The History Of Baghdad: The Medieval World's Greatest City

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Baghdad is home to 7 million people. This sprawling urban jungle is the second largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. But between the skyscrapers and honking cars you can see remains of this city's magnificent mediaeval past. This once Round City’s walls crumbled long ago. But a thousand years ago brilliant scientists, architects, writers, and merchants of different races and religions made massive contributions to the knowledge of humanity. Back when Paris and London were home to 20,000 people over 1 Million Baghdadi's lived here among canals, libraries, and palm trees.
So what is the history of Baghdad, what’s a House of Wisdom, and what does it all have to do with Mediaeval Robots trying to get people drunk?
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  • @CogitoEdu
    @CogitoEdu Жыл бұрын

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  • @1MadJack1

    @1MadJack1

    Жыл бұрын

    already got history channels so no

  • @philosotree5876

    @philosotree5876

    Жыл бұрын

    This video has officially convinced me that this city absolutely NEEDS to be the setting of an Assassin's Creed game (If it's not already) Edit: Holy crap, they actually did it.

  • @thecooldude4371

    @thecooldude4371

    Жыл бұрын

    Would donthisb

  • @crebspark

    @crebspark

    Жыл бұрын

    dame bro, been looking for this kind of video about Baghdad! tnx

  • @dwarasamudra8889

    @dwarasamudra8889

    Жыл бұрын

    Would be wonderful if you could do something similar with Hampi and the Vijayanagara Empire, or Pataliputra and the Maurya or Gupta Empires

  • @aleefbilal6211
    @aleefbilal6211 Жыл бұрын

    FunFact: In Baghdad, a scholar would give a lecture, and the students from China to Europe would just come, listen to it take notes and do their research. It was like a university without tuition fee or admission. It was just like modern day KZread.

  • @pongop

    @pongop

    Жыл бұрын

    wow, cool! they had free college, so why doesn't the US?

  • @cram8242

    @cram8242

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pongop money

  • @GearZNet

    @GearZNet

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pongop You can get a better education online for fast cheaper.

  • @pongop

    @pongop

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cram8242 good point

  • @failedindonesianpainter6539

    @failedindonesianpainter6539

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pongop commie detected

  • @ScorpoYT
    @ScorpoYT Жыл бұрын

    The sacking of Baghdad and the burning of Alexandria are truly one of the most depressing events in history

  • @Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial

    @Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial

    Жыл бұрын

    Not really. The books wouldn't have greatly contributed to Science.

  • @lucyadam9128

    @lucyadam9128

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial you do know that the father of modern day Islam extremist was someone that survived the mongols in Baghdad Also the reason we know about someone called Aristotle is because of Baghdad So ya it did effect the modern world

  • @tajuddinahmed3379

    @tajuddinahmed3379

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@lucyadam9128What do you mean by islam extremist who is it

  • @cherny9756

    @cherny9756

    8 ай бұрын

    @@tajuddinahmed3379 yeah Id like to know too

  • @aayesher9400

    @aayesher9400

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Michael_De_Santa-Unofficial😂

  • @Bitter_Biscuit
    @Bitter_Biscuit Жыл бұрын

    As an Iraqi, I am so happy that you did this video, and I learned few things that I didn't know about my city. It's sad that we've been through a lot of trouble but we are making steady progress. Much love

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    I loved learning about your amazing city!

  • @Bitter_Biscuit

    @Bitter_Biscuit

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CogitoEdu Amazing work as always Proud of you ❤

  • @hallmonitor98

    @hallmonitor98

    Жыл бұрын

    Do the Americans still have that huge compound in the city?

  • @GeN56YoS

    @GeN56YoS

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hallmonitor98 The US embassy in Baghdad is the largest embassy in the world. I am serious

  • @thisusernameisalreadytaken8041

    @thisusernameisalreadytaken8041

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@GeN56YoS and its an armed embassy 😅

  • @rishikeshwagh
    @rishikeshwagh Жыл бұрын

    How different would the world be if the libraries at Alexandria, Baghdad, Takshashila and Nalanda had not been destroyed

  • @Nihalthegreat

    @Nihalthegreat

    Жыл бұрын

    A dream society.

  • @Bundpataka

    @Bundpataka

    Жыл бұрын

    Alexandria library was still operational and important after it burned down. Alexandria library eventually just declined and disappeared due to a lack of funding over the centuries

  • @Nihalthegreat

    @Nihalthegreat

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bundpataka oh really

  • @mohammadshabifainan8540

    @mohammadshabifainan8540

    Жыл бұрын

    U a real Chad bro... Other Hindus when told about Baghdad taunt us with Nalanda and Takshashila destruction but we real patron of education regret all loss of education .

  • @rishikeshwagh

    @rishikeshwagh

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mohammadshabifainan8540 All knowledge is precious, irrespective of the source.

  • @william2496
    @william2496 Жыл бұрын

    It's sad to see Baghdad, Timbuktu and Alexandria have declined as much as they have today. It would've been incredible seeing them in their prime

  • @taherkuwawala6944

    @taherkuwawala6944

    Жыл бұрын

    include takshashila

  • @Shahanshah101

    @Shahanshah101

    Жыл бұрын

    Ctesiphon too

  • @mindyourbusiness4440

    @mindyourbusiness4440

    Жыл бұрын

    Not only that, Alexandria will sink by the year 2060

  • @nataliekennedy4646

    @nataliekennedy4646

    Жыл бұрын

    The Mongols all so attached it because that’s what the mongols did

  • @yarumillai6180

    @yarumillai6180

    Жыл бұрын

    Timbuktu Gaming

  • @asmrnaturecat984
    @asmrnaturecat984 Жыл бұрын

    there's a saying: a book is written in Egypt, printed in Labenon and read in Iraq shows that up to this date, iraqi or specifically Baghdadi still carries the tradition of loving knowledge

  • @Civilizedares

    @Civilizedares

    Жыл бұрын

    Wait isn't it supposed to be: a book is written in Cairo, printed in Beirut, and read in Baghdad?

  • @generalfootball8103

    @generalfootball8103

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly that’s not the case anymore, the city is filled with tribal like people who do not care about education, all they care about is being corrupt and stealing money.

  • @luserdroog

    @luserdroog

    Жыл бұрын

    I've also heard that the Iraqi dialect of Arabic is the closest to classical Arabic, where many other dialects have adopted elisions and dropped certain sounds.

  • @je-freenorman7787

    @je-freenorman7787

    Жыл бұрын

    which is actually not quite true. Iraq used to be Sumer, the start of government control and religious slavery

  • @Yanzdorloph

    @Yanzdorloph

    11 ай бұрын

    @@luserdroog not really, Iraki is heavely influenced by persian, it's in fact with Moroccan the hardest dialects in arabic

  • @hi-sj7cu
    @hi-sj7cu8 ай бұрын

    Truly "don't cry because it's over smile because it happened" moment

  • @mushfiqurrahman1107
    @mushfiqurrahman1107 Жыл бұрын

    when he said "you can still walk on this Mutanabi Street", I don't know why tears suddenly came to eyes. Just felt overwhelmed by the knowledge that a street has been a book sharing place for a thousand years!

  • @oh-yt9ug

    @oh-yt9ug

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes its amazing the history of the middle east, it's disappointing that there is so much fighting and war over there

  • @person_14

    @person_14

    Жыл бұрын

    The headquarters of books is still in the Arab world

  • @person_14

    @person_14

    Жыл бұрын

    @@oh-yt9ug The imperfect spoils the perfect, so wars start

  • @CAPRlCE

    @CAPRlCE

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @thegreatcasts4142

    @thegreatcasts4142

    Жыл бұрын

    idk how but i feel u man

  • @ronnychristenjoyer6778
    @ronnychristenjoyer6778 Жыл бұрын

    You've really improved visually. Living as a scholar during the peak of the Abbasid golden age must have been like living in another world.

  • @planetarysolidarity

    @planetarysolidarity

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion. I vote that we start calling this period, the Abbasid Golden Age.

  • @iliaselmaghrebi9114

    @iliaselmaghrebi9114

    Жыл бұрын

    @@planetarysolidarity even if people where persian or berber they stil where muslim!!!! Alhamdulillah

  • @thespian666

    @thespian666

    Жыл бұрын

    Too bad all this wonder was held together by the boring sameness of dogma.

  • @ronnychristenjoyer6778

    @ronnychristenjoyer6778

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thespian666 That's all societies ever though. There's always state dogma.

  • @nataliekennedy4646

    @nataliekennedy4646

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed

  • @alialla8890
    @alialla8890 Жыл бұрын

    as a man who born and still lives in Baghdad I appreciate your work what an amazing video I really feel sad about what happened in Iraq I even teared up in the end thank you

  • @sonicman52

    @sonicman52

    Жыл бұрын

    What’s Baghdad like nowadays?

  • @alialla8890

    @alialla8890

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sonicman52 well like 30% good cuz it's either rich or governorate residence and us the rest is dying

  • @dragonmaster3207

    @dragonmaster3207

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alialla8890 same but i wouldn't live anywhere else

  • @WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq

    @WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish we can go back into history and change things that should have never happened, but I don't really know if Afghanistan would be any better today without the Taliban since that would have meant tor Soviets woukd have gone much farther in

  • @poorang900

    @poorang900

    Жыл бұрын

    Hmm then think of all the other cities that Arabs got to ruin.

  • @Luboman411
    @Luboman411 Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: When Charlemagne had the Pope crown him the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD, Baghdad was at its peak as a great global city. Tales of the splendor and magnificence of Baghdad were so widespread that they reached Charlemagne's ears. Wanting a bit of that Baghdad magic to rub off on him, Charlemagne ordered that a new palace be built for him in Aachen, the capital of his empire. At its peak this capital of mostly wooden structures had only about 10,000 people, a mere neighborhood within the teeming 1 million metropolis that was Baghdad. It was a round palace built in stone instead of wood, imitating everything Charlemagne had heard about the "Round City" and the Abbasid caliphs with their marvelous round buildings. That palace, small and circular, still stands in Aachen today.

  • @Turnil321

    @Turnil321

    Жыл бұрын

    Ironic that that survived while most of old Baghdad did not.

  • @MrLeemurman

    @MrLeemurman

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Turnil321 Because the Mongols fucked up everything

  • @mukhtarsyajaratun1025

    @mukhtarsyajaratun1025

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Turnil321 Baghdad was sacked terribly while Aachen has nothing beneficial to be sacked

  • @Turnil321

    @Turnil321

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mukhtarsyajaratun1025 You would think that a city at the border of Germany, France, and the low countries would be sacked/bombed serval times in its history.

  • @i_likemen5614

    @i_likemen5614

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Turnil321 Those mongols

  • @saulgoodmanKAZAKH
    @saulgoodmanKAZAKH Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea Baghdad had such a rich history. Thanks for spreading the word

  • @friedVHSS

    @friedVHSS

    Жыл бұрын

    🇮🇶Cradle of Civilization

  • @dragonmaster3207

    @dragonmaster3207

    Жыл бұрын

    @@friedVHSS lettsss gooooo

  • @Shahanshah101

    @Shahanshah101

    Жыл бұрын

    Ctesiphon too was like Baghdad a century before it

  • @al-raheeq8240

    @al-raheeq8240

    Жыл бұрын

    @The Indian Communist My friend, just filter the paper of scientific discoveries on which our modern science is based, did you catch this paper?, beautiful now go back to the first names, Strange Ibn al-Haytham has alone (200 discoveries) on which the camera is based alone, strange circulation and surgery and chemistry especially have Arabic names and other sciences, and guess what names she saved and translated Aristotle's books for example

  • @f4wnz132

    @f4wnz132

    Жыл бұрын

    It goes further back than known history...

  • @belalabusultan5911
    @belalabusultan5911 Жыл бұрын

    Baghdad was a great experience of an urban metropolis before the age of Industry. million people living there, urban planning of the city-skape, modern hospitals, research facilities, multi-cultural hubs etc..... their transportation system was still under-developed, with horses and carriages, there were no electricity, no electonics, and had an authortrian government, but aside from that, it would feel like a modern city, like New York, or Hong Kong, or London etc...

  • @corynpreston3302

    @corynpreston3302

    Жыл бұрын

    !!! LIKE IMAGINE WHAT THEY COULD OF DONE!!! IMAGINE WHERE WE COULD BE IF EVERY TIME A TOWN/COUNTRY STARTS TO THRIVE IT DIDNT GET DESTROYED BY A POWER HUNGRY MAN

  • @belalabusultan5911

    @belalabusultan5911

    Жыл бұрын

    @@corynpreston3302 with the autheratarian goverment they had, they were unstable, sometimes they have a good leader, other times they have a weak/corrupt leader, so eventually the army was used as a control tool to control the people, turning into some sort of secret police, the people were not happy with the leadership and would not die for it, and the army was so corrupt and not capable of defending the country from invaders.... it was the same with Rome before that, and even later in native American culture the mississipi civilization had a metroplois with a weak army, and with the Aztec being corrupt and opressive.

  • @anzarm.a8547

    @anzarm.a8547

    Жыл бұрын

    It was different from usual authoritarian. The people of high status in knowledge elected the leader. Yeah the umayyads did break the rule. Bad times always comes. The abbasids rule wasn't that strong after some time either. And conducting elections for common people in that era is impossible where administration isn't advanced enough

  • @belalabusultan5911

    @belalabusultan5911

    Жыл бұрын

    @@anzarm.a8547 "people of high status in knowledge elected the leader" you are talking of your religious belief in the Rashidun era, which is not history. I am talking about the Abbassids.

  • @fallendown8828

    @fallendown8828

    Жыл бұрын

    Same with Rome with over a millon population at the years BC! And Rome actually managed to survive much longer than Baghdad

  • @mustafaaalmosawi
    @mustafaaalmosawi Жыл бұрын

    Watching this from Baghdad ☺️☺️.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Amazing, I hope you enjoyed it!

  • @Amar90
    @Amar90 Жыл бұрын

    This is the Baghdad that I know, not the one of war and destruction. Thank you for making this video from an Irish Mesopotamian

  • @ALIKN1-1

    @ALIKN1-1

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok Sargon isn’t from Baghdad but from south of Iraq

  • @storrho

    @storrho

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ALIKN1-1 Sargon made his capital Akkad, which is really close to modern day Baghdad.

  • @je-freenorman7787

    @je-freenorman7787

    Жыл бұрын

    What does Irish mean?

  • @storrho

    @storrho

    Жыл бұрын

    @@je-freenorman7787 Someone from Ireland.

  • @user-ki6id4vt8u

    @user-ki6id4vt8u

    2 ай бұрын

    Mesopotamian is not a term that is used anymore. So cringe…

  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals Жыл бұрын

    Very nice!

  • @urielantoniobarcelosavenda780

    @urielantoniobarcelosavenda780

    Жыл бұрын

    Ey, you're here

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @Shahanshah101

    @Shahanshah101

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CogitoEdu can you please make a video on the Sassanids too who heavily influenced the Abbasids like the round city was a copy of earlier Sassanid cities of Gour or Ardashir-Khawarrah and Darebgerd and the twin semicircular city of Ctesiphon and Veh-Ardashir the Arch of Ctesiphon and how the later Islamic architecture is influenced by the Sassanids etc

  • @Hammadz-li

    @Hammadz-li

    Жыл бұрын

    the great one emerges

  • @AbdoZaInsert

    @AbdoZaInsert

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Shahanshah101 Your comment isn't true in almost all aspects of influence etc...

  • @JonPRuff
    @JonPRuff Жыл бұрын

    Love the new visual you used in this one! Especially the camera going through the 3D structures while keeping the characters with the same 2D look.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @robertomondello2447

    @robertomondello2447

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CogitoEdu you should made a tutorial about your cartoons

  • @gigachand5609

    @gigachand5609

    Жыл бұрын

    How u commented a day ago?? It's just uploaded rn

  • @varun3291

    @varun3291

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robertomondello2447 same doubt 🧐

  • @JonPRuff

    @JonPRuff

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gigachand5609 Patron, got to watch it a little earlier

  • @whatsup12
    @whatsup12 Жыл бұрын

    16:43 The fact that the Arab Scholar's head goes from right to left unlike the Greek and Sanskrit Scholars' heads because Arabic is written from Right To Left is truly Amazing and Well-detailed.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for noticing!

  • @frank_calvert

    @frank_calvert

    Жыл бұрын

    but were looking at it mirrored so hes looking left to right.

  • @whatsup12

    @whatsup12

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frank_calvert it is actually put this way for us to notice it using our perspective.

  • @frank_calvert

    @frank_calvert

    Жыл бұрын

    @@whatsup12 but. hes reading left to right so.

  • @whatsup12

    @whatsup12

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frank_calvert no, you did not get my point. He is reading left to right from his view, but I am sure that Cogito has animated his head to move from left to right from his own eyes so that we can see his head going from right to left instead, as we, the viewers, are the alive watchers and the scholars aren't.

  • @sulaimankhuhro8717
    @sulaimankhuhro8717 Жыл бұрын

    The mongol sack of Baghdad and the burning of the library of Alexandria saw the loss of so many great works, literature and architecture. So many great minds must have died there too. Truly a shame we lost all that amazing information.

  • @user-en6be3cw8l

    @user-en6be3cw8l

    Жыл бұрын

    And the sack of constantinople

  • @ladboii2901

    @ladboii2901

    Жыл бұрын

    It's the wrath of Allah towards Baghdad for breaching so many godly laws. May Allah grant them forgiveness

  • @jonathankriesler2037

    @jonathankriesler2037

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-en6be3cw8l Some say that the sacking of Constantinople is the reason for the European renaissance. Following the sacking, many fled the city, bringing classical greek knowledge that was well kept for hundreds of years inside the mighty walls of Constantinople to everywhere in Europe, igniting the search for knowledge and wisdom and directly inspiring the renaissance. Poetic when you think about it.

  • @himesilva
    @himesilva Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, I’ve been wanting to learn more about Arabic history. There’s such a rich and beautiful culture that I unfortunately never learned about in school. I was 3 years old when the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq started, and I think a lot of people my age forget that for the majority of history, these places were the peak of civilization.

  • @farhatk6054

    @farhatk6054

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a shame that the Mongols destroyed such a great city and the Americans too

  • @himesilva

    @himesilva

    Жыл бұрын

    @@farhatk6054 Absolutely, I have always had quite a disdain for war-mongering. Especially when I think about all of the knowledge and culture lost to such mindless destruction (Grand Library of Baghdad for example)

  • @AliKhan-pb8cd

    @AliKhan-pb8cd

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly these third world countries plagued by various issues were flag bearers of human civilization.

  • @himesilva

    @himesilva

    Жыл бұрын

    @Janitor Queen Yeah, I always figured it meant "someone who hawks war" like an aggressive kiosk merchant, but war instead of fish lmao

  • @himesilva

    @himesilva

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AliKhan-pb8cd Yup! And it's really twisted because the exact people who throw racism at these countries (white countries) are the ones responsible for their unrest in the first place

  • @strategossable1366
    @strategossable1366 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing video - the graphics, the script, the choice of historical time period/location... all very impressive. Thank you!

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it!

  • @osekkai-san
    @osekkai-san Жыл бұрын

    Dang, I feel genuine sadness when you said that Mongol took over Baghdad and destroyed the House of Wisdom, and massacred those scholars...

  • @razmataz4515
    @razmataz4515 Жыл бұрын

    A fucking crime against humanity to invade and destroy a city with such rich history and amazing contributions to humanity,

  • @honestleen
    @honestleen Жыл бұрын

    As someone who’s family have lived in baghdad for generations thank u for this video!! ❤️❤️

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it ☺️

  • @raz0229
    @raz0229 Жыл бұрын

    Baghdad was the GitHub of the 11th century

  • @zakkart
    @zakkart Жыл бұрын

    GODDAMN! Really outdone yourself with the 3d representation of the city. Great job!

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, it was really fun to do 😃

  • @hydraph4843
    @hydraph4843 Жыл бұрын

    Harun Al Rashid is actually the leader of the Arabian civilisation in Civilisation 5, so I liked the mention of that name (Baghdad is also one of the first cities you can settle as Arabia)

  • @rhaytham

    @rhaytham

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually knew him from Civ 5 first, before I knew the history.

  • @wahabeez

    @wahabeez

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rhaytham same man

  • @igustibagusananda7706

    @igustibagusananda7706

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea. Now I understand why he can make money fast 😂

  • @Al-Shaheedi

    @Al-Shaheedi

    Жыл бұрын

    Baghdad 🇸🇦

  • @nu-nisamiracle2401

    @nu-nisamiracle2401

    Жыл бұрын

    @@igustibagusananda7706 lol

  • @elcesar999
    @elcesar999 Жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to visit Baghdad. so much history so many empires and beautiful people,food etc.

  • @blueboy1056

    @blueboy1056

    Жыл бұрын

    This is only Baghdad history, if you go northern Iraq 🇮🇶 you see Assyria, if you go south you see Sumer. Iraq 🇮🇶 is filled with history

  • @Elldorado12
    @Elldorado12 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this amazing content. It's easy to forget that the modern world has only existed for a couple of centuries, while there are other wonderful achievements in history that we forget about. This is also putting things into perspective when such an amazing place existed and was completely destroyed, that places we think highly of today can be removed from the map in centuries to come.

  • @1992zorro
    @1992zorro Жыл бұрын

    Every once and than a video comes up from nowhere that totally blows your mind in a community which has a lot of competition and big players but still surpasses everything. This video is a clear example of it. This was made with a lot of knowledge and love.

  • @catrinahaqqi8117
    @catrinahaqqi8117 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely wonderful - many thanks for this robust yet easy to follow and delightfully entertaining piece.

  • @georgerichardson7560
    @georgerichardson7560 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this!! Both informative and so inspiring as always! Keep up the amazing work and look forward to the next video! :))

  • @PoliticswithPaint
    @PoliticswithPaint Жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's some incredible rendering. Must have took ages, great job!

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeap some of the 3d scenes took multiple days to render 😅

  • @himesilva

    @himesilva

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CogitoEdu May I ask what software you use to create your renders?

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    I used Blender. It's completely free and is one of the best programs I have ever used!

  • @sumaiyanoor8300
    @sumaiyanoor8300 Жыл бұрын

    You videos are among some of THE BEST on KZread in history genre. So well researched and mostly accurate historically. I love the animation and your sense of humor. Your channel definitely needs more traction.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you! 😊

  • @aneeshfroome4464
    @aneeshfroome4464 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Super interesting to learn about these ancient times and your videos make the information so much more enjoyable to digest!

  • @ahmedsaifovic7000
    @ahmedsaifovic7000 Жыл бұрын

    Well as a Baghdadi I say that there are things that you said I haven’t known so thank you for that great episode love from Baghdad,Iraq 🇮🇶🇮🇶❤️

  • @Morty143
    @Morty143 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you From the bottom of my heart, thank you I love seeing people appreciate the beauty Baghdad once had and hoping it will be once again a destination for those seeking knowledge

  • @SomasAcademy
    @SomasAcademy Жыл бұрын

    ~16:03 small point, the "S" and "H" in "Ishaq" are pronounced separately, "Is-haq" not "Ish-aq." It's the Arabic version of the name "Isaac."

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    That's interesting. Thanks for letting me know 😃

  • @agtv7368

    @agtv7368

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not the arabic version but its how it should actually be pronounced

  • @lance9372
    @lance9372 Жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate the amount of work went into this and it deserves lot more views

  • @illustrationren5040
    @illustrationren5040 Жыл бұрын

    This country is full of beautiful history ♡

  • @TheSamuraiShowYT
    @TheSamuraiShowYT Жыл бұрын

    Anybody here from Assassin's creed Mirage?

  • @zaaumomar2204

    @zaaumomar2204

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes g only 2 months left

  • @gabrielbodas5444

    @gabrielbodas5444

    7 ай бұрын

    Me 😅

  • @digletttexano678

    @digletttexano678

    6 ай бұрын

    Me

  • @armenianmuslimah
    @armenianmuslimah Жыл бұрын

    The destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols is an event that brings tears to my eyes every single time. Much like the library of Alexandria, so much history, so much knowledge, wiped off the face of this earth, pushing humanity back 1000 years. To anyone who loves topics like these, there is a book called "Science and Islam" by Ehsan Masood, it is very insightful, and details the achievements of Muslims since the birth of Islam.

  • @stewiesaidthat

    @stewiesaidthat

    Жыл бұрын

    Wasn't the majority if the library just copies of papers from visiting travelers? I'm surprised they didn't make several copies and stored them elsewhere for safe keeping with the libraries copy available to the public. Anyway, the lesson to be learned is not to keep your eggs all in one basket.

  • @pedrolmlkzk

    @pedrolmlkzk

    8 ай бұрын

    No library destruction in the world pushed humanity back anywhere technologically, at most it made the work of historians harder

  • @myrnaa7107

    @myrnaa7107

    8 ай бұрын

    Its happened to MANY civilizations libraries Dont forget what recently happened, western european colonialism. European colonialism were the most evil and destructive acts ever commited in history of humanity BY FAR (along with the intellectual knowledge considered evil by European Christian perception, hell even other european scientific discoveries were to burned and its researchers burned at the stake)

  • @djllewellyn6277
    @djllewellyn6277 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos. Informative, fun and filled with a sense of wonder.

  • @crypticcorgi8280
    @crypticcorgi8280 Жыл бұрын

    The animation here is honestly top notch. I can tell a lot of effort has been put into it.

  • @rodrigochiberio5472
    @rodrigochiberio5472 Жыл бұрын

    The wait was totally worth! The visuals are great. Be very proud my little friend, you deserve it.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @mr.husbandoeu7254
    @mr.husbandoeu7254 Жыл бұрын

    Hearing the islamic golden age really brings a tear to my eye, and the way the vid is narrated is really vivid that you can actually see the events unfold

  • @nickthielemier3501
    @nickthielemier3501 Жыл бұрын

    This was a phenomenal video! 👏 Thank you!

  • @shenkman1
    @shenkman1 Жыл бұрын

    this is a really good video. one of the first historical videos im saving to watch again and again. keep up the great work

  • @hexwolfi
    @hexwolfi Жыл бұрын

    It's really neat how so much of what humanity has acheived today has medieval Baghdad to thank for. It's a part of history that deserves so much more attention than it currently gets.

  • @firedskull6561

    @firedskull6561

    8 ай бұрын

    Humanity can achieve a lot only if our divisions like religions borders nationalities are set aside. This is the reason the Baghdad house of wisdom flourished with knowledge and ideas because people were not divided amongst themselves.

  • @ThisisBarris
    @ThisisBarris Жыл бұрын

    Incredible video, incredible animation, and incredible content. You keep surpassing yourself !

  • @liamwentz6869
    @liamwentz6869 Жыл бұрын

    this video looked incredible and I can't wait to see what's next.

  • @bobbob4879
    @bobbob4879 Жыл бұрын

    Wow what an amazing video ! I never knew how interesting medieval Baghdad was. Keep up the good work !

  • @kailomonkey
    @kailomonkey Жыл бұрын

    Superb quality video and knowledge :)

  • @bayek9869
    @bayek9869 Жыл бұрын

    Assassins Creed Mirage bought me here.

  • @audio-blechocolate6154
    @audio-blechocolate6154 Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the work you put in, thank you so much!

  • @tensorflow5777
    @tensorflow5777 Жыл бұрын

    Can't believe I have underrated Islamic civilization so much. Thanks for amazing video!

  • @davidvelazquezvictoria8941
    @davidvelazquezvictoria8941 Жыл бұрын

    Your work is amazing. I’m always impressed by the way you tell, illustrate and animate the stories. Thank you so much!

  • @obdalamfa4254
    @obdalamfa4254 Жыл бұрын

    your animation has grown to be amazingly amazing

  • @burnttomato3577
    @burnttomato3577 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! The editing especially. Keep it up!

  • @jazminemetztli
    @jazminemetztli Жыл бұрын

    The excitement to see you upload again!!!!

  • @jatinws
    @jatinws Жыл бұрын

    Such a well researched video!

  • @joelGi
    @joelGi Жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away by the level of production in this video. Such a hidden gem.

  • @rahulsinghpanwar9759
    @rahulsinghpanwar9759 Жыл бұрын

    Beyond a interesting and informative history video...this video is also a pure eye candy. Love the visuals!!

  • @efetozan4909
    @efetozan4909 Жыл бұрын

    man i loved this work. great animations and beautiful story telling.

  • @iamleoooo
    @iamleoooo Жыл бұрын

    Finally, a video specifically talks about Baghdad alone. Thank you Cogito!

  • @Ajeet_Bharadwaj
    @Ajeet_Bharadwaj Жыл бұрын

    You take looong time in uploading 😀🔥🙏

  • @innerpeace8581
    @innerpeace8581 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this informative video!

  • @kurtmill9080
    @kurtmill9080 Жыл бұрын

    This video made me cry. Thanks for making it Cogito :)

  • @FahadSheraidah
    @FahadSheraidah Жыл бұрын

    As a person who was born in Baghdad, I’m glad that you covered it so meticulously and with beautiful animation. I was never taught about the history of Iraq let alone Baghdad, so this video was really eye opening

  • @Literarydilettante
    @Literarydilettante Жыл бұрын

    The new animation and visuals are incredible. Amazing job, mate.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed them.

  • @shawnhall3849

    @shawnhall3849

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CogitoEdu ​ i have an interesting topic video suggestion can you do a video on the history of martial arts from around the world

  • @shawnhall3849

    @shawnhall3849

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CogitoEdu from like kung fu in china, taekwondo of korea and karate in japan. To what was in india, egypt or mesoamerica. And even modern mma. Judo, jiu jitsu etc.

  • @majeddaas
    @majeddaas Жыл бұрын

    You deserved that subscription like it's your right! thanks for the video!!!

  • @mustafafownz4482
    @mustafafownz4482 Жыл бұрын

    Very informative summary 👍

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek Жыл бұрын

    This was sooo interesting, educational, and an absolute blast to watch! Most of all I just LOVE the new animation style! This channel never ceases to improve - both contentwise by constantly searching for interesting yet not well enough discussed topics, as well as the presentation/graphic style! Keep it up! Hoping to see more underrated topics covered in this level of detail!

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @ariohandoyo5973
    @ariohandoyo5973 Жыл бұрын

    How are you brother? Long time no see your videos hope everything is fine, i want i want learn about any countries from your channel this deep leason was pefect for us.😊

  • @rafaellop3580
    @rafaellop3580 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for this video.

  • @maldito_sudaka
    @maldito_sudaka Жыл бұрын

    Hey! Thank you for this great video

  • @BTScriviner
    @BTScriviner Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Your animation style has really become more, uh, animated. Looks great and interesting video as always. 👍

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @jakec5618
    @jakec5618 Жыл бұрын

    The animations are amazing. That along with the narration, makes for pretty interesting videos.

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @DudeMan2805
    @DudeMan2805 Жыл бұрын

    Decided to watch so I can know more about AC Mirages setting, definitely gonna have to sub, love the content💪

  • @shreyadhurde4301
    @shreyadhurde4301 Жыл бұрын

    You are back 😭 ....we missed you ❤️

  • @K.Maroon
    @K.Maroon Жыл бұрын

    Your channel is the most underrated thing in existence 🙌

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that, thank you!

  • @eagleam6475
    @eagleam6475 Жыл бұрын

    It's really one of the coolest videos I've ever seen on KZread. 25 minutes like 5 minutes. I really enjoyed it. Keep the great work. A new subscriber

  • @kermitthefrog7599
    @kermitthefrog7599 Жыл бұрын

    Love love love this video. I learned a lots thx v much 👏👏👏

  • @rasmusn.e.m1064
    @rasmusn.e.m1064 Жыл бұрын

    Damn, the revelation that 1001 Nights was the original "I can change him"-fantasy got me real good 🤣

  • @ixink
    @ixink Жыл бұрын

    22:37 why my heart is in pain and my eyes in tears every time when I listen these line anywhere.

  • @nugrahabahri6659
    @nugrahabahri6659 Жыл бұрын

    i really love this content, thanks brother

  • @samvortex4136
    @samvortex4136 Жыл бұрын

    i m so happy i stumbled upon your channel its PURE GEM

  • @circuitsandparts
    @circuitsandparts10 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this video. How magnificent places like Baghdad, Alexandria, and others were in their day. Old civilizations were much richer than most people realize.

  • @aegonii8471
    @aegonii8471 Жыл бұрын

    I’m extremely impressed with what I see especially those animated shots of the city and suburbs that was incredible.

  • @WhatTheFuckAreYouSaying

    @WhatTheFuckAreYouSaying

    Жыл бұрын

    why did you steal your older sister's throne Aegon?

  • @alexwang20
    @alexwang208 ай бұрын

    Just stumbled on your channel. The art style is so cute and makes me feel fuzzy I absolutely love it.

  • @NourAhmed-go5jo
    @NourAhmed-go5jo8 ай бұрын

    abselutely phenomenal work, I loved it

  • @darkxcalibur77
    @darkxcalibur77 Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to visit the city in Assassin's Creed Mirage!!!

  • @johnxina5126
    @johnxina5126 Жыл бұрын

    0:48 I can't help but hear "Bag-daddies"

  • @aseelmageed9639

    @aseelmageed9639

    Жыл бұрын

    The narrator has gotten a werid accent i cannot recognise what part of the world it comes from.

  • @cent7169
    @cent7169 Жыл бұрын

    Woah I'm already impressed by your videos but it gets better and better❤️❤️

  • @vijaykrishnan7797
    @vijaykrishnan7797 Жыл бұрын

    This is one video I feel grateful to watch, soo deep and captivating , thank you.

  • @zakzak3649
    @zakzak3649 Жыл бұрын

    very good video !!! love it! quick the good work !

  • @CogitoEdu

    @CogitoEdu

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot!

  • @balusmbox
    @balusmbox Жыл бұрын

    I really wish Patreon had a one-time contribution option to say extra thank you for videos like this one - Great quality & content. LOVED every minute of it - well except the 30 seconds where the rivers ran red & black with the blood of the people and the ink from libraries :(

  • @user-uy1rg8td1v

    @user-uy1rg8td1v

    Жыл бұрын

    You can Buy a Super Thanks (right next to the share button) to directly send money.

  • @balusmbox

    @balusmbox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-uy1rg8td1v Thanks for pointing out.

  • @glenwest1911
    @glenwest1911 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video and topic.

  • @magtovi
    @magtovi Жыл бұрын

    Honestly I think this has been your best video so far.