The Mongol Destruction of the Khwarazmian Empire

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Genghis Khan embarks on the most horrifying revenge campaign in history after a burgeoning Persian empire attacks his caravans and emissaries. The Mongols showcase their famed mastery of warfare and their notorious penchant for massacre. Tales of silver poured into the eyes of enemies and pyramids of civilian bones color this episode in history.
*In describing the scene atop the walls of Otrar, Juvayni quotes from the Shahnama, an 11th-century Persian epic poem to fully illustrate the image of the approaching Mongol forces.
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SOURCES
Boyle, John Andrew. “Dynastic and Political History of the Il-Khans.” The Cambridge History of Iran, edited by John Andrew Boyle, vol. 5, Cambridge Univ. Pr., Cambridge, 1968, pp. 303-421.
Juvaini, 'Ala-ad-Din 'Ata-Malik. The History of the World-Conqueror. Translated by John Andrew Boyle, vol. 1, Harvard University Press, 1958, Internet Archive, archive.org/details/historyof..., Accessed 2022.
McLynn, Frank. Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy. Da Capo Press, 2015.
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Slavic colonisation of the Balkan peninsula?

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You should cover the expansion of the Abbasid Caliphate. It would be cool to see the perspective of the kingdoms experiencing mysterious invaders from the desert attacking them with great fury and rath!

[@raudigerrudiger9713]

The sack of Rome 390 BC

[@komradekupkek6676]

The Shah: *" I took a calculated risk, but man i'm bad at math "*

[@perlarosa886]

Should've just not killed the envoys. Should've also became allies with stronger allies.

[@andrewtate8466]

@@perlarosa886 should've ,could've, would've...now hes just a giant river slick of yellow fat on the ground with his citys inhabitants

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

I really struggle to see how the Shah thought antagonizing Ghenghis was gonna work out for him. Like, he knew how dangerous the Mongols were. His scouts had found the capital of the Jin-dynasty, his largest trading partner, a city where almost a million people lived, utterly destroyed. The Jin had around ten times his population, but he thought he could handle the force that destroyed them? "I don't know guys, these Mongols don't look that tough to me."

[@jayarajnair]

​@@sherlocksmuuug6692 Shah did the same mistake of every other average rulers. Underestimation of the opponents. Even in this modern time you can see such stupidities. Shah was an aristrocat not an able leader but got the throne through ancestry.His administration were fully immersed in corruption . Due to small victories on the eastern side power corrupts that dude .None of his generals and advisers were meritorious. Power corrupts the man. But Genghis Khan was a real Conqueror who created Mongol Empire .Strategically innovative and well organized . Shahs old barrack based army was no match for the Khan modern military.

[@mdhs6575]

how these dirty arabs got erased by mongol empire is beautiful

[@EloSportsTalk]

filling a moat with prisoners then pushing siege works over the corpses is so insanely brutal that if I saw it in a movie I'd think it unrealistic overkill. my goodness.

[@codyferrell1896]

Yeah I know. Mongols were ruthless AF!!! So many brutal antics. Wasn't mentioned in this vid, but read during a lot of sieges they would catapult diseased bodies and heads over city walls. 👀😯

[@intricatezebra8930]

@@codyferrell1896 That's how the plague outbreak known as the 'Black Death' started.

[@harukrentz435]

I dont think it could work.

[@codyferrell1896]

@@intricatezebra8930 not saying you are wrong. But thought the mainstream theory of the bubonic plague was from rats & fleas from the Y. pestis bacteria.

[@ihatemotionblur_3255]

@@codyferrell1896 which spread through human bodies and free trade brought by the mongols...

[@owenb8636]

It's frightening how your king could make a decision which would subject you to these kinds of horrors. Defecting or surrendering was not an option. You just had to choose how you wanted to die

[@tacoblude8208]

What? You could just escape or hide in the countryside until the mongols rage has blown over. No one is ever truly doomed.

[@alexn5501]

@@tacoblude8208 in the destruction of Bagdad the mongols came from all sides, how would escape that?

[@andrewgates8158]

Still possible today

[@gunbacker9428]

They wouldn't defect or surrender because they were raised to always keep your values and your word. Men back then were extremely loyal, disciplined, and lived by/for honor. Read this quote between a mother and messenger about her Spartan sons. To one, the messenger said, “Mother, I bring sad news: your son was killed facing the enemy.” The mother said, “He is my son.” “Your other son is alive and unhurt,” said the messenger. “He fled from the enemy.” The mother said, “He is not my son.”

[@TechnicalHotDog]

Yeah, when people look at events like this and think it's justified, they're really missing the point that almost all the people who suffered did nothing and even had no idea what was going on

[@Ganjil100]

You have to understand that after Gheghis khan’s death. The expansion rapidly increased. And at its peak, Mongols were fighting Japanese Samurai, entire China, entire Muslim world, German Teutonic knights all at the same time. Very busy people.

[@abstract5249]

Every king and emperor ever: _kills a Mongol messenger._ The Mongols: "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?"

[@happyalphonse1456]

@Malarie-Susan Gold Japan would've get their ass whooped if mongols actually arrived to Japan. Only thing that saved Japan was nature.

[@DOPEdwarf]

It's almost as if it's a bullshit story peddled by the Mongolian recorders decades after the fact to justify their the conquest and subsequent rule. Not like there was anybody around the disagree with the story at the time, they were completely wiped out

[@bric3688]

@@DOPEdwarf they didn’t need justification they would have eventually conquered everyone around them, they thought they owned the world and anyone who didn’t bow down to them was a traitor

[@jcdenton1635]

​@@happyalphonse1456 Yeah the Japanese were saved twice by typhoons, but the _Javanese_ (Majapahit) deserve some credit for outsmarting the Mongols at their own game. The Javanese were in the middle of internal conflict when Kublai Khan invaded Indonesia, which you'd think would make them easy target for conquest. Instead, some clever Javanese faction led by a guy named Raden Wijaya feigned submission to Kublai Khan and convinced the Mongols the real resistance was his own rivals. Supported by his newfound "overlords," Wijaya went on to eliminate his enemies before finally turning on the Mongols, ambushing them while they got drunk during celebrations over their supposed "conquest" of Indonesia. The whole thing was planned from the start.

[@maskirovka33]

Enters the Japanese and kamikaze

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People talk about the animation, but your writing ability is just phenomenal.

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everything in the video is great

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it really is

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To animate is harder work.

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@@JuniorJuni070 id say it’s more time consuming

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writing - for once someone acknowledges and this writer would shake your hand.

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If you're afraid - don't do it, - if you're doing it - don't be afraid! - Temujin

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This bravo.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Bravery

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👍👌🇲🇳

[@Ron_swanson_true_libertarian]

Took me a minute to absorb that, so don't do anything your afraid to do but if you find yourself in the position anyways there's no point in being afraid.

[@SolidBaka]

The audacity of the mongols to cross the Tian Shan mountains into Kwarazmian territory and the realisation of the Shah Mohammed. This part always gets me 🔥

[@mcbrians.8508]

and the audacity to vibe in the scorching kyzalkum desert after a month long siege

[@jigmewangchuk4085]

I imagine when the Shah saw Genghis Khan for the first time, he had a red HP bar with a skull next to it. On a more serious note though, what a scary time to be alive, especially if you lived within those walls.

[@sirmonkey3215]

well people living outside the walls didnt have better luck when the mongols rolled through.. killed all except for some women they took as fucktoys..

[@adamseidel9780]

On the plus side, you didn’t have long to worry

[@TurquazCannabiz]

@@adamseidel9780 unless you were a woman

[@isaiah3894]

@@TurquazCannabiz I heard somewhere that Genghis Khan used to make his men rape his victims after sieges so if that’s true, I don’t think men had it easier than women

[@keifer7813]

@@TurquazCannabiz Easy, just don't be a woman

[@TiberiusEmpire]

What amazed me the most is that the Mongols have fought the samurai and the European knights all in the same timeline

[@Neverdyingpride]

also chinese kungfu masters with persian assassin's guild at the same time

[@Kamisama77]

@@Neverdyingpride They even fought ottoman and arabs. I think Genghis Kahn's invasions stopped islamic inflence to a certain extent.

[@emmanueljoshuad.parreno22]

And failed lmao

[@rustamsafarli4909]

@@Kamisama77 not ottomans. Ottomans fought Timur's empire which is not the same. Mongols fought against the Sultanate of Rum and Mamluks. But since the word "Mamluks" is new, it used to be called simply al-Dawla al-Turkiyya or the State of Turkey by Arabs during the same period due to the bulk of the army consisting of Turkic tribes and Circassians. During Mongol invasions, the Sultanate of Mamluk was governed by Ayyubid sultans therefore...Mongols got stopped by basically an Arabic dynasty with a Turkic army and court. About the notion of stopping Islamic influence...it actually never did. Because the Sultanate of Rum was already in turmoil during their invasion, it probably halted advance for like 40 years maximum. Also considering immediately after Temujin's death and the breakup of the Mongol empire newly formed Mongol states like Ilkhanate converted to Islam, it's hard to call it "stopping". More like...helped to solidify its influence.

[@harkonnen3672]

He fought muslims the most.

[@justinadonis1453]

I’ve watched this at least 50 times and i still can’t get over how captivating and educational this is. Outstanding!

[@user-xk9qg8ft7x]

Same I've also watched this so many times, its so amazing and educating.

[@gustav8502]

cap

[@arthurb6882]

you have watched this FIFTY times?

[@arthurb6882]

@@user-xk9qg8ft7xwhy would you need to watch this so many times? Did you miss loads of stuff and wanted to catch up? FIFTY times??

[@Maral31]

I guess he liked to hear more more 😂

[@tektoastium7241]

“Considering that I have never heard of the Khwarazmian Empire, I assume that means they had it really bad.” -me prior to watching the video

[@habibkuchkarov5567]

There is still city called Khorazm , one of 12 cities in Uzbekistan, central Asia.

[@sakurakou2009]

The father of mathematics and algebra have name of khawarismi mean he might be decendants of people who survived that masscarre

[@JohnM-sw4sc]

@@sakurakou2009he came before the mongols I believe

[@naysaynetwork5271]

@@sakurakou2009 math predated him

[@alexissvetrev]

Also persian history seems to be actively erased from western schools for some reason. For example Roman emperors spoke in same standing with Persian kings, but you only see Roman and Greek historian versions, never the Persian version.

[@Strat-Guides]

Wow, you're ability to tell this story sent chills down the spine when Genghis Khan showed up. Thank you for this excellent production, looking forward to more!

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@@n0llanaama257 Heeeey good to see you watching some quality history stuff :D Thank you!!

[@n0llanaama257]

@@Strat-Guides tbh i've been a sucker for this type of stuff my whole life! After watching this video it makes me wanna conquer calradia as khuzait once more lol 😅 anyways keep up the good work, your videos are top tier if not even the best bannerlord content there is! I wonder if you are planning on doing a modded playtrough as there is some really interesting mods out there. Your subscribers me included would love that stuff i bet! 😎

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@@n0llanaama257 I know what you mean. I prefer this type of stuff over movies 90% of the time :) Yeah for sure, I am doing a few more guides and then will get a modded play through going. I'm actually planning on starting up a steam 2 - 3 days per week and will post those vods as well as a highly edited one so we will see! Watching this video makes me want to raid and pillage too haha

[@slappy8941]

"You're" means "you are". Do you really struggle so hard, or are you that lazy?

[@risingwindspress]

Fun fact: His grandson Hulagu Khan, after destroying Baghdad and capturing Damascus, actually extracted a vassal tribute from the Crusader Prince of Antioch.

[@nomanor7987]

A Christian Crusader paying homage to a infidel pagan Mongol prince? Disgraceful!!

[@michaelsinger4638]

That or the Mongols kill them all and burn the city to the ground.

[@Zeldaytal]

Hulagu was based

[@Mirko1913]

What is this a fun fact?

[@nothuman3083]

Fun fact the Italian merchants literally just paid tribute when the the Mongols arrived. The Mongols wanted to sack the city but the merchants wanted trade, so there's kinda just city states on the black sea.

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I love the artwork mixed with history. There is enough shown strategically to explain what is going on but the rest is pure humanic beauty. It is artwork that most would like to pretend isn't part of humanity's past. You two combining your independent loves into this channel is the best Ive found so far. I will add. I just found you two today.

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Thanks! Much appreciated, Shaun!

[@guccicoupons]

The part where Genghis Kahn addresses the city gave me extreme chills..

[@jasonr7968]

I've often heard that Genghis did not say "I am the punishment if God," but rather the phrase was translated "Scourge of God"

[@joaovitorambrosiomilani3553]

Imagine you are just going back home from a trip you did, traveling months, and seeing a piramid of skulls of the population of the town you were living and the rest is on fire. I think that is the closest we can get to hell on earth.

[@SaudiGod]

Hell on earth? You’ve never visited Sunderland

[@joaovitorambrosiomilani3553]

@@SaudiGod LUL Friend, im from Brazil. Literally 35°C in the summer hahahaha. Shout out to you and all the english from Sunderland.

[@osman7240]

Barbarians

[@DrCruel]

Afghanistan was an irrigated garden nation created by peaceful Buddhists. It is this that Mohammed II brutally built his Empire of Samarkand on, enslaving the locals without mercy. If you wonder why it looks as it does now, it's because of the Mongols.

[@effewe2]

Those were the good old days....read up on Tammerlane to find out how he rolled! Humans are animals, never forget that...

[@gareiis2824]

The "I am the wrath of God" quote is so famous and chilling. Really gives you a great sense of the man.

[@ameen7538]

Probably made up

[@segagenysis6918]

He thought himself to be powerful and mighty, but in the end died being castrated by a Chinese princess. Temudjin was nothing but a lowly dog and a mass murderer who had no respect for the sanctity of human life. May he burn forever.

[@elenafoleyfoley168]

Genghis Khan was the fiercest warrior of them all 💥 His lowly extremely humble beginnings in life is what formed and shaped that mighty man whose name will be forever bound to history. The mongol people to this day are fierce and resilient💥 Excellent video and research thankyou 🙏🏻

[@segagenysis6918]

Oh stop crawling up his ass. The man was a murderous dog who had no respect or appreciation for the dignity of human life. And he's burning in Hell along with his sons and grandsons as we speak. He was a mass murderer, nothing more.

[@RyanG0899]

The most fierced? Very debatable

[@seanberens5522]

This is such a good video holy hell. It's such a brutal and jarring story written AND narrated to literal perfection. The oil painting-like depictions of scenes give the characters and locations life and real sense of recognition in your head. The story transitions are seamless and the music and pulsating battle themes are so thematically appropriate they just blend right in, but the video never dwells on one particular feature, it just hits you with back to back transitions of beautiful scenic hand crafted paintings and lively audio. My favorite scene was the description of the Mongol ravaging of China, it is such a horrific scene with eye catching imagery that really prods your imagination as to the true power and influence of the Mongol Empire. I wish I could like a KZbin video more than once, seriously, you two need to continue to create stuff like this, because this is so incredibly unique while still being easily digestible to all kinds of audiences, this is amazing.

[@Warmaker01]

The Khwarazmian Empire was simply screwed here. At the time of this Mongolian invasion, the Mongols were at the peak of their power and unified under Genghis Khan. Their armies were campaign veterans and Genghis had a an array of top notch generals. Not only that, Genghis Khan led the invasion himself with his all star generals with him. Russia and a lot of Eastern Europe would feel this brutality also, the Khwarazmian Empire was only the first out west to be in line for it. The only reason the Mongol Invasion ended was due to Genghis Khan dying and protocol dictated the various leaders go home for the succession. With Genghis Khan's passing the Mongols were never quite as unified and focused as they were while being led by him.

[@Lstarification]

@らてちゃん The great king died due to illness. His health worsened greatly when he fell off his horse during a hunt. It is considered a very bad omen for Mongols to fall from horseback.

[@Warmaker01]

@@ellenjones8695 What I meant with the end of the Mongol invasion was in general their western forays. When Genghis Khan died, he was out in the Far East and the Khwarazmian Empire was already long gone. Genghis Khan died in 1227. Already in the 1240s there's already the start of the power struggles for leadership. The 1260s brought outright civil war.

[@ameen7538]

@@Lstarification great king my ass. That bastard will be in hell like Hitler, and he will beg God to give him another chance to be a decent human

[@riazhassan6570]

This amazing explosion of conquest, often against much bigger forces, took place in the thirteenth century. Supply and command structures must have had their practical limits, or most of Europe also might have been overrun

[@kikaa1884]

I like and read Hindu texts like 1.Vedas(Rigveda,Yajurveda) 2.Valmiki Ramayana 3.Authentic Mahabharat 4.Harivamsa Book 5.Tulsidas Ramayana 6.Raghuvamsam Book 7.Authentic Manusmriti I will read Buddhist texts like 1.Ashokavadana Book 2.Mahavamsa book 3. Dipavamsa Book I will read Indian texts and non Indian texts like 1.Indian Constitution book 2.Arthashastra Book 3.Chanakya Neeti 4.Napoleonic code To read a happy and peaceful life in India actually 😌😌😌 I respect Mughal Empire Ottoman Empire Hyder Ali Tips sultan Razia Sultana

[@youaintready1006]

I'm glad that more and more people are starting to learn about the Mongol Empire under Genghis and his descendants because the stuff they accomplished PURELY in terms of military strategy and achievements and the scale and speed with which they accomplished it are completely unprecedented even to this day. The famous Mongolian horseback archery tactics and hit-and-run strategies are so hard to replicate realistically, even with CGI, that there has not been a single movie that actually depicts it with any sort of justice. The best way to see what the Mongols did to their enemies is probably by playing Mount and Blade: Bannerlord. On an open or mostly open plain, these dudes were never going to lose to anybody, not at their best. Temujin/Genghis Khan was literally an orphaned slave at one point, had to become man of the house as an on-the-run teenager, didn't have any of the advantages of Alexander the Great, Caesar, Napoleon, etc. (Aristotle was Alexander's tutor for crying out loud)--that is to say, he wasn't formally educated in any way that we would recognize today--and he took a bunch of what were essentially low-tech nomadic shepherds and hunters and conquered most of the known world with them. His descendants remained feared, respected, and in power for centuries. "Khan" remains a common last name in India. All of this is so absurdly impressive that even anime writers would have thought it was too ridiculous to turn into a script.

[@dcarson89]

Dan carlins hardcore history educated the shit out of me ro learn about this topic

[@Kelveron]

No doubt about Genghis's military genius and prowess. But at the same time, even by the standards of the time (many nasty rulers around those days) there is also no doubt he was a genocidal maniac and an unbelievably cruel conqueror.

[@sorryminati4719]

his power was simple, he was not conquering to rule but to conquer only that is why he was this successful. he did not care about ruling the land at all

[@chobai9996]

What do you mean "starting to learn"? You Zoomers think all of this is some secret knowledge...people have known about these things for many hundreds of years. It's good that some young people like you are enjoying learning history, but you're not leading some movement or anything. It's like how a lot of kids when they make jokes think they're so clever, but the jokes they tell have been around for thousands of years since the dawn of human civilisation

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@@chobai9996 i think he’s talking about a large group of younger people are learning.

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One of the lessons that is taught throughout history. Do not kill the messenger.

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Meditron be spitten straight facts tho. No dought this one has best illustration tho

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Only english speaker to pronounce Genghis Khan right

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Grand and epic

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Honestly, man your work is really quality. Love the way how you tell the story of this as a skald or a bard. It feels like a horror story and yet fascinating

[@blitsheart]

I'm really happy to see a lot of video essays/story telling that tells the tale of Genghis Khan. I know a lot of people only know about his military brilliance and brutality but his story and rule is so fascinating as well.

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Can’t believe I found your channel through a joe Rogan post but so glad I did. Your content is amazing. Keep up the great work.

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Same here, Joe showed me the way to Dan Carlin as well. A host of different interesting content creators really.

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Same

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Same

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Same

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I knew Genghis Khan was OP but whoa. I've read this story in fragments in the past, but putting it all together, the whole thing is just...wow.

[@dsmith377]

the fact there was an entire culture that could do such things to such a scale is that humanity can be extremely dark in its ways.

[@OljeiKhan]

@@dsmith377 MANY other cultures did things very similar to the Mongols. The Arabs had heads of Turkic people mounted on spears , and these spears went from the cities they sacked to Syr Darya. They told cities to surrender and be spared , and sacked those cities as well. Not saying what the Mongols did was justified , just saying that people who followed Abrahamic religions heavily downplayed their own brutality while exaggarating the brutality of "heretics"

[@ennui9745]

@@OljeiKhan Interesting to hear what the Arabs did to Turkic peoples, coming from a Turk. I believe you.

[@bait5257]

@@OljeiKhan I am not saying this false or downplaying anything but There's no connection for their brutality to Islam or any other religion except using its name for conquering lands. None of the abrhamic religions allows this kind of brutality.

[@yestokindness99]

@@OljeiKhan Uhhmmm, Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan were Buddhists actually. So this "abrahimic religions" thing doesn't hold. Why would a Muslim desecrate Mosques? To be fair, you need to say things as they are. That era was really dark. Very dark.. Hope we never see such brutality ever again.

[@Loffeleif]

I'm having chills every 40 seconds. My god, what storytelling. What immersion.

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Thanks to the 86 tv series I realised how dramatic and exciting the rise of Shaka Zulu could be, he was a legend, an illegitimate son adopted by an enemy tribe who came back and conquered all other tribes and literally revolutionised warfare completely isolated from any foreign interference. Shame he was backstabbed by his brother. I do wonder how history might've turned out with Shaka Zulu and heirs conflicting with Britain further, I mean the Zulu managed to defeat the British with luck at the Battle of Asandlwana but perhaps im overstating or overexaggerating Shaka's smarts but I wonder if he could've dealt the British an even larger blow.

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@@GuineaPigEveryday zulus are overrated and overblown. Ashantis and nubians on the other hand.

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Easily the best History channel easily!!!! Amazing content!!!

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Poem by Persian Poet Abul Qasim Ferdowsi: "Listen: this story's one you ought to know, You'll reap the consequence of what you sow. This fleeting world is not the world where we Are destined to abide eternally: And for the sake of an unworthy throne You let the devil claim you for his own. I've few days left here, I've no heart for war, I cannot strive and struggle any more, But hear an old man's words: the heart that's freed From gnawing passion and ambitious greed Looks on kings' treasures and the dust as one; The man who sells his brother, as you've done, For this same worthless dust, will never be Regarded as a child of purity. The world has seen so many men like you, And laid them low: there's nothing you can do But turn to God; take thought then for the way You travel, since it leads to Judgment Day"

[@ryansmith8345]

Very beautiful & true ! Works for everyone & every situation

[@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512]

Completely unrelated to this episode and this verse was dedicated to the usurper of the Samanid throne, Mahmud of Ghazni.

[@marcusaurelius5742]

There’s tons of phenomenal history content to be found here on KZbin, but your style and presentation is consistently a cut above the rest in my opinion. Great work.

[@spasjt]

Your narrative and writing abilities are excellent. I was totally immersed. Well done sir!

[@CartoonSociety-in9ci]

Brother, this is amazing! We need an movie and tv series about how powerful the Mongolian empire were!

[@lisiatepauuvale7833]

I love the way you tell the stories with passion and makes it feel like a movie. The pictures helps out a lot. I lowkey don’t want you to blow up but at the same time I do so all the effort and work is worth it. Keep it up. I love this channel so much.

[@filmflipside]

Seriously, what an underrated channel! You guys do FANTASTIC work! The research, the writing, the animation .. just stellar!

[@tristanjorritsma9709]

The speed at which the Mongols conquered such a vast swath of the planet is incredible and terrifying.

[@metanoian965]

how many Mongols were there ?

[@dr.woozie7500]

@@metanoian965the average Mongol army was 100,000 men almost all on horseback

[@metanoian965]

@@dr.woozie7500 How do you know that ? Stop being lazy and check everything and get your brain into gear once you get your ass moving. Biggest unit - Tumen = 10, OOO. Then, smaller. Total numbers - 100K - 200K. Who knows ? But, this is ALL a fairy story for dumb West dolts who are amazingly gullible and like childish stories. When was this made up ? By whom ? Why ? There is O proof of this tripe

[@validore1]

The coolest thing about history is that most times history is so unbelievably more brutal than we think that when we watch about it in tv or movies it doesn’t even do justice to what actually happened.

[@dialecticalveganegoist1721]

Your make learning about history fascinating. Also love how wide and international the historical topics you cover are.

[@aidanchutkan8662]

This is the best history video I’ve ever watched. The incredible art combined with the narration brought to life Genghis Khan and the Mongols in a genuinely terrifying way. I like your earlier content but this was just amazing, please keep making more videos like this.

[@duncannada]

This channel is deeply underrated, needs millions of subs.

[@tastygravy6880]

There was very little the Mongols had to fear, they were the fiercist warriors in the world and were led by one of the greatest military leaders in history, Genghis Khan!

[@gnewsome]

bro i am on a mission to raise awareness of your channel. you are the most underrated historical youtube channel period. please just keep it up, keep up the quality, direction and research and you will eventually get there. i genuinely love your videos.

[@Jaymo00]

Absolutely brilliant!!! The quality of this video is stunning! The music, the artwork, the storytelling. I was getting so many goosebumps and chills during the battle. Not even some big-budget movies have that effect on me. You have a new subscriber!

[@wassupbuddy8707]

Thank you Joe! This was amazing! 🖖

[@armzbrah6371]

Love this style of history vid, thanks man

[@PrimisSanguis]

Thank you again History Dose. This was truly amazing! The beautiful art work is nearly as good as your story telling skills. Could listen for eternity.

[@BenAC75]

The absolute best video I've seen on this topic. I love the way it's written. It's like I'm listening to a story in audio book format. It's really well done. The visuals are also on point.

[@sanitizerwilliam2911]

Great video, loved every second of it. It would be great if you could next make a video on the European conquest of the Caribbean, its a very little talked about but it has great significance since most great European powers like France and Britain fought relentlessly for it and the Caribbean was seen as 1 of the most VALUABLE PLACES IN THE WORLD just 100 years ago

[@davidsekowski1710]

Are you a history nerd or the greatest poetic orator of all time. My goodness this is incredible content. I’m visualizing that I am living in the story.

[@Americanheld]

Incredible storytelling and visuals Cant wait to see more of your work!

[@LegendInThaMakin]

I know the story all too well, still listened to the very end because I LOVE this channel, the art and your storytelling ability.

[@gagepratt5435]

the very first book i ever read was about Genghis Khan . ever since then I was intrigued by him and his empire ..... Awesome video thanks for the making and uploading of your video ....👍👍

[@charlieross4674]

"Stealing the horizon" is a fantastic phrase, bravo!

[@joshkelso8127]

This channel has quickly become one of it not my favourite history channels, even when the history is something I’ve already heard these videos bring a more vivid, human quality that a lot of history lacks. I cannot wait for the future videos and I hope that they cover the battle of Cannea, The revenge of saint Olga or the last stand of John Chapman.

[@andrewkhan4561]

Beautiful story telling. So many good history channels on youtube but your story telling makes this one really stand out. Can't wait for more.

[@cheeseburgerrunner5217]

I love these videos, great story telling, awesome visuals and the soundtrack is just perfect.

[@uncledan2u]

Awesome dedication and talent. Congratulations. Thank you 🙏!

[@Mirko1913]

I just subscribed. This channel has some really high-quality stuff to offer. Hats off to the content creators.

[@omarmyousry]

They're truly awesome, you need to check out their video on Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, it's so good!

[@dcamus3270]

This is insane story telling man, thank you for sharing I still got chills while typing this. ❤️

[@toddbraun1433]

This content is awesome. I love history and I’ve learned so much about Monguls keep this stuff coming bud!

[@Lopfff]

Just discovered this channel & I already love it. The pictures are awesome, but that includes the pictures painted with words. Thank you!

[@omarmyousry]

Amazing video and story telling! You guys promised a new video and now we have it, can't wait for the next one!!

[@braydenlovetere4545]

The art and sounds are so superb in these videos! And the writing of course.

[@skywizard3148]

Excellent presentation dude. I look forward to watching more of these videos. Best to you and your family, peace

[@1AvrgJoe]

This is the best history channel I’ve ever seen. Narrator is amazing keeps a great pace and makes the stories more compelling. Awesome artwork. The mongols being the subject doesn’t hurt either. They were the ultimate military force of that time period. If Ghengis didn’t die they would have taken Europe but maybe not England. They couldn’t take Japan so they had problems with islands.

[@garethmcguinness377]

They're from the middle ages not antiquity, but I totally agree dude they're badass

[@AICW]

They couldn't take Indonesia either, naval landings were definitely not a thing they excelled at.

[@BarryAllen__1A23]

I disagree the europeans had already started to negotiate an alliance with the mongols even before Genghis died and surprisingly the mongols were also interested. That being said as more and more cities were razed brutally, they started to reconsider this approach.

[@chinninaveen000]

They didn't touch India either

[@japantarzan3551]

​@@chinninaveen000 they weren't interested in conquering the subcontinent excluding Afghanistan. India had nothing to offer to them anyways. It was a poor land with poor people

[@mairisberzins4814]

these videos are really awsome, the production is great and you guys really know how to bring these historical moments to life! I was genuinley immersed in this war I have not heard of before.

[@googane7755]

A big oversight by the shah was that he thought they would be safe behind their city walls and castles against Genghis not knowing that the mongols have brought thousands of chinese siege engineers from their conquest of China and had time to become masters at siege warfare. Each city fell one by one and forcing many to either slowly die off or venture out into the open field and get annihilated. No where was safe and what was certain in the end was death. What a terrifying thought that is...

[@googane7755]

@@ABCD-xg6nr Then he shouldn't of spread his forces garrisoning all his cities hence the oversight.

[@gendoruwo6322]

i think the Shah's reasoning is not entirely stupid. The Shah's rule is founded on his claim that he's a badass conqueror. Of course he cannot afford to look like he's scared of the Mongols. Thus he thought of challenging the mongols, but in a way that he could win. As mighty as the mongols were they have to travel from very far, supplies should prove difficult, and siege engines should be hard to come by, the Shah bet that even if the mongols attack, it has to be on a scale he can beat. Defeating the mongols should make him supreme ruler of the world indeed. Thus he place his bets. He just did not anticipate that all his calculations would be wrong: The mongols had no problem at all with supplies, thus can come in large numbers, and they are very very fast and can come from just about anywhere, and that they would be *extremely pissed off*. To say he bit off more than he can chew is a vast understatement...

[@tha1ne]

tell that to all the european fanboys who think europe wouldve stood a chance against the mongols because "muh castles" lmao

[@dew8368]

One more thing to note is that he already fought a field battle against the Mongols before the invasion. They outnumbered the Mongols but couldn't deal a decisive blow. This may have contributed to a more defensive front.

[@dazor5212]

@@tha1ne europe had a higher frequency of castles and much better and more isolated castles that over time could've stretched the Mongols thin although still its all speculation since it never ended up happening

[@roywalker2649]

This thumbnail painting is amazing plus the vid was superb,thanks!!!

[@bullterror5]

That was great, and thanks for the links & referrals to other Historical Documentaries

[@JonnyChapelow]

I do think the Khwarazmians would of done much better with Jalal al-Din Mangburni in charge of the main force rather than his father. Even Genghis Khan himself acknowledged the bravery and courage of Jalal al-Din. And by the way, this video was outstanding!

[@googane7755]

Jalal al-Din was just like his father though, he was very prideful and also fashioned himself a conqueror. He refused to compromise or share booty with his allies and instead of forming alliances with his neighbours he plundered them.

[@vedicpride]

May be but the he still would have been annihilated by the Mongols

[@MuhammadSodiq_AshirMuhammad]

@@googane7755 Bekor aytibsan,tarixni bilmasang aralashma axmoq...

[@MuhammadSodiq_AshirMuhammad]

Juda to'g'ri,Jaloliddin Manguberdiga vaqtida berish kerak edi mudofani to'liqligicha.

[@Qashqiir]

It's Jalal al-Din Manguberdi

[@Peanutbutterboi]

Don’t stop putting stuff out! This is super high quality content.

[@proverbialking3452]

I already know what happens and yet I was on the edge of my seat. Masterful storytelling.

[@jessejohnson159]

I must say, the narrator of this story is the BEST of the few Great story tellers I've listened to on KZbin! BRAVO!

[@klaudiuszswierczynski787]

I would love to see more historical videos like this, an excellent and interesting way of retelling these tales!!

[@teddythundertrash4048]

This one was insane. Best video so far. Keep up the good work!

[@carlcarlson1369]

You have the perfect voice for the documentary of Genghis Khan. Simple and easy to understand. Thank you. Hello from Bay Ridge Brooklyn.

[@NickNick-se2lr]

Excellent use of figures of speech and symbolism. Uniquely constructed sentences coupled with excellent delivery = a great video!

[@woutervoz]

LOVE these videos, the artwork, music and narration are on point. Keep 'm coming!

[@Fallahh]

Brilliant work, the visuals of this video alongside the powerful script make for a great submersible experience. Felt like I was there alongside the mongols.

[@MGZetta]

Mongols just wanted to be friends, bruh. They knew how important trade and diplomacy is but couldn't give them a chance.

[@Chemicalkinetics]

They certainly want to be friend with Khwarazmian Empire. By all account and military movement before this, the Mongol was only interested in expanding in today's China's area. Yet, when Khwarazmian Empire killed their ambassador caravans twice...Genghis Khan completely turned his eyes to Khwarazmian Empire. He essentially mobilized his entire Mongol Empire to attack Khwarazmian Empire. 9/10 of his force was attacking Khwarazmian Empire, and only kept 1/10 guiding Mongol.

[@MGZetta]

@@Chemicalkinetics Yes, Mongols had resentment towards south, part of the reason their politics didn't allow Mongols to unite instead kill each other for years and years. And China wanted to tax, Great Wall of China was there for a reason, China was far superior if they were united. Mongols didn't invade India because they didn't give a reason but in the west they were way too brutal after killing of their envoys. The brutal massacre didn't stop until they reached Europe and until the Khan died.

[@Chemicalkinetics]

@@MGZetta For the history I have read, Mongol is pretty brutal every where in numerous invasion in different part of China (to be clear, back then there were about 3-4 nations in today's China area). The invasion of the west is especially brutal, but it wasn't like the Mongol was kind in other invasion. They often massacred an entire city after successful invasion.

[@MGZetta]

@@Chemicalkinetics They spared any city that gave up.

[@yousefizziddeann5789]

Well not like the Mongols and their stories at the time presented them as civilized people

[@martinphilip8998]

Great presentation. The art and music was well woven into this fascinating history

[@jingwizard]

The editing and story telling are on another level!!!!!

[@edmartinez7059]

Love it! Have not been so intrigued since the Mongols vs Samurai episode

[@maxsteelMountainLover]

Your write up is beautiful and wonderful. I love listening to you.

[@thebapness]

I have just found your videos. They are really good. Thankyou.

[@Edviuxaz]

Found out about your channel a few days ago, really love the content, the atmosphere, the writing, the soundtrack design, and overall your unique art style in telling the stories, subscribed! Don't stop!

[@_thomas1031]

Channel never misses with consistently great storytelling🙌🙌🙌

[@lanetomkow6885]

Stunning, beautiful, captivating, epic and brutally real.