How Did Each Asian Country Get Its Name?

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Japan 0:44
Philippines 1:37
Korea (North and South) 2:01
Taiwan 3:05
China 4:49
Mongolia 5:49
Vietnam 6:27
Laos 7:06
Cambodia 7:34
Brunei 8:01
Malaysia 8:40
Indonesia 9:18
Singapore 9:40
Thailand 10:09
Myanmar 10:52
Bangladesh 11:19
Bhutan 11:56
Nepal 12:13
India 12:56
Sri Lanka 12:21
Maldives 13:55
Pakistan 14:09
Tajikistan 14:41
Kyrgyzstan 14:56
Kazakhstan 15:12
Uzbekistan 15:26
Turkmenistan 15:49
Afghanistan 16:19
Iran 16:33
Iraq 17:02
Azerbaijan 17:25
Georgia 17:42
Armenia 18:05
Syria 18:41
Lebanon 19:01
Palestine 19:11
Israel 19:48
Jordan 20:05
Saudi Arabia 20:20
Kuwait 20:45
UAE 21:02
Qatar 22:01
Oman 22:21
Yemen 22:51
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  • @General.Knowledge
    @General.Knowledge2 жыл бұрын

    Did I get any of these wrong?

  • @lookbehindyou2862

    @lookbehindyou2862

    2 жыл бұрын

    You forgot about Bahrain

  • @user-vo6ec7hk4u

    @user-vo6ec7hk4u

    2 жыл бұрын

    When you spoke about Saudi arabia i expected you to speak about the origin of the word "arab" because almost everyone know that the word "Saudi" is the name of the royal family.... Also, you should apologize about forgetting Bahrain, about saying that ajam is a Persian word while it is an arabic word, and also Kut is an arabic word not hindustani one 😒😒😒 Also, if any arabic subscriber recognize that you intended to make Israel's part at the minute 19:48 in reference to the masecares that happened at the year 1948 you will lose them

  • @AzzrudinJamil

    @AzzrudinJamil

    2 жыл бұрын

    Apart for a few mispronounciation which is normal. You did an excellent job imo, short and packed.

  • @EuropeanAndrew

    @EuropeanAndrew

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes georgia is on wrong continent

  • @foodlord1

    @foodlord1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EuropeanAndrew he mentioned why those countries are on this video on a prior one.

  • @valterpenasribeiro5183
    @valterpenasribeiro51832 жыл бұрын

    So East Asian names basically is Portuguese people trying to speak persian

  • @romanyoder9266

    @romanyoder9266

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol basically. English people translating portuguese people trying to speak Persian. 🤣🤣

  • @faristont4561

    @faristont4561

    2 жыл бұрын

    Persian.? not all. Japan name definitely nothing persian influence as stated in the video

  • @shailabanu5884

    @shailabanu5884

    2 жыл бұрын

    Funny

  • @kanekiken2002

    @kanekiken2002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@romanyoder9266 In case of China it's even worse, it's like English translating Portuguese, while Portugese themselves were trying to translate Persian, while Persian themselves were trying to translate Sanskrit. Pretty fucked up😂

  • @spillthetruth5898

    @spillthetruth5898

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @FreedumbSauceFriedFrogs
    @FreedumbSauceFriedFrogs2 жыл бұрын

    The TITLE should be: How each Asian country gets "English" name.

  • @FreedumbSauceFriedFrogs

    @FreedumbSauceFriedFrogs

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gon_freecs4030 in the meantime, they also have French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese …… names. If you are not happy with your name, I assume its your choice to rename it?

  • @safalparajuli

    @safalparajuli

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FreedumbSauceFriedFrogs me: *laughs in Nepali*

  • @nischarya

    @nischarya

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@safalparajuli aeee Nepali

  • @Santoso.10

    @Santoso.10

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes english name

  • @AbbiAbii

    @AbbiAbii

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its not english its international name...

  • @gxguy2906
    @gxguy2906 Жыл бұрын

    Respect to Iran for pointing out their right name to the world. I feel like countries and their people should have a say in what they want the world to call them. Not by some past-timer foreigners.

  • @bernard3303

    @bernard3303

    3 ай бұрын

    One other important reason is that persia refers to just one group of our people living in the southern region of the country while we have hundreds of different ethnicities who are not pars or persian, but are in fact iranian

  • @GioGziro95
    @GioGziro95 Жыл бұрын

    17:42: It's worth noting that _Georgia_ is country's exonym (external name) the Western world adopted and later became its international name. The endonym (native name) is _Sakartvelo (საქართველო)_ which literally means _the land of the Kartvels, the place of the Kartvels,_ or simply _of the Kartvels._ Kartvels (ქართველები) are the native ethnic group of Georgia. The word _Kartvel_ comes from the core region of Georgia called _Kartli_ which gets its name from the medieval kingdom of the same name - Kingdom of Kartli - the most direct predecessor of Kingdom of Georgia (also referred as _Georgian Empire_ in some sources); although the ancient polity (and later a kingdom) of Colchis also played a major role in its formation as both kingdoms spoke related languages (known as Kartvelian languages), and shared lots of cultural heritage. The Kingdom of Kartli was called _Iberia_ in the Greco-Roman geography while Colchis is a Greco-Roman name itself that was later adopted by Georgian historians too; the ancient native name of Colchis was _Egrisi,_ and its origins are unknown. As for the origin of the name _Kartli,_ it't highly debated, but the most widely-accepted hypothesis is that it came from the Iranian word _"kart",_ meaning _"a land that is surrounded",_ referring to the mountainous nature of the region that served as a natural fortification which made the region hard to invade. P.S.: I'm Georgian but the sources I've read are all in English, so feel free to do your own research.

  • @user-oi3hu6nf1s

    @user-oi3hu6nf1s

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @ybdeng7736

    @ybdeng7736

    11 ай бұрын

    我叫鄧雲波,別人暗中稱呼我和我的三十五名男性同伴為小英男孩,我們平日專門負責為我們的乾媽蔡英文提供性服務,乾媽平日在公眾面前表現很冷淡,但私下性欲卻極強悍,經常一次會召集我們十幾名同伴一起為她服務,事後我們身體雖會有些吃不消,但我們卻很高興, 經常會因誰能被乾媽翻牌子而爭風吃醋。 但是蔡乾媽有時表現也會有點無情,會下令我們為黨內大佬如賴清德、蘇貞昌、陳建仁、陳時中等人提供性服務,這些大佬中我們最討厭蘇貞昌,因為他又禿又老又醜,玩起來還很變態,而我個人最喜歡陳時中,因為他唱歌好聽也幽默風趣,以前他最喜歡點我和林志堅一起唱歌喝酒,出手很大方, 一次就會打賞我們一兩百萬新臺幣。 還有從上次希拉莉來臺灣,乾媽還命令我們為其提供過一次性服務,不過我們私下都不喜歡希拉莉,她皮膚很松垮,下麵妹妹也也松垮,我們五六個男孩一起插進去都塞不滿,乾媽下麵比希拉莉緊多了,保養很好,甚至比很多少女的妹妹都要緊,而且出水很多,我們都覺得跟乾媽一起玩很潤。 我們都很喜歡乾媽蔡英文,自願跟乾媽一輩子在一起,快活至死不後悔……

  • @Jusats

    @Jusats

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ybdeng7736 bro what the fuck 💀

  • @ChrisBakerauthor

    @ChrisBakerauthor

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for pointing this out. Several months after visiting Tbilisi last year, I have been calling the country _Sakartvello_. This is out of respect for the country, but also because I'm tired of people confusing it with the American state called Georgia. I hope we can get more and more people to call it _Sakartvelo_.

  • @BrazilianImperialist

    @BrazilianImperialist

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@ybdeng7736true

  • @A.T.R.94
    @A.T.R.942 жыл бұрын

    Country Timestamps: 00:45 Japan 1:38 Philippines 2:02 Korea 3:05 Taiwan 4:50 China 5:50 Mongolia 6:28 Vietnam 7:06 Laos 7:34 Cambodia 8:01 Brunei 8:40 Malaysia 9:18 Indonesia 9:40 Singapore 10:10 Thailand 10:52 Myanmar/Burma 11:19 Bangladesh 11:57 Bhutan 12:14 Nepal 12:57 India 13:22 Sri Lanka 13:56 Maldives 14:10 Pakistan 14:41 Tajikistan 14:56 Kyrgyzstan 15:12 Kazakhstan 15:26 Uzbekistan 15:49 Turkmenistan 16:19 Afghanistan 16:34 Iran 17:03 Iraq 17:25 Azerbaijan 17:42 Georgia 18:05 Armenia 18:42 Syria 19:01 Lebanon 19:12 Palestine 19:49 Israel 20:06 Jordan 20:20 Saudi Arabia 20:46 Kuwait 21:04 United Arab Emirates 22:01 Qatar 22:21 Oman 22:52 Yemen

  • @ajinkyatarodekar9099

    @ajinkyatarodekar9099

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @mhackysaldo

    @mhackysaldo

    2 жыл бұрын

    How about Bahrain?

  • @bubpab2b379

    @bubpab2b379

    2 жыл бұрын

    I laos

  • @unknownname8213

    @unknownname8213

    2 жыл бұрын

    This list available in description in this video

  • @SilverRedKing

    @SilverRedKing

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bahrain is not mentioned... WHY..!!! “Well because nearly 80% of the world or more don’t know that Bahrain exist.” (I asked a question, answered my own question 😐)

  • @phoenicianknight7801
    @phoenicianknight78012 жыл бұрын

    Now it makes sense, John Cina

  • @RenegadeShepard69

    @RenegadeShepard69

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmfao

  • @hoodclassicsofcalifornia

    @hoodclassicsofcalifornia

    2 жыл бұрын

    John Xina*

  • @tosterm

    @tosterm

    2 жыл бұрын

    come on stop bullying the poor guy

  • @RenegadeShepard69

    @RenegadeShepard69

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rj5848 lol this is the most absurd way I've seen someone try to minimize China.

  • @auritro3903

    @auritro3903

    2 жыл бұрын

    John China?

  • @tytan9139
    @tytan913911 ай бұрын

    Excellent research done. Eye opening.

  • @azhang5438
    @azhang54388 ай бұрын

    Because Bahrain was excluded, I will include it in the comment section. Bahrain is an Arabic word meaning "Two Seas", and is thought to either refer to the fact that the islands contain two sources of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the surrounding seas, or to the south and north waters of the Persian Gulf, separating it from the Arabian coast and Iran, respectively. Source: Bahrain - McGill School Of Computer Science

  • @handidandi0220
    @handidandi02202 жыл бұрын

    The rest of asian nations: (deep origin or unknown origins) Meanwhile Philippines: name it after a European Catholic King....

  • @koppii2

    @koppii2

    2 жыл бұрын

    that doesn't mean that it doesn't have deep origin

  • @yoboyshane.9579

    @yoboyshane.9579

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@koppii2 Right

  • @handidandi0220

    @handidandi0220

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@koppii2 well it does.... It's just named after a spanish King.... I am a Filipino and I love the name Philippines.... It's just that it is named after a spanish King.... There were times when the name is suggested to be changed from Philippines to Maharlika (which is a class of the Lower Nobility) but Philippines is a pride for me... And I don't care if it is named after a person...

  • @koppii2

    @koppii2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@handidandi0220 The name Maharlika is not suggested to be CHANGED, it is suggested to BRING BACK. Maharlika is the original name of the Philippines before the Spanish Era. Yeah it does so what are you even pointing at on your comment.

  • @med2517

    @med2517

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@koppii2 Lol, no. Maharlika is NOT the original name of the Philippines. It was just suggested by politicians.

  • @zjreviews4288
    @zjreviews42882 жыл бұрын

    So Uzbekistan is literally the land of the free? America: am I a joke to you?

  • @danialomidiyan7390

    @danialomidiyan7390

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ararune in Borat😂

  • @llen156yearsago6

    @llen156yearsago6

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ararune quite rare seeing a borat referrence outside of the kazakhstan national anthem, or maybe im not looking hard enough

  • @MisterSpinalzo

    @MisterSpinalzo

    2 жыл бұрын

    also kinda ironic considering that Uzbekistan has a bit of a forced labour problem

  • @anicetcastel9393

    @anicetcastel9393

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @connerstewart7155

    @connerstewart7155

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ararune very nice

  • @williamlam7446
    @williamlam7446 Жыл бұрын

    The word China probably came from “Qin Dynasty” (秦)BC221, around the same time as the Roman Empire.

  • @wuhuhu1390

    @wuhuhu1390

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, China is derived from Qin dynasty. Persian and Sanskrit pronounced Qin as Cina. From which European renamed as China.

  • @Philippe_III
    @Philippe_III10 ай бұрын

    Amazing amount of research. Great job!. Funny image appears quickly between descriptions of Oman and Yemen. Was it intentional??? Thanks for all this information.

  • @tihk89
    @tihk892 жыл бұрын

    Bahrain: Am I a joke to you?! :(

  • @ap6480

    @ap6480

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who cares

  • @yogisteinanimations8235

    @yogisteinanimations8235

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ap6480 calm down bro

  • @ropsen

    @ropsen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yogisteinanimations8235 who cares

  • @wariare12world95

    @wariare12world95

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ropsen lol wtf😅 you have something against Bahrain don't you?! XD

  • @mricci07

    @mricci07

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wariare12world95 they were prob joking

  • @dulguungantumur472
    @dulguungantumur4722 жыл бұрын

    5:31 That's the Qing dynasty, it was established in 1636, thousands of years after the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC which is the one that most believe is the origin of the word Cina you mentioned.

  • @quasar7055

    @quasar7055

    2 жыл бұрын

    This guy knows nothing about China so he should shut up. This a such obvious mistake.

  • @louisxiv3850

    @louisxiv3850

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indian, persian and arabs had already made trade with unified Qin (chin) dynasty in 2nd century BC through silk road, importing their tea and porcelain (china), thats why when europeans take over the maritime silk route from the arab, persian and indian traders they call the land as such.

  • @kaiden7063

    @kaiden7063

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@quasar7055 why are you so mad lmao

  • @quidam_surprise

    @quidam_surprise

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kaiden7063 Bro, time out. What tf is that profile picture 😂 ?

  • @kaiden7063

    @kaiden7063

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@quidam_surprise what's the issue

  • @vlogvanjava2860
    @vlogvanjava2860 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for having the time stamps dude

  • @chengyichang3427
    @chengyichang342710 ай бұрын

    The word Taiwan did come from indigenous Taiwanese. However it had several names in history: Yizhou夷洲(baren island), Liuqiu流求(considered a part of Ryukyu islands), Dongning東寧(peace in the east). Dongning and Taiwan are the two names of the island when it serves as a province of China (Ming, Qing and ROC).

  • @wuzhishen

    @wuzhishen

    3 ай бұрын

    台湾,是郑成功起的名字。原来叫大冤

  • @The__Leo69
    @The__Leo692 жыл бұрын

    7:59 ancient Sanskrit texts mention a land by name 'Kamboj Desh'. Probably that's origin of this name.

  • @kemvichetlong1102

    @kemvichetlong1102

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is the sanskrit name of Cambodia. Kambu in sanskrit mean gold so Kambuja or Kamboja means the "golden land" or sovannaphum which is the reference to land of Cambodia during the Angkor period.

  • @samgal9205

    @samgal9205

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kemvichetlong1102 Interesting, in Sanskrit: Suvarn - Gold Bhoom - Land

  • @D__Ujjwal

    @D__Ujjwal

    4 ай бұрын

    Kamboja was one of the 16 Mahajanpads that make India which is today now. It was present north to gandhar(modern day afganistan)

  • @bakhtiyorakramjonov7606
    @bakhtiyorakramjonov76062 жыл бұрын

    Asia : *exists* Portugal and Iran : *I'll buy your entire stock*

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    @replied1190

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  • @inguunenkhtaivan9146

    @inguunenkhtaivan9146

    2 жыл бұрын

    Only in the naming them. Nothing else.

  • @bakhtiyorakramjonov7606

    @bakhtiyorakramjonov7606

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@inguunenkhtaivan9146 oh yeah that's right

  • @mojiahedadam9417

    @mojiahedadam9417

    2 жыл бұрын

    Iran is in Asia btw

  • @lightyagamis

    @lightyagamis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sanskrit - Am I joke to you ?

  • @sophiachang8559
    @sophiachang8559 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!!

  • @bvillafuerte765
    @bvillafuerte765 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video.

  • @motiss27
    @motiss272 жыл бұрын

    China's etymology isn't about the "Qing" dynasty, but the "Qin" one, which is way more older.

  • @wagenlowyikhang7019

    @wagenlowyikhang7019

    2 жыл бұрын

    秦 to be specific

  • @vivimhy

    @vivimhy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol in iran we still call China "qin" or "chin"

  • @orz.4805

    @orz.4805

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vivimhy that’s cool to know actually. That you can still see an old empire’s historical influence alive

  • @Justiceforall3799

    @Justiceforall3799

    2 жыл бұрын

    Qin or in English as Chin was the first dynasty while Qing was the last dynasty in the sense of having an emperor. Several thousand years in between.

  • @wagenlowyikhang7019

    @wagenlowyikhang7019

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Justiceforall3799 technically the first dynasty is Xia, or Shang Xia having no proof but it's recorded in Ancient Chinese history books So xia , shang, Zhou then only it's Qin Qin was the first dynasty that the emperor call himself the emperor making himself the absolute power of the country

  • @MegaGigaPetarD
    @MegaGigaPetarD2 жыл бұрын

    Eastern Timor = Timor Leste = East East

  • @angelaviska9201

    @angelaviska9201

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just fyi, before Timor Leste become a country the area were called "Timor Timur" which literally means "East East" as what you're saying ^^

  • @angelaviska9201

    @angelaviska9201

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yudhobaskoro8033 oh, really? i didn't know that haha, guess i have to learn more, thanks for the info :D 👌

  • @kevinchenr

    @kevinchenr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yudhobaskoro8033 We should start referring to Timor Timur as West Timor Timur to avoid further confusion, and to just add more confusion.

  • @aldas9174

    @aldas9174

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤️💛🧡

  • @Valathia

    @Valathia

    2 жыл бұрын

    East East is one of my favorite country names by far. Its just too funny. As people have pointed out, the island is split and both halves are called East East, literally because colonisers didn't understand the local language. I just can't with it

  • @aidin_alimsyah
    @aidin_alimsyah Жыл бұрын

    You forgot East Timor! The named drived from the word Timor which is the name of the island it sits on, when translated, Timor means east, so calling east Timor actually calling it "East of the East" the name of the island itself is referred from the location which is the most Eastern island on the greater Sunda Archipelago. When still under Indonesian colonization, the area was a part of Timor Timur Province, before seceding from Indonesia in 2002. Other name of the country is "Timor Larosae" on which "Larosae" means "Rising Sun" on regional language.

  • @danielch6662

    @danielch6662

    Жыл бұрын

    Timor is the island, because it is in the east. East Timor (Timor-Leste) is because the country is only on the eastern half of the island. West Timor is part of Indonesia. West Timor (Timor Barat) was also previously known as Indonesian Timor and Dutch Timor. East Timor was Portuguese Timor. No prize for guessing how that division happened. 😊

  • @7amoodoq8
    @7amoodoq8 Жыл бұрын

    As an Arab I appreciate your efforts to try and pronounce the Arabic names correctly 🖐 And actually Kut became Kuwait, because in Kuwait we used to give diminutive words to things instead of calling them by their actual name; so Kut = Fort that is built by the sea, Kuwayt is the diminutive word for Kut, so Small Fort by the sea.

  • @paulbelarmino93
    @paulbelarmino932 жыл бұрын

    i love how every countries name was mis-translated words , from an unknown source or common name in ancient times then there's the philippines

  • @the_struggler963

    @the_struggler963

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol Philippines is Property of king philips😂

  • @FarhanHafizh

    @FarhanHafizh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao. If I'm not mistaken, their former president wanted to change the name to a more native sounding name but he failed I guess.

  • @TheSeth2003

    @TheSeth2003

    2 жыл бұрын

    Each islands in the Philippines had their ancient names though, we're different because our islands werent unified by an empire, we were only unified because of our colonizers Here's an example, cebu before was called sibu, and luzon was called Luzon based on the inhabitants there that were called lusong Negros island had their own name too, but was changed by the Spaniards because of the native's skin color

  • @pauloalano5010

    @pauloalano5010

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kung walang Spain, Di mabubuo ang bansang pilipinas,, bawat isla sa Pilipinas dati ay may sarisariling mundo.

  • @fliontio3246

    @fliontio3246

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSeth2003 I heard from a chinese that Luzon's name was originally (as far as I can remember) called Liu Zhong (related to chinese words). I'm gonna edit this if I found that chinese one comment. Edit: My mistake. She said it was originally called, Liu Song. Edit 2: You can find her comment on "What do Chinese think of Philippines..." by Chinesevid. It is under the pinned comment there. She is called halashet.

  • @paracelcius848
    @paracelcius8482 жыл бұрын

    I’m surprised nobody else mentioned you forgot Bahrain. It comes from the Arabic al-bahrayn, meaning two seas.

  • @barackobama4904

    @barackobama4904

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ya habibi, Ya hanana Gosok gigi, pakai sepana

  • @oshi2119

    @oshi2119

    2 жыл бұрын

    East Timor?

  • @arnoldhayahay9269

    @arnoldhayahay9269

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@oshi2119 Yeah I put it there already sir lol

  • @esfandiarhoseini8257

    @esfandiarhoseini8257

    2 жыл бұрын

    Probably because you can't see or find it on the map. 😂

  • @mohsenamiri5696

    @mohsenamiri5696

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bahrain was one of the Iran islands in persian gulf separeted from Iran by birtish

  • @tammyho3648
    @tammyho364810 ай бұрын

    Singapore was known as Temasek from 13-14th century, after 14th it was Singapura. Temasek is still an important name in current Singapore and used for many institutions.

  • @user-vt7br6ti5x

    @user-vt7br6ti5x

    10 ай бұрын

    Land of lions

  • @ramaraksha01

    @ramaraksha01

    3 ай бұрын

    Singapore comes from the Sanskrit word Simhapuri - Simha (Lion) Puri (place, country, city) Slowly over time the word changed to what it is now

  • @FlameEmber
    @FlameEmber Жыл бұрын

    @3:28 Although the names may sound alike, Republic of China is a very different government than the People's Republic of China. The island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, had been ceded to Japan by the Qing Dynasty in the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki. Then in 1945 after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, the island of Taiwan became under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China. The RoC was a party established in 1912 who overthrew the Qing Dynasty of China. They also fought in conflicts with Russia and the Second Sino-Japanese War. In 1949 after civil war with the communist party of China, The RoC government relocated to Taiwan along with ~1.2 million people from China to Taiwan.

  • @marcgargante9776
    @marcgargante97762 жыл бұрын

    How did he miss that the local name for Bhutan is Druk Yul, which means "Land of the Thunder Dragon"? Probably the most epic name for any country in the world

  • @antares_m20

    @antares_m20

    Жыл бұрын

    bhutan is easy to miss

  • @arghyaprotimhalder5592

    @arghyaprotimhalder5592

    Жыл бұрын

    @@antares_m20 it's small no one wants it lacks in natural resources no one wanna see ccupy, A buffezone between a lion and dragon m

  • @notmilkie

    @notmilkie

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@arghyaprotimhalder5592 yeah and also he missed hong kong and caomen just because it's smaller than taiwan.

  • @user-ek4jf4tz3j

    @user-ek4jf4tz3j

    Жыл бұрын

    @@notmilkie well, i guess its part of china now? which is now confusing for some of us nowadays. if its part of china or....

  • @blackbway

    @blackbway

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@user-ek4jf4tz3j just like Tibet, didn't hear his name got called. I guess he part of China also, (although you can't say that to a Tibetan)...

  • @bakthihapuarachchi3447
    @bakthihapuarachchi34472 жыл бұрын

    Roman emissaries visited Sri Lanka during the reign of Emperor Claudius. They gave a large amount of glass beads to the Sri Lankan king at the time, King Bhathikabeye, who then donated it to the temple of Ruwanwali Maha Saaye, the largest and most important Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. I'm a student of history from Sri Lanka, and this is the only instance I know of Sri Lankans interacting with the Romans.

  • @Razorcarl

    @Razorcarl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @RR_theproahole

    @RR_theproahole

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about Sri Lankan history but Romans traded extensively with the southern Indian kingdoms, there was a temple of Emperor Augustus somewhere in South India, ambassadors from both sides regularly visited each other and these relations went on for more than three centuries, in light of this we can say that they must have known about Sri Lanka.

  • @marcusthehandsome8609

    @marcusthehandsome8609

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh,I know Rome used to use ports from Egypt to trade with India,So there must have been some connection,But wow Romans in India,How cool,Love from Egypt btw.

  • @bakthihapuarachchi3447

    @bakthihapuarachchi3447

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Mario Fonseca well even as far back as Ptolemy's world map, Sri Lanka is showed as an island. If we look even far back, their might be an instance like that, but I can't find it

  • @bakthihapuarachchi3447

    @bakthihapuarachchi3447

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Mario Fonseca well that's entirely possible since there was a land bridge connecting Sri Lanka and India back in the day. Also are you Indian? Because you have such a Sri Lankan name : D

  • @IkramHawk
    @IkramHawk Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @G4MBIT
    @G4MBIT10 ай бұрын

    Both the Greeks and the Romans had established connections with Sri Lanka. In fact, Sri Lankan emissaries had been in Rome when the Romans were fighting English Barbarians.

  • @ozark7834
    @ozark78342 жыл бұрын

    Portuguese: *Writes word on paper*. East Asia: Good enough that's the *European* name of my country.

  • @erikchengmo

    @erikchengmo

    2 жыл бұрын

    We often don't have a chance. If a name or a more severe misconception has already been widely spread, it is very hard to reverse it. The same principle applies to names of the states. It will usually take decades for the general preception to change.

  • @noctusowl

    @noctusowl

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Dirk Platinum Portugal ironically being one of the exceptions. Meanwhile Germany answers Yes! when asked how many different names did they want to be known for.

  • @MinhNguyen-ff6xf

    @MinhNguyen-ff6xf

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Netherlands, not “Het Nederlands” Germany, not “Deutschland” Italy, not “Italia” Spain, not España Finland, not “Suomi” Hungary, not “Magyarország” Austria, not “Österreich” It looks like Anglophone has been dominated the Europe

  • @laurajl1672

    @laurajl1672

    2 жыл бұрын

    the *english name* of the country. Most of these names have nothing to do with the native language (or neighbouring language) of the country name though

  • @crystaluwu1012

    @crystaluwu1012

    2 ай бұрын

    China and Korea's name are understandable and are named after one of their dynasties, foreigners actually made an effort to call them the way they want to be called since the name China might have derived from the Qing and Qin dynasties, while Korea's was the name of their first unified Kingdom (Goryeo) and arguably their most powerful ancient kingdom during the era of the 3 kingdoms (Goguryeo), the problem is, foreigners don't know when this kingdoms they used to know change their name since communication between countries used to be hectic as fuck and takes 2+ years, this is like when Goryeo changed its name to Joseon etc, so the foreigners stick with the names they already know when refering to the place in a map, so the name eventually stuck, as for Japan a more likely origin of the name is that Nippon was mispronounced by people, since Japan and Nippon sound very similar.

  • @finiteincantatem776
    @finiteincantatem7762 жыл бұрын

    Indonesia - Malaysia - Philippines - Southern Thailand - Singapore - Brunei = *"Nusantara"*

  • @amoishasha6335

    @amoishasha6335

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pocongmumun79 back then is langkasuka and old kedah

  • @zaldyv3406

    @zaldyv3406

    2 жыл бұрын

    Malaya penisula?

  • @elvyelios8051

    @elvyelios8051

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zaldyv3406 Maybe yes

  • @alien4167

    @alien4167

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indo-Facific 🌏🇮🇩

  • @kingdom1872

    @kingdom1872

    2 жыл бұрын

    You spelled Sunda Empire wrong.

  • @trottyong
    @trottyong Жыл бұрын

    Ugggg . How did i miss this video? I usually watch your vids the first day they available! I’m still available to go on a diplomatic mission to the “micro nation” of the Republic of Molossia….. as it’s less than thirty minutes away! Great work

  • @johngibny3344
    @johngibny334411 ай бұрын

    I love your channel ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @ManjuSingh-un5mj
    @ManjuSingh-un5mj2 жыл бұрын

    Bharat comes from an ancient king, named 'Bharat'. He captured the land from Himalayas to Indian Ocean. He named it 'Bharatvarsh'

  • @vimdhayakjiofhimachal6448

    @vimdhayakjiofhimachal6448

    2 жыл бұрын

    Captured 😑😑 Dude he was King of this land

  • @AnkitKumar-tk7nb

    @AnkitKumar-tk7nb

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vimdhayakjiofhimachal6448 that's u learn wen u read Aryan invasion theory

  • @vimdhayakjiofhimachal6448

    @vimdhayakjiofhimachal6448

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AnkitKumar-tk7nb Aryan invasion 😑😑 Dude in ancient times migration used to happen N Aryan theory is not proven yet Go n check it It's not relevant Many migration of humans used to happen in ancient times And Invasion is not a correct word Bec. Invasion r done on kingdom or country And During Aryan Dravidian times there were no kingdoms n countries

  • @AnkitKumar-tk7nb

    @AnkitKumar-tk7nb

    2 жыл бұрын

    British people captured Britain How does this sound?😂🤣😂🤣

  • @ashutoshpriyam5493

    @ashutoshpriyam5493

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aryan and davidian theory was given by marxist historians and Brits to divide us.. dont follow that

  • @themultipurposewizard1673
    @themultipurposewizard16732 жыл бұрын

    India is also known as Hindustan which is also derived from Sindhu river Hindu is Sindhu and stan is land It means land near river sindhu

  • @BeanOnTheFlipside

    @BeanOnTheFlipside

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's of Persian descent if im not wrong

  • @yj9032

    @yj9032

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BeanOnTheFlipside correct

  • @indiansaresuperioralienrac3615

    @indiansaresuperioralienrac3615

    2 жыл бұрын

    No Persian decent..what you talking ,people of indus valley is dravidians..

  • @indiansaresuperioralienrac3615

    @indiansaresuperioralienrac3615

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BeanOnTheFlipside indians have no connections with Persian until mughals ...indians are mix of indoaryan ,elamit, dravidian and austroloids.most of indians dna show relation with austroloids..

  • @aliimran2485

    @aliimran2485

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sanskrit 🧡🤍💚

  • @otterspotter
    @otterspotter11 ай бұрын

    Peleset is also one of the connected names to the "Sea Peoples" of near legendary status now. Wouldn't change the name of their name origin, as they were thought to be related to the Phoenicians, but it could add another level to the etymology. Provided, of course, there is any relation. I personally cannot attest to anything, but thought it might be worth a mention.

  • @SetuwoKecik
    @SetuwoKecik2 жыл бұрын

    When you told american that there are more Asians than Chinese, Korean and Japanese: 👁️👄👁️

  • @BinglesP

    @BinglesP

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’d assume a lot of Americans don’t know much about the Middle East outside Saudi Arabia/Egypt(maybe Israel too if we’re being generous) either, I sure didn’t see any of the others when I was younger

  • @troy5094

    @troy5094

    2 жыл бұрын

    people like to correct Americans by saying what they usually refer to Asia is actually East and/or Southeast Asia but imho the whole idea of Asia was made up to contrast with Europe so it doesn't really matter

  • @SetuwoKecik

    @SetuwoKecik

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@troy5094 "Asian" is basically just people who lives in the continent of Asia, that's it. Why these people are always making things difficult smh

  • @troy5094

    @troy5094

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SetuwoKecik I'm saying that it doesn't make sense for Europe and Asia to be considered different continents in the first place lol

  • @SetuwoKecik

    @SetuwoKecik

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@troy5094 hmmm that's a fair argument

  • @mpqplays2760
    @mpqplays27602 жыл бұрын

    Bahrain in the background being forgotten: 👁💧👄💧👁

  • @BeanOnTheFlipside

    @BeanOnTheFlipside

    2 жыл бұрын

    New Zealand of asia moment

  • @VenatusUprising

    @VenatusUprising

    2 жыл бұрын

    Timor-Leste is also being forgotten.

  • @FuraCaoLoko

    @FuraCaoLoko

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@VenatusUprising That one is being covered in the Oceania video.

  • @VenatusUprising

    @VenatusUprising

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FuraCaoLoko Isn't Timor leste in Asia, at least geographically?

  • @glitchtastic759

    @glitchtastic759

    2 жыл бұрын

    Scuffed

  • @mukeshangrish
    @mukeshangrish10 ай бұрын

    When pronouncing Sanskrit words, you don’t need to pronounce the last letter “a”. That is there just so you extend the pronunciation of last sound before the “a”. For example, “CĪNA” or चीन is pronounced “CHEEN” with extended intonation at “N” and skipping the letter “A” altogether. This is true for all Sanskrit words written in English/Latin alphabet. Another word was “DEŚA” or देश which is pronounced like “THEY-SH”.

  • @D__Ujjwal

    @D__Ujjwal

    8 ай бұрын

    "Chin" was first used in Mahabharata (sanskrit) to describe yellow people on north of india. South east asian countries name are also named in sanskrit . Any country which use "stan" is its name is also sanskrit , as it means place/land

  • @youtubeuserxix

    @youtubeuserxix

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@D__Ujjwal "Stan" is Persian, but "Sthan" as in "Rajasthan" is Sanskrit.

  • @renicostareni2313
    @renicostareni23137 ай бұрын

    So far, so good! But what about another countries which are located in American= South and North. Very nice context, I do appreciate. Congrat. and thank you for share with me.🙋👍🤝

  • @nrritiroy6527
    @nrritiroy65272 жыл бұрын

    Most of the Names of these Countries are of Indo-Iranian(sanskrit & persian) origin. And Iran means Land of the Aryans. Also Vedic aryans called their nation Aryavarta means abode of Aryans.

  • @danialomidiyan7390

    @danialomidiyan7390

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍👌🔥

  • @InterestingVideos063

    @InterestingVideos063

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aryan in sanskrit means a nobel person , in mahabharata pahalva kingdom of Iran is called a vedic kingdom . ancient persian language Avesta is similar to sanskrit only few words are changed .

  • @jonasdavies1806

    @jonasdavies1806

    2 жыл бұрын

    The name Aryavarta was specific to India north of vindhya mountain range. It doesn't include South or north Eastern parts of the country.

  • @nrritiroy6527

    @nrritiroy6527

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@InterestingVideos063 Aryan in Veda means one who follow Vedic Religion or One's own people.

  • @Darkest_matter

    @Darkest_matter

    2 жыл бұрын

    "land of the aryans..." Don't let Hitler see this comment. Side note: I thought Aryan means blonde, white and blue eyes.

  • @pemadendup3753
    @pemadendup37532 жыл бұрын

    Bhutan's official name is Druk yul literally, "country of the Land of the Thunder Dragon," hence the dragon on the flag.🇧🇹

  • @sahkogile

    @sahkogile

    2 жыл бұрын

    cool name

  • @aniket7680

    @aniket7680

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello,bro! i am from India

  • @aniket7680

    @aniket7680

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pemadendup3753 mean's???

  • @pemadendup3753

    @pemadendup3753

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aniket7680 nothing lol

  • @shiningstarsinthedarknight733

    @shiningstarsinthedarknight733

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess this country was made by some anime lover 😁

  • @leoesque2803
    @leoesque2803 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot the name Temasek for Singapore. Singapore was known as Pulau Ujong (Malay ver of Pu Luo Zhong) then Temasek then change to Singapura when Sang Nila Utama came founding the kingdom of Singapura. It was later change to Singapore after WW2 when it was called syonanto

  • @sammysuri393
    @sammysuri39310 ай бұрын

    That's how some of these countries are pronounced in Persian: (I found it interesting) Zhaapon (Jaapon) Cheen Koreh (meaning ball shaped) Hend (formal: Hendustan) Andonezee Arabestaan Araaq Afqanestaan Paakestaan Gorjestaan Lobnaan Emaaraat Ordon Essraaeel Yaman Surieh Koveyt Aazarbaayjaan Armanestaan Torkiyeh Btw the suffix "stan" is a Persian suffix meaning "place of" or "land of" or "full of".

  • @kuzon1286
    @kuzon12862 жыл бұрын

    Actually, Malay🇲🇾 call Japan as "Jepun", while indonesian🇮🇩 called it as "Jepang".

  • @ThatOneMalaysianGuy

    @ThatOneMalaysianGuy

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Old Malays"

  • @TheCherishGlory

    @TheCherishGlory

    2 жыл бұрын

    If I'm not mistaken, Siamese also call Japan as Jepun

  • @tehtarik4326

    @tehtarik4326

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ThatOneMalaysianGuy wdym by old malay? Bolehkah laksamana Hang Tuah menerangkan kepada tuan hamba apa yang ingin tuan katakan?

  • @ThatOneMalaysianGuy

    @ThatOneMalaysianGuy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tehtarik4326 old malays = Melayu Klasik? Idk

  • @muhammam

    @muhammam

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thai call Jepun

  • @afk_is_ok
    @afk_is_ok2 жыл бұрын

    I would say you offended the North Koreans by showing South Korea's flag for entirety of Korea buuuut...

  • @FF-qp4xq

    @FF-qp4xq

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe the great Kim watch KZread, who knows...

  • @dinamosflams

    @dinamosflams

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, they can Just see this video and correct him then

  • @banealsmanana3672

    @banealsmanana3672

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Korean flag🇰🇷 has a history that has continued since the Joseon Dynasty. It represents the spirit of Korea. During the Japanese colonial era, we all waved this flag. Even after the division of the Korean Peninsula, North Korea also used the flag for a while. Until the Soviet Union ordered a change to communist style.😕

  • @Luzitanium

    @Luzitanium

    2 жыл бұрын

    do they even have access to this video?

  • @mariotheundying

    @mariotheundying

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Luzitanium if they escaped their country... but if so, in exchange of their family's lives

  • @SAHAAF7
    @SAHAAF74 ай бұрын

    Nice vid

  • @MS-wg2pn
    @MS-wg2pn10 ай бұрын

    Sri Lanka (Siri Lanka or Lanka) was known as Ceylon under British rule. Prior to colonisation it was known as “Hela Bima” which translated into English means land of the “Hela” people. The main language spoken is “Sinhala” or “hela basa”.

  • @user-om2jr5ut9s
    @user-om2jr5ut9s2 жыл бұрын

    He literally skipped the jammu and kashmir ( state in india ) from both india and pakistan maps 😂😂😂😂. 5 min prayer to this legend 😂😂

  • @koustavchakraborty3694

    @koustavchakraborty3694

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol you are not aware of Google different map boders, then I think you should know about it because Google uses different boders for different countries he is from another country so Google shows different map boundaries for him it's not his fault so pls learn a little more about Google maps and policies from Wikipedia or theirs official page then comment

  • @user-om2jr5ut9s

    @user-om2jr5ut9s

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@koustavchakraborty3694thanks for your advice , i will read that stuff . According to you jammu and kashmir is not the part of Google maps due to its policies 🤣. Google shows full maps with borders nomatter j&k included in india or pak or china according their countries Google maps ,but the area is defined properly . skipping the land area is not the part of Google policies bro 🤣 . Google shows jammu and kashmir everywhere in the world .(anyone can search j&k)he should have included it anywhere (basic). And for knowing this atlas is enough ...Half knowledge is dangerous 👍🏻 .

  • @salma-nw9fe

    @salma-nw9fe

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eternalgamer674 hehe😂😂🥱

  • @user-om2jr5ut9s

    @user-om2jr5ut9s

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eternalgamer674 wow then take it 😂😂 if its possible 🤣🤣

  • @O_M_

    @O_M_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eternalgamer674 Lol how delusional 😂 Jammu and Kashmir was a princely state during British rule with a Hindu ruler Maharaja Hari Singh . And he signed Instrument of Accession on 26 October 1947 and J &K became the part of India .

  • @ishanbajpai6940
    @ishanbajpai69402 жыл бұрын

    13:14 The name Bharata has two connections One with the Semi-mythical Emperor of all of the Indian subcontinent EMPEROR BHARATHA in whose dynasty was the famous war of MAHABHARATA Happened and the epic of Mahabharata was written. The other one is from the Vedic tribes that formed the Early proto-republics of Ancient India and the most Dominant and powerful of them was the BHARATHA Tribe.

  • @ABHI690

    @ABHI690

    2 жыл бұрын

    No only first one only

  • @ABHI690

    @ABHI690

    2 жыл бұрын

    Second one is wrong no one knows that

  • @ishanbajpai6940

    @ishanbajpai6940

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ABHI690 Actually the second one has more of an archaeological backing.

  • @ABHI690

    @ABHI690

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ishanbajpai6940 I never heard that

  • @ishanbajpai6940

    @ishanbajpai6940

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ABHI690 You should probably research about it,I also was not aware of this before I started reading up about it. You can start from a basic Wikipedia search about Vedic tribes.👍🏻

  • @aadhyachintala8532
    @aadhyachintala853210 ай бұрын

    ive studied sanskrit in highschool, my grandmother is an avid sanskrit text reader, and I kid you not,the amount of sanskrit I see in these country origins is both quite shocking. edit: countries I saw from sanskrit origin: Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Kuwait

  • @D__Ujjwal

    @D__Ujjwal

    8 ай бұрын

    "Chin" was first used in Mahabharata (sanskrit) to describe yellow people on north of india. South east asian countries name are also named in sanskrit . Any country which use "stan" is its name is also sanskrit , as it means place/land

  • @srilavu
    @srilavu10 ай бұрын

    You are absolutely correct regarding India. Originally it is called as Bhārat, and recognised by the constitution. Before there is any country that was even identified, India was called as "Bharata varsha" after the king Bharata, who conquered all six parts of the world and fought with his brother to conquer the last remaining city of the world. In ancient times, it was called as "Jambu dweepa". The term "India" is put by the British which has no meaning or even not identified in sastras.

  • @vfnikster
    @vfnikster2 жыл бұрын

    Georgia originates from St. George, but the native country name is Sakartwelo, which wasnt described.

  • @larrywave

    @larrywave

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well he didnt describe native names for koreas either

  • @mariami7281

    @mariami7281

    2 жыл бұрын

    Name Georgia doesn't originate from St.George, but from the same greek word, that means "tiller of the land".

  • @CharDhue
    @CharDhue2 жыл бұрын

    "Sungai melayu river" The sungai itslef mean river 😂

  • @cheers9503

    @cheers9503

    2 жыл бұрын

    LMAO yeahh

  • @bestenemies4520

    @bestenemies4520

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahah iya

  • @elvyelios8051

    @elvyelios8051

    2 жыл бұрын

    River Melayu river 🤣🤣🤣

  • @blackknight3359

    @blackknight3359

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL 😂

  • @MrLing-yr1jt

    @MrLing-yr1jt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Loll

  • @revivecats
    @revivecats9 ай бұрын

    Are you a portuguese speaker? Nice video btw

  • @iamsheep
    @iamsheep Жыл бұрын

    There's a typo or mistake with the China part, the ancient Perian use of Chin/Cina referring to China during the QIN dynasty, not QING dynasty, since QIN was from 2nd century BC, whereas the QING dynasty started in the 17th century.

  • @FF-qp4xq
    @FF-qp4xq2 жыл бұрын

    You miss Bahrain and East Timor !

  • @br_yan

    @br_yan

    2 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't going to include East Timor but he did forget Bahrain

  • @otakuofmine

    @otakuofmine

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@br_yan why didnt he include East Timor?

  • @ZM19.

    @ZM19.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@otakuofmine he said he’s including it in the Oceania video

  • @br_yan

    @br_yan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@otakuofmine watch the video smh

  • @donkis4227

    @donkis4227

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure it means "east east"

  • @hrishavroy3450
    @hrishavroy34502 жыл бұрын

    Actually as far as I know.. Bangladesh gets its name from two words- "Bangla" denoting the language spoken in the country and "Desh" meaning country (in Bangla language).. So in short Bangladesh means "Country of the Bangla speaking people".. Interesting points: 1.Earlier it was a part of Bengal sultante (or subah), then British India and then East Pakistan before gaining independence as a separate nation. 2. It was basically a part of undivided Bengal till partition after which it, majorly being inhabited by Bengali Muslims, decided to join Pakistan before gaining independence as separate nation. 3. The other half of Bengal (West Bengal), being inhabited mostly by Bengali Hindus, is still an important and integral part of India.

  • @ChoCoMoCo69

    @ChoCoMoCo69

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was divided in 1905 by Britishers that's why west bengal still is West Bengal even it is in East.

  • @hrishavroy3450

    @hrishavroy3450

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ChoCoMoCo69 agreed and it was reunited again in 1911

  • @mannadiisyed259

    @mannadiisyed259

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hrishavroy3450 yep it reunited in 1911 and Rabindranath tagore who was against this partition got nobel prize in 1913. Aftermaths : *Muslim league was reformed after 1915 *Dhaka University was established in 1921 *Partition of India happened in 1947 and East Bengal (Present Bangladesh🇧🇩) joined Pakistan *East Pakistan became an independent country called ''Bangladesh'' in 1971 after a 9 months war against West Pakistan

  • @yilonmusk1189

    @yilonmusk1189

    2 жыл бұрын

    They should have just made another new country called United Bengal... What we suffered in the 1971 war was enough for both East Pakistanis and West Pakistanis

  • @freedom1667

    @freedom1667

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I'm Bangladeshi and you are absolutely right

  • @SSchithFoo
    @SSchithFoo Жыл бұрын

    Romans did know about Sri Lanka, Romans coins are found in many ancient trade ports and a delegation from Sri Lanka has been to Rome. It is not just Rome, even Greek-Macedonians knew about Sri Lanka as some of them adopted Buddhism. The words, Seylan, Ceylon, Ceylao, etc all came from Sinhale which is the name of the main ethnicity even now.

  • @Aceo_0
    @Aceo_011 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: Northern Afghanistan, Tokharistan was famous for its small size but strong horses. Chinese Han dynasty sent an envoy to take some of those horses from hellenic kingdom of Bactria but was refused thus the first clash between China and a western culture appeared known as the war of heavenly horses.

  • @NisansaDdS
    @NisansaDdS2 жыл бұрын

    13:38 Yes. Romans did know about Sri Lanka. In fact, Pliny the Elder writes in his "Natural History" about "Annius Plocamus " a tax collector who facilitated trade between the Roman Empire and present day Sri Lanka.

  • @Needed4Reddit
    @Needed4Reddit2 жыл бұрын

    Just a heads up. The language and people of Cambodia are pronounced Khamai not how it's spelled Khmer. Not a bit deal. Just letting you know. Edit: Source: I dated a girl while I was in Siem Reap.

  • @davinhong427

    @davinhong427

    2 жыл бұрын

    yep you’re correct!

  • @aethyrial3856

    @aethyrial3856

    2 жыл бұрын

    damn bro no need to 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅

  • @Needed4Reddit

    @Needed4Reddit

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aethyrial3856 Not trying to flex. Just trying to say that I was there for a decent amount of time and was involved in the culture. Not just a fly in fly out deal.

  • @Needed4Reddit

    @Needed4Reddit

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Lianhua Xin That would be more accurate as the k is super short. I didn't think about people just reading it drawing out kha. Also did not think about them reading mai as may. I guess more accurate for western readers would be k'my,

  • @aethyrial3856

    @aethyrial3856

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Needed4Reddit I was just joking lol hence the bolded ‘flex’

  • @ShineWang-wz9mp
    @ShineWang-wz9mp11 ай бұрын

    Very nice video, but made a huge mistake on the China part. As you pointed out, the "China" is evolved from the ancient Latin word"Chin", "Cina" or "Sina" which has been recorded since the 2th century. It is generally acknowledged that this pronunciation is reffing to the Qin(秦) dynasty, one of the most powerful empire in Chinese history around BC 200, Yet the picture you used in this video is in fact the Qing(清) dynasty, a regime did not occur until the 17th century. There is nearly a 2000-year-gap.😂 Conclusion: It seems that you mistook Qing(清) for Qin(秦), and this is understandble as it is very similar in pronunciation for foreigners. However, for Chinese, they are very different. First, the handwriting (character) is very different. Moreover, the Qin is usually deemed as the first centralized regime and most powerful dynasty in Chinese history, while the Qing as the last feudal dynasty was notorious for their rotten governance. They are totally different or I would say exactly opposite for Chinese.😂

  • @asnakechovuike1944
    @asnakechovuike19446 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @storytellerstudiostm9409
    @storytellerstudiostm94092 жыл бұрын

    This was great! it's always surprising where these huge countries get their simple names from. Also, do you plan on doing another flag (re)design contest? Those are very popular and I think people would really enjoy it.

  • @izzyabby123ok
    @izzyabby123ok2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your diligence in creating this very entertaining piece of work! 😎✨🇺🇸

  • @juliegale3863
    @juliegale3863 Жыл бұрын

    Nice bit of geography!.

  • @deejaytail
    @deejaytail Жыл бұрын

    You got a pretty good portuguese pronuntiation!

  • @nathanmonahan6157
    @nathanmonahan61572 жыл бұрын

    @General Knowledge I noticed a timestamp error between India and Sri Lanka. You got Sri Lanka marked for 12:21 instead of 13:21. Great video. Loved the level of detail. Perfectly quelled my curiosity when this exact question crossed my mind.

  • @ankur8075
    @ankur80752 жыл бұрын

    In case of Sri Lanka, Lanka word already existed from ancient time such as in Ramayana it's called as "LANKA" only, but by adding Sri, it's mostly used for respect.

  • @fai3379

    @fai3379

    Жыл бұрын

    Our country knows as srilanka after 1972 when it became a republic.but e did moy learn what was the name in ancient they were different names lanka,lankadwipa,sihala dweepa, British said ceylon,arab sais serendib, Vijay said thambapanni.mostly used sinhale

  • @ahmadjanahi1329
    @ahmadjanahi1329 Жыл бұрын

    Hi dear thank you very much for giving essential information but I believe you forgot to include Bahrain, thanks

  • @ounalan
    @ounalan Жыл бұрын

    The country "Oman" was called in the Ottoman times "Umman" which means the Ocean. This makes sense, as Umman is the place where Indian Ocean starts (for the Ottomans). Btw, Oman and Umman are written exactly the same in Ottoman script (which is quite similar to the Farsi and Arabic scripts).

  • @vishalgupta7522
    @vishalgupta75222 жыл бұрын

    13:00 that map of india is incorrect jammu kashmir 2/3 is under india the part you have shown in pakistan 🙄

  • @Musa_T_Nasir

    @Musa_T_Nasir

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes finally the true indian is found

  • @arjunvinayak0916

    @arjunvinayak0916

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes the map is distorted

  • @veeeeeeee9908

    @veeeeeeee9908

    2 жыл бұрын

    They didn't highlight it for either nation because of the disputed status it has globally which I find absurd since they cut a part of Ladakh (specifically Aksai Chin) and displayed it as a part of China. They only highlighted Jammu and Kashmir after both India and Pakistan were discussed. But yeah the map is distorted.

  • @shubhamjain6338

    @shubhamjain6338

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@veeeeeeee9908 True. Aksai Chin should also not be highlighted if he is considering disputed territories not to put in any nation

  • @stfu1503

    @stfu1503

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are correct but they do this because that state or land is disputed between 2 countries. Just to be safe and neutral.

  • @_ric
    @_ric2 жыл бұрын

    GK: "Here is a list of Asian countries..." * list includes Taiwan * Chinese YT Comment Bots: "Hold up..."

  • @yuantingkung378

    @yuantingkung378

    2 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile, YT is still banned in China so you know how China bot must do before they show up in the comment section.

  • @nkzmaskdd

    @nkzmaskdd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Taiwan appearing as a country in the screen* Chinese bots: (fnaf 2 hallway ambience)

  • @sleepyjam7845

    @sleepyjam7845

    2 жыл бұрын

    No wonder KZread is banned in China since people like GK is trying to undermine its sovereignty

  • @nkzmaskdd

    @nkzmaskdd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sleepyjam7845 So here's the first one

  • @yuantingkung378

    @yuantingkung378

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sleepyjam7845 So where exactly is the place of Russia when it comes to undermining sovereignty and annexing territory? Anyone remember which country Vladivostok and Tannu Uriankhai belongs to in Qing dynasty? Don't be silly. The reason China banned YT is simply because it will hinder their legitimacy to rule as YT still don't fully come under the control of PRC.

  • @korihor9161
    @korihor916111 күн бұрын

    I know this video is 2 years old but some of the best Italian historians have discovered that Roman empire had some fortress and merchant outposts in the western coast of India, explored the Nile almost to it's beginning and there are few evidences that indirectly had contact with the Americas. I don't mean they knew about the continent but some Roman coins have been found there and some mosaics of pineapples and turkeys have been found in the late Roman era

  • @khalidsami7947
    @khalidsami79476 ай бұрын

    Kuwait: the fort was built by one of Alexander the Great successors in an island known today by “Failaka” but by their time it was named as “Icarus” because in resamples Aegean sea island Icarus. The fort wasn’t on main land. However, Kuwait name was Laressia, then kadhma, then Grane, then Kout and now Kuwait. Kadhama: because a hill in Kuwait known as that name. And named by Arabs in the war of the chains, when Arabs conquest the Sassanid Empire. Grane: there is a argument about that name as some agreed it meant a small hill, while others agrees that it mean a small horn, as Kuwait City took a shape of horn. Kout: it meant a fort above the sea, it’s an Indian word. As many Indian coastal cities was named with Kout such as Calcutta.

  • @victorialopez9717
    @victorialopez971710 ай бұрын

    I know you stated that you would probably mess up pronunciations, but one thing that would be helpful is if you pronounce the letter H as in English and not silent because how you said the modern name of Korea was odd. It is Dae ( like the word day) Han (pronouncing the H) Min (meen) Guk (gook). I lived in South Korea for 5 years so I'm familiar with the name.

  • @BinglesP
    @BinglesP2 жыл бұрын

    1:50 I have a handfan that my dad got as a souvenir from the Philippines, and when I close the fan halfway it says “Islands of the Philip” which I thought was rather funny that a regular human name could be found in a country name(now that I think about it, that’s pretty hypocritical since the US state I live in is called “Georgia”). I didn’t know it derived from someone who actually had the name, until now!

  • @RotgerValdes

    @RotgerValdes

    Жыл бұрын

    In the "United States of America" the word "America" refers to Amerigo Vespucci.😀

  • @akale2620

    @akale2620

    Жыл бұрын

    Most places get a name based off a person that captures it.

  • @luskarian4055

    @luskarian4055

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RotgerValdes Not to mention the US capital is *Washington, District of Columbia*

  • @shilpamaiya2523
    @shilpamaiya25232 жыл бұрын

    Bharata doesn’t come from a religious leader, he was an ancient King. Got nothing to do with religion.

  • @harshpathak2778

    @harshpathak2778

    2 жыл бұрын

    Look at the map of India which this foolish man has shown.

  • @Aegon_Targaryen

    @Aegon_Targaryen

    2 жыл бұрын

    13:14 Wrong map of India 🤬🤬🤬 Why Kashmir and ladakh is not in Indian Map

  • @shilpamaiya2523

    @shilpamaiya2523

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why do you guys get riled up? He is just ill-informed. Dear creator please correct the map of India. You can check out the government website.

  • @jeppy4021

    @jeppy4021

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shilpamaiya2523 Its because they are disputed areas and he is just being politically neutral, not his fault

  • @mens.glowup

    @mens.glowup

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Aegon_Targaryen It's right map

  • @margaridamigueis5809
    @margaridamigueis5809 Жыл бұрын

    Óptimos conteúdos Gostava de ver um programa que se baseasse na proveniência dos povos do pacífico este, como os arquipélagos do Hawaiian e do Tahiti

  • @RaiRoss
    @RaiRoss10 ай бұрын

    Singapura was known as Pulau Hujung or Pulau Ujung. Pulau meaning island and hujung meaning end so it is the Island at the End as it is at the end of Malaysia. Another name was Temasek which is in Melayu and Chinese explorers called us Danmaxi. The word Singapore was to commercialize the island internationally. Malaysia was known as Malaya before the merger with Singapura. During the merger it was change to Malaysia as the letters 'S' and 'I' refers to Singapura. Then the separation happened. Peace and love from Singapura! We love you too Malaysia ❤

  • @hritikyadav5866

    @hritikyadav5866

    10 ай бұрын

    also in hindi singh is lion and pur used to refer areas like cities in raipur nagpur jamshedpur etc.

  • @RaiRoss

    @RaiRoss

    10 ай бұрын

    @@hritikyadav5866 Oh cool. The word Singapura itself is derived from Sanskrit of the same meaning you have described.

  • @hritikyadav5866

    @hritikyadav5866

    10 ай бұрын

    @@RaiRoss exactly

  • @pseudonymous6921
    @pseudonymous69212 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the knowledge! although i want to say that sungai actually means river, and the ng in sungai is pronounced like how you would pronounced it in the word song. so its read as something like "song-eye"

  • @alicecamilo4283
    @alicecamilo42832 жыл бұрын

    I think it's important to say that Georgia is the "international" name, because native georgians call their country "Sakartvelo" (საქართველო in their alphabet) that would mean "where the kartveli are from" (sa- being a sufix meaning where) and kartveli, how they call themselves, apparently comes from one of the first villages of the country. :)

  • @njnikusha

    @njnikusha

    2 жыл бұрын

    As a Georgian myself i agree…. Kartli is actually one of the regions of the country . Name could have derived from greek georgos as a land of the farmer since in antique times Georgia was know for its fertile land

  • @dedisfication

    @dedisfication

    2 жыл бұрын

    also term Georgia is most likely derived from the greek word for landworkers georgos

  • @itismethatguy

    @itismethatguy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well yeah India is also called Bharat and Korea is also called something else i think so it’s normal

  • @TheofilosMouratidis

    @TheofilosMouratidis

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@dedisfication Georgia was used because of Saint George probably, If I am mistaken the one who is buried on the bottom level of that giant church in Tbilisi. And of course, as you said, the name George/ia (male/female) comes from the word for agriculture. Ancient Greeks called the place Kolhis and Iberia and Batis the nowadays city of Batumi.

  • @eclectic2327

    @eclectic2327

    Жыл бұрын

    wtf is that language

  • @mndplg
    @mndplg10 ай бұрын

    You missed Bahrain, previously known as Dilmun of the Dilmun civilization. Bahrain means "two seas". During Helenic times it was referred to as Tylos.

  • @nathpoti
    @nathpoti Жыл бұрын

    The sanskrit ancient name of China "Cina" is derived from the QIN dynasty (221 BCE), which comes from the name of the first emperor of China (Qin Shihuang), instead of the QING dynasty (1636-1912) that you mistakenly talked about in the video.

  • @hosseinshahni
    @hosseinshahni2 жыл бұрын

    I knew the origin story of a couple of them but not all by any means, well done. The only thing I would like to mention is that you forgot about Bahrain 🇧🇭. It comes from Arabic "بحر /baḥr/" meaning sea and the suffix that makes the singular term double (sorry I don’t know if there’s a better way or a specific term in English to describe it), overall meaning "The Two Seas". Wish you all the best from Iran 🇮🇷

  • @ayhm07

    @ayhm07

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks for adding my country 😔💗💗

  • @hosseinshahni

    @hosseinshahni

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayhm07 ☺️❤️

  • @samatribetv

    @samatribetv

    Жыл бұрын

    Bahrain means 2 seas

  • @ansikkk

    @ansikkk

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. I heard this years ago and was waiting for Bahrain. But sadly he forgot to mention it

  • @majidaminzadeh
    @majidaminzadeh2 жыл бұрын

    You missed Bahrain.It means two seas! And also Iran means land of sacred people

  • @subutaiisunderrated2293

    @subutaiisunderrated2293

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought Iran meant "Land of Aryans".

  • @nashleydias1597

    @nashleydias1597

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@subutaiisunderrated2293 it is

  • @swap__yt

    @swap__yt

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@subutaiisunderrated2293 wait so let every person names aryan go there😂

  • @subutaiisunderrated2293

    @subutaiisunderrated2293

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nashleydias1597 so what's up with sacred people.

  • @nashleydias1597

    @nashleydias1597

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@subutaiisunderrated2293 I'm not sure of that😶

  • @godfathergaming1671
    @godfathergaming1671 Жыл бұрын

    I am from Nepal and the name of Nepal is actually comes from name of Sage "NE" and PAL means inhabiting some place or like this is my home or the place where I live. That's how people started calling it "NE PAL" like this is where Sage NE lives. And Yes that's how NEPAL name come into existence.

  • @reny62

    @reny62

    10 ай бұрын

    who is sage NE

  • @subscriptionletterbin5956
    @subscriptionletterbin59569 ай бұрын

    Don't know from where do you do your survey. I didn't finish all through , only 10%

  • @wxllxt5650
    @wxllxt56502 жыл бұрын

    "Kyrgyzstan" literally means not "we are forty" but "land of forty tribes"

  • @byron-ih2ge
    @byron-ih2ge2 жыл бұрын

    Funfact: the indian ocean is named after a region which is named after a river!

  • @SagarKeni

    @SagarKeni

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @ABHI690

    @ABHI690

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow 🇮🇳

  • @vuquangminh6482

    @vuquangminh6482

    2 жыл бұрын

    wow. West people back in those day dont have alot of creativity for name

  • @quidam_surprise

    @quidam_surprise

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vuquangminh6482 That's true but... In this case, it kind of makes sense given that India (the region) was home to an eminent civilisation so it was perfectly reasonable for them to call it the "Sea of the Indians", given that most likely where they were going to if they navigate in those waters. It's after that this thing got out of hand. I still wish they gave it a distinctive name, though 😕 like the Atlantic for example. Nowadays, you could be like "Indian, huh ?" So, you mean... 1. from the modern 🇮🇳 South Asian republic 2. the Sub-Himalayan region where it is located 3. the ocean that borders those two. Or maybe, you know, *THE PEOPLES THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THE SAME HEMISPHERE AS THEM* ---> 🌎 (mostly in English, though) It's ... bananas.

  • @vuquangminh6482

    @vuquangminh6482

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@quidam_surprise yea and also Indian live in America. Indonesia. Indochina..... They are to lazy to chose a name

  • @moses3207
    @moses32079 ай бұрын

    No the “Go” sound in Korean is pronounced as “Ko” and because of how Koreans was pronouncing the name “Goryeo” over time it became Koryeo then Korea so yeah but hell this is what the Koreans told me

  • @RealStalin
    @RealStalin Жыл бұрын

    8:11 The man on this painting is "Nader shah" the king of Persia not the king of Brunei!!

  • @mriyangku
    @mriyangku2 жыл бұрын

    INDIA= western people called Sindhu River as Indus so they referred the bank as India. But India's original name is BHARAT which is form with two Sanskrit words. BHA=light & Rata=Knowledge; i.e. Land from where knowledge is spread like light. BTW you are using a wrong map. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin are intregal parts of India.

  • @Aegon_Targaryen

    @Aegon_Targaryen

    2 жыл бұрын

    13:14 Wrong map of India 🤬🤬🤬 Why Kashmir and ladakh is not in Indian Map

  • @smithi.B

    @smithi.B

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes its too bad

  • @jordinagel1184

    @jordinagel1184

    2 жыл бұрын

    The map will always be wrong when there are land disputes involved, no matter which you use. Chill. The fuck. Out.

  • @Khan-ts2ji

    @Khan-ts2ji

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kashmir is a disputed territory belonging to no country.

  • @Aegon_Targaryen

    @Aegon_Targaryen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Khan-ts2ji after 1947 partition Kasmir and ladakh belong to whom?

  • @musirhythm
    @musirhythm2 жыл бұрын

    Burma was earlier called bramhadesh which english translated to Burma

  • @fabiasoha1684

    @fabiasoha1684

    2 жыл бұрын

    Obviously y'all gotta copy Bangladesh I mean just leave Bengalis alone bruh

  • @paaglimonicat6307

    @paaglimonicat6307

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fabiasoha1684 desh just means country...

  • @Isroinfo861

    @Isroinfo861

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fabiasoha1684 lol desh means country nothing related to bangladesh

  • @penpithmind1941

    @penpithmind1941

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fabiasoha1684 Copy? Bruh Bangladesh is not even 60 years old.

  • @molestedcanofbeans3018

    @molestedcanofbeans3018

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fabiasoha1684 ewww Bengali. Please be alone, that would be a favour from your side.

  • @kreyaSun
    @kreyaSun Жыл бұрын

    Yes, it is believed that Kyrgyzstan was named like that because of the said 40 tribes united by our national hero, who is referred to as Manas. Manas is a character of an epos, and in the stories he lead 40 strongest soldiers. Also, the sun on our flag has 40 rays representing the 40 tribes). The people in the "stan" countries used to be nomads, and "stan" in russian (since we also used to be in USSR) meant "a place, where the tribe would base for the time being". And later it simply meant a place where the whole nation would reside, in other words it means "country".

  • @mmmm.sss12

    @mmmm.sss12

    Жыл бұрын

    Word "STAN" It has Persian meaning, not Russian.