Structure of the Mongol Army DOCUMENTARY

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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  4 роки тому +227

    Comment with a fun topic and win... getting to watch the video on the said fun topic. Historical topic, we won't be doing videos on your favorite anime. By the way, this week our podcast will have an interview with an expert on then Mongol Armies Dr. Timothy May. Subscribe to not miss it: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ages-of-conquest-a-kings-and-generals-podcast/id1446527049

    • @jrodriguez1374
      @jrodriguez1374 4 роки тому +12

      Vinland saga!
      Jk, but a video on nordic ventures to the west (iceland, greenland, americas) would be great

    • @YourLocalDingo
      @YourLocalDingo 4 роки тому +5

      Could we get a little video covering the Hawian king Kamehameha.

    • @jimmu8689
      @jimmu8689 4 роки тому +5

      Rise of the Han Dynasty

    • @umaransari9765
      @umaransari9765 4 роки тому +2

      @@rashmigautam6163 wtf 😂😂😂

    • @umaransari9765
      @umaransari9765 4 роки тому +10

      Australia before Europeans, if you could find sources, would be cool

  • @tomaszzalewski4541
    @tomaszzalewski4541 4 роки тому +1268

    The most unlucky position in mongol army: envoys

    • @RIFLQ
      @RIFLQ 4 роки тому +9

      Why?

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids 4 роки тому +110

      @@RIFLQ Everyone kills them for some reason.

    • @robertmiller9735
      @robertmiller9735 4 роки тому +69

      I've wondered about that. Every time a Khan wants to attack someone, they kill or mutilate some Mongol envoys. Convenient... on the other hand, why would the frigging Great Khan need to manufacture a cassus belli? Wouldn't the fact that other states exist be excuse enough?

    • @franciscolomeli8931
      @franciscolomeli8931 4 роки тому +75

      @@robertmiller9735 kwarazamian empire guy killed Genghis' envoys so the mongols could attack him and get tired through a seige then counterattack them and get territory. However he thought they were just typical nomads and got very surprised when they came with Chinese seige engineers. Then he lost his empire and escaped. Then he came back and steam rolled the local population since mongols killed most of them and they decide to keep it. Then after reconquering his old lands the mongols came back and killed him and permanently took the land this time

    • @kentam6891
      @kentam6891 4 роки тому +15

      The mongol envoy had been killed by so many countries/cultures of people that universities would kill for lol

  • @maapaa2010
    @maapaa2010 4 роки тому +803

    They had a very sophisticated and well designed military system. Impressive.

    • @asscheeks3212
      @asscheeks3212 4 роки тому +37

      Well they did pave the way from inventing the first Gun compared to what the Chinese tried so I ain’t too surprised how advanced they are

    • @DaMartialAthlete
      @DaMartialAthlete 4 роки тому +81

      They didn’t conquer all that land by luck. They had to have certain military advantages in order to beat all those armies, especially since they were usually outnumbered

    • @gamingrex2930
      @gamingrex2930 4 роки тому +42

      The story of the Mongols was most astonishing, too bad Chinggis Khan's descendants were perhaps the most short sighted people on earth.

    • @koreancowboy42
      @koreancowboy42 4 роки тому +9

      @@DaMartialAthlete yes some certain military advantages is needed.
      Military strategy, intelligence, the quality of the army is more better than quantity. For example, 1,000 elite veterans can defend a well fortified fort or castle against a big army for a long time if they had enough supplies and weaponry.
      On the field of battle, it mostly depends on the commander and generals when deploying troops and formations. Since on open field one must know that quality and quantity can change the battle just as much as strategies can.
      Quality troops (elites, veterans, etc) can be of the vanguard or reserved force, or some generals prefer some hand picked men (elite) to be flanking. Either way the army's core relies on combat experience, supplies of food and equipments.
      I may be wrong, but I been playing too much games and watching too much movies.

    • @xenograd4422
      @xenograd4422 4 роки тому +6

      yes but they did not have anything other than personal loyalty to keep the military system loyal to the great khan.

  • @Sim4oo
    @Sim4oo 4 роки тому +577

    Believe it or not, as I was listening to your podcast on the death of Mongke Khan today I thought
    " You know what would be awesome? If KnG released a video about the Mongols really soon. "
    A surprise, yet quite welcome, you made my day bright.

    • @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory
      @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory 4 роки тому +2

      @Juan Vargas R you can find it on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/show/4DlMlUmJQN3Y9pZJVbCdC1?si=gL6ScXJIRsW6jUIsgTXODg

    • @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory
      @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory 4 роки тому +3

      @Juan Vargas R or direct through Kings and Generals website: www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/

    • @TheElMuffin
      @TheElMuffin 4 роки тому +4

      You had the rightful opportunity to say "a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one".

    • @amarjigjid6515
      @amarjigjid6515 4 роки тому

      @@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory Thanks, but what a bummer spotify isn't available in Mongolia gonna try vpn

    • @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory
      @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory 4 роки тому +1

      @@amarjigjid6515 they're on quite a number of podcast sites... look up "Kings and Generals," or "Ages of Conquest," on any you can think of and there's a good chance you'll find them. If you have no luck I can send you some of the sites and you might be able to find one you can access

  • @powersettingsm7172
    @powersettingsm7172 4 роки тому +602

    The Virgin European King: 24 Bodyguards
    The Chad Mongol Khan: 10,000 Bodyguard

    • @hyltoniali257
      @hyltoniali257 4 роки тому +1

      Powersettings M Aka the Kheshig

    • @michaelwiesinger3401
      @michaelwiesinger3401 4 роки тому +39

      And those 10,000 even were his personal servants O.o

    • @qwertybump7056
      @qwertybump7056 4 роки тому +15

      And later on napoleon adopt this 10k body guards

    • @rocekth
      @rocekth 4 роки тому +8

      @@qwertybump7056 100,000 actually somehow

    • @qwertybump7056
      @qwertybump7056 4 роки тому +6

      @@rocekth yeah but in early napoleon guard was 10k then expanded through time

  • @carlosnevarez4003
    @carlosnevarez4003 4 роки тому +136

    Man... I absolutely Love Mongol and Chinese History. Keep it coming crew! I plan to up my contribution on Patreon soon!

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 роки тому +21

      We appreciate it!

    • @ajithsidhu7183
      @ajithsidhu7183 4 роки тому +2

      @@KingsandGenerals more videos please

    • @ГрустныйДобряк
      @ГрустныйДобряк 4 роки тому +1

      @@KingsandGenerals Привет и Скажи мне Был Крестовый поход на Монголию🇲🇳⚔🇵🇹✝️

  • @Austrian_Butcher
    @Austrian_Butcher 4 роки тому +203

    It's amazing how he's basically the only English person I know that says Chingis/Chinggis instead of Genkhis Khan

    • @daeseongkim93
      @daeseongkim93 4 роки тому +48

      Chinggis is the actual mongol pronunciation of the name. Its historically accurate. Genghis was thirdhand pronunciation brought in from marco polo and traders.

    • @ClashingWithThunder
      @ClashingWithThunder 4 роки тому +3

      My father always pronounced his name as Chingus Khan, I never understood why.

    • @subutaynoyan5372
      @subutaynoyan5372 4 роки тому +4

      Turks call him Cengiz(Jengiz)

    • @cengizsogutlu
      @cengizsogutlu 4 роки тому

      Hey

    • @thelaughingcossack6521
      @thelaughingcossack6521 4 роки тому +3

      We Croats call him Džingis which is close enough

  • @os8856
    @os8856 4 роки тому +276

    Let’s not ignore the fact they had arguably 3 of the greatest generals that ever lived in temujin, subatai and jebei

    • @ruslanzhao1926
      @ruslanzhao1926 4 роки тому +43

      Muqali was also amazing, undefeated throughout his life. Very underrated.

    • @Khalid-kp1mu
      @Khalid-kp1mu 4 роки тому +9

      you are not taking Khalid Bin waleed and Hannibal into your three greatest. Lol

    • @shenvega6688
      @shenvega6688 4 роки тому +1

      Not to mention they had guns and grenades

    • @pikachu-chan8893
      @pikachu-chan8893 4 роки тому

      Equivalent to Manstein, Guderian and Rommel for greatness

    • @randomguy4167
      @randomguy4167 4 роки тому +21

      Khalid Subutai was a better general than both of these people anyway,his strategies were so forward thinking that people would only start adopting them hundreds of years later.

  • @JahRandom
    @JahRandom 4 роки тому +18

    I've said it before, I'll say it again now, and I'm sure I'll say it many times more in the future: Kings and Generals is _the _*_GREATEST_* channel on UA-cam, period end of story. Some of the best and most in depth information presented in an interesting way; and incomparably beautiful graphic work.
    Well done and keep it up!!!

  • @amiza.thedude
    @amiza.thedude 4 роки тому +26

    as a Mongolian, truly loved your contents! Keep up the great work!

  • @Jehan-David_de_Saint_Mars
    @Jehan-David_de_Saint_Mars 4 роки тому +83

    Never have been so fast. Love the Mongol history series!

  • @duskoveselinovic2060
    @duskoveselinovic2060 4 роки тому +372

    I see Kings and Generals, I press like.

    • @rileymeadows7218
      @rileymeadows7218 4 роки тому +10

      I see you're a simple man.

    • @LiLJohnDoe19
      @LiLJohnDoe19 4 роки тому +5

      A man of class, I must say.

    • @metinotje
      @metinotje 4 роки тому +1

      @@rileymeadows7218 Something wrong with being simple?

  • @mikotagayuna8494
    @mikotagayuna8494 4 роки тому +13

    Perhaps the most admirable trait of the Mongol Army is their constant willingness to adapt new tactics and technology to compensate for the limitations of their style of steppe warfare. They were so adaptive that they usually "go native" with the peoples they conquer.

  • @tuwshuul8884
    @tuwshuul8884 4 роки тому +126

    as a Mongolian i want all of you to visit my beautiful country after the pandemic

    • @mofleh177
      @mofleh177 4 роки тому +7

      Great idea (unless if it was a trap and soon will find ourselves encircled by mounted archers) but seriously I've been wondering what happened to the Mongols they were very loud in medieval times but now they are very quiet you rarely hear anything from there, like if they have secretly moved to another planet long ago!

    • @humdunkin328
      @humdunkin328 4 роки тому +2

      I would like to but its very far away

    • @ayurzana150
      @ayurzana150 4 роки тому

      @@levinng2004 lamas were depraved chinese buddhist worshippers. Communism cleansed our country we thank them for that.

    • @kirbyculp3449
      @kirbyculp3449 4 роки тому

      Hey, I saw that movie about the boy and the ping-pong ball!

    • @abdualziz9
      @abdualziz9 4 роки тому +10

      No offense, but i still hate you after 800 years for burning our "wikipedia" at that time.

  • @diwanumam1507
    @diwanumam1507 4 роки тому +44

    Even today, in Hindi, Bangla, and Urdu and other south Asian languages for almost 2 billion people, the word "Bahadur" means someone who is brave and capable. Even some modern military honors here has the word "bahadur" in it.

    • @Eleyvie
      @Eleyvie 3 роки тому +11

      Also "Bogatyr" in Russian. Funnily enough, one of the major pastimes of bogatyrs in Russian legends is fighting *against* various steppe nomads and especially Mongols. :-) Though to be fair, the word was apparently adopted into Russian from Turkic tribes centuries before the Mongolian invasion.

    • @1212-m6b
      @1212-m6b 3 роки тому +4

      It’s a Turkic origin name. Means brave, hero, warrior. Its quite popular name in cantral asia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey.
      Since Gengiz khan’s army had more Turkic soldiers and Turkic language & names also spread widely.

    • @Mongol1232
      @Mongol1232 3 роки тому +2

      @@1212-m6b It’s a Mongol word you Anatolian kurdish/greek blood mutt. These words are from the original Hunnu empire also called as the Xiongnu. They were Mongolic speakers just like the Rouran Khanate.

    • @Alghi451
      @Alghi451 2 роки тому +2

      @@Mongol1232 🦃🇲🇳🎪

  • @jackusall
    @jackusall 4 роки тому +30

    Here are the literal translation of terms shown here, and their modern versions. I put correct old terms in a bracket
    Bara'un-qar - Baruun gar - Right hand ( or wing )
    Jun-qar - Zuun gar - Left hand ( or wing )
    Ordu - Ord - Tent or Palace ( High command)
    Arban - Arvan - Ten ( Unit designation)
    Jagun (Jigun) - Zuun - Hundred ( Unit designation)
    Minggan - Myangan - Thousand (Unit designation)
    Tumen - Arvan Myangan - Ten Thousand (Tumen is not used a lot in modern Mongolian)
    Kheshig - Khishig - Gift or Favor
    Khevtuul - Khevtuul - The ones who are lying down (Night guards)
    Turaqut (Torguud) - Torgon Tsereg - Silks or The ones who wear silk
    Bahadur (Bagatur) - Baatar - Hero or Brave one
    Qorchi (Khorchi) - Khorchin - Bow maker or bearer (archaic word)
    There are currently multiple Mongolian clans who bear military names such as Tumed, Torguud, Khorchin, Myangad

    • @penguasakucing8136
      @penguasakucing8136 4 роки тому +2

      Is there a standard for Mongolian English transliteration? I read a bit on Mongolian history and encountered the terms presented in this video, but each book I read spells the terms differently. Could it be due to pronounciation shift from Middle Mongolian to Modern Mongolian; or simply due to different transliteration system?
      For instance, is it "Khatangku Dehel" or "Hatangu Deel"?

    • @jackusall
      @jackusall 4 роки тому +8

      It is due to modern mongolian dropping g between vowels in favor of double vowels and lack of distinction between (o,u), (ts, ch) and (ö, ü). Last but not least latin alphabet lacks necessary letters to make proper sound. For example хаган or хаан means king could be written khagan, khaghan, qagan, etc.

    • @arsenalofdemocracy9985
      @arsenalofdemocracy9985 4 роки тому +3

      @@jackusall modern khalkha mongolian(mongolia‘s mongolian) is heavily influenced by tibetans after they converted to tibetan buddhism in late 17th,they borrowed Consonant like ts tz to mongolian oral language

    • @Amy-gi4uo
      @Amy-gi4uo 4 роки тому

      Correction: Arvan - Aravt
      Zuun- Zuut
      Myangan - Myangat
      Tumen- Tumt
      That's how we mongolian count army correctly.

    • @altanzuldash-yampil306
      @altanzuldash-yampil306 4 роки тому +1

      1999 Amy Wrong. All the pronunciation is established from ancient mongol words. Nowadays most of them has been changed little bit b little bit due to time flows.

  • @TheSPQRHistorian
    @TheSPQRHistorian 4 роки тому +457

    I find Mongol history fascinating but I know a lot less than I'd like! Thanks for the video!

    • @anonymous-dd9cq
      @anonymous-dd9cq 4 роки тому +2

      @GoodGirlKate yes!

    • @tyronejones3256
      @tyronejones3256 4 роки тому +3

      aw man there is so much about the mongols that we know, and so much just shrouded in mystery.. mongols didn't write much lol so most of what we know is through otuside accounts of the time, or through archaeological finds ect.

    • @Hatchetjackshawken
      @Hatchetjackshawken 4 роки тому

      Love the channel man!

    • @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory
      @TheJackmeisterMongolHistory 4 роки тому +6

      Better than Dan Carlin, you can check out Kings and Generals' own podcast series on the Mongols. It's much more in depth!
      Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4DlMlUmJQN3Y9pZJVbCdC1?si=ADmPKL64R1WhpYvaYKdX_Q
      Kings and Generals website: www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/

    • @ahnafquietus9638
      @ahnafquietus9638 4 роки тому

      Basically you like the world's greatest war atrocities minus the 20th century

  • @catriona_drummond
    @catriona_drummond 4 роки тому +7

    Special props to you for pronouncing Gengis Khan correctly. It soothes my soul!

  • @Pan_Z
    @Pan_Z 3 роки тому +41

    Explains how Chinggis Khan was able to run such a massive empire. He really understood how to establish stability through discipline and a sense of unity.

    • @mustafaakkus8530
      @mustafaakkus8530 2 роки тому +1

      Discipline and obedience is already a steppe tradition, likewise for Turks who migrated to dealers, there is a saying that Emir cuts the iron.

    • @mustafaakkus8530
      @mustafaakkus8530 2 роки тому +2

      İron> demir(turkish)

    • @shashankrao23
      @shashankrao23 Рік тому +1

      delegation of power is the way to get more power... see how he granted engagement autonomy to even his foot soldiers

  • @northlord8938
    @northlord8938 4 роки тому +74

    My favourite part of history - Mongol Empire. It always amazes me that they were conquering countries like Poland and Japan in almost same time (thousands of miles difference)

    • @RICO_SUAVE_86_
      @RICO_SUAVE_86_ 4 роки тому

      @@levinng2004 That's a great point.

    • @RICO_SUAVE_86_
      @RICO_SUAVE_86_ 4 роки тому

      North Lord: very true. It's hard to envision this when you look at Mongolia today, which ranks 105 out of 138 countries in military power, but in the 12th century, Mongolia was the TOP DOG empire without a doubt.

    • @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488
      @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488 3 роки тому +1

      I specialise in islamic empires and my favorites are ottomans and I wonder what would happen if ottomans never lost at Vienna and kf suleyman never killed mustafa as he thought he was threatign to kill him

    • @diddlypoop
      @diddlypoop 3 роки тому +1

      They never conquered Japan, though? They got routed twice.

    • @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488
      @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488 3 роки тому

      @Ad me im from England but I have bengali Indian and Kazakhstan blood

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 4 роки тому +467

    Europe: *hears mongol throat singing in the distance*

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 4 роки тому +29

      +Napoleon I Bonaparte *Laughs in Japanese*

    • @2garin682
      @2garin682 4 роки тому +25

      @@Eagle57-n6e Western Europe: hears islamic prayers and african chants in the distance

    • @LuisBrito-ly1ko
      @LuisBrito-ly1ko 4 роки тому +6

      2garin
      Holy Roman Empire and Malta: *Pillar Men Theme Awaken*

    • @mayuri4184
      @mayuri4184 4 роки тому +10

      Right now, when I think of Mongolian throat singing, I wanna meditate. But back in those days, that would be like a 60s American soldier hearing the trees speak Vietnamese or a 1939-40 Soviet soldier hearing the snow speak Finnish.

    • @alexandrebirk1948
      @alexandrebirk1948 4 роки тому +5

      @@thedoruk6324 they have taken revenge some years before the 2nd world wars in a battle near the manchoury: the battle of Khalkhin Gol
      Spoilers the japanese were humiliated by them

  • @orgilchuluunjav6580
    @orgilchuluunjav6580 2 роки тому

    Thanks!

  • @hezeljudah9618
    @hezeljudah9618 4 роки тому +47

    Kings and Generals: Upload anything about Mongols
    Me: I’M IN!

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 4 роки тому +224

    Mongols speciality : *Extended usage of catalyst biological weaponry*

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 4 роки тому +25

      @GoodGirlKate human nature of corruption of established organizations predates all else

    • @Brandonhayhew
      @Brandonhayhew 4 роки тому +2

      Unless they used cheat code

    • @memberberries9782
      @memberberries9782 4 роки тому

      Mongol downfall: Jin Sakai

    • @phantomtq
      @phantomtq 4 роки тому +3

      @GoodGirlKate even the court was based on meritocracy and it allowed non mongols to the ministrial position and when they betrayed the yuan empire fell

  • @mikeus69
    @mikeus69 4 роки тому +109

    More mongol stuff pls!
    Anyone ever listen to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History mongol series? Just fantastic

    • @Hope-Truth-Light
      @Hope-Truth-Light 4 роки тому +1

      mikeus69 it's not on UA-cam anymore where can I find it

    • @RedCrowJXU
      @RedCrowJXU 4 роки тому

      @@Hope-Truth-Light Can torrent it. It has all his hardcore history archives.

    • @mikeus69
      @mikeus69 4 роки тому

      Yeah sorry guyz I guess he charges a couple bucks for his older stuff now. I’ve had it for a while. Worth it tho...
      Oh and yeah I am Jacks pastel avatar...

    • @og882001
      @og882001 4 роки тому

      Yea that was dope

  • @Jebu911
    @Jebu911 4 роки тому +163

    Only reason to join keshik was to not join the redshirt envoys.

    • @gerardrbain1972
      @gerardrbain1972 4 роки тому +15

      That emissary position seemed to be just as dangerous as fighting on the front lines.

    • @Jebu911
      @Jebu911 4 роки тому +20

      @@gerardrbain1972 I guess the death penalty in mongolia was to join them on a diplomatic mission.

    • @andrewsuryali8540
      @andrewsuryali8540 4 роки тому +21

      It's kinda ironic how today bureaucrats vie for the cushy job of a diplomatic envoy, backstabbing each other for the privilege.

  • @itwasalladream7134
    @itwasalladream7134 4 роки тому +266

    Computers: we need to model our voice on humans so they can understand us
    Officially Devin: hold my vocal cords

    • @OfficiallyDevin
      @OfficiallyDevin 4 роки тому +22

      My voice is indeed modelled on humans. A mistake I won't make again.

    • @itwasalladream7134
      @itwasalladream7134 4 роки тому +4

      @@OfficiallyDevin 10010001100111000

  • @hyltoniali257
    @hyltoniali257 4 роки тому +37

    Mukhali was the 1st non-biological King"Taychi" nominated by Genghis himself, he was a slave under the Jurkin, a clan within Khamag confederacy beside Khiyat "RouRan survivors saved from Gökturks by geese chirping" (royal family) & Taychiud, he was Genghis's 1st bodyguard before Jebe(arrow)

  • @Jonnybravo589
    @Jonnybravo589 4 роки тому +8

    I feel like this channel is always putting a video out on the topic I’m on. I just finished hardcore history of the mongols and then this comes out the same hour.

  • @rahulraveendran4279
    @rahulraveendran4279 4 роки тому +18

    Indeed Genghis aka temujin was a genius of his time.... Made a formidable army from a nearly no where place. Magnificent great khan.👍

  • @johnrockwell5834
    @johnrockwell5834 4 роки тому +69

    Amazing the Bodyguard is so loyal to Genghis Khan in contrast to the Roman Praetorian Guard to Roman Emperors.

    • @zackosborn1731
      @zackosborn1731 4 роки тому +41

      That was one leader, Praetorian oversaw generations. Give the Mongol bodyguards time they would've devolved into the same opportunist behavior.

    • @BLODADA
      @BLODADA 4 роки тому +3

      Some of the royal guards might have been even childhood friends with the khan and princess because they were sons of generals and captains who most likely lived very close with the khans ger.

    • @JasonDoe1000
      @JasonDoe1000 4 роки тому

      @@zackosborn1731 Then again the praetoerians also started their habit of killing emperors with the third emperor already

    • @johnrockwell5834
      @johnrockwell5834 4 роки тому +1

      @@JasonDoe1000
      Yeah shame the Emperor's didn't do a Praetorian Purge ASAP.

    • @johnrockwell5834
      @johnrockwell5834 4 роки тому +1

      @@BLODADA
      Yeah Praetorians not being childhood friends with the Emperor may play a role too.

  • @zehanazani6946
    @zehanazani6946 4 роки тому +25

    It's incredible to see Mongolian leader to create one of the greatest unit army on history. More effective and efficient make mongol empire can conquer so many land. Thanks for genghis khan and also subutei and jebei

  • @orgilgankhuyag5222
    @orgilgankhuyag5222 4 роки тому +15

    They also had The Hu like bands in the army to lift the spirits.

  • @cagriozkan1936
    @cagriozkan1936 4 роки тому +30

    Mongol dicipline was upmost level. Even chengis khan give death order to his grandson who didnt listen his commander(probably low born). Other generals made a lot of effort to change his mind.

    • @koreancowboy42
      @koreancowboy42 4 роки тому +5

      Every army should know there's no such thing as royal or family relationships when being in the army.
      If you seen Three kingdoms 2010 a tv show, I forgot which episode it was ..
      The grand commander (highest rank in the army of three kingdoms era)
      Said to his son "There's no family relationships when your in the army"
      Because once in the army you must follow military laws which were of course strict.

    • @cagriozkan1936
      @cagriozkan1936 4 роки тому +1

      @@koreancowboy42 Of course, I agree with you

    • @chandy3859
      @chandy3859 4 роки тому +1

      @@koreancowboy42 that depends on what era or what type of army. Just look at medieval army in europe.

    • @majungasaurusaaaa
      @majungasaurusaaaa 3 роки тому +1

      @@chandy3859 They were no match for the proper armies of that time.

  • @mbay5008
    @mbay5008 4 роки тому +19

    Wow! This is my first comment on a Kings and Generals vid. That was one of the one of the most in-depth info on the mongol army and especially the internal organization of the keshik( or known as хэшигтэн). Thank you from a mongolian for your thorough research! Love the podcast by the way!

  • @alejandrorojas1423
    @alejandrorojas1423 4 роки тому +113

    Structure of the Mongol Army:
    The Khan: Spam horse archers
    Lt: Sir..but..
    The Khan: SPAM HORSE ARCHERS. JUST DO IT.

    • @onestar8796
      @onestar8796 4 роки тому +5

      Literally one of Best strat on Stronghold Crusaders game

    • @thefuryofthedragon8715
      @thefuryofthedragon8715 4 роки тому +1

      @@onestar8796 I see, you are a man of culture aswell.

    • @YataTheFifteenth
      @YataTheFifteenth 4 роки тому +1

      @@onestar8796 hundreds of horse archers, make them patrol your enemy's castle. Easy game once you make your siege weaponry.

  • @tg1982
    @tg1982 4 роки тому +3

    Fantastic video, I didn't know I needed to start understanding the actual composition and structure of the great Mongolian Army, but here we are: enjoying and marveled by it. Thanks guys! As always, OfficiallyDevin narration ties it up just nicely.

  • @detectiveapollo
    @detectiveapollo 4 роки тому +63

    As a south east asian i want to know more about the mongol attacks on any of the SEA kingdoms. or maybe any other SEA battles/conquests will do good for me :) i'm your fan from Malaysia btw.

    • @lololman
      @lololman 4 роки тому +4

      I think they invaded Vietnam.

    • @GUTZ420
      @GUTZ420 4 роки тому

      @@lololman if that's true, I would like to learn about it!

    • @Redraptor0001
      @Redraptor0001 4 роки тому +14

      @@GUTZ420 KnG does have some videos on the Mongol invasion of Vietnam. they can be found in the Mongol playlist, where they explore the Mongol history and conquest

    • @calugarulvlad6226
      @calugarulvlad6226 4 роки тому +2

      The Javanese destroy Mongols Armada

    • @GUTZ420
      @GUTZ420 4 роки тому

      @@Redraptor0001 thanks man!

  • @radityakevin6352
    @radityakevin6352 4 роки тому +18

    Can we not ignore genghis khan arguably invented insurance by compensating the dead soldiers family

  • @orgilgankhuyag5222
    @orgilgankhuyag5222 4 роки тому +28

    Actually Chinggis Khan and Qarachar noyan had same ancestor- Bodonchar Munkhag
    Qarachar noyan was the head of Barlas tribe which later become one of the main tribes of Chagatai Khanate
    Qarachar noyan’s descendant Timur established Timurid empire
    And Timur’s descendant Babur established Moghul empire in India.

  • @chandy3859
    @chandy3859 4 роки тому +12

    The Mongols are really ruthless to their enemy but kind to their people and subject.

  • @eatingadventures9614
    @eatingadventures9614 4 роки тому +29

    Mongol History is very interesting.

  • @rct9393
    @rct9393 4 роки тому +30

    Fascinating to see the central asian military words are still existing todays turkish military language

    • @valisali3259
      @valisali3259 4 роки тому +4

      cause many mongolian words originated from turkish

    • @ls200076
      @ls200076 4 роки тому +2

      @@rusmn12 doubt

    • @qus.9617
      @qus.9617 4 роки тому +10

      @@ls200076 We would never truly know which was the closest (came from which language group) because there was never a linguistic scholar(s) within Turkic or Mongolic civilisations throughout history that wrote papers throughout the centuries on the subect so that modern scholars were able to find the root of the source unlike the Rime table. But what we do know is that the Xiongnu were the first steppes confederacy to organise their military in a decimal system. And both Turkish and Mongolian historians cite Chinese historiography sources on the matter. Mongolian historians argue that Xiongnu were proto-Mongol. Turkish argue otherwise. Western historians tend to argue a mix of languages and groups composing the Xiongnu. Scant writing and written form of what the Xiongnu spoke remains.

    • @magnuscoles5010
      @magnuscoles5010 4 роки тому

      @@rusmn12 they both have the same origins

  • @theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081
    @theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081 4 роки тому +74

    Are you considering to do the structure of the Ottoman army? That would be great considering how many videos on Ottoman wars you've made so far.

  • @zackbutterwood6726
    @zackbutterwood6726 4 роки тому +61

    Wow I'm so early, I can hear Mongol archer shouting "dosho"

  • @alperenerol1852
    @alperenerol1852 4 роки тому +25

    The modern army divisions were inspired by the mongolian army structure

  • @javene4079
    @javene4079 4 роки тому +13

    I like how the most barbaric force known through history is probably the most sophisticated and strategic army

  • @mongke8745
    @mongke8745 4 роки тому +2

    The Kings and Generals Podcast is beyond amazing! In love with it.

  • @TRNATO1
    @TRNATO1 4 роки тому +72

    Interesting fact, most of the Turkish army still uses many of these terms: boluk, ordu, tugay, albay. Also present in the civilian sector: yargitay, danistay, kurultay etc...

    • @Singgen
      @Singgen 4 роки тому +11

      But was it used during Ottoman times or it was created after Turks started to coin new identity?

    • @thanakonpraepanich4284
      @thanakonpraepanich4284 4 роки тому

      @@Singgen
      You mean Turkish national identy had to be built from the ground up with bits and pieces that left after the overthrown of sultanate?
      Was it similar with South Korean having to create a new national identity for the legitimate claimant of Old Korea is Pyongyang government and they were not?

    • @Singgen
      @Singgen 4 роки тому +5

      @@thanakonpraepanich4284 Well, its not like they built up Turkish identity from zero. It's just the main was Ottoman, I believe. They even changed the language and expelled all non turkic words which where a lot AFAIK. It could be up to 80-90% words of Persian or Arabic origins. But grammatically it was still a Turkic language.
      But I suppose that's what I meant.
      And I have zero ideas about South Korean history) One day. I suppose I will get to them.

    • @clishe7395
      @clishe7395 4 роки тому +3

      Yes, because the words are turkish.

    • @Singgen
      @Singgen 4 роки тому

      @sülüman Well, I'm not surprised that 11th century texts are more easier for you. I suppose it was the main source for new Turkish literature standart language.
      Well, Ottoman "Turkish" is understandable. It was an empire. Unlike with Russian Empire or some other, the majority of subjects weren't just Turks but many other Arabians and Persians as well.
      And at this point of history the idea of nation haven't yet existed or was developed, I believe. Or at least Ottoman Empire was a product of such times so Turkic identity wasn't the prevailing one given the surroundings.
      Thanks for clarifying!

  • @blabodab
    @blabodab 4 роки тому +2

    It's amazing how far along the quality of these videos has come. Not to say that they were "bad" before, but it's just that I am more and more finding myself amazed by the quality of late. Keep it up, my dudes.

  • @SuperJuicyAncap
    @SuperJuicyAncap 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for making all these videos, absolutely love the ancient nation origins and battles content. Keep it up!

  • @jackson857
    @jackson857 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for more Mongol content. Can't get enough.

  • @gabrielmotta7473
    @gabrielmotta7473 4 роки тому +33

    The mongols were 500 years ahead of everyone in military organization and tactics

  • @kabodra
    @kabodra 4 роки тому +2

    Goshh, probably the best video I have ever watched in this channel. Such an amazing video.

  • @bustereagal3570
    @bustereagal3570 4 роки тому +5

    This Is The Best Channel In UA-cam Ever Am So Glad I Found You 😍❤️

  • @riseALK
    @riseALK 4 роки тому +2

    Minor misspelling: Mukhali's name is written as Mukhail starting around 8:40.
    At 11:37, the narrator says "successor of Temur" instead of "ancestor of Temur", the subtitle displays the right word.

  • @adampilot8275
    @adampilot8275 4 роки тому +4

    Brilliant clip. Very informative and well presented.

  • @dimitriymirovsky
    @dimitriymirovsky 4 роки тому +1

    this is among the best top documentary about mongol's empire. Well done.

  • @duylai2224
    @duylai2224 4 роки тому +17

    the background music give me PTSD of Chingis Khan sending a bunch of battleship and submarine to beat up my tundra oil city

  • @khalidaj9831
    @khalidaj9831 4 роки тому +5

    Great documentary - I shared with you my translation for this video. hope this contribution gets your high expectation. best regards.

  • @jimmyandersson9938
    @jimmyandersson9938 4 роки тому +8

    I recommend reading or listening to Conn Igguldens series on the mongols, he made 5 books and they were awesome, they are novels but very
    historically accurate

  • @culturedman1310
    @culturedman1310 4 роки тому +13

    Man we need a game about the mongols

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 4 роки тому +3

    Awesome video. It was so informative about the Mongol Army. I loved it. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

  • @nawab-e-trivandrum5526
    @nawab-e-trivandrum5526 4 роки тому +3

    Love Mongol history....
    Please make an unbiased video on Indian Mutiny of 1857...

  • @jesseberg3271
    @jesseberg3271 4 роки тому +43

    I was getting ready to make a sarcastic comment like, "What, you mean they weren't just a disorganized swarm of slavering maniacs who somehow just happened to conquer half the world?" but Kings and Generals literally took on that point at the very start of the video.
    Well, good on them, I suppose.

  • @burhanuddin959
    @burhanuddin959 4 роки тому +29

    I'm a simple guy.
    I see Mongols, I click.

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary7580 4 роки тому +4

    Genghis Khan was able to create such a vast empire using mainly the bow and horse, and of course tactics. Another great video kings thanks

  • @amelphist2265
    @amelphist2265 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely stoked to learn more, thank you very much!

  • @seanbeahn6895
    @seanbeahn6895 4 роки тому +9

    It's interesting to note how similar the Mongols style of discipline was to that of the later Albrecht von Wallenstein's and Gustavus Adolphus' . Brutal punishment for cowardice and disobedience, and excellent rewards for bravery and order. The Carrot and the Stick if you will.

    • @reagestme
      @reagestme 4 роки тому +1

      it is even more, german blitz krieg tactic was inspired by mongols too

  • @80budokai
    @80budokai 4 роки тому +2

    Kings and Generals, great video!💯🙏👐

  • @garabic8688
    @garabic8688 4 роки тому +92

    Mongols: you are now my property
    Everyone else: no
    Mongols: *this video*
    everyone else: ok nvm

    • @runforestrun3556
      @runforestrun3556 4 роки тому +2

      *laughs in Saif ad-Din Qutuz*

    • @michaelataturk249
      @michaelataturk249 4 роки тому +9

      Hypocrisy of Western Civilization: "Mongols were savage murderers............. How glorious the Roman Empire was and the Empire of Alexander the Great......... Mongols did bad things to the peoples they conquered........ The Vikings were so cool and tough..........."

    • @JohnDoeLemon
      @JohnDoeLemon 4 роки тому +1

      Yonis Hassan bruh... he is being sarcastic

    • @JohnDoeLemon
      @JohnDoeLemon 4 роки тому

      Michael Ataturk some people just dont seem to realize that different times carry different mind sets...

    • @kevcarlisle1906
      @kevcarlisle1906 4 роки тому

      Unubold Battogoo Shit I just noticed thanks 😂

  • @amityzhimo2853
    @amityzhimo2853 4 роки тому +1

    Looking at the number of views and subscribers, I feel "Kings and Generals" is one of the most underrated channel on UA-cam.

  • @dashnymbuynnemeh7495
    @dashnymbuynnemeh7495 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you “king and generals” good

  • @barbaro267
    @barbaro267 4 роки тому +1

    I've done some research of the Mongolian invasion of Eastern Europe for a story I'm writing for fun, and it's all so interesting to me.

  • @Bilgunkhan1
    @Bilgunkhan1 4 роки тому +5

    As always great work! Very informative and well researched. Huge fan keep it up guys!

  • @24710991
    @24710991 4 роки тому +2

    I wish this channel existed back in my high school days, would've helped me pass my history exams lol

  • @tezcanuyank3446
    @tezcanuyank3446 4 роки тому +37

    Tümen is meaning "division" in turkish and ordu is "army"

    • @mohsend72
      @mohsend72 4 роки тому +5

      Ordu means camp/campaign in modern Persian.

    • @muzafferbulut8933
      @muzafferbulut8933 4 роки тому +6

      mehsen it comes from the turkic language it is not persian

    • @cengizsogutlu
      @cengizsogutlu 4 роки тому +9

      The system of 10 ( tümen₺) founded by Metehan Turkish army even takes its establishment from this date you can find 209 bc on logo of army. Turks formed first regular army.

    • @arsenalofdemocracy9985
      @arsenalofdemocracy9985 4 роки тому

      @@mohsend72 we mongolians also borrowed many words from persians,like bolor/steel sandil/chair

    • @mohsend72
      @mohsend72 4 роки тому +1

      @@muzafferbulut8933 I know. I meant to say it's now a borrowed word in Persian.

  • @theimperialphilomath8910
    @theimperialphilomath8910 4 роки тому +2

    I think it would be pretty awesome to do a video on the Eastern Roman themata and strategoi and how much of a departure this was from the Diocletian Reforms

  • @afrikasmith1049
    @afrikasmith1049 4 роки тому +14

    If Genghis hadn't split his empire among his sons, the Mongol could have survived a lot longer.

    • @amaraag9435
      @amaraag9435 4 роки тому +2

      I think that his oldest son Zuch build new country before die Chingis khan. Because Zuch had problem with his brothers. Chingis khan didn't want civil war. However Chingis khaan split his empire.

    • @Singgen
      @Singgen 4 роки тому +2

      He didn't thought. The splitting of the empire begann after death of Ogedai and failed succession. He was secceeded by Guyuk but Ogedai namd other successor, his favorite grandson. And between succession of Guyuk and death of Ogedai lasted 5 years if I'm not mistaken.

    • @amaraag9435
      @amaraag9435 4 роки тому

      @@Singgen It is only my opinion. It is true Guyg and Khubilai began splitting. But background splitting began before Chingis khaan die. Lot of people didn't know Zuch wasn't Chingis's son. Zuch began splitting. I found some news about Zuch's country.

    • @qus.9617
      @qus.9617 4 роки тому +2

      He had no choice. Jochi the first born was intelligent but was hated by his second brother, was constantly attacked for being allegedly illigitimate and was unpopular to lead the empire. Chagatai was brash, drunkard and Genghis knew if he gave all his power to Jochi then Chagatai was going to start a civil war. Tolui was the most similar to Genghis, was the most amicable to his kin but he didn't have the traits needed to govern a transitioning empire in terms of administration not wonton destruction. So the third brother Ogedei was to be supported by his brothers. But Jochi would never get over being passed over because of the constant questioning of his lineage and Chagatai was angry that because of his feud with Jochi that he was not considered the firstborn. So all in all, it seemed destined for the empire to split.

    • @amaraag9435
      @amaraag9435 4 роки тому +1

      @@qus.9617 The talk about Jochi is not official. Only his two younger brothers probably discriminated against him from time to time. I think Chingis khaan and Tului weren't dicrimated Zuch. Zuch began splitting. If Zuch didn't split his country Tsagaadai would not angry. I think Ogedei didn't hostility with Zuchi, buh he supports Tsagaadai. Zuch's son Bat is intelligent, because he reunited to main country. But Guyg ended peace.

  • @Amy-gi4uo
    @Amy-gi4uo 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for another great video. It's so informative and accurate as always.

  • @matthewmann8969
    @matthewmann8969 4 роки тому +3

    Very well crafted, trained, stationed, positioned, And organized more times then they would not be

  • @Tiller-Z
    @Tiller-Z 4 роки тому +2

    This is awesomely made! \o/ Subbed! Also World Anvil is great.

  • @jakovpaic8756
    @jakovpaic8756 4 роки тому +3

    When will be next episode of ottoman wars? I hope soon, it is my favourite series on this channel.

  • @hadenwesley6474
    @hadenwesley6474 4 роки тому +1

    WOW this is SO good! I've learned about Mongolia for over a decade and even celebrated Naadam there, but had never heard much of this info.

    • @hadenwesley6474
      @hadenwesley6474 4 роки тому

      @Khuslen Enkhtuvshin IT WAS AMAZING. Opening ceremony was beyond my imagination. Unfortunately most local shops/restaurants were closed in UB for holiday. My advice for foreigners would be to book a good tour, as I'm an experienced traveler but definitely had trouble navigating on my own. I REALLY wanted to go back again in 2021 for the centennial! Very nice people and beautiful country.

  • @historikerfabio
    @historikerfabio 4 роки тому +6

    I would love a video about the Crimean Tatars ^^

  • @YourLocalDingo
    @YourLocalDingo 4 роки тому +2

    This is the earliest ive been for anything.

  • @josephstalin8423
    @josephstalin8423 4 роки тому +86

    If Genghis Can't, No one Khan.

  • @NaYangKo1M
    @NaYangKo1M 4 роки тому +1

    Dear King and Kheneral, Thanks alot for the english CC

  • @yunleung2631
    @yunleung2631 4 роки тому +22

    Subutai was a god of war.

    • @hyltoniali257
      @hyltoniali257 4 роки тому +4

      Yun Leung Jelme, his elder bro is less well known

    • @yunleung2631
      @yunleung2631 4 роки тому

      Unlive TheSystem HA!

  • @Greatbattlehistory
    @Greatbattlehistory Місяць тому

    I really like how you use special effects to highlight key points.

  • @wihi1829
    @wihi1829 4 роки тому +8

    I didn't think the Mongols were this organized. People usually think that nomadic tribesmen are rogue, uncivilized, and all that stuff. Thanks for the info!

    • @orgilgankhuyag5222
      @orgilgankhuyag5222 4 роки тому +6

      Only this level of organization can bring success since they were never greater in numbers than their enemies

    • @svetlanat2653
      @svetlanat2653 4 роки тому +5

      That was propaganda created by butthurt people who were conquered lol the mongols could have never have succeeded if they weren't this sophisticated

    • @blastroisehunt6546
      @blastroisehunt6546 4 роки тому +2

      Think of them as current date America.

  • @itzblvckhighlander1576
    @itzblvckhighlander1576 4 роки тому +2

    I just saw mongols and kings and generals so I logically automatically started the video and liked it

  • @세계최강대국몽골제국

    It seems to be one of the world history and war history videos that clearly shows how the world conqueror, the Mongol Empire, was able to become the world's number one army. It is useful for studying world history and war history. For reference, the origin of the 'Samshir', also known as the crescent moon military sword, is a military sword from the Mongol Empire. The Mongol army was the first to use a crescent-shaped military sword. As the Mongol Empire colonized Persia (Iran), the Mongol army's sword naturally spread to Iran and developed into the Samshir.
    세계정복자 몽골제국군이 어떻게 세계 1위의 군대가 될수있는지 확실히 잘 알려주는 세계사, 전쟁사 영상들 중 하나인것 같습니다. 세계사, 전쟁사 공부에 유익합니다. 참고로, 세계최강의 군대 몽골제국 기병대에 대한 세계사, 전쟁사 영상 훌륭합니다.
    참고로 초승달 도검으로도 유명한 '샴쉬르(시미터)'의 원조가 몽골제국의 군용도검인 만곡도(신월도)이다. 초승달 모양의 도검을 가장 먼저 군용도검으로 사용한게 몽골군이었는데, 몽골제국이 페르시아(이란)을 식민지배하면서 몽골군의 도검인 신월도(만곡도)가 자연스럽게 이란에 퍼져 샴쉬르 등으로 발전하였다.

  • @machetedonttweet1343
    @machetedonttweet1343 4 роки тому +1

    I would have had to spend 2 more semesters in college to learn what you have detailed in an 18 min UA-cam video. Granted I'll have to check sources but Wikipedia links can provide those. I'm 61 and still learning thanks to people like you. In 21st century America being ignorant is a choice.

  • @Oleg-l6w
    @Oleg-l6w 4 роки тому +23

    Virgin Ruses, Norses, Crusaders vs Chad Tatar-Mongols.

  • @jargalmaamh915
    @jargalmaamh915 4 роки тому +1

    very good content , thank you for sharing my country`s history for the world :)

  • @yehtutaung1
    @yehtutaung1 4 роки тому +3

    I humbly request a documentary on Sino-Burmese wars which took place in 1760s,, ........ a very forgotten conflict to many in my country

  • @dylanbrown4291
    @dylanbrown4291 4 роки тому +2

    More of these vids, I love these

  • @jacobxiongnu2931
    @jacobxiongnu2931 4 роки тому +3

    Was expecting of the The HU music to be used.

  • @ektumz_inside4707
    @ektumz_inside4707 3 роки тому +1

    There is so so much to learn about the Mongols