I am from China. During this war, a Tang Dynasty soldier named Du Huan was taken prisoner and met many Chinese papermakers, carpenters, and painters in Arabia, and here is my English translation based on ancient Chinese documents. [Record of Chinese Tang Dynasty captives living in Arabia] The name of the king of Arabia was Mamun, and he was born here. Arab women were tall and plump, with beautiful clean clothes and moon-like beauty. The women went out and covered their faces. Silks and pearls from various countries are in abundance in the markets. Camels and donkeys walk through the streets. Vases of Chinese porcelain are offered by merchants to noblemen at festivals. Rice and wheat flour are available here, just like in China. Here grapes are the same size as eggs. There was a love of spices. Weavers, goldsmiths, painters, Fan Shu and Liu Hua from Shaanxi, China, and Lv Li from the east bank of the Yellow River. They also drove with camels. Their horses, said to be born from the mating of a dragon and a horse in the West Sea, have small bellies and long legs, and can run a thousand miles a day. There is also the ostrich, which is 3 meters high and has feet bigger than a camel's hoof, so that a man can ride an ostrich. There are also palm trees, the fruit is like Chinese dates, can be pressed to produce oil, eating dates can prevent disease. The climate in Arabia is warm, no snow and no ice. People often suffered from malaria, and within a year, half of those who got sick would die. Arabia conquered more than 50 countries and sent troops to defend them. The westernmost part of the Arabian territory reached the Black Sea.

@yorkssery

3 жыл бұрын

Thats really nice to know thanks for translation im arab (: and would like to know the name of the book so i can read more about this Chinese captive

@samnatt248

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you from a Palestinian Arab

@user-pf2eu5je6s

3 жыл бұрын

@@samnatt248 You are welcome

@user-pf2eu5je6s

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aaron_1428You are welcome

@user-pf2eu5je6s

3 жыл бұрын

@احسن واحد 《经行记》杜环 No Arabic version

"On the fifth day, at dawn, look to the East!" not Gandalf Turks

@cemilkerimli5530

5 жыл бұрын

xD

@crumbgg6205

5 жыл бұрын

ancient Chinese soldier: yeah, we fucked.

@someonefromdesert

5 жыл бұрын

Tang were also Turks, not Hans. Indeed Hans were second sort people during Tang dynasty.

@CookieGamerss

5 жыл бұрын

Vianna Ctuhlhu Lol someones mad that Turks are not getting bad comments

@user-xq7rr2bf7p

5 жыл бұрын

someonefromdesert First Tang emperor had no more than half of sinicized turkic ancestry. What you are saying is like saying America is an African nation because of Obama. If you speak han lanuage, you practice han culture, and you have 50% han blood. Then why not call yourself han.

Im from Talas,, I read about this war in Talas but I didn’t know that it was a important that much ...really useful video,,thanks

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@hangzhao8060

5 жыл бұрын

well it's not very important if there is no rebellion in Tang Dynasty

@malaysia_67

5 жыл бұрын

@@hangzhao8060 I think if Tang dynasty go head to head again with the combination of Abbasynian and Turkic, perhaps in history China wont even exist today.. Remember that the Chinese are fighting a combo enemy at their prime.

@hangzhao8060

5 жыл бұрын

​@@malaysia_67 Abyssinia is in Africa, you must have got something wrong. Turkic then has been kicked the shit of, the east has been a part of China and the west has already forced to march west.

@netgodzilla4477

5 жыл бұрын

@@malaysia_67 lol , it is the Turkic army that cannot go deeper into Chinese teritories. China was a superpower at that time.

We, the youth of the world, must reject racial hatred and racism. This is a history and we must respect others without abuse and accept each other. My greetings to all human beings. Greetings from Arabia

@UnknownS11S

4 жыл бұрын

ونعم فيك

@AbdullahAnRd

4 жыл бұрын

ادفع بالتي هي أحسن ، فإذا الذي بينك وبينه عداوة كأنه وليٌ حميم 😍

@mosamohammed1692

4 жыл бұрын

وش يقولون الاجانب في التعليقات

@jorenvanderark3567

4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

@aboelsofalabed1588

4 жыл бұрын

That's the most wise comment may Allah bless you brother

Awesome video. I am from Talas, Kyrgyzstan home of the great hero Manas. Salam Aleikum to all my GokTurk brothers.

@alchemist7525

6 жыл бұрын

wa allekm al salam from egypt my brother

@polpottribute9102

6 жыл бұрын

Alaykumselam from Iran Turkmens

@mehmetdemirci3725

6 жыл бұрын

Be Turk dont be muslim

@simple6783

6 жыл бұрын

Mehmet Demirci most Turks are Muslim religion and race are 2 different things

@polpottribute9102

6 жыл бұрын

Zaeem Sheikh Why ? Could be Christian (Ortodoks Gagauzians) or Jew (Karaims) Turks!

The most important battle most people never heard about.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. But researching it was pain. :-)

@bkz9357

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals thanks for good job!! My home town near by Talas

@cemalozarslan3014

6 жыл бұрын

Lot’s of Turks became muslim after this war

@flamingas

6 жыл бұрын

Seemed very inconsequential.

@spikelol9928

6 жыл бұрын

Cemal Özarslan no actually, Uzbek khan made bigger impact in Islam for turks

I am Chinese muslim😂I am the result of the history😂

@ekitochin6059

4 жыл бұрын

khalifirst Can man give up his income to be a western pauper？Hah

@xdshang2836

4 жыл бұрын

@Viral Viroli China has millions of muslims , the problem is on the west part ,others are fine

@user-bx5fy4jy5o

4 жыл бұрын

It's not only for muslim. for⛪for🙏for🎓for everyone. communism ing……

@abdulrhmanfarhat7291

4 жыл бұрын

XD shang that’s not true even the han muslim tribes face huge harm them mosques are under 24 hours that’s if nor demolished

@dadadadaddada5833

4 жыл бұрын

have you escaped from china

Battle of Talas long-lasting effects: 1. Caused Buddhism to decline in the area and Islam to spread among the dominant Turk population, changing the religous and political demographics of a thousand square mile region. 2. The lack of land route for Buddhists leads to a divergence in the religion in India and China, leading to two very different branches being formed. 3. The Islamicist Turks lead to the Seljuk Empire, which took Jerusalem and triggered the crusades. 4. Another Turkic peoples, the Ottomans, conquered the Eastern Roman Empire and created one of the largest empires in the world across three different continents. 5. We are still feeling the effects of THAT empire collapsing down to the present day in the Middle East. But most importantly..... pApER sPReAd to eUrOPe.

@bighead8417

3 жыл бұрын

Paper is by far the most important event

@-_-o7741

3 жыл бұрын

@J Fuck off you can practice what you want in China. No one gives a shit until you start killing others. Islam is peaceful unless provoked. This is all the fault of Saudi extremism(Wahabism). If the west didn't fuck up the middle East and gave the Arabs an Arabian Empire like they promised the Sauds wouldn't have risen to power.

@arturkarpinski164

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Josh!!!

@joshuahoffman1458

3 жыл бұрын

@J I was talking about central asia. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, etc.

@finalfrontier001

3 жыл бұрын

All the lies in your comment its amazing how insecure white christian males are.

I never heard about this battle. Your channel are amongst the best youtube hidden gem

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@abdulhafizkedir5712

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

Talas is one of the most important unknown battles in history. Thanks for covering it!

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm from Talas. It is a beautiful place, welcome everybody.

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that :-)

@boraerkara4501

5 жыл бұрын

I am also from Talas,Türkiye, where is sister municipality of Kyrgyzstan Talas. and it's name is comes from Talas, Kyrgyzstan..And one day I wish to come there..

@linconnuegladiateur8275

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingsandGenerals PLEASE SONG FINAL

"The Conflict became inevitable". You know it is the start of something epic when you hear this

@metivs

4 жыл бұрын

:-D so true! We looove this on Kings and generals.

@Ardaagafilimada

4 жыл бұрын

yeah it is the best thing to hear because you know there will be an epic showdown

Hi im from in Kyrgyzstan province talas.

@nomadybb1-66er7

5 жыл бұрын

Yiğit kardeşlerimiz

@user-pz8pe4wl5s

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome

@hamidkaraman1875

5 жыл бұрын

Vive chaina

@boraerkara4501

5 жыл бұрын

My hometown's name is also Talas, they are sister municipalities.

@mohammednabdulla233

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome my son ... i hope to visit this city . *Mohammed Talas*

Oh man!!! I was about to leave the house... Now I have to leave in 9 minutes 5 seconds time.... Yet another of my favourite historical battles... Such a captivating moment in Eurasian history.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Leaving the house is for the weak, or something like that. :-)

@umaransari9765

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals if I wouldn't leave home to school or to bring stuffs from market my parents would kill me

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

And they will be right, probably. :-)

@umaransari9765

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals ya lol xD

@seanwong8183

6 жыл бұрын

Ah Jesus. You two should do a collab

I am not Arab or Chinese but It is great seeing all the friendship this video has prompted people to express between the two cultures. I it shows that when people approach each of from a perspective of interest and curious a good fruit is sown even among people who had fought in the past. Peace to all.

@vampireducks1622

Жыл бұрын

Great comment! :) Peace to all.

Got plastered on new years a eve, and still managed to watch/understand this episode. 11/10 would recommend this channel for everyone, both drunk and sober.

Arabs and the Chinese fighting in central Asia! Wow! Way to go Kings and Generals. Love it that you guys cover some unique events in history

@saqlainsiddiqui7170

6 жыл бұрын

WithAStick AngryWhiteMan yeah absolutely. This event in history is like a scenario of a game if you ask me.

@spikelol9928

6 жыл бұрын

and turks smoked at that time watching how the battle went on😂

@Maalil01

6 жыл бұрын

Saqlain Siddiqui its muslims and chinese

@sillerjaw6840

6 жыл бұрын

Ablaikhan Bennett LMFAOOO

@TheRid16

6 жыл бұрын

I only thought it was possible in Age of Empires Multiplayer XD

didn't know Chinese and Arabs once had a battle before, thank you, your channel is amazing!

@majerray

6 жыл бұрын

THey had battles and many more trade agreements and ambassies... that's how Black powder, Tee, and Paper found their way to the middle east and the wast

@Vin-sv9fm

6 жыл бұрын

momomo mimi i previously thought the technical exchange of paper-making was peacefully conducted through trade between the east and the west, and here i am surprised. that's another reason i subscribed to this channel.

@Vin-sv9fm

6 жыл бұрын

Black Moon so does the Chinese, it doesn't matter at all.

@kingofthesouth2593

6 жыл бұрын

Black Moon Let me guess you are not an arab right?

@kingofthesouth2593

6 жыл бұрын

Black moon لا تضحكني.الخلافة العباسية عربية رغم انفك.تزوير التاريخ صعب.اجري تلعب

Thanks for this video and remarkable explanation. I have been looking for information on the battle of Talas river for a couple of days, and this has been the best so far. Even Brittanica could not give much information. Great video :)

I watched this video again, love this channel. Arguably the very best channel on youtube when it comes to historical battles.

This is 100X better than what History channel is giving nowadays.

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@GuyI9000

4 жыл бұрын

HIstory channel is biased and wants to control information

@TheMercifulAndJust

4 жыл бұрын

Filled with Freemasonic History Telling their warped stories Like also this kings and generals adding their statements of bias "papermaking the abbasids had stolen from the chinese" ... what stolen?? Was it sitting idle in your chinese baba's shop waiting to be nicked by A Muslim under Abbasid rule ? Man, why not keep your subtle biased opinions that has no evidential merit not tangibly nor intangibly (as in rationally).

Wow! I am from Kazakhstan. And I had no idea that someone outside of my country even knows about Talas battle. My school and university teachers alway mantioned the importance of that historical event. If tans would win that battle than Central Asia would be more "asian" than Muslim. Thanks for video, good job!

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@hakangurbuz3435

5 жыл бұрын

Talas War is teached in Turkey in schools for a long time, it is quite important one.

@ayazahmad2502

5 жыл бұрын

@@devrimvemuratyerlivemilli2361 Give me PR I will help in it.

@devrimvemuratyerlivemilli2361

5 жыл бұрын

@@ayazahmad2502 PR ?????

@PyroNexus22

5 жыл бұрын

@Nadir Kuleli no Azerbaijan would be lovely.

Thank you tell the history of Chinese and Arab.I had read it in chinese history book.Chinese and Arab are both great people.

@TH-ry2yd

4 жыл бұрын

Bei Wang We were a great people but now 🤦‍♂️💔

@soon4476

4 жыл бұрын

@@TH-ry2yd يزلمة اسكت بدك تفضحنا

@TH-ry2yd

4 жыл бұрын

So On تفضحنا ؟! ههههه سمعة الكنادر احسن من سمعة العرب واذا بذايقك كلامي فهذا واقع روح حل مشكلتك معو

@merasmusgaming7147

3 жыл бұрын

Achaemenid Parthian Sassanid Safavid Empires Commie’s happened,

@linconnuegladiateur8275

3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE SONG FINAL

I learned this battle in school in China. Arabian got the paper making technology from captured workers in Chinese army. There is one Chinese captive whose name is Du huan. He stayed in middle East for about 10 years and finally returned to China. He wrote a book about his experience but unfortunately the book was lost in history, but some of its contents were found in other books. It says he was captured in Talas and forced to join the Arabian army to fight in North Africa. He was allowed to return to home in 761, he then got on board a boat in Red sea and went back to Guangzhou, China via Srilanka.

@atahirince

2 жыл бұрын

so interesting ... one day both side of history we will read i think

I am Chinese, I love Arab very much, we only have a little war in 751, after that we are Silk Road alliance and friend for thousand years. Our best friend in History is Persian and Arab!

@someone-wi4xl

6 жыл бұрын

as Arabian ... honestly i didn't know about this battle ... because as far as i know we had only respect and love with Chinese and we trade with them since the time of Sabaeans Kingdom (established 1200 B.C) and through out the Islamic history thankfully it's the only battle .. because we love Chinese people here and hopefully peace remain between us !

@Abdullah.Q8.

5 жыл бұрын

Now the Silk Road is coming back and God willing we are friends

@MsYassineB

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! There is no bad heritage between Muslims & Chinese. Wars happen. The Muslim world & the Chinese empire were allies for almost 13 centuries. We love Chinese too. Long live China. All the best for China.

@Alchaedamnus

5 жыл бұрын

多羅羅 Thanks we appreciate the Chinese civilization too❤❤

@ilyaselbadr6387

5 жыл бұрын

lol

I always looking forward to watching these, congrats on your success!

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, my friend. :-) Same here, I have been watching your videos forever, it is nice to see you breaking out finally. :-)

@aclark4031

6 жыл бұрын

Alex The Rambler! Omg Alex it’s you, you’re like my bae

@christermi

6 жыл бұрын

Alex The Rambler! You again ?

@poseidon1827

6 жыл бұрын

Hey rambler

@cornycobra

6 жыл бұрын

Alex The Rambler! O

Both sides afraid of fighting each other: Turks: Allow us to introduce ourselves

@yifan91

4 жыл бұрын

Sneaky betrayal attack

@user-mn7fg7tj2b

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong

@allahslabgrave

3 жыл бұрын

ourselves*

@Aymen-qo8dz

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so Not afraid but the powers are the same and Turks come when the tang army Are tired

@rojak2008

3 жыл бұрын

@J the turks were fighting side by side with chinese dynasties. They only get treated badly by the communists.

Westerners: We want papers too Abbasids: Hold my turban

@linconnuegladiateur8275

3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE SONG FINAL

@angelabby2379

3 жыл бұрын

the mongols : would u want the song dynasty paper money with that too?

@abdallahnada3840

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelabby2379 1227 Song dynasty:we invited paper money Mongols:and we will put it in your a** 😂😂

@ademali8199

3 жыл бұрын

While I go get your 📃 papers he did the job 👍

The good news is that we will release our next video on Thursday, the bad is that we will have less time to reply to your comments. But, we want you to know, that we do our best to read each one and answer to it and appreciate each and every one of you. Thanks!

@alexsukhanov7918

6 жыл бұрын

Keep it up guys! You doing an amazing job!

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@Itachi029Achiko

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals Hello sir, Are you planning to do a video about the battle of Didgori? :D Waiting for it from the first time I saw your chanel.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Didgori is getting closer.

@Itachi029Achiko

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals :)

One of the major reason of why the Chinese Tang Dynasty and Arabic empire were hostile towards each other was because the Arabs invaded the Persians which was allied with China, Tang and Persia had great relations. After the Persian empire was destroyed, the Persian prince fled to China for asylum.

@abdelrhmanemira2480

6 жыл бұрын

Mamluks Ball no the four kings after prophet Mohamed dead are relatives and umywad and Abbasid were cousins too so maybe it is one of the reasons

@xenon9030

6 жыл бұрын

Does not seem likely. The Muslim leaders hated each other even more than some foreign Chinese Dynasty.

@eugeneng7064

6 жыл бұрын

God Guides To His Light Whom He Wills ! Yes. They still had the remnants of the Sassanid court living in Chang'an. By the very nature of distance and having their own problems, the Tang couldn't have mounted an attack on the Arabs. Then the Arabs made a move on them, guess what happened next?

@dclawsurmommusic1319

6 жыл бұрын

Vitalis gotta love how Persia is a fellow civilization that was at least respected by the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire/Republic

@eugeneng7064

6 жыл бұрын

Having looked it up, the reasons for the battle may have been far simpler with the Sassanid royalty living in Chang'an being a convenient excuse/propaganda. The Umayyads deposed a local ruler in the region which resulted in a Tang response. The Tang sent an army to reinstate their vassal and succeeded, keeping several garrisons nearby to keep an eye on things. The Abassids then overthrew the Umayyads and wanted to consolidate the formers territories, cue confrontation.

Just amazing guys how you resume and present our history !! Thanks

As a Chinese college student,I have to say your video is very objective and fascinating.The information you convey is the same as I have exposed to.

Interesting, I've never heard about this events.

@hassanabdulsalam131

6 жыл бұрын

that is why this channel is great

@worsethanjoerogan8061

6 жыл бұрын

I had, but only recently. It might be less talked about because details about the battle are scarce, sources are conflicted, and it didn't result in much direct territorial changes.

@Dragons_Armory

6 жыл бұрын

No, they didin't, the Abbasids never extended that far, in fact the Tang and Abbadis quickly became allies afterwards. The current state of Tarim Basin was done by the Karakanid Turks who waged a jihad and took over the region then forcefully converted the locals to Islam. Google it

@heavenwatcher100

6 жыл бұрын

M Learn more history before making biased comments. Was China ruled by other ethnicities other than Han for the most part of the history? Come on, from Xia（夏） or Shang （商）to modern PRC. China was only partially ruled in the northern area by minorities in the period of five barbaric uprising(五胡乱华), then Liao(辽） and Jin（金) as well as defeated Japan. Only Mongols and Manchurian/Jurchens managed to take complete control of China in Yuan(元） and Qing dynasties(清). Xiongnu（匈奴）, Gokturks（突厥汗国）, Uyghur(畏兀儿；回鹘）Oirat(瓦剌）, and Zungaria(准噶尔） were influential nomadic regimes at the border, but they never managed to establish a recognized dynasty in Chinese heartland. Thus, the combined history of China under non-Han Chinese rule only count for about 1000 years. What about the other 3000 to 4000 years? It's still under the control of Han Chinese. If you count total control of China, only Mongols and Jurchens succeeded once respectively, and they were all driven back by Han in their demises. The other major dynasties in Chinese history like Qin(秦）, Han（汉）, Jin(晋）, Song(宋） and Ming(明） are completely ruled by Han Chinese. While Sui(隋) and Tang(唐）are paternally Han ethnicities and use pedigree of their fathers' families instead of their maternal lineages that contain Proto-Mongolic/Turkic/Caucasian genes. Just like you won't describe the kingdom of France is ruled by Austrian or Habsburg if they have mothers or queens from the House of Habsburg. Last but not the least, where's your so-called East Turkestan? It only managed to survive in a short period of time during the turmoil of late Qing dynasty or ROC and surrendered quickly as General Zuo Zongtang (Remember the taste/fear of General Tso's chicken? It's named after him) and General Wang Zhen marched back to Xinjiang. Today, there's only Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, but no such East Turkestan. Turkic ethnicities are living better and enjoy greater gender equality in modern China than under the rule of East Turkestan separatists.

@michaelmoore4043

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

My teacher wanted me to watch a 75 minute podcast on this and so I just looked up "battle of talis" and this actually has good animation and is interesting. Thanks for the great video

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

5:44 Fantastic details, I had not seen this before, well done! Also 8:38, it seems you guys have even incorporated the modao, amazing work

I like these mini lectures so much! The plot, the graphics, the rewind to address multiple accounts, and the fact that you don't butcher all the names. In that vein, 唐 "Tang" sounds like "father," not like "angry."

I liked the diligent dual account story line. It adds credibility to the documentary claim. It's nice to see someone raising the bar among the elite of KZread storytellers. Your in my top 5 for favorite channels to watch every time I see an upload. The YT bots really should show your uploads more as suggested content within the category of intellectual, interesting, and entertaining alt-media. This content is easily better than the vast majority of #trending content ;) -Jake

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Jake :-)

@mohaamd_7505

6 жыл бұрын

You can enable notifications when ever he uploads.

@kamilo4989

5 жыл бұрын

What are the other four?

@ryhanzfx1641

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah i'm interested of what are the other 4 favorite channel of yours? I'd like to check it out too

@yogipreneurable

5 жыл бұрын

Anyone knows what Game used as war ilustration?

I am chinese, i respect diferent culture and nations, we should live peacefull together

@yousseftyphon3610

5 жыл бұрын

It's impossible the difference of ideologies will always divide us

@ekremtunc819

5 жыл бұрын

@@ayoubkhalil1 still impossible. It is not about culture, language, ethnic or religion differences, it is about us being human. We would still have wars even if we had no difference from each other.

@cumpanions8105

5 жыл бұрын

I thouth China baned youtube...

@Courtesyyy

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed But not all men Will be willing for that

@wisdomleader85

5 жыл бұрын

Don't be naive. Tribalism is in our blood. People will always find excuses to group up against each other. It's just how a social species like humans compete for resources.

Brilliant as always. Thank you

so now i must give thanks thrice: Once to the supporter of this video, Fahad Al Mandil(i hope i spelled it right). i was always curious of this battle, but never went to actually buy books to learn of it. you truly made me wiser today, friend! Second, a big shout to the Abbasids. because of them, we no longer use sponges to wipe our rears with. papermaking is the reason why we all enjoy a slice of heaven whenever we use the porcelain throne :)) and thank you, K&G, for your content. you are one of the reasons why i love history so much these days :)

The best day is when there is a notification about this channel.

Another important impact of this battle was that it helped trigger the infamous An Lushan Rebellion (755 - 763 AD), which marked the decline of the Tang Empire.

@shantielyse

4 жыл бұрын

AlfredGanQuan hey! by any chance, do you know how the battle of talas led to technological and cultural transfer? I’m thinking it would be gunpowder and paper making, but I’m not sure. Thank you in advance!

@MrLi-fd4hs

4 жыл бұрын

This is just an inconsequential war. The leaders of the Tang Dynasty did not even know that such a war had taken place. What really changed the pattern of Central Asia was Anshi’s chaos

@chuekinsiu4667

4 жыл бұрын

An Lushan is a Turk.

@muneirovalibas6194

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrLi-fd4hs of course its "inconsequential", you guys lost lol losing war over territory that helped secure the Silk Road trade route was anything but "inconsequential".

@ryanmarlin2974

Жыл бұрын

@Communist iron fist lmao, no, absolutely not. The Chinese never ever fought in the middle east. And they only fought against arabs once, in talas.

Honestly! This the best English channel that talks about Chinese history. This channel definitely did a lot of research on Chinese history !

تحية الدولة العباسية دولة العلم والعلماء والصناعة والطب والجيش والفتوحات والنصر ورحم الله هارون الرشيد واسكنه فسيح جنانه Greetings to the Abbasid state, the state of science, scholars, industry, medicine, the army, conquests, victory, and may God have mercy, Harun al-Rashid,

The Tibetan Plateau stands over 4.5 kilometres above sea level and is surrounded by imposing mountain ranges that harbour the world's two highest summits, Mount Everest and K2. Marching an army of conquest in to this region with thoughts of victory is a fool's errand. The geography of the nation of Switzerland has much of the same defensive advantages, however not the same religious and political significance. The Tibetan Plateau is a natural fortress that any sane person would fear to attack. This video is an epic revelation to my former self. Great work KaG, Bravo.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :-)

@MrGuana141

6 жыл бұрын

China didn't agree =D

@marypusineri6291

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals Great video! I has never heard of this Battle before, so im thankful that you took the time to make this so people can learn.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

What's up Mary.. Unfortunately I should inform you, Dwarf Fortress is not planned for foreseeable future :(

@Pedrosa2541

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you have to also consider that the Tibetan Plateau can't sustain a sizeable population on their own because of how bare and unfertile is the land. Tibet was always destined to be a state influenced by one of their powerfull neighbours, China or India, just happened that the former was the winning side.

Thank god I subscribed your channel. Made my Sunday

Very nice doncumentary ! Thank you for this uncredible content !

I never know about this history... Now, know new knowledge... Thanks for adding the Malay subtitles... I'll sub your channels

Afghanistan'nin ozbek turkdan bütün turklera selamlar 🖐🏻

@yusufonde5590

5 жыл бұрын

Sana da selam Turk balasi. Isveçten selam olsun Tum Turk yurtlarina!

@TheKingSpartacus

5 жыл бұрын

İstanbul'dan selamlar

@firesodiqov2549

5 жыл бұрын

Voleykum assalom, bizani afgonistondigi uzbeklarimiza so'g bulishsin

@alperenkocyigit6871

5 жыл бұрын

Aleyküm selam kardeşim

@theaccount7235

5 жыл бұрын

Ismaeel Khan aleykum selam kardesim.

I've been waiting for this video for a long time. I enjoyed viewing

What a well-made history documentary!! It is way better than some similar videos you can find on KZread, made by those who apparently don't know what they are talking about.

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This channel is like no other.!!👍👍

Actually this battle is very important for the history of Turks. It triggered many events

@the3rdmaster311

5 жыл бұрын

muslims ottomans not the Turks

@sjahrazed

5 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting if you could explain us more.

@BIGMrighthere

4 жыл бұрын

"muslims ottomans not the Turks" Turkic people, not just people of modern day Turkey. One empire after the next came into fruition; Seljuk Turks, Mamluk Empire, Khilji Dynasty etc. This battle almost breathed a new life into the tribal Turks of central asia. Gave them a vision, I think, they never had. Conquest, power and kingdoms.

@user-iv2dx9ps9y

4 жыл бұрын

BIGMrighthere the Manluk empire was caccaustion ( i don’t know how to spell it ) but yeah the Turkish people became Muslims and they after that became great in every term,sad though many Turks still hate Arabs even though they are Muslims and historical allies

@BIGMrighthere

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-iv2dx9ps9y The Turkic people are a diverse bunch. There are those in central asia, there are also those from the caucuses region as you said, we've had them in medieval India as well. Mamluks were slave soldiers (not like americas idea of slaves doe lol), a lot of them were of turkic origins. Kazakstanis for example are of turkic descent and live in the Caucasus region. And you're right, the turks and arabs should have got a long but they allowed themselves to be played by the British. The British played old divide and conquer strategy; pit the Muslims against each other, destroyed the caliphate and walked off as the winner.

I love the ending when the far-reaching effects of the battle are discussed. If this ever comes up in future battles, I would like that you include it there as well!

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, will do!

@mregoist5045

Жыл бұрын

@@KingsandGenerals Hello,can you make a video about Aksu battle please,

Hi I am from Gilgit, Pakistan, I wasn't awared of the battle between Gilgit and China fourteen hundred years ago, thanks for making this precious video. 🌹

@zainjawaid2556

5 жыл бұрын

I am from Multan, Punjab. I heard only few accounts about it last year when i visited Hunza. I like history so i dig on it and found about Chinese invasion on Gilgit and Karimabad. There are also some racial mixing between biltistan, Mangol, Chinese, Turks and tibetian.

Awesome video!! cheers from Brazil!

Great! I have always been interested in the Battle of Talas and always remember the date, but really knew very little about the details, most importantly the role of the Turkish cavalry.

Love Kings and Generals U deserve 1 million subs

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

We'll get there, thanks to you. :-)

much respect to your efforts to be objective at every single video you made.

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nice video! It is recommended that you get to know Su Dingfang, another general of the Tang Empire, and I also look forward to your making a video about Su Dingfang. thanks.

Thanks for these informations guys! I had never heard of this battle, and therefore, I was unaware of it's importance. To think that great shocks that seem to be indecisive, or at least, not so impactating at their time - Manzikert, Lepanto, etc - creates much larger repercussions over time. Once again, thanks. There should be more people acting like you guys in the world. Peace.

Very good video this is by far one of the best history channels and I wish it would get more support (by way of subscribers)

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :-)

@zechbates9376

6 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals you are welcome 🤗

Beauty of history, thanks for bringing this to us 😘

I'm from Kyrgyzstan, Talas

I almost dropped a tear for our great history thanks for this great video

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mregoist5045

Жыл бұрын

@@KingsandGenerals Hello,can you make a video about Aksu battle please? Between Chinese and Arabians forces

@KingsandGenerals

Жыл бұрын

@@mregoist5045 can you stop posting the same comment?

@mregoist5045

Жыл бұрын

@@KingsandGenerals Oh ,Sorry, I thought you ignored my writing, that's why I had to write many times, I appreciate you attention , I hope you won't ignore my request. Thank you so much.

I never knew of the second account of the battle! Very interesting!

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This channel helps me a lot！

Very interesting and informative, thank you

After the Persia king Yazdegerd III was beheaded by the Arabs, his son, Peroz III, the last Sasanian king and a large number of Persians fled to China. The Chinese emperor was married to Peroz’s sister and pledged to restore him to his throne. Peroz fight many battles as a commander of the Tang armies. However China withdrew from Central Asia after the An Lushan Rebellion of 755-763 wiped out a quarter of its population. On his death bed Peroz told his people they can never go home and they are to become Chinese. For centuries after his death Peroz’s fiefdom in China was known as The Realm of the Western King.

@basilofgoodwishes4138

6 жыл бұрын

Johny Ricco This story would make a Good movie.

@dildaarad4964

5 жыл бұрын

no, yazdegerd iii was not beheaded by arabs. He was killed by his own armies which refused to attack Arabs again.

@postyoda1623

5 жыл бұрын

This historically inaccurate on so many levels and was just popularized in pop history books in modern times.

@arawn1061

5 жыл бұрын

@@dildaarad4964 thats what the muslims told you

@gemilee6657

5 жыл бұрын

CCTV made this story in a documentary

***A N D T H A T M A D E T H E W A R I N E V I T A B L E***

@abdullahasery1822

6 жыл бұрын

A Mongolian Muslim Prince or something else?

@christermi

6 жыл бұрын

Young Mongolian Prince classic

Love Arab，from China 👍👍👍

@alhashemi.

3 жыл бұрын

We love you too

@engineergaming6557

3 жыл бұрын

@@srxanmansuroglu5440 ne alaka la djdjsbsbshshdb

@engineergaming6557

3 жыл бұрын

@@srxanmansuroglu5440 peki

@Husain-A-Gahet

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend

@Muammar.Younis

2 жыл бұрын

@@srxanmansuroglu5440 ???? WTF

Better than watching a war movie. Love your videos. Though the paper making technology wasn't stolen, technology was transferred through the silk route trades, and books became a tradable commodity in those days. But thanks for epic videos. Really enjoy your work.

congrats to my turkic ancestor, by the way in our school program in Kazakhstan we study this episode of history. Hi to my turkic friends.

@bakdakal

6 жыл бұрын

Salem bauyrym!

@ekingunay

6 жыл бұрын

Uğurlar olsun kardeşim

@Baibars-xq7vi

6 жыл бұрын

Qardashim sana da salamlar.

@bilghuerlikhon1794

6 жыл бұрын

Daisy Wong Chinese arent we brothers and never since 639 JIESHEQHUAI

@yoshida.takashi

5 жыл бұрын

Daisy Wong Turkic People are East Asians who moved Westwards but they are not Chinese. West Asian Turks like Anatolians, Azerbaijan ... are not Ethnic Turkic only in Language. They are Turkified Turkic People. The Turks in Central Asia are more related with Ancient Turkic People but they are an Admixture between Turkic, Mongol Tribes and some an Admixture between Iranian people like Sogdians. The Most Ethnic Turkic People are Salar they shared most common Haplogroups with Ancient Turkic People. Turkic Haplogroups Haplogroup D, O2, O3, C, Q Modern Turks have Sogdian r1a from Iranian Tribes in Central Asia. West Asian Turks J2 Typical for Middle Eastern. R1b Typical for West European. G Typical for People in Caucasia and E1a for North Africans. Same thing in Azerbaijan. The Majority is non Turkic. The Turkic People in West Asia were since Ancient Times an Minority. The Elite Class was Turkic in every Khagante in West Asia. Cumans, Bolgars ... were all non Turkic in Ethnicity. They absorbed Turkic Culture and Language thats all.

damn that Chinese music, playing with my emotions.. Anyone knows the name?

@Turunc_eren

6 жыл бұрын

Writes in the description :)

I just love your video Kings and General...so much better than my history teacher's tutoring. Keep up the good work

whenever i watch your channel , i learn new things and i admire the effort you put on making these videos . keep it up man , piece and love from your moroccan muslim brother !

@KingsandGenerals

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mosamohammed1692

4 жыл бұрын

خالد دحمي وش يقولون الاجانب

@reinhardvanastrea3019

4 жыл бұрын

Mosa Mohammed قاعد يسبون ال سعود

@mosamohammed1692

4 жыл бұрын

kåzânòvā Sáîf هههه هههه

@reinhardvanastrea3019

4 жыл бұрын

Mosa Mohammed هههههه 😂

As an Arab they never taught us about this battle but thank you really to spot light this battle.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching :)

@NoName-yy1jx

5 жыл бұрын

Your such a lier or you didnt go to school

@ahmad_mido

5 жыл бұрын

talk about yourself

@vasilileung2204

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody was taught this battle in school lol it’s such an obscure but cool event

@cumhuravkaroglu6658

Жыл бұрын

Bize Türkiye'de öğretiyorlar. Araplarla birlikte kazandığımız savaş olarak biliyoruz. Maalesef Araplara Osmanlıya ihanet eden Mehmet Ali Paşa ve Şerif Hüseyin'den başka kim öğretiliyor ki?

this war affected all world history and Turkıc history

Very interesting video. Thank you.

Thx for Malay Subtitles, this video bring more knowledge to me and all of us 7:56 the knowledge start spreading to my brain

after the battle turks became muslim and served as a mercanery for the abbasids and after a century they took the whole control of the abbasids army. they invade persia and whole middle east and create a seljuk empire.

@ahmedislam2580

5 жыл бұрын

savaş 751 senesinde oldu türkler anadoluya 1071 de geldi amk araplar türklere üstünlük kurdu

@MohammedAli-uf1ek

5 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedislam2580 Araplar, Türkistan da dahil olmak üzere Asya ülkelerini fethi olmasaydı .. Türklerin orijinal evi ... Türkler artık Müslüman olmazdı .. Araplar tüm İslam ülkelerinin fethetmişlar

@rudman97

5 жыл бұрын

They invade India too. Remember, Indian kings defeated mighty Abbasids, stopped them at sindh. But, Turks overpowered Indian kingdoms. Nomads are very powerful in battle.

@ahmedislam2580

5 жыл бұрын

@@rudman97 do you know muhammad ibn qasim ?

@abdelt5169

5 жыл бұрын

@@rudman97 you wrong , I don't think the indians had won any of their battle against Arabs Muslims !!!

Because of this war Turks joined Islam and they become a superpower for hundreds of years.

@almurabiton

5 жыл бұрын

@sick turrett Wrong, Christian empire which was Byzantium collapsed, and Zoroastrian empire which was Sassanid empire collapsed as well no hope for this to comeback that time, there was Omayad empire then came Abbassid empire and both are Islamic superpower of that time, so next must be Islamic to prevail. Thats what turks did 😊

@AERoVALKYRiE

5 жыл бұрын

they were on their way to become a superpower regardless which religion they adopt. perhaps if they adopted Buddhism, Islam wouldn't be as popular.

@paidsurveys1761

5 жыл бұрын

@@AERoVALKYRiE No their conversion to Islam was the best thing that could have happened to them. m

@inawarminister

5 жыл бұрын

@@AERoVALKYRiE if they convert to buddhism or christianity they might have gone the way of Manchu or Bulgars - essentially culturally extinct tho. Keep in mind turkish Bulgars =! slavic Bulgarians

@-alblowi1550

5 жыл бұрын

The turk was mangols farmers the Arab save them and they betrayed the arab caliphate

Wonderful video I've never seen!!

Lovely, very useful and informative

Hey I have a suggestion about the emblems for Chinese nations, but it’s just my opinion so u can disagree as much as u want. I understand that as China did not use national banners in the same way as the west, u use the name of the dynasty in an emblem, although sometimes there was never that exact emblem in use. Instead of using the kaishu 楷书calligraphy font for the characters, you could use the Seal Script (篆体字 zhuantizi）which we’re used on seals and stamps. Sometimes this font was used on banners. It could make the emblems/icons for Chinese armies or nations in your maps more authentic

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Admittedly, I know very little on this topic, but I will look into that, thank you!

great video - chinese troops are pretty clearly Qin dynasty, not Tang (difference of about a millenia there), but good production as always. Shame theres no medieval chinese mods you could use instead for more accurate units.

@KingsandGenerals

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, unfortunately. :-(

@Tanakun09

6 жыл бұрын

Their is a mod on ancient China and middle East but it's for medieval 2 total war. I believe it was called asian empires mod. But it was in chinese language. The mod was based on the late ming dynasty and feature several eastern and steppe faction too

@eugeneng7064

6 жыл бұрын

If the thumbnail can show a Tang era cataphract that would be cool though

@heavenwatcher100

6 жыл бұрын

Ming(1368-1644) is too late to depict Tang(7th century-10th century) anyway. Tang units are notable for crossbows/heavy bows（连弩/震天弓) and heavy blades (唐刀,陌刀). I assume you can find mods in games like mount and blade.

@eugeneng7064

6 жыл бұрын

SAMAND33 What he mean was that the troops depicted in the video and even the thumbnail, are Qin era troops. The banners in the video themselves even have the character 秦 'Qin' instead of 唐 'Tang'

thanks for sharing the information

Hi im from in Kazakhstan Province Talas. It runs through the city of Taraz in Zhambyl Province of Kazakhstan and vanishes in the Muyunkum Desert before reaching Lake Aydyn.

I would like to thank you for and fahad for his suggestion and I suggest the battle of Hattin led by Salahuddin and the legendary battle Ain Goliath, led by Saifuddin Qatz

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله

@alfredthepatientxcvi

5 жыл бұрын

Same words, no meaning except extremism.

@vitaminc864

4 жыл бұрын

Alfred The West is dying, we must save it Tge west is dying cause your not even religious your all gays... To retain western civilization u need Christianity

@hamad4576

4 жыл бұрын

Muhammad never existed, Islam is a tool and a poison made by the Arabs to control people

@theimmortalemperor3605

4 жыл бұрын

@@hamad4576 why do you have an arabic name

@tagizademirasim

4 жыл бұрын

@@hamad4576 shut up donkey

My wife and I are kazakhs (qazaqs), the closest neighbours and next of kin to the karluk family people (uzbeks and uyghurs) who are the strait descendant people of that turkic tribes that chose the Party and Deen (Faith/Religion) of Allah during the events depicted in the video. Currently we qazaqs are inhabiting exactly the area where the Battle took place and significant part of the Talas river. In fact, the spouse is originally from that area. Thank you for the video. It is pretty informative and insightful.

By far the Highest quality material on KZread.

Hello. I'm from Kazakhstan. When Arabs came to CA, turkic nations didn't understand fought with them. Then when Chine Empire came, arabs came anf helped turkic nations. After Atlah battles, turkic nations reverted to Islam peacefully. Converting to Islam started in 752 and ended in 13-14 century. Also some chinese people reverted to Islam. They are dungans now who live in Kazahstan, Kyrgyzstan and China

@ebuuuu2833

5 жыл бұрын

You must learn something about Qutayba ibn Muslim.

@orbit1894

5 жыл бұрын

Peacefully? Rather forcefully id say, there were two big massacres committed against Turks by Arabs to convert them to Islam, and Turks were sold into slavery to serve in the abbasid army, get your facts right.

@chengejshi5523

5 жыл бұрын

Mate, you have to know how those Dungans did in China and why did they come to your country. :

@huanhuang311

4 жыл бұрын

Peacefully? Are you kidding? So many battles were fought, peoples slaughtered, and cultures destroyed over the centuries to follow!

@huanhuang311

4 жыл бұрын

And Dungans fled China only until 19th century.

One of the most amazing battle ever happened in Asia or even in the world in my humble opinion. The clash between two of the biggest empires in the world at that time, Tang army was definitely not to be easily mess with; if it is not the betrayal of their allied force, who knows what the outcome would be.

@williamrobert9898

Жыл бұрын

it would have definetly been a win for the Tangs. granted the arabs were probably better in skill but the tangs teamwork and hard sheilds prevented them from suffering against the Arabs

@Axrector

Жыл бұрын

similar to the early days Romans, China would absorb new cultures, capable generals would adopt their fighting styles, making new settlers get use to new climate and terrain

@neyou6940

Жыл бұрын

@@thekinghmimidou7001 Good joke

@user-yc4kt8lm2q

4 ай бұрын

​@@williamrobert9898阿拉伯有屁技术？

@williamrobert9898

4 ай бұрын

@@user-yc4kt8lm2q ???

Massively Awesome Channel.

Thanks for this information

الإسلام دين ارتضاه الله لعباده،وهو الحل الوحيد لكل مشاكل العالم حاليا، فهو رحمة ومنهاج حياة. وطراز دقيق.

@AbdullahAnRd

4 жыл бұрын

هو دين الحق والعدل ؛ ليت بني آدم يعرفوه حق معرفة كي ينصفوه بحق ، فغايته هو المنشودة من كل الناس ، كيف لا وهو الوحي الخالص من رب الكون .

@kareemtheeb1478

4 жыл бұрын

@@snakex555 بربري.

@user-sl9lm3dy2s

4 жыл бұрын

@@snakex555 هل تعتقد أن العري والعلمانية هيا الحل ياحفيد داروين...؟

@user-sl9lm3dy2s

4 жыл бұрын

@Ger Many بل تركيبه عقليتك هيا سبب تخلف شخصيتك وجعلتك تعتقد أن الإسلام به تناقص وما الي ذلك كل الكتب بها أخطأ الا القرآن ذلك الكتب لا ريب فيه هدا للمتقين الله يصلح حالك يجاهل

@manuelcalavera7272

4 жыл бұрын

@@snakex555 لماذا يوجد سلاحف نينجا في دبي؟؟

Would really like to see a video on the battle of Ain Jalut.

Sources are always appreciated

Love this historic series!! Beautifully animated, flawlessly narrated, and as always fantastic writing from Gumru Mamedova!!