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.
@chizhang43693 жыл бұрын
They are likely the descents of those Jurchens who stayed at their homeland, thus didn’t got slaughtered by Mongols.
@adolphsow6073 жыл бұрын
Manchus were descendant of mongol and Jurchen..haha
@Henrodful5 жыл бұрын
The Ming Dynasty has not discovered this video yet (referring to the 0 dislikes so far).
@akimjocelyn43874 жыл бұрын
the Ming dynasty finally discovered this video, there are now 5 dislikes
@pedroperez66763 жыл бұрын
13 corrupt and weak Ming officials have disliked. Time to call up the banners again...
@shaunheng3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@shaunheng3 жыл бұрын
@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.
@shaunheng3 жыл бұрын
@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.
@asianbomb475 жыл бұрын
I have commented this before, but your channel is criminally underrated in terms of subscribers. Please keep up the fantastic work!
@History_of_China5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot ! I will :)
@se100115 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, the content is amazing.
@selena61123 жыл бұрын
I agree. I especially appreciate how effort is made to use accurate pronunciation.
@flyingbirdskingcloud29082 жыл бұрын
@@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.
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.
@animation12341115 жыл бұрын
5:47 When you realize you'll never have a title that cool.
@ngng6853 жыл бұрын
yes
@meihwadeclerk31473 жыл бұрын
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.
@andyxie83224 жыл бұрын
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-fp3vw4 жыл бұрын
No way! Same here lol
@Kevin-fp3vw4 жыл бұрын
Great grandmother last name was tunggiya
@Kevin-fp3vw4 жыл бұрын
From liaoning, you?
@andyxie83224 жыл бұрын
@@Kevin-fp3vw west part of Liaoning, our ancestors probably fought side by side once lol
@Kevin-fp3vw4 жыл бұрын
@@andyxie8322 yessir 😀
@yiyongfu5567 Жыл бұрын
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.
@libertywalker6803 жыл бұрын
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_China3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment ! I'm glad you enjoy :)
@Deaflordezrevenge Жыл бұрын
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.
@Archangelm1275 жыл бұрын
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. :)
@yuejihua5 ай бұрын
You have time to visit Nurhachi's hometown, Shenyang, Liaoning Province! His house and palace were all preserved.
@cristiangerardinobilityhou54103 жыл бұрын
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_China3 жыл бұрын
Epic!
@cristiangerardinobilityhou5410 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@kknives365 жыл бұрын
Follow up with one on Hong Taiji! Those conquests were amazing!
@peterbanh13643 жыл бұрын
All the Manchu leaders were great up until Emperor Qianlong. After Qianlong, all the Manchu leaders were useless and stupid.
@khanusmagnus5773 жыл бұрын
@@peterbanh1364 ccp troll
@peterbanh13643 жыл бұрын
@@khanusmagnus577 I am Canadian, nothing to do with ccp.
@ggyy3113 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@peterbanh13643 жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
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_shampoo5 ай бұрын
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.
@cherimolina21212 жыл бұрын
This was the piece I was missing to the puzzle on the transition from Ming to Qing. Thank you!
@BensonMTG5 жыл бұрын
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.
Damnnn I become addicted to this channel. Really great work. Thanks for the efforts.
@SmithLouis Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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_China10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment! Awesome to know that Manchu archery is still studied, good luck with that :)
@mistergeopolitics44565 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant video. Thank you Sir.
@dalesnow17075 жыл бұрын
please continue your qing series pushing forth to the great 3 qing emperors!
@peterbanh13643 жыл бұрын
Yeah. After Qianlong, all the leaders were so stupid and useless.
@khanusmagnus5773 жыл бұрын
@@peterbanh1364 CCP troll , China today = weak and stupid , Qing = always glorious
@dustastro5343 жыл бұрын
tbh, was shunzhi really that great?
@VanNguyen-hp1yz Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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
@baluumccarron47354 жыл бұрын
At 9:00, Why did you say 1916 instead of 1616?
@maciejka4537 Жыл бұрын
Best summary ever, thank you for your work, it helped me tremendously in my Chinese History classes
@aziza41702 ай бұрын
I wish you could use a map to show where exactly are the battles are fought
@helengao60937 ай бұрын
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_China6 ай бұрын
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.pointman19302 ай бұрын
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-hk3ei3fo9z2 ай бұрын
You have to ask the Manchus if they consider themselves Turks. The Manchus are also farmers.
@redere47774 жыл бұрын
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_China4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed :) Yes lol, I thought it fit the atmosphere well
@esmith46465 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@samarshaker8467 Жыл бұрын
Thank so very much for your hard work 🎉❤
@History_of_China10 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you like it!
@FC3zombiehunter Жыл бұрын
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-46313 жыл бұрын
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_China3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that was a mistake
@troydavis15 жыл бұрын
First view, first comment and first like. A triple first for me too :-)
@se100115 жыл бұрын
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_China5 жыл бұрын
Thansk for following ! Well I've been thinking about it and still am :) not too sure for the moment
@se100115 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@sarahlachman1349Ай бұрын
Ironicly the empress who ended the Qing, and accepted Puyi's abdication was a Yehe clan member
@History_of_ChinaАй бұрын
Well spotted!
@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory5 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory5 жыл бұрын
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_China5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, I'll take it into account ! I've added the main sources in the description :)
@laurencebrahm59632 жыл бұрын
Very well done and much appreciated
@History_of_China2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@asklocalchinese62514 жыл бұрын
HOW COULD THIS AUTHOR BE SO PRODUCTIVE
@History_of_China4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what you're asking
@asklocalchinese62514 жыл бұрын
@@History_of_China I was shocked by the efficiency you make these videos
@History_of_China4 жыл бұрын
@@asklocalchinese6251 Oh well thanks very much for your comment ! Stay tuned for Emperor Daoguang coming soon ;)
@gzpo5 жыл бұрын
Very informative, thank you.
@lucyskye72292 жыл бұрын
Nurhaci and Genghis Khan are very similar.
@heavenlylordNOS4 жыл бұрын
Please continue with these awesome history videos
@History_of_China4 жыл бұрын
Cheers :)
@chestnutchh1323 жыл бұрын
So Li chengliang who was korean descent secretly helped Nurhaci? It seems like it.
@flyingbirdskingcloud29082 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@catmate83582 ай бұрын
Dragon Tiger, now that's badass 😄
@julesshort92192 жыл бұрын
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?
@dlim67633 жыл бұрын
Manchu Is not a China
@win79526 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@win79526 NO
@dlim6763 Жыл бұрын
@@win79526 👎🦇
@win79526 Жыл бұрын
@@dlim6763 哈哈, 下贱的东西, 你除了口嗨还能做什么?
@ldioticnuzhen99 Жыл бұрын
@@win79526 they are dogs
@stump4522 Жыл бұрын
I don't think Later Jin uses the 11th-12th century Iron Pagoda anymore. But they look sexy.
@andrewbatist63553 жыл бұрын
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_China3 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@andrewbatist63553 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@andrewbatist63553 жыл бұрын
@@History_of_China and good work man. keep it doing
@TinahMcwilliams5 жыл бұрын
Very nice channel you have
@z3pHyRx35 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@andrewmicheal5768 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Where is all the film footage from?
@History_of_China Жыл бұрын
I took clips from the 2005 series Taizu Mishi (太祖秘史) :)
@johnmcjeff881 Жыл бұрын
@@History_of_China Thank you.
@egillskallagrimson5879 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Well I have not covered the Ming dynasty on my channel yet, hence the gap. But I'm getting there slowly :)
@Flow867673 жыл бұрын
I am late, but this is incredible
@coyotestylepro1150 Жыл бұрын
Developed his own literature system ayyyye 👀😁😉😎
@muhamadmuslimuhamadibrahim447210 ай бұрын
I got confused about his birth date...He was born on 14th May 1559 as referred in Wikipedia🤔
@user-zw7ke4vi3k4 жыл бұрын
Manchu people and Corean people should use their own spelling of name maybe
@withgodallthingsarepossibl6301 Жыл бұрын
I like the way you pronounce the name👍
@sookguttilla39792 жыл бұрын
This is great way to learn about Chinese history! It’s too bad that there are not more interest
@jontheodore63402 жыл бұрын
Is that accurate Manchu pronunciation? It sure sounds cool!
@History_of_China2 жыл бұрын
I did my best with little knowledge I had at the time. It's not 100% accurate but I try!
@entehemejoogiya6288 Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
@@entehemejoogiya6288 Wang Gao is his Chinese name, and his Jurchen name is Atuhan
@esmith46465 жыл бұрын
Great content! It’s not pretentious idk what that guy is talking about lol
@michaelsweeney45472 ай бұрын
"..using political strategies, his influence grew" Dangling modifiers abound, but otherwise great.
@gmail.com00470 Жыл бұрын
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!
@jungkyume4 жыл бұрын
That looks similar to Hong Taiji picture on the right in Thumbnail pic. I mean they r son and father tho
@History_of_China4 жыл бұрын
Furthermore, the Qing paintors used the same pose and similar clothes to represent the emperors, so they look very much alike.
@patrickmc38274 жыл бұрын
Too much to drink Dr. Jones?
@darkages2.035 Жыл бұрын
Nurhaci Has died In Battle of Mingun😱😨
@tomi62645310 ай бұрын
Man they should have used more points to metallurgy, like europeans.
@raphlvlogs2714 жыл бұрын
The video needs more descriptions.
@TheKeithvidz4 жыл бұрын
era's genghis khan.
@Pokemon31506611 ай бұрын
me after watching my dearest
@cheng35805 жыл бұрын
9:01. Minor mistake XD. But good video nonetheless.
@History_of_China5 жыл бұрын
Thanks lol ^^
@Pink-ol2zc4 жыл бұрын
Yes that's me
@mongolhuu Жыл бұрын
Manjus allied with Mongols before conquering the Ming and establishing Qing.
@migukin749210 ай бұрын
You mean conquered not allied.
@mongolhuu9 ай бұрын
@@migukin7492 allied
@tarasdubenskyy5085 жыл бұрын
the turning point couldn't have happened in 1916 but most probably in 1616
@History_of_China5 жыл бұрын
Yep, I mispronounced that lol
@darkages2.035 Жыл бұрын
and Losed😭
@murdanimurdani87482 жыл бұрын
Nuruhachi Aishin 500 Years dominate HAN
@timoc5880 Жыл бұрын
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-hk3ei3fo9z2 ай бұрын
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.
@soikorsoiket75415 жыл бұрын
I have a coin 1559-1626. China silver coin
@i_love_crpg4 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@soikorsoiket75415 жыл бұрын
I have a coin.
@viannev92043 жыл бұрын
Shit ,耳朵怀孕了……
@frankm77073 ай бұрын
Nurhaci pronouns as Nu-Yi-Ha-Chi
@tedcleveland84883 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
At cost of pushing his ethnicity to extinction.
@hemanag1020 Жыл бұрын
Mongolian failure again and again. What a joke. Modern woke views.
@tedcleveland8488 Жыл бұрын
@@hemanag1020 the heck is woke?
@diogenes60029 ай бұрын
@user-qj3tj3es1o3 жыл бұрын
Qing is not China. Qing is Korea. Qing Dynasty is Kim Dynasty.
@BezzamyRobloxuser3 жыл бұрын
KORETARD💩💩💩
@lionerniec8563 жыл бұрын
no, Qing people had different last name than the Korean. They used 4 characters for their names.
@ost81232 жыл бұрын
southief Korea
@manchuqing45602 жыл бұрын
qing is manchu,not china not korea
@samng21962 жыл бұрын
Qing dynasty has never been Korea or China. They are Manchurians frm Manchuria.
@edwardkasimir80165 жыл бұрын
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.
@AGS3635 жыл бұрын
That's just like, your opinion, man.
@animation12341115 жыл бұрын
"Overly precise"?
@shinjinobrave5 жыл бұрын
Hard pass on this suggestion, it's much more interesting to hear the way an actual Chinese person would pronounce these names.
@edwardkasimir80165 жыл бұрын
@@shinjinobrave Only northern Chinese Mandarin pronunciation. Applying this principle consistently, he should have also been switching between Jurchen, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian pronunciations.
@Archangelm1275 жыл бұрын
Judging by his English pronunciations and the nature of his (very minor and infrequent) verbal goofs, the narrator is a native Mandarin speaker.