NURHACI DOCUMENTARY - RISE OF THE JURCHEN

[@SomasAcademy]

It took me way too long to realize this was building toward the Qing; I had no idea the Manchus were descended from the Jurchen, I thought they were their own thing entirely. Man, I'm glad this channel exists.

[@chizhang4369]

They are likely the descents of those Jurchens who stayed at their homeland, thus didn’t got slaughtered by Mongols.

[@adolphsow607]

Manchus were descendant of mongol and Jurchen..haha

[@Henrodful]

The Ming Dynasty has not discovered this video yet (referring to the 0 dislikes so far).

[@akimjocelyn4387]

the Ming dynasty finally discovered this video, there are now 5 dislikes

[@pedroperez6676]

13 corrupt and weak Ming officials have disliked. Time to call up the banners again...

[@shaunheng]

@@pedroperez6676 In reality the Ming Dynasty are far more stronger than the Qing Dynasty. If it wasn't because of the Ming/ Han Chinese open the gate for the Qing, Qing dynasty won't even made it to history.

[@shaunheng]

@Anastasiya мое имя Yeah, I admit Ming emperor are not as good as the Qing, but Ming is still a superpower while the Qing start to close their border to the outside world since Qian Long emperor which causes China's 100 years of shame.

[@shaunheng]

@Anastasiya мое имя because Han chinese are not barbarians, they focus on development, culture, economic, science ,management, technology more than military and war. That's why u see every foreign power who rules over China eventually purify into Han culture and system.

[@asianbomb47]

I have commented this before, but your channel is criminally underrated in terms of subscribers. Please keep up the fantastic work!

[@History_of_China]

Thanks a lot ! I will :)

[@se10011]

Totally agree, the content is amazing.

[@selena6112]

I agree. I especially appreciate how effort is made to use accurate pronunciation.

[@flyingbirdskingcloud2908]

@@History_of_China The Ming Dynasty was not wiped out by the Manchus. The Ming Dynasty was wiped out by the uprising peasant army in Western China. The Manchu invaded a fragmented and chaotic China.

[@polar3553]

@@History_of_China 明朝政权灭亡，但汉族依然存在，现代中国由汉族建立，没有杀死外族是因为我们仁慈，但，绝对不允许任何外族干涉中国的权利

[@ElBandito]

United his tribes, adopted a writing system, left a strong state to conquer a vast territory after his death. Nurhachi: Hey Temujin, can I copy your homework? Temujin: Sure, just don't make it too obvious.

[@animation1234111]

5:47 When you realize you'll never have a title that cool.

[@ngng685]

yes

[@meihwadeclerk3147]

I am a big history lover and stumbled upon your videos while looking for ancient/imperial Chinese history. I am most impressed by your presentation and well spokenness. The images you have used are both educational and aids in understanding what is being talked about. Please keep up the wonderful work.

[@andyxie8322]

proud descendant of a Bordered Yellow Banner minor noble here. Took me while to find a video like this, keep up the great work!

[@Kevin-fp3vw]

No way! Same here lol

[@Kevin-fp3vw]

Great grandmother last name was tunggiya

[@Kevin-fp3vw]

From liaoning, you?

[@andyxie8322]

@@Kevin-fp3vw west part of Liaoning, our ancestors probably fought side by side once lol

[@Kevin-fp3vw]

@@andyxie8322 yessir 😀

[@yiyongfu5567]

Nurhaci, his greatness was only next to Chengiskan. The most famous battle is Sarhu battle fought near a big reservior in Fu-shun county. As a descendent of Border Yellow Banner, I admire his genius.

[@libertywalker680]

Just discovered your channel after I finished watching an entertaining and historical based Chinese tv series called Forward Forever. The series covered the tumultuous time of the late Qing dynasty and the revolution period towards the new republic. It was told through the eyes and experiences of a group of idealistic young people. I have some knowledge of Chinese history but your channel is so helpful in giving me more understanding! Your history telling is very informative, insightful and well put together. It gave me the added backgroud of the events and people in China during that period. Many history programs are very boring! Let alone being bias and distorting to be politically correct or to suit a certain narrative. So thank you for your hardwork!

[@History_of_China]

Thank you so much for your comment ! I'm glad you enjoy :)

[@Deaflordezrevenge]

I love how you included throat singing in the music for these videos. It really shows your appreciation for their culture. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Archangelm127]

Never heard of this guy in my life. Fascinating video, thank you! I'd love to learn more about his son and the establishment of the Manchu dynasty. :)

[@yuejihua]

You have time to visit Nurhachi's hometown, Shenyang, Liaoning Province! His house and palace were all preserved.

[@cristiangerardinobilityhou5410]

I am also carrying his genetic marker. I am 1.5% of Chinese ancestry but the mytrueancestryDNA pointed to his genetic marker (Chinese Royalty - C-M401 - Nurhaci of the Qing dynasty).

[@History_of_China]

Epic!

[@cristiangerardinobilityhou5410]

@@ffxnhf No. I am related through an Árpád Turul dynasty female member who carried his family genetic marker. Therefore, several separations because of Asian dynasties intermarriages.

[@kknives36]

Follow up with one on Hong Taiji! Those conquests were amazing!

[@peterbanh1364]

All the Manchu leaders were great up until Emperor Qianlong. After Qianlong, all the Manchu leaders were useless and stupid.

[@khanusmagnus577]

@@peterbanh1364 ccp troll

[@peterbanh1364]

@@khanusmagnus577 I am Canadian, nothing to do with ccp.

[@ggyy311]

@@peterbanh1364 you are right, sometimes not stupid but too coward unlike their ancestors, for example: Guong Shue emperor, he is smart and had advanced view toward reform but too coward.

[@peterbanh1364]

@@ggyy311 Do you mean Guangxu Emperor? The guy was ingrate, useless and stupid. If he did NOT try to kill Cixi, Cixi would support him.

[@NoelleIsTheGeoArchon]

You are the best source of ancient Chinese history. Keep it up. I wish you will the warring states period as well. Not the 3 Kingdoms that is overrated. But the split of Zhou and the creating of the city states then the rise of Qin. Famous battle of the time is all greatly appreciated.

[@Adolph_shampoo]

The rulers of the Jin Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty may not be the same kind of people at all, just like Goguryeo and Goryeo, the latter just borrowed the name of the former.

[@cherimolina2121]

This was the piece I was missing to the puzzle on the transition from Ming to Qing. Thank you!

[@BensonMTG]

Superb content, as always. I hope there is a follow up video of the changes to Chinese society as the Ming dynasty concludes and the Qing begins. I read Chiang Kai Sheks China's Destiny, and in it points the blame of China's weakness on inept Manchu rule, brought on by their lack of strong governance.

[@phoebetse8966]

是的，清朝從乾隆後期就一直走下坡了，而且不像明朝，明朝後期還是有不少有作為的人，只是體制問題。而清朝我感覺還是人制問題。

[@troydavis1]

Love this, i studied it but it reinforces it.

[@ozgurozhan192]

Damnnn I become addicted to this channel. Really great work. Thanks for the efforts.

[@SmithLouis]

Excellent historical compilation of early Pre-Qing/Manchu history! As a practitioner of Manchu archery Nurhaci, Hong Taiji, Kangxi, Qianglong, etc. are legends, always love to see more of your content, keep up the good work, this channel deserves so much more attention.

[@linshitaolst4936]

Kangxi and Qianlong were self nicknames for Chinese emperors, such as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty named Zhu Yuanzhang, but his nickname was Hongwu

[@History_of_China]

Thank you so much for your comment! Awesome to know that Manchu archery is still studied, good luck with that :)

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

Another brilliant video. Thank you Sir.

[@dalesnow1707]

please continue your qing series pushing forth to the great 3 qing emperors!

[@peterbanh1364]

Yeah. After Qianlong, all the leaders were so stupid and useless.

[@khanusmagnus577]

@@peterbanh1364 CCP troll , China today = weak and stupid , Qing = always glorious

[@dustastro534]

tbh, was shunzhi really that great?

[@VanNguyen-hp1yz]

Hello Vincent, This was the first video that drew me to your channel; I've watched them all. I find myself coming back to this particular video quite often because Nurhaci's story is fascinating Topic suggestions - Vietnam's long history with China - The Rise and fall of the Tibetan Empire and its general history/relation to China. - Rise and fall of the Xiongnu - Western Xia aka The Tanguts - Sogdia - Romance of The Three Kingdoms - You could even cover every dynasty as a multiple part series the same way you covered the history of The Qing (I know you've thought about this 😄). Your accent, cadence, and pronunciation along with choice of illustration delivers an excellent presentation . Thank you for your dedication to making such high-quality short documentaries!

[@History_of_China]

Thank you so much for your comment! It means a lot :) Cheers for the suggestions! For the time being, I'll finish the Yuan series, then I'll tackle the Ming dynasty (probably the biggest project I'll make). When I'll have finished that, I'll have more or less covered China from 1251 to 1950. Then I'll see where to go from there! Glad you enjoy my work, and thanks for following :D

[@baluumccarron4735]

At 9:00, Why did you say 1916 instead of 1616?

[@maciejka4537]

Best summary ever, thank you for your work, it helped me tremendously in my Chinese History classes

[@aziza4170]

I wish you could use a map to show where exactly are the battles are fought

[@helengao6093]

If the Jin dynasty held the clan name of wanyan then why it was gone and replaced by Aisin Gioro during the later Jin despite them being controlled by the same ethnic group?

[@History_of_China]

Well the Wanyan clan never regained its prominence after the downfall of the Jin. The Aisin Gioro was simply the one of the prominent Jurchen clans of the 16th century which acquired supremacy. Both are unrelated as far as I know

[@mr.pointman1930]

Manchus, Mongols and Turks all belong to one. That is Eurasian and ironically, the invader of them founded many empire of sedentary. This is no exception. No destruction, creation won't exist.

[@user-hk3ei3fo9z]

You have to ask the Manchus if they consider themselves Turks. The Manchus are also farmers.

[@redere4777]

Nice, this was exactly the kind of video I was looking for. I also noticed that you're using EU4 flags there lol.

[@History_of_China]

Glad you enjoyed :) Yes lol, I thought it fit the atmosphere well

[@esmith4646]

Thanks!

[@samarshaker8467]

Thank so very much for your hard work 🎉❤

[@History_of_China]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@FC3zombiehunter]

Nurhaci was a very inspirational person indeed but holy shit Yuan Chonghuan put all his momentum to a screeching hault with a loyal and incredibly brave defense of Ningyuan

[@-idoraemon-4631]

I recently found out that from 8:58 to 9:00, you said "on the 17th of February 1916" although it showed 1616 at the top.

[@History_of_China]

Yeah, that was a mistake

[@troydavis1]

First view, first comment and first like. A triple first for me too :-)

[@se10011]

Awesome channel man, been binging through your videos, excellent quality. wish that we can support you more, have you thought about creating a patreon account?

[@History_of_China]

Thansk for following ! Well I've been thinking about it and still am :) not too sure for the moment

[@se10011]

@@History_of_China you really should, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one here who's willing to support you, your channel is amazing.

[@sarahlachman1349]

Ironicly the empress who ended the Qing, and accepted Puyi's abdication was a Yehe clan member

[@History_of_China]

Well spotted!

[@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory]

Excellent summary. Great to see such detail of Nurhaci, who often seems relegated to as a footnote preceeding the Manchu conquest of China proper. A small thing: it would be great to see, either in the video itself or the description, at least the major sources you used, and if possible, the main primary sources on his life. Not absolutely necessary, but for those of us more research interested, it's always a great boon, and is helpful to others who want to study the area but don't know which sources or authors to look for. A minor point: since this video covers 60+ years, sometimes it was hard to note which year you were talking about at a given point. Most of the time you did end up showing the year, but the cue seemed a little slow. If they were a bit closer together, it would be easier to follow at those points. But that's a rather minor nitpick (and may have just been me!) Out of an overall very well presented video.

[@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory]

A bit of a stretch, but a future video of a comparison of Nurhaci to that earlier Jurchen unifier, Aguda, would be very cool to see. Did Nurhaci see him as an example? Did he have the same reverence among 16th century Jurchen that Chinggis Khan had among the Mongols?

[@History_of_China]

Thanks for your comment, I'll take it into account ! I've added the main sources in the description :)

[@laurencebrahm5963]

Very well done and much appreciated

[@History_of_China]

Thanks!

[@asklocalchinese6251]

HOW COULD THIS AUTHOR BE SO PRODUCTIVE

[@History_of_China]

I'm not sure what you're asking

[@asklocalchinese6251]

@@History_of_China I was shocked by the efficiency you make these videos

[@History_of_China]

@@asklocalchinese6251 Oh well thanks very much for your comment ! Stay tuned for Emperor Daoguang coming soon ;)

[@gzpo]

Very informative, thank you.

[@lucyskye7229]

Nurhaci and Genghis Khan are very similar.

[@heavenlylordNOS]

Please continue with these awesome history videos

[@History_of_China]

Cheers :)

[@chestnutchh132]

So Li chengliang who was korean descent secretly helped Nurhaci? It seems like it.

[@flyingbirdskingcloud2908]

Not to help, but to use Nurhachi to suppress other tribes. Like the relationship between the Germanic governor of Rome and his Germanic adopted son, the adopted son finally rebelled.

[@stump4522]

Not really. It is more of checks and balance. But they didn't expect Nurhaci eventually will rebel. But it wasn't Nurhaci intention. Its more nuances. Tl;DR: Ming wants the Jurchen to keep fighting with each other. When one weakens the Ming supports it. Nurhaci eventually broke that balance. Oldest Strategy in the book.

[@catmate8358]

Dragon Tiger, now that's badass 😄

[@julesshort9219]

Wait....I think the biggest twist was that the 2nd son didn't seize power for himself and convinced everyone to support no. 8?! Why?

[@dlim6763]

Manchu Is not a China

[@win79526]

满族确实不是中国， 满族是中国的一个民族， 是中国人， 是我们的同胞。

[@dlim6763]

@@win79526 NO

[@dlim6763]

@@win79526 👎🦇

[@win79526]

@@dlim6763 哈哈， 下贱的东西， 你除了口嗨还能做什么？

[@ldioticnuzhen99]

@@win79526 they are dogs

[@stump4522]

I don't think Later Jin uses the 11th-12th century Iron Pagoda anymore. But they look sexy.

[@andrewbatist6355]

3:31 this iron pagoda armors were used since the 11th century in northern china, but were they still been used by the jurchens all the way to the 16th century ? is this painting on the background really from the fifteen hundreds ? i didnt know this type of armor was still arround

[@History_of_China]

Good observation! The painting represents jurchen Jin dynasty heavy cavalry. At the time I could not find a better illustration. By the late 16th century, the jurchen likely used armour like that the Eight Banners, that can be seen on other pictures in the video :)

[@andrewbatist6355]

@@History_of_China oh yes. and the eight banner army is COOL. by the Time of nurhaci, and since after the imjin war really, i see the ming and the Manchu tribes with this very similar, flexible armor.

[@andrewbatist6355]

@@History_of_China and good work man. keep it doing

[@TinahMcwilliams]

Very nice channel you have

[@z3pHyRx3]

Great job!

[@andrewmicheal5768]

Li Chengliang is not of Korean descent. Li Chengliang's ancestors lived in the northern part of the Korean peninsula and were of the same ethnicity as the Manchus, except that their family served the Ming Dynasty.

[@johnmcjeff881]

Where is all the film footage from?

[@History_of_China]

I took clips from the 2005 series Taizu Mishi (太祖秘史) :)

[@johnmcjeff881]

@@History_of_China Thank you.

[@egillskallagrimson5879]

I'm confused, I'm following the chronological order and suddenly I jump from the late Yuan to the Ming era dynasty... did I miss something? are somewhere else the videos about the Ming?

[@History_of_China]

Hi! Well I have not covered the Ming dynasty on my channel yet, hence the gap. But I'm getting there slowly :)

[@Flow86767]

I am late, but this is incredible

[@coyotestylepro1150]

Developed his own literature system ayyyye 👀😁😉😎

[@muhamadmuslimuhamadibrahim4472]

I got confused about his birth date...He was born on 14th May 1559 as referred in Wikipedia🤔

[@user-zw7ke4vi3k]

Manchu people and Corean people should use their own spelling of name maybe

[@withgodallthingsarepossibl6301]

I like the way you pronounce the name👍

[@sookguttilla3979]

This is great way to learn about Chinese history! It’s too bad that there are not more interest

[@jontheodore6340]

Is that accurate Manchu pronunciation? It sure sounds cool!

[@History_of_China]

I did my best with little knowledge I had at the time. It's not 100% accurate but I try!

[@entehemejoogiya6288]

@@History_of_China Not very accurate. Many of them are Chinese transliteration of Manchu pronunciation, such as wanggao... Chinese. According to Manchu pronunciation, wango should be read

[@andrewmicheal5768]

@@entehemejoogiya6288 Wang Gao is his Chinese name, and his Jurchen name is Atuhan

[@esmith4646]

Great content! It’s not pretentious idk what that guy is talking about lol

[@michaelsweeney4547]

"..using political strategies, his influence grew" Dangling modifiers abound, but otherwise great.

[@gmail.com00470]

Pitiful representation of the Chinese New Year at Kolding Storcenter, Kolding! Perhaps they willeye thia documentary too as they ape my searches all the time!

[@jungkyume]

That looks similar to Hong Taiji picture on the right in Thumbnail pic. I mean they r son and father tho

[@History_of_China]

Furthermore, the Qing paintors used the same pose and similar clothes to represent the emperors, so they look very much alike.

[@patrickmc3827]

Too much to drink Dr. Jones?

[@darkages2.035]

Nurhaci Has died In Battle of Mingun😱😨

[@tomi626453]

Man they should have used more points to metallurgy, like europeans.

[@raphlvlogs271]

The video needs more descriptions.

[@TheKeithvidz]

era's genghis khan.

[@Pokemon315066]

me after watching my dearest

[@cheng3580]

9:01. Minor mistake XD. But good video nonetheless.

[@History_of_China]

Thanks lol ^^

[@Pink-ol2zc]

Yes that's me

[@mongolhuu]

Manjus allied with Mongols before conquering the Ming and establishing Qing.

[@migukin7492]

You mean conquered not allied.

[@mongolhuu]

@@migukin7492 allied

[@tarasdubenskyy508]

the turning point couldn't have happened in 1916 but most probably in 1616

[@History_of_China]

Yep, I mispronounced that lol

[@darkages2.035]

and Losed😭

[@murdanimurdani8748]

Nuruhachi Aishin 500 Years dominate HAN

[@timoc5880]

It is hard to imagine Ming equipped with western Cannon and matchlock and their own designed firearm. A country with far superior military technology and wealth would be defeated by a small group of barbaric nomad people with cavalry , bow and arrows only .

[@user-hk3ei3fo9z]

At that time, muskets were not as good as bows and arrows. Only after the emergence of rifled muskets did they surpass bows and arrows.

[@soikorsoiket7541]

I have a coin 1559-1626. China silver coin

[@i_love_crpg]

youre the first brit ive ever come across that pronounces northeast asian names so fluently, but the way you say jurchen is so french 😂

[@hmm5784]

Among the different northern tribes from north of the Great Wall. I respect mongols the most and Jurchen/Manchu the least. Lots of Manchu are shamelessly claiming themselves as ethic Han nowadays. Can’t trust people that lies about its heritage.

[@soikorsoiket7541]

I have a coin.

[@viannev9204]

Shit ,耳朵怀孕了……

[@frankm7707]

Nurhaci pronouns as Nu-Yi-Ha-Chi

[@tedcleveland8488]

in order to conquer them, you will need to becoming one of them. this is why mongolian failed and failed and failed over and over. nurhaci pulled it off.

[@turuus5215]

At cost of pushing his ethnicity to extinction.

[@hemanag1020]

Mongolian failure again and again. What a joke. Modern woke views.

[@tedcleveland8488]

@@hemanag1020 the heck is woke?

[@diogenes6002]

[@user-qj3tj3es1o]

Qing is not China. Qing is Korea. Qing Dynasty is Kim Dynasty.

[@BezzamyRobloxuser]

KORETARD💩💩💩

[@lionerniec856]

no, Qing people had different last name than the Korean. They used 4 characters for their names.

[@ost8123]

southief Korea

[@manchuqing4560]

qing is manchu,not china not korea

[@samng2196]

Qing dynasty has never been Korea or China. They are Manchurians frm Manchuria.

[@edwardkasimir8016]

I'm of the opinion that when speaking in English and using words from a foreign language, it is stylistically best to stick to the standard English pronunciation of those words and names. You use Chinese pronunciation for every one and it comes across as stilted and overly precise.

[@AGS363]

That's just like, your opinion, man.

[@animation1234111]

"Overly precise"?

[@shinjinobrave]

Hard pass on this suggestion, it's much more interesting to hear the way an actual Chinese person would pronounce these names.

[@edwardkasimir8016]

@@shinjinobrave Only northern Chinese Mandarin pronunciation. Applying this principle consistently, he should have also been switching between Jurchen, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian pronunciations.

[@Archangelm127]

Judging by his English pronunciations and the nature of his (very minor and infrequent) verbal goofs, the narrator is a native Mandarin speaker.