The Accidental Crusader State: Armenian Cilicia

How the Armenian State survived by moving from one mountain range to another to create a new homeland. "Achilles", "Action", "Ambiment", "Ambush", "An Upsetting Theme", "Asian Drums", "Autumn Day", "Black Vortex", "Call to Adventure", "Crusade", "Desert City", "Dreamlike", "Drums of the Deep", "Enigma", "Five Armies", "For Originz", "Hall of the Mountain King", "Healing", "Journey To Ascend", "Luminous Rain", "Machinations", "Mirage", "Mourning Song", "Night Vigil", "Odyssey", "Overture", "Passing Action", "Realizer", "Revival", "Rising Tide", "Rite of Passage", "Ritual", "Silent Night", "Sunshine", "The North", "The Pyre", "The Sky of our Ancestors", "Thunderbird", "Unholy Knight", "Vanishing", "Vortex"
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[OccasionalMaps]

I’m glad the Armenian story didn’t end here, in 1199 the Georgians liberated Armenia and recaptured Ani, and defeated the eldiguzids, and welcomed the Armenians back to their land. Amazing video!

[levongeorge]

It is incredibly astonishing to learn each time about Armenians and their history. A nation that existed from prehistoric times and went through all possible hardships in their native lands ( existential fighting, genocide, territorial losses etc. ) is the only one that still stands as a survival nation in 21st century.
Amazing video. Thanks 😊

[HopefulInterventions]

Thank you very much for this amazing video. I just want Azerbaijanis to watch this. Most of them starting stage-level deny the Armenian history and label us as “gypsies” and/or that we came from India. We love India but scientific study of the Armenian genes affirm that we’ve originated from the ancient populations of the region and have inhabited the region since ancient times even before B.C.

[llysHomeCooking]

Amazing video! Sadly Turks in Adana are never taught about this part of the history of the region! It is as if it never happened even though Armenian castle dot the landscape

[theMOCmaster]

Worth mentioning that there is still an Armenian Cilician Church denomination that is the remnant of this kingdom

[atcamci]

Turk from Adana here. Thank you very much for this comprehensive work shedding light on the Armenian side of the Cilician history. It is fascinating that the Armenians stood up even against the Byzantines and captured the shore line at their expense.

Apparently the land of Cilicia often had an exceptional level of autonomy compared to the rest of Anatolia even when the region was ruled by great empires. Similarly, the Turkish beylik of Ramazanoglu ruled Cilicia for two and a half centuries, and managed to preserve its autonomy until the early 17th century. It was the last Anatolian state to eventually join the Ottoman Empire.

[armenpoghosyan]

Wonderful job as always! I hope you continue the Armenian Cilicia series.

[nickmat]

It's crazy to me how these Armenian kings don't hold these meetings in their own court. "Yeah sure I'll meet you where my forces and I are completely surrounded and will likely be taken prisoner." I can understand leading from the front, but after what happened to Gagik II, how does Leo fall for the same trap, TWICE.

[gar]

Kilikia(Cilicia) has always been a part of historic Armenia and has been continuously inhabited by Armenians for thousands of years.

[asadalmahrezi]

Very useful information. I have Armenian Cilician DNA. ☺

[mhermovsisyan]

The quality of these videos is exceptional.

[MarcusAgrippa]

This is the only deep dive into this region in this time period I have ever seen and it's an excellent one at that.
Kudos my friend for a job well done!

[Cheesymomo]

Now we fast-forward today where the world allowed the total erasure of Armenian culture in Azeri occupied lands.

[perhistoria]

I really enjoy videos on Armenian history! Thanks.

[jackstepanian-lm]

Brilliant and well researched- keep up the great work- need more of same

[GhostCountries]

Hey, I’m a bit late here, but really liked the video man! It seems to be doing well too and, like you said, Armenian history is just so fascinating - there’s plenty of different chapters to explore. I don’t know why, but after Nagorno-Karabakh, I find myself wanting to know more the Defense of Van in 1915 and Nakhchivan.

[theicepickthatkilledtrotsk]

Your channel is very underated. Awesome stuff.

[kristaporkhach]

Wanted to add that Armenian Cilicia didn’t end here, Leo had other sons, Toros reestablished the principality in 1145 and his nephew Leo II who became prince in 1187 would be crowned King in 1189. The kingdom would last until 1375 when the Mamluks of Egypt took Sis. As another commenter here said, the Catholicos of Cilicia would remain in Sis until 1921 when the Catholicos relocated to Syria and in 1929 settled in Antelias (north of Beirut) at a US-run Armenian orphanage and has remained in Antelias since then. We Cilician Armenians are still here and proud!

[vagramvardanyan]

Great video and one of the best if not the best Ive seen on Cilician Armenia, every time I watch a video of Stoic historian I always learn a great deal on a subject I thought I knew almost everything about, great story teller, he really breaks down what was going on at the time in great detail.

Stoic Historian is the Documentarian of Documentarians, would have been a King of Kings in those days : )

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[jakecraftlawrance]

Thanks for the video. It was a good review with some new knowledge.