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[@chromatic-doodlieus09]

Did you know that OverSimplified actually rickrolled us, viewers, at the intro by having the bird sing "永不会放弃你，永不会放下你“（which translates to, "Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down")

[@generichomosapien4666]

Lmao pretty epic

[@cuyohistoriador2858]

苍天已死,黄巾当立 Edit: I did use Google Translate for the old comment. It was a bad idea because the chinese back then was diferent. What up with the likes though? It seems i got some people angry... damn... that is a lot of replies

[@ryanhuang167]

i was just going to say that

[@Anya-ei5hh]

19 M just got Rick rolled 🤣

[@MilitaryEnthusiastFLA]

LOL

[@DrQuasi]

Japan: I have fought China the most. Mongolia: No, I have. China: Amateurs

[@ryanchia8764]

A really underrated comment

[@lordstarship827]

DrQuasi I've fought myself several times and never win.

[@18idlesuggest]

France would like to know China's location

[@viethuongvothai686]

DrQuasi Vietnam: *cough* *cough*

[@calebprictor6340]

DrQuasi Ew, no. You stole it from a meme

[@ZTseng]

11:05 Small fact: While one of Cao Cao’s men(Wang Bi) did persuade him on just executing Lu Bu, Liu Bei also persuaded him, Cao Cao asked for his opinion and Liu Bei just asked him that “You forgot about Ding Yuan(The first guy Lu Bu worked for, which Lu Bu eventually betrayed and killed) and Dong Zhuo?”

[@mistertaz94]

Apparently it was how he presented that question that was entertaining to Cao Cao. It apparently went along the lines of "Lu Bu was first the son of Ding Yuan, he then became the son of Dong Zhou. Today, I invite you Cao Mengde to become Lu Bu's third father." Amused Cao Cao mocked Lu Bu in his bindings and had him executed shortly after. He did however take Lu Bu's greatest general Zhang Liao into his service as a consolation prize. Zhang Liao then proved to be one of Cao Caos most valuable generals who was so feared by the Southlands that they after a battle where he decimated Sun Quans forces so badly that he was terrified of the idea of a Northern Invasion invoking Zhang Liaos wrath that they never launched a full northern campaign until after they confirmed he had died of illness.

[@enavshimshi]

Killed one father for a horse, killed the second for a woman. What do you think he'll do to the third?

[@jw1731]

@@enavshimshikill the third for a fidget spinner

[@Mxtxcoupleslover08]

​@jw1731 lol 😂😂

[@trap_kyun90yearsago52]

​@@enavshimshifor your his boyfriend

[@user-cf6tf1rf3i]

Lu Bu: He protecc He attacc But most importantly, He stabs you in the bacc

[@IonaDaijo]

Good one

[@mattsheng]

Lol😂

[@amfili1222]

Amazing

[@IamMario1.2]

You are not funny

[@brunswickgaming]

@@IamMario1.2if you dont like it , dont say anything about it

[@flashstar1234]

Fun fact: Cao Cao killed his doctor who was the first person to ever come up with a method of doing brain surgeries. When he heard that he’s gonna open his brain, Cao Cao killed him. Then he died.

[@notanythinganymore]

Brilliant

[@whalewil3135]

The egyptians also had brain surgeries although they almost always failed

[@robot2374]

Whalewil well cao cao’s doctor was a famous doctor at the time

[@jamesl1157]

The famous doctor cao cao summoned (by force) suggested using an axe to crack his skull open, so he can evaluate the pain and assess it. Cao cao who is known to be always suspicious of everything was furious upon hearing it, and locked him up in prison, where he later died

[@user-vw7sv3te2o]

Cao never trust open his brain might heal him, u know in that age

[@calm_skies1127]

"China is whole again!" "Then it broke again!"

[@bakaryfsanyang7897]

You got that from the history of the entire world I guess

[@TheSucram729]

Bakary F. Sanyang I guess

[@aidanchan5816]

"The empire, long divided, must unite. The empire, long united, must divide" -- from 'three kingdoms'

[@pressftopayrespects6325]

That was a different Chinese division. This one went more like “Buddhism is traveling up the Silk Road and I wonder if it will reach China before it collapses again.”

[@niceColdWuhta]

*I guess* , only a few get it

[@linwenzhao1110]

Some said that it's a lot to remember. But as a Chinese, I have to say, almost 70% kids like to read books about three countries and there are some TV series about this which are excellent, so many of us feel this period of history interesting, and like to talk about it. By the way, this cartoon is excellent! I have to say that it generalized that period well and basically stated every important event and they are all correct.

[@yourcomrade1922]

1994 version

[@ItsHappyHourArchived]

Can we all stop and take a second to recognize that Lu Bu really was unbeatable in head to head matchups. The only time throughout this whole history lessson that he lost was when he defeated Cao Cao’s legion while Cao cao was away, and Cao Cao only won because he returned with reinforcements to push out Lu Bu’s depleted squad. And then Lu Bu retreated back into Liu Beus enemy territory WHILE DEPLETED and completely pushed Liu out. And they ONLY defeated Lu Bu together by combining two armies together to face one STILL DEPLETED ONE! Absolute legend. You REALLY had to jump this man in order to win. Also super hilarious that Liu Beu told cao cao not to recruit him because he would betray him. And then AS SOON AS LU BU gets eliminated, liu beu turns on him🤣

[@ah2522]

Teacher: we're going to learn about 3 kingdoms Students: that sounds easy Teacher: it's actually 5000 kingdoms

[@wholesomesandwich2437]

Teacher: today we’re gonna learn about chinese history History geek: oh no

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

This was basically the equivalent of asian kid vs 2 of the smartest kids in class

[@waterywingz]

the next guy ha! I like this comment xD

[@mrlakiro5526]

That one kid who played Dynasty Warriors: *Its time.*

[@johnnyscocktaeil7875]

I felt that lol. I remember the days when I was one of the reporters in class about this. Actually what I reported was like summarized since I was like 12 years old, and I didn't know this was that many wtf. My classmates were really bored, I can imagine myself reporting each kingdoms while everyone is asleep. Lol and it's not easy to explain since even I am having a brain crisis that time.

[@stormysamreen7062]

If this is the overly smplified version, don't even start on the actual one

[@Jimothyjohns]

Mujahid Syed I read the three kingdoms, and even though it was the easier version to read, it was confusing

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

I tried understanding the War of the Roses... I gave up and just read a song of ice and fire.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

@@RubberBruh1 Stares at riddle... Why does not knowing cigarette brands make solving an exercise in logic harder? It shouldn't, but it somehow does.

[@khaiwen100]

@@Jimothyjohns there is actually 2 books, one is san guo yan yi (romance of the three kingdom) , which is simplier but has interesting story line, while san guo zhi (Records of the Three Kingdoms) is the actual record of the history.

[@Jimothyjohns]

khaiwen100 yeah. I want to read the full version of both. I haven’t been able to yet but I’m trying to find a copy

[@kittyonmydesk5532]

9:03 Betrayal strategy: 1. Warn the target of betrayal 2. Expect normalcy bias 3. Wait for the assassin to kill their target 4. Have at 'em!!!

[@Hagunemnon]

Love how he got Liu Bei's ears right; though, he DID forget the eyestalks and lanky gorilla arms. Yeah, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei looked like the illegitimate lovechild of Quark from Deep Space 9 and Mr. Krabs.

[@Listening_Books12345]

THAT IS SO ALARMING 😂😂😂

[@tornadoedward]

6:08 Hitler tried time traveling, which enraged his father, who punished him severely.

[@ellendavis9272]

OH MY GOD I just noticed!

[@liamporter7456]

That’s awesome. 👍

[@lipelorenzo7900]

Omg now i see it lol

[@woodyschannel7801]

Lol

[@deaconevans7292]

420th like on this comment

[@lane5686]

Lu Bu: He protecc He attacc But most importantly, He stabs you in the bacc Also, I wanted to point out that Guan Yu was deified into the God of War after this event. He remains as a prominent figure in Asian culture for good luck and protection from evil/malevolent spirits.

[@victorrrrm]

🗿🗿🗿

[@Redcliffe_]

Lol

[@ashmaandaniyalazahar3023]

Helo helo

[@shadow-monger5189]

Lol, good one.

[@bondidto]

lol

[@adlerlu7616]

So on how the allies fell out on who should own that territory, the simplified story is basically that Liu Bei borrowed it from Sun Quan and refused to give it back. It is so famous that there is a Chinese adages called Liu Bei borrowing Jing Zhou (the name of that piece of land) that basically means never returning what you borrowed. In Chinese it is 刘备借荆州，有借无还

[@whoareyou7]

A lot of the “histories” here are sourced from The Romance of The Three Kingdoms (三国演义）, which is an excellent book, but lacks historically accurate informations. Most Chinese scholars source informations from the Record of The Three Kingdoms （三国志）, which is an official record of dynastic history, instead of an novel like the other book. A lot of informations mentioned in the video, like Diao Chan seducing Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, causing them to betray each other, never actually occurred. In fact, historically, Diao Chan didn’t even exist.

[@ychou-uz6ei]

In fact, although the Records of the Three Kingdoms is official, it is not necessarily true considering political factors. I mean, you foreigners should take it as a kind of entertainment. We mainland Chinese also regard it as literary works, because the history of the East is not objective. I hope you know.

[@FrederickWang]

I am Chinese, and this is literally THE best introduction of ancient Chinese history (till the Three Kingdoms Era) I ever came across that has been done by a foreigner.

[@afox9561]

I agree!

[@covenantkinguriel9178]

And you didn’t even see the rick roll

[@joynew1914]

seems you really donnot like reading something about Chinese history. This video is good, but far away from the best.

[@AliKhan.1247]

Aika -Chan what?

[@covenantkinguriel9178]

Ali - K the bird at the very start was singing Never gonna give you up

[@Michael-nn6dm]

0:21 The bird singing translated to english is "Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down" You just got rickrolled baby

[@exitranci8991]

I was gonna typed that comment XD

[@chaos_blue1089]

是啊

[@yeshwantdasari2075]

This is the quality content I signed up for

[@paulpatrii3272]

Chromso 别爆粗

[@tiredtotality4145]

@@chromso 屌个屁啊屌

[@polosop4]

There are some advisors not mentioned, such as Zhuge Liang of Shu(Han), Zhou Yu of Wu, Guo Jia of Wei, and so on. They played an important role in this period.

[@user-fs3qp9nc3u]

As a native Chinese myself, I confirm this is pretty well explained.. Honestly Oversimplified you pronounced the Chinese names better than 95% of youtubers.

[@benhalsey7310]

Dong Zhuo: Takes over China Lu Bu: *Im about to end this mans whole career*

[@taicui9942]

It's Liu Bei

[@deadzone6661]

What career?

[@taken7994]

@@deadzone6661 Ever heard of a joke?

[@taicui9942]

Nope it's Lu Bu, I was wrong

[@SirDiamondNips]

Lu Bu: But I'm not a warlord!

[@zalpa3230]

Who also saw Hitler’s dad on the background when they killed the ‘Eunuchs’, punishing one of them severly?

[@SirVelo]

HobbYT yes I thought ‘which enraged the eunichs father who punished him severely’

[@steelychunk65_81]

6:18

[@bilocyteohgee7353]

Makes this Channel so worth watching. Great Content Creation

[@e4ehco21]

Same

[@sidthekid1170]

I just noticed

[@hangetsukuzunoha2467]

"just to give u an idea of how crazy and chaotic it was. see if u'r able to keep up" me who spent my childhood playing dynasty warrior : "completely understandable"

[@senorliamy17]

This video was not only intricately researched, the Chinese was also well-pronounced. One of my favourite O.S. videos! Fantastic work!

[@bookbutterfly6613]

0:20 that’s simplified Chinese for “never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down” Mother fu

[@dhruvkartik8258]

well..... the bird just rickrolled us

[@wereshark6921]

Oof

[@Vapez759]

cker

[@lbozofrnce5413]

I love that

[@77xyu94]

And 8:28 calligraphy writing 🙃

[@RxPow]

I don't know if anyone noticed this but I think we got rick rolled at 0:20. 永不会放弃你 永不会放下你 roughly means "never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down".

[@monkeseeaction21987]

I feel personally attacked by this :)

[@Admiral_Jezza]

Thought I was gonna get trolled by this comment but nah it's legit.

[@John-ld9ru]

Rx Panbanda it’s a reference to the battle of the Hastings video

[@FBI-ff3gw]

Yes true

[@rbarnes4076]

Fantastic post!.

[@venusjinn4984]

Thanks for making this, I always thought Dynasty Warriors wasn't real, but now I have a lot more respect

[@christopherwilson88]

It mostly isn't. The characters are mostly real people, and the broad strokes of the events are real, but the games are based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written in the Ming Dynasty, which is a fictionalized and--as you might guess--highly romanticized telling of this period. It's not the most historically accurate work, although the broad strokes are right. And it's got more of a narrative arc with clear heroes and villains that makes for better adapting into a video game than real history. After all, irl ALL of these dudes were vicious, opportunistic warlords.

[@user-fe5dv4rs9x]

Honestly Oversimplified you pronounced the Chinese names better than 95% of youtubers. As a native Chinese myself, I confirm this is pretty well explained..

[@sachadelon1935]

Roses are red Violets are blue Watch out behind you It’s LU BU

[@grandmasterlubu6332]

And I brought a bowl of betrayal-o's.

[@Ranio_]

I want to like but it's 69

[@infinity_rainy_days]

Nice poem!

[@chandlerkeon5049]

Shoot now I shit my pants

[@keyanli6198]

Actually in Mandarin it's prounaunced as Lö Bu, as in German

[@realkampo]

"Its a little kitty-cat, look at her little ears!" *"The people loved his political philosophy"*

[@mr.8-bit604]

we needed that

[@Akunai_]

So would that make clowns political? Oh wait

[@animejat]

*trump noises intensifies*

[@Akunai_]

@@chlorhex6785 3:37 here ye go

[@darthsmaul6314]

@@Akunai_ LMAO

[@felixedwin532]

6:16 adolf’s dad sure is a busy man…… Border patrol,beating the smack out of anyone not loyal to him,chinese rebellion crushing….. A busy man indeed 😅

[@Bmms452]

I love the French yellow jacket at 3:53 ! Always there to help revoltin’ !

[@alogutz]

Game of Thrones: My plot and storyline is so complex. China's history: *Hold my beer, kid*

[@NefariousEvildoer]

*season 8 has entered the chat*

[@AlexJones-ex8ox]

I want to play dynasty warriors now

[@Dominicwylai]

Hold my Oolong tea*

[@ut2819]

@@Dominicwylai oolong tea is from Vietnam you prick

[@cassandral835]

@@ut2819 I am genuinely interested in this theory. What makes you think so? I even checked the Vietnamese language page for the tea to try to corroborate it to no avail.

[@awesomeBENNY_1]

Oversimplified hasn’t uploaded in 3 months This enraged his father, who punished him severely

[@baldbadger7644]

lmao

[@jamessutton23]

Kek

[@UnbentAtom]

lol

[@papatango2362]

Yep

[@theacidnutria8874]

im wheezing

[@chadczternastek]

I absolutely love this channel so much. If you know the history well, and hear it, it's comedy genius.

[@LightningSniper]

You can really tell he practiced the Chinese names. Thank you OverSimplified.

[@afc9447]

Europe history : i am too difficult. China history : am i a joke to you?

[@mcchickennugget1599]

lmao

[@nicholesathitsin8557]

But it's fun to learn

[@girlbuu9403]

China: I am the fucking SIZE of Europe, stop thinking of me as a single country in situations like this.

[@sue_me8680]

I had to take notes to keep up with the video.

[@todoioka_butsu3164]

The fact that I just learnt this last year I recalled everything and was looking at the maps changing I was just saying : this IS oversimplified, my Chinese History exam wasn’t THIS easy

[@finnclougherty453]

I cannot believe Dong Zhou would wear his crocs indoors like that, what a monster

[@heatherswanson1664]

Yeah this is why asians don't wear shoes in our homes

[@udozocklein6023]

@@heatherswanson1664 why would you wear shoes in your home? (except maybe because of annoying pet-animal shedding)

[@dustspamton5852]

@@udozocklein6023 yea like me

[@404modestahousebills4]

wow

[@spunk3787]

Harsh Dhakad How is Chinese history boring?

[@tianyidrinkmorewater]

Great stuff! War of Red Cliff is huge in that part of history. Legend says that they proposed to Cao that by connecting the ships so they can feel like land and soldiers not get sick on them, and they somehow predicted the wind on the day, shoot arrows with fires and burned all connected ships. Fun

[@dianalei5996]

Pretty well explained. Just a Little sad that Zhuge Liang isn’t mentioned. Like, he’s so important in Liu Bei’s country!!😢

[@lillyie]

Watching old Oversimplified videos? There's a tax for that

[@mgway4661]

To the guillotine

[@DVeck89]

That's one too many ouchies

[@shawellminoe]

To the *G U L A G*

[@shawellminoe]

This enraged his father,who punished him severely

[@manishtiwari42179]

@@shawellminoe he ate him severely

[@XxKiLLeRSaxX]

Three kingdoms fought for over 100 years for unification, and in the end, none of them achieved it. Talk about irony.

[@davidw.2791]

And the winner, West Jin, has the dubious honour of being probably the only United Dynasty in China to be corrupt as fuck from the first generation emperor.

[@davidw.2791]

ETA If anyone wonders why, with other out-of-chaos-comes-unity dynasties, such as West Han under Liu Bang, North Song under Zhao Kuangying, or Ming under Zhu Yuanzhang, those emperors either come from humble roots and climbed to the top with their leadership skills, or they started with a power level (Zhao Kuangying was a big general in Later Zhou dynasty, and he eventually amassed enough power to force the emperor and the empress dowager to abdicate for him) but it still takes cunning and humility to plan and exercise. The Sima clan on the other hand, are dirty schemers who got lucky by the time Sima Yan becomes emperor of all China. Now Sima Yan has conquered all of China, they think there’s nothing more to do, so lets get to those nonstop Porsche Parties already.

[@michaelhe2581]

Actually, the new dynasty only last 30 years

[@davidw.2791]

Michael He Oh yeah, from CE 280 to 316, but civil war already fucked China up enough that northern ethnicities created their own kingdoms since 304.

[@davidw.2791]

China would not see unification again until CE 589 under the Sui dynasty

[@justafish1910]

I started my entire interest in history when I started with dynasty warriors 4 I have watched this and every OS video numerous times but this one gets me, an early memory, top tier. I randomly try and mention lu bu to everyone I can

[@danielkong6767]

Man this was without a doubt the best ad sponsor i’ve ever scene! The publisher gave you insentive to cover a faschinating time period and you gave the game easily digestable backstory for the game. Cudos!

[@lukeswitzer3729]

6:15 anyone else see Hitler's dad punishing a Chinese dude severely?

[@popcat8384]

Yep

[@mr.vision8317]

Omg I do see it 😂

[@enricocosta4441]

Yis

[@VPZealouZ]

I was about to say the same thing.

[@selintozkoparan754]

Yes

[@Goober_80]

America Democrats vs Republicans China Uncles vs eunachs

[@famlytreeli3537]

Just Han dynasty maybe

[@mng3941]

@@famlytreeli3537 Not necessarily. There have been far too many political struggles in Chinese history to count. I took it for three years and have only covered an overview (mainly revolutions, policies and major wars).

[@koolmckool7039]

All I'll say is that at least the Democrats are reasonable.

[@notyou8554]

Kool McKool ..............no no there not

[@koolmckool7039]

@@notyou8554 Alright, more reasonable than those ancient Chinese guys.

[@alexterra2626]

* China seems to be having a war with itself. * It appears to be losing…

[@peterzhang-ul4ti]

it is called civil war, what a new word for you

[@eddiehancockii]

I swear i think I've watched this video 100 times. It never gets old.

[@zbcc9090bcc]

8:29 Those two Chinese lines on the wall are Left:Never gonna give you up. Right:Never gonna let you down.

[@muwahid2380]

Ah, I see he is a man of culture as well

[@athapratama55]

永远不会跑来跑去离开你

[@shuliu4804]

The Chinese were rick rolling before it was cool.

[@oakenaikemeja]

I see now,

[@EthanX1ao]

@GeneralOfficerDuck same thing

[@johndog1871]

China: *Creates somewhat stable dynastic empire* China: "I'm about to end this man's whole career"

[@mng3941]

This is half/most of Chinese history in a nutshell, depending on whether or not you count the first three ancient dynasties.

[@omchantal69]

WELCOME TO RICE FIELDS MOTHEFUCKERS (china crashed)

[@elixir2562]

It’s supposed to be like this China: *Creates somewhat stable dynastic empire* China: “I’m about to ruin my whole career” :D China 2 minutes later: “D: I made a mistake shit” rinse and repeat

[@dirrdevil]

Such a dumb, tired, beaten to death joke. Really unfunny.

[@gdolphinz7486]

China: I’ll kick their ass, ill kick their ally’s ass, ill kick their momma’s ass, *ill kick my own ass*

[@gregoryhubele]

As a french I love the reference at 3:52 about the french who manifested against Macron

[@InsaneInquis]

To give an interesting idea of how (globally) bloody this time period was… At around the same time as ancient China was fighting this mess out, the Romans were duking it out with the Carthaginians (including Hannibal’s infamous rampage through Italy). Yes I have been binging Oversimplified. Why do you ask?

[@mynameyeff6093]

Dynasty warriors taught me all of this already. “It’s it’s it’s luuuu buuuuuu”

[@cherrytwelve7570]

You see that statue of Guan Yu

[@jackofallgods7764]

omg i know right. I always wondered how they could keep redoing this story but turns out they never even finished it. Man I spent some childhood hours forming plans on how i could survive a battle with lu bu

[@shonwest1539]

I used to play the hell outta dynasty Warriors 3~7 I didn't know the yellow turbans were a real thing Now I'm wondering if the Warriors were real to

[@jasp3rjeep13]

There's a lot of stuff that Dynasty Warriors got wrong tho, but then it is only a game

[@davidbyers129]

Broooo same! LU BEI HAS ARIVED!!!

[@OfficialShabda]

8:39 those chinese poem scrolls are written “never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down” damnn finally my bilingual skill are used

[@kylelin3661]

What about the birds at the beggining

[@OskTheMosk]

@@kylelin3661 also that

[@xpercade8926]

we're no strangers to loooooove

[@veryconfused9768]

Thank u

[@davidagbesi8222]

Also at 5:30 it just says cat and dog in the characters in her room😂

[@limit-phobic]

Why did I read the thumbnail as 'Three Condoms' 💀

[@infinityd]

just awesome. i love all of your vids and appreciate your work

[@shizu9245]

0:21 to those who dont know chinese it says :Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down

[@keeperofeurobeat8421]

Was I just rickrolled in 2019?

[@shizu9245]

@@keeperofeurobeat8421 unfortunately yes

[@victorchuah5695]

Im kinda mad when i saw what the bird is singing

[@ThePlayer-ij7nw]

Why because is in Chinese

[@StarLight-so4nm]

@@keeperofeurobeat8421 As a Chinese I can confirm that it is true

[@stelladeangelis5618]

Would love to see “The Roman Empire: Oversimplified” (or something similar that takes place during that time period lol)

[@ThatOneGuy-id7mo]

Yes!

[@mustafaamin9516]

I think doing the Crisis of the Third Century oversimplified would be good, since it actually took place around the same time as the end of the Three Kingdoms

[@mihneataranu2732]

I do

[@elijahr241]

Omg yes

[@eclipseexists]

Y e s.

[@hirochillax]

I've learned that China had a well-established civilization since 2000 BC, making me realize that for Japan, China is like a SENPAI. The importation of kanji, rice cultivation, and bronze tools from China played a crucial role in shaping Japan's civilization. It truly underscores that China significantly influenced the development of Japan's culture.😊

[@NeptuniaMorgan]

It's probably because of China's (in the grand scheme of things) "recent" policies that most of the world has no idea about what China is. Most people know that China has been around for a pretty long time and is under communist rule but that's about it. China is seen as the big bad evil , while its history is being glossed over as if it were nothing.

[@fa1512]

3:42,that is soooooo funny,oversimpifed does some great work.

[@Samyka07]

Oversimplified was sponsored by total war 3 kingdoms. This enraged Skillshare who punished him severely

[@ChenLiYong]

Andres DE LAS SALAS oh did they???

[@PrehistoricLEGO]

Vikings: dude, uncool

[@cyrojr.7337]

But it also enraged Vikings: war of clans, who also punished him severely.

[@ekmilburn]

I DID THE SAME COMMENT AND OLNLY 132 LIKES

[@hugosworld8796]

Yes

[@gervaiselam6641]

for those who are wondering, at 0.21, where the line "the birds are singing", the Chinese roughly translates to never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down. Nice easter egg.

[@dobricavasic2861]

Rickrolled!

[@supersamdadsacount9918]

its not the first time

[@piyalibhowmick9301]

But when I used Google translate,they were not the same

[@Rayitolaser569]

I thought it was a sans reference lmao

[@baltica9359]

STOP

[@nikili12345]

awesome video! also like the bird on the roof singing in the start of the vid was actually singing rickroll but in chinese

[@BluEyedRaven]

I was trying to find a book on the Warring states, but wow, this video solved ALL of my questions. But it probably was a pain to edit 😅

[@ethanchang7802]

“He was so fat he kept burning for days” That’s goals

[@IhateMTVandVIVA]

The one guy with his marshmallow! Epic.

[@Mid20sGuy]

The guy with marshmallows

[@redgaming6146]

It's like in the bible when they get to a temple and the candle or lamp burns for days lol

[@shuliu4804]

Nice.

[@Edwin-wn3ss]

Would be an epic yo mama joke

[@matthewriola5013]

Bill wurtz explained this in just seconds "China is whole again, and it broke again."

[@YeahILikeAfterSchoolSnacks]

Woah

[@tylerminevich7008]

But than it was whole again, and than it broke again x 5

[@Maxie_Mack]

Matthew Riola i was just thinking about this

[@fish6714]

The Tamil kings? Who are the Tamil kings? *merchants probably*

[@davepaiz3600]

No

[@S0da0DA]

I'm pretty confused with Dynasty Warrior game lore because the lore is kinda mixed up with 'what if' This video helps me a lot

[@dimamatat5548]

6:07 The eunuchs killed He Jin. This enraged Yuan Shao (and Adolf's father), who punished them severely

[@rep478]

6:12 Nice to see a cameo from Hitler's father. The fact that he was alive during the Han Dynasty is not discussed enough in history class. What a man!

[@gothmomcosplays]

I know right? Its such an overlooked fact.

[@justinswenson5124]

The eunuchs became corrupt So he punished them severely

[@Isaaac165]

I saw it too.

[@gothmomcosplays]

@@justinswenson5124 To be fair, their corruption enraged him.

[@alex._.1501]

@@gothmomcosplays this angered his father, who punished him severely

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Westeros: *We have 'Game of Thrones'* Ancient Imperial China: **[LMAO]** *Hold my teapot / rice wine*

[@AquaEclipse324]

Forget the Three Kingdoms, try the Republic of China: 'Warlord Era' and 'Chinese Civil War, Part 1' (1912-1937). I was tested on it yesterday and it took me five hours and a sore wrist to finish writing my notes on it the night before, and it gave me a mild headache and I went to bed dazed that night between 1.40 and 2 in the morning. You see, it's too complicated for me to explain here. I don't need that headache again.

[@blueberryblue7340]

Lol love the teapot part

[@engineergaming5989]

Hold my *baiju* I think

[@juanmegias9147]

hold my opio

[@blueberryblue7340]

@@engineergaming5989 bai jiu （白酒）is white wine. A strong alcoholic drink which you drink with shot glasses. I'm not sure if this is what you are trying to say but teapoi is "cha hu" （茶壶）.

[@takecarey]

Great video OverSimplified - One thing that stands out: pictures of each warlord, etc.. would've helped to follow the history a tiny bit, but it's still very interesting and informative. Thanks!

[@takecarey]

( I know there's colors and writing, but I personally like seeing imagery and portraits😃 )

[@nanyubusnis9397]

0:50 If that isn't the story of the entirety of civilization until current day and counting, we are living in a fantasy. 9:37 Challenge accepted! Go!: 1. Okay, that rough map is quite complicated. 2. Okay Yuan brothers want to be their family's figure head. 3. Uhm.. some alliances. 4. Sun Jian, haven't I seen him before? 5. Who was dong jo again? You lost me. Timestamp: 9:53 How'd I do? 10:47 This is making my dizzy! 12:00 OK, OK, OK, I GIVE IN! I just want to read some simple easy to follow game of thrones now. :c

[@oliver292006]

1:its funny 2:its historical 3:why is the father of Hitler is spanking a dude

[@RutraNickers]

because that dude enraged him, who punished the dude severely.

[@krieg8943]

liama liama It isn’t funny to you but it is to us This enraged everyone else, who punished you severely.

[@kingsweden4636]

@@krieg8943 shut up Stalin go murder 20 million people u idiot and it's not funny it's an overused joke and it gets annoying when every comment adds nothing new to the table and the same crap is blustered out by twelve year old who can't speak in full sentences

[@adamcooper4891]

liama liama why you so butthurt?

[@kingsweden4636]

@@adamcooper4891 i'm not you r little baby

[@popcorn8411]

6:08 Imperial forces stormed the palace and the Eunuchs were all massacrate- *This enraged his father, who punished a guy in the back severely.*

[@DzikaFizyka]

XD

[@heathhackett3840]

Know right!

[@mdl222]

🤔... That looks like Freud

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

@@mdl222 It's actually Hittler's dad.

[@mdl222]

@@DarkOmegaMK2 He's everywhere

[@user-fe5dv4rs9x]

Im actually surprised how well he pronounced the chinese names. Honestly Oversimplified you pronounced the Chinese names better than 95% of youtubers.

[@melinabobina1503]

These characters are so adorable in their little outfits 😊

[@iamjoe3850]

But oversimplified, China was discovered by the viki- *Oh no, I’m having a heart attacc*

[@xo_Hayat]

Wreckz - 0 BRO ARE U STALKING ME I SEE U IN EVERY COMMENT SECTION LOL 😂 LITERALLY IDEK HOW

[@JoMiMi_h]

@@xo_Hayat search up maximilianmus

[@sez7051]

@@xo_Hayat that's not the same person,its just that a lot of people use that as their pfp,including him

[@eiffel108]

New Antarctictangle No he betrayed Pewds!

[@eliquialz1841]

the Memes of oversimplified: dude... uncool! So he punished him severely Oh no I'm having a heart attacc! I don't remember some, I'll add more later.

[@justinzhou7245]

at 8:30, the two banners on the wall said: "Never gonna give you up" "Never gonna let you down" Lu Bu got rick rolled

[@y_4665]

Yoo

[@062_nicholasyang4]

the bird at the beginning too

[@jerryxu3995]

well the bird is also saying that

[@jerryxu3995]

@@062_nicholasyang4 srry didn't notice your comment

[@laceylingerie]

LOL

[@xinguan2681]

13:16 Oversimplified, I think you missed something. Before the battle of the red cliffs, Cao Cao was tricked into chaining his ships together (in some like of line). Because of this, it made escape difficult and stuff

[@tutran8363]

No mention of Kong Ming? He was literally the reason why it was 3 kingdoms and not 10 or 15. Mentioning Sima Yi without Kong Ming is a humongous disservice.

[@kakao7339]

“It’s a little kitty cat, look at it’s ears” *The people loved his political philosophy*

[@de132]

@Darkey Cat.

[@FilmDragons]

*p o l i t i c a l p h i l o s o p h y*

[@roylu820]

his political philosophy is one branch of Taoism

[@davidhong1934]

@@roylu820 猫

[@roylu820]

@@davidhong1934 so zhangjiao 张角 is a cat person

[@austinhua4911]

Lu Bu just seems like that one guy on your team that doesn't care about winning, but just shoots every thing he sees.

[@Mortablunt]

And the moral of the story is don't trust a guy named Sir Betrayalot, no matter how good his KD.

[@achmaddaru9456]

Zhou will kick Lu Bu's ass in any condition

[@saltylevi2672]

@@achmaddaru9456 L bozo

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@Mortablunt Oversimplified aint the only channel that fuses Entertainment and Education, you know? I mean, Tier Zoo, Hbomberguy, Joe Scott and Some More News (especially with his 'Obvious Solutions to Obvious Problems'-Video-Series) have literally perfected that.

[@empereurnico6048]

Me too

[@richardgesegnet5481]

Brilliant video. Immediately liked and subbed. It touches my soul because im so stupid with history

[@seagullgod]

My history teacher showed my class this video during our Ancient China unit, it’s still amazing.

[@hamsta5575]

Dude I am Chinese and this is the best simplified introduction of our history done by a foreigner. No cap. It's harder than you think to explain it to this extent

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Thought-provoking: Bluejay, Second Thought, Planarwalk, Prophet of Zod.

[@detectivedude8892]

first

[@Kingsman51895]

@@BORLMBK in culture revolution they destroy a lot, but not all, at least I still can find the genealogy, artifacts, and cultural Heritage in my hometown

[@chinsaw2727]

@@Kingsman51895 That’s great to hear, as an American I’ve always had a fascination with Chinese history and culture, and it has always saddened me to hear about how the Cultural Revolution uprooted and burned a bunch of China’s history and culture

[@Kingsman51895]

@@chinsaw2727 It is a terrible and sad history, but nothing compared to what happened afterwards, but it is understandable, after all, China is a country of 1,400,000,000 people and maintaining stability is of paramount importance, and something has to be sacrificed to maintain stability

[@isahassim6395]

6:12 You can see hitler’s father punishing them severely 😂😂 Edit: To anyone saying I stole this I truly didn’t I just happened to see hitler’s father in the background which I thought was funny and so I figured I may as well just share with everyone else in the comment section before I looked at it myself. But either way it’s whatever it’s really not important in any way. But congrats to anyone who posted it before me🥇🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kabirkhan6424]

Awesome mann I remember that was hitlers father, n3ver knew he was Chinese

[@GameyRaccoon]

Stolen pfp

[@howshouldiknow2568]

I guess he’s been punishing the eunuchs severely

[@rottnadb0657]

R.I.P

[@yogaboga69]

Frosty Plays stolen comment

[@user-sj3hs3qq8d]

Ty:) thanks for making all these cool videos explaining history! You single-handedly, save me from failing history in school. Thanks for all the American history videos.:)

[@marinarestacapellazzi4739]

What I like most about that video is that you correctly gave the credit of victory at Chibi to Huang Gai and not that prick Zhuge Liang

[@jenniferli3181]

I just wanna say that at 0:21, the bird that was singing was saying the Chinese lyrics for "never ganna give you up, never gonna let you down" all of you normies just got Rick rolled.

[@MBobLamy]

永不会放弃你

[@alexcrouse]

I was about to comment i need a translation. Thank you, my hero!

[@kuangyuehpeng2181]

Wow I just got rick rolled

[@shuliu4804]

The ancient duck roll, because hey, a pigeon looks a bit like a duck

[@fluffwarrior]

that's what the bird says in every intro of that type

[@fredererpower]

Adolf’s father is so enraged, that he can punish anyone severely in any point of history.

[@neerajvishwanath3179]

There's gonna be a tax for that

[@RJ-xl2cd]

@@neerajvishwanath3179 *stamp*

[@Novawarp809]

RJ More economic downturn

[@yegti]

@@Novawarp809 hey! YOU cant say that! To the guillotine!

[@glitcher5898]

Yeah i Saw that

[@fobinc]

I like the condensed organization of the Three Kingdoms history and also that you didn't butcher Cao Cao and call him "Cow Cow" like most foreigners. Also, that guy's name who killed Dong Zhuo is "Lwe Bu". The u sometimes make a we ish sound.

[@Ocro555]

Well for Lu Bu... if you make a we-ish sound it'll be like Luwee Bu brother It's just Lv Bu. The V sound in Chinese doesn't exist in English (or maybe it does idk can't think of any word rn)

[@fobinc]

@@Ocro555 Lwe Bu, not Luwe.

[@Ocro555]

@@fobinc I know bro I'm Chinese too, it's just that trying to use "we" to make the "v" sound is inaccurate

[@DaJi164]

im a huge fan of the three kingdoms i have the books games watched the show and everything this is an amazing vid

[@scrodymom7269]

6:10 The Eunuchs killed He Hin. This, of course, enraged Hitler's father, who punished them severely.

[@crammothy]

Hitler's father was in the video in the suppression of rebellion

[@el_chapo_mex_1324]

Scrody Mom 🌞

[@Bluecheese1400]

Scrody mom forgot to add the period at the end of his sentence. This, of course, enraged hitler’s father, who punished him severely.

[@konpekinogomi]

Goddamn it hahaha, i missed that one

[@scrodymom7269]

@@Bluecheese1400 thanka

[@emerald7853]

I love how Lu Bu in his intro was being a badass and then for the rest of his time in the video he’s getting his ass kicked

[@austinhua4911]

Can't imagine he had that many men, and he still took huge pieces of land. He's that one guy that just rushes everything and shoots everything in a video game.

[@lamtomas4853]

Lu Bu is a character in RPG which attack:99 and wisdom:0

[@youhan9574]

He probably should have listened to Chen Gong more

[@canngothi1781]

Stupid dragon. Ah sh- 👹

[@Mortablunt]

When the bad guy becomes a playable character.

[@acrandal]

Another great couple of games based on this era are the NES Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the SNES Romance of the Three Kingdoms II. Obviously old, but having played a *ton* of RotTK II back in the day I was able to follow the high speed history section without any trouble. That's not something I thought I'd get from playing SNES games, but there it is.

[@seansimms8503]

Man, playing Dynasty Warriors back in the days there was only one guy I feared...Lu Bu, that SOB would fight me, all my body guards and officers and body guards plus whatever troops we had on hand single handedly, sometimes it took a good 20 minutes to defeat him.

[@tupan5015]

So nobody is gonna talk about "Who punished him severely" in the background? 6:09

[@vibhastiwari8408]

lol i wanted to comment same

[@NotRed_23]

The myth the legend ALOIS

[@ready0008]

Actually last time I read the comments that was what most of the comments were about

[@AK-jt7kh]

Oh dang. I didn’t even catch that! Good one!

[@kizagankhan2852]

no

[@siddharthgianchandani2920]

A moment of silence for the Chinese kids who have to learn all of this.

[@iicynova]

i just had my chinese history exam today and studying for that was NOT fun at all

[@juliazhang8612]

A moment of silence for us Chinese kids who have to read a famous book written in Ming-dynasty language which was all about this

[@teamhz2854]

Chinese history is hell

[@lunar_python8359]

The ancient Chinese on my Chinese history exams were brutal.

[@iicynova]

@@lunar_python8359 they are indeed.we have to write almost a whole fking paragraph for a question

[@ThatGoofyGamer_101]

Thank you for this video! Thanks to the map you put in and knowing where the Yellow River was, I got an A!

[@elementalgirl]

The Emperor dying before being close to the son was so on point😂