Emperor Han Wudi - Ancient China's Greatest Conqueror

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@wangkevin3514]

second！

[@camrendavis6650]

Please oh please *OH PLEASE🙏* make a video on the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard (Jinyiwei)

[@jordanimatedstreaming]

love the channel. can't stop watching!

[@PranabMallick.]

Please make video on Indus Valley Civilization or Seleucid-Mauryan Wars

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

You reserve the fun sayings for your videos.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.” ― Sun Tzu

[@hyltoniali257]

King GouJian of Yue's bronze sword never rusted

[@budakbaongsiah]

"Well, duh." - Internet user, 2020

[@varun-xu8gv]

@Kroi Albanoi first of all the quote is not comparing two things, also the job of a sword can't be done by a spear and vice versa.

[@wisdomleader85]

"Are you sure about that?" --- Lao Tzu

[@aysseralwan]

That reminds me of the Roman Emperor that declared war on the sea I forgot his name tho

[@TheGetout04]

Chinese History is insanely dense and fascinating

[@Cys62]

Infighting throughout its tenure...and across dynasties... and yet their blood contained mostly the same genetic components among themselves. Yet they identified themselves as from different kingdoms and will fight for it to their death.

[@ihatetobethatguybut7175]

way denser than romcom anime protagonists, people really should start looking into classics for entertainment again I think

[@nehcooahnait7827]

@@Cys62 oh no... people bullshitting again

[@Cys62]

@@nehcooahnait7827 how so? Could you explain further? The infighting to my knowledge is factual, and plenty of reference materials available. Thats why there are so many dynasties, and so many murderings even in between blood related families...

[@cynkauvanyau2059]

@@Cys62 你咁講又冇話錯，但又啱唔曬，因為其實有好多外族加入嘅。咩五代十國呀，咩金人，咩蒙古，女真叉叉。。。 你可以話，全部都係中國人，咁但係點為之"中國人"？點先可以叫"same genetic components"?

[@Carlos-wp7jq]

There is a mistake in the map. Xi'an and Chang'an are the same city. Chang'an is just the old name of Xi'an.

[@wong625]

Correct

[@benitomussolini3271]

Are Chinese descendants of Mongols?

[@max26888]

@@benitomussolini3271 Some chinese are descendants of Mongols.

[@shadowl6839]

@@benitomussolini3271 Mongols are minorities

[@dongf2618]

@@benitomussolini3271 a genetic testing by the Fudan University of the Han Chinese population north and south found 1 in 1000 carried typical Mongol genes, other than that, these are pretty distinct groups and inter-marriage was quite minimal.

[@Dragons_Armory]

Ultimately Wudi was both, internally he was very heavy handed and severe, and externally ruthless. However those qualities alone still does not take away his achievements. Internally Wudi's war efforts were crippling to the populace, with heavy taxes and demands for fresh soldiers. During his long rule he was not loved nor particularly respected by his own citizenry. Remember the K&G episode where it mentioned that the Han frequently killed their failed generals? Well- that, more than anything was more emblematic of Wudi's reign, where he frequently killed his generals and if he suspected treachery from them- exterminated their lines. This is not to mention his castration of the Grand Historian himself Sima Qian for criticizing him. Externally made even less friends. In short, whenever his ambassadors are killed his armies soon relentlessly followed. One has to be somewhat in awe at someone who fought tattooed Yue, the mighty Xiongu and other fierce steppe nomads, the bright haired and bright eyed Tocharians, and even Greeks and fought all of them in 1 life time- some right during the 1st contact between these peoples. Despite his rapacious wars he was unimaginative in his campaigns, despite championing the virtues of Confucianism in reality he was a harsh legalist. At the end of Wudi's rule he was so troubled with his own rule, and his wrongful forced-killing of his Crown Prince that Wu himself has to draft an Edict named "Repenting Edict of Lun Pavilion," where by he publicly apologized for parts of his misrule, his heavy taxes, and his wrongful killings as Emperor and promised the empire would turn to peace after his death. Though to be fair, this final act alone is extremely rare among political figures in history. That being said, despite all of these unsavory qualities, as previously mentioned, one cannot ignore his achievements. and must also examine his excesses In context. At Wudi's worst he was still not as draconian as Qin Shihuang. For someone who lived half a century before Julius Caesar, he didn't do to his enemies the same outright genocide as committed by Caesar on the tattooed Gauls in merely 1 generation. By contrast, Yue culture stubbornly persevered even well after the fall of the Han dynasty 200 years later. Or measured by that of his bitterest foes, the Xiongnu and the Khagans of the steppe, who frequently destroyed whole tribes and forcibly assimilated them into a greater Confederacy. At the end of the day? Perhaps Wu should be measured by his objective merits: of the qualities that endured. He roughly doubled the size of the Han empire of China during his reign, much of which even today are part of China. Confucianism became a mainstay of greater society and governing principle for 2,000 of the following years. He was the man whose heavy hands shaped 1/4 of the planet's population for millennias. In that matter (in terms of land and culture) he has few equals. For~ unlike what many, so many conquerors have done in all of history, very few of their gains could be felt by their descendants today...as compared to this harsh monarch's own.

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

And at least his empire didn't fall apart instantly like Alexander the Great.

[@idk-wv1sf]

Ok I dont know if this is a copypaste or this guy has so much time to just write a comment to get liked

[@AlIskanderZhao]

@@idk-wv1sf Dragon's Armory has his own blog

[@MrSafior]

Very interessting.

[@lerneanlion]

He then became the examples of many Emperors in the other dynasties to follow. And Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty is one of them.

[@Sabersgames]

Han Wudi was a name given posthumously. "Han" is the dynasty, "Wu" was given because of his many military conquests during his reign, and "Di" literally means "Emperor". "Emperor Han Wudi" in the title literally has 2 'Emperors' in there

[@Zoey--]

Neat detail to know but no English speaker will know that so the title stands to inform you instead.

[@Sabersgames]

@@Zoey-- Yep I get that :)

[@henryyeung1729]

@K John Di means emperor already. It's just like in Chinese people translated "Charlemagne" to 查理曼大帝（Charles the great the great）. It doesn't make sense

[@garyang7166]

also it can be read as unparalleled or without a match so thats fun

[@aegystierone8505]

漢武帝 literally 'Han Warrior Emperor' ....or Warrior Emperor of Han China

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

It's always a delight to see a Kings and Generals video about China.

[@十二月党人]

This emperor gave the Chinese people so much confidence that since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, the Chinese have called themselves "Han people".

[@_Wai_Wai_]

Or Tang Ren...

[@sonicluffypucca96]

@@_Wai_Wai_And Hua Ren~

[@cyberkoh]

@@sonicluffypucca96 华人包括现在中国的少数民族

[@sonicluffypucca96]

@@cyberkoh 啊是的，那是中华民族

[@berrybear2465]

Han, Tang, Hua, Zhong Guo

[@abcdef27669]

"Philosophers had no place in an Empire constructed by sword". That some Robert Erwin Howard quote right here, boys.

[@joshkoh5143]

"Your majesty may have won the empire on horseback, but can you rule it on horseback?" That was the a perfect contradicting quote from on of his advisor

[@austinng1137]

Reminds of Pompey’s “stop quoting laws when we carry swords!”

[@adebisischibetta2940]

"Conquering the world on horseback is easy, it is dismounting and governing that is hard" - Kublai Khan

[@edwardwang9170]

Romans and Greeks are exceptions for this statement?

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@edwardwang9170 They kept bickering among themselves so I'd say no.

[@nomadichorseman]

I'm so glad to have been born in a time where such a detailed description of an Emperor is available for free.

[@eden6056]

You can read the Records Of The Granr Historian and Book Of The Later Han for more concise descriptions of his reign

[@jasonyin9091]

After the incident in 90BC, the emperor released an edict (罪己诏) outlining his crimes for burdening the populace during his reign with various projects and conquests. Few emperors throughout Chinese history have had the humility to admit their own shortcomings.

[@内卷外翻]

确实，前两天有个本子的频道讲汉武帝我也回复的和你一模一样

[@baa0325]

Least of all the current dynasty.

[@howiechang8516]

@@Joshua_Nguyen0630 Just like your life

[@szw7729]

@@Joshua_Nguyen0630 poor you.

[@makcjiw7704]

@@Joshua_Nguyen0630 Sure professor, mind explain it for us why is it fake, and show your evidence? Otherwise people will only think about you as a bullshiting bot.

[@obsidianstatue]

A mistake the video made, "Wu Di" is the Posthumous name the imperial court gave him AFTER he died. Wu Di 武帝 , means Martial Emperor. These names uses one or two Chinese characters to describe the Emperor's reign, It can be positive or negative or neutral or sympathetic. among the positive ones are Wen Di, which means "scholar emperor", Wu Di got his name of Martial Emperor for the obvious reasons.

[@david-lonewolf8924]

@@gdaman2681 Correct. The title was given after the death of each emperor, and the choose of title word depended upon the merits of the late emperor.

[@ineshvaladolenc6559]

@@gdaman2681 Actually, it was originally a 3 character posthumous name 汉孝武帝 (Han Xiao Wu - Di) The three characters from the left being 汉 indicating Han, his dynasty 孝 meaning filial And 武 meaning martial The final character 帝 is 'emperor' Later on the 孝 was dropped. Oh yeah and his birth name was 刘彻 or Liu Che.

[@Dragons_Armory]

Emperor Wu, ~ Wu 武 could be translated as The "Martial One" or the "Warrior" signifying his half century of wars. * A qualifier that his successors bequeathed on him

[@Dragons_Armory]

@@Muramasa1794 Damn straight, Pal 👋😎

[@akapbhan]

Every warring dynasty has a Wu. Only weird Wu is Wu of Liang. Man would one second be ruling normlly next second showing up in Buddhist monastery

[@richardlouis779]

Western ppl still don’t know what Wudi means, Wu means this emperor stronger in military or territory, Di means emperor, ex. Wendi , wen means this emperor good at culture, education or empire management, Wudi or Wendi or other di is a royal respected honorific (just one Chinese character) given by next emperor and imperial government when the emperor complete his duty.

[@jifa17]

Wow, that's a truly marvelous video. Very informative. Han Wudi cannot be understated, indeed.

[@azazzelx]

he did made an enduring mark in the Chinese history and its national identity...

[@heartgood950]

Han dynasty's name came from that Liu Bang, first emperor of Han dynasty was previously conferred the tile of the King of Han. "Han"(漢) referred to the region located south of Shaanxi province of modern day China. The region got the name "Han" due to it is adjacent to River of Han. The River of Han got the name because "Han"(漢) means the milky-way in ancient time and the River of Han is viewed as a reflection of the milky-way on earth by ancient astrologist. I'd like to share all these because the region of "Han" is the place where my parents were born. : )

[@ronaldkoh5281]

Thanks

[@jackgoodnight2]

I just now know that the Han are really powerful and greater. Wow.

[@Abeturk]

Kak-mak=to give direction (kakqaeun> Kakgan=which one's directing>Hakan>Kağan>Han) (Baş-khan>Başkan=president) Kak-der-mak>kaktırmak= ~to set aside Kak-al-mak>kağılmak =to be oriented via/ to get fixed anywhere >kalmak= to stay Kakıluk-mak=to tend upward >kalkmak =to stand up / to get up Kak-al-der-mak>kağıldırmak>to make it being steered away> kaldırmak = to remove Kak-en-mak> kağınmak=~to be canted> kanmak / ikna olmak= to ac-know-ledge it's so, to be convinced Kak-en-der-mak> kağındırmak= kandırmak (ikna etmek) = ~ to trick (to persuade) Tan= the dawn /旦 Tanımak= to get the differences of. /to recognize Tanınmak= tanı-en-mak= to be known/recognized Tanıtmak= tanı-et-mak=to make known /to introduce Tanışmak=tanı-eş-mak= to get to know each other =(to meet for the first time) Danışmak= to get information through each other Tanılamak=tanı-la-mak= diagnose /to identify Denk= Sync/登克/~equal > a-thank>Denge =balance Thenğe-mek>Denemek=to try to get a harmonious response in return Thenğ-mek>Değmek= to touch / to achieve a harmonious reaction teğet= tangent / tenger> değer=sync level > worth / teng-yüz>deŋiz=sea eşdeğer=equivalent / eş diğerine denk= equal to each other Deng-en-mek>değinmek = to mention / touch upon Deng-eş-mek>değişmek =to turn into something else equivalent /to get altogether a change. Deng-eş-der-mek>değiştirmek =to change it /~exchange Çün=(chun)=factor ( Jiŋ= agency /being the agent/element for) Ka=(Qua)= (which) U=(ou)= it (that) (Ka-u)= Ki=(Qui)=which that (Çün-ka-u) =Çünki =(parce que/ c'est-pour-quoi)=(that's why))=(therefore)= Because (U-çün)= İçün=için= (that factor..)= For.. (it's for) (Ne-u-çün)=Niçün=Niçin=(what-that-factor)= Why.. (what-for) Yaban =faraway/ out of center =Jaban Yaban Halk=Japan People=off-center people (just by us) but (2.hun=ni-fun)Nippon people for the Japanese (Jaban-jiŋ) Yabancı = (outsider)=foreign-er (ish-jiŋ)İşçi= work-er (Kapuğ-jın) Kapıcı=doorman Temür=Demir= Iron /ferrum (Temür-jin) Demirci=ironsmith (Temouchin/ mongolian) gemici=sailor Tengiz=Deŋiz= Sea (Tchenggis/mongolian)=genghis (Tengiz-jin) Deŋizci=seaman

[@heartgood950]

Chinese language is based on hieroglyph. 汉、韩、含、旱、函、焊、翰、寒....are all pronoucned as "Han". It has nothing to do with Turkic language. Thank you.@@Abeturk

[@Abeturk]

Yeğ / Yüğ = upper, superior Yeğ-mek > Yemek: "To take over and over, spend on one's own, accept upon one's own" = "To eat" Yeğ-im > Yem: "Provender, fodder" = "Feed" > Yemiş= fruit Yüğ-le-mek > yeğlemek = to keep it on top of others, make it relatively superior = "To prefer" Yüğ-ka-yer-u > yukarı =(which side is the top) = Up Yüğ-ce > yüce : "Superior in level" = "Sublime, exalted" Yüğ-ce-al-mek > yücelmek: "To achieve superiority in level" = "To exalt, to become elevated" Yüğ-sü-ek > yüksek = high Yüğ-sel > yüksel = exponential , superlative Yüğ-sü-al-mek> yükselmek : "To rise to a high level" = "To ascend" Yüğ-sük > yüzük : "Jewelry worn on the finger top" = "Ring" Yüğ-sü-en-mek > yüksünmek: "To feel slighted, take offense" = "To be offended" Yüğ-ük > yük : "Carried on top, undertaken" = "Load, burden" Yüğ-ün > yün : "The feathers on sheep" = "Wool" Yüğ-üt > yeğ-üt =yiğit =(valiant)> superior in character Yüğ-kut > yeğ-kut = (highly holly)> yakut =ruby Yüğ-en > yeğ-en = "Nephew" "Which is kept superior, held in high esteem, valued, precious"(yüen > yen 元) Yüğ-en-cük > yüğençüğ > yinçi / inci =(precious little thing)> pearl , 珍珠 Yüğengi >yengi> yeni =(new)> what's coming on top of , what comes next Yüğenge > yenge =(brother's wife)> came over marriage, added to the family later (new bride) Yüğ-üne /Yeğ-ine > yine/ gene =again /over and over > yeniden = anew /once more Yüğ-en-mek> yenmek: "To overcome, to cope with, to subdue" = "To win" Yüğ-en-el-mek > yenilmek: "To be overcome, to be subdued, to show weakness" = "To be defeated" Yüğengil > yengil =remains on top of, light, weak Şan= Glory, splendor 單于 > Şan-Yüğ =Exalted glorious Yormak: "To arrive over someone (too many), to go too hard onto something" = "To tire" (Yörmek)> Örmek: "To operate on something, to weave on top, wrap off" = "To weave" (Yör-et-mek)>örütmek> Örtmek= To cover (Yörümek)> Yürümek: "To go on, to reach over something, to get somewhere, to go ahead" = "To walk" Yüzmek"To go by peeling off the surface of something" = "To swim" Yülümek: "To go by rubbing on the surface of something" = "To glide" Yalamak: "To take it away by swiping over something" = "To lick" Yolmak: "To pluck, tear off, pull by snatching over" (~flatten the top) Yılmak: "To throw down from the one's own top (~get bored), to hit the ground from above (yıldırım=lightning…yıldız=star) Yurmak: to pull onto, cover over (yur-ut>yurt=tabernacle) (yur-gan>yorgan=quilt) Yırmak=to bring it on top of, to take it off (yırışmak>yarışmak= to race> to overcome each other) (Yır-et-mak)>Yırtmak= to tear, to take from inside-out or bottom to top (by pulling from both sides) (~tide over, ~get rid of it) Yarmak= to split in, to tear apart, to halve, separate by cutting off Yaratmak= to reveal it, bring it out, to create Yermek=to pull down ,pull to the ground (~to criticize) Germek=to tense> to pull it in all directions > Sermek= to spread it in all directions Yıkmak: "To overthrow, take down from top to bottom, turn upside down" = To demolish Yığmak: "To stack, put on top of each other, dump on top of each other" = To pile up (yığlamak=shed tears over and over, cry over) Yağmak: "To get rained on, to get spilled on" = To rain Yakmak: "To burn out, to purify matter by heating and removing mass, to reduce its volume = To burn Yoğmak: "To make condensed, to tighten and purify, narrow by compressing, ( get rid of one's own mass > ~get dead) Yoğurmak: to tighten and thicken , reduce volume, bring to consistency = to knead (Yogurt=thickened milk product) Yuğmak=to purify squeezing and clean / Yuğamak>yıkamak= To wash Yiv = pointed, sharp, groove (yivlemek= to sharpen the tip) Yuvmak: "To squeeze thin out, narrow" = "To thin" (yuvka>yufka= thin dough) (yuvka>yuka=thin, shallow) (yuvuz>yavuz=thin, weak, delicate) Yuvarlamak=to round off, narrow by turning (yuva= nest (smallest shelter) (yavru= cub (smallest) Yummak: "To shut by squeezing, close tightly" = ~To close Yumurmak: "To make it close inward" = ~To clench (yumruk=fist) (yumurta= egg) Yumuşmak: "To be completely enclosed by oneself" =~To soften (yumuşak=soft )

[@akapbhan]

Wu of Han is possibly the most ballsy emperor ever. Who even thinks about invading steepe nomads on Horse back through a desert. He paid a huge cost in horses and man power but escaped Xiongnu hegemony and became emperor of China.

[@AlIskanderZhao]

Kangxi is also mentioned in this video. But Kangxi led a vast army into the heart of Mongolia to fight Galdan, and by some kind of miracle, won.

[@muic4880]

@@AlIskanderZhao It is different, Kangxi had the support of the Mongolians who was part of the Qing's banner army.

[@AlIskanderZhao]

@@muic4880 For sure it's not the same. But still, while his army had Mongolians he still had to maintain massive grain supplies like a traditional sedentary army would. Though. Yes, the Mongol allies were a massive help during the campaign.

[@TheSamuraijim87]

It is not so much ballsy as arrogant and unwise. It's difficult to continue an effective campaign when an army is bleeding to death. There's not much sense in leading an infantry army on a chase against mounted archers. WuDi succeeded in winning a victory, but the Xiongnu remained and he lost hundreds of thousands of men in the endeavor. Good for his reputation, but not for China. China's history works in cycles - unity or division, Han vs Non Han, North and South, nomadic or feudal domination. While he may have made a moment of strength, hundreds of thousands died for it, and the nomads remained. New khans would always be ready to take advantage of a moment of weakness in the cycle.

[@day2148]

@@AlIskanderZhao also when Kangxi was emperor, the Manchu still relied on their Eight Banners as their army, who were nomadic of background and didn't need a massive logistics train. Han Wudi meanwhile had to use... well, han troops, from sedentary agricultural societies.

[@henkwilliemadriannusvander1955]

How this channel only has 1.5M subs is beyond me. Free unbiased lessons in the history of the world, well-narrated with high-quality visual aids, it should be in the subscription list of everyone with access to the internet on this planet.

[@scharlachnachtfalter1900]

I would argue Tang is China's golden age, culture-wise, influence-wise and martial-wise.

[@petermills3814]

It seems that China had several golden ages throughout its long history.

[@1984417rock]

Han dynasty is more like Militarism dynasty, at that time han Chinese more warlike people, still carried those spirit from The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. You know Confucius was not just a thinker and educator, but he was also a warrior, he is tall and strong, record says he is 190CM tall. He knows how to fight, he is good at toxophily and he always carry a sword with him. He also taught his students how to shoot arrow and that's one of his teaching from his education. Unfortunately those original teaching faded away after when people modified it and only focus on his literature education rather than physical education.

[@lordkent8143]

Han is like China's Ancient Golden Age. Tang is Medieval Golden Age. Ming could have been the Renaissance Golden Age with the treasure fleet but alas it was too short and couldn't ignite for it to be one.

[@dongf2618]

@Daisy Wong Song dynasty was hosting the largest professional army in pre-modern history, too.

[@richardlouis779]

@Daisy Wong Song is a super rich Dynasty and great in culture but the military operations too weak and a bit shame to talk about it.

[@Intranetusa]

Great video. These more focused videos that discuss a single person and/or a shorter timeperiod are much more appropriate than much less focused videos about broad subjects and timeperiods (such as K&G's previous video about ancient Chinese armies that tried to cover a huge topic spanning a thousand years and ended up riddled with inaccuracies and other issues).

[@zakariamussa3703]

east asian history is underrated

[@budakbaongsiah]

@@YuuSHiiiN Oddly it's also constantly about its military history.

[@Fenniks-]

@@YuuSHiiiN Nothing wrong with that besides it makes sense for Europeans to be taught European History and for East Asians to be taught East Asian History. Of course i still think its important to know other world history rather than just European :)

[@zakariamussa3703]

@@Fenniks- rome is European empire? Never knew bro, i was told my home country of Syria is rich in roman history.

[@Fenniks-]

Of course the Roman Empire is European by your logic the British Empire was an Indian Empire because It had territory in India

[@zakariamussa3703]

@@Fenniks- also more roman emperors from the Middle east And North african than most European countries

[@youtubecansukkadik]

This is the number 1 history channel on KZbin, hands down! Everything from your in depth research to your amazingly animated videos really bring history to life. Please keep it up!

[@firestorm1088]

I'd like to see a comparison of Confucius' ideas about ruling by sagely virtue and Plato's ideas about the philosopher kings.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

"Not all battles are fought for victory. Some are fought simply to tell the world that someone was there on the battlefield." -- Ravish Kumar

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Who is this person

[@sunilkumarroy3735]

@Muhammad Saqib he is an Indian media reporter.

[@Kar90great]

@@ShubhamMishrabro NDTV waala jhantu

[@Account.for.Comment]

True.

[@amdiel2422]

“Only when a Mosquito lands on your testicle will you truly understand the meaning of solving a problem without violence ”- SUN TZU

[@Alfaspring]

Wtf. Sun Tzu said that?

[@AlexanderaPopova]

@@Alfaspring i think it's a joke ..

[@jerryzheng7114]

This is a good one, my friend.

[@TK-pl9cu]

What would you be doing that would allow a mosquito to land on your testicle?

[@bernardoheusi6146]

ROFLMAO

[@hnt510]

不错，KZbin英文频道能很少有up主把中国历史讲的仔细又正确的。

[@richardcharay7788]

Another excellent and interesting historical video. Thanks!

[@richaragonzales1355]

Sweet! I have been really in to Chinese history/mythology since watching the Three Kingdoms tv series, I hope you eventually cover it in as much depth as Rome and Greece

[@TheWolverine01]

@@unlivethesystem8634 lol what that guy have said?

[@TheWolverine01]

@@unlivethesystem8634 disgusting

[@TheWolverine01]

@@unlivethesystem8634 a strange man 😂 what world we live in

[@sigmalew6651]

Little travia which relates to latest news. If you are into Chinese mythology, look it up of all the names of the rockets, satellites, landed rovers, they are all named after Chinese mythology in relate to the specific planet or space they go. For example, the sloar detection satellite was name KuaFu 夸父，who is a part of the Chinese Genesis, he chased the sun till he die. The very latest Mars rover is called ZhuRong 祝融，he's the first God of Fire, who gives fire and lumiere in the night to human.

[@day2148]

Two amazing facts left out... (1) Wudi is one of the few historical leaders who elevated a "slave" to one of the highest ranking positions in the Empire -- Wei Qing, a stablehand serf before Wudi met him, was promoted all the way to "Grand Commandant" of the Empire's armies. (2) Wudi is also one of the only monarchs in history to issue a nationwide edict apologizing for his policy-making mistakes (too much war and neglecting the society's welfare, mistakenly killing the crown prince) in the Repenting Edict of Luntai.

[@thisasiankidistrashfordram374]

Another Fun Fact: Emperor Wu blessed the union of ex-serf General Wei Qing to Wu's favorite sister, Princess Yangxin. Princess Yangxin's/Pingyang's 1st marriage happened to be into the family that Wei Qing used to serve, so she knew him & his sister(the future wife of Emperor Wu) from when they were still Serfs. Princess Yangxin was also the matchmaker between Emperor Wu & his new Empress Wei Zifu. So the Wei siblings both became real life Cinderellas.

[@setsunatouma]

Also he appointed a Xiongnu prince as one of his young son's counselor

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

Great documentary, thanks Kings and Generals Team!

[@patriceesela5000]

Fascinating portrayal...you've done it again, K&G

[@jessjiang7337]

From the Spring and Autumn Period (followed by the Warring States Period) to the Three Kingdom Period is probably one of the most interesting and fascinating eras in world history.

[@RobertoCardadeiro]

His voice already make a marvelous history.

[@HNCS2006]

I would love a video by Kings and Generals on the rise of the Qin empire. Such an amazing story with lots of colourful characters, like the King who was crushed to death because he tried to raise with his bare hands a super heavy sacred 'pot'.

[@yao842]

Yes. And many well-known battles occurred during that time. For example: Battle of Changping.

[@jingshen5679]

and this man was known as the king Wu of Qin. Yes the same Wu “武” as Han Wu Di himself

[@jayshen84]

Go read the manga "kingdom"

[@HNCS2006]

@@jayshen84 Ah. I've read many novels based on this era. My main request is for Kings and General since they do amazing documentaries.

[@denglinzhiniao]

秦武王😂

[@lukang72]

Fascinating! Your videos on China, especially about the uniqueness of the different people in the south, are fantastic!

[@Monke-fj2qz]

I love this channel, you guys cover content from all across the world. Learned stuff here that I would never have learned elsewhere.

[@SM-gd2rn]

The art style looks amazing I hope you use It more often

[@AkasakaS2000]

A small correction at 5:17 Chang'An is the old name of Xi'an. They are the same (geographically)

[@jqliu987]

Xian on map is probably Luoyang

[@AkasakaS2000]

@@jqliu987 very likely indeed!

[@eloy618]

During Tang Dynasty there was no “city”, only prefectures (府) over counties (县). Tang palace was located in ChangAn County (长安县) which was part of Capital Prefecture (京兆府). Capital Prefecture was renamed XiAn Prefecture (西安府) in the 1500s, which then became XiAn City (西安市) in modern China. The core areas of ChangAn County (like where the Tang palace was located) was divided into the several urban districts of XiAn City, while the remaining parts became modern-day suburban ChangAn District (长安区) under XiAn City. It confuses most Chinese as well, so people will just say ChangAn is the old name of XiAn, which is not wrong.

[@znco180]

@@jqliu987 No,in China there is a saying 'Chang'An is the capital in the west,LuoYang is the capital in the east'.LuoYang is still called LuoYang nowadays,while Chang'An changed into Xi'An.

[@jqliu987]

@@znco180 The map in video is incorrect.

[@aryachris1908]

Finally some ancient history Edit: i love this channels i just like ancient history more

[@JonatasAdoM]

Ancient and History go hand to hand.

[@JonatasAdoM]

I went from watching the Danelaw, to the Ikko Ikki to the Emperor Han Wudi. Your channel sure is an eclectic one.

[@danshakuimo]

H&G needs to make playlists for the different series.

[@maldito_sudaka]

thank you so much for this video. It's hard to find truly exciting East Asia history videos such as these.

[@Eiensakura]

The Civ 6's rendition of Jasmine Flower just fits so well.

[@budakbaongsiah]

Geoff Knorr's works on that game is just immaculate.

[@edwardtan7283]

I still believe that domestically, the greatest contributor to the rise of western Han dynasty was Han Wendi. He basically reconstructed the Chinese society. Which suffered the chaotic wars during the Qin-Han transitioning era, and the massive militaristic power struggles between empress lv and other feudal lords after Gaozu's death. Wudi had a very stable nation and a massive treasury under his command when he ascend. He was also clever at using the right personnel and course correct at dire times. The path he chosen could easily him made him into more controversial figures like Qin Shihuang and Sui Yangdi. They all made remarkable contribution to the future of Chinese civilization but at the expense of the vitality of the empire.

[@doringgray6952]

While I see lots of people are talking about the "Wu" meaning, Wu is given by the government scholars. And I can give you a short list here: Wu(武): successful in conquer and military activities Jing(景)：successful in economics activity. Wen(文): knowledgeable , kind successful guided the empire. Zhao(昭): Kept the empire runs in nice shape. Xiao(孝): loyal to the empire and it's people. Xuan(宣): Controlled by other nobles but the empire runs nicely. Guan Wu (光武): successfuly re-covered a empire. Li(戾): Tyranny. Yang(炀): Pervert and and scary. Huan(桓): stupid piece of sh*t. Ling(灵): nothing but a f*cking idiot Ai(哀): dead before he can do anything.

[@derekblackwell2601]

Seriously, Are the last 4 true? If it is, I laughed.

[@doringgray6952]

@@derekblackwell2601 Yes, Direct meaning Yang(炀): Hot smoke : Very enthusiasm (too much), can't control his emotion. Huan(桓) : A side beam of some building : Nice shape, but If I put it away, the building would still be ok (Useless) Ling(灵): Spiritual....While in the west spiritual would mean something religious and good, however, in here it means the guy (emperor) always thinking "spiritual" or his mind is some-how un-stable. Ai(哀): Sadness...Most emperor that named by a scholar with this word after death means: he dead before 15

[@عنادمطهر]

This ancient history documentary really puts things into perspective. I feel like I have a better understanding of our ancestors.

[@oldwong5977]

Many people will ask how powerful is the Han Dynasty under Han Wudi. I tell you Chinese remember ourselves as Han or Tang. Han Wudi defeated the Huns so many times that a portion of them migrated westwards and caused the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

[@Freya27395]

Huns attacked Romans like 5 centuries later. How does these two relate?

[@benitomussolini3271]

China fake history

[@Freya27395]

@Barry Stern yes but not 500 years!

[@aboutraore6754]

@@benitomussolini3271 get educated please

[@TsunamiMT]

Han Wudi is the title given after his death, roughly translated as temple title. Han is the name of the country, wu roughly translates to fierce/military/fighting ability as a summary of his achievement, di means emperor.

[@Galland780]

Oh ma gad, a video about a Chinese emperor? From the Han Dynasty? Damn my day couldn't get any better!

[@yuanruichen2564]

Restore the Han at all costs

[@Galland780]

@@yuanruichen2564 make Han great again!

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@Galland780 make Virus great again!

[@andrewcheng2113]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 Sure

[@lyhthegreat]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 it's still doing great all over the world now isn't it?

[@neojso]

I am not sure if I missed it or it doesn't mentioned at all - actually it was the two previous two emperors (Han Wu's father and grand father) that made everything possible. In the half century, they ruled the China so good that it was said there was too many food the storage could not hold, too many money (made of steel) turns rusty and the society was so safe that people didn't have to close door at night. These two emperors played equally significant role as Wu, if not bigger. Anyway great video, I am already looking forward to the next episode, would it be the famous three kingdom era? 👍😁😍

[@beno1129]

At this point, I always go ahead and click 'like' before even watching K & G content. The level of consistency and continuous improvement in quality is first-class!

[@deanzaZZR]

好好做。Bravo! This will serve as a great teaching tool for many years.

[@KennyGamingMovie]

I am Chinese. Thanks for making this awesome and fantastic video. In my opinion, I don’t think Hanwu Di is the greatest conqueror in Chinese history. I think Hongwu Emperor who is the founder of Ming Dynasty is the greatest. Hongwu Emperor saved China out of Mongolian’s hand and conquered Yuan Dynasty which was founded by Mongolian. Also he is the only emperor who conquered the country from south to north successfully. The most important thing is that he was a beggar at beginning but rose to the top in Chinese history. Could you please make a video to introduce the Hongwu Emperor: Zhu Yuanzhang. Thanks!

[@mr.k1611]

No. The Greatest were the soldiers who did all his biddings.

[@Al-waqwaq]

岳飛はどうですか

[@mr.k1611]

@@Al-waqwaq I see

[@HNCS2006]

Yes Yes Yes! Haven't watched it yet, but hopefully you guys mention Wei Qing and Huo QuBing, who are both basically buried next to the emperor out of thanks for their achievements. now on to watching. liked!

[@wertin200]

Have they been mentioned?

[@eggtarts286]

They were mentioned in the battle of Mobei.

[@HNCS2006]

@@wertin200 for 1 second yes. haha. i thought this was going to be a more military focused video since it was titled "conqueror". but turned out to be much more political and broad.

[@诸海之白麒麟-l9b]

fun fact:Han means galaxy in the ancient chinese,even few chinese know that in modern time

[@gordonchao3074]

If Han came from the Han River and the Han River's name came from the galaxy, what's special about the Han River so that it was named after the galaxy?

[@duonglam8055]

Come on, Liu Bang was King of Han Zhong and he named his new kingdom is Han, that’s it

[@诸海之白麒麟-l9b]

@@gordonchao3074 古人喜欢讲天人合一，地上的大江和天上的银河流向一致就强行配对了

[@诸海之白麒麟-l9b]

@@duonglam8055 before Liu Bang was born， Han was used to refer to the Milky way，it was first recorded in the "The Book of Songs"West Zhou，long before Han dynasty

[@lyhthegreat]

@@gordonchao3074 probably because the river was used as line to separate the chu and han territories after the fall of the qin dynasty? kinda like the one on the chinese chess. tbh i thought the han river was in korea.

[@thedirty530]

I saw this recommended this morning and got so excited! I really am thankful for all your videos! It's the absolute best method for teaching those who want to learn...I think videos like these could influence the way we look at education. Especially in the age we live in now!

[@TDD-xf9ij]

These videos are fantastic. Glad I found them! 🙂 Very immersive.

[@kevingao6853]

Amazing use of Civ 6’s amazing rendition of 茉莉花！

[@pimppvevo9225]

You need to do a series on the MING DYNASTY of china and the QING

[@thanakonpraepanich4284]

Ming, the last hurrah of Han Chinese culture and some would argue actually better than Tang? And could we consider Qing Dynasty the cradle of Modern China, where the world kicked the door down into China making splendid isolation a thing of the past?

[@陈奕迅-r7b]

@@thanakonpraepanich4284 Qing sucks

[@t.3465]

@@陈奕迅-r7b what about kangxi

[@t.3465]

@@thanakonpraepanich4284 hongwu be like

[@bambooim9977]

qing is a pain in every han chinese

[@alwintoh]

do note that the Chinese character on some of the flags should be "漢".

[@Ragnarosable]

They forgot the water radical five minutes into the video. It is particularly important as that character originally referred to a river.

[@horatiowong4807]

@@Ragnarosable More precisely, the character means "the Galaxy", which is also called as "silver river" by Chinese.

[@Ragnarosable]

​@@horatiowong4807 Doesn't it refer to the Han river 漢水 or 漢江 in modern-day Hubei? One of the affluents of the 長江. I always thought that the "Milky Way" was referred to as 銀河. Could it be that the original meaning of that character was later applied to the Milky Way as a way to describe the "Silver River"? In the 説文解字 nothing is stated about it refering to the Milky Way. Perhaps the meaning was added later. 説文解字: 漾也。東爲滄浪水。从水，難省聲。

[@fingerling54]

@@Ragnarosable One of the beautiful poems compiled by the famous 曹操 goes as: 日月灿烂，若出其中。星漢灿烂，若出其里。Here, "星漢“ means the river of the stars, which is the Milky Way. So, indeed, ancient Chinese did use 漢 to particularly refer to that river in the heaven. However, I think 漢 still originally refers to that river you mentioned.

[@minghaiweng9753]

@@Ragnarosable cuz the river’s location and way correct response the milky way on the sky, so the river got the name.

[@EstbXCIII]

Well.. looks like I'll be binge watching Kings & Generals history of China👍🍿👌

[@nhaaaPl]

The illustrations are top notch, love em'.

[@dongf2618]

Liu Bang led a smaller army to pursue the Xiongnu, and when the Han army spread thin, the Xiongnu turned around and surrounded Liu Bang. According to the record, the standoff lasted for days, the Xiongnu didn't crush the Han army and in fact, when reinforcement arrived, the Xiongnu was defeated by the Han army and fled. Modern scholars believe the Xiongnu and early Western Han were fighting two different modes of warfare that neither side had the ability to completely crush each other. The Xiongnu didn't have enough shock cavalry to penetrate Han lines and found it challenging to even crush a numerically inferior Han force and usually resorted to surrounding the Han army for days. The Han army wasn't able to catch up with the Xiongnu to pin them down. So early engagements between the Han army and the Xiongnu were always in the form of chasing behind an invading Xiongnu army. That is why the Han government started to raise a very large cavalry army to counter the Xiongnu and when the imperial stables had more than 400,000 horses, started raiding into the Xiongnu territories.

[@amirkhan-i9h7r]

Modu chanyu f---- you ;))) Battle of baideng 25.000 Huns vs 320.000 chinesse =Huns(Turk) victory :))

[@amirkhan-i9h7r]

Liu bang victory ???? Nice joke

[@amirkhan-i9h7r]

Turkic ruler Qapaghan f----- Tang dynasty China Campaign's (689) Battle of Ling (692) Siege of Ling(693) Li To Tsu Campaign's Kapgan Hsieh- Huai Campaign's Kapgan Kapgan Campaign's Khitan Siege of Liang Kapgan Campaign's Hsü Ch'in-Ming Kapgan Campaign's Kırgız Siege of Ling(697) Siege of Sheng Kapgan Campaign's An Toa-Mai Battle of Ching-nan Battle of Ping'ti Battle of Ch'ing Kapgan Campaign's China (698) Siege of Kuei Siege of Tan Battle of Ming şa Battle of Iduk Siege of Wei Castle Siege of Fei-hu Battle of Ting Wu Chung-kuei Campaign's Kapgan(450k Chinesse vs 100k Turk Siege of Chao Siege of Hsiang Kapgan Campaign's Chung Tsung Battle of Chao Siege of Ting Li To-su Campaign's Kapgan Ti Jen-Chieh Campaign's Kapgan Siege of Lung-you Kapgan Campaign's China (700) Siege of Yen Siege of Hsia(702) Siege of Shih-ling Siege of Ping Siege of Tai(703) Siege of Hsin (703) Kapgan. Campaign's Basmıl Battle of Ling(705) Sha-to Chung-i Campaign's Kapgan Siege of Yuan(705) Siege of Hui(705) Battle of Lung-you(705) Kapgan Campaign's Chiks(709) Kapgan Campaign's Karluk Turks(712) Kapgan Campaign's Khitan(713) Kapgan Campaign's Hsis Kapgan Campaign's Karluk Turks(713) Kapgan Campaign's Oghuz Turks(715) Kapgan Campaign's A-pu-ssu Bayirku expedition(Kapgan Victory and died) Siege of Wu-hui-tao Siege of Kuei-çu(698) Siege of Tan-çu(698) Siege of P'ing-çu(698) Siege of Yü-çu Siege of Çao-çu Battle of Yen-çu Battle of Hia-çu Battle of Şi-ling Battle of Hin-çu Battle of Ping-çu(702) +++++++++ Battles

[@amirkhan-i9h7r]

The presence of the armies is uncertain. The total strength of the Chinese army was over 300,000, but it is not known how much of the vanguard was trapped in the fort with the Emperor. Although the Chinese historians write that the number of the Hun army was 400,000[3], this number is greatly exaggerated, since the total population of the nomads would not be enough to raise such an army, and since each soldier had at least two horses with them and these horses would scatter around the castle and feed on grass during the siege, the number of the Hun army was limited. should be roughly limited by the amount of meadow. Accordingly, the number of the Hun army should be between 20,000 and 40,000.[4] Treaty Edit The siege lasted seven days. The emperor was cornered and was willing to accept all conditions for peace. Even if he got out of here, he knew that he would not be able to continue the war because he had witnessed the tactics and maneuverability of his enemy. The emperor offered peace to the Huns.

[@amirkhan-i9h7r]

During the siege, the rest of the army arrived, but they were all repelled by Modu Chanyu.

[@ArturHolanda91]

At 5:10 chang`an and xian are portraited as different cities, but if i`m not mistaken xian is just modern chang`an

[@laiyuzeng8195]

Xi'an is modern (peace in the West), Chang'an (eternal peace) is ancient name of modern day Xi'an. I think the video wanted to portray Xi'an's location (judging by its more Eastern location and closer to the yellow river on the map) as Luoyang, but got it mistaken.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Well, Xian on the map is where Luoyang is, so they screwed up the Han's twin capitals. Luoyang, btw, was the better capital because it was defensible from all sides. The River to the north, mountains to the south, and the Gates to the east and west.

[@musAKulture]

@@andrewsuryali8540 actually luoyang had always been the worse capital defensively. that's one of the main reasons why chang'an was selected as the han capital to begin with. ask zhang liang and xiao he.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

@@musAKulture Luoyang was geographically more defensible than Chang'an, which is why it was the fallback position of many dynasties facing nomadic incursions. By the time of the Song it had become the "western" capital and the bulwark of the dynasty's defense, primarily due to the poor showing of Chang'an with the numerous sacks it experienced after the An Lushan rebellion. While a supernatural explanation is often given for Liu Bang's motive to try to move the capital to Luoyang, the more likely reason is that he already understood that Luoyang would be better to defend in the long term. The reason Zhang Liang convinced him not to move was because in his lifetime the enemy was not the barbarian to the west but the Chinese to the east. Chang'an had strategic depth that the ideal capital, Luoyang, didn't, against the vassal kings. Also, at this time they could rely on the existing defenses of Qin's massive wall at Han Gu Guan but Hu Lao Guan had been in an unfortified state for decades. Refortifying Hu Lao Guan would have sent the wrong message to the vassal kings. Furthermore, Zhang Liang fully understood that Chang'an was weak to attacks from the west. That was exactly why he forcefully settled the nobles there, to get them to focus on the Xiongnu problem. This situation remained the same all the way to Wudi's reign, when he finally solved it. However, he also solved the barbarian problem by his expansionist policies, so there was no need to move the capital during the height of the empire's power. By the time of Wang Mang, control of the West had been largely lost and Chang'an would later be sacked by a peasant rebellion. Guangwudi looked at a very different situation than Liu Bang. The Chinese to his east were loyal (but not completely trustworthy) and the barbarians to the west looked scary. He needed a capital that was easily defended from all sides, not one that could provide him strategic depth against his own subjects. So he went east, moved the capital where Liu Bang had intended, and INVERTED the facing of Han Gu Guan's gate to the west. The barbarian situation took another century to resolve with a slow and painful reestablishment of imperial control to the west. When the capital moved again, the situation had again reverted to that of Liu Bang's time, with a ruler who needed strategic depth from fellow Chinese.

[@laiyuzeng8195]

Honestly when I play Total War 3 Kingdom, Luoyang and Xi'an were some of the hardest place to capture and keep. I felt that Luoyang was more vulnerable as it's more on a crossroad. Xi'an was more towards the edge of the middle Kingdom, surrounded 3 side by mountains. When I captured Luoyang, I tend to be attacked from all direction XD don't forget that Luoyang was closer to the Yello river which serves as Highway for s log of armies of different factions

[@jackysun2986]

The greatest Eastern emperor, Han is the east equivalent to west Rome empire.

[@Kunumbah1]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 Wtf are you talking about dude China was easily on the West and Middle East level of not greater in some parts of antiquity.

[@madterps]

The Mongols are the equivalent of Alexander the Great and maybe even greater.

[@dwarasamudra8889]

You mean East Asian emperor

[@申時行]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈啊哈哈哈哈

[@申時行]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 无知到这种地步真是可笑

[@jgordon9022]

A few things to note: 1. Liu Che chose Confucianism mainly for its agenda of "harmony" and the hierarchical understanding of society. The Confucianism under his rule was re-created and reimagined by his scholars led by Dong Zhongshu and is vastly different from what Confucious originally had in mind. 2. "Han Wu Di" is the title given after his death, an honorary title to conclude his deeds in life. If you called him that when he was alive, it would be a quick one-way ticket to the chopping axes. 3. The Dowager represents the historically powerful branch of nobles known as "外戚", relatives of the emperor but not part of the royal family. They are usually the emperors' spouses, powerful concubines, and their family circles. The emperors of China have gone through centuries and centuries trying to rid themselves of the influence of this type of nobilities, and the Han dynasty is one that was notoriously plagued by the influence of the so-called "外戚".(Just Imagine the Lannisters to Robert Baratheon)

[@sidtovey]

I've been subscribed for a few years now and if anything I'm becoming more amazed at the quality of these videos, especially given the frequency. Completely without equal, even compared to full TV studios.

[@nalcoh]

9:50 "The official scripture of the Han Empire: Live, Love, Laugh" Vsco girls had it right this whole time

[@Monke-fj2qz]

Damn it

[@paiwanhan]

Clear direct lineage to Chinese writing occurred in the Shang dtynasty, as early as 1200 BCE. It preceded the Spring and Autumn period by at least 400 years. Writing is common among the ruling elite by the Spring and Autumn period. Also, a period called the Warring States happened between the Spring and Autumn and Qin Shi Huangdi. The banner used in Qin Shu Huangdi's conquest has the word 漢 Han written on it, when it should have been 秦 Qin instead.

[@jesseberg3271]

I don't mean to offend anyone, but Emperor Han Woody sounds like a character I would have made up, while playing with my action figures in the 1990s.

[@richardlouis779]

You can find that sheriff in Disneyland

[@aGr3atD4y]

Excellent video, as always!

[@HVLLOW99]

K&Gs Historical biographies are fire! I’d love more of them.

[@yousafmehmet]

Long live the Han!

[@NightcorEDM]

🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳 glory to China and Chinese people

[@benitomussolini3271]

Long live corona virus

[@seppnines7331]

@@benitomussolini3271 Long live you idiot

[@temujinborjikin7223]

@@benitomussolini3271 shame on your name

[@lyrdios8086]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 So ironic that people first infect in the brain.

[@kyinbloodmrz6299]

Nanyue is not a country of Baiyue, it was found by Zhao Tuo, a general of Qin Shi Huang.

[@sgcl10658]

He referred as its inhabitants as Zhao Tuo assimilated to Baiyue culture. It's like Tang dynasty, the founder was Xianbe but assimilated to Han culture.

[@kyinbloodmrz6299]

@@sgcl10658 His statement is misleading. Zhao Tuo and other Qin generals who killed by him brought 150000~200000 soldiers and colonists to "Nanyue" area, and until 300 years later, the population statistics in Han Book showed that the whole Nanyue area and Minyue area having a population of just over 700,000 to 900000. Today's Vietnamese called themselves Jing people in ancient times. Jing means capital or castle. "People in the castle" shows their status as the upper class of conquerors at that time, distinguishing them from the real natives, so called the southern barbarians. Regarding Zhao Tuo as an invader and the Han Chinese as assimilated Baiyue, is the construction of Vietnam's new national identity since it was separated from China in the 11th century. And The Tang Dynasty was not founded by the Xianbei. The Tang Dynasty claim their ancestors from the famous Longxi Han military aristocracy Li Family. In fact, their ancestors, the founder of the Royal Li family of Tang, Li Hu, his grandfather was the declining aristocrats of Li family in Zhao County, Hebei Province, He was a Han aristocrat, and wander to the border to be an officer for the Xianbei. They are Han but assimilated to Xianbei, and assimilated to Han culture again.

[@hagongda123]

@@sgcl10658 3 mistakes Baiyue is a wrong classification Zhaotuo adapted the aboriginals's culture only a little,not assimilated Tang's founder has xianbei blood,his mother is xianbei,father is Han

[@brainwashington1332]

@@superpowerdragon the Xianbei bloodline of the Tangs had been exaggerated, only Tang Tai Zong's grandmother was Xianbei, the rest were Han as Sui Dynasty was Han, The reason why Confucian scholars always mention the Xianbei lineage of the Tangs is b/c Emperor Gao Zong married his father's concubine (later Wu Zetian), that is a huge taboo as filial piety is very important in Confucianism, so its easier to explain that all away with the non Han (Xianbei) bloodline of the Tangs

[@benitomussolini3271]

+ @@kyinbloodmrz6299 the base of Nanyue was in canton, not Vietnam.

[@abcdef27669]

"You gained your Empire on horseback, but can you rule on horseback?" We can make a parallel with some modern rulers: "You become the president/prime-minister using memes on your campaign, but can you rule with memes?"

yes he can , hail trump the best leader

[@Theoretic101]

In the words of Obama: "Yes we can"

[@akapbhan]

Turks, Bolghars, Magyars all started on Horse backs. Problem is when they become civilized if you stay the course or you continue to live like a nomad. Most crumble because there would be conflicting action by emperors.

[@patriciospamer1995]

Best KZbin channel ever

[@1984417rock]

I hope Kings and Generals will make another video about one of the greatest general huo qubing from west Han dynasty. He led a campaign into the Gobi Desert of what is now Mongolia to defeat the Xiongnu nomadic confederation, winning decisive victories such as the Battle of Mobei in 119 BC, then continued his pursuit as far as Lake Baikal. He achieved all of that just in his age 21 and died in age 23.

[@kingaditya-pubgmandmore3644]

If everyone listened and understood the opening lines of the video,so many conflicts and hate will be resolved.

[@nguyenhabinh5713]

Could you make a video about Han Xin ?

[@neocomp92]

Speaking about the beginnings of the Han dynasty, you should have touched upon the preceeding era of Chu-Han Contention. Specifically the incident at Hong Gate. Also, should have explained much about familial extermination. Hint: it doesn't just kill the immediate nuclear family of the convict.

[@lyhthegreat]

but the whole point of the video is to speak about han wu di, not his ancestor's struggle for the throne

[@allanhunnicutt8887]

Brillisnt, as always.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G .

[@bellustheophilus]

China's only Golden Age: Han Tang: Hold my gunpowder. Song: Hold my paper money.

[@petermills3814]

Ming Dynasty: Hold My Treasure Fleet Hold My New Capital City of Beijing Hold My Forbidden City And Hold My Own Ming Version Of The Great Wall of China! Qing Dynasty: Hold My Opium! = I Mean Catnip!!! 🚬🚬🚬🚬😂🤣😅😆😋❗💲🤑😢😭😨😩🤯🥵😳🤪😵🥴😷🤒🤕🤢🤮🥳💀☠👻

[@hyltoniali257]

Gunpowder was invented in Song. Paper currency started in Yuan

[@plushsu8078]

@@petermills3814 PRC: Hold My Grand Infrastructure

[@lololman]

@@petermills3814 Actually Ming was also the first nation in history to field large numbers of cannons and other gunpowder weapons, the only problem was their manufacturing industry hadn't caught up with the advancement in weapons design, otherwise, there might not be a Qing Dynasty.

[@xiaoriben100-um7nz]

@@hyltoniali257 paper currency originated in Song dynasty. Yuan dynasty made paper bonds.

[@lerneanlion]

Can you do a video about Kangxi Emperor, please? His reign is considered be the peak of the Qing dynasty.

[@Robert399]

It's worth noting that Wudi's campaigns were arguably responsible for the Han dynasty's later economic ruin. So, while his achievements shouldn't be understated, his legacy's not necessarily so rosy. History enthusiasts love to see expanding colours on a map but a bigger nation is not necessarily more prosperous.

[@TheWhiskyDelta]

The Western Han's ruin is squarely the fault of Emperor Yuan of Han. While Wudi promoted Confucionism Yuan believed in it. Confucionism is a system that offers few examples of actual moral behavior other than loyalty and "follow social rules". And it demands such levels of loyalty and trust in family, while also outlawing whistleblowing as a worse crime than whatever is being exposed, that it intrinsically dooms it's followers to intense corruption. Yuan trusted his family "as a filial son and husband" so much that he gave them absurd levels of power. And his heir was than forced by filial loyalty to only continue to grant them even more power despite their ever rampant corruption. Eventually Yuans wifes family, the Wang's would usurp the throne and end the Western Han.

[@commie5211]

Bra, you have to learn the economics between the nomadic and the Han. The han were an agricultural economy. The nomadics does hunting and grazing. Whenever the nomadics gets hard in winter, they hunt the Han peasants. They behave this way because of their economics. Like the mongols, they would slaughter an entire city, and kept going city after city. The Han dynasty went for an all out war for survival.

[@zhutaizong6111]

But without him, China might not exist today. And it certainly wouldn't be the continental empire it is today. It would might have become the fate of Rome like in Europe where it collapsed into a continent of countries, kingdoms. And without christianity as a binding glue, it would be even more fragmented than pre-colonial India. Most of the continent would be speaking unrelated languages, and cultural distinct rather than sharing sinitic ones.

[@gregoire6350]

That music at 4min from the chinese scenario in civilization 4, just golden

[@dimitribagatelas1714]

I love the new quality of the infographics and animations! Keep up with the great content. I´m a loyal subject of the kings and Generals Banner!

[@yllbardh]

china expanding its borders and creating a huge empire, in the process of pushing many tribes westwards where they will be another empires doom. that's what i call *butterfly effect*

[@petermills3814]

Yep, we can blame China once again for the Roman Empire's downfall + the endless barbarian invasions from the Huns pushing them West, the plagues that killed hundreds of millions and the dark ages that came right afterwards. But without all that: We would not have the fascinating Medieval period in fantasy + reality or the Knights of Europe, no Byzantine Empire and more so.

[@chaomingli6428]

@@petermills3814 yup, both west Roman and east Roman downfalls. Turkish tribes were pushed to west by China too.

[@petermills3814]

@@chaomingli6428 Neither side of the empire was safe from barbarian invasions = not the backstabbing + dis-functional + resource scarce and unstable West, nor the Eastern one with more stability + population + resources + organization, military and its own problems. If Rome didn't have all these plagues + Northern barbarian invasions + Huns, Turks or Islam happening = then the empire could've made a real come back some time later eventfully. But what also really did them in, was their trade with India = losing all their gold and silver reserves over 2 centuries plus = just for some dam Incense + pepper, silks and spices.

[@lololman]

@@petermills3814 I saw in some earlier videos that Rome's downfall can be attributed in significant part to widespread lead poisoning, which was caused by lead linings used in their water pipes, made worse by their general obsession with baths,.

[@danshakuimo]

Cambodians are still pissed at the Vietnamese for invading their territory. And there is a reason why Vietnam is called "Yue Nan" in Mandarin...related to Nanyue perhaps?

[@蘭巴拉爾]

He had defeated the powerful nomads. But many have questioned of whether this is the right way of course as it had destroyed the Chinese economy at the time. If you’re interested the topic, you can read the Discourses on Salt and Iron for reference.

[@jsmwh]

If the nomads werent dealt with there wont be any economy the kingdom would be overrun

[@dongf2618]

​@Barry Stern that's probably not possible. The

[@dongf2618]

@@jsmwh The Xiongnu wasn't that strong.

[@jsmwh]

@@dongf2618 not strong economically perhaps but militarily yes. They could ravage parts of northern china and cause the Han emperors to lose the trust of lords and the people and also the mandate. If someone attacks u u attack back u dont let people bully u that is dignity no matter the cost its not like the Han emperors spent moeny on a useless invasion they spent it on protectiom

[@dongf2618]

@@jsmwh Perhaps the Xiongnu was not very strong militarily as well. The early engagements of Xiongnu and Han often end up as the Han army chasing after the Xiongnu army. The Xiongnu army often fled at the sight of the Han army coming. Historians believed the Xiongnu and Han armies were fighting different modes of warfare. The Xiongnu society was more loosely coordinated than the Han and often fought in a family or clan basis, and they don't have a strong enough rewarding system for them to risk their lives to fight an all-out war with the Han army. In the record, a numerically superior Xiongnu army often had trouble defeating a numerically smaller Han infantry army and often resorted to surrounding and harassing them for days. The Han on the other hand had trouble keeping up with the Xiongnu's speed and usually can't find Xiongnu on the field, so they were never able to pin the Xiongnu down. A Han dynasty government official's report suggested the Xiongnu army was only better than the Han army in terms of coping with hunger and fatigue, and they had better horses and had better horse archery skills. That was it. For all other things, the Han army had the advantage, be it the fighting ability, the firepower of long-ranged weapons, the organization, the equipment. The Han army even had the advantage on horseback as the shock cavalry of the Han army could wreak havoc on the Xiongnu cavalry.

[@jcnavera]

In 2:26, Qin Shi Huang is putting up Han banners all over the place. :D

[@dma8728]

like this video a lot, please make more on Chinese history

[@kittara8]

9:53 "live, laugh, lead" is my new "live, laugh, love"

[@transhah5444]

Could you maybe also give us a history of the countriesof ancient South-East Asia. Particularly Malaya or even Vietnam.

[@isaacnickel]

I would like to know about the song dynasty and the struggle against Kublai 😀

[@eden6056]

You could read about the Battle Of Diaoyucheng , which apparently indirectly saved Europe from Mongol domination

[@lucisleesion8824]

Wudi defeated Xiongnu, and the successors or decedents of Xiongnu were named as, "The Huns". Simple and easy, because I live in Chang'an, and my dialect still named "Xiongnu" as "Hun-nu", and I believe that is the ancient pronunciation

[@baozirei6417]

So the Xiongnu that migrated to the west became the "Huns", and some of those who remained got "sinicized"?

[@alvinlin8140]

Wait so are you Han or are you some bullshit minority group and the ccp made up(a lot of the minority groups aren’t even real minorities, most are just some sub group of Han Chinese)

[@hyltoniali257]

@@baozirei6417 Not immediately, only after Jin dynasty

[@lucisleesion8824]

@@alvinlin8140 I am Han, okay? there are no "Bullshit minorities", have some respects to other human beings please, as another human, if you are!

[@danshakuimo]

@@alvinlin8140 Huh? the Han ethnicity has different subgroups that could be considered different ethnicities already. Sure maybe the CCP made some up to sound like they are diverse for PR reasons but the fact almost everyone is considered Han is already somewhat artificial I would think. I'm not saying that is wrong but I'm saying if you're saying they are making up fake minorities I'm saying they should have more if you care about being 100% legit.

[@emperorkaido8539]

great video i hope that you get to 2million subs soon

[@benyangbinghan4759]

Please do cover how Liu Bang came into power! His interactions with Xiang Yu is the stuffs of legends with historical events like "Hongmen Banquet"!

[@michaelerickson3828]

Love Kings and Generals, and this guy is lowkey funny. Says "every civilization has had a golden age" then cues to Civ 6 golden age music lol

[@pkpriyangika-r3k]

Emperor should be breave like lion and cunning like fox , Han Wu Di is prefect example.

[@杨千禾]

Han Wudi have a lot of elite cavalry.

[@petermills3814]

Heavenly Horses stolen from the Bactrian Greeks.

[@dongf2618]

@@petermills3814 the Han government offered a ton of gold but the Bactrians killed the envoy.

[@petermills3814]

@@dongf2618 Both sides had their agreements and disagreements + rights and wrongs, ups and downs + needs and wants + ideals and principles + truths and falsehoods = let's all just leave it at that.

[@animegeek8288]

the whole china is a long history still learning more ...good video keep it up 👌

[@eden6056]

Probably due to the tradition of keeping historical records. If you are interested , you could read the 24 histories , which are 24 books that document most of Chinese history from the mythical Huangdi to the Ming Dynasty