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[@Artur_M.]

It's fascinating to learn about the lesser known ancient powers.

[@altareggo]

@@andromanu6516 Did you know that trolls are universally hated throughout the internet?

[@rightlibertarian8355]

Lesser known yet successful and rich

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

@@andromanu6516 did you know those facts were made up in the middle ages to justifiy the anti semtism used to steal jewish money and that these allegations also were Held against Christianity in rome and like the claims your making here were false

[@andromanu6516]

@@Bruh-hq1hx fuck off m8 :))

[@helium-379]

@@Bruh-hq1hx They were only held against Christianity up til the last quarter of the empire. It was proped up by one of the emperors as an attempt to keep the empire as a whole. Which it was sucessful and made Rome last a few more hundred years. A lot of the stuff in both bibles are based on Roman values. Cristianity would have never seen great success without Rome. It would have simply been overshadowed by other religions without a massive state to back it.

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

Pretty interesting how you could see depictions of Hercules and the Bhudda. Greek and Indian gods all in this crossroads of Civilization

[@Bazinga3972]

Buddhism was never the religion of India neither did it originate from there. Buddha was from Nepal, Buddhism only had a big status in Central Asia and East Asia but not in India, even until today only 1-2 % of India are Buddhist.

[@jinjunliu2401]

@@Bazinga3972 except for when Ashika reigned

[@tommy-er6hh]

to SchienbeinFC: I assume you are a Troll, but in case you are mis informed: -Buddhism was before the 5th century the belief of 1/3 of the Indian pop, with the other 1/3s split between Jainism and Hinduism, with Zoroastrianism, Judaism, early Christanity and other religions taking up the rest. -Buddhism was NOT a product of Nepal, but of the Ganges plain - that is where the Boddi tree is where Buddha had his "revelation". The Ganges plain is pretty Indian. After the 5th cent, Buddhism and Jain declined as Hinduism became more militant, so that by 1500, they were only a little remnant.

[@santoshkathira7884]

@@Bazinga3972 there was no nation state identity for Nepal at the time and India was largely a syncretic mix of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism (and perhaps Ajvaika but it had already been largely destroyed by Ashoka). It does not make sense to extrapolate modern nation state identities retroactively.

[@HassanUmer]

I've been to Bactrian sites in Pakistan and seen that shit in front of my eyes! It's surreal! Esp considering today's bullshit about appropriation and cultural purity!

[@akbrahma7739]

Its hard to believe that Central Asia was once Buddhist n Hindu with a fine blend of Greek Pantheism.

[@mazhussain3470]

Stop peddling fake news, their was no religious term such as Hindu until the Brits concocted it up, the facts are the Kushans were in a region that has zilch to do with your Puranic Ganga!!!

[@akbrahma7739]

@@mazhussain3470 m surprised your rage n enmity is with Sanatan or like others say Hinduism. Funny you don't consider Buddhist or a Pantheist as your enemy. Tells a lot about you.

[@pritsingh9766]

@@mazhussain3470 Yeah hindu term was not there ,our religion name is dharma. It's the oldest religion and Kanishka followed dharma .Which Afghan will use Kanishka or pashtun using as his name ? These are pure Sanskrit words .

[@rtam7097]

@@pritsingh9766 Kanishka nd Mihirkula r actually Iranian names but looks Sanskrit as Iranian nd Sanskrit has common origin

[@ramirez4295]

@@pritsingh9766 they weren't Hindu Sanskrit is not Indian it originates from central asia before spreading to India and being Inherited by Indians. Buddhism comes from Afghanistan but was spread to Tibet and then China by the Afghan kushan empire india was barely Buddhist even now they have very small Buddhist population and the bamiyan Buddha's which contained first oil painting in the word was in Afghanistan before sassanian rule the Mongols didn't even come to central asia then so how would you explain that? Also the Kabul shahi dynasty of Afghanistan were Afghan Buddhists and the ghurid were also Afghan Buddhists who conquered India.

[@TheTrollTeamNL]

Nowadays a lot of people think of central asia as an uninteresting part of the world. But those people tend to forget what kind of impact this region had on world history. Think about timur and the mongols. Thank you for making videos about this region and letting the world know about the impact of this region on the world. Also im drunk while writing this

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Cheers!

[@TheTrollTeamNL]

@@EpimetheusHistory cheers to you and your wonderfull channel

[@mohammadmian-thecanadian-p1594]

First Mongols are not from central asia and timur did nothing for this world

[@TheTrollTeamNL]

@@mohammadmian-thecanadian-p1594 okay.

[@makky6239]

@@mohammadmian-thecanadian-p1594 but first europeans are

[@ruthvik5290]

kanishka is a sanskrit word which means "gold" or "great" and this name is quite commonly used in all the indian languages even in dravidian languages

[@hankfreeman8129]

Thats the bad guy in falcon of millennium empire arc from berserk.

[@ruthvik5290]

@@hankfreeman8129 yea!!! love the show man 😭🔥

[@lll2282]

kushan emipre was indian empire and its capital city was mathura which is birth place of lord krishna(hindus)/ Hercules(greek). emipre was pre dominatly hindu-Buddhist with some of greek,zorasters in minorities

[@learnmore9485]

@@lll2282 koshani empire are from present day Afghanistan, he used to be a king and empire of ancient aryana so don’t tell me he was Indian

[@learnmore9485]

@ABHRA TALUKDER who said he was Muslim you hateful person he was a Hindu from today Afghanistan. Afghanistan was a Hindu and Buddhist nation before Islam . Go back to school you hateful person

[@MrRemicas]

"No one's left. Everything is gone. Kharak is burning." Oh, wrong Kushans my bad.

[@natanlopes5254]

Berserk send his regards

[@afrikasmith1049]

I knew someone would make this comment.

[@adityanawani8134]

Natan Lopes 100th like! Even though I don't understand the comment!🙄🙄🙄

[@afrikasmith1049]

@@adityanawani8134 Berserk is a popular adult manga worth reading. If you like mature Mangas or any graphic novels, I'd he highly recommend it. Just keep in mind that there are plenty of scenes of sexual violence. Also there are free episodes of the Berserk anime from the 90s. It isn't complete, but it's still a good watch.

[@lemanruss3309]

@@adityanawani8134 The Kushan in The Manga Berserk are a Indian Ottoman hybrid that show up later and are named after the real Kushan

[@Potatotenkopf]

@@lemanruss3309 artificial behelit, oh yeah.

[@saotome6502]

I like that "arsacid" name drop

[@rezaq5951]

It's pronounced "Ashkani"

[@Oppawesome88]

Real shame the Kushan’s fell after their emperor was turned into a giant ghost tree by a metal skeleton ghost with a sword made of magic eggs :((((

[@hankfreeman8129]

Fellow berserk fan i see? Based.

[@Oppawesome88]

@@hankfreeman8129 we have to stick together now more than ever

[@obesespringroll3997]

RIP

[@notorious9278]

Huns destroyed kushan empire

[@Oppawesome88]

@@notorious9278 it’s a reference bud

[@SamAronow]

More Kushan for the Pushan! And by Pushan, of course, I mean the Vedic solar deity; what did you think I meant?

[@MsArjun1111]

Huehuehue

[@kushantaiidan]

More Kushan for the Taiidan

[@BasitKhanSafi]

Whaaat?

[@renel8964]

Oi vey

[@subab1601]

Vedic kingdoms attacked Kushan and thrice destroyed the university built by kushans.

[@brc9739]

These videos are awesome man, keep theem coming!

[@anitasmith815]

@@EpimetheusHistory do sikh empire

[@anitasmith815]

@@EpimetheusHistory do chola Empire

[@afrikasmith1049]

Clicked on this because of the Berserk Manga. I didn't even know the Kushan were real until now.

[@mateistoian726]

This is a total *CLANG* moment!

[@extratropicalcyclone8567]

One of my favourite empires in history, thanks for covering it, I really enjoyed the video.

[@TheHarharmahadev]

Aryavrat come to your glory 🚩🚩 mother India is calling you

[@gardenlizard1586]

Thanks for history of obscure empire. I didn't know much about them till this video

[@dickbison]

Woah, I thought Miura made them up for Berserk.

[@valentinom.4292]

Same, just like Midland and Tudor

[@makekikkeli2699]

And Ganishka ended up becoming the Stupa he historically built himself.

[@b.c.7741]

Glad I stumbled on your channel, I love history! Always excited to see content and history that is seldom covered or mentioned anywhere else! Good Work! Subbed/Liked!

[@BuggedFilms]

another awesome epimetheus vid to enjoy after work. cheers bro!

[@Rob_V_W85]

Man I cant get enough of these videos. The history of all these civilizations is so interesting. I wish we had a way to somehow go back and witness how it was during these times.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

That would have been amazing to see one of the larger Kushan cities at the height of their wealth and power.

[@RDPOINTOFVIEW]

Whatever u r getting is also incorrect.....

[@sangliupdate7368]

s s u r ra8

[@philRminiatures]

A fascinating new video on a subject, and over a period, very interesting ... Bravo for the military, economic, cultural sides... and for the animations ... all in 8 minutes!😍😍

[@emmasbooknook4576]

I really like the details on the clothes! Great video!

[@menaseven9093]

Awesome concise video about the Kushan Empire.

[@micahistory]

I always love how you cover all areas of the world

[@ewc58]

New Epi video = good day 👏👍

[@rustomkanishka]

Oh look, my namesake. I'm Iranian Indian.

[@micahistory]

I've always wanted to learn more about them. Thanks for the videos

[@midknightfenerir3129]

Proud of Ancient Indian Civilization

[@rotter4310]

not india lol they were ancient afghans who conquered north india

[@RDPOINTOFVIEW]

@@rotter4310 it was no afghan back then .... It was aryan race...n sanskrit language...

[@dantheman3022]

@@RDPOINTOFVIEW Indians of today were from the southern part of india. These kushans were NOT indian as much as you want them to be. They are more afghanistan looking people with brown skin as opposed to indians with darker skin tones. And the culture they had was completely different to india !

[@RDPOINTOFVIEW]

@@dantheman3022 haha u never seen them....u interpretate that they might look afghani...which doesn't exist thoes days...it was aryan in entire north indian subcontinent.... And by the way thoes who wear salwar against talwar can't be a true Indian......

[@Alakhana]

@@RDPOINTOFVIEW India wasn’t a country back then either, One of the official languages of the Kushans was Bactrian which was spoken in myth Afghanistan. And Afghanistan is apart of Central Asia on the Iranic plateau not apart of the subcontinent.

[@nechali442]

A great Hindu king and huge patron of Hinduism the great kanishka. Most of the coin was of Hindu gods. They were shivaite Hindus. Har har mahadev 🚩🚩

[@chutenderchodi7369]

They were Buddhists mate. The only kushan ruler that patronized shaivite God was Vasudeva

[@rajeshgajbhiye1048]

Buddhism was the dominant relegion tho

[@imedmeghraoui797]

Great video! Continue the amazing work !

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thank you Imed!

[@imedmeghraoui797]

@@EpimetheusHistory You are most welcome !

[@micahistory]

Your maps are SO GOOD!

[@Anfernee3355]

I don't understand how there can be a single dislike. These are nearly flawless videos where I am unable to poke holes in anything...... besides your pronunciation of Scythians lol. Well-researched though and I love how these help fill in my knowledge gaps.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

Probably from loser Turkish Nationalists or worse loser Afghan Nationalists.

[@slavphil7532]

@@grimgoreironhide9985 to them anyone important ever in central Asia or Eastern Europe was Turkish somehow, I've seen some claiming Alexander of Macedon was somehow Turkish 🤣🤣🤣

[@aramgocer253]

Great interesting video.

[@quinnsengstake8085]

Always get excited when i see you post a video. Love the animation style and how you narrate/write about these interesting times in history. Keep em coming!

[@Aldrymir]

One of the best channels on youtube. Charismatic voice Επιμηθέα!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Vangel!

[@RDPOINTOFVIEW]

@@EpimetheusHistory the most stupid videos u r making..... Fuck offf..

[@ajinkyatheboss1686]

Great informative video!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Ajinkya!

[@lukezuzga6460]

The Kushan Empire? Hats off EP, most won't touch it because of the arguments on something as easy as say, it's borders. Good work, your findings are basically what I was taught. As always, love the art! Keep em coming!

[@reubena7854]

Your voice is very soothing

[@micahistory]

I love this channel!

[@kiandocherty3589]

Very dank video!

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

Another exciting educational video! You’re doing an excellent job! 👍🏻 Keep it up, buddy. 👌🏻

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Cyrus!

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

Epimetheus No worries, bud.

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

Artin The Aryan سپاسگزارم برادر

[@Alakhana]

@@EpimetheusHistory What’s the name of the movie you used at 1:53 ???

[@Batman-jq9jq]

کوشانی ها هم ایرانی بودن برادر.

[@viveliran7509]

Thanks Please make more videos about Forgotten empires

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@Capt Abhimanyu Bhat how

[@lukezuzga6460]

Still a great Video to watch again.

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Its glorious *Epimetheus* time!

[@pompacitokmakci]

Okusana bi The Turushka (Sanskrit: तुरुष्क turuṣka; also Turuška, Turushaka, Turuksha, Tushkaraor Turukha) were the people ofTurkistan. In Sanskrit and Persian sources they are known as the Indo-Scythians[1] or Turks,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] who, underKanishkaand other kings of the people, held Northern India.[1] Generally, Turushka, a Sanskritized form of Turk,[11] is used as an ethnic term for people from central Asia.[12] The Tamilword Tulukkan, denoting "Muslim", is in correspondence withSanskrit Turushka.[13]Sanskrit Turushka can also denote for Turanor Turkistan.[14] Identity and history The Turkish Shahi rulers (Kābulshāhs or 'Turk-Shāhi') of north-west India, who were identified as 'Turks' in the Arab conquest literature,[15] claimed Kushana ancestry, a circumstance which would suggest that they could be seen as representing a certain historical continuity linked to central Asia.[12]In the chronicle of Kashmir, also known as Rājataraṃgiṇī, there are recorded three Kushan king names, Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka, which were members of the Turkic Turushka tribe.[16][17]In Kashmir we do hear about Turks and Turushkas until the period of the Ghaznavids in the 11th and 12th centuries.[15]Kalhana, the author of Rajatarangini, comments on certain Mlecchacustoms that the kings of Kashmir allegedly adopted from the Turks, such as the iconoclasm of 'Harsharājaturushka' and the keeping of excessively large seraglios of women.[15]The Turkish Shāhi dynasty continued up to the late 9th century, when it was replaced by Brahman dynasty of the same title. Names of apparent Turkish origin, such as Toramāna, survived even among these Hindu 'Shāhi' king.[18] 'The Turushkas', states the Pṛthivirāja-vijaya (S. VI), 'came across the desert (marusthali); by the time they reached the Cāhamāna dominions they were so thirsty that according to Jonarāja they had to drink the blood of their horses'.[19] It is also supposed that many Turushka horsemen in the army of Deva Raya II were possibly of Turkic origin.[20] There are three main conditions supporting the Turkic identity of the Turushkas:[21] 1. the rulers of the Kushana were called "Turushka". 2. various Turkic tribes are referred to as "Turushka". 3. the dress of the Turushka resembles to that of the Göktürks. Hence, it is supposed that among the Kushana, the ruling tribes are believed to be mainly of Turkic stock, closely related to the ruling caste of the Turkic Kengeres tribes.[21][22] In a 13th-century Sanskrit text, it is mentioned that Turushka (Turkic) costumes tended to cover the body from the neck to the feet.[23] In addition, the Persian historian Al-Biruni reports that Kanishka, a descendant of the Turk family called "Shahiya", was dressed in Turkish manner, a short tunic open in front, a high hat, boots and arms.[24] The physical traits of the Turushka Kushana depicted on coins may reflect Turkic or Mongoloid origins (see Turanid race).[25] It is also mentioned inHemachandra's Abithana Chintamani (959) that the Turks were also called Sakhas: "Turushkas tu Sakhayah syuh".[5][26] A Kushan Tamga also seems to be connected with that of a Göktürk tribe called «Ta-A-she-tê» by the Chinese.[27] Name The original form of Turukha or Turuška is most likely traceable to the Turkic-Altaicethnonym Türk or Türük.[28][29][30]Turushka can also serve for the designation of the Kushana or Indo-Scythians.[31] J. Marquardt, Zeki V. Togan and Berthold Laufer postulate the same Turkic etymology.[31][32][33] The name "Turuška" also occurs in Ancient Egypt around 1400 BC.[34]

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[@pompacitokmakci]

@@thedoruk6324 "According to Kennedy, their physical features shown on the coins are the main evidences that they are Turkish: pointed skull, high cheekbones, large, long nose, some beard are the general features of the Kushan emperors" The reference to the Kushāņa family as of Turushka or Turkish origin in the Kāshmir chronicle is supported by a tradition recorded by Alberuni . We are thus justified in asserting that Albārūni's observations on the Turkishnationality of the Kābul " Sāhis and on their descent from the Kushān royal family , have now been confirmed by a trustworthy witness 'Rajatarangini' calls three Kushan rulers Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka as 'Turushka' which was the general name given to the Turks. indopersianstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Program_in-min.pdf about the Kushan Kings Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka describing them as members of Turushka tribe, which Stein explains as the Turkish tribe www.himalayanresearch.org/pdf/2000-2002/vol05%20N2final.pdf The Kushan were considered Turks about 1000AD as per both Kalhana Pandit (Turushka) and El Beruni (Tibet Turki). "The names of the Kushan kings indicate prolong Iranian contacts. It has however been suggested that they were Turk by origin." in Codrington, Kenneth de Burgh (2017). Bosworth, C. Edmund (ed.). The Turks in the Early Islamic World. Routledge. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-351-88087-9. "KANISKA AND THE KUSHAN EMPIRE They have been called Turks by some scholars, Tokharians by others; clearly, they were Central Asiatic horse people." in Prebish, Charles S. (2010). Buddhism: A Modern Perspective. Penn State Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-271-03803-2. "On the nationality: The main foundation on which to discuss this problem is the physical characteristics reflected in portraits of the Kushan kings (Kujula Kadphises, Wima Kadphise, Kaniṣka and Huviṣka) in the extant coins and statues. On these characteristics, there are always different views among scholars. Some find Turkic attributes in them, some, the Iranian element, and some find others.", "Some words and titles connected with the Yuezhi 月氏 or the Kushans can be explaned by the Türkic languages. In the Rājataraṅgiṇī (I, 170) there is a reference to the fact that the Türkic ruler in Gandhāra claimed his ancestor was Kaniṣka, and maybe this is not merely boasting." in YU, Taishan (July 2011). Mair, Victor H. (ed.). "The Origins of the Kushans" (PDF). Sino-Platonic Papers, University of Pennsylvania. 212. "Gandhara Turkic kings of later generations considered King Kanishka to have been their ancestor. Kalhana stated in his work Rdjatarangini (1.70) that King Kanishka and other emperors and kings of the Kushan Dynastv were Turushkas, i.e., Turks (cf. Zhang 1936: 20)." in Mair, Victor H.; Anthropology (1998). The Bronze Age and early Iron Age peoples of Eastern Central Asia. University of Pennsylvania University Museum of Archaeology. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-941694-63-6. "The chronicle of Kashmir contains passages about the Kushan Kings Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka describing them as members of Turushka tribe, which Stein explains as the Turkish tribe" in Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation. The Foundation. 2001. p. 19. For reference, the Rajatarangini says: "Then there ruled in this very land the founders of cities called after their own appellations the three kings named Huska, Juska and Kaniska (...) These kings albeit belonging to the Turkish race found refuge in acts of piety; they constructed in Suskaletra and other places monasteries, Caityas and similar edificies." in Pandit, Ranjit Sitaram (1935). River Of Kings (rajatarangini). p. Verses 168-173., in the Indian original they are called Turushka in V.D, Mahajan (2016). Ancient India. S. Chand Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 978-93-5253-132-5. "Kuṣāṇa. A dynasty established in north-west and central India by people of Turkic origin www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198605607.001.0001/acref-9780198605607-e-98 The 12th century historical chronical from Kashmir, the Rajatarangini, describes the Kushans as Turushka (तुरुष्क), thought to mean "Turkish",[36][37] 36^."The chronicle of Kashmir contains passages about the Kushan Kings Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka describing them as members of Turushka tribe, which Stein explains as the Turkish tribe" Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation. The Foundation. 2001. p. 19. 37.^ "Then there ruled in this very land the founders of cities called after their own appellations the three kings named Huska, Juska and Kaniska (...) These kings albeit belonging to the Turkish race found refuge in acts of piety; they constructed in Suskaletra and other places monasteries, Caityas and similar edificies." in Rajatarangini (I168-I173) Pandit, Ranjit Sitaram (1935). River Of Kings (rajatarangini) (in Unknown). p. I168-I173. ^ Turkic tribes like Sakas, Kushanas, when they settled on India's borders and inside it also adopted ... www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/turkish.html Both Kushans and Scythians were of Turki origin. (University of Sind) books.google.com.tr/books?hl=tr&id=q3FXAAAAMAAJ&dq=both+kushans+and+scythians+were+of+pakistan&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Turki Hence, as far as any physical characters can be formulated for the various tribes (and their validity is very doubtful) the Yue-Chi type is Turkish rather than Mongol or Ugro-Finnic. In such points of temperament as military ability and power of assimilating Indian and Persian civilization, the YueChi also resemble the Turks, and some authorities think that the name Turushka or Turukha sometimes applied to them by Indian writers is another evidence of the connexion.The Yue-Chi and Turks, however, may both represent parallel developments of similar or even originally identical tribes. The Mahommedan writer Alberuni states that in former times the kings of the Hindus (among whom he mentions Kanik or Kanishka) were Turks by race, and this may represent a native tradition as to the affinities of the Yue-Chi. theodora.com/encyclopedia/y/yuechi.html dspace.ankara.edu.tr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.12575/44886/23243.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y www.jatland.com/home/Turushka#cite_note-1 Some scholars have explained the words connecting the Yuezhi 月氏 or the Kushans as coming from the Turkic languages, thus concluding that the language of the Kushans was from 33 “The ancestors [of the Türks] came from the state of Suo 索.”34 It has been suggested that “Suo 索” [sheak] is a transcription of “Sacae.” In other words, it may be possible that the ancestors of the Türks originally were kin of the Sacae. If this is true, it would not be difficult to understand why some words and titles connected with the Yuezhi 月氏 or the Kushans can be explaned by the Türkic languages. In the Rājataraṅgiṇī (I, 170) there is a reference to the fact that the Türkic ruler in Gandhāra claimed his ancestor was Kaniṣka, and maybe this is not merely boasting. citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?rep=rep1&type=pdf&doi=10.1.1.221.5981 gramho.com/explore-hashtag/KushansWereTurk The Kushan can thus be considered Turkic-speaking people or in many ways, Turks. www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-southeast-asian-studies/article/question-of-china-in-burmese-chronicles/5846497A518C3FB816C1B4067EB3E9A1 It is extremely interesting to note that while referring to some events of the 5th century A.D.," Elisaeus Vartabed observed that the Huns were also called Kushans. Central to this network had been the far-flung empire of the Turkic Kushans (Indo-Scythians) books.google.com.tr/books?id=5JKnBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT19&dq=COLUMBIAUNIVERSITYPRESS&hl=tr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzmpj15ffrAhUE_CoKHaHDAz4Q6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false aibs.columbia.edu/books.html www.jstor.org/stable/43365694 Also the Kusanas were a Turkish people living in Central Asia , and thus a large , powerful group. books.google.com.tr/books?id=1NJaAAAAMAAJ&q=&dq=&hl=tr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVwtTh6_frAhWFjYsKHQ4WCnE4KBDoATAEegQIBRAB The Turki Shahis were a Turkic people descended from the Kushans. studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/history-culture/buddhism-in-central-asia/history-of-buddhism-in-afghanistan "This was followed by the conquest of Sakas or Scythians and Kushans (120 BC - 200 AC). Scythian remains unearthed at Banbhore (the old port of Debal) indicate that they had advanced far to the south of Sind. Both Scythians and Kushans were of Turki origin and they conquest also brought in Sind the cult and culture of the Turki tribes. Later, the great Kushan Emperor, Kanishka, became the champion of Mahayana Buddhism which spread into Sind during 100 BC - 100 AD. Kanishka's third successor Vasudeva ruled Upper Sind and the Indus territories. His coins have been found at Mohenjo-Daro. The Turkish influence was strengthened under the Parthian kings (50 AD-200 AD). The coins of the Parthian king Gondophanus (47 AD?) and his successors have been found in Seistan, Kandhar and Sind. The Turkish influence was further strengthened under the Epthalites and the White Huns (4th -5th c AD). Under the White Huns, Buddhism suffered a heavy blow." Sind a Historical Perspective, from Ancient times to 1970's Dr Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch Vice Chancellor of University of Sindh / Pakistan

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[@iraqimapper8625]

Great topic and video

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Elias!

[@MagusMagnus]

Military machine of the sassanids was well organized and disciplined which fought Romans in the West and Asian tribes in central Asia in the same time. Just imagine how Huns annoyed Romans in the West but unsuccessful in encountering sassanids

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

The Huns in the West who bullied the Romans were different from the Huns in the East of Persia. The Sassanids had to deal with the White Huns or Hephalites. The Hephalites were often the kingmakers of the Sassanids throne and we're paid tribute by the Sassanids even. The Sassanids managed to destroy the Hephalites by allying with the Gokturk Khaganate in Central Asia.

[@MagusMagnus]

@@grimgoreironhide9985 the reason that the Huns moved toward west wad their fails efforts to penetrate to China or Sassanids territory. Romans also made alliance by Germanic tribes and in addition the climate of Europe (forests) was in favor of Roman infantries! White Huns or Hephtalits were the last indo-Iranian tribes coming from central Asia.

[@yaqubleis6311]

reza kh White Huns were unclear peoples but they were most likely also Iranic peoples like Sassanian

[@vazak11]

So cool, thanks!

[@humzabhatti6745]

awesome video

[@blitzkrieg1702]

Epimetheus, this video would make a great violent HBO mini-series, keep up the good work.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

It would. Would be cool to see a massive city with Greek, Indian, Iranian, Central and East Asian influences, religion and Parthian, Roman and Chinese merchants, spies and ambassadors all politicking and scheming.

[@aszthrotep4632]

8 mins wasn't enough of this...

[@tobago3679]

Thank you!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Your welcome :)

[@alihani1830]

Awesome video

[@khailiansang8213]

We learned about the khusan in our indian history because they occupy large part of northern India

[@BhanuPratap-uw7tm]

And the only which respect other cultures and relogions to me kanishka and last rulers vasudeva was great they practice buddhisim and kanishka was the one who started the worshpping of lord kartikey in india famous

[@rustomkanishka]

@@BhanuPratap-uw7tm you called, bro

[@f4u21ramon8]

Kushan is uzbekistan and kazakhstan

[@drdre5030]

@@BhanuPratap-uw7tm he become native of this land

[@f4u21ramon8]

@Hindu Tiger Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj He is mongol-turk ethnic, face like mongoloid, like king of mughal is mongol descent too

[@definedsir6971]

Volga Bulgaria into the Kazan Khanate would be interesting.

[@noger1234]

And danube bulgaria

[@shapurthegreat8314]

shield&sword peace Lol. You and your kinds are really pathetic losers. trying to spread hatred against all prople of a country and then you are sad that others react you like you act to them.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

@shield&sword peace The original Volga Bulgars were pagan before converting to Islam. And they weren't Turkish, they were Turkic. There's a big difference. They are not Oghuz Turks from Persia and Anatolia. As far as I am concerned they can choose whatever religion or belief they want. And besides they are now Slavs since the original Turkic Bulgars who settled in Bulgaria were need out and intermixed with their Slavic vassals.

[@sc1837]

Great research thanks

[@gilgameschvonuruk4982]

Why is it so common for nomadic peoples to invade, conquer and assimilate into other cultures?

[@moslemaahmmad9950]

Gilgamesch von Uruk because it’s the way they become rich

[@benavraham4397]

They would do it us today, had it not been for the invention of fire arms. Gun powder ended nomadic conquest just as industrialization ended slavery.

[@moslemaahmmad9950]

Chananiah Mordecai naw the nomads settled as the became pacified by they’re conquered people’s

[@moslemaahmmad9950]

abhishek ganguly sounds great

[@netz8439]

It's more comfortable to live like settled people than tribes, especially if you are part of the rich and rulling elite.

[@vaibhavsingh2475]

Kushans gave India one of the greatest kings in indian history The great KANISHKA. It was he who spread buddhism to China. He ruled from volga to ganga. It was during his time great Buddhist statues were constructed in bamayan in Afghanistan.

[@learnmore9485]

Sorry to say, but kanishka was born in present day kapisa northern Afghanistan 🇦🇫, just because he was Hindu doesn’t make him Indian, did you hear ? He conquered India he brought bactiran language to India so take a break and accept the truth even though it’s mentioned in this video, now don’t tell me that Afghanistan was part of India, remember kanishka invaded . Kanishka is an Afghan king forever

[@VenomMolotov]

@@learnmore9485 but afganistan is a muslim country which is suffering now lol kanishka is a sanskrit name born 600 years before birth of prophet Mohammed and born in Peshawar, ancient India his capital was mathura

[@learnmore9485]

@@VenomMolotov are you for real ? Please open up a book and study before you write nonsense, Afghanistan Wasa Hindu nation too before, you will sound lame if you don’t understand that. Kanishka is an Afghan who invaded India and will always be

[@learnmore9485]

@@VenomMolotov you full of hate and shytt what is this gotta to do with Mohammad and Peshawar? He was born in ancient aryana not India, not Peshawar, but in kapisa northern Afghanistan

[@Noone-gz8li]

@@learnmore9485 first of all kanishna was born in Pakistan not in Afghan And second yes Afghan is part of bharat as per our vedic scriptures Third he was a Hindu and you are muslim I presume you hate hindus so don't be a hypocrite

[@oklik6864]

Epimetheus, i love you man!

[@micahistory]

Very interesting video. It's not often that you hear about countries like this

[@HassanUmer]

Making videos on all my favorite empires!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:D I am glad I am picking good ones :)

[@micahistory]

A very interesting country that is almost always ignored. Thanks for making this

[@micahistory]

@Pappu Rahul Khan that has nothing to do with this

[@draggador]

informative & fun

[@sethleoric2598]

I love how Berserk never even changed their names and Kanishka is pretty much still the same lmao.

[@muhammadumariftikhar8003]

My clan(Kasana clan of Gujjars) claims to be descendents of kushans.My tribe (gujjar tribe of India/Pakistan/Afghanistan) claims to be the descendents of Yuezhi.

[@rameen7646]

You claims are bullshit 🤣

[@muhammadumariftikhar8003]

@@rameen7646 not if they're backed by multiple ancestry.com DNA tests.

[@rameen7646]

@@muhammadumariftikhar8003 and where is the the prove?

[@muhammadumariftikhar8003]

@@rameen7646 our DNA is the proof bro

[@rameen7646]

@@muhammadumariftikhar8003 Show Me your DNA test and the comparison with kushan DNA

[@celestialweaver8460]

Finally someone did the Kushans!!

[@hermonghebresslasie3198]

He forgot an inmportant detail. They were descendents of the oldest son of Noah, Ham, who fathered Kush... nimrod was the son of Kush.. they moved east after the tower pf babbel n became Kushans.. the hamitics aösp moved west migrated

[@shapurthegreat8314]

Hermon Ghebresslasie Lol😂

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@hermonghebresslasie3198 TF

[@hermonghebresslasie3198]

Im forreal

[@rustomkanishka]

I assure you that this is not true and you should stop talking shit about my family 🤣🤣🤣

[@skipinkoreaable]

Epimetheus took Yemen on the sly eh. Nice move. Nice video.

[@pax4370]

Kanishka is a very interesting charecter in discourse of indian history! All his statues were beheaded by some unknown people for unkown reason! Noone found a complete statue of kanishka with full head! Noone knows how he actually looked like!

[@lll2282]

kushan emipre was indian empire and its capital city was mathura which is birth place of lord krishna(hindus)/ Hercules(greek). emipre was pre dominantly hindu-Buddhist with some of greek,zorasters in minorities

[@plumbarch]

The Kushans were the first people to depict the Buddha in human form. They were so open minded people taking the best of each known cultures.

[@rakshita3627]

Most of their captials were in india everything that the took was from india central asia and afgans were uncivilized nomadic tribes

[@JustShawnie]

I found this video very interesting. I have been studying the tribes off of the Steppes, the Temperate Forest and others but this is the first time I have heard of these people and I will be further researching them. Thank you!

[@JustShawnie]

Sabda Gyan Thank you! The history of the steppes and Russia is very interesting.

[@skipperson4077]

super interesting, as a history buff a lot of these videos are reviews and details but I really learned a lot on this one and a lot of new names, peoples, etc. Thank You!! Cover more crossroads cultures!! I nominate the Lapita People...

[@anhilatorofignorance2584]

As I Indian I respect Kushans A Lot . If You are a Turk be Like kushan and among a Kushan be Like Kanishka the truly Great

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

Oh could you do one on the Ghana Malian and Songhai empires or Maybe The Kanem Bornu Empire?

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

@Blue Dude still streets with names from Kanem rule

[@ajoybanik9601]

Kushans, the pride of India 🇮🇳 Long live King Kanishka 🙏🇮🇳

[@yaqubleis6311]

they were Iranic peoples not Indian

[@ajoybanik9601]

They may be Iranic, Sinitic or whatever but they practised Indian culture and religion. 'Kanishka' is a common and Indian name and the Kushans followed Buddhism.

[@yaqubleis6311]

Sayak Banik they were Iranic peoples even this video is saying this

[@ajoybanik9601]

Yaqub Leis I don't disagree with you. I'm just saying that they associated themselves with India and it's culture. BTW are you from Iran?

[@mazhussain3470]

Sayak Banik, going by your absurd logic, an Ethiopian who practices Christianity is also an Syrian LOL

[@vijay75kumar]

I subscribed

[@AwesomeSauce696969]

Such a fascinating empire, I learn so much from your videos. I really wish you would put your sources in the description though so that I could learn even more.

[@empireofkshatriyarajputpra4645]

Please also make a video on three Kingdom struggle of India. Pratihara Rajput Empir,e Pala empire and Rastrakuta Empire for rights for Kannauj

[@sumitsingh7835]

🙏 Jai Rajputana 🙏 Jai maa Bhavaani

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

Hey man! Can we get one on the Cossacks? They were like a badass slavic combo of cowboy, viking, and horse people and almost nobody ever talks about them!

[@ahlam4398]

Thanks qlot

[@shaolindreams]

Fascinating, their adoption of mixed religions.. Pretty cool linking west to east.

[@miketacos9034]

Yuezhi is Yweh-jir, like sir in a British accent with no r sound. It's a Chinese term. I love these videos!

[@muhammadumariftikhar8003]

Is it the Chinese form of Gujjar? I've read on a lot of forums on Yuezhi Being the Chinese for of gujjar.

[@ahmadsabar6358]

We Kushan pashton

[@tomaskadlicek5926]

Owesome interconnecting video. Could there be some more videos about nomadic tribes from the steps?

[@upandawaygames]

Not bad. Now that you've mentioned them, should continue on to the Parthians. Or the Hephthalites?

[@ehsanullahwalizada770]

Kushan from Afghanistan 🇦🇫

[@BasitKhanSafi]

The most awesome video till date because the Kushans are the most under-rated dynasty of antiquity. No one seems to own them. Hindu India has ignored them. Even the Greeks have forgotten them. Muslim Pakistan and Afghanistan only mentions them as a footnote. Persians think of them as their ancient province. I think Pashto evolved from their language Arya. They were truely a metropolitan civilization joining China with the Rest of the World.

[@indrason6974]

Well India just ignored them because they are not that important to there history there area was small and influence was little while they gave the country nothing even tho most of there kings were Buddhist or shivaist and used Greek with Prakrit in there legends as more of a formal language

[@BasitKhanSafi]

@@indrason6974 u know nothing Jon Snow

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

Wtf are you talking about They are mentioned in Middle school Indian history book

[@lll2282]

kushan emipre was indian empire and its capital city was mathura which is birth place of lord krishna(hindus)/ Hercules(greek). emipre was pre dominantly hindu-Buddhist with some of greek,zorasters in minorities

[@lll2282]

@@indrason6974 indians dint ignore them our histroy book is written by congress who talk only about mughal and british and not mention even single indian emipres so forget about kushans

[@Maynard0504]

thanks for these great videos on non-european history! I love me some rome but there's waaaay too much of it being done.

[@sdeluen]

you always inspire me to play Crusader Kings 2 :D

[@michaelharder9737]

I'm on a campaign to reunite the White Hun empire. I almost united Rajasthan in preparation for challenging the Abassids, then there was a series of rebellions that shattered my empire.

[@sdeluen]

@@michaelharder9737 Yea I started a horse lord campaign in Baygal. Haven't hit India yet went south until trade nodes then headed West and south west. Grabbed religious zones to reform and have invaded Khorosun. The Abassids wait just below them. I found taking the trade nodes is key to making any kind of serious cash. Have you had run ins with China yet? Managed to repel two invasions by kiting.

[@michaelharder9737]

@@sdeluen I haven't gotten the China DLC yet, but the Seljuks have showed up.

[@alhassani626]

@@michaelharder9737 Iron Century has Seljuk by default if I remember.

[@aymarafan7669]

Thought that was Oberyn Martell in thumbnail!

[@SammyCee23]

It's great to learn more about lesser known superpowers (Kush and Persia) as well as the better known superpowers (Rome and China)

[@lll2282]

Even muryana and cholas

[@rakshita3627]

Lol funny how rome and china weren't even richer, culturally, economically and influential wise compared to to indians and persians

[@kiddykitsune8158]

Can you do the prehistory of Canaan? I would love to know much more before my ancestors became the people they roam around to be today

[@couldbemitch7051]

Can you do the history of carthage (tunisia) i want to see more other than the battle of zama

[@kovn4992]

It is also said that the Yuezhi and the Tocharians were the same people, just described differently in Chinese and Greek.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Is a possibility, but without further archaeology in the region (mainly in Afghanistan) we cannot know for sure...even the people of the Tarim basin the may be mistakenly called the Tocharians needs to be researched more...but I doubt China will want to spend the research money on that anytime soon :( But I am sure the answers will be very interesting whenever they are unearthed.

[@muhammadumariftikhar8003]

Yuezhi might be a mixture of tocharians and iranic tribes.

[@Haijwsyz51846]

My understanding is that yuezhi is a nomad turkic people also from central Asia steppes. Doubt they were iranic.

[@marto8044]

Man please do a video about Carthage.

[@withastickangrywhiteman2822]

I heard of Carthage decedents still exist in Spain

[@mikeblair2594]

Nikeeeeeeee! Like the shoe that was named after the god.

[@muizuvais]

I learned a bit about the Kushan Empire in school but this video made it way more interesting and was more informative.

[@drraoulmclaughlin7423]

Check out Nikonorov, 'The Armies of Bactria' , Volume 2, for reconstructions of Kushan arms and armour.

[@Smartacus98]

The Kushans were one of the weirdest cultural potpourris in history. An region of Northern Afghanistan conlonised first by Persians and then by Greeks, is then taken over by displaced Turco-Mongol steppe nomads from the Far East, who depict themselves in a Greek style, then end up embracing Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and Buddhism, forming syncretic Turco-Mongol-Graeco-Persian-Hindu-Buddhist Empire. Kind of a cultural Frankenstein.

[@MyCommentsGetGhosted]

They weren't Turco-mongol. They were most likely Indo-Iranian in both their ancestry and language.

[@TheAfghan72]

They were not Turks, they were Indo-Iranians and related to Schytians. Most historians equate them to being the ancestors of the Pashtuns who are the largest group in Afghanistan today.

[@Smartacus98]

​@@MyCommentsGetGhosted I mean, they may have spoken an Indo-European European language, or come to speak one after westward migration, but the Yuezhi seem to have originally been nomadic pastoralists in North-Eastern grasslands in close proximity to the Xiongnu. it is likely that they were similar at least culturally.

[@TheAfghan72]

@TheAntiParadox They spoke Bactrian which is an Indo-European language and they originally lived in the Tarim Basin where the caucasian red headed mummies were also found. They were most likely related to Schytian's were also nomadic like them.

[@Smartacus98]

@@TheAfghan72 That seems like a stretch. The ethno-cultural origin of the Pashtuns is notoriously obscure and I don't think that any consensus has been reached other than the fact that the Pashtuns probably emerged from a number of different groups who converged in what is now Afghanistan. The Pashtuns being direct descendants of the Kushans is just one of a myriad of theories. It is also proposed, for example, that they are descended from the Hephthalites, who were either Turkic, Iranian or probably a mix of both.

[@tausifahsan2318]

So much fascinating history excluded from history books that wouldn't ever see the light of day were it not for this channel...

[@iwillspeakthetruth6499]

Also make video about the great Achaemenid Empire (first Persian Empire)

[@ovequist1718]

The Kushans/Yuezhi were fair-skinned and tall. The Urumchi mummies maybe shows their apperance. Not like the Chinese or the Mongolians, more like Europeans. Before being attacked by the Xiongnu (related to the later Huns) the Yuezhi lived in the Gansu corridor in present day north-western China.