How the Muslims conquered Spain - Guadelete 711 - Medieval DOCUMENTARY

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Third season of the Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Early Muslim Expansion starts with the aftermath of the battles against the Sassanid and Eastern Roman empires at Yarmouk and al-Qadisiyyah ( • Early Muslim Expansion... ) and battles of Ctesiphon, Alexandria, Nikiou, Jerusalem, Sufetula, Heliopolis, and Nahavand ( • Early Muslim Expansion... ). We are going to cover the aftermath of the beginning of the First Fitna (Civil War) in the Rashidun Caliphate ( • First Muslim Civil War... ) and the battle of Siffin of 657, which led to the rise of the Umayyad Caliphate ( • Battle of Siffin 657 -... ), external expansion continued with the siege of Constantinople in 674-678, but this didn't stop the Second Fitna from happening, leading to the battles of Karbala (680) and Marj Rahit (684) ( • Constantinople 674-678... ). We also previously talked about the conclusion of the Second Fitna and the rise and fall of the Zubayrid Caliphate ( • Second Civil War in th... ). In another episode the armies of the Caliphate return to the frontiers, clashing with the crumbling Byzantine Empire in Armenia and North Africa. In the latter, they would not find opposition not just in the Roman remnant, as the rise of a new warrior queen among the Berbers posed a serious challenge to Hassan ibn al-Nu’man’s conquering army in the Maghreb. And even as the Umayyads won victories on the battlefield and expanded ever further, the cohesion and unity of their empire continued to deteriorate on their Eastern frontiers, planting the seeds of their eventual collapse. And we will also discuss how Carthage was razed once again ( • Carthage Razed Again -... ). Next up we covered the first Muslim incursion into India, as we discussed the Sindh campaign that allowed the Arabs to gain a foothold in the subcontinent ( • First Muslim Incursion... ). Back west, the armies of the Caliphate were taking over the north Africa and advancing towards Visigothic Spain which led to the battle of Guadelete in 711, as we learn how the Muslims conquered Spain.
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[@JohnDoe-kg6gy]

Usted es un mentiroso. You're a liar. First, Rodrigo was betrayed in that battle by other nobles because he took illegally the crown, so they wanted Rodrigo dead. Justiniano, a Byzantine noble in Tangier indeed assisted the Muslim invasion because Rodrigo deflowered his daughter. The easy Muslim invasion and victories was supported by Jews with intelligence, logistic and money. Hence it was an inside job. Why do you think after the Reconquista the Jews were expelled almost immediately? Por favor, please stop lying and telling half truths for the sake of political correctness. Saludos desde Toledo Greetings from Toledo

[@killer5896u]

@@JohnDoe-kg6gy He didn't talk about war crimes

[@orktv4673]

I'm delighted that you gave a quick rundown on the politics of Visigothic Spain. I always found it hard to picture how the Germanic tribe controlled the peninsula, and how their downfall came about so quickly. Hope to hear more about Al-Andalus and the invasion of Gaul soon!

[@konstantine381]

Idk man they lasted pretty long

[@javierganzarain4559]

@@SIMO-eb1hw yes and no. The visigoths entered Hispania as foederatti loyal to Rome, sent by the emperor himself to pacify the region from other invaders like the suebi and alans. It was after the dissolution of the western half of the empire in the political vacuum that the kingdom of Toledo was formed

[@JohnDoe-kg6gy]

@@javierganzarain4559 Exactly.

[@JohnDoe-kg6gy]

@@SIMO-eb1hw Only the Vandalas, as their name implies were havoc. They were the reason why Rome sent the Visigoths, whom were allied with Rome, to pacify Hispania/Iberia. Some Vandals stayed in Iberia, Sergio Ramos from Andalusia is a direct descendant from them. BTW, Andalusia is a Vandal name which means Land of the Vandals.

[@moonshadowsong]

@@JohnDoe-kg6gy nothing prove andalusia come from vandal , your just heard some one give opinion about that name come from from vandal with no prove

[@Roberto-tu5re]

I have lived in Spain for many years and I am always fascinated by its history. I lived in the Alpujarras for a few years and there are many reminders of its Muslim past.

[@alfonso201]

Tragic

[@peerlesscultivator6873]

@@alfonso201 ez there your Islamophobia is leaking a bit there

[@cvc1939]

@@peerlesscultivator6873 What's the problem? Islam is something terrible.

[@RE-gf7lr]

​@@cvc1939 cope and seethe, dirty pagan

[@cvc1939]

@@RE-gf7lr the one who worships the Devil and has a pedophile as a prophet is calling me a pagan.

[@aabidullah5087]

Tariq ibn zyad my favourite commander ...may Almighty Allah bless him with highest rank in jannah

[@Trancymind]

Tariq was lucky to face a disunited visigothic kingdom during their civil war. Reminds me so much when the japanese invaded China in 1937 while China was in a civil war with Nationalists vs Communists. Tariq was an opportunist but it lead to his downfall as well as his son. If Tariq knew what was going to happen to him and his son if he set foot on the iberian soil, he would never would have invaded the Visigoths. Tariq being a governor in Tangier or some ruler in North Africa would have been the best decision for himself and his family. My favorite commander is Alexander the Great, he was only 20 years old when he became a king of Macedonia and by the time he passed away when he was only 32 years old, he never lost a single battle and he became the Hegemon of the Hellenic League, Pharaoh of Egypt and King of Persia. He had 4 titles in only 12 years as a ruler king AND a commander who fought in the front lines!!! That is reckless bravery for any man, soldier and especially for a commander and very especially for a king and legendary especially for a ruler with 4 titles putting his life on the line in the front lines. Unbelievable!! 👏👏👏 Who does that back then? I know heterosexual kings with 4 royal titles will never do this but Alexander wasn't even a heterosexual man. 👏👏 Talk about bravery on a different level. No pun intended but this makes Tariq Ibn Ziyad a commander noob facing the visigoths during the visigothic civil war.

[@mrboss9105]

@@Trancymind. Yes but Tariq ibn Ziyad’s legacy in Al Andalus will never be forgotten. And this is why the Islamic history lived on there. Till it was the Moroccan Berber’s job to preserve Islamic Spain, ( i.e the Almoravids and the Almohads ). Yes Al Andalus fell. But the remains of the Muslims and the Islamic history is still way prevelant. And Infact the only significant history there now. Especially in when you go more south of Spain because that’s where the Muslim reign was present the longest.

[@Trancymind]

@@mrboss9105The berbers culture was stripped because of islam. Dihna a true 100% berber queen was almost erased from muslim historical records due to the fact she fought to preserve her kingdom, fought to preserve her true berber religion , fought to preserve true berber culture and because she was a woman. Muslims are known even today to destroy anything that it isn't muslim culture and if they don't destroy it, they'll turn it by revonating it into a mosque which is pretty much erasing it the interior history of the previous culture. In Spain and Portugal, the invaders Visigoths are more accepted because they were willing to integrate the ibero/celtic/roman local culture by accepting latin as the official language, integrating the christian religion and assimilating the local population peacefully with the exception of the jews who weren't technically locals in that area. The visigoths did this in less than 300 years which it really shows how despite powerful, they were ok to settle with them. When the Visigoths defeated the Suebi, the visigoths made sure the Suebi kept their properties, never forced them to change religion and never taxed them due to their different ethnic background or their different religion. The muslims living for more than 750+ years could never assimilate with the local christian iberian peninsula which led to a permanent expulsion for good afterwards.

[@uuuuuuuu-ko8cr]

​@@TrancymindI'm sure that even if he had known what would happen to him he would have conquered the Iberian Peninsula anyway

[@Trancymind]

@@mrboss9105 It is true his legacy lives on but do you really think he really cares after being betrayed and murdered because of his success especially when it was very short lived in his perspective? I wouldn't especially if my son was murdered as well ending his family legacy.

[@nazeem8680]

Correction: the region around Murcia was not given to an arab governor, but rather it retained the local visigothic count named Theodemir; he agreed to submit himself to the umayyads and pay tribute in return for keeping his titles and property. the treaty survives to this day written down in arab chronicles.

[@angusyang5917]

Theodemir is mentioned in the video, the region was known in Tudimir in recognition of his independence.

[@miguelmartinez-sd2lp]

Ven a pedir el dinero de ese tratado ahora,si tienes huevos claro jajajau

[@Delrifk]

​@@miguelmartinez-sd2lpNo es necesario, ganamos millones vendiendo hachís para usted.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnnyElRed]

No wonder it took so long for this video to come out. I already knew from my history classes in highschool that the Battle of Guadalete and late Visigothic was sparce on details, and had many contradictions. But I didn't expected... this. What a mess for future historians to decipher.

[@caniconcananas7687]

Historians even discuss over the place where the battle was fought. Some say that it was beside an anciente lake, La Janda. There is a sarcophagus in Southern Portugal with some writting telling that it contains the remains of a "Rodericus Rex". And there are also some mentions (I think some coins) to a new Gothic king, not that Oppas, a puppet under the new governors. By the way, the widow of king Roderic married the son of Musa while being governor. And Theodomirus signed a treaty with the invaders to keep the whole NE corner of Spain (several modern provinces) under his power as vassal of the Caliph. It's the treaty of Tudmir. So, there were not many Visigoths interested in supporting the king or even in becoming kings. They just were content with living on the work of the Hispano-Roman population. Have anybody heard any mention to the Hispano-Romans, beside being serfs of the Germanic invaders?

[@williamrobert9898]

boy oh boy you have a lot of catching up to do, ’’but I did not expect this’’ says that after a video that showed him one fully detailed event and for a ’’sparce on details’’ event I would say that is detailed more than enough, it is the longest video on this season so far 🤷‍♂

[@JohnDoe-kg6gy]

There is an issue barely touched here: The easy and fast invasion of Hispania/Iberia was assisted by local Jews with intelligence, logistic and money. Hence it was an inside job. Why do you think they were expelled almost immediately after the Reconquista?

[@williamrobert9898]

@John Doe Because they were Jews who refused to convert to Christianity it's that simple bro, both Muslims and Jews who agreed to convert to Christianity were permitted to stay, the rest were expelled

[@cadian122]

​@@JohnDoe-kg6gythey always strike from the inside ... Every.. Single ... Time...

[@masterplokoon8803]

Guadalete is here, now onwards to Constantinople, Covadonga and Tours. What an amazing series!

[@caniconcananas7687]

Covadonga is not History, but a myth. Nationalist propaganda by the Spanish governments during the Romanticism in the 19th century.

[@ronb7189]

Also hopefully we also see; Siege of Nicaea (727)- another large scale Umayyad siege against one of the most important Byzantine city deep in Anatolia. While the siege was repulsed, the Arabs still devastated much of Anatolia as the Byzantines refused to fight the Caliphate army in open field as a result of their history of constant defeats in open battle against the Caliphate. Battle of Akroinon (740)- first major pitched battle won by the Byzantines against the Arabs during the twilight years of snake oil salesman, Emperor Leo III, the man that led the Byzantines thru the Constantinople and Nicaea sieges. This was a major uplifting victory for the Byzantines as they previously had to rely in their walls as well as ambushes in order to repulse the Caliphate in Anatolia. For the Umayyads however, this defeat as well as their fruitless see saw battles against the troublesome Khazars definitely weakened their army helping to allow the Abbasids to take over. Battle of Toulouse 721- The newly formed Al Andalus first attempt to invade the Franks which was repelled by the duchy of Aquitaine under Duke Otto who was a rival of Charles Martel at the time, this victory hailed Otto as a champion across Western Europe. Battle of River Garonne- The Caliphate strikes back, this major victory by the Al Andalus Muslims broke the power of Duke Otto, forcing him to submit to his rival Charles Martel setting the stage up for the battle of Tours as by this point, Charles Martel is the only one in France and perhaps even in central Europe who can put up a fight against the large scale Muslim raids.

[@baltazarandrada8793]

I will be happy to watch an episode about the third one since my hometown here in the Philippines has the Lady of Covadonga as its patron. I also hope to see more of Don Pelayo (Pelagius), most especially because he was mentioned in this video.

[@killer5896u]

Where is battle of bagdoura treat yourself from rotten eurocentrism

[@fyfyi6053]

@@killer5896u There's no such thing as "eurocentrism"

[@saturn724]

The value of these videos is timeless, they will be useful even years from now. Great effort for documenting these historic references in this digestible fashion.

[@figzntreezfigueroa5664]

I've always been curious about the Visigoths in Spain. There is not enough content about it, and I'm glad you're covering it for us.

[@Trancymind]

If it weren't for the Visigoths, the ethnic 'hispanic' wouldn't have existed at all.

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

@@Trancymind 🤣🤣🤣

[@Trancymind]

@@angelcamachodelsolarWhat is so funny?

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

@@Trancymind "If it weren't for the Visigoths, the ethnic 'hispanic' wouldn't have existed at all" 🤣🤣🤣

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

@@Trancymind The Hispanic "ethnicity" is that of Spanish-speaking individuals in America. The Visigoths were Germanic invaders (about 100,000) of the Iberian Peninsula who overlapped with the native Hispano-Roman population (about 5 million), with hardly any mixing. They were important in the sense that they were a reference in the Reconquest of Spain to the Muslims, when fighting to recover the Visigoth kingdom of Hispania. Your statement is ridiculous.

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

what a great summary, detailed yet giving a mature perspective with judgement - and the title nails it too

[@mattstakeontheancients7594]

This might be my favorite YT channel. These battles especially the middle age and Byzantine time period are fantastic.

[@saikrishnak8631]

it is weird for me to think that a barbaric tribe which sacked Rome was ended by their own disunity and the Arabs. the time period was only 300 years between the sack of rome and the subjugation of visigoths under Caliphate's rule. but for me its 1000 years.

[@Scribebringyourpen]

U lived for a thousand years?

[@saikrishnak8631]

@@Scribebringyourpen nah, the timeline between sack of rome and arabic conquest of hispania makes me feel there is a timeline of a millennium. whereas actually its 300 years.

[@FF-ch9nr]

@@saikrishnak8631 its not that weird, when a huge empire like the Romans collapses, huge power vacuums start to form across large territories, and when theres power vacuums, it typically attracts huge changes like flies to a picnic basket.

[@Trancymind]

United States is only 250 years old. The Reconquista War lasted almost 800 years. A world record to this day.

[@sangbum60090]

Moors ended up the same due to disunity

[@amintrabelsi6783]

It is weird that you didn't mention the very famous speech of Tariq ibn Ziyad where he is supposedly burnt his ships and said to his army : the sea is behind you, the enemy is in front of you, where is the escape?

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

The battle was completely minimised I think the writer is very Eurocentric biased

[@TobiramaRock]

This story has a weak source actually

[@davidhughes8357]

Here again. Thank you Kings and Generals. One more great documentary in military history after over 40 years of study. You are my friends in knowledge.

[@polunga7989]

A video about the Portuguese-Moroccan wars would be very cool , during the late medieval era and the early modern age

[@killer5896u]

*BATTLE OF THREE KINGS* 💪🇲🇦

[@miguelmartinez-sd2lp]

​@@killer5896umarroc not exist in this time😂😂

[@killer5896u]

@@miguelmartinez-sd2lp yes he was in lisbon 😂

[@miguelmartinez-sd2lp]

@@killer5896u nop

[@NDTexan]

This era in history really doesn't get a whole lot of discussion. Glad to see it here

[@reddeadmj2756]

Thanks for these historical videos. It helps a lot to learn the old history.

[@RFray5736]

There is a small error on the maps: the Septimania region in present-day southern France remained in Visigothic hands after the fall of the Kingdom of Tolosa, and then remained under muslim control for another 40 years after the Arab conquest of Iberia.

[@roihanfadhil2879]

Ah yes, after so long I have been waiting for this, you are finally uploaded it too. Good job for this video 👏👏. Can't wait for Battle of Tours (معركة بلاط الشهداء in Arabic) 732 AD.

[@Mohamedaltahir504]

been waiting for this one! Can you cover the battle of tours in 732?

[@G-LibM]

Thanks for the brief showcase of the Visigoths. It made the whole narrative flows

[@r.a.v.a.3843]

Finally I've been waiting for this episode for a very long time

[@mikemodugno5879]

This video was really well done. I like the background info on the Visigoths in Iberia.

[@muhammadtariq3648]

Another appreciable work by honourable kings and generals community, thanks a lot!.

[@saikrishnak8631]

I'm glad you started this series. you made my evening snack time. Will this series be continued until the reigns of isabella and ferdinand ? i guess you have already made a video about that.

[@KingsandGenerals]

There will be a separate series on the Reconquista

[@sidp5381]

@@KingsandGenerals hey just curious will you give us an update on the conquerors of India and what happened to those guys after this? On al Hajaj and ibn Qasim

[@ajithsidhu7183]

​@@KingsandGenerals please do on Sikhism

[@DrKarmo]

@@KingsandGenerals you guys should also include the conflicts between the christian kingdoms at the time, specifically the portuguese interregnum and the battle of Aljubarrota. The divide between the christians was what made it so long for us to reconquer Iberia!

[@wadisindhda7713]

@@DrKarmo Divide between Muslims is what made reconquista possible

[@mr.fishmanman]

Amazing Documentary On An Topic That Is Often Forgotten,Keep It Up Kings And Generals!

[@lerneanlion]

After years of waiting, my wish has finally been granted! Thanks, Kings and Generals! I've been waiting for the Umayyad conquest of Hispania ever since I discovered your channel!

[@resentfuldragon]

The good thing is that they cover the rashidun already and did a good chunk the of the umayyads, and they have a separate series for the rise of the ottomans as well as many of their later conquests. Its very possible we will have nearly the entire general story of the 4 caliphates done on this channel. This channel is one of the best on youtube, it doesn't just cover bits of history, it goes o to cover the entire lifetimes of many nations and they fit together with their other videos taking place before and after. You could watch the mongol conquest video then its fall as well as to get a cohesive view of the mongol empire from before it existed to its end. You could watch the series on alexander, then the diadochi wars, then watch the Pyrrhic war, and then watch the roman conquest of greece to get a good pickture of greece almost unbroken from alexander to when they became roman. We have a real gem of a channel here!

[@54356776]

Why ?

[@TobiramaRock]

@@resentfuldragon 4 caliphates ? There are only 3 Caliphates in history only Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid

[@resentfuldragon]

@@TobiramaRock Wrong, All muslims except a small minority accept the ottomans as a caliphate, they themselves claimed the title and across the world they helped muslims in many conflicts. The majority opinion is the ottomans were the 4th caliphate, only some minorities like shias don't like them.

[@brainflash1]

Ahhh, finally. An episode where half the fucking comments won't be complaining about the sponsor being a scam.

[@butterflybeatles]

Be careful with that f-word.

[@daoudali4075]

Wow...! Suh a great video. I hope you'll make a separate series on reconquista.

[@DrKarmo]

I hope you guys make a series on the Reconquista after this series is over! (And include the battle of Aljubarrota as well hehehe)

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

I also suggested it on another video

[@DrKarmo]

@@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 I've only seen one series on the Reconquista so far, it was great but I'd love if K&G made one themselves.

[@mahesito1943]

@@DrKarmo i think a series on the Roman conquest of hispania is more urgent, for the Romans being such a popular topic among history buffs its criminally undercovered, 200+ years of wars!!

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

@@mahesito1943 They kinda did it already actually, in their Celts long video they talk about the Celtiberian wars and kind of resume the conquest of Hispania, I still believe we should get the Reconquista before, mainly because since they are making a full series on all crusades and the Reconquista was also a crusade, so while I support you idea, it will be later in my opinion

[@Shinyboy29]

This channel has been doing Spanish reconquista series for a while now but the series isn’t finished

[@historiadormasokilla]

Very good video. But in the map after the Battle of Vouille the visigoths lost all their territory in the actual France but with the exception of the Septimania, which remained with the visigoths at the time off the muslim conquest.

[@user-tr3co2ih4m]

You are right. I noticed that also

[@cartagineserrante]

Good video, congrats!! I would appreciate the mention of the historical sources used in the making of this documentary. Thanks

[@arcanios806]

Oh my! I waited so long for this!

[@luciano0182]

Wallahi been waiting so long for a video about this from you. Thank you Kings and Generals !!!

[@userlooser66]

Let’s pray that our children learn to live together without hatred towards one another. Millenniums of wars has begotten nothing but more wars that continue today😢.

[@jozzieokes3422]

Amazing details and commentary as always!

[@mahesito1943]

Worth mentioning is the fact that Abdul-Aziz married the widow of king Witiza (the predecessor of Rodrigo). His assasination was caused by rumors that he had converted to Christianity influenced by his new wife, others claimed that he intended to have himself crowned as king of the Visigoths!! As a spaniard this is a very interesting period, did not know about the mozarabic chronicle at all.

[@AlejandroLopez-ed8kj]

​@@user-cg2tw8pw7jAlthough some visigothic kings wanted to establish a hereditary kingdom, most of the times succession was not peaceful. Both, Christian and Muslim chronicles agree that Rodrigo was deserted on the battlefield by former king Witiza's brothers, whom he had deposed.

[@mahesito1943]

@@kingostroordinarion6699 thing is from what ive read, its the Christian chroniclers that report this not just the abbasids ones, why would they eco that story then?

[@alpcankarademir1991]

He married Roderic’s wife though not Wittiza’s

[@xilon56]

@@user-cg2tw8pw7j foolish greed is timeless and universal. it has unmade many nations in similar circumstances

[@KHK001]

Excellent work as always!

[@bilalfnous]

Good timing, since I'm planning a trip to Spain soon.

[@AbdullahelAttar]

Andalusia era of Iberia under Arab and berber rule was full of fascinating tales specially that there was a mixture of different cultures there

[@gesrohaetyk7115]

Only Arabic

[@yansideabacoa6257]

@@gesrohaetyk7115wrong, also Christian (visigothic, suebi, hispano roman, etc), Sephardic Jewish and Amazigh

[@gesrohaetyk7115]

@@yansideabacoa6257 only Arabs were the rulers of Al-Andalus

[@yansideabacoa6257]

@@gesrohaetyk7115 the administrative class was the minority, the majority of the population was non-arab and highly ethnoreligiously diverse

[@gesrohaetyk7115]

@@yansideabacoa6257 nope you wrong, when Arabs came to Al-Andalus more than 1 million Arabs move there

[@thebigone6071]

You guys are the best historians in world history!!!!!

[@Jesse_Dawg]

These episodes are SOOOO good. Please more

[@onso9898]

Waited for long for this video, Finally

[@zohaibalam7339]

Thanks kings and generals I am eagerly waiting for this masterpiece

[@mehdi9687]

Finaaalllyyy a documentary about Andalusia Thank you Kings and Generals ❤️❤️❤️

[@OldieBugger]

That name: "Tanja" feels funny to me, as my daughter-in-law is also named Tanja. It's kind of fitting as she is a formidable opponent as well.

[@samyebeid4534]

Lol, bless her.

[@simo6639]

You should visit Tanger / Tanja, in Morocco, it’s a beautiful city

[@TR_Conqueror]

Great quality.. In many many aspects.

[@JC-mx9su]

Kings and generals, i hope you make a long episode about The Reconquista of Spain this is an interesting topic starting from the battle of covadongo on how spain reclaims their lands.

[@SB-qm5wg]

This is a time I know little about. TY for the video.

[@nocturnalforsaken4519]

thanks for the video

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for sharing the video with us 👍🏻

[@Tarathiel123]

I always knew a lot about early Muslim expansion and the fall of the Roman Empire, but I honestly knew nothing about the Visigoth control of Spain. The histography is often "Well the Romans controlled it and then yada, yada, yada, the Muslims conquered it for the next 700ish years". Great break down!

[@IrishCinnsealach]

It's not Spain it's Iberia And the two countries that merged to become Spain Castile and Aragon were never defeated by the Arabs and they ruled different parts of Iberia at different times and for the last 2 centuries held only Granada

[@Trancymind]

Of all the Germanic Barbarians, the Visigoths were the most civilized of them all. I do remember from other sources that in the Visigothic kingdom, women could divorce their husbands, own property and report sexual assaults by the age of only 12 or 13 years old. The Visigoths assimilated very well with the local roman-iberian- celt people and for the most part the jews but not the basques.

[@uniuni8855]

It's even more nuanced than what you think, for example the people who control Spain today are not from Spain, and their time is due

[@uniuni8855]

​@@Trancymind even the women of aboriginal Australia can do that

[@Trancymind]

@@uniuni8855 I hope Spain keeps going because the spaniards are known for being the toughest people to fight wars against all odds no matter what. Thats spanish pride. Spain is proud to this day being involved in the longest war (784 years) in human recorded history and coming out the winner of the war that sent the loser getting permanently kicked off the iberian peninsula by a spanish woman. Lol!

[@abdirahmanbadal781]

A Lesson from this incident: A country whether it is small or a huge empire can only be conquered if their are disunited or lacking capable leaders.

[@Trancymind]

In this case the Visigothic Kingdom was in a civil war. But the muslims shouldn't have invaded the Visigothic Kingdom. 30 years later after the muslims invaded the Visigothic kingdom, the berbers muslims revolted against the arab muslims and it shows the cracks the muslims brought with them with their own religion. I am so glad a woman kicked the muslims invaders back where they came from since they are prejudiced towards women to this day.

[@circleancopan7748]

Willing to wait until when the Battle of Tours and the Reconquista are released.

[@gabrielferrer7194]

In the first map there is a mistake in the placement of Cartago Nova (modern day Cartagena). It should be in the cape that is in the north east compared to where is now. Wonderful video btw :)

[@brokenbridge6316]

A shame that we can't go back in time to see the Battle of Guadelete as it really happened. Great video.

[@Trancymind]

King Roderic would be so proud that the Iberian peninsula is still on christian hands to this day.

[@senseishu937]

​@@Trancymind visigoths were christians?

[@Trancymind]

@@senseishu937 Yes they were. Visigoths became christians around 400ADs (5th century). By 650 AD the majority were catholics by then.

[@ilyas4661]

​@@Trancymindkings don't care about religious they only use it.

[@Trancymind]

@@ilyas4661 Kings need religion in order to stay in power which means they have to care at the end of the day. Putting your life on the line as a king against any foreign invader is no exception. If the king didn't care, he would surrender on the spot, defect or betrayed his own people. He didn't choose neither 3 options instead he fought and died for his kingdom and that deserves respect and honor.

[@hassanminbaghdad]

Excellent video I love this channel

[@robvillar191]

Great video. The pace and breadth of the Islamic conquests always fascinated me. Would you consider touching upon East Asian conflicts in the future? Particularly the 19th century Qing dynasty, covering the Taiping Rebellion, Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, etc.

[@senseishu937]

Opium wars would be cool!

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Just saying but I really loved the video on the Sindhi campaigns of the Muslims because that video was the first time that I have heard about the Umayyad campaign in Sindhi.

[@ab9840]

Visigoths came and went but the Visigothic code (series of laws) survived even after the invasion.

[@RE-gf7lr]

Could you tell me more about this?

[@Trancymind]

To this day, there finding visigothic burial sites like sarcophaguses and jewelry in Spain. The Visigoths were the most civilized germanic tribes/kingdom.

[@masterplokoon8803]

Roderic- gets double crossed by the Visigothic nobles Visigothic nobles-get double crossed by Musa and Tariq Musa and Tariq- get double crossed by the new caliph Can't wait to find out who will betray the last betrayer.

[@ronb7189]

- Byzantine Emperor Leo III betraying the Caliphate telling them that he would allow the Arab Caliph to rule as overlord of the Byzantines if they supported his bid to overthrow Theo III, then completely renegading on his promise after becoming Emperor. - Leo III once again conning the Arab general bisieging Constantinople to hand over some of his supplies arguing to the General that this act will convince the citizens of Constantinople of the benevolence of the Arabs making it easier for them to capitulate, then promptly shutting down negotiations once they receive said supplies with winter coming soon, all the while convincing the Byzantine natural enemies, the Bulgars, that it is in their best interest to attack the besieging Arab Army. After constantly losing to the Arabs for decades the Byzantines really had to think outside the box to resist their assailant, the Emperor that saved the Byzantines did so by mastering the art of treachery, arab chronicles even wrote about how he convinced the Arab general to burn the crops that was helping sustain the Arab army, if Leo was alive today he would have been a very wealthy used car salesman.

[@kingsgaming2265]

Abbasid caliphate

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

@@ronb7189 Theopanes the confessor even calls him “Saracen minded”

[@Trancymind]

New Caliph gets double crossed by the Muslim berbers only a generation later.

[@robertrodriguezharo1906]

There's an interesting fact about visigothic unreadyness in Iberia (a part from their constant civil struggles) even though their belicose heritage: there are plenty of visigothic churches in Spain, but not even one of the military buildings of visigothic era has survived to our modern times. Some have claimed arabs and amazight demolished all visigothic barracks and fortresses, but I think most likely visigoths just took advantage of previous roman fortifications and built their forts and other military buildings using wood.

[@Ryzexus]

Very interesting thx kingss and general

[@cassiusijeomah4239]

Well Documented And Narrated

[@yousefjaddi2883]

I was really hoping there would be more focus on the Muslim conquests of morcco. Great stuff learned alot thank you.

[@jeniya1033]

Tariq bin Ziyad Morocco 🇲🇦🗿

[@HellenicWolf]

Excellent work!

[@cosmocube8199]

Do a Reconquista series please and thanks

[@youwhat491]

boring

[@salahddinebensebane8429]

Arabs had plot armor between the 6 to the 8 century

[@moonshadowsong]

Damn how many days will take sanding army from India in front to border of France!!

[@shani2847]

You forget to talk about the Great Burning of ships by Tariq bin Ziyad to booster the morale of his soldiers!

[@aliyourbrother1]

When the moors took over Spain, they didn't rape or rob or convert. They even shared cathedrals with that Christians. The Rise and Fall of Paradise by Elmer Bendiner

[@You-zo3in]

Cap

[@aymanhajji2588]

​@@You-zo3in Then why did Christianity persist under Muslim rule for 700 years, but Muslims were forced to convert or leave only 10 years after the fall of Grenada?

[@markusskram4181]

Another great video I’m so happy of the level of quality you guys bring to KZbin 😁

[@Termosugus]

I would like to make a correction. When Franks took the northern visigothic territories in the beginning of VI a. C., they took the most part of diocesis Septem Provinciae. But visigoths kept control over the western part of Gallia Narbonensis, known as Septimania. In fact, Septimania was the last independent territory of Visigothic Kingdom, untill it fell in 720 a. C. In the map shown in 4:00, Septimania appeared under Frankish control. A good video, anyway, as you always do. Thak you for all your effort. =D Edit. - Btw, the visigothic origin of Pelagio is not proven, as the mentions to a guessed parentesque with visigothic monarchs seem to be an invention several centuries after his death. He was more probably a hispano-roman. However, the "visigothic hypothesis" is so popular that is commonly mentioned as an absolute certaninty. To give some extra information, other well-known cases of visigothic or hispano-roman nobles colaborating with muslims during the anexation are Tudmir in myrtea (Murcia) and the comes Cassius in Caesareaugusta.

[@mr.v1845]

I like your episodes so much

[@anyoneattheendoftime4932]

It's incredible how small these armies were compared to the battles that were fought in Spain in antiquity, one really does get the sense that the end of Rome was the end of the world in Western Europe.

[@orangefriends8901]

Never bored of this video!

[@amori11100]

Amazing series about the early Arab - Muslim expansion I loved each one.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video

[@robbabcock_]

Great stuff! ⚔🔥🏹

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

If you don’t mind me asking but can you do a series on the Fronde and it was a French civil war being fought in the midst of the Franco Spanish war (1635-1659) and I am asking if you can do a series on the Fronde because I just found out that one of my 7th great grandfathers of wife of first cousin 5 times removed died at one of the sieges that were being fought in the Fronde and his name was Jean the 3rd motier de Lafayette lord du haute motier and he died at the siege of cognac in 1651.

[@daoudali4075]

Please make videos on all events of reconquista.

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

*great video😘*

[@muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018]

I've been waiting 4-- No, 5000 years for this!

[@rgpnovo]

Pretty good video, but the Vallisoletum that appears on your map did not exist yet, except perhaps as a small village. Valladolid was to be founded in the XI century.

[@mirarafat1028]

Nice video 🙂

[@erencoskun71]

Wow amazing!!

[@thanos7715]

pls do a video on the process of arabization in MENA.

[@angusyang5917]

Three videos of foreshadowing later and it's finally here!

[@joseansalazar8766]

The last visigothic king, however, was not Roderick but Ardo, son of Aquila II.

[@alpcankarademir1991]

He wasnt achilla’s son they were around the same age

[@jonbaxter2254]

You must do Charles Martel...

[@fernandoi2567]

No lo lograran!, la RECONQUISTA les demostrara la tenacidad que tuvimos de recuperar lo que nos pertenece por derecho, por Don Pelayo! Alfonso VIII! Fernando III!, Isabel La Catolica! Por España!!! 🇪🇸⚔

[@Scribebringyourpen]

We had a good time. Thanks for the 800 years of free rent.

[@fernandoi2567]

@@Scribebringyourpen Mas bien gracias a ti por los textos sobre medicina y cartografia arabe que obtimos al reconquistar andalucia nos fueron de mucha utilidad oh y que pena que no duraras mas de 800 años, lastima que tus mezquitas sean ahora iglesias jajaja

[@uniuni8855]

Go back to Germany

[@truthordare2194]

​​@@fernandoi2567don't worry We have north western Europe now. Much richer. And ye they are all woke. Churches are empty or... They convert to islam

[@mango2005]

Visigoths were deeply factionalised in this period and unable to resist collectively.

[@iseeyou5061]

No wonder i never heard from Tariq and Musa after their Iberian conquest. I guess rewarding success with death punishment is a common trends across the globe.

[@moonshadowsong]

They suffer from seccase

[@noahkidd3359]

Oh hell yes, early middle ages history!!

[@roymatias8568]

I just finished watching the Muslim playlist and there is a new video

[@havetrustissue8975]

Tariq bin Ziyad ordered the ships to be burned then deliver his speech.

[@vaneriklucasan8365]

will the story of Pelayo and The Battle of Covadonga be eventually covered?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Eventually will make a Reconquista series

[@kegan1322]

I'm happy that this man actually gives real idea who were actually fighting which is the berbers not the arabs

[@Vllili]

The size of the Umayyad Caliphate compared to other countries 😨😨21:35

[@elraposoZX]

You must zoom the map. Guadalete battle was near Cadiz. After the battle the Muslims conquered ecija, Sevilla and cordoba. Then they went to Toledo. The visigothic Kingdom was in a civil war, religious war and may be there were bad harvests and diseases these years.