Mad Caliph Who Provoked the First Crusade - Medieval DOCUMENTARY

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Subtítulos spanish

[@waynedawson8833]

"His voice was so powerful that he once shouted at a man who died on the spot." -In their tongue he was dovahkinn, Dragonborn!

[@aurothelarper]

Or Muad'dib

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[@anyoneattheendoftime4932]

I thought that the author of Vathek invented this for his book lol.

[@DanishDynamite1995]

Fus' ro' Dah

[@justs553]

They say Ulfric Stormcloak murdered the high king with his voice! Shouted him apart

[@kaloarepo288]

This caliph is also alleged to have thrown the great scientist and optician al Haytham,known in the west as Alhazen,into prison.Alhazen had come to Egypt to direct an irrigation project in southern Egypt but realized the project was impractical so the caliph threw him into prison during which time Alhazen wrote some of his most seminal works.

[@kardoxcenna260]

He wasn’t thrown into prison. Alhazen feigned madness and he was put on house arrestz

[@muhammadeisa1459]

@@kardoxcenna260 I have heard of this story

[@sameerhussain2579]

Al'Hakim was a scientist himself, his great grand father, known as Al'Moezz, was the fourth Fatimid Caliph and reigned from 953 to 997 who gave the first ever idea of Inked Pen for calligrapy. Putting Alhazen into house arrest was a very rare case. Generally, science lovers of that era lived a privileged life in Al-Hakim's era.

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“His voice was so powerful he once shouted at a man who died on the spot” *Graybeards would like to know your location”

[@thugyheadbanger]

They can send a curier, they will find him wherever he is

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@@thugyheadbanger If that Courier dies, the letter will be in his inventory.

[@DrOSami]

6:44 "Now 15 years old, Al-Hakim was ready to rule himself" When I was 15 I was not even ready to face acne myself

[@shahidachoudhury6925]

Because the milk and Emaan of the early Muslims mother was 100 times stronger than present time Muslims mothers.

[@rafialpy]

Often i think, how mighty, fast, brave and tactical these kings were. Just in a life, how much of territory they conquer and establish administration there. Remember, there is no mobile phones, no internet, no telephone..

[@kittycat-jc3qu]

@@shahidachoudhury6925 yeah zina is common among today's muslim

[@williamyoung9401]

The fact he had dogs killed, TWICE, in Cairo, is all I need to hear to know he was truly was mad. ;-( (18:14)

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Turning 15 in a few days, and i’m still struggling with homework.

[@srebalanandasivam9563]

The fatimids held sway over the hejaz and that was the only time a Shia power held control of Mecca and Medina

[@nenenindonu]

It was the largest Shia empire as well

[@sidp5381]

@@nenenindonu I think the Safavids were larger

[@nenenindonu]

@@sidp5381 Nope they were like 2/3 the size of the Fatimids

[@yojan9238]

Yup, the only time but the people of Mecca and Medina still are Sunni. The Egyptian under the direct rule of Ismaili Shi'i are still Sunni. Then came the Persian Safavid Twelver, punishing the Sunni people and forced them to convert into Shi'i religion.

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@@yojan9238 i tought both are muslims shia also sunni

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Does history channel have any deep history anymore? Feels like it’s more focused on just Americana now, and has been for years.

[@JM-ut4fd]

Al-Hakeem means The Wise.. Al-Hakem means The Ruling .. in Arabic.. While the right pronunciation for this king is Al-Hakem not Hakeem.

[@theculturedjinni]

Yes, difference between حكيم and حاكم .Though for non speakers of Arabic, it can be quite hard to pronounce or notice the difference.

[@AllenorLP]

@@theculturedjinni As a german trying to learn Arabic, that was always the problem: Not writing all the vowels.

[@JM-ut4fd]

Al-Hakem bi amr Allah : The Ruler by God's Order .. His name can also highlights his mentality and life actions.

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@@Spinozathecat شكراً :)

[@khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt9475]

Very nice documentation of that one Caliph. I'm from Egypt, and I can tell you that his discriminatory policies on Christians still has its effects upon the Egyptian society to this day. You mentioned in your video that he ordered all Christians to wear crosses, one thing you might have missed was that these crosses were, really heavy and had a small cubic shaped metallic piece attached to the top of the backbone (on the opposite side of the neck), this small metallic piece was so harmful and hard that it left a blued injury on this part of their backbone, that people would call them ''Blue-bones''. This nickname has been widely used to refer to Christians by the locals of Egypt ever since this harsh policy was made.

[@shikahookah8836]

and what is the source of Koftes ? and how come there are no egyptian references of mamluk era personalties in more details describing daily life. seems u know bit of history any recommended references would be appreciated

[@hitmanboss711]

@@shikahookah8836 I mean...He...He lived there. I- MY LORD, HE LIVED THERE!

[@احمداحمد-س7م6د]

انت مسلم ولا مسيحى

[@mariammontaser7843]

I never knew about that and I'm egyptian too! , where can i read more about it?

[@optimus2g]

@@احمداحمد-س7م6د it's obvious what he is

[@ziryabjamal]

The way he rode off into the sunset at the end of his life was perhaps the inspiration behind the Dune parallel

[@livecarsonreaction]

Dude literally peaced out on this existential plane. What a chad

[@justamanofculture12]

That's a goodbye in the sunset moment you want to have once in your life lol

[@GoodGirlKate]

Very interesting Kings and Generals. I had never heard about this Caliph before :O You guys are always opening my eyes to something new and fascinating about history!

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[@kiwuuspurr1927]

@@amer_freestyle1143 ur internet is bad

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@@kiwuuspurr1927 it was my phone

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@@amer_freestyle1143 slow phone maybe

[@Ethan-qo9rx]

He wasn’t a Caliph.

[@cnw6306]

Well I've always been curious about the life of this caliph, and you happen to upload a documentary about him. Thanks again, Kings and Generals

[@Alghi451]

That hakim guy isn't caliph. We Muslims never admit a shia as caliph of Islam

[@williamrobert9898]

@@Alghi451 But history does

[@Alghi451]

@@williamrobert9898 you aint muslim so you know nothing about my religion its better for you to shut up and mind your own business!

[@asyl_um]

@@williamrobert9898 The Muslim majority (Sunni) don't, and they consist of 90% of the Muslim population which was far greater in the past. If you Google today's caliph according to google he is the leading scholar of the Ahmadiyaan sect which isn't even 5% of the entire Muslim population. Do we consider him our caliph because "history" says so?

[@themercifulguard3971]

@@williamrobert9898 And shia history is very weakly preserved and attested

[@kardoxcenna260]

I heard of this Caliph due to reading the Biography of Hassan Al-Bassri (Alhazen). He was quite cruel to him for his failure to build the great dam in the Nile river, to the point Alhazen feigned madness in order to be in house arrest to pursue his researches in science, The day Al-Hakimu Bi-Emrillah died, his house arrest was over!

[@ASIST-rq2ve]

Hasan ibn al Haytham not Hassan al Basri. Al Basri was a famous Tabi'i (7th century) Islamic scholar

[@kardoxcenna260]

@@ASIST-rq2ve Yeah akhi you are right, thanks for your correction. It’s because of their names and the Fact that Ibn Al Haytham was born in Basra

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

rip I admire Alhazen

[@ravengaming2294]

alhazen and al basri are two different scholars bro. Al Basri was a religious scholar, while Alhazen was a science scholar

[@strangergelt5182]

At first I thought the title said "Mad Caliph, Nerd of Islam" 😂 Edit: not the title, I meant the thumbnail caption.

[@just-some-muslim]

That's what it said?

[@laksamanaagiladitya1093]

@@just-some-muslim the title said nero, not nerd

[@just-some-muslim]

@@laksamanaagiladitya1093 😯

[@saywhatnow2173]

Lmaaaoo same

[@richardides2035]

Did they changed the title to "Mad caliph Who Provoked the First Crusade"?

[@samuelmargueret9626]

As always Nice topic , everytime different.... and that give us new sources of informations thats good !! Keep Going on

[@asadr9794]

8:40 I think the term "Dar al 'Ulum" would be more accurately translated to the "House of Knowledge" instead of the "House of Science". while today the word "'Ulum" is usually translated to (Science), it is a fairly modern convention. At the time of Fatimids, the term referred to broad concepts such as knowledge and understanding, which might've included what we refer to today as science, but wasn't exclusive to it.

[@asadr9794]

@ابو عمر الجبوري Knowledge is more of a general concept compared to science, especially in our modern use.

[@asadr9794]

@ابو عمر الجبوري that is one standard for knowledge. Most people at the time didn't have that standard.

[@fabbro8747]

Knowledge translates to maarifah in Arabic. Science translates to ilm. That's not just a modern adoption. It's the meaning of, or rather the scope of the word science that shrunk to refer to experimental science. The scientific method is often attributed to Isaac Newton even though a similar approach was established by and practiced since Alhazen, 600 years prior

[@asadr9794]

@@fabbro8747 That distinction you established is a modern one, while Ma'rifah definitely translates to knowledge, it is not the only word that refers to it, 'Elm as a concept has been originally used to refer to knowledge in general as well, not to the scientific method exclusively, that is a modern convention. If you looked at Arabic texts of the time you'd find them using the term 'Elm to refer to pretty much every field of knowledge from astrology and metaphysics to alchemy and natural sciences. The root verb of the word 'Elm عِلْم is 'Alima عَلِمَ (to know). The fact that the scientific method was employed by medieval Middle Eastern scholars before Newton doesn't mean that they exclusively used the term 'Elm to refer to it. When translating an old text to a modern audience one has to use modern words which refer to the same meaning used at the time of the translated text. In the case of the term 'Elm (p. 'Ulum): that would be knowledge, not science.

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@ابو عمر الجبوري اولا هذه اسمه المتعارف عليه باللغة اللاتينية، و كتابته صحيحة لو حابب تتأكد. ثانيا، يعيبون و العيب فيهم. اذا كنت اجادل ما وصف تعليقك؟ ردي بلغة التعليق الاصلي و لغة الفيديو احتراما للقارىء، و الهدف تصحيح المفهوم. المعرفة و العلم مختلفان المعنى، و يعرف العلم كجني او استحواذ المعرفة، اما عن طريق التجربة، او الدراسة والتحليل، او التلقي و التفكر. و كذلك تعرف كلمة science. حتى انحازت في العصر الحديث تجاه نوع من الاقتصار على التجريب اذا حضرتك تختلف على التعريف، تفضل و عرفه بناءا على معاجمك و قواميسك

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That University STILL exist today. The University of Kaherah and people from all over the Muslim nations still went there to study.

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You mean Al Azhar.

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AL Azhar

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Al kahira is today's Cairo

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[@LennerM123]

Al Hakim was unhinged or just always trying to prove something. Seems he wasn't taken seriously. lol

[@enesduraku6087]

More likely he struggled to manage the balance of power between the the diffrent factions within his realm. He was the head a shia caliphate, rulling over mostly sunni subjects, while his administration was ruled by Christians and Jews. He at times sought to placate with gifts and at times to subdue with sheer cruelty.

[@LennerM123]

@@enesduraku6087 You are right. I know that the Fatimid hold over Egypt, the Levant and the Maghreb was precarious to say the least. I am referring to him specifically. Out of all the Shia Caliphs he stands out with the brashness and haste with which he acted at certain times. Only to seemingly regret and try to make up for it afterwards.

[@enesduraku6087]

@@LennerM123 I suppose he might have been a tiny bit more on edge than the other fatimid caliphs. Still i wouldn't call him mad or unhinged. Maybe he might have been undecided thats the word that sums him up.

[@explicit_207]

@@enesduraku6087 I think unpredictable would be a better word to describe him

[@Shubham-vr5ye]

I first heard about this caliph from Arif Mohammad presently serving as Governor of Kerala in India

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Hey man, care to elaborate? Ive been following our news for a while (at great peril to my braincells) but I havent found any such ref?¿

[@shivajiraje6122]

wtf really ? oh ur are bein sarcastic

[@abdelra7man87]

Actually the Bohra community in India are the decendents from Ismaili fatimids who left Egypt after Saladin. May be this can be a very interesting topic for a future episode.

[@AnIndianify]

@@abdelra7man87 True, One of my colleague was a Bohra and she along with her brothers quit Infosys and started working for their own Business (Just like true Bohra entrepreneur ).

[@faceplants599]

​@@dynamitebsb4520 that makes them even better

[@theblackfox8920]

I like the style of the animation, but the more detailed battle animations are more interesting and not as repetitive. Great video, what an interesting Caliph

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@@TheChiconspiracy well that's a shame because the repetitive animations in this video are a headache, feedback should be taken so people don't work hard for no reason. Imo static pictures would have worked better in most of this video

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lmao

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@@knighthunter1791 It's why I used "something" as my password for similar less secure situations.

[@Liquidsback]

I don't know he seems pretty happy.

[@boldandbrash259]

But his a mad lad for causing the first crusade

[@jakebhenry2228]

A jolly leader is a good leader, only his actions dictates his fate however

[@trinoyliniray1336]

"Whoever kills an innocent human being,it shall be as if he has killed all mankind,and whoever saves the life of one,it shall be as if he has saved the life of the whole mankind." Quran-Chapter -5(Verse--32) .Quran tells to kill and fight only with those non-muslims who try to kill muslims first and try to capture the land of muslims..And if possible they should be forgiven according to Quran..Ask a real islamic scholar.।Do not judge Islam by any followers whomever u see.. . that is a mistake....There is no permission to judge Islam by seeing it's followers...Because most of the followers are not real muslim...So be quiet better than talking nonsense...

[@td370]

Mad can also mean crazy or ill-minded

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[@kuroazrem5376]

You forgot to mention that he abolished slavery during his reign, which is why slavery is banned among the Druze, who see him as god.

[@reynandweiss7995]

Which he should forbid them .. if he was a true muslim ..

[@Hungabrigoo]

Yeah there seems to be a lot of information missing, like why exactly is he so revered by so many? What positive contributions did he gave? This seems only like half the picture.

[@luisaymerich9675]

@@reynandweiss7995 It seems the Druze formed after his death. He could not have prevented them from worshipping him.

[@ruslankazimov622]

@@myproductions6225 YES. sexual slaves was no problem . Arabs had more focus on concubines (mostly non-arabs) and eunichs like kids that raised to be warriors and politicians. Slave-convert warriors, were mostly captured from Byzantine and Caucasus. Arabs were more interested in white sex slaves than work slaves. But, they were also first to use black Africans as work slaves and specialize in their trade. I believe this is the direct quote from arab slave trader: "The best slaves are from those North of Caucasus, (mostly Circassian, Georgian and Vainakh (ancestors of Chechens). They have pale skin, often colorful eyes and hair. They are the most expensive ones that you can find in Bazaars" . They also constantly went to Volga slave market and bought all female slaves. Of course, that doesn't fit into your narrative of fair and heavenly caliphate.

[@shikahookah8836]

@@ruslankazimov622 sounds like you watch lot of old hollywood 1000 nights like movies...which bazaar did the slave trader say that at and was he giving our coupons?:)) and how da fuck did u come up with arabs were first to use black slaves? so romans , persians pharohs didnt have black slaves? and did u not know that persians have more pale skin than byzantians geogrians so the whole arab desert man fantasizing about white woman Hollywood bs is over hyped. whats funny to me is how you are stating quotes as if you were there and its a recorded enscripted fact engraved on walls..

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o love this channel but i think animations in this episode are lazy , repetitive and lack details

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@@maxzak5310 i do love the older version though

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The animations are comical compared to all previous videos.

[@thepath1252]

The art style in this video is awful

[@Belhagays]

His tales still told in Egypt. Even there is a proverb used in Egypt for someone acting as a tyrant or forcing his views.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

What's the proverb?

[@Belhagays]

@@aluminiumknight4038 we just say it's al hakim be amr ellah rule if someone unreasonable or forcing his opinion 😊

[@shikahookah8836]

@@Belhagays eltahges da ya 3am

[@anakinthemannequin69]

"Mad Caliph"-did his story end with his Caliph's guard Jaime al-Lannister stabbing him through the back?

[@morceen]

Or he took of his clothes and ran away to start a cult.

[@ammanite]

Jamil Al-Lannisteri

[@anakinthemannequin69]

@@ammanite Nice

[@farhadzaker2377]

Lol

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[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It’s like the Empire needing the Jedis but hating the Jedis…

[@sultanabunasrsaifal-dinal-7782]

During the reign of Caliph Al-Hakim, many scholars appeared, such as Al-Taji, Ibn Al-Haytham, Ammar Al-Mawsili, Al-Kahal, Abu Alaa Al-Maari...

[@abdelra7man87]

I learn from this channel a lot of the unspoken history of my country and religion

[@Alghi451]

Learn about how arapization and arapness ruined Egypt which used to be not Arap country and Egyptians totally not araps

[@abcd9283]

One interesting thing you have missed. He ordered public to work at night and sleep in the daylight to prevent theft.

[@Drew151Proof]

Another epic episode thank you so much

[@PrincessStabbityPLS]

My headcanon is that he didn't die. Instead, he got isekaied into Skyrim and became a Greybeard.

[@ahviper5871]

He started to change when he had persian teacher and philosopher who was called hamza ibn ali, both al hakem and hamza ibn ali are divine figures in the durzi relgion.

[@tzvi7989]

But the Druze faith seems to have evolved further than that from my understanding or?

[@ahviper5871]

@@tzvi7989 yes you are right,it s generally more than one man shaping a relgion, druze like all the other relgions had frequent changes carried by a series of men , every man has conterbiuted with a change and ideas making the relgion as a result very different and more complicated from the one that once was started.

[@tseringdhondup592]

We rarely get to hear and see these stories. Amazing to see the other side of the crusade that much more clearer! Amazing!!!

[@rizkiramadhan9266]

Idk about you, but the Christian side is the one we hear less about considering we don't get taught much on them at school

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@@rizkiramadhan9266 Same.

[@tzvi7989]

@@rizkiramadhan9266 come to England and you'll hear all about them

[@rizkiramadhan9266]

@@tzvi7989 not surprising. Is it part of school curriculum?

[@tzvi7989]

@@rizkiramadhan9266 yeah you learn about it in like year 8-9 so between 12-14. Unfortunately not taught after in school as the curriculum focuses more on WWI, WWII, the Weimar Republic and the cold war after that

[@Skexal]

Ibn Khaldoon (may Allah have mercy on him) said: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab entered Bayt al-Maqdis, and came to the Church of the Resurrection and sat in its courtyard. When the time for prayer came, he said to the patriarch: I want to pray. He said to him: Pray where you are. But he refused, and he prayed on the doorstep of the church, on his own. Then when he had finished praying, he said to the patriarch: If I had prayed inside the church, the Muslims after me would have taken it (as a mosque) and they would have said: ‘Umar prayed here. And he wrote for them that they were not to gather to pray on the steps and that adhaan was to be given from that location. End quote from Tareekh Ibn Khaldoon (2/225) This is the nature of the 'Usurper" Caliph Umar RA who Shia Muslims denounce, he didn't pray in the Holy Sepulcher for fear the Muslims that came after him would take claim to it. Ironically Muslims did in fact build a mosque where Umar RA prayed opposite the courtyard of the Holy Sepulcher named Mosque of Omar (Jerusalem)

[@sarmad85]

May Allah raise the ranks of all the Ahle Bait and sahaba radhiallahu anhum especially Abu Bakar, Umar, Usman and Ali radhiallahu anhum ajmaeen. Amen!

[@samy7013]

@@sarmad85 : Allahumma Ameen!

[@joemosely9383]

👍🏾 Great Video. Another individual I never knew about. One thing, maybe post or flash the names/spelling of the individuals when mentioned. It's difficult to keep up with the characters because the of names. I had to concentrate on the groups, events and places to follow the story.

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[@abduchaoui9411]

@@ohlangeni I belong to the Chaoui people (mainly eastern Algeria & west Tunisia ) , most of Chaoui people come from Zenata huge tribe that stretches through all north africa

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@@ohlangeni where are you from and which tribe are you?

[@Positivity22century]

It wasn't the caliph who was the only one who was mad, I would argue that the POPE who started it all was mad too. Mad Pope and the mad caliph would be more suitable huh

[@Drewski-hw1yi]

So the lesson from this is don't destroy a holy site or else you'll start a holy war.

[@srtwizzy8535]

doesnt defend the dirty things evil devilish christians did during the crusades may god punish them all

[@Zivuzx]

that caliph actually prohibited eating fish without scales that's so dumb, and here I thought I was crazy.....

[@Zivuzx]

@Fr-h WLH I eat mostly kosher, but still that caliph was an idiot, a mad idiot.

[@pancitobimbo2814]

danm the team looks like was very motivated more than usual alot of pretty animation in this video

[@thomasmann4536]

actually, most leaders in history are not seen as universally good or bad, and most are in both camps: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Bismarck, Peter the Great, Qin Shi Huangdi, etc.

[@hitmanboss711]

And in fairness, universally evil leaders like- Hitler, Stalin, Vlad the Impaler, Kim Jong- Il, Fidel Castro, etc. Oh yes and basically all those in leadership from the Han dynasty in China. *Shivers* Ah the casualties...RIP yellow turban rebellion as well. And uh Boxer rebellion, RIP Christian Missionary groups and US trade vessels.

[@hitmanboss711]

@@realtalunkarku That's an excuse. An evil action doesn't stop being evil just because you were in a rough spot. There's already a moral argument about things like this, like the thief who steals because his family is starving. Is the thief evil because he wants to save his loved ones? Of course not. But at what cost is he saving his loved ones? What about the people he is stealing from? Sure he's trying to protect his own and that's great, but at the suffering of others? How is that fair? Why is his family more important than mine? We need to survive too. As you can see it goes both ways. I didn't equivocate on my opinion, all I did was spit the reference which is the exact same thing the other person did. "Thomas Mann"

[@hitmanboss711]

@@realtalunkarku "Anything" I think that word pretty much explains exactly what I was getting at earlier. There are...Lines. Certain points that shouldn't exactly be crossed. Context is important too though. Okay so let's sum this up real quick, I'm sure you know enough of history to understand what happened between the US and Japan during WW2. They believed their leader was "God" and were very determined to kill their enemies regardless of what price they had to pay, went as far as even suicide attacks. The famous "Banzai" charge, oh how "Heroic" of them. In the end America dropped a couple big boom booms on them and basically ended it there. Now lets look at it from the US point of view, these Japanese guys were rough and fought like demons. More than half the time you couldn't get them to surrender and often they'd fake a surrender to stab you up close so screw that am I right? So you could say the Americans didn't have much of a choice to bomb em since when God built the Japanese people he apparently forgot to put in the "Quit" option in their lifestyle. BUT WELL we got tech for a reason I guess. I digress...They weren't giving up, death was basically the only thing they would accept if not victory. Your pal Vlad over there? In his time period things were a bit rougher in another way, but the dude was famously off his rocker, and he drove spikes through the anus and various other areas. Did it spook people when they passed by? Sure did. Not really any different than the Romans nailing people to a cross way back when. But the point was it was an immoral decision. He didn't HAVE to do those things, he chose one option out of a list of others. The fact that he as an individual operating on behalf of the collective, decided to choose the most painful means of execution for his fellow man all for the excuse of "It makes us look scary" is a pretty clear indication that something isn't correct on the moral compass. He could have easily just had them all hung by a rope and had mile long stretches of just thing. Would've been more acceptable means of execution. Or just killed them first THEN put them on a spike, that works too. It would've had the exact same effect on invading armies, but noooo he decided to do it while they were all alive! Under the code of human ethics, culture rules, and the two main Religions of the world, I can say within all "Popular" belief systems, that individual = Evil. I await your reply with great anticipation.

[@ariab8382]

@@realtalunkarku Cyrus the Great literally invented the human rights, how did you forget him😐

[@ariab8382]

@@realtalunkarku he did, I don't mean the new human rights now. I'm talking about the concept

[@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671]

Saladin was truly a chad, 3 countries attacked Jerusalem, and he still won Edit: Don't fight in the comments, I just typed what showed up in my mind

[@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671]

@@bakrahabibi5471 at least he isn't Shiah, he follows the peaceful Sunni, unlike the war loving Shiah

[@Theshowoffcollector]

@@bakrahabibi5471 Alhamdullilah Salahudin eliminated the hateful rafidha in Egypt

[@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671]

@@sujaabraham9348 because he's a sunni, and not shiah

[@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671]

@@sujaabraham9348 not because of that

[@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671]

@@NEY-uu3lx tactical and numbers advantage

[@matmohair1]

He didn't provoke the first crusade. The crusades where a reaction to the Roman emperors request for mercenaries after the fall of Anatolia to the Seljuk Turks. The Pope had other plans and promoted the crusades as a means of managing catholic monarchies.

[@krs48]

You mean Byzantine emperor, there was no Roman emperor by that time.

[@nenenindonu]

@@krs48 Its the other way around there was no "ByZaNTiNe" by that time

[@rodrigofilho1996]

@@krs48 Byzantine = East Roman Empire, they considered themselves as Romans not Byzantines.

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

The burning of the church of the holy sepulchre, where Jesus was thought to be crucified, was believed to be one of the primary casus belli cited by Pope Urban II in his call to arms for the first crusade.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

@@krs48 Boy, did you skip reading Roman history? Because you commit a major faux-pas here...

[@regulusm1518]

Thanks for the great content 👏

[@wewenang5167]

Well something never changed, even now the Coptic Christians still control most of the bureaucracy of modern Egypt and the Muslim control the army, after more than 1000 years. That is why the Arab spring in Egypt failed. xD.

[@pierretawadros2690]

Want to switch?

[@nirvanic3610]

BS

[@ghostd69]

Lol what you talking about

[@pierretawadros2690]

Copts in Egypt make up a minority of every profession outside of being a priest

[@wewenang5167]

@@ghostd69 just ask any egyptians, many bureaucrats in egyptian government are coptic, including ministers, even the wife of current president of egypt is also christian.

[@mohammadihab3135]

This absolute g of a man has said without flinching, "just use our code 'code goes here!'" Respect my g

[@gregorarmstrong01]

These videos are incredibly informative. Very well written and understandable

[@MagicNash89]

I love the smooth transition from intro to the video game ad🤣

[@khatziOG]

Still waiting for the rise of the Ottomans. The continuation from "The Fourth Crusade". Your ending on that was a crazy cliffhanger. Why worry about a small unimportant baylek in Anatolia. I'm patiently waiting 😭

[@angusyang5917]

Looks like somebody didn't watch their earlier Ottoman history videos.

[@H.M.Augustus]

Bro there’s an ottoman playlist that goes through from the rise of the ottomans to the fall on kings & generals

[@ardian_g]

Big Boss 🫡

[@junudallah6406]

Because that’s small beylik is the reason the ottomans were born

[@TimurLang35]

As a Druze I have to say this was very enlightening and a fair review, unlike most one sided Suni and Christian represintations. Its Al Hakim ( H-A-A -K-I-M) however and not H-A-K-E-M. They are written the same but two different names, spelled differntly. Very complex Character

[@il967]

are you lebanese?

[@AR-fr8br]

I heard different stories about Duruz? As a Duruz you can share correct information anout your religion? Do you worship Al Hakeem? Are you branch of Ismaeli shia?

[@AR-fr8br]

@@mufaddal2152 I asked from Taimur about his beliefs who claimed to be Duruz. I am a Muslim no sectarian affiliation. I consider everyone Muslim who believes in one God and testify Shahada. I don't have time to dig in further to be part of any sect as I am not too radical about such things.

[@harriottainsley6278]

the druze arent muslims They speak arabic As the video said they believe that al-hakim is the manifestation of allah on earth,so they worship allah Their religious book is called al-hekma meaning wisdom

[@AR-fr8br]

@@harriottainsley6278 👍

[@northafricanlion6688]

أغلب الأمازيغ لديهم بشرة فاتحة لماذا تظهرونهم دائما ببشرة داكنة

[@loai9689]

لان هذه افريقيا على ما اعتقد + من الممكن ان يكونوا جرمان من ايام الرومان او عرب من ايام الامويين

[@peter-mc9hf]

this is the first time that a video about history emotionalizes me so much. HISTORY PREVENTS WAR!! I always say that. great project keep it up! big fan of Kings and Generals.

[@missourimongoose8858]

That's not exactly true when it comes to Muslims lol

[@muhammadeisa1459]

@@missourimongoose8858 why would it not be true for Muslims?

[@detroitdave9512]

My favorite youtube channel keeps delivering!

[@theodoros9428]

Robert Howard the writer ( Conan the Barbarian ) wrote a story about the mad Halif, and gave his own explanation for his disappearance

[@blida8443]

There is an obessesion with depicting berbers as blacks. However, when a big yt channel does that it's extremly disappointing. One would assume they have enough crew to make one simple research and fact check before drawing an inacurate depiction. As a berber just imagine how tired i am 😴

[@21stEidein]

It's mostly african-americans in western media who like to claim that all berbers were black

[@shawnhall3849]

you're not an indigenous berber from antiquity you're the product of the ottomans and barbary slave trade. As well as the romans and greeks

[@shawnhall3849]

nice try though. Thats like saying there aren't any "black" or darker skinned Indians from the indian subcontinent. You people are not the original berbers. When i think of berbers i don't even think of pale or fair skinned individuals. I think of dark brown or tan

[@josrevelie8278]

@@shawnhall3849 Well if Shawn Hall thinks they are dark brown or tan then it must be true.

[@faiselamezian6352]

It's called bl@ck-wa$hing. In the 20/21 century afrocentrist$ are rapidly trying to appropriate a culture that is not their own. But as long as we Imazighen/Berbers remain true to our identity (culture/language/history) and not give in to the afrocentrists and Arab fa$cists (those that try to erase the Amazigh identity) we will come out of this stronger than ever!

[@hussienbintalal91]

one of the most interesting and controverter rulers in the Egyptian history

[@Alghi451]

Yeah araps ruined Egypt so bad also Egyptians actually just arabized Coptic North african people not arap

[@Alghi451]

@Tahamina Akther no, araps ,arapization, baath, and arapness ruined Egypt

[@Alghi451]

@@comradekenobi6908 I know but i love use arap term

[@Alghi451]

@@comradekenobi6908 tell where are you from first

[@Alghi451]

@@comradekenobi6908 ohh scottish guy , i choose to use term araps because i dont like arapization,arapness,and arapic customs. If i wrote that in arab, KZbin will definitely deleted my comments

[@idiidi2275]

okay, the caliph that was a shia provoke a crusade but did the shia fight anytime aginst cristians because I dont remember, the shia fight only suni but never to cristians

[@wewenang5167]

cuz they allied with each others that is why, especially the Ismaili hashashin. The crusaders always took them as an allies and even payed the hashashin to killed many muslim rulers.

[@aminebr7411]

@@Sforza_1994 no it was the aghlabids that fought the Byzantines in Sicily fatimids lost it

[@idiidi2275]

@@Sforza_1994 Ou I didnt Know

[@ahmedabboh9583]

Some of the weirdest laws this Caliph adopted: 1. Distinguishing the dhimmis (non Muslims) in the streets, by obliging them to wear certain clothes and to wear distinctive signs for them. The Jews wore black turbans. While obliging the Christians to wear spare clothes, “a kind of garment as a sign of them,” and to tighten the girdle, “a kind of belt” in their midst. 2. He ordered the insult of a number of the Messenger’s companions, led by Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, Omar Al-Khattab, Othman bin Affan, Mrs. Aisha and Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan. It was written on the doors of mosques. Especially the Mosque of Amr, and on the doors of shops and tombs, and colored with dyes and gold, and forced people to speak out and engrave it in all places. 3. He issued a record that the noon prayer is called at the beginning of the seventh hour and the afternoon prayer is called at the beginning of the ninth hour. 4. Preventing and prohibiting a number of foods, including eating molokhia ( jute mallow soup) and watercress called watercress and the Mutawakuliya attributed to the Mutawakkil. 5. Prohibition of kneading bread with a man and prohibition of eating dalnis. In addition to the prohibition of slaughtering cows that have no consequence except in the days of sacrifice and other days. Only those that are not suitable for plowing are not slaughtered. 6. He issued orders that no one should enter the bathroom without a loincloth, that a woman should not uncover her face in a street or behind a funeral, and that she should not display her finery. 7. No fish shall be sold without peeling, and no fishermen shall catch them. 8. Preventing women from leaving their homes day and night. A decision that lasted for more than 8 months. 9. He ordered the cutting of the vineyards - grape trees - and prevented the sale of grapes, and there was no vineyard left in his state. Likewise, he threw five thousand jars of honey into the sea, fearing that it might make wine. 10. Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the sixth ruler of the Fatimid state, is considered one of the most prominent of them. His rule was distinguished by the issuance of abnormal laws, such as the prohibition of eating molokhia, and he commanded people to work at night and rest during the day. He shed blood unjustifiably, demolished churches and forced Christians to enter the bathrooms with bells. to distinguish them from Muslims.

[@muhammadebnuhu406]

Correction: sofar there have been four Caliphs only after the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him). As far as the Fatimates goes, they have caused more harm to Islam and Muslims than non-muslims. As reported in the video they were Shiites and for sure their practice of Islam went against its most fundamental.

[@markusskram4181]

Cool vid !

[@egyptianboi305]

"And to some a mad tyrant" Yup that's the camp I'm in you cant convince me or any of my fellow Egyptians otherwise.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Egypt is always dealing with mad tyrants

[@egyptianboi305]

@@aluminiumknight4038 yup

[@MegaBaddog]

why? can you give a few details?

[@sabihatanveer8494]

Very informative, tha thanks 👌

[@brokenbridge6316]

It probably thanks to the sources talking about this guy that we don't have a real picture of what this guy really was. Because if all of these sources are true then this guy was shiftier than the shifting sands of a desert. My compliments to all those that made this video a reality.

[@gtaquizmaster]

YOU ARE MY FAVORITE KZbin CHANNEL

[@johnirby8847]

16:36 Look at the heartbreak in that Christian's eyes when they take away his pigs and beer! Never take away bacon and beer from Christians or you are asking for war! Lol

[@eytharburhan8869]

🤔😂

[@Abysstvs]

Got me a good a playlist and let her rip and listen as I try to rest.

[@Esta_Chan]

Bro really make "don't let them know your next move" to another whole level 💀 A truly enigmatic person and leader.

[@robbabcock_]

Terrific video!

[@maxzak5310]

this feels like a free dlc

[@davidpowelson4817]

Very interesting and informative episode.

[@thenizarist5624]

The church of Holy Sepulcher was burn down by "Sunni bandits". They didn't like the luxurious lives of Christians in the Fatimid rule. Imam Al-Hakim build the church again for the Christians. Sunnis never missed an opportunity to blemish Fatimids.

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

No it is Fatimid who did that which cause crusaders to come

[@alireza2248]

You're my favorite show!

[@user-RanSolo]

Ramadan Moubarak to All Muslims

[@ramthian]

Thanks again x

[@anneonymous4884]

It sounds ridiculous that he tried to ban chess, but how many times have boomers tried to ban video games?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Every time something goes off... There is currently a proposal to ban them in Russia after a mass shooting.

[@barrymoore4470]

I recall reading somewhere that, according to tradition, the Umayyad Caliph Yazid I was playing chess when he received the head of the Prophet's grandson Husayn following the Battle of Karbala in 680, and this led to the disrepute of chess among some Shi'i authorities (as Husayn and his descendants were regarded as the only legitimate successors to the Prophet).

[@Theshowoffcollector]

Ibn Taymiyyah said “The root of every problem (the Muslims face) and difficulty is the Shia and those who have sided with them.”. It’s no wonder that Salahudin eliminated the Shia from Egypt before he went to liberate Jerusalem. Important lesson for us today who are in a similar situation.

[@mdsabahuddin8251]

Now look at Yemen, Syria,Iraq.Shias have caused a lot damage for the muslims

[@sirrobbieiii1953]

Im so confused, havent the shias been hunted down throughout majority of the islamic history? Wars been waged against them, innocents dying, being stoned to death, tortured and forced to hide their beliefs? Even continuing on today... All because they believed someone else to be the successor...

[@Skymaster.47]

Ibn Taymiyyah is cited as influence by all extremists and fanatics ranging from Al Qaeda to ISIS. No wonder your love for him.

[@Theshowoffcollector]

@@SimonAshworthWood America invaded Iraq and replaced saddam with the modern Iraqi Shia government, the entire Shia army in Iraq was funded and trained by America. America also funded many Shia militias to fight against the Sunnis who were fighting against the American invasion.

[@mdsabahuddin8251]

@@SimonAshworthWood your statement is totally baseless.Sunnis are fighting the US at different fronts.Palestine, Afghanistan are some of the examples

[@mohamadtarekramadan]

To this day, there are still followers of him in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon who call the Druze community

[@00Abrams00]

the battle animation in this video @5:39 repetition is very disturbing !

[@YUMMYB823]

Loving the new animations, all these videos on Muslim expansion are FASCINATING! Can't wait for the videos on the Iberian DLC for CK 3. Thanks K n Gs !!!!

[@Roggay47]

I personally prefer the old ones. Especially in regards to maps and details.

[@insearchof9090]

In India, Mopla Muslims of Kerala deed exact same thing. They were envious of better off Hindu in a Muslim Majority region. So to demonstrate against the occupation of Turkey and removal of Caliph they started to protest against British, led by MR. Gandhi. Soon they killed local Hindus in large numbers like 20000 or so. But Gandhi whitewashed this whole incident by providing the cover fire that it was agitation against Hindu Landlords. But the agitation started on the name of Turkey and for the cause of the caliphs against the British.

[@WAHRHEIT402]

He did so many way mad things than what you mentioned😂😂😂..oh boy😂

[@jesusaleve]

- Me reading the title of this video just getting out of bed: "Mia Khalifa Who Provoked the First Crusade". - My mind: Ok, acceptable. Let's watch the video.

[@senorsombrero1275]

7:55 of course Sunni and Shia accounts would differ depending on whether a ruler was Sunni or Shia. However, I think its safe to assume Christian accounts will always demonize islamic rulers.

[@locassen]

Not necessarily. The depictions of Nur-ad Din or Salah ad-Din in some Christian chronicles and literary works (e.g. that of William of Tyre or the Dekameron) can be characterized at least as being balanced and even reluctantly appreciative.

[@hichamal-maghribi4600]

shias were aiding the crusaders

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

Coptic christians always appreciate the sunni rule

[@SEAZNDragon]

The chess ban may have been an anti-gambling law although that maybe a stretch given chess was seen as a war training game during that time.

[@LeifSonOfRogaland]

How refreshing to see a bit of actual historical fact leading to the launching of the Crusades!?

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

Crusaders are still war mongerers

[@LeifSonOfRogaland]

@@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq You don't know history do you MoMo? I bet you believe that those lands that were once Christian were taken over by peaceful evangelization, right?

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

@@LeifSonOfRogaland I bet you believe Europe was always Christian

[@il967]

@@LeifSonOfRogaland This doesn't justify the crusades, if that's what you're trying to do.

[@LeifSonOfRogaland]

@@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq No, unlike you I actually know history. Europe was pagan before Christianity arrived. I note that you didn't contest my comment regarding the spread of Islam?

[@bestintheworld4850]

This guy desecreation of the most holy Christian temple, is one of the reasons that kickstarted the Crusades.

[@dddpvt]

No wine, no bier, no Pork?? Time to REVOLT!!!

[@porkNbenz]

thats the redline! 😆

[@Fman0909]

But more importantly no chess.

[@zanewatt2865]

The timing of this video is uncanny. I was just doing a Wikipedia crawl late last night that led me to Al-hakim, the druze, etc. then I get on KZbin this morning and here this is.

[@SinaiLanguageLovingIsraeli]

OMG 😱 😆

[@jarbropro6283]

Quite interesting considering how greatly history was influenced.. I propose a more northern subject though, the Feudal Collapse of the Polish Kingdom.

[@nickpapadopoulos9978]

@Idk Idk why?

[@jarbropro6283]

@Idk Idk its very underrated history

[@rayhankhan8992]

@@jarbropro6283 no

[@rayhankhan8992]

@@nickpapadopoulos9978 nobody cares about that country

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Yeah Poland is interesting

[@mueezadam8438]

The analogues to Nero are actually quite alarming at times in the most obscure places they seem to arise. Maybe I’m looking too hard into it, but I find it unsettling that he killed his tutor just like the last Julio-Claudian did.

[@thanos7715]

hey kings and generals, great work! I hope u do more videos on egyptian history :) its mokattam btw

[@lerneanlion]

While I am not a fan of the Crusades, I think those who destroyed the Church of Holy Sepulchre and got slain later during the First Crusade, I cannot help but say that they deserved it because they let jealousy blinded them.

[@wewenang5167]

its just politic, same like today. Same with the politic of the Germany during ww2, many Germans just follow what the politics of their leaders, probably also because of jealousy.

[@faisal3865]

Lol the crusade came 70-80 years after the destruction of the church

[@bad-people6510]

The Crusades were a retaliation for 400 years of unchecked Islamic aggression into Christendom. It wasn't until a failed invasion of France that the straw broke the camel's back.

[@alchemist7525]

and the crusaders killed the christians living there too xd i hardly see that as just

[@zeusling2835]

@@faisal3865 if u are hard of understanding he meant that the people of the area deserved it for destroying the church even if they were slaughtered 500 years later

[@AngelGonzalez-yb6gu]

Well, the policies of the "Mad Caliph" seems to be standard in some "modern" Islamic countries, to be honest.

[@راميالبنّى-ك4ذ]

caliphs don't exist anymore 🤭

[@faizan9010]

You mean western and zionist puppets

[@vikingdrengenspiders7875]

@@راميالبنّى-ك4ذ thats properly Best

[@راميالبنّى-ك4ذ]

@@vikingdrengenspiders7875 exactly

[@kabssaso]

@@vikingdrengenspiders7875 not really. Caliphates were based.

[@chrisantoniadis3566]

is something wrong from @5:22 till 6:22?

[@KGF-zf2qj]

Do a one on Alhajjaj ibn Yusuf. First tyrant in Islamic history

[@physicspectrum16]

I don't like that person

[@kimasbubbke8394]

or better yet the Khawarij

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

Not tyrant I would say first strongman

[@ansosboy8687]

This insane video production