Mongol Perspective On Conquering The World (1206 - 1228) Secret History Of The Mongols

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[ElBandito]

Imagine sitting in a tent and talking about whether to invade Korea, or Europe, or the Middle East, in the 13th century. Way before Age of Industrialization, or even the Age of Sail.

[TheSaneHatter]

It's darkly amusing that the story begins and ends with no less then Genghis Khan falling off of his horse and having to be hospitalized: it really does happen to the best of us.
It also says something for the loyalty of his troops, that they didn't desert or overthrow him in this moment of seeming weakness.

[samurai]

"There is no warrior like [Yesügei] Bahadur, and no one else possesses the skills he had, but he did not suffer from hardship and was not affected by hunger or thirst. He thought his liege men could tolerate hardship as well as he could, but they couldn't. A man is worthy of leadership who knows what hunger and thirst are and who can judge the condition of others thereby, who can go at a measured pace and not allow the soldiers to get hungry and thirsty or the horses to get worn out."
- Chinggis Khan
(The Mongol Art of War - Timothy May)

[PakBallandSami]

“Who can’t stop drinking may get drunken three times a month. If he does it more often, he is guilty. To get drunken twice a month is better; once, still more praiseworthy. But not to drink at all - what could be better than this? But where could such a being be found? But if one would find it, it would be worthy of all honour.”
― Genghis Khan

[HistoryDose]

You nailed the tone for this. Unspeakable violence set against beauty of the pale steppe.

[blususpect]

As someone who’s always wanted too travel back in time to witness historic empires & events, this channel using the narration of historical accounts, makes me feel like I’m sitting at a fire with the Mongol’s sharing stories 🌌. What an amazing channel.

[mangudaimonger]

Great job at pronouncing the names. The Mongolian language isn't easy, especially that of 800 years ago, but I notice that some youtubers don't even seem to try. It really makes the video quality that much better when the creator/narrator pays attention to the names of those he's narrating.

[JoeSmith-slbq]

It’s unbelievable how the destruction of empires is given the honour of one or two paragraphs

[FlashPointHx]

Mongol perspective - conquer it, recruit it, when in doubt kill it.

[HistoryOfRevolutions]

"From what I have seen, the one thing that people are least willing to give up is the desire to become a leader of others. You will see a person give up eating and drinking excessively; he will abandon wealth and expensive clothing. But when we assign him a position of leadership, he stands up and becomes antagonistic, defensive and ambitious"

—Sufyān al-Thawrī [d.778 CE]

[NigelGriff]

These videos are so interesting and yet incredibly relaxing also.

[zephlodwick]

'He killed them until they were like heaps of rotten logs' is such a chilling slimily.

[graysonofyahweh]

I love these videos. If you close your eyes and listen it’s almost like you were there with them. Thanks for making these.

[PakBallandSami]

“Khatun (queen) is one of the most authoritative and magnificent words in the Mongolian language. It conveys regality, stateliness, and great strength. If something resists breaking no matter how much pressure is applied, it is described as khatun. The word can form part of a boy’s or girl’s names, signifying power and firmness combined with beauty and grace. Because of the admitted qualities of khatun, men have often borne names such as Khatun Temur, literally ‘Queen Iron’, and Khatun Baatar, 'Queen Hero’.”
― Jack Weatherford

[NigelGriff]

You have the most incredible voice, listening to your pronunciation is superb 👌

[Quickeasyguitarlessons]

Temujin (Chingis Khan) was sold into slavery to Tanguts when he was young man. He escaped and survived and later became a great khan of mongols. Tanguts treated him bad as a slave and were always arrogant towards mongols as they saw them as savages. Although culturally rich and more developed Tanguts still fell. And we see this pattern throughout history over and over. Arrogance of a more developed nation towards lesser one leads to demise of the first.
Never be arrogant.
Or as mongols say “Never treat a small kitten badly it might grow into a mighty tiger” ☝️

[littleboots]

The art shown on this video is fantastic, particularly the horses, which is not surprising. 🐎

[c]

I was having a tough day until I saw you posted a new video. Thank you for such a great channel!

[miketacos]

20:55 If I understand this correctly, Ogodei chose him to die because he tried to usurp the throne while Ogodei was sick, and then the guy basically accepted his fate and said, "You need to do a better job organizing your empire, " thus foreshadowing how the Khaganate split into 4.