How the Mongol Empire Fell - Medieval History DOCUMENTARY

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video explaining how and why the Mongol Empire fell in China, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Iran and overall.

0:00 Introduction
01:44 How the Empire fragmented
12:02 The Ilkhanate
29:44 The Chagatai Khanate
37:54 The Yuan dynasty
56:48 The Oirats
58:10 The Golden Horde
1:13:23 The end of the Mongol Empire

#Documentary #Mongols #Empire

[TheJackmeisterMongolHistory]

As the writer of this series, I just want to say my official position is that Ariq Böke was true and rightful Khaan of the Ilk Mongol Ulus, and it will be a cold day in hell before I recognize 1) Khubilai as Khaan 2) Saskatchewan as part of Canada

[jackmiller]

I love reading these comments seeing how Kings and Generals has inspired other up an coming channels like Expanded History and Mr Mitchell History. You guys are real pioneers!

[DrinkingStar]

You have just now placed a whole semester's worth of Mongol history into to a 90 minute video. Congratulations on such enormous feat. Who needs college when we have you?

[luckyspurs]

Kublai lived to 78, Genghis to 65 and Timur to 68.

It's wild how the ones who lived long drunk just as much as the ones who died in their 30s.

[graffProdigy]

This video is like 1000yrs if History told in an hour! I never knew the Mongols had such a deep and extensive History? This was very good and informative. They never had a day without conflict, that always made them so interesting like when the Pharoas ruled Egypt!

[ShingenNolaan]

Seriously, your channel is the best when it comes to historytelling. I've learn so much from your stuff and I'm all into things like that.

[dreadpiratekeane]

I find it very interesting that the Mongol and Roman Empires respectively had similar declines but from opposite sides. Roman imperium began with an Imperial dynasty from which legitimacy came and gradually the military took more and more of a role in choosing who would be emperor. The Mongols began with the army choosing the next ruler and drifting away from that towards imperial dynasties. 🤔

[AKAZA-kqjd]

You guys make such Phenomenal content of the mongols and their empire and so much more keep up the good work King and generals 👏

[aasemahsan]

12:02 Ilkhanate
19:05 Family Tree
29:44 Chagtai Khanate
37:52 Mongol rule in China
57:03 Family Tree
58:10 The Golden Horde

[HistoryOfRevolutions]

"I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback"

- Kublai Khan

[expandedhistory]

“When life gives you lemons, conquer the world.” - Genghis Khan

[Warmaker]

3:00 You have to appreciate just how big this empire was. For a period of time it was all under one guy.

[firestorm]

The debate over whether corruption or climate change brought down the Yuan seems to highlight something interesting. Such corruption and gift giving was hardly unusual for states in that time and it was only with the arrival of the climate crises that the system broke. Like all corrupt systems it worked fine...until it didn't.

[adamlatosinski]

In many aspects:
Mongols: "We're an exception!"
When it comes to the empire's fall:
Mongols: "We're not an exception..."

[ninjaluc]

> El-Temur, Toghon Temur, Bayan of the Merkid, Toqto

*Empress Ki flashbacks intensify*

Great job of covering the Fall of the Mongols, a very important part of history yet so misunderstood and not covered well enough. No empire lasts forever, and the Mongol Empire was no exception.

[mattf]

So basically how each of them fell was…

Ilkhanate: Inbreeding/lack of heirs

Chagatai: Khanate split in 2 and rise of Timur relegated Chagatai’s to one part until that part was taken in the 1700’s

Yuan Dynasty: Environmental disasters and rise of the Ming Dynasty

Golden Horde: Became decentralized after the death of Edigu and rise of Russia eventually took over the Horde and other decentralized khanates around them.

[cj-hwpv]

Love this channel and team/staff so much

[JohnDoe-ugsu]

Tokto doing a pro gamer move resigning to make his rival take the blame and returned thriumpanthly is awesome

[expandedhistory]

Genghis Khan be like: “Nice little country you have there. Have you seen my continent?”

[arghunpride]

You’ve made huge work guys. None of the Russian history channels on youtube didn’t get closer to your detailed masterpiece videos about Nomads or medievals Mongols.
Huge respect to your brilliant channel K&G!
Your old subscriber from Kazakhstan.👍🇰🇿🐎🐎🐎