see why not.

[@CanadaMMA]

@@thatindiandude4602 Anything that lets them pay the bills is ok by me. I just thought it was rather funny, in a jarring kind of way. :-P

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@CanadaMMA hahaha 😄 agree my man.

[@ΒασίληςΧαραλάμπους-ρ6γ]

the french tried to adopt the mongol tactics as well. Their favorite was the retreat but only the 1st part

[@tha1ne]

LOL

[@ArghastOfTheAlliance]

Lmao

[@DarthVader-ig6ci]

Oh my God...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tulparkultigintengrikut8440]

haaaaahah

[@jpm5125]

They where also not so strong in Vietnam

[@Jazmillenium]

That Total War Attila theme is a gift that keeps on giving. Such a good tune.

[@ferhatavsar6272]

Attila Turkish

[@Andy-dh2sv]

@22joyZz According to turks every famous person of the steppe is turkish

[@tuguldursooyo4685]

​@@ceylin3096 At the time of the Huns there were no terms like Turkic or a Mongol, Both were present in the Huns. Just say Huns as Huns don't say Turkish* modern Turkish are Turkified Anatolians with mostly Arab and Indo European genes, more neutral term you may want to use is Turco-Mongol Confederations or Nomads of the steppe. Turkics(Not Turkish) are more similar to Mongols. Just see Kazakhstan. (Don't be biased , just see your own face in the mirror and tell me if it looks Asian or Arabic) This whole proud extremist Turkish pride is cringe.

[@tuguldursooyo4685]

​@@ceylin3096 Yeah yeah i know, Turkish people have a little bit of those Turkic ancestry and i do respect it anyway. Just getting tired of seeing this bullshit cultural invasion of some ancient ancestors who are probably the ancestors of some Europeans too due to their campaigns lol p.s never seen Hungarians do this shit because they know that they are mixed in their genes and knows its pointless to argue about it because facts are not to be debated.

[@oguzcandemir906]

@@ceylin3096 No not true he doesnt know anything about the Turks why did you say true hahaha the Turkmens in Central Asia look like the Turks in Anatolia cause we are Oghuz Turks we totally dont look like Kazakhs or Mongols (Our eyes) yes some of Turks mixed with nations in Anatolia but not the most

[@BRA1NST0RM]

I think, iron discipline (when the whole arban, the detachment of 10 soldiers, were executed for cowardice of a single soldier in this detachment) and fair social policy (when family of a fallen soldier was taken care of by government) should also have been mentioned as a basis for mongol victories

[@ahans7664]

add to that you can ra pe and pillage your own countrymen .... if you cant beat them ... join them .... the greatest tactics was to absorb the defeated army in its own ranks ... that needs to be mentioned .....

[@rkb929]

Genghis also started meritocracy rather than noble bloodline when promoting a person’s status or rank

[@MrSimonw58]

My arban would have been executed on day one

[@ЮраГорішний-б1п]

unless decimation and respect for veterans made the Roman legions invincible

[@alexoolau]

Mongols have the largest brain volume in the world. Some human intelligence research experts believe that the army with larger brain volume have edge when everything else is equal. Indeed, most conquering history in Europe and Asia have always been from north to south.

[@anti_lytr4615]

As a Mongolian, I approve all of your videos. It is well researched and very high quality.

[@chrisdominguez5097]

Superior training in Melee combat, that is.

[@alex_spartan1805]

The greatest asset of the Mongel Army; their ability to fuse other countries tactics and technologies to their own, allowing them to be flexible and adaptable.

[@jackson857]

Kings and Generals: Posts a video on the Mongols Me: Immediately clicks

[@tnertnesor594]

Mongolia has more horses then people New Zealand has more sheep than people!!!! Could you picture a hord of Māori on sheep 🐑 😂😂😂😂

[@revazbokuchava775]

Maori on moa .

[@kaybevang536]

No wonder The Japanese never invade New Zealand

[@tugsuufre]

Mongolia has x20 sheep/goats than population

[@MusMasi]

not enough maori for a horde

[@baaskabayaraa2783]

Mongolia has 2.8m ppl but 63m live stock such as sheeps,goats, camel, horse, cow and yaks all surpassing the human population

[@jeffreyjay2899]

The Mongols with brilliant leaders and generals and numerous tactics were truly great in combat. Their skills as archers, horsemen, survivors and warriors were also tremendous assets in their wars. One of the greatest lessons in history is the fact that by doing hundreds of little and big things extremely well the Mongols were well suited to survive the literal battle for survival they experienced as a competition of the fittest with numerous other people in their day. Truly a great lesson in history, battle, tactics, strategy and the nature of human beings.

[@javkhlanenkhbaatar3843]

As a Mongolian I approve this, I use feigned retreat on daily basis. Edit: it is just a joke and I live in city like half of mongol population.

[@xabtthenomadic8956]

in argument against your wife? 🤣🤣🤣

[@mahdijaffer2847]

Especially on the toilet

[@klytouch5285]

Hmm.. I can't recall the mogul defence strategy.. hmmm Because they value attacking and conquer.. because they understood that there are no such things as defence.. but just to attacking and conquer and yes.. natural influences will be forge by times.. That is why Mongolian existence applies to all nations sovereignty and patriotism jurisdiction of world nations state of today.. 😊

[@draco_magnus3688]

Wouldn't work with us germans, we'd just conquer the land while hunting you down. It's called Blitzkrieg and gave us europe for a while (then the idiot leaders f-ed it up by poking the bear of the east)

[@javkhlanenkhbaatar3843]

@@draco_magnus3688 next time conquering europe just give eastern bloc nations to Russia, leave the bear alone.

[@minatodroger7890]

Only a fool would face the Mongols in an open field

[@huuchinduu]

But Sir, they're retreating and looks scared. let's chase them

[@arthasmenethil7208]

GENGIS: "START THE DAMN SIEGE BEFORE I PISS MYSELF"

[@idksom8928]

Bro the thing is they can't even fight 4 men LMAOOO

[@ElyBog1]

Humans are born fools, Mongols commanders were also fooled, but they learned their lesson. Mamluks also knew this technique and fooled an inexperienced general of mongols who rushed for his death and his men.

[@jax2728]

Baibars and Qutuz: *O B S E R V E*

[@kawikaahina1759]

anything you post about the Mongols is more important than any amount of homework I have

[@ryanxwonbin7984]

Ahh yes, perfect. Eating a prime rib on Thanksgiving while learning about the Mongolian army.

[@boringboi3092]

Bro, nice.

[@Auxillia]

Lol same here, bbq ribs and chicken wings :)

[@thebestoneforreal3491]

Indeed

[@ethank.6602]

Bruh your fingers be covered in sauce and you rubbing it all over your phone

[@Samsok013]

Can i eat you on Thanksgiving cutie?

[@heronofalexandria91]

Now imagine if the Mongols had Dinosaurs.

[@ganizhunis910]

Or using eagles as a drone

[@yapzormiracle1402]

@@ganizhunis910 they did

[@enesakhan4032]

so instead of Horse archers they would have Raptor archers .. well that would be a terrifying site indeed :D

[@SovetskieSoldat]

Bruh, you just triggered my Ark PTSD

[@bilicbuilt]

that would definitely be extermination of human race

[@brokenbridge6316]

Say what you like about the Mongol Tactics many of them were sure innovative and unexpected for many of their enemies. Their numerous successes are proof enough of that. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@williamrobert9898]

It is a shame that it was one of the shortest lasting empires

[@kongming66]

@@williamrobert9898 Only if you count the unified Khanate. Even during the Khaganate the de facto divided territories still paid nominal homage to the idea of a continuous Mongolic-Turkic nation. It took gunpowder, a Chinese resurgence, a rising Russian/pan-Slavic identity and an eclipsing Turkic identity to dispel the idea of Mongol dominance completely

[@devvv4616]

@@kongming66 as recent as the the collapse of the Ottoman caliphate in ww1 even. the islamic world and the turks basically fused

[@usersays8599]

Soviet generals would adopt the Mongol's cavalry tactics into their Deep Battle tactics during WW2 on the Eastern Front

[@kieferclaes4067]

The Russian strategy employed during Napoleon's Russian campaign were called the "Scythian Strategy", which was described as pulling their army further and further into Russia, straining Napoleon's supply and communication lines. Though it didn't manifest itself on the battlefield through troop movements, it was used on a macro scale against the French army, until they (the French) received a decisive blow at the battle of Borodino, which put an end to Napoleon's success. Tolstoy mentions it in quite a bit of detail War and Peace.

[@aegystierone8505]

But the Soviets ended up losing more men than the Wehrmact.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@No Country For Normal Men I thought one of the Scandinavian countries managed to briefly conquer one tiny bit of Russia too at one point during the medieval era? I could be mixing them up with some other country though...ancient Scandinavia kinda went all over the place...

[@baybarsedturner2]

@@Amy_the_Lizard Sweden?

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@@baybarsedturner2 Yes! Sweden, I was blanking on which Scandinavian country it was at the time, but I think it was Sweden

[@yw3317]

I’m Chinese , love your work , rational and unbiased facts

[@TheFarhanra]

Mongol army is historical proven that "doom stacks" is exist in real life. Not just in Total wars

[@bataabagi5969]

only if total war maps were lot bigger, then there would be almost no chance competent leader would lose with exceptional horse archers with decent melee.

[@kaybevang536]

And then Timurids but elephants and cannons decide to show up centuries later

[@bataabagi5969]

@@kaybevang536 ele canons sucked.

[@hannibalburgers477]

@@bataabagi5969 I dont know vanilla, but in SS 6.4 fighting against Timurids is a nightmare. I remember playing as scots and building an army consisting only pikemen and longbowmen, the problem is whenever elephants came up close my pikemen quickly routed, leaving my archers vulnerable to cavalry charge.

[@JohnSmith-us9fv]

Dang, your videos are high quality, I have stumbled upon a gem 😃

[@TheGreatMoonFrog]

Historians "Once agriculture was founded it swept through continents, replacing nomadic tribes across the globe." Mongols "I'm about to ruin this whole man's career."

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Mongol Agriculture: Use the blood of their enemies to fertilize the grasslands for their horses

[@PolishBehemoth]

Wow... is this really the best meme you could have? You dishonor your famiwee

[@_draken_]

In Total War Attila the "Permanent Migration" tech for the huns have a caption that says , "When your life fits in a saddlebag, the world is yours." And it makes me really admire the freedom steppe nomads must have had. This is also terrifying cause they are free to raid and pillage as they please

[@Brandonhayhew]

because they had nothing. so why not raid and conquer others just to live a better life then live a struggle life

[@mikotagayuna8494]

They didn't conquer other civilizations. They herded them like they would their livestock.

[@mahsubas]

some people claims that they took their revanges from arabs whose applied genocide in central Asia, for ex, they didnt kill much chinese, korean or japan but arab

[@williamrobert9898]

@@mahsubas Lol bro they were destroyed by the arabs following Baghdad

[@kongming66]

@@williamrobert9898 ...no they weren't. One Turkic Mamluk leader checked their expansion and they lost momentum. The Arab world was still so disrupted by the Sack of Baghdad that historians think it helped allow the Ottomans to fill the power vacuum. Why do you keep posting anti-Mongol bs under half these comments 🧐

[@williamrobert9898]

@@EroticOnion23 Sorry bud but Timur isn't a Mongol plus the Arab Caliphate had already ended by that time plus he was a Muslim...

[@williamrobert9898]

@@EroticOnion23 Nah he wasn't, saying that Timur was a Mongol is like saying Alexander was Greek

[@ofallmyintention9496]

Wow. I wasn't aware of the clear differences between horses of the steppe...that's really cool.

[@Zantides]

Imagine the logistics of some 1000 people changing horse at the same time, not to mention how they find their specific group of horses.

[@Zantides]

@Resi Resi You get something even better, you get to support this great channel financially.

[@AlexFlodder]

I think in reality, if somebody gets the wrong horse, nobody writes up a report about it.

[@MrLoobu]

Well they set camps, they wouldnt do it en mass in the middle of a battle.

[@blafoon93]

@@AlexFlodder I wouldnt be so sure about that. No one would start a fight over it during an ongoing battle but if someone took the wrong horse and that horse died in battle I can imagine that the rightful owner would have been pretty pissed. Probably wouldn't have written a report but certainly asking for compensation. Also let's not underestimate what kind of bond these men had with their animals. If you ride thousands of miles, facing death in a multitude of battles and caring for them for years I think that a lot of these men were probably felt closer to their horses than their families.

[@tylerdurden3722]

Sometimes I look at cities with 10million people in it and I wonder the same things. I guess we're like ants🤷

[@jonbaxter2254]

Mongols defeated their enemies because they were told "no", so did it anyway out of spite.

[@MrGksarathy]

Daga kotowaru!

[@thescarlethunter2160]

@@MrGksarathy I refuse

[@Sputin]

Then they tried it again but died in a tornado

[@BB4liffe]

Almost 3 million subscribers @Kings and Generals. Bravo. I remember you guys starting out few years back. Congratulations indeed. I know Mongol series contributed a lot to the success but deservedly so. Your videos are Supreme. Here is to another 3 mil.

[@orgilgankhuyag5222]

Mongols: Connecting people

[@Peadeymclovin]

Sounds like the slogan of a tech startup in northern California XD

[@aidaspelikis4230]

With arrows and pikes

[@idksom8928]

@@aidaspelikis4230 Turks took them down ez

[@Sttabers]

i feel bad for laughing

[@anemicsilence]

@@aidaspelikis4230 🤣👍

[@meekmeads]

The Mongols are an exception Cues montage...

[@tulgatulgaldo6241]

unless you are the mongols … Mongoltage intensifies......

[@tylerdurden3722]

@@tulgatulgaldo6241 or the Japanese...or Mamelukes🤔

[@Chris-hp9be]

Stan.!!

[@loooli.7396]

the mongols... a neverending story :D

[@thekhans2823]

Yes

[@bigboy3332]

Yesh ^^

[@thekhans2823]

@ @@arolemaprarath6615 , Yes ❤️❤️❤️🇲🇳🇲🇳🇲🇳😍🥰😳

[@thekhans2823]

@ @Khuslen Enkhtuvshin , yes

[@Hmm-mq5tt]

Their story has ended with this. They declared themselves outlaws and barbarians. No regular people are taking them seriously in any modern affairs, since they can only destruct.

[@gongfutaijimy]

Steppe civs are usually mid-low tier but if someone feeds them and they snowball they are imbalanced because lack of civilizing elements actually let them adopt anything into their arsenal. Their base stats are ideal to take advantage of such situations. +5 archery +5 horseback riding +5 horse regeneration (small horses eat less and are hardy) +5 recovery without shelter -3 food requirements To top it off, hunting wild game on horseback +5 teamwork on horseback That is what the Mongols get for FREE. Every men can do this. Compare that to the super civilized Chinese. Try getting an average peasant to get the above skills.. it'd take 5-10 years of hardcore training, which is super expensive cause you gotta feed the guy as well, while the Mongol literally developed those skills to survive.. After that, their lack of civilization actually lets them adopt technologies from more technological advanced nations without prejudice. Once they gather enough they essentially can snowball everyone and conquer the world. The issue is of course they lack cultural identity, so usually they assimilate into the conquered people after a few generations after discovering that, hey, I'm the most powerful and this civilization shit is actually pretty nice with like, things.

[@AsepTravels]

Great video as usual! Cool to learn about Burmese and Mongol encounters. You guys should do a video on the Burmese Toungoo empire, it was the largest empire in southeast Asia under Bayinnaung. It’s rare to see any videos about Southeast Asian history and a lot of people don’t realize it’s fascinating history that deserves to be remembered too.

[@zolboobayarulziisaikhan561]

LOL, 😃

[@fasiapulekaufusi6632]

The best mobile logistical army. That even west point is studying their tactics.

[@SoKaar]

07:32 "When operating effectively, it was extraordinarily effective". The Art of War in one line.

[@laylow712]

Having multiple horses for a warrior is genius.

[@gnewsome]

9:20 - The enemy only had superior training because the Mongols weren't trained.... they were grown.

[@GraceCole-qy6ul]

Mongols dont become soldiers, they just are lol

[@deme7096]

Such an incredible history we had..

[@THELASTMESSAGE1]

Best way to sleep: Listening to battle strategies and tactics 🔥

[@vladhorf]

GREAT video, lots of information and very well diagramed visual aid!

[@JonnyChapelow]

I love it when you guys drop a video about the Mongol Empire.

[@ethanarnold4441]

Excellent video, Kings and Generals! This video was very helpful for this fantasy army I'm working on. Thanks a ton!

[@nahnnan1265]

Civilization VI theme exists. Kings and Generals: It’s free real estate.

[@Thelifehistory1]

The way you explain everything is so clear, I really like how you present the information.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@Timurkhan8]

I like your channel and have been following for a while. Could you do a video about Hulagu khan vs Berke khan war pls? As i have seen many people believe that Ain Jalut battle halted south western Mongol invasion which is not true because it was a small war. It was Berke khan who stopped Hulagu’s invasion by declaring on him. Mamlukes defeated only 8 thousand garrisoning Mongol troops and most of them fled after losing their general Kitbuqa noyon.Hulagu khan and Berke khan fought with each other with hundreds of thousands of troops some sources claim each side had 300’000-350’000 troops.I believe there was not any power to stop Mongols unless themselves at that time.They weakened each other by fighting with each for centuries.

[@swattyn9279]

thats good example. that was not just Berke khan hulagu fight too chagadain khanate. main reason begin that was is land and second religion. berke khan and chagatai khanate religion was islam

[@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory]

Berke-Hulegu war is actually covered here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGqcfIqnfMufY9k

[@ChromeMan04]

The Mongols were not invincible and lost many times so don’t know why you wouldn’t think otherwise

[@Timurkhan8]

ChromeMan04 Nobody is/was invincible.But truth is they defeated all superpowers existed at that time.

[@johnnyboy3410]

Mamluks defeated 20000 thousand troops from Hulagu’s own, not garrison troops, those 20k were in the sack of Baghdad, Hulagu left with 30k to support Kublai Khan in his bid for the throne against Ariq Boke who was supported by Berke, Mamluks stopped them multiple times, that’s their problem, no one told them to fight each other

[@maxzhang8321]

Mongolian archery has three type of shooting: Charge arrow, which only most elite can do, often power rivaled heavy crossbow, and historical text said 65 steps or 80 meters, requirement to be able to shoot somebody's eye at that range; side swinging or turning charging, looping and method to avoid contact with enemy, shoot only light arrow to deceive enemy, and can have range of 300 meters, but they will shoot light and thin arrows just to create the "raining" like effect to "fog" enemy eyes. Lesser elite troops will try charging arrow without accuracy when blend with the "fog", and glance on the side of the enemy formation. Mugudai or scythian back shooting, it is also a form of "fogging" enemy; sometimes there are riders fall off the horse deliberately, to set up trip lines with their wooden pole, when combined with scythian back shooting, distracts enemy from stopping the trip line setting comrades and buy them time to escape, while enemy have to circle around trip lines.

[@DrinkingStar]

It is always fascinating to view your work and to learn about aspects of history never really touched upon. Thanks

[@hermannboyen5392]

Hi Kings and Generals, the first time the Mongol encounter war elephant was in Dai Viet (north Vietnam) in the Red River valley near Yunnan. On 17 January 1258 Subutai's son and grandson commanded three tumens, one was Mongolian, and two were Yi people , consisted 15,000 men faced the royal Vietnamese army of 20,000 and 100 elephants under king Tran Thai Tong (Tran Nhat Canh). The Mongol general Aju ordered to shoot in the elephants' feet with caused the animal stuck into panic and rampaged the Vietnamese force. The king escaped by boat, fled to a offshore island where he lived for 1 month. The Mongol captured Hanoi and found two imprisoned Mongol envoys, which one them died. The Mongol troops massacred Hanoi's inhabitants (30,000 people), burned the royal palace then sent letter noticed to the king that they have burned his palace. The Mongol then retreated to Kublai's base in Yunnan, and the Vietnamese king sent a submitting envoy to Kublai in March 1258. Source: Yuanshi

[@stevej3483]

A video like this only bring up more questions than answers. Example: on a long campaign the arrows would have to be supplied on an industrial scale, how did they manage a supply chain when miles from home base ?

[@kawasakiapache3103]

I have same question in my mind. Hope k&g will give the answer

[@BarelyScience]

@@kawasakiapache3103 they usually slaughtered everyone, maybe they pick em back up

[@DarkKhagan]

Armorer's, Weapon Smith's, Bowyer's, Fletcher's, Blacksmith's, Craftsmen and later Siege Engineer's would all accompany the mighty Mongol Army on their major Military Campaigns.

[@LusoPictures]

In your podcast you have mentioned that you re going to start also the term Tatar to refer to the mongols, specially to refer to them pre-Toluid Revolution. Will you also make a video explaing this subject?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Considering it!

[@LusoPictures]

@@KingsandGenerals pls world needs it

[@bahademesin9293]

@@KingsandGenerals please make a video about the Golden Horde and the battle on the Vorskla river

[@LusoPictures]

@@scourgeofgodattila3827 depends to what time period. Best check their podcast.

[@sanitychecktv]

For added information absolutely make sure to check Dan Carlin's Hardcore History "Wrath of the Khans", which, combined with this video will make your understanding of these absolute madlads much better and it's immensely entertaining.

[@Daylon91]

Thank you

[@yerkins]

Kipchak, Cuman, Qypshaq 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@idksom8928]

All took back by turks

[@deniz7994]

Kipchak is basically Christian turks

[@dougal8812]

Very nicely drawn / animated! I know horses are meant to be one of the hardest things you can draw to make them look realistic.

[@sunandasen3591]

A video dedicated to all steppe empires would be very helpful.

[@95DarkFire]

"Before we tell you about realistic historical tactics, let's talk about LAZER RAPTORS!" Also, Dinos are by definition "Pre-historic" ;)

[@Arashmickey]

LAZER RAPTORS were realistic historical tactics during the Viking age.

[@riazhassan6570]

Strengths? Tough horsemen. Dazzlingly effective archery. Discipline. Efficiently executed tactics. The best soldiers of that time. Weaknesses ? Not enough of them, rapid fragmentation after the death of the Great Khan

[@MordimersChessChannel]

Battle of Ngasaunggyan The Yuan Chronicle reports that only 700 men defeated a Burmese army of 40,000 to 50,000 with 10,000 horses and 800 elephants. It also reports only one Mongol was killed, in trying to catch an elephant.

[@theearlofmarch]

Damn, savage that! Lol

[@ChromeMan04]

Nonsense

[@Hmm-mq5tt]

I like the citation, but you must know that old historians' and chroniclers' numbers always have to be considered with a pinch of salt.

[@irw8367]

Loving these Mongol videos! Could you do some on the African kingdoms and empires like Mali and Benin which we don’t hear too much about and perhaps the Kushites (Nubians) and how they invaded and conquered ancient Egypt?

[@normmacdonaldliveseason3ep866]

This is age of empires 2 all over again.

[@williamrobert9898]

but the history on some of these empires is not recorded deeply

[@altanghereltserendorjiin3613]

Psychological Warfare utilized by the Mongols Genghis Khan was a great psychologist and military genius. He was able to recognize a person’s talent and choose the proper people to render their service and help build a Great Empire. He even made his own enemies as his great generals. A good example of this is, he made Jebe, who was his dangerous enemy who wounded his neck, as one of the great generals the world has ever seen. This included letting his rivals know just how powerful his forces were. His main tactic was to frighten his enemies and let them know how brutal and merciless he could be to his foes. Before the start of a war, he asked them to surrender. If they surrendered, he promised to spare their life. If they resisted, he threatened them to raze them to the ground.

[@richardque4952]

Military historian attribute mongol success was her mobility.and adaption now we consider as strategic deep operation.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Mongol accomplishments: Ended feudalism in China and encouraged advancement through education and merit. Improved trade and helped greatly spread ideas throughout Asia and Europe. Improved the rights of religious minorities of Jews, Christians, and Druze in the Middle East. Encouraged the Japanese to keep their country united. Proved that Asians could beat Europeans, in Europe.

[@georgiosdoumas2446]

But.... how many civilians were they killing and how many villages and cities did they burned?

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@georgiosdoumas2446 too many, despite that, they have influenced the world for the better

[@DJSkittles365]

@@georgiosdoumas2446 enough to cool down the planet apparently.

[@majungasaurusaaaa]

None of the factions in china were feudal at the time. Education and meritocracy was the norm in the Jin, Xi Xia and Song for centuries since the Han. And asiatic horse archers have been wreaking havoc since the Huns.

[@icescorpion7050]

​@@majungasaurusaaaawas split into 3 different kingdoms. China wasn't separated pick one.

[@baconsans431]

Thank you for the video. Can you make a video about Alans fighting alongside Mongols during Khubilai khan and further in time?

[@Miamcoline]

Well done again.

[@eretna2480]

im so happy you are not missing the turkic existance in mongol army

[@ofallmyintention9496]

The Seljuk Turks had their hay-day just before the Mongols, and they came from the same area, so it makes sense that there would be some mixing there :)

[@deep_boy6376]

Wow, this History Documentary truly captures how the Mongols strategically outmaneuvered their enemies! The way they combined fierce discipline, mobility, and psychological tactics is incredible. It's fascinating to see how they became one of the most formidable forces in history!

[@ElBandito]

Elephants are just too ineffective against nomadic armies.

[@rocekth]

Funny, in Medieval II it's the opposite

[@ElBandito]

@@rocekth That's cause elephants carry cannons in Medieval 2. :D

[@tylerdurden3722]

Elephants look good on paper but have a bad record on all types of terrain. If one added up all the major battles with elephants, it wouldn't surprise me if elephants killed more on their own side, than of the enemy.

[@cosmicsprings8690]

Nah...War Elephants are ..one of the Reasons ..he didn’t Conquer India ✨🌼🌿🍄🎶🌞🎶🍄🌿🌼✨🍷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍷✨

[@cosmicsprings8690]

Ps and even with your mothers help with out weapons.. you could not fight a Elephant 🐘 ✨🤣🤣🤣🤣✨

[@hiddenapprentice3751]

My dream army. Mongol horse archers Roman infantry Ronin/Scandinavian auxiliary Mameluke Calvary And the Maori for pre battle readiness. They get my blood pumping.

[@dafuqmr13]

Mine is nuke

[@ghuzh2398]

@@dafuqmr13 This one is better.

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

@@dafuqmr13 Noob

[@dafuqmr13]

@@ASLUHLUHC3 *press nuke button*

[@kaijudirector5336]

Mine: * Mongol horse archers * Soviet manpower * German panzer divisions * French artillery * Spartan drill sergeants * American logistics * Vietnamese/Filipino scouts * British naval escort * Roman officer corps And of course, special regiments of Scottish bagpipers and Prussian marching bands.

[@LorolinAstori]

Scythian shot. Unless my history is entirely flawed the Mongols had small contingents of heavy cavalry to use as shock troops, a holding force or a rally point for the archers to fall behind before repeating the tactics you represented well in this video. And they also had a minimal amount of foot soldiers. Alex the Great was one of the few who were able to out maneuver the horse archers which eventually led to the introduction of a heavy cavalry force to minimize that danger. Or I'm just wrong. This is not my major area of study.

[@Chinnnnuz]

Im in love with this channel. Spent a whole week watching it. 😂

[@aztec8765]

It would be nice if you could make a documentary about cuman kipchaks

[@dannyyy97]

Who is he??

[@SovetskieSoldat]

@@dannyyy97 joe

[@lemonsour8771]

@@SovetskieSoldat Joe mama??? xqcL

[@6364LEGACY]

I don't know why. But I am addicted to the History of The Mongolian Empire.

[@moogiibat5845]

Yes more Mongols, thank you

[@moogiibat5845]

@@PROVOCATEURSK The nurse shouldn't have dropped you when you were born, So what is your point, honey.

[@mongke8745]

Kings and Generals are the best channel on the youtube. Full stop

[@yoloyolo8573]

K&G: Let’s talk about Mongol tactics. Also K&G: *You guys fancy dinosaur warfare?*

[@jamiemcv12]

I wouldn't mind if it was something he actually uses or in this instance plays, but it's so clear! what's the other game? Raid shadow or something lmao

[@MarkDavidKnight]

@@jamiemcv12 I know right? My Fb and KZbin ads have 90% been filled with Raid Shadow ads for the past week

[@yuridas1]

Great video. Could you make an exposition on how the Mongols overwhelmed the Seljuks? They should have had similar tactics right?

[@arcomegis9999]

The Feigned Retreat and Parthian Tactics required cavalry for their high mobility. It is harder to implement as infantry if the other side has cavalry and cavalry archers. I must say, Mongols from cavalry to archery to siege is a force that's difficult to outplay, unless the commander and ruler is weak and tactless.

[@alessandrogini5283]

The Romans should had adopted more cavalry Archers to defeat the persians ..

[@nattmaimailakit]

@@alessandrogini5283 hard to do so. horse archer as a profession need a lot of training, the roman tried but can't produced a natural horse archer like steppe people, it essentially is 2 job in 1, an archer and a horseman and both require training and further to do both at the same time, which was not as accessible as our modern time since peasant have to work and professional are expensive to maintain and horse archer take double effort in both maintenance and training, so the roman usually hired them as mercenary instead. In steppe culture, non-noble family's child learn to ride as early as possible as well as shooting so they could guard the heard against wild animal, they have no soldier(back then Mongol don't even have a word for it i think), everyone can be in the army because the way they fight is simply their way of life, they just need training on tactic which they usually do in hunting. Unless its khan's guard or them heavy calvary, you could say that its an army of peasant on horse(hence they get destroy by professional heavy calvary of sedentary people when the latter who have malee combat training and equipment for it could catch up to them)

[@ryhol5417]

Love this channel. Especially the mongol stuff

[@Renwoxing13]

An army not trained but born.... ever victorious.... this is why “the clone wars” is not fantasy but a definite future!

[@hannibalburgers477]

**caugh** prussians **caugh**

[@zaamburancu2734]

Can we just appreciate the background music for a moment

[@victor9sur768]

K&G podcast on the Mongol invasions has honestly been fascinating, one of the best podcast series I've come across 👍👏

[@preuisch8171]

Me after the sponsor interjection: So now i envision Mongol armies on robot dinosaurs fucking epic

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

Grandmasters of land logistics, without a doubt. They were the 'Blockchain Army' before it all, mastering and benefiting from a decentralized sourcing, data gathering, processing and output (Conquest) mechanisms. Pretty impressive, predating the term and theory of 'blockchain', 'handling and transferring bigger entities (data, armies, supplies, opponents' forces, ...) as packages' by many centuries.

[@thedoruk6324]

Mongol Army: ''Superior Numbers kid overwhelm their defenses and kill their queen!'' *Mongols: Allow me to introduce bioweaponry and *starvation*

[@bigdkenergypodcast]

I’m thankful for channels like this. Actually history, unlike the History Channel

[@ngolokante7805]

That's true

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

6:24 the 'Gatling Gun of the steppes before gunpowder' It is *intimidating* to think that they realistically can make a division of enemy look like dead porcupines in a matter of minutes. Auch

[@fpvillegas9084]

Please make a video on Mongol command & control methods. Did the Mongols use maps? On the logistics side, who manufactures or supplies their arrows? Was there a battle were they ran out of arrows?

[@Daylon91]

They weren't only archers. The mongols dismounted when they were going to fight to the death.

[@swattyn9279]

mongols manfacturing their supplies and arrows.mongols and nomadic peoples always used hunt they can manifacturing their supplies

[@mcozpda3392]

finally someone explains in detail the strategy of the Mongols .. the false withdrawal cheersb

[@nobbytang]

Parthian and the Huns both used horse archers effectively too ...

[@stevepodleski]

rus @Вхламинго Let's see the effects: Mongols destroyed the ascendancy of Arabic Islam; they retarded the development of Russian culture for centuries and still has after effects today but otherwise their empire quickly dissolved. Now look at the effect of the Huns: they pushed the Germanic tribes into the Roman empire causing the fall of the Western half and thereby creating the proto-European countries that we have today.

[@ichkaodko7020]

@@stevepodleski without Mongols, there wouldn't be russia the russian of today. russia were small and irrelevant tribes who was constantly bullied by vikings and co and polish and co's and fought each other. Mongols was the best thing that happened to russia.

[@stevepodleski]

@@ichkaodko7020 You must be Mongolian or a Mongol fan :) Without the destruction and rampages of the Mongols, Russia would be a thriving democracy like all other European countries. The Vikings founded many Russian cities and gave their name to Russia (Rus). The Vikings had invaded many European countries and those countries survived and thrived. In fact, England owed her naval prowess to the Vikings sea skills. What the Mongols gave Russia were slavery, serfdom and backwardness, the result of which led to communism. So indirectly, the Mongols were the cause of communism taking hold of Russia.

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@stevepodleski No, another ethnic group was behind communism in Russia. And England's naval prowess had nothing to do with the vikings. Vikings were able to pillage England because there wasn't a navy to stop them.

[@stevepodleski]

@@mikespearwood3914 I am not talking about the anglo-saxon navy during the vikings invasions but the effect of viking shipbuilding and navigation skills on English naval traditions when England became England after the viking raids. Re: communism. Now which :" ethnic group was behind communism in Russia"?

[@davebilocura4251]

I love the video it helps my studies thank you.

[@aliamin2662]

Thank you so much. Please make a episode about Jalal al din the kwarazme and his fight with munghols🙏🌹❤️

[@aliamin2662]

@@ricksingha2575 lol either you mistake him with his Father Mohammad kwarazm or you really should Read history before you talk my friend

[@ricksingha2575]

@@aliamin2662 sorry yeah you're right , I did mistake him as someone else. Apologies from my side

[@aliamin2662]

@@ricksingha2575 no pr bro. His son Jalal was a legendary Warrior with epic battles against Mongools.only pr: king Mohammad kwarazm his Father had wasted 90 percent of the army. Before Jalal took command. And was the first to destroy and rout the mongol army time and time again

[@ricksingha2575]

@@aliamin2662 Sounds like a great guy. Will check him out for sure

[@douglasoak7964]

The light arrow comment is inaccurate. Hit power is a feature of momentum and p=mv. The string snaps back with a set amount of momentum. That set amount of momentum is imparted to the arrow. If the arrow is heavier, more of that momentum comes from its weight while if the arrow is lighter more of its momentum comes from its speed. Yes air resistance will effect the lighter arrow but we are talking about arrows.

[@justincronkright5025]

The wierdest advertisment yet, especially when considering that the methods of war discussed in this video are on the most common sensical two tactical advantages one can get - Mobility & Range.

[@nes129]

can you provide a bibliography for your videos?

[@sunandasen3591]

Also a video regarding Mongols vs Turks.

[@idksom8928]

@abis8 alpha8 well he isn't very honourable. He failed his missions so hulagu khan killed him. Thats how Turks learned that you can destroy a commander's reputation and make him die

[@세계최강대국몽골제국]

It became a further reference for the way the cavalry army of the Mongol Empire, which was the world's strongest cavalry army, carried out a war of world conquest. I recommend this video as a world history and war history video. 세계최강의 기병군대였던 몽골제국의 기병군대가 세계정복전쟁을 수행하는 방식에 대해 더욱 더 참고가 됐습니다. 세계사, 전쟁사 영상으로서 추천합니다.

[@RevenantIgor]

Requesting a video about analysis of Mongol defeats in battle - which tactics were counter to their style of warfare?

[@RevenantIgor]

@@superspies32 I think, numerically superior archers on rought, narrow terrain could also do the trick, like in Battle of Parwan by Jalal-al-Din. Could be great to explore all those defeats in detail.

[@majungasaurusaaaa]

@@superspies32 The Yuan navy was the most powerful one in Asia.

[@majungasaurusaaaa]

Tactically, there was no real counter to horse archery in the open in that period. The best answer was to hire your own steppe nomad horse archers. The best the infantry could do is to employ war wagons as cover, something they would do to good effect with gunpowder weapons later on.

[@Joy3269]

Very Nice video. Full of information. All should watch & appreciate.

[@thekhans2823]

Yes ! What an amazing type. I mean the mongol army during this time were god-like, tactics, quality, and gods favor are what made the mongols empires good

[@ibnyahud]

If you want a super viral video idea: Battle of Athens Tennessee 1946

[@azp0197]

Alhamdulillah, thank you for this awesome video big brother, its awesome

[@KY-dg8gp]

12:15 this is literally what Sun Tzu discribed in his book "The Art of War".

[@alaric_3015]

Art of War is more of a book as a set of checklist, instead of an actual military manual tho

[@Gorzboy123]

@@Cumulo9 why read how to fight when they're born knowing how fight