The Islamic World: 1000 Years in 18 Minutes

Medieval Islamic history condensed into one short video. The Conquests, Empires, Caliphs and Sultans of the Middle East - from a bird's eye view.

00:00 Introduction
00:58 Muhammad
02:12 Rashidun
03:47 Umayyads
05:19 Abbasids
07:34 Decentralization (Buyids, Fatimids)
09:34 Turks (Seljuks)
11:19 Crusaders (Ayyubids, Khwarazmians)
12:55 Mongols (Genghis, Hulagu)
14:29 Rulers from the Steppes (Mamluks, Ilkhanids, Timurids)
16:41 Ottomans (Safavids, Mughals)
18:21 Conclusion

Select Sources and Further Reading:
- Eamonn Gearon, Turning Points in Middle Eastern History (online course)
- Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991)
- Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land (2010)
- Caroline Finkel, Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923 (2006)
- [Hebrew] האסלאם: היסטוריה, דת, תרבות, בעריכת מאיר מ' בר-אשר ומאיר חטינה (2017)

Music:
@KeithOSullivanmusic

[immuslimisupportqatar]

muslims world are not limited only by arab and turcs we have also african and other asian country you forgot a lot bro

[cempehlivan]

As a Turkish university student, I am mindblown by the quality of production and story-telling. Since the middle school, we are being thought of these subjects until the end of highschool in history lectures. However, even though I have heard about all the empires and dynasties throughout my education, I have never realized all of them are so connected and there is a perfect chain of causalities between all. That I believe, is the reason why history is so intriguing, if told the right way.

[nghalioun]

Very well presented. Hundreds of years of Islamic history wonderfully summarized. Subscribed.

[waxedearth]

I dont know why but there’s something about Islam and Arab culture that calls to me. I find the history, architecture, calligraphy, instruments so inspirational

[das_daily_]

i was just stunned to the whole video 100% focus and it all so clearly and amazingly summarized. make more.

[Jawharqh__]

This is actually a very detailed and well summarized lesson of islamic history, I took all of this when I was in 7th grade and now I'm in 9th grade so I said why not just refresh my mind and see this video and turns out I still remember every detail of this important islamic history, nice video !

[shariqsiddique]

Nothing last forever, neither happiness nor sadness.
- Ali bin Talib (ra)

[stonerllc]

More videos, please! Excellent quality and informative while easily digestible.

[yourdad]

Beautiful, Beautiful! the way it is al summarized, it has been made easy to understand, its so well presented, im grateful to consume this knowledge. thank you for yet another informative history video!!

[abdurahman]

Thanks for the great video. As a Muslim(sunni) really appreciate how well done this video was from the production, sound and story telling and accuracy…imo it’s the most interesting human history

[alaabashiyi]

Im not sure why you don't have a 100, 000 subscribers!! very very well presented and summarized. subscribed!

[AshfiaNaheed]

The summary of the Islamic history that I have been on the lookout for a while is finally discovered here. Thanks for the timelines.

[muhammedthameem]

I was checking for this video for whole 2 weeks. Finally I found it.

Great documentary. Expecting more like this.

[javidibrahimli]

لقد رفع الإسلام العلوم إلى أعلى درجة. لقد حقق العلماء المسلمون أهم الاكتشافات والاختراعات الأساسية في تاريخ العلم. الرياضيات والهندسة والفيزياء والكيمياء والجيولوجيا والجغرافيا وعلم الفلك والطب والتشريح والتاريخ والأدب وفقه اللغة والخ. لقد أتقنوا آلاف التخصصات بالطريقة المثالية.

[apocalypticskepticus]

Very informational, unbiased and extremely fun to watch.
Thank you for your work!

[nerdy]

This channel has only two videos on two very different topics. And both are impeccably well explained.

[TimeTraveler]

The videos offers a captivating journey through centuries of history, culture, and innovation. A concise yet enlightening exploration that leaves viewers informed and inspired.

[adrienpoirier]

Very well summarized. Great job, please consider making more history content!

[Т-ми]

Watched until the Seljuk part, went outside to think just how insane gold this channel is, went back to finish watching

[abdulm]

Great Video, But it is crucial to mention the Islamic history of India prior to the Mughals, The expansion by Muhammad Ghori, The Mamluks of North India, Creation and Expansion of the Delhi Sultanate, Kingdoms in the Deccan and Southern India including Golconda, Berar, Ahmednagar, etc and continuation of Muslim Rule even after the Mughal Decline.