The Mongols Before Genghis Khan

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Before the rise of Genghis Khan—before the battles with samurai and the siege of Baghdad—the Mongols were merely one of many nomadic peoples enduring life on the periphery of powerful Chinese states. But the Mongol mode of living, beliefs about the world, and acquaintance with war turned them into relentless, elite warriors. This is the beautiful, cruel, and hardcore world that created the Mongols, and planted the seeds of an empire. Thank you to @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory for guidance on sources and script feedback
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The ART is original and manually made by Joseph Feely.

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[BabbaBooey-dcpd]

What a nice boy Temujin is in this video! I hope he spreads peace and anti-war when he grows up.

[munkhtuvshinmt]

I'm Mongolian and I heard this story for my whole life. But this was totally different experience... Well done bruh!

[mrmark]

You are more like a Mongolian, you narrate the history better than all, just like epic history is for Napoleon. Please more videos on Mongols.

[세계최강대국몽골제국]

Most of the videos on world war history deal with the world conquest of Genghis Khan, the world conqueror of the world's most powerful empire, the Great Mongol Empire, but the history of the wars of conquest by the ancient Central Asian Mongol nomadic cavalry before Genghis Khan's world conquest is also incredibly powerful.

몽골사하면 세계 최강대국 대몽골제국의 세계 정복자 칭기스칸의 세계 정복에 대해 가르쳐주는 세계전쟁사 영상이 대부분이었는데, 칭기스칸의 세계 정복 이전의 고대 북방 중앙아시아 몽골족 유목 기병대들의 정복전쟁사도 엄청나게 막강하다.

[archieadcock]

The timing couldn't be better, leaving for a trip to Mongolia tomorrow to experience the Nomadic life :)

[emiliospowerballer]

Your Mongol series was your best work by far. But how can such masterpieces be complete, if Timur isn't mentioned?

[Ryzxun]

Mongolian history is soo fascinating for me and people definitely don't talk about them enough. Genghis was a kid collecting wild berries and then all of a sudden he has an army of hundreds of thousands fearless and brutal men pilling up mountains of dead bodies.

[NetFoley]

Damn that's a nice prequel, can't wait for season 2

[battulgabat-ochir]

its crazy how beautiful these artworks are, awesome job. As a mongolian the historical accuracy is on point in these videos.

[OregonG]

I'm telling you, you are one of the best history content creators on the youtube. I found myself constantly gripping my drinks cup as the video progressed, releasing and subconsciously gripping it again. You and your brother have a remarkable talent. I hope you take the step to even longer videos, even if they can't always have all the art from your brother. I want to hear you on ancient southeast Asia, and ancient central America and even ancient Australia and the South Pacific for an hour or more. You are talented. Can't wait to hear more.

[Strat-Guides]

Great video as always! Have fun on your trip!

[rouskeycarpel]

With this backstory you understand why Temujin became Great Genghis.Fatherless at a young age, his mother siblings and their mother being abandoned by his clan and left to fend for themselves in the wilderness;his actions throughout his life were probably driven by a desire to prove themselves to his people and bring glory back to his fathers name

[Zelein]

Criminally underrated channel. As always beautifully crafted artwork and fascinating narration

[TheJackmeisterMongolHistory]

Excellent work! This really came together very well, better than I had imagined!

[_Benissimo]

Awesome video. Great prologue to one of the most famous leaders from the past 👌

[Jobe-]

This is actually something I’ve barely learned about.

[kaybevang]

Whats Next ? Timujin Vs his childhood friend Jamukha?

[alex._.Khomenko]

This might be the most underrated channels right now. I. Abt believe more people haven’t discovered it and made it a part of their daily routine. This might be the most appealing and digestible and legitimately entertaining history content out there. Truly turning middle school lunch table debates “what would happen if a samurai fought a Viking” into reality. I hope you get the recognition you deserve.

[iamxevicho]

literally the only channel I deactivate my ad block for 😅

[artoriuscasca]

Always a good time when History dose drops a video