Why were the Iranian Empires so Successful?

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Iranian civilization is among the most ancient and its empires were some of the earliest and strongest in history. In this animated historical documentary we will describe how and why the Iranian empires were so strong and stable, going over the administrative system which dominated the region for thousands of years.
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Sources:
Joshua M. Steinfeld - The Achaemenid Empire’s contributions to Public Administration
Ali Farazmand - Administration of the Persian Achaemenid world-state empire
Rosario Munson - Who are Herodotus’ Persians?
Matt Waters - Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC
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  • @Mattyhollis
    @Mattyhollis5 жыл бұрын

    Battles are without doubt enjoyable to cover, but there is something uniquely interesting about things like this to me. I hope you guys feel the same. :)

  • @HoormazdKia

    @HoormazdKia

    5 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate everything you guys do

  • @eldorados_lost_searcher

    @eldorados_lost_searcher

    5 жыл бұрын

    The nuts and bolts of how a civilization functions and deals with disasters and threats is truly fascinating.

  • @woodinco3038

    @woodinco3038

    5 жыл бұрын

    It is truly interesting

  • @schpyy

    @schpyy

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@innerparty1 Yeah I love to see what they did right and what they did wrong. It's super interesting how close they are in succeeding, but it's very hard because there isn't really much for old civilizations to copy from. We are lucky, but if we forget their history we will share their faith.

  • @armin6067

    @armin6067

    5 жыл бұрын

    it is really interesting when you compare it with what we have today

  • @alejandroojeda1572
    @alejandroojeda15725 жыл бұрын

    You might conquer Iran but their people will conquer your system from inside out. It's just like Greece in the roman empire, or ptolemaic egypt, they're so culturally rich it's impossible to replace their systems and traditions and you end adopting them yourself.

  • @gryf92

    @gryf92

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well every military superpower in Eurasia at least tried to conquer Persia.

  • @alejandroojeda1572

    @alejandroojeda1572

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gryf92 depending on what you count as a superpower, charlomane didn't and neither did the Austrian empire. I don't know if the Chinese ever thought of a plan to conquer Iran, I think they were mostly interested in central Asia. The Japanese didn't try to conquer Iran and was far from their sphere of influence, so.... I'd say many empires in Eurasia have tried to conquer Iran but only those which were sufficiently big or sufficiently near to Iran, which happens to be many, because of the strategic position of Iran as bridge from the Levant and Europe to eastern Asia, especially China and india.

  • @parsanasehi1703

    @parsanasehi1703

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@alejandroojeda1572 china and Iran are formidable allies. There the pillars of the eastern civilization as a whole. Their friendship is eternal.

  • @viraloracle5151

    @viraloracle5151

    5 жыл бұрын

    or like Rome was to the Germanic tribes that conquered it, "Holy Roman Empire"

  • @primalforlorn

    @primalforlorn

    5 жыл бұрын

    aniketh anagawadi they did have a chance to do so when the Tang went to assist the last Sassanid royalty to retake Persia, if they didn’t just stop and kill the Turks instead

  • @Justicewarrior795
    @Justicewarrior7952 жыл бұрын

    Much love and respect to our Iranian brothers and sisters from Armenia.

  • @farhadahmadi8442

    @farhadahmadi8442

    2 жыл бұрын

    We love you too we love Armenians. 2 old ancient friends we will support you forever ❤ ♥

  • @CyrusPersia-wv7zo

    @CyrusPersia-wv7zo

    2 ай бұрын

    Armenian people are truly one of the best people in the world❤

  • @phil3392
    @phil33924 жыл бұрын

    Be proud of your culture and history, dear iranic people, and keep fighting for it, and that at all costs ! From a Greek, with respect.

  • @amirhosseinbahrami7742

    @amirhosseinbahrami7742

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like greece and the greeks. Malala!!

  • @soroush927

    @soroush927

    4 жыл бұрын

    Greeks are Persians relative,we share many things but we also fought on so many things

  • @persianimmortal6906

    @persianimmortal6906

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you I hope Greeks and Persians live in peace

  • @djpagla1294

    @djpagla1294

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ishi79 yo man what are u smoking

  • @Ishi79

    @Ishi79

    4 жыл бұрын

    @extrs large I'm not an Arab. Even the ottomans never existed. Shithead the British have not saved anyone, they have invaded land all over the world and have made fake countrys like Turkey.

  • @RedgraveGilver
    @RedgraveGilver5 жыл бұрын

    Cyrus the Great is pretty underrated as far as historical figures go. He seriously deserves the title as "The Great" more than a lot of historical figures that was given that title.

  • @casiofuji6335

    @casiofuji6335

    5 жыл бұрын

    Fuck yeah ....ooooopethhhhh

  • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97

    @EndOfSmallSanctuary97

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well, yes, that's why he was given the title. What the hell do you want, them to call him "Cyrus the Even Greater Than Everyone Else?"

  • @arddermout6946

    @arddermout6946

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@willnill7946 how else will you establish law and order? stability is necessary for great ideas to flourish. killing the neighbouring kings was a way to establish stability. the sartrap system upholded local customs so that the elite that wasn't Persian/median wouldn't rebel and start civil war. that's pretty genius. a bigger market means a more diverse circulation of wealth. relative more prosperity for all of those living near the centres of commerce. having a bad harvest? ship some extra grain surplus over from Egypt so that the people in mesopotamia don't starve. for the first time in history people weren't completely handed over to the forces of nature. hence zoroastrianism was able to promote the idea of free will. without big empires these ideas would not be written down. it simply goes against tribal/clan ideas of life. that's why they call him Great

  • @ghanishah

    @ghanishah

    4 жыл бұрын

    EskrimaKali 👍🏼

  • @hyperion3145

    @hyperion3145

    4 жыл бұрын

    WheresWallace4883 Jews called him a Messiah which would translate to “the [divinely] anointed one” so yeah...

  • @keziahdelaney8174
    @keziahdelaney81745 жыл бұрын

    Much respect from a Greek to the glorius Persian History and civilization and to the friends Iranians. Trully a nation of empires!!

  • @parysatissh6978

    @parysatissh6978

    5 жыл бұрын

    thax my brother! love and greetings to you♡

  • @arsidesmotalebian522

    @arsidesmotalebian522

    4 жыл бұрын

    More respect form a iranian/armenian to ❤👍greekian population ,we are one family

  • @lokeshb320

    @lokeshb320

    3 жыл бұрын

    @mehrdad baradaran long live Persia 🇮🇷 Much love and respect from Ur Aryan brother India 🇮🇳😘

  • @walx274

    @walx274

    3 жыл бұрын

    @mehrdad baradaran The main reason they do so is because they learn generally more local History The same way an Indian man could probably tell me all about the Mughal empire and Persia and A European wouldn’t know And a European could tell you of the war of Spanish succession , the napoleonic wars , Rome , or the battle of Hastings and an Indian man would know nothing That’s generally how it goes As a European I personally almost nothing about the American revolution whilst an American could probably spend an hour explaining every detail of it lmao Your quite mistaken if you think the west is this evil Eurocentric system when in reality it isn’t Just do history in College and university and you’ll learn about almost all great empires of history such as China , Japan Mongols , Mughals , Persians , ottoman , Endless European wars and countries , colonialism etc etc And unlike what for some reason many people think No colonialism and the European colonial empires aren’t portrayed in good ways and supported , that’s a ridiculous claim They’re either betrayed as evil slave traders or take a more balanced accurate approach of teaching both the good and bad of the empires But back to the topic , yes you learn mutch more than just European empires in the west And the main reason the west usually focuses on the Greeks and Romans is because of the heavy cultural Effects it has today Even in the medieval ages a man may know of the legend of the Spartan and definitely of the great Roman Empire Same way Middle Eastern countries focus of their local empires such as Persia or the great Muslim caliphate or the Turkish Migrstion , because hey all have Heavy culture influence that last till today Same in Japan with them knowing 9f the legendary samurai , the Shogunates systems , the “age of the country at war” and the Imperial and Shogunate civil war Etc etc

  • @user-kt9ls1ou2j

    @user-kt9ls1ou2j

    3 жыл бұрын

    thankyou brother,the GREEK is nation of art and philosophy,we love you❤

  • @lordnicholasbuzanthefearle2155
    @lordnicholasbuzanthefearle21555 жыл бұрын

    Greetings to my Persian brothers from Scheher Sarajevo in Bosnia. We still do not forget the help your great and ancient nation provided to our people during our struggle for independence. You trained our armies so they could fend off the Serbo-Croat onslaught against our country. We are forever in your debt. Long live the ancient, peaceful and honorable Iranian people!

  • @amirhosseinbahrami7742

    @amirhosseinbahrami7742

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like Bosnia. Byw, do you play Dota? Dota 2, warcraft...?!!

  • @zx7siovia213

    @zx7siovia213

    3 жыл бұрын

    My best friend in elementary school in Tehran, Iran was a Bosnian kid from Sarajevo. Truly cultured and lovely family:)

  • @Historicalstorical

    @Historicalstorical

    2 жыл бұрын

    The great paladin,)

  • @persianrenegade225

    @persianrenegade225

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @dj_m1999

    @dj_m1999

    2 жыл бұрын

    except that it was and still is, their country as well. You're only 50% of the population...guess who's the other 50%? ah yes, the same Serbs and Croats you mentioned.

  • @ethanbooher6399
    @ethanbooher63995 жыл бұрын

    Its like winning the cultural victory in civ

  • @pancakes4193

    @pancakes4193

    4 жыл бұрын

    Incredibly enough, that's exactly how Persia is played in Civ 6. And they're one of the best civs for it. Even Rome's abilities can be seen as a lower-tier version of the Persians.

  • @williammunny3820

    @williammunny3820

    2 жыл бұрын

    ✌🙏👌👍👏🍻

  • @mattp.158
    @mattp.1585 жыл бұрын

    'Increasing corruption' 'Overtaxation' 'Mindset of invincibility' 'Frivolous luxury of the elite' How times have changed...right?

  • @mahdihiro9975

    @mahdihiro9975

    5 жыл бұрын

    its literally the same

  • @fis3746

    @fis3746

    5 жыл бұрын

    The recipe of ashes!

  • @user-og1dw7hn1i

    @user-og1dw7hn1i

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why does everyone think that our time is different .. do you really think you live a better life than anyone in old civilizations ? .. (apart from europe medival and health care ) .. they enjoyed life and adventure , food , family and friends ( the quality of your life is determined by how good your relationships are solely ) .. our time is like any time .. technology is just a feature in it .

  • @sharanalahmed7625

    @sharanalahmed7625

    5 жыл бұрын

    The reason alexander conquered the empire so easily by defeating persians in every battle he fought, alas

  • @1Heirborn

    @1Heirborn

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@user-og1dw7hn1i technology makes it way easier to stay in touch with friends and family.

  • @DennisOfDragons
    @DennisOfDragons5 жыл бұрын

    16:26 "The Persians ruled for a thousand years and did not need us Arabs even for a day. We have been ruling them for one or two centuries and cannot do without them for an hour." - Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad Caliph

  • @iraq4855

    @iraq4855

    5 жыл бұрын

    The source or the book please . Because the umyyad never use any persian as i know . The abbasit have use some persian .

  • @wedemboys3024

    @wedemboys3024

    5 жыл бұрын

    Persian culture is superior to most cultures out theres.

  • @danaphanous

    @danaphanous

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hamidmj7928 No one had any knowledge of "science" as we define it in modern times until the 1600s or so. There were isolated instances of innovation and organic growth in knowledge, but no systematic method for testing nature and developing new things. But yes, there was certainly innovation in mathematics and other fields coming from the ottoman empire during the middle ages. The Library of Baghdad by the Abassids was impressive, and also collected and preserved a lot of ancient works. And we are all grateful for it.

  • @xrz3000

    @xrz3000

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bahador Alast His mother was a Persian, so I doubt the validity of his claim

  • @Ardeshir8

    @Ardeshir8

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Yousef Ghaneemah Arabs made modern science? HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! you are a dead-brain fool! 99% of the so called Islamic science has been done in Iran and by Iranian scientists, so how about you go and fuck yourself?

  • @yewsoonfatt
    @yewsoonfatt5 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I always admire the history of Persian, i dont like how the movie like Sparta 300 arrogantly demonized the Persian. Respect from China.

  • @mackienzykahl

    @mackienzykahl

    5 жыл бұрын

    Because Spartans were the protagonist

  • @evrensaygn1017

    @evrensaygn1017

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mackienzykahl But they have demonized the Persia making it look like a tyranny but the reality was it was not.

  • @dariansafiran1690

    @dariansafiran1690

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ebparsa "Really, Jews? After everything we did for you?"

  • @FolkeBernadotte2

    @FolkeBernadotte2

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hollywood demonizes almost all people who aren't white. It demonizes Asians, Africans, Latinos, Arabs, Turks, Afghans,…, etc

  • @shadowthehedgehog3113

    @shadowthehedgehog3113

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think 300 was more or less supposed to be like "What if the Ancient Spartan's could make a movie showing their perspective in an exaggerated hero's fantasy"

  • @FlashPointHx
    @FlashPointHx5 жыл бұрын

    Ive always wanted to check out Isfahan. Crossroads of history.

  • @jimmygog290

    @jimmygog290

    5 жыл бұрын

    Flash Point History yes, it is beautiful. I backpacked there before. Awesome buildings

  • @rezakolahdouzan3440

    @rezakolahdouzan3440

    5 жыл бұрын

    There is little pre-islamic ancient sites left in the city, although it is magnificent. I suggest going to Persepolis first.

  • @miladpersia

    @miladpersia

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are pleased to meet you in Iran.

  • @learnneurology8858

    @learnneurology8858

    3 жыл бұрын

    very beautiful city

  • @lrabol1735

    @lrabol1735

    3 жыл бұрын

    in Isfahan there is always more germans & Dutch as I always see

  • @heavenwatcher100
    @heavenwatcher1005 жыл бұрын

    Greetings to our Iranian friends from China! You have a fascinating history to be proud of: the Parthian Empire, the Sassanids, the Safavid Empire, and Afsharids. Not to mention the Achaemenid Empire, which I would consider as the first true superpower of the entire human history.

  • @heavenwatcher100

    @heavenwatcher100

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's really impressive to learn that ancient Persians developed a unique and quite practical way to balance the pros and cons of centralization and decentralization.

  • @darknesslight9630

    @darknesslight9630

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello to all chinese from iran.we have a respect to you and your great civilization too

  • @heavenwatcher100

    @heavenwatcher100

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@darknesslight9630 Thanks mate.

  • @heavenwatcher100

    @heavenwatcher100

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ठाकुरेंद्र सहस्त्रबाहु I am referring to a particular nation instead of group of people. Indo Aryans/Vedic Aryans in your post were groups of people(ethnicity) that formed many small nations but not a unified, single empire with immense size and managed to project power in various regions.

  • @heavenwatcher100

    @heavenwatcher100

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ठाकुरेंद्र सहस्त्रबाहु en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ten_Kings You are referring to this battle? I have heard Rigveda though but very cursively. It's surprising to learn some belligerents were associated with Persian, Scythian, and etc. Even us Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang acknowledged the presence of one of the kingdoms. So I guess that's the reasoning for you. But documents at that time were quite scarce and we all know India split to 16 kingdoms shortly afterward until the unification by a true superpower I would be confident to acknowledge, the Maurya Empire. But still, thank you for the extra information. Maybe you can help assess the info below? Proofs: 1. War broke out between 10 kingdoms with large scale battles involved. (Thus not a small skirmish.) 2. Some of the kingdoms were associated with Persian, Scythian. One confirmed by Chinese. So diplomatically it was influential around the world instead of a purely civil war in the subcontinent. 3. A king managed to subdue other kings in the end, thus making him the de-facto king of kings or having an equivalent amount of prestige and power of an emperor. Skepticism: 1. India not truly unified into one empire with a powerful central government, but rather loosely bounded by the personal prestige of the winning king. 2. India split shortly afterward, making the achievement very short-lived before managing to expand outwards to other regions in Eurasia until the Maurya Empire. 3. Not enough documentation especially serious historian accounts besides oral sagas like Rigveda.

  • @jestfuldemigod
    @jestfuldemigod5 жыл бұрын

    The More I learn about ancient Persia, The more fascinated I am. Makes you wonder why no one talks about them.

  • @AndrewVasirov

    @AndrewVasirov

    5 жыл бұрын

    Because most history books are Euro-Centric, which is really sad.

  • @ciaronsmith4995

    @ciaronsmith4995

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well actually a lot of people talk about them. Some education systems are more comprehensive than others.

  • @rezakolahdouzan3440

    @rezakolahdouzan3440

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kartik Padmanabhan thanks but because of anti-iranian sentiment of USA, they vilify us instead.

  • @klevdud

    @klevdud

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@rezakolahdouzan3440 even in my country many people say iran is the enemy. But i always ask why and they can never tell me why usually the only thing is "their religion is awful" then i ask them about the hypocracy of our western world and the saudis. And its like oh they are allies. I mean its all a mess to me

  • @klevdud

    @klevdud

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@saeedvazirian ive heard many "conspiracies" why. One is that iran doesnt want to be part of americas world order. Which is why usa invaded iraq, fucked up syria, lybia and egypt by distabilising their goverments because they didnt want to either. The other is that many of the ancient sites hold secrets western historians and goverments or those in power of these puppets want gone or for themselves. Ancient knowledge and proof that humanitys past is so much bigger and richer. But they prefer this linear everything started here and now where here at the top everything is great dont asl questions. I dont know what the truth is.

  • @Acekhan201
    @Acekhan2012 жыл бұрын

    As an American, I really appreciate this as a reminder of deep, if indirect, similarities between Iranian and American systems of society and government.

  • @defiscanner1927

    @defiscanner1927

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you a native american?

  • @visioday1814

    @visioday1814

    Жыл бұрын

    @@defiscanner1927 no lol.

  • @sarmadsabir1110

    @sarmadsabir1110

    Жыл бұрын

    as Thomas Jeferson wanted Cyrus style of free down and governing for USA ( some one find out that"s the way to go)

  • @wassimatrissi4118
    @wassimatrissi41185 жыл бұрын

    Love to Iran from south lebanon❤❤

  • @sepehr2312

    @sepehr2312

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wassim Atrissi love from Tehran

  • @oryxthetakenking8275

    @oryxthetakenking8275

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sepehr2312 Salaam fellow Oryx

  • @yousefzayabi37

    @yousefzayabi37

    4 жыл бұрын

    i would loved lebanon too if they subjugate their own people and help another country LOL

  • @persianrenegade225

    @persianrenegade225

    3 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @revolutionary-brother

    @revolutionary-brother

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love to Lebanon 🇱🇧❤from capital of 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

  • @HistoryTime
    @HistoryTime5 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding stuff. Would love to see more of these more specific organisation videos on eastern civilisations as well as Rome and Greece !

  • @fazemills663

    @fazemills663

    5 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are awesome too!

  • @generalflaviusaetius1997

    @generalflaviusaetius1997

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great work by both History Time and Kings and Generals. You are both hereby dubbed Shahanshah of all KZread Lands.

  • @schpyy

    @schpyy

    5 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see early 18th century America to 1900s to modern times and how far away we have gone from what the founding fathers intended. The size of government would make them very afraid for the direction we (and the West as a whole) is going. It's like Rome on 5x speed.

  • @krishenjalali3266

    @krishenjalali3266

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great work on your videos as well, History Time. I'm loving your Anglo-Saxon and Norman series.

  • @supercell615

    @supercell615

    5 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are amazing as well! Keep up the great work.

  • @carlosdelacadiz6658
    @carlosdelacadiz66585 жыл бұрын

    Iranians have alot to be proud of,a great history of cultural development that helped spread civilization to the world.

  • @miladpersia

    @miladpersia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for your kindness.

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    3 жыл бұрын

    All of us Iranians just want to spread love and peace as our ancestors like Zarathustra did

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Navid Soleimani sure, but it's a civil problem that we should deal with it by ourselves, no need to tell about it to foreigners

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    2 жыл бұрын

    @- EVIL first of all I don't represent our shitty regime here, secondly these mullahs are not originally Iranian (but arabs) and they are making Iranians suffering a lot, thirdly where the hell were you when saddam hossein invaded iran and made us fought for 8 years?, where the hell were you when your country bombed iran with chemical weapons?

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    2 жыл бұрын

    @- EVIL cause he invaded and destroyed many of our cities, so you want to deny this?

  • @omarmohamed6701
    @omarmohamed67013 жыл бұрын

    Iranians are unparalleled in so many ways. The most ancient civilisation in the world, the most highly developed public administration and laws, their most magnificent architecture and art, innovations such as postal system, irrigation - just to mention few areas. Their contribution to the human heritage is unique and vast. I salute them with the highest respect .Love from Somalia.

  • @williammunny3820

    @williammunny3820

    2 жыл бұрын

    ✌🙏👌👍👏🍻

  • @chitskirits

    @chitskirits

    2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately and sadly due to the hateful relations with the Western countries Iran is being demonized even though is the cradle of our civilization

  • @amirhoseinizadi925

    @amirhoseinizadi925

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chitskirits the "cradle of civilisation" Iran has been gone for so long now

  • @Soushianse

    @Soushianse

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @mmshahi6673

    @mmshahi6673

    2 жыл бұрын

    🙏🤍

  • @malisahin1345
    @malisahin13455 жыл бұрын

    Respect Iranian culture from Turkey

  • @khosrowm4546

    @khosrowm4546

    5 жыл бұрын

    as a Persian from Germany, I would like to say: Turkish people are very Lovely people and honest about their emotions. When a Turk is happy, he or she will make sure everyone around them is able to feel it too. I love Turkish songs, Sezen Aksu. Ahmet Kaya, Candan Ercetin, Ibrahim Tatlıses I Love Ataturk and remember him with respect. Turkey is a special place for its architecture, rich history, unforgettable food, vibrant arts and culture scene ...

  • @mgr1282

    @mgr1282

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Shahin is a persian name means falcon. There was a great sassanian general named Shahin Bahman Zadegan

  • @tezcanuyank3446

    @tezcanuyank3446

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mgr1282 we were also conqured iran in history we take many words from there language just like they did it from us even today more than %40 of Iran's population is made of azeri turks so it is normal

  • @mgr1282

    @mgr1282

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tezcanuyank3446 you conquered Iran?! you were conquered by seljuk turks and were turkified by them. Before Ghaznavids and Seljuks there were no turk population in the middle east and Iran, Anatolia, ... .

  • @mgr1282

    @mgr1282

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@yldz9342 yes, really. original turks are from somewhere in ceteral asia, near china. they are similar to eastern asian. most of people of turkey are just turk in language, not with blood. like egyptian that aren't really arab. these archaeological findings that you said is just part of that turkification process.

  • @MalayArcher
    @MalayArcher5 жыл бұрын

    Here are some of the ROME II and Attilamods which we used in this video: Mods: Age of Bronze Divide et Impera Doomon15's Ancient Babylon (Attila) Best wishes, Malay Archer ڤمانه ملايو

  • @vandamsel5022

    @vandamsel5022

    5 жыл бұрын

    How is that self branding? He didn't make those mods?@Godtuber Adibu

  • @cosmobilling9699

    @cosmobilling9699

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Godtuber Adibu just because he comments on every video doesn't mean he brands himself. If he asks for subs however, then that would be different

  • @IRTG2006

    @IRTG2006

    5 жыл бұрын

    Godtuber Adibu Dude he isn’t self branding, and even if he was (which he isn’t) why do you care?

  • @MalayArcher

    @MalayArcher

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@Godtuber Adibu How are my comments got to do with promoting my own channel? I create machinima content for K&G hence why I always mentioned Total War mods for every K&G videos that I did for them. Edit: He deleted his comments but oh well.

  • @TheAztecGamer123

    @TheAztecGamer123

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@MalayArcher Dude it's cool. I'll like to thank you for everything you done. And for informing me of these mods

  • @yuribrito1504
    @yuribrito15045 жыл бұрын

    Korosh Kabir ( Cyrus the Great) was one of the greatest strategists of all time. He is one of the few who truly deserve the epithet of "Great". Cyrus was precisely the opposite of the "Principe" idealized by Machiavelli. While Rome was still only a insignificant city-state in Lazio during the governments of the Kings Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus; Cyrus had aldready founded the first global Empire in history. With the exception of Egypt ( which was conquered and defeated by his son Cambyses II at Pelusium, transforming it in the new satrap of Mūdraya), Cyrus defeated and conquered three of the four major empires that controlled the Middle East and Asia Minor in the VI century BCE: Lydia under Croesus ( the main power of Anatolia and the traditional enemy of the Medes); Babylon ( the largest city of the Middle East, Which was already in decline since Nebuchadnezzar's death), and Astyages' Media ( the Empire that destroyed Niniveh and put an end to the Assyrian Empire in 612 BC). • Lydia would become the satrapies of Yaunā ( which included Ionia and Caria) and Sparda ( Lydia itself, whose capital was Sardis). • Media would become the satrapie of Māda. • Babylon ( Bābirūs), on the other hand, would become the richest satrapie of all. As for Egypt, pharaoh Psamtik III ( the last pharaoh of the XXVI dynasty), inherited an isolated Empire in the political context of the Middle East. The Persian conquests of Lydia ( 546 BC); Media ( 549 BC); and Babylon ( 539 BC) during the rule of Pharaoh Amasis, however, left Egypt completely isolated ( which the final blow was Cambyses' conquest at Pelusium). Following Croesus' defeat at the Battle of Thymbra, the conquest of Lydia and Ionia by Cyrus ( now the Turkish provinces of Īzmir; Aydin; Uşak and Manisa), in turn, were a considerable blow against the Ionian Greeks ( and especially for the Twelve cities-states of Ionia): • Miletus/Μίλητος ( "the cradle of philosophy"/Το λίκνο της φιλοσοφίας); • Ephesus/Έφεσος; • Teos/Τέως; • Klazomenai (Κλαζομεναί); • Myus/Μύος; • Colophon/Κολοφώη; • Priene/Πριήνη; • Erythrae/ Έφνεραι; • Phocaea/Φώκαια; • Lebedus/Λέβεδος; •Chios/Χίος; • Samos/Σάμος. In addition of Ionia; Lycia ( now the Turkish provinces of Antalya and Mūgla); Cilicia ( now the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye), and Phoenicia ( which would become the base of the Persian fleet under Darius) were also conquered by Cyrus and his major general Arbaku ( Harpagus). The Empire created by Cyrus and consolidated by Darius ( Darāyavahush) laid the foundation for all subsequent Empires. The administration of the Empire in satraps/provinces, for example, was adopted by the Roman Empire in its PROVINCIAE ( provinces). In addition, the TOTAL respect of the Achaemenid Empire for the customs; religions and traditions of the conquered peoples ( something unpublished until that time), however, were NOT a political game, but it was thanks to the strong Zoroastrian influence. By Zoroastrian Influence, slavery was abolished in the Achaemenid Empire ( something unthinkable for the Greeks, Assyrians; Egyptians, and Babylonians). The Achaemenid Empire, in my view, was not only really GREAT in military, territorial and cultural matters, but also morally.

  • @farhanahmed2508

    @farhanahmed2508

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very informative! Thanks for sharing.

  • @yuribrito1504

    @yuribrito1504

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@farhanahmed2508 You're welcome

  • @rezabolouri2662

    @rezabolouri2662

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well said my man

  • @highadmiraljt5853

    @highadmiraljt5853

    2 жыл бұрын

    From what I’ve previously read, you’re on point. That’s a well thought out comment, good job.

  • @melodicnostalgic3823
    @melodicnostalgic38235 жыл бұрын

    I'm from India. My Favorite Ancient Civilization will always be Persian Civilization !!!

  • @Arvy565

    @Arvy565

    4 жыл бұрын

    and my favorite country other than Iran is India. I love it just like Iran

  • @JD-jl4yy

    @JD-jl4yy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Shem Naga i pity you.

  • @heydaddy2471

    @heydaddy2471

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Shem Naga go and hunt some dogs

  • @discreetninja

    @discreetninja

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@heydaddy2471 he'll be happy with goats

  • @heydaddy2471

    @heydaddy2471

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@discreetninja they love eating dogs tho, you should check out their culture

  • @cyrille8693
    @cyrille86935 жыл бұрын

    You definitely convinced me that I should give a deeper look on the History of the Aechemenid's Empire ^^

  • @Jegrygerfede
    @Jegrygerfede5 жыл бұрын

    As a Iranian Zoroastrian I am very proud of my peoples history

  • @A_Shanto

    @A_Shanto

    5 жыл бұрын

    All religion are cancer

  • @kavehmoshtagh9376

    @kavehmoshtagh9376

    5 жыл бұрын

    The gathas are very beautiful and full of wisdom. Most Iranians respect zoroastrians very much. I am sorry about government behaviour.

  • @A_Shanto

    @A_Shanto

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kavehmoshtagh9376 but majority of irani are now shia muslim

  • @kavehmoshtagh9376

    @kavehmoshtagh9376

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@A_Shanto i am Iranian. There is no "but", they are shia and respect zaratoastians very much, except for few zealots.

  • @SweetOne968

    @SweetOne968

    5 жыл бұрын

    But it got shit after the Arab invasion. I would make Iran Zoroastrian if I was the head of the throne. From a fellow Persian.

  • @amirvtn6991
    @amirvtn69915 жыл бұрын

    I think this video is a "must watch" for those who have watched 300 .

  • @kilpatrickkirksimmons5016

    @kilpatrickkirksimmons5016

    5 жыл бұрын

    *For those whom have watched 300 and thought it was a documentary. FTFY. I geek out for Roman and Greek shit, but I was infuriated at how Xerxes and the Immortal Imperial Guard were portrayed.

  • @Mattyhollis

    @Mattyhollis

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kilpatrickkirksimmons5016 I do not believe the aim of that movie was to distort history, but instead to portray Herodotus' devilish, understandably biased portrayals of the Persians, compared to his saintly native Greeks.

  • @armin6067

    @armin6067

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes the least historically accurate movie after ... scratch that least historically accurate of all time.

  • @worsethanjoerogan8061

    @worsethanjoerogan8061

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah for all that moralizing the Spartans do about slavery in 300, turns out their society was built upon it and while I'm sure it still existed in the Persian Empire, it was at least frowned upon in Zoroastrianism

  • @user-tr2gp1id6p

    @user-tr2gp1id6p

    5 жыл бұрын

    You used whom wrong, you're only supposed to use it when it could mean something like "to who". Like "to whom 300 was of interest".

  • @Sarke2
    @Sarke24 жыл бұрын

    Iran has fascinating histoy, one of the cradles of civilization

  • @user-qj8zw6qn8u
    @user-qj8zw6qn8u5 жыл бұрын

    Hello, I am Iranian, thank You For this

  • @user-uw4hn1fl3i

    @user-uw4hn1fl3i

    3 жыл бұрын

    🥾🥾 🇮🇷🏳️‍🌈

  • @zccau2316

    @zccau2316

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey are u muslim? Hi

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zccau2316 in Iranian most of the people are not Muslim in real, I live in the Tehran and I'm not Muslim but when you born in iran they write Muslim in your documents

  • @zccau2316

    @zccau2316

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hosseinsadeghi2468 Damn that is so messed up. Also can I ask you something? Do you know how Iran became mostly Shia?

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zccau2316 since safavid dynasty(they had turkic routes) , they put the shia Islam as the official religion of iran (Persia) and it was also mandatory (by force), btw im those times there were persons like omar khayyam or rumi who said in their poetry that they have no certain religion and they're seeking for truth

  • @sachinmishra930
    @sachinmishra9305 жыл бұрын

    Iran is at the crossroad of many cultures. So, lots of ideas and traditions enriched them for centuries. From administration to culture to religion to arithmatics, Iranians contributed a lot to ancient human advancement. They had an impact on chinese culture, on later mongols (and mughals of Indian subcontinent), on arabs, and on ancient greeks. As always, loved your content👍👍

  • @kaziboy264
    @kaziboy2645 жыл бұрын

    Always been curious about the Iranian empires, they always end up sidelined in another culture's historical context but they have had an immense impact on European and Asian histories.

  • @gdi1093

    @gdi1093

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not really, it’s just the west has a Eurocentric view on history, so by default, any non-European civilization is only ever anecdotally discussed in limited context to whichever European civilization is being focused on. The fact that Persia keeps coming up in those discussions is a testament to its influence and legacy.

  • @shottex9801

    @shottex9801

    3 жыл бұрын

    Persia was basically the middle world between Europe, India and China for centuries, and they had a massive effect on both Europe and Asia alike. But because of western Euro-centric history this is usually completely ignored and overlooked. To be fair tho most civilizations in the world record and teach their history in a ethno-centric way.

  • @dezmonasg6708

    @dezmonasg6708

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gdi1093 All groups, including yours, have their own -centric views on history.

  • @gdi1093

    @gdi1093

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dezmonasg6708 not sure what the point of this comment is, but yes…?

  • @hkar4385

    @hkar4385

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gdi1093 what

  • @worsethanjoerogan8061
    @worsethanjoerogan80615 жыл бұрын

    I think it was an Arab leader who said something like "the Persians managed for a thousand years without us but after a few decades we can't do without them"

  • @ehsanm4419

    @ehsanm4419

    5 жыл бұрын

    He was abbasid caliphat maamun

  • @user-dl5ln3wd6f

    @user-dl5ln3wd6f

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ehsanm4419 A.K.A the worst abbasid caliph.

  • @thefuryofthedragon8715

    @thefuryofthedragon8715

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-dl5ln3wd6f Yeah he also punished Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Rahimullah

  • @saberebr1348

    @saberebr1348

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really? Didn't know that.

  • @mentimental

    @mentimental

    3 жыл бұрын

    his mom was persian though

  • @Pedram_Aphotic
    @Pedram_Aphotic5 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Tehran, Iran. this... i was waiting for a channel to cover this.

  • @alexandruchirita4853
    @alexandruchirita48535 жыл бұрын

    I would too give my goat for a t-shirt

  • @Dragons_Armory
    @Dragons_Armory5 жыл бұрын

    Please do more that covers Iran 💖🤗💖

  • @durhiguin2926

    @durhiguin2926

    5 жыл бұрын

    . Do one about sui dynasty dress of men and women. Nobels and peasent. In your blog

  • @ciaronsmith4995
    @ciaronsmith49955 жыл бұрын

    The first powerhouse Iranian empire, known as the Achaemenid Persian Empire, was the first multicultural, properly run and administered empire in world history. Everyone from the Romans and Greeks to men like Alexander the Great, Thomas Jefferson, Hegel and Nietzche cited it as the premier empire in world history and the "template" for all other empires that followed it. Whether you like the country or not, Iran has one of the most utterly glorious histories ever right up there with Greece. Class.

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for telling truth, I'm Persian and above 80 percent of iranian people today don't care about Islam and this government's bullshits

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@noblenormie1179 just a bunch of sandis khors like you, and being Muslim with force of sword has no pride, since long times ago great minds and scholars like khayyam's philosophy or sufism shows that there were always people who weren't Muslim, and if iran is suffering today is because of people like you, people who let others use their foolishness

  • @amirzetal1355

    @amirzetal1355

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hosseinsadeghi2468 dada eyval Khob ridy be namosesh

  • @giauhuynhj263
    @giauhuynhj2634 жыл бұрын

    When Persian's empire got conquered, they Persianized the conquerors!😄😄

  • @matthewtenorioduenas202

    @matthewtenorioduenas202

    3 жыл бұрын

    Giau Animazion just like china!

  • @OmarSlloum

    @OmarSlloum

    3 жыл бұрын

    They didn't Persianise the Arabs but the other Iranian peoples. Same empire does not mean same people

  • @blacksheep6174

    @blacksheep6174

    3 жыл бұрын

    Turks conquered Iran they became more persian then persian ppl

  • @varangiangaming7178

    @varangiangaming7178

    3 жыл бұрын

    If only that happened with the Seljuks when they came to Anatolia

  • @adidoki

    @adidoki

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@varangiangaming7178 And with Safavids too, also with Kwharezmians and Gaznavids, all of them were turkic but later persianized

  • @frankincensemerchant1284
    @frankincensemerchant12845 жыл бұрын

    Persians are on of the empires that mastered statecraft.

  • @suren2313
    @suren23135 жыл бұрын

    Im glad that we have such a historical great neighbor like Iran We are always support you from Armenia 🇦🇲 🇮🇷✌🏼

  • @Qodratmand

    @Qodratmand

    5 жыл бұрын

    Armenian was always our brothers! Armenians have a great culture too!

  • @firesodiqov2549

    @firesodiqov2549

    5 жыл бұрын

    Suren Kalantarian Iran must support only Azerbadjan.

  • @firesodiqov2549

    @firesodiqov2549

    5 жыл бұрын

    wolfstudio armenia is depended country and soon will be destroyed. Armenians hate muslims and they can't be frend of muslims

  • @secretscipio

    @secretscipio

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@alexeltita Indeed. It's Time for Aryans to follow Aryan Religion. & Kick the Religious slavery of Arabs out of Iran.

  • @suren2313

    @suren2313

    5 жыл бұрын

    fire Sodiqov Armenians don’t hate any religion Im Christian myself and i respect all religions I knew that one azeri butthurt kid will be triggered about this but let’s talk with facts This azeri thinks that Armenians hate Muslims(out of logic because many Muslim people saved Armenians, especially Arabs when ottomans did genocide of Armenians in 1915 Why we should hate Muslims ? I even have Muslim friends Armenia have 4 neighboring countries 4/3 are officially Islamic Countries- Turkey,Iran,Azerbaijan Btw Azeris not even religious they are not following Qurhan

  • @amirfarahbakhsh2960
    @amirfarahbakhsh29604 жыл бұрын

    @kings and generals as an Iranian history lover i tell you this, your knowledge of Persian history and its details is amazing. so much that i'm starting to think you studied this in university or you have an Iranian relative! good job, you're doing something great telling our history, i wish you success.

  • @hutao9959
    @hutao99592 жыл бұрын

    I love my country and its great past history 🇮🇷❤️🇮🇷🙌

  • @hutao9959

    @hutao9959

    Жыл бұрын

    @Drone Time no

  • @zaptosx4475
    @zaptosx44755 жыл бұрын

    Since I am poor and can’t support you guys on patreon I’ll download the game from your link Great video as always :)

  • @michaelmoore4043

    @michaelmoore4043

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @awesomedude00001
    @awesomedude000015 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate the videos that branch out from just battles and tactics! Empires were built on logistics and good administration, so thank you for taking the time to focus on these topics, as well as the other videos on specific rulers or stories about their lives.

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    There will be more. :-)

  • @tomkelly8827
    @tomkelly88272 жыл бұрын

    Growing up in Canada, history class went back to the late 1600's when we "discovered" Canada. I am always in awe when I find out more of the history from places in the "old" world. Persia is so fascinating! Their system of governance seems similar to our modern one in many ways. I always attribute our system of gevernance to the Iriquois. Perhaps they learned it from ancient Iranians?

  • @user-ei3es3oo4l

    @user-ei3es3oo4l

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Im an Iranian Canadian and love the intellectual Canadians like you

  • @user-ei3es3oo4l

    @user-ei3es3oo4l

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also show respect to Indigenous people, but it was the Anglo Saxon civilization who built the infrastructure in Canada, Anglo Saxon got their civilization from Rome, Rome got it from Greece, Greece got administrative skills from Persia and Persia from Babylon

  • @hkar4385

    @hkar4385

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm Iranian and live in Canada :)

  • @ColinBarbaria
    @ColinBarbaria4 жыл бұрын

    One of the best Historical channels i've come across in a long long time. Love your use of video games as well! Total war for life.

  • @NuernbergLP
    @NuernbergLP5 жыл бұрын

    This was actually something I have been asking myself for a long time! Thank you so much for all your work!

  • @lindenwilliam2489
    @lindenwilliam24895 жыл бұрын

    Lot of these topics are not covered by Canadian school systems or even the Universities. Good to see more of a broad range of topics on this channel. Keep up the good work

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    We will, thanks!

  • @syjiang

    @syjiang

    5 жыл бұрын

    Which university did you attend? Cause UBC had classical studies in first year that covered the accomplishments of the Iranians...

  • @lindenwilliam2489

    @lindenwilliam2489

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@syjiang I'm not saying there's not a few outliers with that curriculum but majority as a whole rarely have middle eastern history, other than a small note or mention here and there.

  • @LilSixy

    @LilSixy

    5 жыл бұрын

    How do you have a spartan helmet in your name tag ?

  • @gdi1093

    @gdi1093

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes it’s very true. I attended public school in Canada, and all you’re taught about in the ancient history curriculum is Greek and Roman history, with just a tiny bit of Egypt.

  • @dariushmalek6325
    @dariushmalek63254 жыл бұрын

    I've been watching your videos for about two weeks, non stop. Watching it as a Persian, named after Darius The Great, living in the west gives me goosebumps as the Persian music plays and your epic voice accompanies it. Thank you guys, though you are not pronouncing my name correctly.

  • @srikanthxxxxx
    @srikanthxxxxx5 жыл бұрын

    Great respect for the ancient peoples of Iran. Our civilizations Indian and Persian have had great relations from the beginning of history itself.

  • @mohammadaminvali3363

    @mohammadaminvali3363

    Жыл бұрын

    Plus we have the same ancestry

  • @kyvansalari3641

    @kyvansalari3641

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mohammadaminvali3363 نه داداش فقط با قسمتی از هند شمالی شباهت فرهنگی و خویشاوندی داریم

  • @mohammadaminvali3363

    @mohammadaminvali3363

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kyvansalari3641 یا یک سری اقوام هندی مثل جات ها میدونم

  • @cyrusshakeri1103
    @cyrusshakeri11035 жыл бұрын

    I genuinely thank you for the making of this video... There are not many historic channels that get the facts and details of the once great persian empire correct... And plus not many that even talk about the genuis methods that they used since modern day Iran's reputation has hit the ground

  • @matthewboyle2641
    @matthewboyle26415 жыл бұрын

    Naturally, the empire of Media was effective at regulating society;) Whoah, I admit I gave myself a pat on the back for that pun but this is the most liked comment I've ever made on youtube. Thanks

  • @armin6067

    @armin6067

    5 жыл бұрын

    lmao yes media can do that

  • @ofallmyintention9496

    @ofallmyintention9496

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this comment...but, it's glorious.

  • @worsethanjoerogan8061

    @worsethanjoerogan8061

    5 жыл бұрын

    Imagine getting overthrown by your own grandson. "Nothing personal Pops!"

  • @aimanmarzuqi4804

    @aimanmarzuqi4804

    5 жыл бұрын

    I see what you did there Matthew 👌

  • @kurdscape

    @kurdscape

    5 жыл бұрын

    the media are now days kurds and persian are persian ..we still one people in iran

  • @wedemboys3024
    @wedemboys30245 жыл бұрын

    Persian culture is truly an amazing culture. One of the best to this day.

  • @timurthelamest5630

    @timurthelamest5630

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Artere Laksamana Not really, considering that both the Ottoman and Mughal Empires were Persianate states.

  • @ishakturk9361

    @ishakturk9361

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Artere Laksamana E A E A EA Brrrrrrrr.

  • @timurthelamest5630

    @timurthelamest5630

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Artere Laksamana Unfortunately you need help and I can't provide it.

  • @ishakturk9361

    @ishakturk9361

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Artere Laksamana You speak Turkish too ?

  • @squaredup1800
    @squaredup18005 жыл бұрын

    A very fascinating insight into a very fascinating society. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos in this style on Kings & Generals.

  • @fredrikstadtilian
    @fredrikstadtilian5 жыл бұрын

    it's like you read my mind...I'm on my Persia-related-marathon video watching for a couple of days now, and you upload this! greetings from Croatia!

  • @Sabrowsky
    @Sabrowsky5 жыл бұрын

    I always find Cyrus's story with the jews kinda heartwarming.

  • @elbouelbouelbou6563

    @elbouelbouelbou6563

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was a prophet

  • @arddermout6946

    @arddermout6946

    4 жыл бұрын

    not just the Jews. tolerance in general. he wasn't obsessed by cultural dominance. very pragmatic. as long as the taxes/tribute were paid everything was all jolly. kind of like the dutch republic in the "dutch golden age"

  • @ramtinfazeli3101

    @ramtinfazeli3101

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@elbouelbouelbou6563 He wasn't.

  • @skkk352

    @skkk352

    4 жыл бұрын

    @حج i like the way u think. but israel is God's people. They are always the winner.

  • @darius8214

    @darius8214

    3 жыл бұрын

    What about Darius who actually supported them and actually built the second temple of Israel.

  • @Michaelmouse23
    @Michaelmouse235 жыл бұрын

    Funny how the some think Persians were the Barbarians and plucky Greeks were the defenders of democracy. Couldnt be more wrong lol

  • @bluemountain4181

    @bluemountain4181

    5 жыл бұрын

    Especially the Spartans, they fought (and unfortunately won) the 30 year long Peloponnesian war to suppress Athenian democracy

  • @arashrajabpour362

    @arashrajabpour362

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Tadashi Okazaki Americans have bombed your country and raped your women, but Iran is at war with them, and I promise you that in the next 10 years, both Japan and the US and Europe will be in urgent need of Iran's energy.

  • @arddermout6946

    @arddermout6946

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bluemountain4181 with acheamenid backing. the spartan army was heavily funded by the persians.

  • @bardockobama5495

    @bardockobama5495

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dragon Dimosthenis They conquered a part of Greece, for some time tho. They even burned Athens to the ground. But years later, The Greeks got their revenge.

  • @SweetOne968

    @SweetOne968

    4 жыл бұрын

    bardock obama, one of the Darius’ burned Athens but afterwards, he quickly asked it to be rebuilt immediately in a little tint of regret. Alexandre also burnt Persepolis. Tell me. Was it rebuilt right afterwards like the Persians had asked it to be when they burned Athens? Go look at Persepolis right now and there will be your answer. After the Macedonian conquest, Persepolis was never touched again, so you can go see how the Macedonians have left Persepolis to us.

  • @raminsafizadeh
    @raminsafizadeh3 жыл бұрын

    This is some seriously insightful and learned content. Well done!

  • @EndymionClashofClans
    @EndymionClashofClans5 жыл бұрын

    I downloaded the game and liked this video just to help you! I love your narrative and the clips you show during your videos. Keep creating those amazing videos!

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it!

  • @fluteboiz8912
    @fluteboiz89125 жыл бұрын

    So awesome to see ancient eastern civilizations in your videos. I would love to see more on Iranian peoples like the Scythians and Sogdians.

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, will consider!

  • @amezabadi4633

    @amezabadi4633

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kings and Generals who taught you of my people?

  • @fluteboiz8912

    @fluteboiz8912

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@KingsandGenerals wow thanks for replying!

  • @rameen7646

    @rameen7646

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@KingsandGenerals yea should make a video about Sogdians. The greatest trader of silk road

  • @fluteboiz8912

    @fluteboiz8912

    3 жыл бұрын

    @dave johnson Its kind of a long story haha...I was born in the USA but have lived in the UK since I was 3 and I'm interested in the subject as I have a degree in Social Anthropology and the Persian Language. I don't have any Persian blood in me at all though!

  • @Mmmmkay126
    @Mmmmkay1264 жыл бұрын

    Channels like this put television to shame. Free, quality informative content with minimal advertising. Bless you, Kings & Generals!

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @RRG932
    @RRG9322 жыл бұрын

    Love iran from lebanon 🇱🇧❤🇮🇷 you're culture and history are my favorites love it🤩🤩and one of my biggest dream is to tast persian lamb kebabs🤤

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468

    @hosseinsadeghi2468

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lots of love from Iran 💙💚

  • @princeofpersia6229

    @princeofpersia6229

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤️🙏

  • @user-db2qx8ki8c

    @user-db2qx8ki8c

    2 жыл бұрын

    المترديه والنطيحه

  • @iraqimapper8625
    @iraqimapper86255 жыл бұрын

    They also influenced the abbasid caliphate, it had a very heavy Persian influence

  • @mohamedabdallah1235

    @mohamedabdallah1235

    5 жыл бұрын

    And were themselves deeply influenced by the much older Mesopotamian civilizations.

  • @mohamedabdallah1235

    @mohamedabdallah1235

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hassan Abdulsalam And the Arab Umayyad Caliphate was succeeded by the... Arab Abbasid Caliphate. Persians did participate in the administration, but so did the Babylonians in the Achaemenid Empire : www.iranicaonline.org/articles/babylonia-i They also deeply influenced the culture of that same empire : www.iranicaonline.org/articles/babylonia-ii So there's an even better case to say that Babylonians "built the Persian Empire" if we go by this logic.

  • @mohamedabdallah1235

    @mohamedabdallah1235

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hassan Abdulsalam No it also included many Khurasani Arabs who had moved there during the times of the early Arab conquest. And after that the Abbasids came to rely on Turks in their army, does this mean that the Caliphate had become Turkish ? This is doubtful. Again there's a better case to be made that Babylonians built the Persian Empire.

  • @ykn7018

    @ykn7018

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Hassan Abdulsalam They were called Abbasids, for God sake..ie. descendents of Abbas, the uncle of prophet Muhammad. They were Arabs - Quraish clan to be more exact.

  • @manofwar2354

    @manofwar2354

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Hassan Abdulsalam back then it was depend more on religion than ethnic

  • @MagusMagnus
    @MagusMagnus5 жыл бұрын

    Being open to new ideas and helped them to learn from many other ancient civilizations such as Babylonia and Egypt. In fact Persian civilization was in extention of them and for sure some modifications. I'd like to thank you for this fantastic work and I'm so happy to follow your channel. Good luck

  • @chitskirits
    @chitskirits2 жыл бұрын

    These videos are so well done and thoroughly researched I have no choice but to give them 10 out of 10 mark

  • @j.s2326
    @j.s23262 жыл бұрын

    One of the best videos I’ve seen about Iranian history great job

  • @ozzydemir2325
    @ozzydemir23255 жыл бұрын

    downloaded the game, just to support you! your stuff is awesome. please keep being objective, you will be big

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it!

  • @sergemann5951
    @sergemann59515 жыл бұрын

    Tremendous amount of ancient history. Well explained! I wish I was tought like this in school. Love your stuff guys. Cheers!

  • @shehansenanayaka3046
    @shehansenanayaka30468 ай бұрын

    Brilliant video. We know it take lot of time and hard work to make these videos. So we always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos.

  • @thecityhall6659
    @thecityhall66594 жыл бұрын

    I learned way more from your videos than my whole family gatherings! Thank you so much!

  • @flagearvideo
    @flagearvideo5 жыл бұрын

    "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Used as the US postal service motto, this was actually the way Greek historian Herodotus praised the Persian postal messengers.

  • @sarmadsabir1110

    @sarmadsabir1110

    Жыл бұрын

    beutifull

  • @unleashingpotential-psycho9433
    @unleashingpotential-psycho94335 жыл бұрын

    These people made an incredible Empire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @subutaynoyan5372
    @subutaynoyan53724 жыл бұрын

    Turks kinda learned Islam through Persians, which allowed them to have a reasonable approach to their conquered territories as well. Seljuks were great admirers of Persian culture and way of administiration, and Ottomans always tried to find a balance between Persian and Roman fascination.

  • @yassinebenryan2814

    @yassinebenryan2814

    4 жыл бұрын

    you mean mongols

  • @thegreatkhan9938

    @thegreatkhan9938

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree brother... If we have no adopted this. We would still be having khanate and nomadic cultures... Though as a muslim, i still prefer to call the name "Tangra" instead of "Allah" which is arab for God in origin. As respect to our ancient religion.

  • @lovelyartin

    @lovelyartin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thegreatkhan9938 Are you joking? Allah is not Tangra! Have some logics!

  • @thegreatkhan9938

    @thegreatkhan9938

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lovelyartin Tengri is the translation of God in Turkic languages or ethnic groups in the steppe. Allah is the Arabic word for God. Im referring to how we call God in our local tongue... If its the God of our pre islamic religion, then he is different from the God of Islam. Still hes called "Tengri" or "Tanri" in local tongue, i prefer to remove arabic terms from my tongue, because turks are not arabs. Yes, were both muslims but not the same ethnic group

  • @lovelyartin

    @lovelyartin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thegreatkhan9938 Allah is originally Hebrew and Tengri is not Allah! These turks were none-cultured people! They had zero culture! They were just destroying civilizations! They were worse than Kafer!

  • @khalidboy1
    @khalidboy15 жыл бұрын

    as always , amazing and very well detailed video , i just can't get enaugh of your channel .As an african arab muslim , i was always interested in persian empires since they are so under-represented in arabic history books . amazing job , keep it up :)

  • @rkdlithium2458
    @rkdlithium24585 жыл бұрын

    Still waiting on at least one Scottish battle to be in one of your videos but I can be patient. Great video as always! :D

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    A whole series is on its way, my friend! :-)

  • @rkdlithium2458

    @rkdlithium2458

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@KingsandGenerals Bro :o

  • @goldenmemes51

    @goldenmemes51

    5 жыл бұрын

    I love the scotts!!! Freedom fighters right there! I hope KG does a video on the glorious Sikh Empire United all religions and having generals who served under napoleon in France who grew glorious beards as generals for the Sikh empire

  • @AO00720
    @AO007205 жыл бұрын

    Love iran and the Iranians ❤❤❤❤

  • @user-im6kg7te2m

    @user-im6kg7te2m

    4 жыл бұрын

    @AHMED where are you from

  • @hutao9959

    @hutao9959

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-jv3mm6vt6e کس کش خیلی تو کونت میزارن که اینطوری میگی اگه مگه کشور مال توعه بیناموس به جای این‌ که تو ایرانی برو تو کشورت ترکیه

  • @aminbikar
    @aminbikar Жыл бұрын

    thank you for making this video ❤️

  • @gabrielvispo3329
    @gabrielvispo33294 жыл бұрын

    I really do enjoy all your videos! Great narration and great animation. What more could i ask? Keep up the awesome work!

  • @sameerhasan8101
    @sameerhasan81015 жыл бұрын

    I love Persian history!

  • @HVLLOWS1999
    @HVLLOWS19995 жыл бұрын

    Again, I wake to good fortune! This channel never fails. You guys know what the buffs wan't. It's like you can sence it or something.

  • @BigBoFromBtown
    @BigBoFromBtown2 жыл бұрын

    This is the kind of in depth content I love finding on KZread

  • @raminramini5221
    @raminramini52212 жыл бұрын

    Amazing documentary put together from the start of Persian empire to the end .I really enjoyed the video so much .well done and keep up the excellent wrok

  • @ErikHare
    @ErikHare5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so very much for your histories of this region. Every one is fascinating and largely unknown in the West. And you do them so very well.

  • @yvetteszentesi6077
    @yvetteszentesi60775 жыл бұрын

    7:57 - I swear I am tempted to send you people a goat, if only to see if you would send a K&G shirt in return. XD It is these hilarious clever little details that never fail to make my day. Thank you for the laugh ... Excellent episode again. I do not regret subscribing at all.

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dew it. :-)

  • @haydarsayar9876

    @haydarsayar9876

    5 жыл бұрын

    Probably if we want make a video about American history we should use word : sister :)

  • @irinakolcheva5212
    @irinakolcheva52123 жыл бұрын

    This channel is amazing! Thanks a lot for all the useful information! Great job!

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel4 жыл бұрын

    *Fun fact:* In Russian, the satrap means = pleb, or commoner, or subject of the royals. The history and language pretty much are connected.

  • @ClearMindedOne

    @ClearMindedOne

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Iranians were believed to have been the first proponents of monotheism in human history through Zoroastrianism when the rest of the world were polytheistic. So fun fact #2: in Old Persian the word for God is "Baga" (as seen in cuneiform reliefs at Persepolis in 6th c BCE). In Russian and other slavic languages God is "Bog". The history and language are connected.

  • @user-dz9yx3et9y

    @user-dz9yx3et9y

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ClearMindedOne Eastern Russian culture has its connection to Iranian Sarmacian and Scyuthians

  • @veikko7715

    @veikko7715

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s because both languages are indo-European so they have/had lots of similar words.

  • @user-dz9yx3et9y

    @user-dz9yx3et9y

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@veikko7715 That is true but Indo-European is a large demographic including Portugal and England for example. Russian language and culture is closer to Iranian than others. Eastern Russian culture like I said has some genetic relations to Iranians, specially the Scythians and Sarmatians (Pashtoon peoples)

  • @monikabhardwaj1796
    @monikabhardwaj17965 жыл бұрын

    After Muslim conquest of Persia, many Iranian Zoroastrians come to India and the Sassanid royal family moved towards China. Iranian (known as Parsis in India) can be still found in Mumbai and Gujarat in India

  • @A_Shanto

    @A_Shanto

    5 жыл бұрын

    Who care religion fuck off all religion are cancer

  • @mohammadmostofi9942

    @mohammadmostofi9942

    5 жыл бұрын

    Paris? I thought Iranian as known Pars

  • @monikabhardwaj1796

    @monikabhardwaj1796

    5 жыл бұрын

    May be you don't believe on God. But religion is not only about God. Their are many people who don't believe on a religion but believe on God. According to me, religion is something which connects you from a culture and also make you civilised. Their are religions which don't believe on God and soul.

  • @A_Shanto

    @A_Shanto

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@monikabhardwaj1796 which religion you follow???

  • @beback_

    @beback_

    5 жыл бұрын

    Freddie Mercury :D

  • @mojungle3054
    @mojungle30545 жыл бұрын

    Gold and silver were minted for use in the govt. and military economy. While bronze was used in the civilian economy. Sounds like a free-to-play mobile game lol

  • @yoruichixx6951

    @yoruichixx6951

    5 жыл бұрын

    they knew the power of microtransactions

  • @dgetzin
    @dgetzin5 жыл бұрын

    I think it’s absolutely fantastic that someone said with a straight face, “and the monsters are designed with great attention to detail.”

  • @nimahfz
    @nimahfz5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this excellent video. Great job!

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @HistoryTimes
    @HistoryTimes5 жыл бұрын

    Yet another fantastic video, but I have to add that the religious aspects played important role in sustainability of Empire.

  • @KingsandGenerals

    @KingsandGenerals

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think, we have shown that in the video. :-)

  • @hesamthelord7774
    @hesamthelord77744 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, as a remaining part of the great sassasnids, I have to thank you for honoring my sassasnid and achamenid ancestors

  • @Nobavls
    @NobavlsАй бұрын

    Thanks for this video. From Iran❤

  • @constantinexi9667
    @constantinexi96675 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always!! Absolutely love your channel.

  • @syjiang
    @syjiang5 жыл бұрын

    What is interesting is that the Persian civil system persisted beyond multiple conquest parallels the experience in China where foreign invaders end up Sinicized and adopting the existing structure.

  • @mohamedabdallah1235

    @mohamedabdallah1235

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shi Yuan Jiang There's a certain number of differences I think. For one thing; the Chinese civilization is much more self-contained, meaning that it was the only antecedent to itself. Persia on the other hand, like all nations both in the Middle East and Europe, built extensively on the much older heritages of the Near East : www.iranicaonline.org/articles/babylonia-ii Another difference is that, thanks to its geographical isolation, China maintained a civilizationnal continuity starting from the Zhou dynasty (I'm not sure if the Xia has been officially confirmed as historical) and continued throughout history : The Confucian classics continued to be extremely important, the writing system was the same, etc. The same degree of explicit continuity can't be seen in Middle Eastern nations.

  • @mohamedabdallah1235

    @mohamedabdallah1235

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cyrus T The one which preceded pre-Islamic Persia by millenia and contributed much more to the intellectual developments of humanity. Since you didn't bother to read my previous comment, here's an overview of their influence on the civilization of Cyrus in all his "cosmic glory" : www.iranicaonline.org/articles/babylonia-ii Oh and by the way Persians did indeed practice slavery : www.iranicaonline.org/articles/barda-i Nice try, Cyrus.

  • @heavenwatcher100

    @heavenwatcher100

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@fis3746 Greetings to our Iranian friends from China! You have a fascinating history to be proud of: the Parthian Empire, the Sassanids, the Safavid Empire, and Afsharids. Not to mention the Achaemenid Empire, which I would consider as the first true superpower of the entire human history. Long live the King of Kings(Šāhanšāh ) and the Son of Heaven(天子)!

  • @daryndrake4393

    @daryndrake4393

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@heavenwatcher100 Exactly, the Roman Empire copied the Achaemenid Empire's system of using regional governors to rule their vast territories. The Achaemenid Empire also had a smaller slave population then the "enlightened Athenians." Much like how Hollywood today has demonized the peoples of the Far East, the reputation of ancient Persian Civilization is sullied by crap like 300. One day that will change.

  • @heavenwatcher100

    @heavenwatcher100

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@daryndrake4393 It's called "political correctness" to make fun, distort or even demonize certain ethnics/nations in media. If you remain half-naked to show off muscles in real battles, you couldn't even survive the first wave of arrows. Also, no Persian ruler would dress up in the eerie way of Xeres in the 300 movie. I never take that movie as a serious representation of history. I understand ethnic Iranian would even find this product insulting. So it's really up to the domestic movie industry to build up its soft power and make a fair display.

  • @nicholasjohns5064
    @nicholasjohns50644 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful system for the time period

  • @rynolemons8662
    @rynolemons86624 жыл бұрын

    Channels like yours need current political trends to get people into the history of those places that we get involved with. And I love seeing how you approach that to stay current. Much respect for staying fresh!!

  • @omidnikbakht8774
    @omidnikbakht8774 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for this informative fascinating vide, and all your efforts

  • @111battlefront
    @111battlefront5 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE YOU GUYS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHEDDING A PIECE OF LIGHT ON THESE SUPER UNDERRATED EMPIRES AHHH IM SO SHOOK ILY BEST KZread CHANNEL EVER OMG

  • @bprinter9238
    @bprinter92385 жыл бұрын

    I love you guys. You had good knowledge on Zoroastrianism as well. Another key factor of Zoroastrianism that effected governance was honesty. Almost everyone told the truth. Soldiers were especially trained to speak truthfully as well

  • @lucyadam9128

    @lucyadam9128

    Жыл бұрын

    stop romancing history, you are quite naive to think that there was a period in time that was perfect

  • @amlayegh5779
    @amlayegh57792 жыл бұрын

    Ah, thank you so much, even as an Iranian who read about history a lot there were many things I didn't know about the ruling system in the Achaemenid empire. *red heart*

  • @francoeurvalparaiso
    @francoeurvalparaiso4 жыл бұрын

    This is so awesome, i'll wait with patient a second part of this, even if it never comes i'll wait anyways 'cause i want to learn more with these amazing videos!

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