Why aren't there any more Caliphs? (Short Animated Documentary)

Sunni Islam had, for most of its existence, been led (in theory) by a Caliph, the spiritual successor to the Prophey Muhammad. Yet, today there isn't one and hasn't been a widely recognised Caliph since 1924. But why not? Why hasn't any one tried to proclaim themselves Caliph? To find out why watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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The "Don't Care Olympics" have a long and storied history, just no one bothered to keep records.

[@Spongebrain97]

Like the Chinese when it came to potentially discovering the new world. "Ehh we got everything we need right here".

[@ottomaticallyawesome]

Big brain joke.

[@ecurewitz]

and thus a long and not so storied history, because of that lack of records

[@Spongebrain97]

@@donk1890 thank you. Raiders and Legion and the three families gotta learn Dont Tread on the Bear

[@ethanhatcher5533]

@@Spongebrain97 we won't go quietly, the Legion can count on that

[@imperialisticvonhabsburg3149]

Welcome to another episode of "It has never crossed my mind, but now that you are saying it I'm actually interested."

[@Dyknown]

Considering there were moments in history where there were no fewer than 3 Caliphs (one in Baghdad, one in Egypt, and one in Spain) it is kind of weird that at the moment the number is, well, limited.

[@user-es3dr5xk8f]

Welcone to another episode of "fučk off normie"

[@HardCore_Islamist]

The caliphate shall come again and dominate the west and the whole world!! Thats a promise from ALLAH.

[@kappakar6833]

@@HardCore_Islamist heard of nuclear weapons? heard of saudi-american alliance? china alone would easily crush the caliphate, same with USA.

[@itarry4]

Or why would I want to know about that - oh that's interesting.

[@wanfu5634]

I'm here to make sure James Bissonette is still with us. Fun Fact: Yes.

[@BkismNJ]

Spinning Three Plates and Sky Chapelle are not be dismissed, either, modern day de Medici’s.

[@mysexeyes]

glad i saw this comment before the end of the video so i can skip that bit

[@jnksgb]

I'd like to see a cartoon James Bissonette run through a field of flowers 🤣

[@mikikaboom9084]

Maybe he can be the new caliph

[@elsecaller-jacob8346]

Where’s the love for Kelly Moneymaker?

[@amauritaniannomad6533]

The Moroccan king actually styles himself as ”Amir al-Mu’minin” which means Commander of the Faithful. It is closely linked to the title of Caliph sometimes even used interchangeably.

[@yahoodiagent4663]

Interesting

[@abedbbb7083]

The king of Morocco is not the only one who styled or called himself as amir almuminin but didn't assume the caliph title because they don't have neither the power nor the religious legitimacy to impose it on the vaste territories of Islamic lands

[@nuzayerov]

the title is also claimed by the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan.

[@csx3180]

​@@abedbbb7083 One of the titles of Moroccan monarchs since the almoravids is "caliph", and titles this day the king has the title of caliph

[@yan5610]

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A true classic

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Get me the book "Who the heck are the Sauds?", Seems interesting enough

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its a futurama reference, the book originally said "what the hell is kwanzaa"

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@@arolemaprarath3248 no, hentai is haram. Ghibli movies are halal for exemple.

[@paradoxicalpotato8927]

"How much money are going to donate to History Matters" James Bissonette: Yes.

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Don't forget Kellie Moneymaker.

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Sky Chapelle too

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But why?

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[@marcopellegrini5869]

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[@painterforbeginners9613]

“When the Ottoman empire fell” *GLASS FUCKIN BREAKS* Edit : thanks for all the likes also god damn chill in the comments

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It’s illegal not for glass to break in a history matters video when an empire falls

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Not only the glass but also the hearts of most of the turks. :(

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Sad Turkish noises

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@@KouNagai not just the turks, the muslims around the world too

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I'm Turkish and long live the secular republic of Turkey. Ottomans were outdated.

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this channel makes me think about stuff I've never thought of before

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Like why does Belarus exist

[@proxyzov]

@@andrewsucksatvideos4482 true lol. russia is slav and rus and so is belarus why arent they incorporated

[@ericvulgate]

@@proxyzov that area has had countless identities..

[@proxyzov]

@@ericvulgate i know. but we are talking about our time. belarus merging with russia would have no impact on belarussian people. as they both are slav and russian.

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@@proxyzov they speak belurussian and they will have sanctions if they become part of Russia

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2:36 The characters shrugging is something I never knew I wanted to exist so badly

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It's a cursed image, too much expression for one of his characters.

[@jimr9499]

Being from the West and only taking Western Civ I and II beyond all the regular middle and high school history classes: I have always been *SO* fascinated by Middle Eastern and Asian history/culture/everything else. Mostly, I assume, because of the fact that we were never taught about anything besides the U.S. and Europe. So, basically, while I love learning about any and all history; I really really really love learning about anywhere that isn't the U.S. or Europe. TL;DR awesome video, super interesting.

[@anonymoususer8895]

The US has literally NOTHING to do with this.

[@theodore23sanchez]

If you're interested, I suggest reading about basic Philippine history.

[@JamesEugene19]

I watch everything you post but your voice is so soothing and I love playing you videos to fall asleep.

[@30secondsflat]

History Matters literally doing an episode on the same topic as my master’s thesis. I feel like I’ve truly made it.

[@spk1121]

Do you agree with his assessment?

[@30secondsflat]

@@spk1121 I would say HM did a more thorough job. My thesis was specifically on Hussein bin Ali’s claim to be caliph and British support for that claim. In that HM’s assessment of HBA as being duplicitous if also ineffectual and easily duped is all true

[@30secondsflat]

@@spk1121 would also add that we could have seen more attention paid to the role of India’s Muslims in persuading Britain to abandon Hussein-his claim to be caliph was way too disruptive for colonial authorities and they were happy to abandon him to Saud’s forces in the Najd when time came for war

[@30secondsflat]

@@spk1121 but that’s a minor criticism, HM is always on point

[@johnladuke6475]

Might as well become a marine biologist instead. What's the point if HM has already put all the knowledge humanity needs in one quick video?

[@henryslaby4561]

Here’s a suggestion- Why does Chile exist?

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Chili exists to give me gas

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@@conradmcdougall3629 epic

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@@conradmcdougall3629 epic

[@kacek9196]

So other countrys can use it as a crowbar

[@julten6969]

Because Argentina cannot into pacific

[@matheusferrao]

I've actually spent the past 3 weeks trying to find a satisfactory answer to this question. Thank you 💓

[@azizfarhat7817]

Excellent video! Thank you for the amazing work.

[@Cheesedeliveryvehicle]

"There was never a concerted effort to crown a caliph" Except for that one time in 2014 but no one liked them.

[@santi2683]

Ouf

[@Saykeh]

@@realpolitick1468 you mean the Baghdadi guy? whoops I just talked about that.

[@Deridus]

(Happy dance ensues) Yeah, pretty glad we don't talk about that one.

[@santi2683]

@@Deridus WHY IS MY ROOFTOP VIBRATING SO MUCH WHAT IS THAT MUSIC SEND HELP

[@Deridus]

@@santi2683 that's a Sabaton song... don't worry, I'll reinforce your feeble structural integrity.

[@Marylandbrony]

2:14 I didn’t know that Princess Leia was a candidate to be a Caliph.

[@ottomaticallyawesome]

I understood that reference.

[@suleimanthemagnificent8778]

Could my grandchildren get the vienna that I couldn't?

[@kayra1557]

@@suleimanthemagnificent8778 bence yaparlar ÇOK YAŞA PADİŞAHIM

[@suleimanthemagnificent8778]

@@kayra1557 Eyvallah torun

[@shaypatra9840]

That would make a really cursed Star Wars saga

[@korakys]

The production quality on this one was a touch above!

[@Devan-he4kr]

I swear this Channel reads my mind with the questions it answers.

[@kilotun8316]

Is not a question of Caliph, but rather one of Cal-when... I'll see myself out. EDIT: Yikes, this blew up way more than I expected. Guess Dad Jokes are popular around these parts.

[@B3RyL]

The crowd: *starts throwing sandals*

[@scotandiamapping4549]

I get it but it's not funny

[@qq3088]

@@scotandiamapping4549 its hilarious what are you talking about

[@suleimanthemagnificent8778]

Could my grandchildren get the vienna that I couldn't?

[@jalarasstudios414]

"Starts chucking rotten fruit"

[@justinian-the-great]

"Why to be a Caliph, when you can be an Oil Lord" - Saudis, probably

[@eliasziad7864]

"And lose horribly and kill tons of civilians in Yemen" ~ Saudi regime, probably

[@fusionreactor7179]

@@eliasziad7864 and still get unconditional %100 support from the west 😎😎😎😎

[@ossigaming8413]

@@fusionreactor7179 I would't say unconditional support. The West doesnt. No one really likes the Saudi at the Moment. And they qint have Oil for long. It will go away one day.

[@gchdufdi]

@@ossigaming8413 the west suck up to Saudi because of the petrodollar and they are important in destabilising the region and maintaining western interests.

[@fusionreactor7179]

@@ossigaming8413 lmao if you actually think the West doesn’t support Saudi unconditionally you are probably an ignorant westerner who buys into the spreading democracy and human rights bullshit the west services as opium to its population for domestic consumption

[@DemonetisedZone]

I don't know if there are KZbin awards for best channel etc. If there are this channel should win. It's just amazing how they cram so much information and entertainment into 3minutes Just wonderful, the little signs the cartoon charactes hold up always make me laugh 👍😉

[@charlestonianbuilder344]

I originally only watched ww2 and ww1 related stuff, but i started watching other vids of your channel, from vids of the victorian era then other stuff... Now i will watch anything new

[@Sim4oo]

The real reason why nobody can successfully claim the title of Caliph is because James Bisonette isn't funding them.

[@kelpy9902]

Copied

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@@infinitelimit 1922 * ~ AtaTürk

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@Its Sadim 90% of Turks want secularism I don't think the caliphate will come In fact, the number of Muslims in Turkey has decreased recently

[@abuabbas3695]

@Its Sadim read Surah nur verse 55. It won't happen until muslims rectify their affairs. We need to stop doing Bidah and go back to Quran and Sunnah

[@matpk]

@@abuabbas3695 compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist China IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO!!!

[@manningsforehead9741]

Wow he’s doing a lot early 20th century. I like it

[@JesseLatourrette]

Yea i love when history before the 1900s gets discussed, it doesn't get taught enough and is really one of the most interesting time periods

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@kebabkebob7808]

“There was never another concerted effort to crown a caliph” well except for one very recently that got the entire world's attention

[@bootypluderer]

Never heard of those guys

[@flyingbanshee8592]

Do you mean Erdogan?

[@bootypluderer]

@@flyingbanshee8592 no, at the height of isis they crowned a caliph

[@kebabkebob7808]

@@flyingbanshee8592 I mean ISIS

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Something about ice... and sisters or something? Eyes and cysts? An Egyptian goddess? can't quite remember.......

[@directback2284]

I heard James Bisonette was offered the position to which he promptly said no

[@fusionreactor7179]

james bizonet bizenet bisonete bisonette bissonete bissonet bisonet bissonette bizzenet joke You may laugh

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@@fusionreactor7179 Bro Turks Are Arab ?

[@ronmka8931]

@@marcopellegrini5869 bro what

[@alirzam.8752]

@@marcopellegrini5869 WHAT?

[@stunzeed9552]

@@marcopellegrini5869 The Turks come from central Asia so they are not Arabs.

[@rhodesiansneverdie1539]

The British in a nutshell: "We lied"

[@bificommander]

"Remember how I said I'd colonize you last?"

[@feelingsquatchy4380]

subbed cause name

[@thomasb.5643]

Well, there's a reason why they're called perfidious albion...

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@@bificommander "That's right! You did!"

[@adamlakeman7240]

​@@thomasb.5643 Because we work consistently to stop would-be world-trampling tyrants regardless of what country they're from even if they're from a previous ally? :P

[@paulofollowtheredsohes5180]

Always amazes me to get answers of stuffs I never wonder about.

[@eternalturtle2439]

I feel like History Matters should do a video on the world's reaction to Stalin's death

[@Toonrick12]

"And thus, there was much rejoicing"

[@hammy1999]

We’re getting treated two videos in five days

[@andrewsucksatvideos4482]

Ikr

[@chickenwarriorr]

That always means theres gonna be a period of no videos while they make new ones

[@kubijackson7679]

@@chickenwarriorr We won. But at what cost?

[@lawjef]

Forgot to mention one important detail: the calculus for most of the potential leaders was "if I announce my ambition and lose, everyone will view me as both a failure and a dangerous megalomanic going forward". You gotta be fairly certain you will win before taking that leap

[@carlireland5049]

That’s sort of what happened with the Taliban when they initially seized power in Afghanistan. Their first leader Mullah Muhammad Omar was clearly preparing to make a claim to be caliph. He had a shura grant him the title “Commander of the Faithful” and held a rally in Kandahar in which he put on a robe said to have been worn by Muhammad. As with ISIS, though, the Taliban was considered too radical and violent, and also a threat to mainstream religious and political authorities in the Middle East. It also was never taken seriously due its location in remote and underdeveloped Afghanistan. As a result most of the Muslim world joined almost every country in refusing diplomatic recognition to the new regime. Saudi Arabia and the UAE were the exceptions, but their relationships with it were growing increasingly uneasy even before 9/11 due to their tendency to shelter fundamentalist dissidents who opposed any secular government in the region (Osama bin Laden being the highest-profile example and the one that would lead to its first downfall).

[@tahasahin8408]

I love how you always show us İsmet İnönü as well. The Second Man...

[@gianlucaschmidt2315]

I start off every video by asking myself the question in the title. "Hmmm... why AREN'T there any more Caliphs??" Love this channel at least 1/3 as much as James Bisonette

[@kellie8969]

This channel is so good at combining comedy and information

[@rick7424]

2:13 Nice Star Wars reference! You did the lighting and everything.

[@blackpowderuser373]

Sultan Luke ibn Anakin

[@syockit]

@@blackpowderuser373 Shouldn't it be Sultana Leia bint Anakin?

[@andatwsk2810]

Multiple history matters's upload in row I'm happy

[@Flippyfloppy007]

Just have to say that I really appreciate you not misusing the phrase “begs the question” like so many youtubers do!

[@hmidlashkham5552]

Correction: Salafi doctrine does not reject the position of Caliph, it just requires the Caliph be from Muhammad's original tribe, amongst other requirements, such as acceptance by a majority of dignitaries in a council they'd call the Shura council. Effectively, they didn't see the the Hashimite ruler of Mecca at the time as fit despite fitting the rest of the criteria, and bringing up the subject would put them in an awkward position with the Sauds who did not fit the criteria. This became a point of contention at many points of the kingdom's history. Many radical Salafi groups called for a Caliph to be instated, the last of which was the leader of the terrorist group ISIS who claimed to be from Muhammad's tribe.

[@zainmudassir2964]

Most scholars and scholars of different schools of thought rejected IS claim of Caliphate due to lack of religious qualifications (Their leader leader never attended an Islamic University)

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

@@zainmudassir2964 "most scholars" Actually there's no scholar with a shred ov credibility who accepted ISIS's claim. Besides, attending a stupid university is not a criteria for being a caliph ov the Islamic state. None of the caliphs of old ever attended any university, not saying they never had any form of Islamic education. Perhaps you might wanna tell me which universities umar and Usman and other companions of the prophet (peace be upon them) attended.

[@kronoscamron7412]

Man they are 100's of sects and each of them think the others are infidels, imagine if a position like a caliph would be up for grabs, they would keep fighting and set the middle east back another century.

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@@kronoscamron7412 sounds good to me.

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@@robertblume2951 ?? Wdym

[@eklezia2829]

Abdulaziz: I'm the only one left Rest of the world: Who the heck are you?

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Rest of the world including Mena, Europe, and India knew that guy. Maybe even Indonesia. I am talking about an era without Internet. So they know him more than they know you.

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Bill Wurtz: _They never got Saudi Arabia_

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@@crash.override they never got Thailand

[@joelthomastr]

2:06 Turkish "c" is pronounced like the hard "j" in English. So Abdülmecid should be "ab-dool-meh-jeed" not "ab-dool-meh-seed"

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These amerikan 😂

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@@bvc1922 he's British tho

[@ameer8203]

Becuase it's an Arabic name originally

[@RK-cj4oc]

Why tf is your "c" a "j" sound? Why not just write a "j" then.

[@joelthomastr]

​@@RK-cj4oc j is used for the soft j sound like in "mirage"

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I love that you correctly say "Raises the question", not "Begs the question".

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Lol good history run and your animation is crazy funny lol

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Well another wonderful question that i didnt knew i wanted its answer this badly! Thanks!

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Balkan and ottoman history is so interesting and I wish we would learn more about in school

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I love ur pfp

[@raygiordano1045]

I went to skool in the 70's-80's and we hardly learned any history. We did get an exceptional education in my middle school about the Revolutionary War because a lot of the parents were DAR members, but not much else. Fortunately there's history books, and I was able to learn a lot, but there's always more to learn.

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Even Ottoman history is boring if you are taught about it for almost 8 years- before university- like us (Turkish Students).

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You like crimes againts humanity, don't you?

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@@eget4144 theyre my favorite kind of crimes

[@armanshariati5468]

Ok guys I've seen this small mistake a few times. when your are talking about Iran you show a room with a sign in the background saying Iran and Persian ( ایران، پارسی) but Iran is misspelled as (یران) please fix this for future videos. Great job as always with videos 👍

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Replying to help bump your comment. Accuracy matters and corrections are good.

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same\

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دقیقا خیلی رفت رو مخم.😅 میگم بابا نود و نه درصد کسایی که اینو میبینن اصلا متوجه نمیشن اونجا چی نوشته ولی نمیتونمممممم!!!

[@eesaubaydullah4231]

@@johnladuke6475 I will do it as well then

[@dogeofgreatness2222]

Lol does it even matter? Everyone who reads the Perso-Arabic script(like myself) will know that "یران" written over the Iranian plateau must refer to Iran.

[@jmalko9152]

Cool documentary, thank you!

[@ahmetkarl1229]

Love your work

[@aliemreozturk8342]

The most important reason of the abolishment of Caliphate in the Republic of Turkey was that; The monarchist saw the Caliph as the chance to return back to “one man’s rule”. Caliphate was also not compatible with the new “Secularist” structure of the State. Atatürk ended the Monarchy, believing that Democracy was better. However, most Turks were so used to Monarchy, it wouldn’t be clever to abolish it directly. So he kept Caliphate as a buffer title for some time to convince the people, and when the circunstances were right, the Caliphate was no more.

[@pissedhuman7396]

Kendi istediği şekil ve iktidarının gitme ihtimalini görünce açılan partileri kapattı adam , derdi one mans rule direk demokrasi falan hikaye padişah olabilseydi olurdu ama meşrulik iddası tutmazdı so used to monarchy diye bir sey yok dünyanin her yeri monarisyle yonetiliyodu handi geciste 30 sene tek parti kapali secim yapıldı ? bunlara rağmen dertleri demorkasiydi demek falan çoluk çocuk işi yani gerek yok. Kemal padişah olma derdindeydi ama gücü yetmedi resmen padisahlik ilanina yine de padisah gibi yasayabildi

[@FPSGamer48]

Why does Brunei exist? I’ve always been interested why the Dutch didn’t just take them over too like the rest of Borneo

[@keelanmurphy9941]

Short answer: Brunei was a force to be reckoned with in and of itself. Well connected, militarily quite strong and reasonably wealthy. Stood on its own despite wars with Britain and Spain until the end of the 19th century when the Japanese, British and Dutch simply outcompeted it economically and it went into serious decline. They then basically invited some British businessmen to run things, who weren't very good, so then turned to Britain itself, who stepped in and made it a protectorate.

[@muhammadihsan-wg1qi]

Well to answer ur question, we have to look at the history, around brunei there was already a colonist by the name of James brooke. He was actually a british that colonised Sarawak,which is part of Malaysia now. Before that, sarawak is very small state. But whej brooke conquered sarawak, he took more land from brunei until what it is today, so Brunei was really fortunate that his lineage didn’t finish brunei, but his conquest was stopped before world war when the british monarchs took over Sarawak. Anyways This is in malaysia history and the dutch just conquered the modern day indonesia

[@muhammadihsan-wg1qi]

Sarawak today is actually Brunei before james brooke took over, I hope it answers ur question

[@h.j.grande1194]

Well, british who colonized them, not the dutch

[@Yes-ex7zh]

Short answer: Britain

[@mkilik666]

Hey love your videos, just a small thing Ive noticed since you’ve used the Iran/Persia court a bunch of times now: the “Iran” on the wall you use in your videos actually says “Yeran.” It’s supposed to be spelled ایران but you have it spelled یران. I hope this reaches you and you get to fix it! Great content!

[@robot2786]

P

[@theboxingarmadillo1610]

Can you do an episode on the world reaction to the Watergate scandal please? I would be interested to know and I've never seen Nixon in History Matters form! Amazing video as always.

[@yacine778]

1:22 "we lied". So true lol 😂😂😂

[@dialaskisel5929]

Me: "That hat looks funny" Caliph: "I find that very in-sultan!"

[@RandomAmerican3000]

No one's going to... top.. that joke.

[@PineappleOnPizza69]

So you realize you gotta head out now right before I throw eggs at you

[@eesaubaydullah4231]

10/10

[@Guh934]

*ISIS would like to know your location?*

[@henrygustavekrausse7459]

I think its a very Sheikh look.

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I laughed at "Don't Care Olympics"! Just so random, and yet, so fitting and humorous!

[@BuriedFlame]

Whee~

[@bivamshukhadka8953]

2:25 I absolutely love this channel!

[@libr250]

“And after that, there were no other attempts to declare a Caliph” ISIS: how about I become a cal- Every Muslim Country: *NO*

[@davidvasquez08]

Sorry for ruining your 69 likes

[@cv4809]

" You know, I'm somewhat of a caliph myself" - Al Baghdadi

[@libr250]

@@davidvasquez08 it’s fine but what would be more epic is if we can get 69,420 likes 😳😳😳

[@teacyka]

That's true

[@davidvasquez08]

@@libr250 that’s the stuff of legend

[@matthewshipley739]

The 'But why..?' series continues to educate us plebs ever since it's conception, fueling the subscribers thirst for knowledge and History Matters videos. Bully for you!

[@blackhatfreak]

2:35 Futurama reference, I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@wilhelmbittrich88]

History Matters: The only channel where I will stay and listen to all the Patreon supporters.

[@sechran]

... Wow, working in that Futurama reference with "Who the Heck are the Sauds?" was a deep cut. (see "What the Heck is Kwanzaa?" the traditional book given out by Kwanzaa Bot.) +1 to you good sir.

[@CenturionAlexander]

I mean, there was another attempt... Just not a very much internationally recognized one :P

[@poke-champ4256]

Uhm

[@aliaslan2028]

We don’t talk about that attempt

[@ToadComrades]

@@aliaslan2028 what was the attempt

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@@ToadComrades Bro Modern Turks ancestry = ottomans and Seljuks ? Reply please 🙏🤗

[@ToadComrades]

NVM I REMEMBERED WHAT IT WAS NOPE NOPE NOPE THEY AINT A CALIPH

[@soneryusifov5529]

very informative video but there is something little tricky here . in 1:16 it is written secular republic that is true but not really because turkey then imported french version of secularism called laicite and they are really different concepts

[@ailediablo79]

The most important element in this is the fact: It is not easy, alot of individuals need to agree , Muslims must know him and generally appreciate him , it is a big responsibility, the requirements of a Caliph candidate is very high that no one can in modern day we know of can achieve it unless from birth get trained to be a Caliph candidate, requires a powerful state that has a good jurisprudence law and research and money and strong independent security with tune of scholars under command, the state needs to be holding into a decent size of the Muslim world too, it requires a state to be an Emirati Sultanate Republic first where it has a strong government structure ect... plus many more resones. Those are the big main resones. All the candidate after 1908 are not worthy or excepted.

[@sumomaster5585]

come on, if trump can lead the US and by extension the world, are you saying any culer can't? ruling a country or many countries isn't much different,...they are the same really. Also many of the caliphates weren't worthy of the title, else the islamic empire would still be here today....our leaders are corrupt and none of them care for islam or the people anyways, just clinging to power.

[@NiceIndeed]

Pretty much. Do you know anyone fit for the job? Me neither. That’s probably the biggest reason why there is none. It sucks how people think this is like a monarchy.

[@ailediablo79]

@@NiceIndeed pretty much. But ya it is not supposed to be a kingdom as the king is only God.

[@U.K.N]

@@NiceIndeed imam al mahdi . Period

[@peterdarker3863]

"There were no other attempts to declare a Caliphate" (or something like that) ISIS: Observ- Everyone: *No.* Warning: Replies have become a debate whether or not ISIS are muslim.

[@ismailfarooq.]

ISIS aren't muslims

[@chip9649]

@@ismailfarooq. they are

[@ayouberriouch6876]

@@chip9649 well all muslims in the world agree that they are not

[@mst7274]

@@chip9649 no

[@ismailfarooq.]

@@chip9649 says who?

[@killersnake7220]

Cant wait till you get to 1 million 😊

[@dominicvandermerwe2092]

One thing about history I actually wondered about, but never found an answer. Thx.

[@benmaharaj6854]

2:35 Is that a Futurama reference? Because if so I loved it!

[@sasansamadzadeh]

Nice video didn’t realize I was curious about it till I saw it on my feed. Question did you also look into the Shia views on modern Caliph? Did it just not come up in your research as there was nothing to go off of or was it something that just wasn’t considered?

[@mamunahmed892]

Shias don;'t do Caliphs. They do Imams lol

[@idek6585]

Day 1 of asking for the video "How did the Orthodox Church react to the Protestant Reformation

[@Yora21]

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[@erraticonteuse]

"Those heretics in Rome finally got what's coming to them." -the Orthodox Church, probably.

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@@erraticonteuse Bro ottomans are arab or Turk

[@erraticonteuse]

@@marcopellegrini5869 The Ottoman Empire covered areas that were ethnically Arab, but the people in charge of the Empire were Turks. During WWI, the British even supported an Arab Revolt within the Ottoman Empire to keep the Ottoman Army too busy to fight in Europe.

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@@erraticonteuse Turks came to from central Asia I understood and Azeri, uzbeks Turks and Turkmens are Turkic group

[@BobbinMcferry]

Considering becoming a patron just to have the video's end with you saying oink oink again... I miss that.

[@questionablefred6010]

The titles is up for grabs

[@racket753]

Clearly he’s never played EU 4 before

[@omercanasik6]

Legend himself is here!

[@andrewsucksatvideos4482]

OMG HE’S HERE EVERYONE REMAIN CALM

[@brandonlyon730]

By this point it be Victoria 2’s timeframe and the Ottomans we're pretty much a shell of there old selves at time era. Hence the sick man of Europe title.

[@dragooll2023]

Fake account.

[@andrewsucksatvideos4482]

Wait it’s not him

[@jeaniusedits6094]

Cause James Bissonette didn’t want anymore

[@TheMartin.Jensen]

Hi History Matters - don’t know if you’ll see this post, but i’ll try anyway. So i have been wondering for some time about the Bloodbath of Stockholm in 1520, which marked the definitive point in time when the Kalmar Union of Scandinavia was set to break up. But i believe if the bloodbath of Stockholm had not happened and the Kalmar Union had managed to stay intact, both the russians and prussians to some degree could have been less dominant powers, as in stead of fighting each other, Denmark and Sweden would have been able to support each other in russian and prussian wars. Just a thought. Would be interesting to see your take on the downfall of the Kalmar union and the Bloodbath of Stockholm in 1520.

[@sidibouchrit]

A caliph nowadays has to be very pious ,very ,very ,very knowledgeable in the states of the affairs of the world; He must also have comprehensive knowledge in all kinds of sciences ,mathematics,engineering,technology, quantum mechanics, blockchains, AR, AI, cyberspace, …; Plus he has to be a memorizer of the Quran , and must have a thorough understanding of the various interpretations of the Quran by the most famous scholars of the past and present (Ibn Khattir ,Shahid Qutb, etc…); He must also have a solid grasp of the authentic Ahadiths; He must be cautious and weary when dealing with Iran and China ; He must be very wise and very humble.

[@kami7028]

He must be gay.

[@Saiyan61]

Damn all-in-one package

[@OmarHashimOAD]

I think your requirements are the best answer for the question, why there isn't any caliph today

[@yahoodiagent4663]

@@OmarHashimOAD lol

[@yahoodiagent4663]

@@OmarHashimOAD Imagine requiring a Caliph( religious head) to learn about quantum mechanics, blockchains and cyberspace...😂😂😂😂

[@T-h-a-t_G-u-y]

Tbh I'm used to Caliph being pronounced as CAH-LIF so it's weird hearing someone pronounce CAE-LIF.

[@aaronsomerville2124]

English people can't pronounce non-English words. They say "Don KWIX-OAT" instead "Don Key-HO-tay" and "BASS-relief" as if they're talking about fishing, as opposed to "BAH-relief", etc.

[@edmann1820]

Yeah I've never heard it pronounced that way and it hurt my ears. But it might be the correct pronunciation. Which would also mean Caliphate is Kay Liph Ate

[@alexander1055]

@@edmann1820 It's most certainly wrong.

[@shaheenakhter9975]

@@aaronsomerville2124 The Better Would be Khalifa with a hard خ.

[@marcopellegrini5869]

@@shaheenakhter9975 ottomans are arab or turk?

[@JustcallmeJayrot]

History Matters and James Bizonette. Name a more iconic duo.

[@death-istic9586]

Love the video.

[@yanl3914]

maybe the real caliph was the the friends we prayed with along the way

[@abdo5615]

I saw this pop up in my notifications and I shed a tear.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

1:39 Bangladesh: "Am I A Joke To You????"

[@kelvindavis172]

True, but to be fair, when the British partitioned India in 1947, Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan.

[@lordbonney9779]

I love the joy he has when saying “boogaly woogaly”

[@akinyilmaz99]

We learn schools in Türkiye, Atatürk, after ottoman collapsed and republic found, want to remove sharia to secularism and forbid the changing secularism to any religious regime with laws, he took actions to achieve that removing sharia in that way noone can abuse religion. Otherwise we can be like countries ruled by sharia. He did the best thing with that move it was smart and realistic decision.

[@akinyilmaz99]

@@ISLAMMEHMEDOV I have been living Türkiye for 24 years and I recently found out I live in 3. world country 😂. I suggest you to learn about my country. Also an advise to you İf you dont know something just be quiet.

[@akinyilmaz99]

@@ISLAMMEHMEDOV what do you mean I dont understand what lie. Stop using google translate to comment.

[@L_back]

Most KZbinrs: “Cah-liph” This man: “Cay-liph”

[@ecurewitz]

I also proniunce it Cay liph

[@teacyka]

Khalifa

[@aksghazi868]

@@teacyka Yeah, that's in fact the actual real way to say it.

[@eliasziad7864]

@@teacyka Russia?

[@teacyka]

@@eliasziad7864 only Arabic people speaking russian can understand my name, means I'm more of an open Arabian

[@thezombiecreeper]

I love the way HM pronounces “Nejd”

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@schlingel0017]

Thank you for this summary; but I think you should consider providing subtitles to your videos are you are talking rapidly and it is hard to understand each and every word for non-native english speakers.

[@evilmountain7147]

I honestly feel like you should do one 10-minute history video each month, and maybe drop one or two of these shorter videos during that time period. There are a lot of topics that I (and many others, it seems) feel deserve more than just a few minutes, but it’s also understandable that the 10 minute format was hard to keep up with.

[@enesfarukballi9790]

Abdulmecid II was royalty but not the sultan and he was actually the last caliph since he hold the title for a short amount of time. Fun fact, he was also a painter. Actually, the only painter in the history of Ottoman dynasty.

[@JKRalphson1041]

Imagine if he was austrian

[@samzylstra7764]

The there is another with the light of the x wing is such good attention to detail I felt I had to mention it

[@mohsinwaqar1224]

Good video