Indigenous People of Taiwan - Austronesian Origins DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with an episode on Austronesian origins of the Indigenous people of Taiwan, as we talk about their past and present through the ages

#history #Taiwan #Austronesians

[Aninkovsky]

So basically Indonesian and Philippinos who work as migrant worker in Taiwan are actually the one who going back to their ancester land

[barcasu]

I am Taiwanese and I am so shock that this is the first channel that really study about Taiwan history, amazing work

[henrydelta]

As a Taiwanese with Atayal heritage roots, I would say this is a great video, the Austronesian aspect of Taiwan is really underappreciated even in Taiwanese society itself.
A few things to point out:
1. During the Qing dynasty rule, there was a brief time that Chinese immigrant weren't allow to bring their family to Taiwan (the Qing government are afraid of rebellions in Taiwan, so they can only go alone and leave their family in China), so the immigrants (only men) took Taiwanese aboriginal wives in Taiwan. This actually accelerated the expansion, as the Taiwanese aboriginals are matriarchal society as you have pointed out, and thus the land were inherited by the women, in turns the land will pass to the Chinese-Austronesian descendants, which would consider themselves Chinese. The plain tribes were assimilated in the procedure through generations of intermarriages, and thus it is very common that Han Chinese, regardless of Haklo or Hakka, in Taiwan (including myself) to have some Austronesian ancestry.
2. The Mainlanders that came with the Chiang-Kai Shek in 1949 are the minorities (less than 10%) comparing to the Haklo Han Chinese (over 70%), so during the KMT rule, the Taiwanese aboriginal tribes, are actually in a sense allies to the KMT Mainlanders due to historical conflicts with the Haklo majority, this resulted in elite capture, acceleration of assimilation and also the present day political stands, majority of the Taiwanese aboriginals are KMT supporters.
3. The "Han" in 20:37 is in simplify Chinese used in China, in Taiwan it is "漢" instead of "汉".

[riteshyeddu]

WOW! The Nabateans, the Damascus crusade, Dutch colonization of Indonesia, Christian mercs in Muslim empires, the Khazars and now the Austronesians. You guys are killing it!! I love how y'all are making videos on these not so talked about but equally interesting topics. I love these videos which are a fusion of history with a bit of anthropology and culture mixed in. It's just right up my alley! Perfect! Thank you!

[kunderemp]

Headhunting existed in Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. Although it has been forbidden for decades, an ethnic conflict in early 2000s revived the tradition for several weeks.

[MrWillcapone]

Madagascar here.

Thank you for this. And much love to our beloved cousins across the ocean.

[joshygoldiem_j]

FUN FACT: Remember that long pause in Polynesian voyaging c800 BCE–c500 CE before they resumed? That actually serves as the basis for the Disney film Moana, in which the title character attempts to revive her culture's ancient seafaring traditions.

[joj]

As a Filipino/Chinese (Hookien) it’s really cool understanding how important this island was for my ancestors. From migrating across the Pacific to thousands of years later fleeing Mainland to escape the civil war.

[JORDIIMusic]

In the early 2000s, New Zealand sent a convoy of Maori to Taiwan to reconnect with their Indigenous relatives. The cultural similarities were quite shocking for the New Zealanders.

In Maori culture and most Polynesian cultures there are myths and legends about our mythical homeland Hawaiki. It's quite possible that the legends refer to the Austronesian homeland. It is believed to be the place where our ancestors return after they die.

[mathoskualawa]

Aloha mai Hawaii mai. Greetings from Hawaii. I am an indigenous Native Hawaiian and a Hawaiian language speaker.

I want to point out that the word "mahalo" means "thanks" or "appreciation." This doesn't take away from the point of your video. "Ma'alo" and "mahalo" are indeed cognates, but the meaning of cognates can differ depending on the language. Your point on "mata" is a great example, and numbers up to nine are even more similar.

It should be mentioned that the English words "tattoo" and "taboo" are borrowed from Polynesian languages, the words "tatau" and "tabu", respectively.

This is a wonderful video! It really puts things into perspective for me, as a kanaka maoli. As always, great work, and mahalo for making this great video!

Mahalo ia oukou no keia wikio kupanaha! E oluolu e haku i kekahi mau mea nui e ae!

[caesarmatty]

"Taiwan is seen as an integral part of the Chinese Speaking World." Damn, well worded for maximum lack of offense. Well done.

[KNoerai]

Everytime I see a video on our Austronesian roots, I come to watch and read the comments just because it feels wonderful to see our cousins from across the world. Hello Austronesia from a proud Polynesian!

[agesolo]

From madagascar to South America and everywhere in between, now thats what you call an EPIC VOYAGE!!

[AZ-zkfr]

Although my ancestors are Han Chinese, as a Taiwanese, I hope that Taiwan can restore its own culture and that we can deepen exchanges with South Island countries to make up for the damage our ancestors did to the aboriginal culture.

[mistertok]

I screamed when I opened up YT and saw this video! There’s so much unknown about ancient Polynesian history, but learning about their forebearers is tantalizing to a Samoan history junkie like myself. Thanks so much for this!

[kadaltokek]

Hello from Indonesia to my Lima (5) gangs!!

[luthfilofianda]

Marvelous as always! Please cover the Austronesian expansion into Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific also their seafaring technology for the sequel.

[Michael-kdho]

Taiwanese : All young boys must leave the home, live in man-caves and train as warriors.
Sparta : "intense scribbling"

[Lasenggo]

Using the Austronesian languages they were also able to roughly guess where the coconut was native/originated from. Austronesian language did not have a name for coconut until they encountered them in the Philippines.

[lifelessperson]

A wonderful video, thank you KnG for making it; Cheers from Malaysia.