Enjoy my educational content? Well, why not check out my new channel Megaprojects: kzread.info/dron/0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw.html

@JC-ii6gh

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, You have so many channels. And I have subscribe to them all so with that being said. I am truly enjoying all your content.👍😀

@tjoyce1971

4 жыл бұрын

You're awesome, soon KZread will be all Simon all the time. Then world domination!!!

@aldoushuxley5953

4 жыл бұрын

Alan Watts or Aldous Huxley would be great subjects for a biography

@dimitribagatelas1714

4 жыл бұрын

I´m so hyped for this!

@OfficialJamion

4 жыл бұрын

I thought most modern scholars agreed that Marco Polo either didn't exist or if he did he was only there briefly and based most of his fictionalized book on hearsay rather than fact.

Fighting the Knights of Europe, The Mamluks of Egypt, the Samurai of Japan and the Warriors of Java all in one lifetime is utterly nuts.

@turtleh

3 жыл бұрын

Playing IRL age of empires.

@AeneasGemini

3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe Kublai's own forces ever fought Europeans? That was Subutai and co

@loangeless

3 жыл бұрын

if he was here today genghis khan and khublai khan would have definitely said "GG SKRUBZ EZZZZ NOOBS" while theres nbayoungboy playing in the background

@hi-am-pat2k176

2 жыл бұрын

Now imagine fighting the maharlika of the philipines

@Fruitbydafooty

2 жыл бұрын

JIN SAKAI HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

Marco Polo needs a season 3

@samizayn7737

4 жыл бұрын

Yeahhhhhhhhh

@roach643

4 жыл бұрын

*I mean honestly... what was that cliffhanger of a ending 😭😭*

@rc59191

4 жыл бұрын

@@roach643 not a fan of adding templars but still love the show and characters.

@Insectoid_

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@S1N999

4 жыл бұрын

Great show

I just imagine Kublai Khan sitting in a field, fascinated by the intricacies of a flower while his brothers horse-played. I believe this man just wanted to create something beautiful in the world.

@FlyingUnosaur

3 жыл бұрын

So did his brothers.

@sampuatisamuel9785

3 жыл бұрын

Doubt it, Kublai Khan learnt all the skills needed to conquer people

@rayburnsonier3458

3 жыл бұрын

@@sampuatisamuel9785 how so

@nirbangogoi34

3 жыл бұрын

I believes it too.. I thik this man is genius

@sampuatisamuel9785

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayburnsonier3458 Kublai Khan was well rounded had warrior skills as well as learning all the cultural and courtly skills.

Im sorry but we need a biographics on Subodai. Commoner by birth he defeated more armies and conquered more territory in history. Conquered Russia in winter. Father of command and control

@nyagii111

4 жыл бұрын

subedei was a legend of a general

@jbird976

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@darrensmall6570

4 жыл бұрын

They preferred attacking in winter as their horses were suited to it and new enemies would not be expecting them

@QT5656

3 жыл бұрын

It exists 😎

@ertontschoros1987

3 жыл бұрын

No such thing as today's Russian exist during Subotai's time, but Mongol's indeed helped Moscow to raise into power and eventually became Russian today. You can say with Mongol blood, Russian will not be conquered by outsider during winter.

From good guy to sad panda. It's like the Elvis of Mongol Emperors

@NobleKorhedron

3 жыл бұрын

"sad panda"...? 🤔

@sampuatisamuel9785

3 жыл бұрын

Cute

@dorathemon6043

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

"Drank like a fish, ate like a pig, and screwed like a rabbit", not much different from Henry VIII, then.

@MasterMalrubius

4 жыл бұрын

They don't say "It's good to be the king" for nothing. Or, err emperor.

@mrwhite1073

4 жыл бұрын

Sound's like fun

@errorsinconduct

4 жыл бұрын

But surprisingly less wifekilling?

@fredbarker9201

3 жыл бұрын

@Donny S.W Plays it wasn’t a successful invasio

@Nemoticon

3 жыл бұрын

Except for the fact that he took the world's largest known empire and then doubled it. Henry VIII just killed his wives and broken away from European Catholicism

Kublai: What do you want most now? Marco Polo: Season 3, please.

@opegamin

4 жыл бұрын

canceled. rip

@projectvaporz

4 жыл бұрын

this meme is dead

Möngke: "You saved me... why?" Kublai: "Mmm... Möngke..."

@hache4329

2 жыл бұрын

Kublai: You have shown me Möngke…

Hi, Simon. For Kubilai's conquest of Java, I don't think mysterious disease was the main reason of his failure. The main reason was he didn't understand Java's political dynamic. At that time when he sent his first ambassador there, Java was led by Kertanegara from Singhasari. This king was the one who cut the ambassador's ears. When Kubilai was furious and decided to send army there, Kertanegara was already killed by Jayakatwang. Obviously, it led to a huge confussion in Kubilai's army, since...well, the Java king was no more and there was a whole new situation. This situation was used by Raden Vijaya, Kertanegara's son-in-law, to ask help from Kubilai's army and promise that he would be a submissive to the Mongol. Thus, his and Kubilai's army attack Jayakatwang. When the coast was cleared, Raden Vijaya attacked Kubilai's army and forced them to retreat. They finally decided to return to China.

@BaritonePapi

Жыл бұрын

Ur wrong

Well, in Kublai's defense...his south-marching armies did have to contend with this fellow called Trần Hưng Đạo who was as hardcore as he was often-overlooked by international historians.

@hoatattis7283

4 жыл бұрын

Chicken Draws Dogs Oh yes he was one of the best and no-one knows him

@wenwentran9403

4 жыл бұрын

The Tran Dynasty in general were all metal af

@hoangvanoan845

4 жыл бұрын

The International historians underrate the Prince of Hưng Đạo. However, we ourselves often overlook the great leadership of the two Emperors. While the Prince of Hưng Đạo was assigned command of the army, the two emperors were far more than figureheads. They organized the councils of Bình Than and Diên Hồng, they came to frontline to inspire and motivate soldiers at critical moment, they shared hardship with the army during the retreat, and they personally commanded an army in the final offensives. The battle in which Sogetu was killed was not commanded by the Prince of Hưng Đạo but by the two Emperors themselves. Also it was the two Emperors who gave important instructions to generals such as Trần Nhật Duật and Trần Khánh Dư during key battles such as Hàm Tử and Vân Đồn. Without the decisive victory at Vân Đồn, which was made possible by the Higher Emperor's firm dealing with Trần Khánh Dư, Bạch Đằng would be impossible.

@hoatattis7283

4 жыл бұрын

@@hoangvanoan845 Sorry history has not remembered them. Tran Hung Dao they do remember

@doanhoangvan5009

4 жыл бұрын

Hoa Tattis The Emperor Trần Nhân Tông is still well remembered in Buddhist circles. However, the Higher Emperor Trần Thánh Tông is relatively obscure although he was the dominant figure in the council of Diên Hồng and the naval battle of Vân Đồn.

I really appreciate your detailed research and historical analogies. One of the best YT channels

@alexanderbemis9065

4 жыл бұрын

ever. I noticed you didn’t finish your sentence, I got you bro

@karthykrajan6329

3 жыл бұрын

What is YT? Oh, YT channel ever?

@Wanker527

3 жыл бұрын

Dan Carlin says hold my beer...

Kublai: *I SHALL CONQUER THE SEAS* Storms: I will end this man's whole carreer.

@b.griffin317

4 жыл бұрын

he should link up with Cnute.

@projectvaporz

4 жыл бұрын

this meme is dead

@miguelmontenegro3520

4 жыл бұрын

@@projectvaporz It's not dead If It still get likes.

@forthesakeofthenationalist9375

4 жыл бұрын

And then, U.S.A: We nuked you down to the ground and cause 2011 earthquake to obey and force you guys to be our servants forever.

@KingofAwesomness14

4 жыл бұрын

the great wave of kanegawa!!

Who's here after playing Ghost of Tsushima?

@ALTAI38

3 жыл бұрын

Only weebs play that game and adore japanese. Real chads love mongols

@noname_noname_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALTAI38 well i love both

@itrrii6582

3 жыл бұрын

ALTAI TURK Genghis Kahn is too fat for his armor, legend says he crushed nearly 300 horses to death

@roflrex

3 жыл бұрын

@@itrrii6582 They got their revenge in the end.

@ronaldkrump2272

3 жыл бұрын

Who isn't?

Finally i’ve been waiting for this video for a long time! Thank you!

Genghis: *dies while taking over* Kublai: don't worry fam, I gotchu

Benedict Wong was a BEAST playing Kublai in "Marco Polo". His best performance

I am a Mongolian and it is very accurate as well as detailed information. Thanks a lot

@DONSMOKEPAPI

4 жыл бұрын

@Mantorras Montquilla i hate mongorians

@DeadShot86486

4 ай бұрын

Most of us are little brother. U r just lucky u were born on the mainland

Such an underrated channel. You bring history to life.

@MrsGlynn07

4 жыл бұрын

1.11 million subscribers...

@r.speirs

4 жыл бұрын

Good to see you can read, Esther.

@MrsGlynn07

4 жыл бұрын

Just curious what properly-rated looks like.

@r.speirs

4 жыл бұрын

I’m curious why you’re nitpicking a comment that falls into personal opinion. Who hurt you so bad, Esther?

@MrsGlynn07

4 жыл бұрын

I've fallen for one of the classic blunders. The first is never engage in a land was in Asia. The second, and slightly less well known is this. Never ask a simple question in the KZread comments.

Cool to see one of these videos come up within minutes of it being uploaded. I've been watching for months, great work and thank you for what you do!

The world exists Ghenkis khan :hoppity hippity you are now my property

@eliasstraat

4 жыл бұрын

haha why would you write the rhyme wrong, so annoying to read darnit

@mickey4125

4 жыл бұрын

@@eliasstraat yeah, everyone knows it's 'hoppity hippity you are now my priperty' haha

@ALTAI38

3 жыл бұрын

@Donny S.W Plays bro going by that logic, poland ended the ottoman empire because it was already so weak and started falling off.

@shreihals9314

3 жыл бұрын

@@mickey4125 ......................... 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤬🤬🤬🤬

Simon, I really appreciate your research and range of topics. This video was both informative and enjoyable. Thanks!

Very interesting and educational video! And I thought I knew almost everything about history?! Obviously not! Well done again, Simon!

I really enjoyed this video. I have to tell you that since finding your channel here on You Tube - it is about the only thing I watch. I am a huge history fan and, in fact have written three books about the place I live in - Minnesota. Two of them are historical and the third - informational. I so enjoy your videos and look forward to watching many more.

I was hoping for an “except for... wait for it.. THE MONGOLS!” *cue Mongoltage stampede clip from crashcourse*

@lLIBER4TORl

3 жыл бұрын

I miss those early Crash Course histories!

Wow, Simon, this was really one of your better ones.

Historians also believe he suffered from chronic depression and bouts of mood swings, especially in later life

@hirosejoy1177

5 ай бұрын

Due to early death of his successor prince Chingim and his loved wife, man truly gone to depression at his later years

When you hear the famous poem. Yeah "Samurai do you surrender!"

One of the best episodes so far!! Awesome video guys!!!

Love your Megaprojects channel, Simon. Great stuff! 👍🏻

I kinda feel that these great videos, are about....ooohh....I don't know, about an half hour short! Keep up the phenomenal work, you lot is what makes this lockdown (5th week) bearable!

I stumbled on to this and couldn't subscribe fast enough. Thank you brilliant stuff

Great Video! You guys could make a video about Sulla and Augustus, that would sure be interesting!

Great video. Please make a video about Carl von Clausewitz .

Thanks for your extensive videos.

Gotta ask: does Simon sleep these days with all his projects?

@TheEMoney365

4 жыл бұрын

This man isn't human

@derekashby8294

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEMoney365 Cyborg maybe?

@franksonm

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder the same.

@D.Solward

4 жыл бұрын

It's gotta be clones.

@twischta

4 жыл бұрын

Why not? You do realize he is just reading scripts, right?

I'm sure your yt videos are my most watched . They are interesting informative and entertaining! ! Thank you for educating and entertaining me!!

Thank you for the information, I knew a lot there but there was 4 things I never heard. Cheers for the education mate. Keep it up.

Good vid as always team Simon!

Well done. I enjoy the deeper dives.

This is one of my favorite topics. The mongol's history and the Khans. Awesome video.

The Yuan dynasty is currently being covered on the History of China podcast. If you want a (much) longer and more in depth discussion on this topic, I recommend the series. I'd also like to recommend the Hu, a Mongolian folk metal band who are some of the best and most interesting musicians I've run across in years.

Kublai Khan quite literally _improvised, adapted and overcame_ centuries before Bear Grylls turned it into a quote.

Great video as always, they get us through lock-down. Would love to see more feudal Kings, monarchs and roman emperors videos. Especially one on the Praetorian guard, that is an interesting topic. Keep up the great work mate.

I want a Biographics on Simon and his many clones that help him run all these projects. Like, why do some have legs while others don't?

@owenparris7490

2 жыл бұрын

I don't need sleep, I need answers!

As usual your videos are my favorite way of learning about history and about fascinating people. Will you do a biographic on Alan Watts?

I would be remiss if I did not mention the amazing song “Xanadu” by the band Rush, from the ‘70s. It’s still my favorite song of theirs, and borrows lyrics from S.T. Coleridge’s classic poem, which I coincidentally, just read two evenings ago🙂. Edit: I have to correct something that I wrote- I reread my comment and realized that it could be misconstrued- I meant to say that the song was from the 70s- not that the band was from the 70s. They are (were)- but also released excellent albums in the 80s, 90s, and on into the 2000s. They’re incredible, and sadly lost their genius lyricist and the best percussionist in modern music, Neil Peart, earlier this year. Anyway- just felt obligated to point that out- I have a ton of respect for these incredible artists (uh, if you couldn’t tell 😆). I’m happy that others were thinking of them too. Stay safe and healthy, everyone-

@flee4342

4 жыл бұрын

I knew someone would bring this up.

@crazytrain7114

4 жыл бұрын

Started singing it as soon as this post came up! lol

@tunguskalumberjack9987

4 жыл бұрын

joe alcott right on, brother! I knew someone cool would!

@jimmybroccoli8048

4 жыл бұрын

Walk the caves of ice To break my fast on honey dew and drink the milk of parrrraaaaadiseeee wwwooaah woah parrraadiseeee

Nice video Simon!!

Keep it up man perfect channel for history nuts like myself 👌

Came here to understand what peart, drummer of rush, meant by "To stand within The Pleasure Dome, Decreed by Kubla Khan" .. and this kind of explains it , definitely recommend listening to xanadu if you found this video interesting. Great vudeo and information 👍. You've helped to open a chapter I never knew existed, bless up🙏

I want Simon saying ‘Black Forest Gataeu’ as my wake up alarm. Great videos Mr Whistler x

He’s the villain in the new Ghost Of Tsushima game.

@bennewman7555

3 жыл бұрын

Thats his cousin *khotun

@bennewman7555

3 жыл бұрын

Khotun is a stand-in though and isnt real

@eXoticXGAMINGCAST

3 жыл бұрын

Cousin to Kublai Khan and grandson to Genghis Khan

@immxrtxll

3 жыл бұрын

Close but not quite

@OjiSensei

3 жыл бұрын

Matty.HDzT.V it works out because genghis had so many children you can make endless villains lol.

This was a case where Simon's intonations greatly helped the story. Good job Simon.

These videos are excellent. 5hank you so much. Please do more

Better and better! Thank you very much.

Love it, great video

Been waiting ages for this one

No matter how much I studied history in university, every time I hear the word "Xanadu," I get that song from the 80s musical stuck in my head.

@DinsdalePiranha67

4 жыл бұрын

So I guess you've never listened to the song of the same name that Rush released in 1977?

*Oh, for once it's a leader who didn't kill all his citizens or something like that.* 😛

@farhanrahman7119

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but he razed cities to the ground on occasions

@voidcatto1805

4 жыл бұрын

@@farhanrahman7119 He make his grandfather proud

@HandleMyBallsYouTube

4 жыл бұрын

No he just killed everyone else.

@loangeless

3 жыл бұрын

@@HandleMyBallsKZread mood.

@jasdeepsingh7874

3 жыл бұрын

Ashoka was decent.

My God, Simon what another hit piece. Good job man.

the moment when you realize young Kublai treated his early fiefdom like a teenager treats their room.

This man is a living encyclopedia. He literally provides documentary in lieu of snoring while he sleeps.

@phil10p_

Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about Simon or Kublai Khan? :'D

@Nemoticon

10 ай бұрын

No doubt he's a smart dude... but he reads the script that is written for him by the researchers and producer of this KZread channel. Apart from being obvious, Simon has pointed this out before in a number of previous videos.

@General_X

10 ай бұрын

@@Nemoticon I was speaking in jest with my comment, my friend, I'm aware 😉

Sir, I really do enjoy this channel, definitely the place to be if you love history. thank you

Do myiamoto moshashi greatest swordsman ever please love your work

@zhilinskysproject5543

4 жыл бұрын

He already made that video

Incredibly interesting Simon.

Really good video.

If Simon says 💭 he has a new project I'm already subscribing lol 😆

Excellent analysis.

Once again great nourishment for the brain. The task of conquering, sustaining and then expansion along with good offense, defense, plus delegation. It's hard enough ruling over one's own thoughts. The ambition for some to desire and acquire it on that extreme is amazingly beyond my scope of comprehension. However thank you for awesome narration of another interesting time. Keep the blue poppin and stay safe. 🤗💯💙

Your link to the, I assume, Geographics channel is pointing to your KZread studio url, instead of the public channel url

Brilliant, loved it

8:35 did you just call him monkey ? LMAO IM DYING

So glad Simon is finally doing a video on that good ole TEXAS HARDCORE

@turdsandwich7490

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for a comment referencing the band. I love you

Genghis Khan exists China: *we should have one of those*

@mariano98ify

4 жыл бұрын

edge lord, Justin, SomerandomMustacheGuy exists YT: we don't need more people to comment in any trending video that every famous KZreadr post.

@projectvaporz

4 жыл бұрын

this meme is dead

@Tulsenus

3 жыл бұрын

no , mongol ruled it , its technically still mongol empire

Great lecture 👍

NEW CHANNEL? took you a while this time

Did you see the Marco Polo show on Netflix that deals a lot about this ruler?

@KingDanny9

4 жыл бұрын

History, is the show good?

@sozibrahman8504

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingDanny9 yes. I liked it. Actually the soundtrack used here too.🤣

@altamashkhateeb6824

4 жыл бұрын

History and Headlines yes very nice show also 100 eyes is a good sidequel on Sifu on Netflix

@ALTAI38

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingDanny9 it was very good. Tho it has some moments that never happened

@peter-8483

3 жыл бұрын

It's an amazing show, too bad netflix cancelled it

a new channel? you are insane, but thank you very very much

I love the old world content the most

Damn, so many channels, how many hours you have in a week?

Just after watching Marco polo on Netflix, it's really good we should petition Netflix to make more seasons of it.

@slobdog7394

3 жыл бұрын

Was a great series but I’m thinking there going to struggle getting the same director

I'm from Tamilnadu (India). we have this topic in our school book. Kublai Khan built Shiva temple in China in 800BC

@JoeGoldberg12345

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Another channel! I'm losing track of you are, Simon.

Excellent presentation. Thanks. U r able. Do grt homework. Wud u make a vid of what were the story of Mongols after Yr 1320 and their conquest of which countries, Wt was impact on Indian subcontinent? Thanks 👏

Simon, can you please make a video about Zheng He, the famed 14th century Chinese admiral and explorer.

Thank you

Excellent 👍🏿

How many channels does Simon&Co. does have?

Simon has got to be the busiest man on KZread. It seems like every video, he's talking about a new channel he has.

The guy in the thumbnail looks such like a chill guy

Conn Iggulden's 'Conqueror' series is highly recommended.

Yes this is what I wanted!

@flaszgoat7693

3 жыл бұрын

People always want what they can't get

@flaszgoat7693

3 жыл бұрын

@@theparadigm8149 whose your favourite ruler then

@theparadigm8149

3 жыл бұрын

@@flaszgoat7693 Jesus Christ! ✝️✝️✝️

i love these videos, making my brain wetter

Oye new follower here, just wanted you to know that you and you’re channel are fucking great.

History should be taught like this. Schools wasted my time. Or I wasted time. But 20-25 minutes with you and I understood the world. Everything seems to make sense. Even Xanadu, a song which I hated during my childhood now makes sense lol :)

Simon is looking to become the emperor of informative KZread channels; you have my support sir.

Could you please do a bio on Ip Man? Thank you :)

Watching this in anticipation for the new game Ghost of Tsushima!

Nice 👍

How many channels do you have or host ?