Why aren't Bhutan or Nepal a part of China or India?

Why didn't India or China ever annex Bhutan or Nepal? Despite them being respectively run by expansionist powers like the Mughals or the British. To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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[@alexjv1370]

Without Nepal, who else would rebel against rectangular flags? 🇳🇵

[@be.athiest.always]

Venetians 💪

[@NikoPeludo]

Switzerland and Vatican City? EDIT: Okay, I think you guys have pointed that out over 20 times by several different users, you can stop now. EDIT #2: Alright, alright, I got your messages already. I know a square is a rectangle.

[@be.athiest.always]

@@NikoPeludo True

[@alexjv1370]

@@NikoPeludo I hardly count those. Nepal is just too different 😂

[@mxmlnlcdcdffmnt2232]

@@be.athiest.always squares are special rectangles

[@sleepysalamander4291]

At least 50% of historical border issue questions can be answered with one thing “Britain”

[@SwissSareth]

and about 80% of the current ones with "China".

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@SwissSareth or America

[@airelbomber]

or Russia

[@zoltanperei4789]

Or France.

[@billdehappy1]

or myself

[@thedawapenjor]

As a Bhutanese I have to say that the short of it is we had nothing of value. Even the trading routes were undesirable. The best thing we have to offer is to be a buffer state.

[@universalsoldier811]

You have many things of value. Like clean environment, peace of mind and perfect place for meditation !! İ hope i can visit Bhutan from India

[@tams805]

@@universalsoldier811 A lot of that is just good PR though. Bhutan is still one of the poorest countries and quite controlling of its population.

[@thedawapenjor]

@@universalsoldier811 the only reason we have that is also because we can't afford to. It's a bit like a poor man bragging about how smart he is because he didn't buy a Mercedes. Like sure but it's not like he did it because choose not to do it.

[@aryanchauhan510]

@@thedawapenjor I find Bhutan away from materialism and in a peaceful meditative state

[@thedawapenjor]

@@aryanchauhan510 Yes our advertising and PR is quite good.

[@abhinabkhanal4662]

3:04 Mao Never claimed Nepal as a part of Tibet. Nepal having previously won the war with Tibet got paid annually as a part of peace treaty. In the 1960s Nepalese Delegates had an official visit to china where they resolved border disputes and clearly claimed Mount Everest peak to be inside Nepal.

[@bhojraj12]

According to Five Fingers of Tibet: Mao Zedong considers Tibet to be China's right hand palm, with five fingers on its periphery: Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and North-East Frontier Agency (now known as Arunachal Pradesh), that it is China's responsibility to "liberate" these regions

[@ritikirakihda8098]

@@bhojraj12 it's according to Indian Godi Media.

[@trocustar3450]

@@ritikirakihda8098 then why chinese want to take control of that places.

[@thedn3164]

@@ritikirakihda8098 may be you hate us. But that's good consedering we haven't taken a single inch land from Bhutan, Bangladesh since 1970s. It's on government how they show other country. Like indians have been tought that nepal is our friendly country. That's how most indian thinks. While on other hand Nepalese have taught that indians want their land because anyday if Nepalese started being friendly for india their government wouldn't have any other topic to win election.

[@PMO_Narendra_Modi]

@@bhojraj12 five fingers?? According to some UPS teachers of India?? Or some self claimed KZbinrs of India?

[@maharjan_sakin]

Slight correction at 1:44, British didn't acquire Darjeeling from Bhutan, rather it was acquired from Nepal after Sugauli Treaty during the end of Anglo-Nepal war. Before Anglo-Nepal war and Sugauli Treaty, Nepal's border extended from Tista (modern day southern part of Sikkim) to Kangada (modern day Uttarakhand state of India), after the treaty Nepal gave up these territories to British East India Company and now at present lies in India.

[@sigh7731]

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[@big_sea]

@@sigh7731 yes

[@rubymosquito763]

Wow

[@vegardodavinci5046]

@@sigh7731 Thanks

[@dr.batman2530]

Which Nepal had previously taken from Sikkim. So basically Sikkim had Darjeeling, Nepal took it from Sikkim, then Brits defeated Nepal and forced Nepal to give Darjeeling back to Sikkim....then proceeded to take Darjeeling for itself as nothing can stop the British from having tea and Darjeeling is a tea producing region

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I have long found it interesting that along the Indian-Chinese border, there are not one, but _two_ independent states that aren't a part of either! Now, I know why: mountains, instability in the Mughal Empire, British-Chinese relations, Tibet, and more mountains! Thanks for the video! Edit from 28 August 2023: I have over 100 replies, which I didn't expect! That's the most replies I've gotten yet!

[@NightPhoenix.Y]

The whole India-China dispute is literally just Britain"s fault, bad borders and not telling the locals you changed the lines. Edit: my shitty auto correct

[@ecurewitz]

I always figured they were just buffer states

[@michaelchildish]

Story goes that the Gurkhas of Nepal were such amazing warriors, that whilst our former Empire maybe could've wiped them out, it would've been so costly for us every which way, that we decided to recruit them instead 😂 There's stories from WW2, of tiny Gurkha units or even lone Gurkha soldiers obliterating numerous NSDAP soldiers.

[@x_croner]

@Night Phoenix .L _ just chan_ ge the "india-china" to anything else and it will still make since" _The whole middle east dispute is literally just Britain"s fault, bad borders and not telling the locals you changed the lines. Edit: my shitty auto correct_ "

[@michaelchildish]

@@x_croner Blaming present day events entirely on people who aren't even involved anymore? By all means ignore the Ottoman Empire was involved in the region too for an awful long time, and quite enjoyed taking white European slaves and black sub-Sharan African slaves, and being Haram to other Muslims. Are you a Marxist, a Trumpist, or a Jihadi Theocrat? It's increasingly difficult to tell the difference 😆😆 You all like to criticise, whinge, say things used to be better, should be ways x y z, and also: take absolutely no responsibility for your own lives, emotions, behaviour, and blame all of your life problems on whichever scapegoat is convenient to you 😀😀

[@gauravamatya9602]

Correction: Nepal was never claimed by China, neither pre nor post-independent India. We fought and defeated the Tibetans about three times and fought and lost one war to China. But never became part of China. However, we did pay tributes to China as you said. Although they never defended us when we needed it against the British in the Sino-Nepal war. So, the tributes stopped pretty soon.

[@backstabber3537]

Nepal became a tributary of Qing and even paid tribute and about defending the Qing were in chaos and nepal should've occupied tibet the first time they won lol and the conflict came after the low quality minted coins from nepal and it was too expensive to fix so warrr...

[@Ruby-gh5sb]

​​​​@@backstabber3537 During unification campaign of Nepal, economic blockade created by Gorkha King Prithvi Narayan shah in the Kathmandu Valley had a dire effect on the Mallas King of valley so they mixed copper with silver. But after PN shah became King of the valley, he circulated pure silver coins in Tibet but Tibetans wanted the previous impure minted coins to be replaced too which was rejected by PN shah as the financial loss was too large for the newly United Nepal to bear. So the matter was never resolved during PN shah's reign and that escalated to harassment of Nepali traders in Lhasa, then ultimately war. You can read Betrawati Treaty of 1792, Thapathali Treaty of 1856 .

[@Ruby-gh5sb]

​​​​@@backstabber3537Nepal have never been a part of China, an autonomous and independent country. However, Nepal once was the vassal state of Qing Dynasty. this kind of country aka Fan shu or vasal state. But though 藩属国 is the translation of vassal state they are actually different as Vassal state in West world, is the country fully controlled by its suzerain State in all aspects like economy, military, politics, etc. While 藩属国 Fanshu Country, nominally belonged to China, they had full autonomy. They can control themselves in economy, military, politics. What they need to do, is to admit Chinese emperors as their own emperors, and send gifts to China regularly. That is all. So according to the standards, Nepal is not part of China, cause they are actually independent. While Tibet is part of China, cause all its things are controlled by Qing dynasty. Qing has the authority to appoint every the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama, the religious leaders of Tibet. In 1727 AD, Qing set the office in Tibet, to administrate Tibet together with Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. At POC age, Tibet had never claimed to be independent. In 1951 AD, PRC signed the peace agreement with Tibet local government, Tibet officially became one province of PRC, from POC. In 1959 AD, Dalai Lama rebelled, defeated, and fled away. Tibet local government was dismissed, and Tibet Autonomous Region came.

[@sergiozhang2030]

@@Ruby-gh5sb 我是中国人，我支持你的观点

[@user-yb6km4kh1o]

@@Ruby-gh5sb

[@aashutoshmishra1026]

In 1:50 you said Nepal became independent. I want to correct you that Nepal was never colonised. So after India got independence Nepal didn't had to choose to join India. It was Sikkim that was given the chance to choose either join India or be a separate country or join Nepal.

[@peerawatkanchanakul7218]

Fun Fact: Bhutan doesn't recognizes both China and Taiwan.

[@marcofava]

Some nations have a one China policy, others have a two China policy. Buthan has a zero China policy.

[@admiralburger]

Bhutan has bigger balls than China, Taiwan, USA, India and others.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Dam look at Bhutan go lmao

[@michminedino4417]

It isn’t like they aren’t recognising them, they just dont have diplomatic relations with any of them I think.

[@DoctorDeath147]

Based

[@anwitadhikari8424]

The British invaded Nepal not only for reasons of trade, but also for reasons of security. The territory of Nepal had expanded by almost 1000 kilometres in length in a span of 49 years, from 1743 AD to 1792 AD, and Calcutta, the most important port of the East India Company, was less than 400 kilometres from Nepal. The British assessed that if Nepal allied with either the Sikh Empire or the Maratha Confederacy, their position in Calcutta, and by default in India, would be untenable. This is shown by how they fought each state: Nepal in 1814, Maratha Confederacy in 1818, and the Sikhs in 1830s. And while it is true that the British did not want to conquer Nepalese territory entirely due to geographic difficulties, they nevertheless wanted to divide Nepal back into the 55+ principalities it originally united from, so that Nepal would not continue to pose a threat to the British. They could not do this because Nepal fought well enough to protect its independence: out of 5 major campaigns fought between the British and the Nepalese in the war, the Nepalese won 3 of them. Source: The Invasion of Nepal by John Pemble, a British military historian.

[@Jin-Ro]

Hence why we recruit Nepalese into the British army to this day.

[@ishanbhusal0177]

It is a myth that Nepal protected its independence, Britain was practically the protector. The small principalities were still ungovernable by the central government until 1950 and in some cases until 2006. British puppets had swiftly risen to power and every single policy in 105 years of Autocracy favored British Raj over Nepal. We sent our citizens to die in European wars and still do today over tradition based on subjugation. Quite ironic to name ourselves the brave and the valiant Gorkhas.

[@Jin-Ro]

@@ishanbhusal0177 It's voluntary. It's not like the British raid the Nepalese villages every year taking every first born son to serve their British masters. You join or you don't, just like a British person. After 4 years of service you get British citizenship.

[@ishanbhusal0177]

@@Jin-Ro I do know that, but I despise my own statesmen for making this a sellsword country, allowing innocent men to serve distant queen and kill other innocents in Middle east and wherenot.

[@tams805]

@@ishanbhusal0177 The Gurkhas have all wanted to join the British military for over a century. It's a choice, not a requirement.

[@MartyxWL]

I was born in Sikkim with half British half Tibetan/Lepcha origin and I'm glad that someone has mentioned Sikkim and a brief history around it

[@sewan7590]

ikr. They don't even teach much of Sikkimese history nor the history of the neighbouring countries in relationship with India, China, or the British raj in India. There is very little to no recognition of the State Sikkim outside of the Northeastern region and most of the west + south-indians see Sikkim and the Darjeeling hill regions as land inhabited by foreign nationals (Nepalis) while in actuality it's just that the region shares similar culture with it's bordering nations and the people living there are just Indians who belong to a different race and culture.

[@surojeetchatterjee]

@@sewan7590 Who told u ppls don't know Sikkims kirati difference & history with Nepal & Bhutan?

[@thedn3164]

@@sewan7590 lol noone in south and west india sees Sikkim as foreigners land. We see Sikkim as a tourist place just like goa and manali.

[@slewone4905]

ANd my impression was it was inaccurate. My impression was China sponsored communist to over throw their king, and the King asked for help from India, and India stayed and pressure the people to join India and kick the king out. His family is in the US now. His wife is an American , I think, like MOnoco's past, it was a movie star.

[@sonam1959_]

"Tibetan/Lepcha" isn't a thing... Lepcha and Tibetan are not interchangeable or synonymous with one another... As a Tibetan, Sikkimese need to stop claiming Tibetan heritage and ancestry

[@b0b0l3]

Thank you for this short and informative introduction as I'm on my way to Sikkim!

[@williambarraclough8712]

Never fails to answer questions I needed to be answered but didn't ask

[@newsaxonyproductions7871]

Agreed, History Matters is one of my favorite history KZbinrs because of this very point, that he concisely and expertly explains little questions like this that we all have

[@engtilde]

i. Asked.

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

nice comment but who asked?

[@stevenlubick2689]

Same here. Also let me know if I can give any answers to other questions you don't have!!

[@sigh7731]

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[@belgianvanbeethoven]

As a Belgian I was very excited to see your depiction of our Chamber of Representatives in our Palace of the Nation, so I was very attentive and I spotted you added the motto above the speaker's chair. I read "L'Union fait la force" and thought: very nice. But then I expected to read in my mother tongue: "Eendracht maakt macht". Instead I got: "Stroopwafels zijn heerlijk". Dear god, I laughed way too loudly for way too long at that one... Well, I must admit that I do agree, syrupwaffles are delicious. One of our neighbours' best sweets. Still, in the end, I am faithful to our Brussels and Liège waffles, of course. As for the rest of the background: nicely done! Great video as usual! Edit: I just watched last week's video, which I missed. It too has this joke in it. I wonder whether this image for our Chamber has been used a lot before and I just always missed it?

[@houseplant1016]

As a Belgian to another Belgian I must say it is pretty dissapointing that you have a German musician instead of a Belgian one.

[@sigh7731]

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[@belgianvanbeethoven]

@@houseplant1016 Ah, but Beethoven's father was from Mechelen. That is why it is "van Beethoven" and not "von". So he is a tiny bit Belgian... But you are right, I could have picked a Belgian composer/musician. De Bériot, Vieuxtemps, Ysaye, Benoit, Absil, Fétis, Grumiaux... Though not Franck or Grétry; I don't like that they took French citizenship... Though this might be bad judgement on my part. It was probably a logical thing to do for them. But still...

[@houseplant1016]

@@belgianvanbeethoven Sterk punt, touché.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Yes, yes you did! Rex Imperious!

[@tyrant-den884]

Objectively the two best national flags. One is irregularly shaped. THE OTHER HAS A DRAGON!

[@tyrant-den884]

Wales gets an honorable mention, but since it's not an independent country, it's disqualified from the running do to technicality.

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

@@tyrant-den884 Indeed! Wales, like Bhutan, has a dragon! However, since it is part of the UK, it cannot be part of the competition.

[@crybabylebongo]

Dragons are cool especially on flags

[@johnforsyth7987]

Thank you for another informative and entertaining video.

[@akshittripathi5403]

A bit of inaccuracy at 1:09 Nepal did expand in the region, but not into the territory that's highlighted. The map shows them as taking over the territory of the Kingdom of Awadh, which was not the case. They didn't expand into the densely populated plains. Rather, they expanded west into what is now the Indian state of Uttarakhand. But a great video overall!

[@rajivsarmah8413]

Gorkha kingdom took some part of awadh after taking sen kingdom ( parts of today's mid west hills + mid West terai). Nawab of awadh was first to invite british to help against gorkha.

[@rajivsarmah8413]

N it's gorkha kingdom expanded not nepal. Nepal. Was annexed by gorkha kingdom from West. Name changed to nepal by expanded gorkha kingdom later. Gorkha kingdom was pahadi kingdom( similar to kumaoni, garwali). nepal belonged to kirat, maithili mixed people called newar. At some time nepal was from today's central nepal to North bengal as samudragupta scriptures says nepal, kamrup ( today's assam + parts of north bengal) r neighbour. Today's nepal is new name of gorkha kingdom expanded by pahadi ksatriya ( indo aryan) splitted from kumaoni, garwali , rajasthani with help of magar, gurung tribe of sorrounding after long co habit. Ancient nepal have magadhi influence with kirat ( ab origin of eastern himalaya) but todays nepal as changed from gorkha kingdom have more sauraseni influence as western himalayan, rajasthani, awadhi descend inhabited todays West nepal also comes under todays nepal.

[@akhanddbangladesh8274]

There was no lndia till 15th August 1947.

[@absentmindedshirokuma8539]

@@akhanddbangladesh8274 nobody talked about modern indian state. What's wrong with you?

[@Yellow_dots]

@@akhanddbangladesh8274 There was no Bangladesh before 1971

[@BigBrotherTheWatcher1984]

I am watching this channel after two years and James Bissonette is still running the show!

[@Ba5edAF]

Da real mvp

[@ecurewitz]

I bet Maggie Pakskoskimis gonna make a move in his authority

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

@@ecurewitz Spinning Three Plates is the real power behind the throne

[@KSJAFN]

@@TheAmericanPrometheus Man of Culture might have something to say about that

[@balashibuyeeter2704]

Kelly money maker isn't far behind

[@huroend1839]

Yo can you do more 10 minute histories those were the ones that I rlly liked😍

[@roenie3010]

0:04 bro every Belgium reffrence you make is just us being a watered down discount version of the Dutch. Love it😂😂😂

[@AchyutChaudhary]

Fantastic video! I would recommend a History video explaining ‘Why was 🇲🇲Burma (now Myanmar) partitioned from 🇬🇧British India in 1937?’ - as it was British India’s largest province & there aren’t many videos explaining it, just like How you made a video about Why was 🇮🇳India partitioned into 🇵🇰Pakistan & 🇧🇩Bangladesh.

[@thespatulaa]

India did not exist as a single entity as it does now....the subcontinent had always been divided

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

Great idea! I would love to see the journey of all that.

[@worldwidewonders681]

Hoi4: in going to pretend i didn’t hear anything 😂

[@medanchess7892]

@@thespatulaa but Indians Don't believe that

[@holdenennis]

Because they were majority Buddhist.

[@magnetospin]

I imagine fighting a war in the Himalayas is very difficult for people who are not used to high altitude, even with modern weapons.

[@Roachh2877]

India/pak/China/Nepal/Bhutan borders have seen many conflicts and scirmishes fought in such brutal environment and high mountains. These countries are specialized in Mountain Warfare

[@NightPhoenix.Y]

India and China actually agreed to not use guns or large equipment in these territories, so it's just melees.

[@charleslambert3368]

Last time there was a full-on war, more people were killed by the mountainous conditions than by the enemy. And its not like winning would bring much strategic or economic benefit to either side.

[@salvadore_dali7070]

Yes.... one will die out before being whacked by the enemy Lack of Oxygen Avalanche Treacherous Glaciers underlying cracks Even a tough guy will have altitude sickness Constant headache hypothermia Respiratory disease Heart problem in peace time

[@aniket5993]

@@salvadore_dali7070 do you know china has changed it's army so many times in the mountains of ladakh as their army is not compatible to fight at such high altitude.

[@GeluTavi]

Thanks for the shout-out to Poland HM!

[@dimamatat5548]

0:53 General Kenobi you are a bold one.

[@sirkingguy708]

“Oi Charles, Is Bhutan a part of China?” “I don’t think it is sir” “Great let’s invade it”

[@maddogbasil]

Bro Bhutan doesnt even recognize china You think that dont have what it takes

[@bigbad25]

What do you want.... Well we definitely not staying as there is bugger all here. So pledge loyalty to the us and do a little trade and we leave. Oh bonus the Chinese won't touch you as they know it end badly. Toddle pip

[@ashu8265]

bhutan: china who?

[@sigh7731]

The Hog Rider is a fast ground troop with medium hit points, low damage, and the ability to jump over enemy Walls. He is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage‏‏‎ ‎

[@rohitsinghyxrs]

@@bigbad25 why pledge loyalty to western idiots and soon china will be giving west the real bloody nose So why will people choose west( loosing side )

[@Schaapdatmekkert]

As a Belgian, I really appreciate the two texts you put in at the beginning. You guys are great !!

[@yeshwanthdewan3673]

Simple short right to the point explanation thank you

[@Lu_1996]

Would you make a video to introduce history of Kingdom of Sikkim? It should be a great story ❤

[@akend4426]

Speaking from experience as Germany trying to conquer Switzerland in HOI4, those damn mountains…

[@erwannthietart3602]

And ironically Germany is the only neighbor which doesnt actually start with many mountains on the border, its just the 2/3 left are only mountains lol

[@petrograd4068]

Yeah was gonns say... mountainous buffer state that isn't worth the hassle of conquering it? Bhutan, Nepal and Switzerland have some things in common :P

[@traceler]

Great Bonaparte Napoleon said, “There shall be no Alps.”

[@Apodeipnon]

@@traceler yeah Napoleon did just walz in there didn't he

[@mint8648]

@@Apodeipnon and suvorov

[@medanchess7892]

In summary 1.Mountainous land hard to control 2.Useless land but a good buffer state 3.Britsh

[@joetrump2983]

4. Because china particularly mao regime is kinda lazy to

[@voorth]

4. Gurkhas

[@SuperSanic..]

@@voorth try reclaiming the lands from India that you Nepalese lost to British empire.

[@medanchess7892]

@@SuperSanic.. Nepal is now a banana Republic of India so it cannot do anything

[@voorth]

@@SuperSanic.. And what makes you think I'm Nepalese? It was just a tongue-in-cheek addition to the factors that might have contributed.

[@coolguy3848]

Thank you for being free and fair on history♥️

[@sail2byzantium]

Love the shot of Gandhi, Nehru and, I assume, perhaps, Lord Mountbatten (@ 1:50). Iconic image of an independent India

[@dr.batman2530]

Bhutan already is a "de-facto" protectorate of India by the virtue of a Friendship Treaty and is totally dependent on it on everything. Bhutan and India have open borders, Bhutanese can freely work/have residence in India and they also use Indian Rupee (which their local currency is pegged with). And there is a security pact and Indian troops are already stationed in Bhutan (the way it was in Sikkim before it was annexed). So technically they are in Indian orbit. India had China had a standoff in Bhutan back in 2017. As for Nepal, their currency is pegged to Indian rupee and also have open borders with India. Nepal also has access to Indian ports. But lately the Nepalese government is trying to get closer to China and India often "reminds" Nepal that they are still largely dependent on India whenever there is a controversy.

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

Hindu Nationalists holding up a sign while staring intensely at Nepal: “Soon…”

[@dr.batman2530]

@@ilovemuslimfood666 not joking, before the former King was deposed, Nepal was actually a Hindu kingdom and more Hindu nationalist than those in India.

[@thebestevertherewas]

@@ilovemuslimfood666 lol Wrong choice of words. Nepal actually has the most Hindus( as a percentage ) in the world. 74.8 % Hindu - India 81.3 % Hindu - Nepal 🤣

[@zhappy]

@@ilovemuslimfood666 Actually Nepal is even more of a Hindu Nation than India as it has higher percentage of Hindus and it's constitution states that Nepal must protect Sanatam Dharam (Hinduism) while India's constitution was very particular about keeping religion and government separate since it was based on socialist principles. Apparently even the hindu nationalists believe that Nepal is better off as a buffer state because any kind of invasion will be expensive and there are no extraordinary resources which would justify those costs. Even if Nepal joins India, it will only make a bigger border with China which will be an absolute headache to patrol and built infrastructure till borders. (Fun fact: India's current longest land border is with Bangladesh.) In most scenerios, it works best as a friendly buffer state, the only scenerio that would be unfavourable if Nepal rolls a red carpet for Chinese army or some terrorist groups to go through them, which considering their terrain and infrastructure is highly unlikely.

[@pritsingh9766]

Libraandus ,don't worry one day nepal will he reclaimed and akhand bharat will be formed again .This fake border was created by British there was no border between India and Nepal .All Hindu nationalists in Nepal should support reunification.

[@anguswaterhouse9255]

Mao sure is interesting, for a guy who claims to hate imperialism he sure isn’t against conquering places that want to be out of China

[@donkyhotay4583]

"It's not imperialism when the chairman does it."

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

_It isn't imperialism when we do it_ is pretty much it in one form or another.

[@Lyendith]

But it’s not imperialism if it’s places that were a part of the… Chinese Empire… Wait.

[@slewone4905]

not in the eyes of communism. All are equal, oppose to Han being superior. China is worse than teh Soviets in practice, but that is why there is a war in Ukraine. A Ukrainian gave Crimea to Ukraine. No one cared because it's all one nation then.

[@seneca983]

The so called "great men" of history being hypocrites is nothing new.

[@prasadpkamath]

Good information, thank you.

[@eastmeetswestpresents6923]

Can we just take the time to appreciate how much hard work this guy does with his graphics including animating an invading army not just once but TWICE for this video and for all the other times he did it in previous videos?

[@akshatgour1070]

Do you have any ideas what software he is using for animated maps?

[@eastmeetswestpresents6923]

@@akshatgour1070 MS Paint. Simple as that.

[@avhgptws]

Perhaps, if James Bisonette were there, he'd conquer all of them and incorporate every country of the world into the Bisonette Empire.

[@be.athiest.always]

KellyMoneyMaker rebelled and coup against Bissonette 💪💪

[@avhgptws]

@@be.athiest.always Ha ha!

[@killa8507]

Until Boogely Woogeley will come, start a coup, then get exiled

[@maddogbasil]

I'm pretty sure boogly woogly has what it takes

[@sigh7731]

The Hog Rider is a fast ground troop with medium hit points, low damage, and the ability to jump over enemy Walls. He is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage‏‏‎ ‎

[@familygash7500]

*VIDEO SUGGESTION:* When India gained it's independence from Britain, what happened to The Kingdoms and The Principalities that were apart of and in it?

[@carlbates9110]

Most joined India. A big one that didn’t was Hyderabad, which India conquered afterwards.

[@raja2850]

They got abolished by Indira Gandhi aka the socialist dictator.

[@engtilde]

its*

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

@@carlbates9110 Hyderabad didn't join because it was ruled by Muslims. The people of majority of people of Hyderabad wanted to join India. That's why Republic of India made Hyderabad it's part without much resistance, because the Muslim ruler wasn't supported by the majority Hindu population.

[@PurooRoy]

In addition to what Carl Bates said, there were also Junagadh and Kashmir which hadn't annexed into either India or Pakistan. Junagadh was a Muslim ruled kingdom and there were fears that it might merge into Pakistan, so India gave it an ultimatum - be a part of India or you don't get trade. The king (called nawab) was also very much hated and a referendum was held, in which the majority (nearly 99.95%) said they wanted to be a part of India. Following all of this the nawab fled to Karachi and never came back again. (insert nawab running in garden animation) Kashmir on the other hand was ruled by a Hindu king with a Muslim majority population. While India and Pakistan had both agreed to accept its sovereignty, later on Pakistan invaded it. Fearing that Pakistan might annexe Kashmir, he seceded Kashmir into India, after which India and Pakistan fought a war for a year until they were stopped by UN. UN created a proposition called United Nations Security Council Resolution of 1947 (called UNSCR47 in short). According to this Pakistan had to remove all its citizens from Kashmir, and then a referendum would be held on whether Kashmiris want to be a part of India or Pakistan. Pakistan never removed its people, and even today Kashmir remains divided between the two countries the way it was when UN stopped the war.

[@stefanoceravolo9441]

Loved the Peaky Blinders reference "under new management" on a stage

[@Rajbhandari88]

Wow! I always liked your channel. Never thought I’d see Nepal featured in it. Thanks!

[@matthewdrummond1340]

I love your channels comment section. If they want to make a correction they're very civil and polite. KZbin needs more comment sections like this.

[@mint8648]

And james bisonette

[@pemadendup3753]

At 1:40, Britain and Bhutan went to war between 1845-1846, which Bhutan lost. It ended with the treaty of Sinchula, where Bhutan lost control over Assam and Bengal Duars.

[@basvanheumen4231]

Maybe an interesting idea for a video, if it hasn't already been made. Only recently thanks to a Sabaton song called "Father", I've learned about Fritz Haber & Bosch. They got a nobel prize for creating chemicals that made life easier and less dangerous. Later on, their chemicals became widely used in both World Wars. His idea was to use chemicals in the war to make the suffering less painful and for the war to last shorter. The gasses deployed in WW1 trenches, Zyklon B used in WW2 during the Nazi reign, both chemical processes started with Haber & Bosch. It could be an interesting video on who they were, what chemicals they used, their connection to both world wars, why their chemicals were so widely used and their relevancy to this date. After the war, no punishments were issued, which makes it even worse. IG Farben was punished, yet continued (in seperate companies).

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

This was a great video, I’d like to see more about non-European topics that don’t normally get discussed. I know Britain still was in this one but the point remains.

[@Jyggalag]

Poland was the second largest country in Europe before the partitions though. Not exactly a small country.

[@pans7761]

Wrong video

[@Jyggalag]

@@pans7761 My comment is addressing the statement made in the first 10 seconds of this video, so if anyone got the wrong video here, that'd be you.

[@pans7761]

@@Jyggalag yeah never mind

[@madhurawat155]

That depends on how you define a "country" back then. It was larger than archduchy of Austria but smaller than all of the Habsburgs holdings combined.

[@Jyggalag]

@@madhurawat155 By the time of the partitions of Poland the Habsburgs haven't controlled Spain and its colonial possessions (which were ruled by another ruler from the dynasty anyway) for three quarters of a century. And the Austrian line only managed to gain control of tiny Belgium and some possessions in Italy during the War of the Spanish Succession. Besides, their country would be smaller than the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth even if they controlled the entirety of Italy on top of their Austrian-Hungarian primary realm. Which, again, they did not.

[@Thechad201]

OH SH*T! This was my idea! Seriously! In the previous video, I suggested this EXACT idea! Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!!! Yay! History Matters has let me know that I matter! Don't care if this just happened to be on the next list of ideas to make I happen to make the suggestion coinciding with this episode...I'm genuinely crying right now...I'm so happy 😁

[@MGrgBoyZ]

Firstly great video secondly Darjeeling was part of Nepal not Bhutan currently Darjeeling is part of India ofcourse . Nepal lost a large amount of its land due to the Sugauli treaty a large and prosperous lands were annexed by British east India.There is a large confusion of Nepals borders when it was much larger we know for a fact the states of uttarkhand, uttarpradesh , himanchal pradesh and sikkim were part of Nepal but it is in the past. Please do some more deep research as it would be more fun and more knowledgeable for the rest of the world and any young Nepali kids who watch this thank you

[@nickmacarius3012]

*Great Britain on "How to Empire:"* "Is this part of nation that we have already conquered or a nation we have not invaded yet??" "It's a new nation that we have not invaded yet." "Send in the troops at once!"

[@fromokesar0]

0:47 wasn’t expecting to see the Durrani Empire in the wider picture but I’m glad that you included them, although slight correction, the borders should have extended towards Delhi as the Mughal Emperor became a vassal of the Empire following their invasion of it in 1757, the Mughal Emperor acknowledged Durrani suzerainty and became their nominal subject, however all in all a great video, learned allot, you have my thanks!

[@nikhiljoshiPi]

The map is accurate, sort of. The Sikhs didn't accept suzerainty. While the Mughals were forced to accept the afghan overlords for grand total of three years until the Marathas reclaimed Delhi in 1759. We Marathas went to attock, which is on the border with Afghanistan and current Pakistan. Two years later in Panipat, Marathas lost the battle but came back in 1768-1772 to not only get Delhi back but also Rohilakhand while destroying the Qabar of Najib Ud Daullah. In the meantime the Durrani empire was completely in tatters at this point with civil war with Sikhs claiming all the lands east of Indus. So the map is accurate for 1757. 🙂

[@aiprangon]

@@nikhiljoshiPi not Qabar of Najib Ud Daullah, it was his son Zabita Khan not 1768-1772, it was 1770-1772 Marathas did not get Delhi, sorry to say it was a looted and avenge for Third battle of Panipat truth is in Third battle of Panipat Marathas may be lost the battle but in that battle no body is a winier Third battle of Panipat was so much bloody that both side weekend

[@eobardparker6841]

Mughal empire became a vassal? It became of Maratha and British. Mughals called for help and Durrani came

[@redfrank773]

Stop inventing history. Mughals never were the vassals of durrani.

[@anitathakur9340]

Thats what happens when you skip history classis

[@prakashghumaliya2002]

Thank you for video sir

[@M0R3gOfF]

Explain baarle-hertog and baarle-naasau next or just the weird borders of Belgium!

[@HalendleofLoc]

Literally went to a Nepalese restaurant yesterday and wondered this exact thing. Nice timing.

[@sanitizerwilliam2911]

i love this channel because its an example of how history can be so interesting

[@ashishratnashakya4355]

WHY DOES EVERYONE PRONOUNCE NEPAL AND BHUTAN LIKE NEPAUL AND BUUTAN😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭?!

[@KentRoads]

James Bissonette whom is a recipient of the 2014 Best Chef Northeast for the James Beard Foundation Awards, a prestigious culinary award?

[@Dr.Qux3]

Keep up the great work 👍👍

[@fftg-rs5nb]

As not a native English speaker, I find the phrase "invade they did" really cool!

[@peoplesrepublicofunitedear2337]

The Nepalese King used to call his Kingdom 'Asal Hindustan' or real India, during Mughal rule in India, because it ws one of the few Hindu ruled kingdoms at that time.

[@bhanupratap1063]

You're talking about who Prithvi Narayan Shah who was one of the Greatest king In History.

[@user-jc3qc2un9f]

lol

[@peoplesrepublicofunitedear2337]

@@bhanupratap1063 I forgot the name, but love for Nepal remains the same, I even have relatives there.

[@stynershiner1854]

Really arrogant. Because South India and North-East India were not part of Mughal rule and were Hindu kingdoms.

[@peoplesrepublicofunitedear2337]

@@stynershiner1854 at the time of Aurangzeb's death in 1707, only a very small amount of land was left unconquered by the savages, but Nepal was fairly big at that time.

[@nikoclesceri2267]

Not entirely accurate at the end, as china does invade Bhutan every year or so to rase their flag over a contested mountain. No one shoots each other but still

[@rafaelglopezroman1110]

China is quite petty

[@xanx3572]

@@rafaelglopezroman1110 every country is

[@dollargenerals2181]

@@xanx3572 yeah but I feel like Russia China and America are definitely the most petty

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@xanx3572 i dont see us doing that to canda or mexico

[@ellenation2294]

@@dollargenerals2181 that’s cus big powers care about borders the most and are most agressive. Let’s not forget Japan that still has border disputes with all its neighbours China Russia Taiwan and korea…. Japan is also or was a big power

[@robertsantos3581]

3:00 This place is under new management! Brilliant Peaky Blinders reference, sir.

[@seanireland423]

Finally found the comment pointing it out! :D

[@robertsantos3581]

Thank you! :D

[@humanitarianH]

@@robertsantos3581 great comment!

[@WgCdrLuddite]

I chuffing love these histories. Direct and to the point, just like us Yorkshire folk.

[@necrove]

Appreciate the topic. But it is very very vague version. 👍

[@itzadam9359]

Video idea as a loyal Patreon supporter: Why was Finland 🇫🇮 given autonomy in the Russian Empire?

[@abeltoth430]

Suggestions How did the world reacted to the partition of India? How did the world reacted to the birth of the 2 Koreas? How did the world reacted to the Vietnam war? How did the world reacted to the 1979 revolution of Iran? How did the world reacted to Falkland war? How did the world reacted to the Yugoslav war?

[@spy1545]

Who cares how the world reacted to the partition? They barely knew why the partition happened.

[@karnickel-s33d16]

I believe one of the reasons Argentina invaded the Falklands is because they thought that most of the world would be on their side or at least indifferent, like how India took Goa from Portugal. However, international public option was divided, and the UN security council ruled in favor of the UK.

[@retrigot2207]

great video

[@pujanadhikari547]

As a Nepali, I just have a simple word. Try us. We live high on the foothills and inside the dense Himalayas, Any army trying to claim this land will have to sacrifice more than they have.

[@medanchess7892]

I bet if India or china invades Nepal will be annexed in 5 days

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@@medanchess7892 just like how Russia was meant to annex ukraine in 2 weeks ?

[@okayy6780]

India could declare just one war and annex entire Nepal in a few days. The thing is that, we never chose to and hope we never have to. Oh and by the way, ballistic missiles don't care whether you are in the Himalayas or in the plains. Too bad, your country doesn't have one.

[@okayy6780]

@@karma_C915 Okay😂😂. What about this? Indian army chief general Manoj Pandey has been conferred the honorary rank of general of the Nepal army by the President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari. The ceremony took place at the residence of the Nepalese president.

[@ashaypallav4158]

@@karma_C915 India can also invade Sri Lanka and now don't say that Sri Lanka is in the safe hands of people's republic of China. And lemme tell you that we hella don't scared of anyone. 😤

[@be.athiest.always]

*Financial Backing of James Bissonette is responsible for the prevention of Annexation of Bhutan or Nepal*

[@zhangjeff238]

sadly if James Bissonette acted earlier, he could also prevent the annexation of Sikkim

[@be.athiest.always]

@@zhangjeff238 Annexation of Tibet?

[@sigh7731]

The Hog Rider is a fast ground troop with medium hit points, low damage, and the ability to jump over enemy Walls. He is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage‏‏‎ ‎

[@NightPhoenix.Y]

@@zhangjeff238 He should have, then the British would have never conquered India and cause all the suffering

[@NationalistFirst]

@@zhangjeff238 like annexation of Tibet? Ask Sikkim, they themselves agree to join India by conducting voting unlike Tibet

[@ghaznavid]

What I always find fascinating is that the Nepal/China border is not really disputed at all, whereas the Pakistan/China, Pakistan/Afghanistan and Pakistan/India borders seem to have plenty of disputed regions.

[@slewone4905]

That's good for CHina. Because Nepal is switching sides. THey are pissed and India, and is now trading with China.

[@AmanRishitwenty15]

@@slewone4905 lmao more than 50% of nepalese work in india, nepal would collapse if india takes action against her.

[@Rio-Arya]

@@slewone4905 lol communist government was thrown some months ago by hindu nationalist in Nepal

[@bhargavbaral6554]

@@AmanRishitwenty15 and where does such figure even comes from, indian tipical pathological lier. More remmitance flows from nepal to india then from india to nepal. Right under our nose is bihar and up. You too are poor country with high rates of unemployment

[@svanimation8969]

@@slewone4905 bro Nepal comunist party gone ✋😂

[@stubby5510]

I demand the reinstatement of ten minute videos

[@VVVedic]

Can you make a detailed video on (Karakota Empire ) (King Lalitaditya Muktipida). Whole Central Asia till (Astana) & Tibet was conquered by him.

[@NateTheOhioan]

The thunderdragon empire will always be the greatest ever name for a country

[@ShiftJay08]

It would help alot if you mentioned the Gurkha recruitment which also played a significant factor as to why Britain didnt annex Nepal...

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

They do indeed have cool knives.

[@harbl99]

British military policy in India -- "Good fight. Would you lads like a job?" -- endures to this day

[@bigbad25]

If I remember correctly the commanders in charge of the invasion was impressed with the courage of the gurkhas. And was like.... You want a job mate?

[@neighbor-j-4737]

Almost all British bravery and heroism is borrowed. Literally still practicing feudalistic fealty just to have fighting troops worth a damn...

[@bigbad25]

@@bijaychhetri7618 not according to this video.

[@maxread6908]

This is something Ive always wondered

[@nathanngumi8467]

Very interesting!

[@drunkenpumpkins7401]

Without Bhutan, there wouldn't be a kick-ass dragon on a nation flag anymore :(

[@tyroonblackfire]

I think Wales may have a few words for you.

[@NaSaSh1087]

@@tyroonblackfire wales is not an independent sovereign country.

[@svanimation8969]

@@tyroonblackfire Wales not independent

[@Aron-ru5zk]

@@NaSaSh1087 Bhutan is a banana republic dependent on India, Bhutan is only more independent than Wales on paper.

[@ozelolaf4562]

@@Aron-ru5zk Nepal is a tomato communist faking as a democratic republic claiming to be “independent”while having Indians in its parliament.

[@houssamassila6274]

Who would have thought James Bissonnette had his finger even in the Himalayan cake! He single handedly kept two countries with outrageous flags independent!

[@santoshkafle7438]

0:21 youu arent allowed to do that i am saying as a nepali. It. Hurts 😢

[@LHSMeleeClub]

this episode was extra crazy lol

[@mcgeethetree3858]

Not only that but in the 1880/90s, while China's influence over its tributary state was incredibly weak, the Nepalese played the reverse card and claimed a large portion of southern Tibet to which they had a historical claim. Britain, which was seeking stability in the region to keep the Russians out of Tibet and the Pamirs, had to force them to back down or they would have been in all liklihood successful. This caused a minor incident as Britain was heavily reliant on Nepalese Gurkha manpower to police its Nothern Indian territories so it was well worth keeping the mountain folk happy and nominally independent.

[@matimele1]

Likelihood*

[@andromedamessier3176]

I hate the term “historical claim.” In that case then Britain would own more than half of the world 😂

[@infinityxtanishq8712]

@@andromedamessier3176 no they wouldn't?

[@andromedamessier3176]

@@infinityxtanishq8712 yes! They can cause “historical right” 🗿

[@andromedamessier3176]

@millio we all trace back to Africa, so when will it stops? Humans are just greedy. Endlessly make themselves suffer, and ask why aren’t we happy? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@DystreesGarbage]

"Which raises the obvious question" - History Matters every episode

[@ArmyJames]

The obvious question is always “Why?”.

[@sigh7731]

The Hog Rider is a fast ground troop with medium hit points, low damage, and the ability to jump over enemy Walls. He is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage‏‏‎ ‎

[@rocdonk9886]

2:23 They both rebelled! LMAO

[@naaat]

"Small countries sandwiched between large countries don't usually have a good time" *goes on to list Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as the first and only example* sure...

[@romeforeverr]

You might be wondering what happened to Sikkim. In 1973 india took control of Sikkim but not as a part of india but in 1975 the monarchy of Sikkim was upended and india annexed.

[@aniket5993]

We also liberated Hyderabad , goa , daman and diu and sikkim.

[@mint8648]

@@aniket5993 who asked?

[@priyadarshi8548]

@@mint8648 I asked

[@mint8648]

@@priyadarshi8548 you didn’t live in 1947, so you did not ask to be liberated

[@alexadhikari4869]

dargeeling and tista river in sikkim still written in sugauli papers that it belongs to british not india including northern Uttarakhand. Genuine facts.but if nepal raised handa against it will not stand a chance in todays world so only havoc thats why nepal is not doing anything

[@AudieHolland]

Thank you for another great and very informative video! However, the same question could be asked about: - Afghanistan - Vietnam - Switzerland With basically the same short answer: Bad geography for any prospective invader

[@mint8648]

France conquered both Switzerland and Vietnam

[@mint8648]

Nader shah conquered afghanistan in less than a year

[@tejasbag5506]

Also to clarify: the flag often shown to be of pre-independence India's (Red Ensign with the Star of India) was not the real official flag. In brief, India had no official state flag at all. The Indian Empire (official name) was made of two parts: British India, whose official flag was the Union Jack and princely states who all had their own flags. The Civil Ensign (Red Ensign with the Star of India) and the Flag of the Governor-General of India (Union Jack with a small Star of India and Tudor crown overlayed in the centre) was sometimes used to represent India in international events like Olympics. The Star of India was the coat of arms of the Emperor of India (1876-1947).

[@timwijnands1047]

I actually questioned this!

[@cliffdog2004]

When I saw the sign "Hello There" from the British, I read that in Ewan McGregor's voice LOL

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

Everyone gangsta until they reach the Himalayas.

[@gabedemontiney8436]

one word Gurkhas the Gurkhas put up a tough fight with the British Army who in turn were impressed by the Gurkha warriors that they were incorporated into the British Armed Forces later known as the Commonwealth Armed Forces and still the Gurkhas serve with the British Armed Forces to this day

[@sudhirbharati6254]

Just a little correction, it's Gorkhali not Gurkhas.

[@backstabber3537]

@@sudhirbharati6254 same shit bro

[@sudhirbharati6254]

@@backstabber3537 Not really. Gurkha is an anglicized version of the word.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

I don’t know what is going on with KZbin. Your vids aren’t showing on my homepage or in my subscriptions!

[@venox3811]

James Bisonette specifically requested they remain independent, thus China and India complied.

[@shzarmai]

Please make a video on why does Qatar and the UAE exist?

[@SabinTV-NP]

Why isn't India or China a part of Nepal or Bhutan?

[@reeti5958]

This video provides great information about why these two states were never annexed in India and China's rule in past. But the main reasons of their existence right now (and for over 50 years) is that they work as a buffer state between these countries. One of the main reasons for no-one conquering these nations is the Himalayas too. But with time and technology, it is totally possible for both larger nations to capture their lands. But as India doesn't have a expansion policy after the independence they never bother to attack. Plus China's plans of 5 fingure policy (a policy which says that Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh are part of Tibet and thus should be included in China) fails in the region because India doesn't like China occupying or claiming these states. On top of that India has taken role of protecting Bhutan borders from any military attack and any attack on Bhutan would be consider an attack on India, resulting into deploying of huge army of India.

[@Hithere-qj1wj]

Okay then return Susta back to us!

[@user-cu3tp6kf7m]

iam chinese .There is no such thing as this in the Chinese world, and Mao has never said anything like that. The English version was fabricated by people from unknown countries, and I suspect it was fabricated by Indians, who manipulated conflicts between China and other countries.

[@Haxerous]

Bhutan was also kind of a protectorate. It just voted not to join the Union of India unlike Sikkim. Also it conducted pogroms (booted them out) against the Nepalese living there who were thought to be in favour of joining India.

[@svanimation8969]

Are you from Bhutan?

[@dr.batman2530]

Yes because in neighbouring Sikkim, ethnic Nepalese wanted to rejoin with Darjeeling (also populated with ethnic Nepalese) and thus voted to join India. People largely forget that there are ethnic Nepalese who are Indian citizens and Nepali is one of the recognised 22 official languages of India

[@OkarinHououinKyouma]

Indians don't know that Nepalis live, study and work in India as well.

[@mint8648]

Sikkim was a princely state, while bhutan was not, that’s why it joined but not bhutan, there was no reason for bhutan to join india

[@dr.batman2530]

@@OkarinHououinKyouma actually many Indians do know. A lot of migrant labourers in low skilled informal sector come from Nepal (other than Indian states of UP and Bihar). And even a lot of educated Nepali professionals study and work, and nobody cares that they're foreigners. Marriages between Indians and Nepalis is also very common

[@Bribridude130]

I finally learned how History Matters depicts Nepalese, Tibetans, and other Himalayan peoples. I have always asked myself whether he would depict their skin tones and eye shapes like South Asians, East Asians, or somewhere in between.

[@svanimation8969]

Search about roopkund lake of skeletons in India it's near Himalayan state where thousands of years ++++ old many Greeks and Indians and one Thai body (South East Asian) found in that small lake almost 500-600 skeletons

[@NightPhoenix.Y]

Well they are part of the same group of ppl that moved through the steppes, the Sino-Tibetans, so East Asian, but they had relations with many South Asians, but then they rarely 'mingled'

[@Aester]

@@NightPhoenix.Y that's not true for Nepal. Nepal has majority of South Asian like faces ( Chettri and Brahmin) only followed by East Asian like.

[@dukeofpkr]

@@Aester and that’s the irony Isn’t it ? Those who look like south Asians are corrupt and selfish and self serving and as such have ruined Nepal like the similar ones have ruined india

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@NightPhoenix.Y That not correct. Nepalese and Bhutanese are descendants of both South Asian-related and East Asian-related people. Tibetans also have South Asian and Central Asian genetic admixture. This attempt to differentiate is so strange. One of the most popular Nepalese actresses (Samragyee RL Shah) looks East Asian but both her parents look South Asian.

[@jwil4286]

Recommendation: What did Aaron Burr do in exile (I know it wasn’t technically, but it’s close enough)?

[@snehanshkar8685]

2:00 I'm sorry but the kashmir region in the north isn't shown properly, could you please correct it in the upcoming videos? thank you

[@juanjuri6127]

Nepal and Bhutan: anyway we were too mountainy and landlocked so they just took a look at us and went "eh" Bolivia: Is it possible to learn this power?

[@Ba5edAF]

The mountains of Americas have got nothing on the himalayas... I mean these are really REALLY mountainous kingdoms

[@slewone4905]

Chile . No!!!!!!

[@angeliquewu8318]

It would be insanely difficult and costly to even try to connect them with the rest of the country in terms of poverty alleviation and infrastructure, if either India or China were to take over.

[@no_more_spamplease5121]

Who intends to invade Bolivia?

[@DaGizza]

The indigenous cultures of Bolivia (such as Quechua and Aymara people) still persevered better than other parts of South America because of the mountainous terrain though. Spain could never control the land as well as other parts of their empire.