The History Of Baghdad: The Medieval World's Greatest City

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Baghdad is home to 7 million people. This sprawling urban jungle is the second largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. But between the skyscrapers and honking cars you can see remains of this city's magnificent mediaeval past. This once Round City’s walls crumbled long ago. But a thousand years ago brilliant scientists, architects, writers, and merchants of different races and religions made massive contributions to the knowledge of humanity. Back when Paris and London were home to 20,000 people over 1 Million Baghdadi's lived here among canals, libraries, and palm trees.
So what is the history of Baghdad, what’s a House of Wisdom, and what does it all have to do with Mediaeval Robots trying to get people drunk?
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[@CogitoEdu]

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[@1MadJack1]

already got history channels so no

[@philosotree5876]

This video has officially convinced me that this city absolutely NEEDS to be the setting of an Assassin's Creed game (If it's not already) Edit: Holy crap, they actually did it.

[@thecooldude4371]

Would donthisb

[@crebspark]

dame bro, been looking for this kind of video about Baghdad! tnx

[@dwarasamudra8889]

Would be wonderful if you could do something similar with Hampi and the Vijayanagara Empire, or Pataliputra and the Maurya or Gupta Empires

[@aleefbilal6211]

FunFact: In Baghdad, a scholar would give a lecture, and the students from China to Europe would just come, listen to it take notes and do their research. It was like a university without tuition fee or admission. It was just like modern day KZbin.

[@pongop]

wow, cool! they had free college, so why doesn't the US?

[@cram8242]

@@pongop money

[@GearZNet]

@@pongop You can get a better education online for fast cheaper.

[@pongop]

@@cram8242 good point

[@failedindonesianpainter6539]

@@pongop commie detected

[@ScorpoYT]

The sacking of Baghdad and the burning of Alexandria are truly one of the most depressing events in history

[@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial]

Not really. The books wouldn't have greatly contributed to Science.

[@lucyadam9128]

@@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial you do know that the father of modern day Islam extremist was someone that survived the mongols in Baghdad Also the reason we know about someone called Aristotle is because of Baghdad So ya it did effect the modern world

[@tajuddinahmed3379]

​@@lucyadam9128What do you mean by islam extremist who is it

[@cherny9756]

@@tajuddinahmed3379 yeah Id like to know too

[@aayesher9400]

@@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial😂

[@Bitter_Biscuit]

As an Iraqi, I am so happy that you did this video, and I learned few things that I didn't know about my city. It's sad that we've been through a lot of trouble but we are making steady progress. Much love

[@CogitoEdu]

I loved learning about your amazing city!

[@Bitter_Biscuit]

@@CogitoEdu Amazing work as always Proud of you ❤

[@hallmonitor98]

Do the Americans still have that huge compound in the city?

[@GeN56YoS]

@@hallmonitor98 The US embassy in Baghdad is the largest embassy in the world. I am serious

[@thisusernameisalreadytaken8041]

​@@GeN56YoS and its an armed embassy 😅

[@KingsandGenerals]

Very nice!

[@urielantoniobarcelosavenda780]

Ey, you're here

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Shahanshah101]

@@CogitoEdu can you please make a video on the Sassanids too who heavily influenced the Abbasids like the round city was a copy of earlier Sassanid cities of Gour or Ardashir-Khawarrah and Darebgerd and the twin semicircular city of Ctesiphon and Veh-Ardashir the Arch of Ctesiphon and how the later Islamic architecture is influenced by the Sassanids etc

[@Hammadz-li]

the great one emerges

[@AbdoZaInsert]

@@Shahanshah101 Your comment isn't true in almost all aspects of influence etc...

[@william2496]

It's sad to see Baghdad, Timbuktu and Alexandria have declined as much as they have today. It would've been incredible seeing them in their prime

[@taherkuwawala6944]

include takshashila

[@Shahanshah101]

Ctesiphon too

[@mindyourbusiness4440]

Not only that, Alexandria will sink by the year 2060

[@nataliekennedy4646]

The Mongols all so attached it because that’s what the mongols did

[@yarumillai6180]

Timbuktu Gaming

[@ronnychristenjoyer6778]

You've really improved visually. Living as a scholar during the peak of the Abbasid golden age must have been like living in another world.

[@planetarysolidarity]

Thanks for the suggestion. I vote that we start calling this period, the Abbasid Golden Age.

[@iliaselmaghrebi9114]

@@planetarysolidarity even if people where persian or berber they stil where muslim!!!! Alhamdulillah

[@thespian666]

Too bad all this wonder was held together by the boring sameness of dogma.

[@ronnychristenjoyer6778]

@@thespian666 That's all societies ever though. There's always state dogma.

[@nataliekennedy4646]

Indeed

[@rishikeshwagh]

How different would the world be if the libraries at Alexandria, Baghdad, Takshashila and Nalanda had not been destroyed

[@Nihalthegreat]

A dream society.

[@Bundpataka]

Alexandria library was still operational and important after it burned down. Alexandria library eventually just declined and disappeared due to a lack of funding over the centuries

[@Nihalthegreat]

@@Bundpataka oh really

[@mohammadshabifainan8540]

U a real Chad bro... Other Hindus when told about Baghdad taunt us with Nalanda and Takshashila destruction but we real patron of education regret all loss of education .

[@rishikeshwagh]

@@mohammadshabifainan8540 All knowledge is precious, irrespective of the source.

[@hi-sj7cu]

Truly "don't cry because it's over smile because it happened" moment

[@asmrnaturecat984]

there's a saying: a book is written in Egypt, printed in Labenon and read in Iraq shows that up to this date, iraqi or specifically Baghdadi still carries the tradition of loving knowledge

[@Civilizedares]

Wait isn't it supposed to be: a book is written in Cairo, printed in Beirut, and read in Baghdad?

[@generalfootball8103]

Sadly that’s not the case anymore, the city is filled with tribal like people who do not care about education, all they care about is being corrupt and stealing money.

[@luserdroog]

I've also heard that the Iraqi dialect of Arabic is the closest to classical Arabic, where many other dialects have adopted elisions and dropped certain sounds.

[@je-freenorman7787]

which is actually not quite true. Iraq used to be Sumer, the start of government control and religious slavery

[@Yanzdorloph]

@@luserdroog not really, Iraki is heavely influenced by persian, it's in fact with Moroccan the hardest dialects in arabic

[@belalabusultan5911]

Baghdad was a great experience of an urban metropolis before the age of Industry. million people living there, urban planning of the city-skape, modern hospitals, research facilities, multi-cultural hubs etc..... their transportation system was still under-developed, with horses and carriages, there were no electricity, no electonics, and had an authortrian government, but aside from that, it would feel like a modern city, like New York, or Hong Kong, or London etc...

[@corynpreston3302]

!!! LIKE IMAGINE WHAT THEY COULD OF DONE!!! IMAGINE WHERE WE COULD BE IF EVERY TIME A TOWN/COUNTRY STARTS TO THRIVE IT DIDNT GET DESTROYED BY A POWER HUNGRY MAN

[@belalabusultan5911]

@@corynpreston3302 with the autheratarian goverment they had, they were unstable, sometimes they have a good leader, other times they have a weak/corrupt leader, so eventually the army was used as a control tool to control the people, turning into some sort of secret police, the people were not happy with the leadership and would not die for it, and the army was so corrupt and not capable of defending the country from invaders.... it was the same with Rome before that, and even later in native American culture the mississipi civilization had a metroplois with a weak army, and with the Aztec being corrupt and opressive.

[@anzarm.a8547]

It was different from usual authoritarian. The people of high status in knowledge elected the leader. Yeah the umayyads did break the rule. Bad times always comes. The abbasids rule wasn't that strong after some time either. And conducting elections for common people in that era is impossible where administration isn't advanced enough

[@belalabusultan5911]

@@anzarm.a8547 "people of high status in knowledge elected the leader" you are talking of your religious belief in the Rashidun era, which is not history. I am talking about the Abbassids.

[@fallendown8828]

Same with Rome with over a millon population at the years BC! And Rome actually managed to survive much longer than Baghdad

[@mushfiqurrahman1107]

when he said "you can still walk on this Mutanabi Street", I don't know why tears suddenly came to eyes. Just felt overwhelmed by the knowledge that a street has been a book sharing place for a thousand years!

[@oh-yt9ug]

Yes its amazing the history of the middle east, it's disappointing that there is so much fighting and war over there

[@person_14]

The headquarters of books is still in the Arab world

[@person_14]

@@oh-yt9ug The imperfect spoils the perfect, so wars start

[@CAPRlCE]

Same

[@thegreatcasts4142]

idk how but i feel u man

[@alialla8890]

as a man who born and still lives in Baghdad I appreciate your work what an amazing video I really feel sad about what happened in Iraq I even teared up in the end thank you

[@sonicman52]

What’s Baghdad like nowadays?

[@alialla8890]

@@sonicman52 well like 30% good cuz it's either rich or governorate residence and us the rest is dying

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@alialla8890 same but i wouldn't live anywhere else

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

I wish we can go back into history and change things that should have never happened, but I don't really know if Afghanistan would be any better today without the Taliban since that would have meant tor Soviets woukd have gone much farther in

[@poorang900]

Hmm then think of all the other cities that Arabs got to ruin.

[@mustafaaalmosawi]

Watching this from Baghdad ☺️☺️.

[@CogitoEdu]

Amazing, I hope you enjoyed it!

[@Luboman411]

Fun fact: When Charlemagne had the Pope crown him the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD, Baghdad was at its peak as a great global city. Tales of the splendor and magnificence of Baghdad were so widespread that they reached Charlemagne's ears. Wanting a bit of that Baghdad magic to rub off on him, Charlemagne ordered that a new palace be built for him in Aachen, the capital of his empire. At its peak this capital of mostly wooden structures had only about 10,000 people, a mere neighborhood within the teeming 1 million metropolis that was Baghdad. It was a round palace built in stone instead of wood, imitating everything Charlemagne had heard about the "Round City" and the Abbasid caliphs with their marvelous round buildings. That palace, small and circular, still stands in Aachen today.

[@Turnil321]

Ironic that that survived while most of old Baghdad did not.

[@MrLeemurman]

@@Turnil321 Because the Mongols fucked up everything

[@mukhtarsyajaratun1025]

@@Turnil321 Baghdad was sacked terribly while Aachen has nothing beneficial to be sacked

[@Turnil321]

@@mukhtarsyajaratun1025 You would think that a city at the border of Germany, France, and the low countries would be sacked/bombed serval times in its history.

[@i_likemen5614]

@@Turnil321 Those mongols

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

I had no idea Baghdad had such a rich history. Thanks for spreading the word

[@friedVHSS]

🇮🇶Cradle of Civilization

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@friedVHSS lettsss gooooo

[@Shahanshah101]

Ctesiphon too was like Baghdad a century before it

[@al-raheeq8240]

@The Indian Communist My friend, just filter the paper of scientific discoveries on which our modern science is based, did you catch this paper?, beautiful now go back to the first names, Strange Ibn al-Haytham has alone (200 discoveries) on which the camera is based alone, strange circulation and surgery and chemistry especially have Arabic names and other sciences, and guess what names she saved and translated Aristotle's books for example

[@f4wnz132]

It goes further back than known history...

[@himesilva]

Thanks for this, I’ve been wanting to learn more about Arabic history. There’s such a rich and beautiful culture that I unfortunately never learned about in school. I was 3 years old when the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq started, and I think a lot of people my age forget that for the majority of history, these places were the peak of civilization.

[@farhatk6054]

It's a shame that the Mongols destroyed such a great city and the Americans too

[@himesilva]

@@farhatk6054 Absolutely, I have always had quite a disdain for war-mongering. Especially when I think about all of the knowledge and culture lost to such mindless destruction (Grand Library of Baghdad for example)

[@AliKhan-pb8cd]

Exactly these third world countries plagued by various issues were flag bearers of human civilization.

[@himesilva]

@Janitor Queen Yeah, I always figured it meant "someone who hawks war" like an aggressive kiosk merchant, but war instead of fish lmao

[@himesilva]

@@AliKhan-pb8cd Yup! And it's really twisted because the exact people who throw racism at these countries (white countries) are the ones responsible for their unrest in the first place

[@JonPRuff]

Love the new visual you used in this one! Especially the camera going through the 3D structures while keeping the characters with the same 2D look.

[@CogitoEdu]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertomondello2447]

@@CogitoEdu you should made a tutorial about your cartoons

[@gigachand5609]

How u commented a day ago?? It's just uploaded rn

[@varun3291]

@@robertomondello2447 same doubt 🧐

[@JonPRuff]

@@gigachand5609 Patron, got to watch it a little earlier

[@Amar90]

This is the Baghdad that I know, not the one of war and destruction. Thank you for making this video from an Irish Mesopotamian

[@ALIKN1-1]

Ok Sargon isn’t from Baghdad but from south of Iraq

[@storrho]

@@ALIKN1-1 Sargon made his capital Akkad, which is really close to modern day Baghdad.

[@je-freenorman7787]

What does Irish mean?

[@storrho]

@@je-freenorman7787 Someone from Ireland.

[@user-ki6id4vt8u]

Mesopotamian is not a term that is used anymore. So cringe…

[@whatsup12]

16:43 The fact that the Arab Scholar's head goes from right to left unlike the Greek and Sanskrit Scholars' heads because Arabic is written from Right To Left is truly Amazing and Well-detailed.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you for noticing!

[@frank_calvert]

but were looking at it mirrored so hes looking left to right.

[@whatsup12]

@@frank_calvert it is actually put this way for us to notice it using our perspective.

[@frank_calvert]

@@whatsup12 but. hes reading left to right so.

[@whatsup12]

@@frank_calvert no, you did not get my point. He is reading left to right from his view, but I am sure that Cogito has animated his head to move from left to right from his own eyes so that we can see his head going from right to left instead, as we, the viewers, are the alive watchers and the scholars aren't.

[@osekkai-san]

Dang, I feel genuine sadness when you said that Mongol took over Baghdad and destroyed the House of Wisdom, and massacred those scholars...

[@strategossable1366]

Absolutely amazing video - the graphics, the script, the choice of historical time period/location... all very impressive. Thank you!

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you very much. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@hydraph4843]

Harun Al Rashid is actually the leader of the Arabian civilisation in Civilisation 5, so I liked the mention of that name (Baghdad is also one of the first cities you can settle as Arabia)

[@rhaytham]

Actually knew him from Civ 5 first, before I knew the history.

[@wahabeez]

@@rhaytham same man

[@igustibagusananda7706]

Yea. Now I understand why he can make money fast 😂

[@Al-Shaheedi]

Baghdad 🇸🇦

[@nu-nisamiracle2401]

@@igustibagusananda7706 lol

[@honestleen]

As someone who’s family have lived in baghdad for generations thank u for this video!! ❤️❤️

[@CogitoEdu]

Glad you liked it ☺️

[@sulaimankhuhro8717]

The mongol sack of Baghdad and the burning of the library of Alexandria saw the loss of so many great works, literature and architecture. So many great minds must have died there too. Truly a shame we lost all that amazing information.

[@user-en6be3cw8l]

And the sack of constantinople

[@ladboii2901]

It's the wrath of Allah towards Baghdad for breaching so many godly laws. May Allah grant them forgiveness

[@jonathankriesler2037]

@@user-en6be3cw8l Some say that the sacking of Constantinople is the reason for the European renaissance. Following the sacking, many fled the city, bringing classical greek knowledge that was well kept for hundreds of years inside the mighty walls of Constantinople to everywhere in Europe, igniting the search for knowledge and wisdom and directly inspiring the renaissance. Poetic when you think about it.

[@Elldorado12]

Thank you for this amazing content. It's easy to forget that the modern world has only existed for a couple of centuries, while there are other wonderful achievements in history that we forget about. This is also putting things into perspective when such an amazing place existed and was completely destroyed, that places we think highly of today can be removed from the map in centuries to come.

[@SomasAcademy]

~16:03 small point, the "S" and "H" in "Ishaq" are pronounced separately, "Is-haq" not "Ish-aq." It's the Arabic version of the name "Isaac."

[@CogitoEdu]

That's interesting. Thanks for letting me know 😃

[@agtv7368]

It's not the arabic version but its how it should actually be pronounced

[@FahadSheraidah]

As a person who was born in Baghdad, I’m glad that you covered it so meticulously and with beautiful animation. I was never taught about the history of Iraq let alone Baghdad, so this video was really eye opening

[@catrinahaqqi8117]

Absolutely wonderful - many thanks for this robust yet easy to follow and delightfully entertaining piece.

[@PoliticswithPaint]

Wow, that's some incredible rendering. Must have took ages, great job!

[@CogitoEdu]

Yeap some of the 3d scenes took multiple days to render 😅

[@himesilva]

@@CogitoEdu May I ask what software you use to create your renders?

[@CogitoEdu]

I used Blender. It's completely free and is one of the best programs I have ever used!

[@zakkart]

GODDAMN! Really outdone yourself with the 3d representation of the city. Great job!

[@CogitoEdu]

Thanks, it was really fun to do 😃

[@georgerichardson7560]

Thanks for posting this!! Both informative and so inspiring as always! Keep up the amazing work and look forward to the next video! :))

[@armenianmuslimah]

The destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols is an event that brings tears to my eyes every single time. Much like the library of Alexandria, so much history, so much knowledge, wiped off the face of this earth, pushing humanity back 1000 years. To anyone who loves topics like these, there is a book called "Science and Islam" by Ehsan Masood, it is very insightful, and details the achievements of Muslims since the birth of Islam.

[@stewiesaidthat]

Wasn't the majority if the library just copies of papers from visiting travelers? I'm surprised they didn't make several copies and stored them elsewhere for safe keeping with the libraries copy available to the public. Anyway, the lesson to be learned is not to keep your eggs all in one basket.

[@pedrolmlkzk]

No library destruction in the world pushed humanity back anywhere technologically, at most it made the work of historians harder

[@myrnaa7107]

Its happened to MANY civilizations libraries Dont forget what recently happened, western european colonialism. European colonialism were the most evil and destructive acts ever commited in history of humanity BY FAR (along with the intellectual knowledge considered evil by European Christian perception, hell even other european scientific discoveries were to burned and its researchers burned at the stake)

[@elcesar999]

I can't wait to visit Baghdad. so much history so many empires and beautiful people,food etc.

[@blueboy1056]

This is only Baghdad history, if you go northern Iraq 🇮🇶 you see Assyria, if you go south you see Sumer. Iraq 🇮🇶 is filled with history

[@1992zorro]

Every once and than a video comes up from nowhere that totally blows your mind in a community which has a lot of competition and big players but still surpasses everything. This video is a clear example of it. This was made with a lot of knowledge and love.

[@aneeshfroome4464]

Great video! Super interesting to learn about these ancient times and your videos make the information so much more enjoyable to digest!

[@djllewellyn6277]

Love your videos. Informative, fun and filled with a sense of wonder.

[@lance9372]

Really appreciate the amount of work went into this and it deserves lot more views

[@ThisisBarris]

Incredible video, incredible animation, and incredible content. You keep surpassing yourself !

[@Morty143]

Thank you From the bottom of my heart, thank you I love seeing people appreciate the beauty Baghdad once had and hoping it will be once again a destination for those seeking knowledge

[@shenkman1]

this is a really good video. one of the first historical videos im saving to watch again and again. keep up the great work

[@sumaiyanoor8300]

You videos are among some of THE BEST on KZbin in history genre. So well researched and mostly accurate historically. I love the animation and your sense of humor. Your channel definitely needs more traction.

[@CogitoEdu]

Wow, thank you! 😊

[@davidvelazquezvictoria8941]

Your work is amazing. I’m always impressed by the way you tell, illustrate and animate the stories. Thank you so much!

[@bobbob4879]

Wow what an amazing video ! I never knew how interesting medieval Baghdad was. Keep up the good work !

[@nickthielemier3501]

This was a phenomenal video! 👏 Thank you!

[@crypticcorgi8280]

The animation here is honestly top notch. I can tell a lot of effort has been put into it.

[@kailomonkey]

Superb quality video and knowledge :)

[@audio-blechocolate6154]

I appreciate the work you put in, thank you so much!

[@liamwentz6869]

this video looked incredible and I can't wait to see what's next.

[@rodrigochiberio5472]

The wait was totally worth! The visuals are great. Be very proud my little friend, you deserve it.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you so much!

[@razmataz4515]

A fucking crime against humanity to invade and destroy a city with such rich history and amazing contributions to humanity,

[@burnttomato3577]

This is amazing! The editing especially. Keep it up!

[@rahulsinghpanwar9759]

Beyond a interesting and informative history video...this video is also a pure eye candy. Love the visuals!!

[@illustrationren5040]

This country is full of beautiful history ♡

[@sherry356]

Yeah Columbus got very lucky indeed... the inhabitants of that continent though not so much! ;) This is an awesome video - thanks for sharing. I just realised I'm already subscribed which means I must have watched all your other videos at some point.

[@MrQuinnlord]

uhhh.. What?

[@sherry356]

@@MrQuinnlord Who?

[@shonhunter3114]

Columbus is nothing but killer

[@elmotheplatypus44]

Ew ur mean😂

[@kenos911]

Especially the ones with certain spanish contacts

[@efetozan4909]

man i loved this work. great animations and beautiful story telling.

[@ahmedsaifovic7000]

Well as a Baghdadi I say that there are things that you said I haven’t known so thank you for that great episode love from Baghdad,Iraq 🇮🇶🇮🇶❤️

[@obdalamfa4254]

your animation has grown to be amazingly amazing

[@jatinws]

Such a well researched video!

[@innerpeace8581]

Thank you for this informative video!

[@DudeMan2805]

Decided to watch so I can know more about AC Mirages setting, definitely gonna have to sub, love the content💪

[@mr.husbandoeu7254]

Hearing the islamic golden age really brings a tear to my eye, and the way the vid is narrated is really vivid that you can actually see the events unfold

[@ariohandoyo5973]

How are you brother? Long time no see your videos hope everything is fine, i want i want learn about any countries from your channel this deep leason was pefect for us.😊

[@majeddaas]

You deserved that subscription like it's your right! thanks for the video!!!

[@harisabbasi8396]

Beautiful story. Made me sad as these are my direct ancestors. It was in the blood of the Abbasids to seek knowledge. The cousin of the Prophet, Abdullah ibn Abbas, was known as the scholar of the Muslim nation. His father, the uncle of the Prophet Al Abbas, was a banker and a learned man. How far have we fallen

[@dragonmaster3207]

inshallah we will come back twice as hard as before it'll take a lot of time but i believe we can do it

[@kenos911]

@Mike J yeah. I have an Arabic last name even though my family has been Italian/west-central Africa for a thousand years

[@vecrleker7407]

@@kenos911 you from sicily?

[@kenos911]

@@vecrleker7407 Genoa, but there’s a city with my family name in Sicily so that’s probably due to migration

[@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial]

@Mike J There is no proof to support that.

[@Ajeet_Bharadwaj]

You take looong time in uploading 😀🔥🙏

[@hexwolfi]

It's really neat how so much of what humanity has acheived today has medieval Baghdad to thank for. It's a part of history that deserves so much more attention than it currently gets.

[@firedskull6561]

Humanity can achieve a lot only if our divisions like religions borders nationalities are set aside. This is the reason the Baghdad house of wisdom flourished with knowledge and ideas because people were not divided amongst themselves.

[@eagleam6475]

It's really one of the coolest videos I've ever seen on KZbin. 25 minutes like 5 minutes. I really enjoyed it. Keep the great work. A new subscriber

[@cent7169]

Woah I'm already impressed by your videos but it gets better and better❤️❤️

[@justyahya7194]

22:50 I like how you named the holy roman empire by 'Holy Moly Roly Poly Empire' hahaha. In other words, this is an amazing video and I enjoyed watching it, keep up the good work!

[@MultiSciGeek]

This was sooo interesting, educational, and an absolute blast to watch! Most of all I just LOVE the new animation style! This channel never ceases to improve - both contentwise by constantly searching for interesting yet not well enough discussed topics, as well as the presentation/graphic style! Keep it up! Hoping to see more underrated topics covered in this level of detail!

[@CogitoEdu]

Wow, thank you!

[@kurtmill9080]

This video made me cry. Thanks for making it Cogito :)

[@kermitthefrog7599]

Love love love this video. I learned a lots thx v much 👏👏👏

[@joelGi]

I'm blown away by the level of production in this video. Such a hidden gem.

[@Literarydilettante]

The new animation and visuals are incredible. Amazing job, mate.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[@shawnhall3849]

@@CogitoEdu ​ i have an interesting topic video suggestion can you do a video on the history of martial arts from around the world

[@shawnhall3849]

@@CogitoEdu from like kung fu in china, taekwondo of korea and karate in japan. To what was in india, egypt or mesoamerica. And even modern mma. Judo, jiu jitsu etc.

[@mustafafownz4482]

Very informative summary 👍

[@maldito_sudaka]

Hey! Thank you for this great video

[@BTScriviner]

Wow. Your animation style has really become more, uh, animated. Looks great and interesting video as always. 👍

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Zibonnn]

Loved the visuals! Especially the 3D model of the city and the liquid maps! You just earned a sub, Sir! Good luck!

[@potthethird]

This was a really fantastic vid it really deserves much more views, I hope it blows up in the algorithm

[@jakec5618]

The animations are amazing. That along with the narration, makes for pretty interesting videos.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you very much!

[@raz0229]

Baghdad was the GitHub of the 11th century

[@samvortex4136]

i m so happy i stumbled upon your channel its PURE GEM

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

This is one video I feel grateful to watch, soo deep and captivating , thank you.

[@hasan_basra_iraq]

Greetings from Iraq To clarify Baghdad before Islam and BC also existed in the time of the Assyrians and Babylonians and was not established by the Abbasids But in the time of the Abbasids the capital was the most beautiful city at that time

[@Erraticfox]

They literally clarify it on the 3:00 minute mark that it already existed. Maybe if you'd watch the video instead of just trying to shoehorn your opinion in the comments a minute into the video. Though I can't expect much from someone that looks like they have downs.

[@Kia_006]

@Speed Junkie The name is actually persian bagh meaning God and dad meaning given Baghdad means God given

[@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial]

Cordoba and Constantinople were better.

[@Wassenhoven420]

@@Erraticfox you are a terrible person

[@ryanmarlin2974]

@@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial no, baghdad was definitely better. Also, cordoba? You know that was a Muslim city too, right?

[@Aritro77]

Every time I think your channel couldn't get possibly get any better, it surprises me again. Love the new graphics. Amazing, evocative work.

[@ALPHA-oj9kl]

This is such a great video, It thought me alot. BTW this concept of curiosity visualised is great. Keep up the good work.

[@Bubbaist]

Wonderful video. Thanks for this. You should consider a video on Samarkand and Ulug Beg.

[@aegonii8471]

I’m extremely impressed with what I see especially those animated shots of the city and suburbs that was incredible.

[@WhatTheFuckAreYouSaying]

why did you steal your older sister's throne Aegon?

[@johnxina5126]

0:48 I can't help but hear "Bag-daddies"

[@aseelmageed9639]

The narrator has gotten a werid accent i cannot recognise what part of the world it comes from.

[@nugrahabahri6659]

i really love this content, thanks brother

[@natsune09]

I wish this video existed in 2005 when I was in Iraq with the US Army. I spent some time at the Baghdad International Airport doing patrols outside the city. I tried to find information on Baghdad, and Iraq, while there, but it was sadly limited. The internet was spotty at best during my few free times, even then the internet wasn't the huge vault of information in 2005 that it is now.

[@ixink]

22:37 why my heart is in pain and my eyes in tears every time when I listen these line anywhere.

[@aleksandry.7213]

its cool to see you put them sources in the description, not many youtubers do that

[@arjunsubrahmanian7535]

Wow this is a stellar video! Thank you!

[@zakzak3649]

very good video !!! love it! quick the good work !

[@CogitoEdu]

Thanks a lot!

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Damn, the revelation that 1001 Nights was the original "I can change him"-fantasy got me real good 🤣

[@takeshih3909]

AWESOME BRO! WE WANT THIS KINDA VIDEOS MORE AND MORE KEEP ROCKING...!!

[@CogitoEdu]

More to come!

[@ryansmith8345]

A great & very well detailed documentary 👍 👏 👌

[@ClassicalComputing]

That was just incredible, combining the cutting-edge animation with historical accuracy is quite rare, I really enjoyed the video Thank you.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you very much!