You've Been Lied To About Genghis Khan

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Let's talk about Genghis Khan. Finally. One of the most feared and famous men in history, which... I guess would make him the most infamous man in history. Genghis Khan established the Mongol Empire, which, at its peak - which notably came after Genghis Khan's time - was bigger than the Roman Empire ever was. Way bigger. So if you're thinking about Rome a couple times a day, maybe it's time to sprinkle some Genghis Khan and Mongol Empire in there. Genghis Khan has some feats to his name, that sound like they are entirely out of an anime, but that's exactly what makes him one of history's most unique people to ever exist. Was Genghis Khan evil? Was Genghis Khan good? I lean towards evil, but ultimately, that's not for me to decide - and I'm about 800 years late to that discussion anyway. Still, this video will shine a light on both sides of the man born as Temüjin and also known Chinggis Khan. From Temüjin's birth, to Genghis Khan's death... I cover it all in this video on the father of the Mongol Empire:
Episode 2 of 'Blood - The Period(s) Of Conquerors: Genghis Khan'
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Notes:
If you follow my channel, you know I currently cover both history and mythology. With mythology, these videos are often a puzzle to piece together, because sources are scattered, and often unreliable. With history, this changes drastically: A lot of sources are ironclad. But... Genghis Khan is kind of the exception to the rule, because the man was notoriously private. That means we don't know much about his personal life, and we don't even really know what the man looks like. Due to that, many people default to Genghis Khan having dark hair and a dark beard, but most accounts of his depiction are very biased or flat out propaganda. The only non-biased piece of description of Genghis Khan's appearance that is unbiased and purely written for the sake of describing what he looks like to a messenger... that account actually states that Genghis Khan had red hair and green eyes. Thus, this is the look I went with for this video. Of course, this can not be confirmed, so you are free to draw your own conclusions. Also keep in mind that history is written by the winners, and rewritten by sore losers, so with a conqueror such as Genghis Khan was... a lot of the facts are forever lost to the time. And if you want to know more about Genghis Khan's mysterious grave, then let me know. Maybe we'll do a special. Maybe I'll even try to find it and take you on the journey with me... who knows.
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[@josesampaio5345]

How is it possible that this video has 30m and I still consider it short? I could hear this man talk for hours. Another awesome video my brother. Keep it up.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you Jose. that means a lot - really appreciate it, and appreciate the support

[@melbaangel420]

I agree!

[@kingcaragious]

His voice was perfect for this!

[@mirceazaharia2094]

@@Briefed_Mythology He is one of the most violent and remarkable men that ever lived. I hold him in enormous regard. The fact that I have Central Asian ancestors on my mother's side is just a bonus.

[@lukehaworth5789]

I’m struggling a bit with the narration, I feel like his words are often not spoken cleanly and the recording isn’t the best. That being said I have only just found this channel and I have been impressed with the over all presentation and imagery.

[@TheInfernapeKingBattletube]

Genghis Khan is an example, that anyone can become a demon in war, and this despite that fact, his one of the most progressive and benevolent ruler towards his people. Then again, the difference good is never clearcut black and white, good and evil depends on ones upbringing and beliefs.

[@user-gg2rx6pw6q]

Thank you

[@user-qm6px8br3s]

I didn't know that a person can be benevolent and a rapist or is it because it's a certain century is what makes rape an pillaging ok

[@alexwelts2553]

It's not really accurate to judge someone during times of war.

[@RavenRoe108]

ACTIONS determine commitment to beliefs - upbringing shapes but doesn't necessarily define

[@alexwelts2553]

@@RavenRoe108 pretty much, and by the time they are at the point of leaving no survivors, you kinda have to think about what happens when you do leave survivors. And the hard knocks school you have to learn that in. And that's some last stand, kill or be killed , nothing to lose mindset, and he still managed to recreate amazing civilizations. People who weren't there love to criticize as if they don't see the industrialized civilization that people insist their peers fall in line with, so the Nazis don't even have to get their hands dirty this time for 2.0.

[@irishspartanstudios]

A maiden could walk from one end of his empire to the other, with a bowl of jewels in her hands, and go unmolested. An enemy could spit on his name, and their entire civilization would be gone by the next season.

[@ArinKambitsis]

The girl went unmolested because everyone was dead.

[@irishspartanstudios]

@ArinKambitsis Actually, no. Way less people died than you'd think. The Mongols were equally famous for assimilation as they were for annihilation. No ruler wants their kingdom to be empty.

[@questioneverything8876]

Yet if she were a maiden from a besieged country she would have been disemboweled to ensure she did not conceal any jewels in her body.

[@thalmoragent9344]

​@@ArinKambitsis Yeah, that too...

[@israelgarcia7801]

lol

[@Teriyaki6222]

One of my favorite retelling of his invasion of Persia was a comparison to a boxing match between two new prodigies. Two growing empires, led by what was perceived as the two most prolific leaders and generals of their era, going head to head for the first time. And before the match, both sides are seen as having a chance of getting away with the W. Until the fight starts, and one fighter proves himself to be in a completely different category.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

I like that. I like that a lot actually. thanks for adding

[@saeedkamali2025]

What are you talking about?! Persia is so much older and it's famous wars were with greerks and romans! after arab invasion there was no persian empire for centuries! At the time mongol's attack, persia was being rulled by iranized turk dynasties!

[@otiswhitt1129]

⁠@@saeedkamali2025he might be thinking of the Khwarazmian Empire, as I’ve heard Dan Carlin give the same analogy in reference to them and the mongols, it had became the greatest power in the Muslim world, defeating the Seljuk Empire and the Ghurid Empire becoming one of the worlds largest land empires, The Great khan & the Mongol armies conquered it in two years. The shah kept executing Mongolian diplomats, till the Khan had enough & invaded

[@teovu5557]

genghis khan was only called red hair n green eyed in ONE account 200-300 years AFTER his death by some Persian historian yet was never mentioned in any of the offical mongol sources,chinese sources or india sources etc. most historian consider it unreliable.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

yup that's very very fair and I see how many think its unreliable. my thing is just that it is the only description we have of his that is completely objective and unbiased

[@teovu5557]

@@Briefed_Mythology .......there is a painting of genghis khan by his grandson's decree which is considered the closest to what he may have looked like.....

[@hamsolo5320]

​@@Briefed_Mythology Not only was that account from Persia came 300 years later, it was highly mistranslated. In the original text it didn't mention him having red hair at all, it actually mean his skin being red (from all that sunlight exposure). There's also a portrait made by his own grandson Kublai Khan who saw him when he was kid and there's no red hair or blue eyes. People who ignore that portrait and keep repeating the mistranslation are either very ignorant or just white supremacists.

[@ortis_solis5700]

@@hamsolo5320White supremacy isn’t real but nice try.

[@bigheadrhino]

The Chinese have written records from during the Mongol occupation of Mongol’s bringing in people with different colored eyes from other parts of the empire to China, so it seems they definitely would have made note of Chinggus having unusual colored eyes as well if this were a known fact. The Chinese would have no reason to leave that bit out considering they saw the Mongols as foreign invaders anyway.

[@AmericanHangai]

Great video! I’m a foreigner that’s been living in the Inner Mongolian grasslands for years doing Mongolian wrestling. All you said is spot on and a great job preserving it. Keep killing it ✊🏾🙏🏾

[@edsondocarmo3065]

Was amazing when Fel met you. Mongolian wrestling is super cool because seems quite judo. Greetings from Brazil 🙋🏾‍♂️

[@AmericanHangai]

@@edsondocarmo3065 thanks 😊 he’s a good dude. We had a great time. He may be coming back so stay tuned for more from me and Fel haha

[@letsdothis9063]

I saw that one with you and Fel! You are living an awesome life. I wish you all the best!

[@AmericanHangai]

@@letsdothis9063 thank you ✊🏾

[@christophers5327]

Bruh you’re that guy that throws a party at your house and no one shows up late cause they want to hear your way of telling history.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

🥹❤️

[@mat7083]

Haha. Spot on, g

[@peterkleynhans8056]

Evertime somebody says you've been lied to about some historical figure you know you are going to be lied to again...

[@flattire4243]

And again and again and again

[@Austioperosis314]

This was super super interesting. I love the take on world history as compared to mythology history and I would LOVE to see more videos like this. Keep up the great work!

[@emi-lee21kumbanga40]

I have introduced this channel to the people at home and it's a hit. we do story time differently now coz the movies be mis-representing a lot of these historical figures keep up the good work !! Much love from Malawi 😀

[@Briefed_Mythology]

yoooo that's amazing haha. thank you emi - and give my love to all your people watching 😊

[@rawadfayad4940]

Fun fact, there’s a good chance ghenghis khan is buried in this mountain in Mongolia but the people from Mongolia still respect him so much, that they made the maintain sacred and forbid people from visiting it

[@covenantgodswil]

This channel is slowly becoming the highlight of my week

[@Briefed_Mythology]

that means a lot to hear 🥹😊

[@swghavoc]

- Oriental Thor! Ok on that one I did spit my drink on my keyboard. We are only 4 minutes into the video and I can't stop laughing.

[@Shoegazebasedgenre0.]

bro looks nordic

[@jaysonparkhurst7422]

His dog looks nordic

[@grammernazi4216]

He was mongolian

[@tylerrobbins8311]

Mongols are decendants from the same Aryan empire so makes sense. Given they are very culturally and racially distant. It wasn't until after sacking China they genetically changed due to how many women they took. Just so you're aware the Aryans came from central Asia between the Urals and Altai. Red hair is native to the Urals and travelled west. So hope this helps.

[@hez859]

​@@tylerrobbins8311the talk of him having red hair and green eyes came from someone 300 years after he already died, lol. His grandson did a portrait of what he most likely looked like by a direct source and there is no red hair or green eyes.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

@@hez859 🤔 right so the chinese source making him look and be Chinese is more accurate? You do realize his father's tribe was know for having grey eyes right? Everyone wants to claim the Mongols to be something other than a step people native to the Altai mountains. Explain to me why is it Scythians, Tocharians, Huns, Pecheneges, Avars, Turks, and Bulgars all have these features but some how the Mongols don't? They are all decendants of the same tribes of people. Did you know Uyghur descend from the same stock to? Central asians are diffrent from Chinese and other eastern asians as they descend from diffrent tribes of people in the neolithic. Did Ghengis Khan have red hair and green eyes? Possibly but the only direct characteristic ascribed to him is being tall, burly, with wavy hair and a thick beard.

[@funfactory2012]

Temüjin was 9 when he killed his older half brother with an arrow for not sharing a rabbit 🐇 as a meal with the rest of the siblings and his mother.

[@mikeysrightleg1880]

I just found you last week on the Napoleon video! literally one of my fav creators right now!! Keep Killing it Briefed!! Much love from Australia!!

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thanks Mikey. hope you enjoy this one 😊

[@NapoleonCalland]

Guess which video Just joined my To Watch List ? 🦁 ☀️ 🐝 ⚡ 🦅 ⚡ 🐝 ☀️ 🦁

[@mirceazaharia2094]

@@Briefed_Mythology The "huwhite supremacists" joke made me not subscribe. The overall quality of the vid FORCED me to give you a like.

[@mycroft_moriarty]

Like the quality, attention to nuance and context as well as the smooth as glass delivery. You earned the sub. Keep up the great work!

[@Alienzucchini]

The amount of care put into this is truly amazing. I appreciate your effort immensely

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you zucchini from a foreign planet

[@murraykelm5691]

Khan was just lucky that he never encountered James Tiberius Kirk, Kirk always new how to handle the Khan's.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

this made me laugh out loud 😭

[@soulsurvivor4499]

😂

[@tonyjones1560]

“From hell’s heart, I stab at thee…”

[@cernunnos_lives]

13th century Central Asia was a ethnically mixed place by this time period. So yeah. Mixed features gets the best of all worlds. The toughest place on Earth, requires the toughest people on Earth. What Temujin was saying it was the culture and life experience is what made his life, not his blood. And his people didn't bury their dead. They'll never find a grave.

[@mirceazaharia2094]

So he got a sky burial or something, then the bones got put into some anonymous pit?

[@gethellopanda]

100% agree with what you said at the end about Alexander and Genghis Khan

[@TonyRomeo9796]

Love your videos, love history and you do it GREAT!

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you 😊

[@emirgains]

Can’t believe this video only has 25k views. It truly deserves way more ❤️

[@TheRomanator101]

Hey, I’ve always loved history and your the best history KZbinr in my opinion! Thank you bro 💪

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you bro 🥹

[@Aaron26L]

I have watched it a million times but truly the story of Genghis Khan keeps being interesting

[@sparkthelight2228]

Damn that was a good one bro. To be honest I'm riding with that man. His acceptance was something I wish the world would have taken to heart. Is it true he was a fan of magic? I believe to be truly great in this world you have to be open minded. Yet as Jordan Peterson said "you must also be a monster." And maybe this world wouldn't be in such a tragic tragic state if we just took a couple more lessons from this guy. It seemed that respect honor and loyalty mattered more than anything else, and today those are some of the rarest qualities we see in humans, everybody's always trying to f*** over the next person cut the next person's throat do anything they can to cut one person out and in reality if we stood next to each other loyal and honest the world would not be in shambles with idiots and horrible evil people running the world, into the ground. Much like Khan everybody is so quick to demonize people rather than learn from them. Thank you again my man for such a great f****** video sharing insights to our ancestors and their lives that so very much need shared. You are truly one of the great storytellers of this era. Thank you

[@Briefed_Mythology]

wow, what a comment. thank you for this well written stream of consciousness. I really appreciate that. thank for real.

[@mohitsawant956]

Mongol Empire be like: where the hell are we ? I don't know there's a village there

[@Briefed_Mythology]

hahaha that made me laugh

[@neutronshiva2498]

Mongols by proximity might have some Yuezhi / Tocharian / Scythian admixture so its not shocker at all that they might have some white-ish features.

[@hamsolo5320]

Red hair or blue eyes does not belong to "whites". Many mongoloid north people have it. It's a recessive traits.

[@hamsolo5320]

@@cameronworthington4785 Wtf are u talking about. When did I say they have white feature? Did u replied to the wrong person??

[@cameronworthington4785]

@@hamsolo5320 Wow… Just WOW your embarrassing, you deleted your previously comment… You made a implication that Mongolians have “ OVERWHELMING white features”. Which is completely FALSE.

[@neilrichardson7454]

​@@cameronworthington4785there are Mongolians with Europeans features. They interacted with European Russians 😊. Don't be an insulting prick😊

[@cameronworthington4785]

@@neilrichardson7454 they’re clearly an exception to rule, and certainly not 100 percent Mongolian in halo-group(heritage). Like I stated BEFORE… I have been to Mongolian, I Saw ZERO people’s with similar Cultural and distinct characteristics, that displayed commonality too Indo-Europeans groups.

[@jacobedminster7006]

This channel is badass. Idk how I found it but I'm glad I did

[@Briefed_Mythology]

I'm glad you found it too 🫡

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

If you want to read more about Genghis and the legends of his red hair, search “The forgotten history of Tatars” by Galy Yenikeyev. It’s in English and Russian.

[@michaelcandido2824]

Scythians went west and east. Those that went east had red hair and Asian features those that went westward stated Eurasian

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

@@michaelcandido2824 Scythian (ςκυθ actually pronounced like Sküth) is just a greek name for iranic Saka people. Kk was replaced by Latin Cc and modern English pronunciation descended from French makes their Cc sound like Ss preceding Ee, Ii and Yy. Genghis khan clan is Qiyat (Khiad), our tañba (symbol) is the swastika. Çıñğıs Qağan was a “Turkified Aryan” per French orientalist researcher René Grousset.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

You Kazakhs are mixing pot genetically, that is ok. But mentally being a slave is not ok. You are still under racist teaching. Sad really.

[@0b100]

This is my new favorite channel. I've recently started to actually appreciate history, once thought it wasn't important because they're all gone. Could not be more incorrect, although this is relative to me. Some will stand by their fact that it doesn't matter & that's okay. That is just not me anymore.

[@michaelpotter2932]

What a good channel you’re on the cusp of greatness I’ll look back on when you were a smaller channel pretty soon

[@pradyumn2692]

You didn't make this video. This video was made through you by the will of... KHAAAANN..!!!

[@nathanw796]

Ah bro the Christian hate isn’t so cool haha… the early Christians spread only by peace, I think only once Rome adopted Christianity it may have become more violent, but that’s the romans for you haha… I know for a fact the very first and earliest Christians for many years spread by peace and sharing the gospel, and were massively persecuted and overwhelmingly killed for this… Great channel though and I love your style of storytelling, it’s really interesting and funny in parts all throughout the vids.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you for the input. I really appreciate when people can criticize something and still like the bigger picture. that's lost these days. and yes, the romans loved their violence haha. I'll need to look more into how christianity was spread before them

[@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289]

​@@Briefed_Mythologyyour need to look more I'm christ in general

[@seaneustace9838]

Yes, yes, and after being invaded by Arabs and their allies for generations. a prophet, and he was not sent by God. He was just a selfish warlord who started killing people for stuff. I don’t understand why you Europeans give him a fucking respect I gave him none.

[@marcussingh3719]

You are bloody hilarious mate. Absolutely loved the commentary 😂

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thanks Marcus ☺️

[@t.andrewhanes872]

I really do enjoy your work… I’m just starting to go thru the videos. You got the knowledge and you got the style… the panache. Thanks and keep on spreading the Grey Matter Power Juice👍🏻

[@jacobhope6164]

Great video! I'm not surprized that the Mongols had progressive rights for women. It seems as though that is a more common feature of nomadic "barbarian" societies. The Cossaks are a good example of this as well.

[@yvonnewilson2242]

"Oriental Thor was born..." Me: *DESTROYS KEYBOARD WITH RED BULL*

[@valeriewilliams1103]

I have fallen in love with your story telling 💕 You have done a great job entertaining me.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you, thank you 😊

[@AdamTheGreek]

Another amazing video 💪🏽 always teaching us new things and giving great perspective

[@skyejade3856]

Oddly enough through this i can see Genghis Khans pov , not that it was ok but the level of story telling and facts made me understand so much

[@melissaperez9826]

I love your videos. They are beautiful. 🥺 if I can make a tiny request. If you'd like, in the future, a short video of the Leper King, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. Kingdom of Heaven is one of my favorites films. 🙏 Have a wonderful day 🤗

[@Briefed_Mythology]

kingdom of heaven is actually one of my favorite movies too haha. not necessarily for its historical accuracy, but I just loooove the movie and its vibes

[@nannettefreeman7331]

Genghis Khan never attacked anyone unprovoked. One might argue that he answered these provocations disproportionately, but he never just attacked anyone strictly for his own gain. It was always in response to a perceived dis. He also valued power over wealth, because, based on his observations, with power, one could always acquire wealth, but wealth could not buy you power (ah, the good old days…). Thusly, he left most of the plunder to his army, which made them happy, & loyal. LEGEND. ✌🏼

[@redskull378]

But then again he killed those genarals who wanted to save their cities and the people of those cities from his wrath.

[@masterphil_]

Are you calling the KZbinr a legend or genghis 😂

[@MrBossgator]

Dude, incredible video! So well done. Always looking forward to your videos. Your clips are always on point! Just curious, are you going to do a Christmas themed one?

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thanks, thanks. yup I'm thinking about a video on Santa clause haha

[@ameliabad7642]

Yes, please !

[@user-dy5pv7vf9p]

Temujin has just moved in😊

[@fatkatwiththegap7920]

You hit the nail on the head and taught me new things as well. Fantastic job

[@Briefed_Mythology]

glad you liked it and thanks for watching

[@PirvateerKurei]

Those were some cold lines. "If you conquer from West to East, you're great like Alexander. If you conquer from East to West you're a barbarian like Genghis Khan" but so true in a Western historical standpoint.

[@kittydreamz86]

When he said, "Calm down, white supremacists" 😂😂

[@literallynothinghere9089]

15:50 Now where have I heard this before about about a ruthless bloody conqueror going around a wall to destroy his neighboring theoretically superior enemy

[@Doctor-Stoppage]

Captivating presentation with a devastating finale. 💪😫👍

[@BringJoyNow]

Scorpio Sky tellin me history with a low voice. More of this please!

[@Briefed_Mythology]

hahah had to look up who Scorpio Sky is. checks out hahaha

[@mrklean0292]

Man, you are a great story teller. I love your views mixed with a little humor.

[@selorm110]

Thanks, man! I've been eagerly awaiting this video.

[@mdatiqurrahmankhan3085]

Perfection of history lessons 🤞 keep up the good work brother.

[@MrKingwolf13]

Pretty Good,I wish he would have talked about how the mongols destroyed the Great Library in the Muslim world

[@lostintheark5728]

Another anime adaptation contender. Dope vid

[@Briefed_Mythology]

need an anime on this 100%

[@williamsullivan3702]

The Mongols invented total war and living off the resources in areas they occupied.

[@mattwilson3292]

Just found your videos and i must say im am super impressed with your work. Love it and will be eagerly watching for more,

[@Briefed_Mythology]

hey Matt - love to hear that. welcome, welcome. glad to have you on board

[@fatkatwiththegap7920]

I love this channel

[@brucewaynebanner482]

I’m ready for KZbin to let ppl leave voice messages in comments

[@Briefed_Mythology]

oooooh interesting. imagine the bashing and hatred that would be going down though

[@QBellowMusic]

You are great at this man 👊🏽🚀

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thanks brother🫡

[@geekstradamus1548]

The reason Ghengis Khan doesn’t have a moniker like, “the Great”, or “the Conquerer” is the same reason why Augustus Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte don’t - and the same reason Alexander and Kang do. Last names. Not surnames, but a second name that both distinguishes them and makes them sound distinguished. It has nothing to do with “White Washing”. For further evidence, I point to 14:15 in your own video. Ghengis Khan comes with a cool moniker included.

[@hlogilehlogonolo5438]

20 million direct descendants is crazy this man had crazy testosterone levels😭

[@temujin5743]

It's not 'his" descendance, what we mean by "his" is his army

[@Josee7991]

@@temujin5743 It actually does refer to him, Genghis Khan, the thing is that the study that originated this rumor (as it is not proven with certanty yet) was conducted it the late 90's. However, the study does link a great population of modern men to a single ancestor that lived about approximately 1000 years ago in what we recognize today as territory that was part of the mongolian empire, like todays Mongolia, Pakistan, China, Russia, among other modern countries. So yes, even if it wasn't Genghis Khan, it was definitely one man, and that on itself is cazy af.

[@temujin5743]

@@Josee7991 yes I made my reaserch about it, they just fond à gene coming from a man in what was then the mongolian empire that was very comon during the ages of genghis khan

[@dmandipper9102]

Great work the history channel been real quiet since you dropped.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you 😊🫡

[@Elchin.G]

I'd say this is the most underrated channel that I've watched. In today's madness of short content and 10 seconds attention span, I watch these videos in one breath. Keep it up!

[@sergethelight]

Man I love your story telling style! ❤

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thanks serge 😊

[@wasteyourtime4031]

I noticed that you basically skipped over a lot of details, there is another channel called extra history bro their video had more details and information then yours and also they didn't pronounce the word "khan" as "Han".

[@Cooyy]

I stopped watching this vid and went to the channel you mentioned and in fact it was a better channel that goes into more detail

[@CaramelPiece2023]

Many Asian people in that part of the world do have light eyes and light hair Russia is notorious for this

[@johnburnside7828]

Thank you for another brilliant, scholarly and artistic presentation! (And by the way, Genghis Khan looked like John Wayne...)

[@19ate4]

You know any tall green eyes red hair Asians with a Christian wife? Even to this day, I NEVER seen a green eye Asian with red hair, that only means one thing… What nation has the largest population of green eyes and red hair? Its a REALLY white nation that has those traits

[@bijouxdoum6199]

I always understood The Great Khan to have Turkic ancestry... To get a description of Ghengis Khan, look at the Tarim Basin Mummies. They all have red/blond hair with green/blue eyes. Same with the Ainu of Japan. This doesn't mean they are "white" in the western sense, but definitely have similar ancient ancestors such as the Yamnaya or the Andronova culture. You have to take into account the historical records have been altered during Russian and Chinese Communist revolutions. So its not all "whitewashing" as you say. The Uyghurs are descendants of The Great Khan. Look how they are treated today in China.

[@michaelmidax8108]

Greatest intro ever

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thanks Michael 🫡

[@popcornistorturedcorn]

My guy, the whole red hair/green eyes thing is something not entirely uncommon to claim by asian rulers to seem 'unique' or 'otherwordly' and more worthy of being the ruler. For example, the chinese emperor of Wu, Sun Quan, was described to have a purple beard and green/blue eyes.

[@SacredDreamer]

Thracians. Mercenaries . Used by Greeks, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, they had no loyalty to any nation, could be on Assyrian side , and then Babylonian side - but always Mercenaries - Red haired and Green Eyed,, alot became rulers, Kings, Queens,, Boodica for instance,, Sythians .. They never themselves became an Empire, but colonised in every land.

[@BimRen246]

Another brilliant video. The ending was well put and we should all seriously give it a moment of thought.

[@ryanbergeson6267]

Well done. Social Commentary is well earned and informed.

[@neofromthewarnerbrothersic145]

I can tell your dog just loves laying there hearing your voice. Makes me miss my boy 🥲

[@Briefed_Mythology]

I'm sorry you no longer have your boy around 🥹

[@neofromthewarnerbrothersic145]

@@Briefed_Mythology Thanks, it's okay me and Rudy had 13 good years together. Almost ready for another buddy, been about 2 years. He was 3/4 yellow lab and 1/4 siberian husky. Just... the goodest of good boys. Tough act to follow 😉 By the way I just found your channel yesterday, and it's incredible! My new favorite. Any plans for a video/series on Sengoku era Japan some day? Haven't caught your boy's name yet. Is he... rhodesian ridgeback? I'm not too good at spotting breeds.

[@davidsalman8362]

Ibn Taymiyya, a Famous Muslim Scholar and an Expert Swordsman, he fought against the Mongols in "Battle of Marj al-Saffar" and wrote many things about them, About their Tactics, their Torture methods, Their Culture etc. i highly suggest reading his writings about the Mongols

[@slim420MM]

In the future they'll be saying Shaka Zula was a blond with blue eyes.

[@ryanthomas4018]

Loved the video, would love to see one on his grandson, Kublai Khan too!!

[@bolotroy8066]

good story telling

[@terrymaverick580]

Tbh most of his invasions were out of revenge none of his Practices were out of the norm for war at the time. The reason he never invaded India is proof it was never about ruling the world it was about protecting his borders

[@ahmonguniform]

Nice art work!

[@joshuavincent3515]

Love the video. And I'm feeling the lighthearted parts.

[@eberejosiah5078]

The algorithm has lead me to this piece of work!⚡

[@christianthornton5160]

Another amazingly well-done video.

[@rockyman88]

My word another top class video. Thank you my bro. Love this stuff ❤

[@Sunshyne484]

“Babe, wake up, new video from Briefed just dropped”

[@RD-lt3ht]

Mongolia borders Russia, the border being effectively a melting-pot in the past, so I don't doubt that some Mongols had red or probably Auburn hair, and eyes colored other than brown, just as many otherwise "white" Slavs of Russia, have wide Asiatic cheekbones even though blonde and blue eyed.

[@sedmayfield8640]

The Sgt. Lincoln Osiris scene was to perfect!!!

[@KiraLyricalMuse]

Love these videos, keep up the great work.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

thank you Kira 😊

[@konguy3]

we don't actually know if Jochi (genghis's eldest son) was a bastard or not so I wouldn't be stating these things so categorically. In fact the record shows that before his death Genghis affirmed Jochi's legitimacy

[@ChinoV]

Awesome job! I just stumbled on your channel. The red hair of Genghis Khan caught my eye, so I wanted to see what this was about. I did not expect to sit and watch for 30 mins. But your storytelling skills, animation and humor had me hooked 😂🤣😂 I look forward to watching some more of your videos. Curious if you plan on doing a video on King Kamehameha of Hawaii. That would be an interesting story. But there are so many warriors in history, I’m sure you can go on forever with these stories.

[@Toxicflash26]

Thanks for the awesome tale professor can i ask is it possible to do a video about Shaka iLembe the African king as someone from Africa it would be awesome to hear about him

[@Briefed_Mythology]

I am 100% planning to dive into African history and African mythology soon-ish

[@wolfbane7497]

You know I wonder what would have happened if Genghis Khan tried to rock up to Europe that would be an epic fight

[@joe-sz7kv]

Great vid, but actually genghis khan was described to have reddish skin not hair and the British empire is the largest the world have ever seen

[@jeffndungu]

Wow👏 this guy cannot miss, amazing.

[@RogzielTheAntistar]

i am halfway through this story. subscribed.

[@Briefed_Mythology]

love it. welcome on board 😊

[@auh2o148]

Better than learning this in a classroom

[@tonyjones1560]

Notice that during the description of all this mayhem, the doggo on the couch barely stirred. “Another massacre? Aren’t you bored yet? Can’t we just go to the nice, peaceful dog park for a change?”

[@malakhi08]

Who does the paintings? Amazing art work. I would love to get some and learn too. Also great videos definitely subscribed

[@Briefed_Mythology]

I create the paintings with ai tools, and they're all available on my patreon 😊 patreon.com/briefed

[@linchen008]

I love how you tell the most bloody and brutal stories while your dog is sleeping peacefully in the back.😂