How the Muslims conquered Spain - Guadelete 711 - Medieval DOCUMENTARY

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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Рік тому +38

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    • @JohnDoe-kg6gy
      @JohnDoe-kg6gy Рік тому +1

      Usted es un mentiroso.
      You're a liar.
      First, Rodrigo was betrayed in that battle by other nobles because he took illegally the crown, so they wanted Rodrigo dead.
      Justiniano, a Byzantine noble in Tangier indeed assisted the Muslim invasion because Rodrigo deflowered his daughter.
      The easy Muslim invasion and victories was supported by Jews with intelligence, logistic and money. Hence it was an inside job.
      Why do you think after the Reconquista the Jews were expelled almost immediately?
      Por favor, please stop lying and telling half truths for the sake of political correctness.
      Saludos desde Toledo
      Greetings from Toledo

    • @Guureufd
      @Guureufd Рік тому +3

      @@JohnDoe-kg6gy He didn't talk about war crimes

    • @christophercohen8712
      @christophercohen8712 2 дні тому

      The narrator and the author are racist “ according to racist views of author the army of Tariq get reinforced easily from north Algeria 800 miles to Tangier’s board a ship after waiting for one for months king Rodrick on the other hand has a lot of obstacles on his way and it’s very difficult for them to get reinforcements? Which is a lie goths can get reinforced easily from around the surrounding clans k
      Further more when the narrator try to prove that Jillian didn’t help Tariq in fighting you referred to Arab historians books but you dismiss the troop numbers stated in the same books as lies and you don’t question any other army numbers only in the battle of yarmouk an this one both muslims

  • @orktv4673
    @orktv4673 Рік тому +555

    I'm delighted that you gave a quick rundown on the politics of Visigothic Spain. I always found it hard to picture how the Germanic tribe controlled the peninsula, and how their downfall came about so quickly. Hope to hear more about Al-Andalus and the invasion of Gaul soon!

    • @konstantine381
      @konstantine381 Рік тому +2

      Idk man they lasted pretty long

    • @javierganzarain4559
      @javierganzarain4559 Рік тому +19

      @@SIMO-eb1hw yes and no. The visigoths entered Hispania as foederatti loyal to Rome, sent by the emperor himself to pacify the region from other invaders like the suebi and alans. It was after the dissolution of the western half of the empire in the political vacuum that the kingdom of Toledo was formed

    • @JohnDoe-kg6gy
      @JohnDoe-kg6gy Рік тому

      @@javierganzarain4559
      Exactly.

    • @JohnDoe-kg6gy
      @JohnDoe-kg6gy Рік тому +5

      @@SIMO-eb1hw
      Only the Vandalas, as their name implies were havoc.
      They were the reason why Rome sent the Visigoths, whom were allied with Rome, to pacify Hispania/Iberia.
      Some Vandals stayed in Iberia, Sergio Ramos from Andalusia is a direct descendant from them.
      BTW, Andalusia is a Vandal name which means Land of the Vandals.

    • @moonshadowsong
      @moonshadowsong Рік тому +5

      @@JohnDoe-kg6gy nothing prove andalusia come from vandal , your just heard some one give opinion about that name come from from vandal with no prove

  • @Roberto-tu5re
    @Roberto-tu5re Рік тому +204

    I have lived in Spain for many years and I am always fascinated by its history. I lived in the Alpujarras for a few years and there are many reminders of its Muslim past.

    • @alfonso201
      @alfonso201 Рік тому +23

      Tragic

    • @peerlesscultivator6873
      @peerlesscultivator6873 Рік тому +82

      @@alfonso201 ez there your Islamophobia is leaking a bit there

    • @cvc1939
      @cvc1939 Рік тому +43

      @@peerlesscultivator6873 What's the problem? Islam is something terrible.

    • @RE-gf7lr
      @RE-gf7lr Рік тому +1

      ​@@cvc1939 cope and seethe, dirty pagan

    • @cvc1939
      @cvc1939 Рік тому +1

      @@RE-gf7lr the one who worships the Devil and has a pedophile as a prophet is calling me a pagan.

  • @nazeem8680
    @nazeem8680 Рік тому +110

    Correction: the region around Murcia was not given to an arab governor, but rather it retained the local visigothic count named Theodemir; he agreed to submit himself to the umayyads and pay tribute in return for keeping his titles and property. the treaty survives to this day written down in arab chronicles.

    • @angusyang5917
      @angusyang5917 Рік тому +6

      Theodemir is mentioned in the video, the region was known in Tudimir in recognition of his independence.

    • @miguelmartinez-sd2lp
      @miguelmartinez-sd2lp 10 місяців тому

      Ven a pedir el dinero de ese tratado ahora,si tienes huevos claro jajajau

    • @Wazzaaaxp
      @Wazzaaaxp 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@miguelmartinez-sd2lpNo es necesario, ganamos millones vendiendo hachís para usted.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @saturn724
    @saturn724 Рік тому +66

    The value of these videos is timeless, they will be useful even years from now. Great effort for documenting these historic references in this digestible fashion.

  • @masterplokoon8803
    @masterplokoon8803 Рік тому +182

    Guadalete is here, now onwards to Constantinople, Covadonga and Tours. What an amazing series!

    • @caniconcananas7687
      @caniconcananas7687 Рік тому

      Covadonga is not History, but a myth. Nationalist propaganda by the Spanish governments during the Romanticism in the 19th century.

    • @ronb7189
      @ronb7189 Рік тому +29

      Also hopefully we also see;
      Siege of Nicaea (727)- another large scale Umayyad siege against one of the most important Byzantine city deep in Anatolia. While the siege was repulsed, the Arabs still devastated much of Anatolia as the Byzantines refused to fight the Caliphate army in open field as a result of their history of constant defeats in open battle against the Caliphate.
      Battle of Akroinon (740)- first major pitched battle won by the Byzantines against the Arabs during the twilight years of snake oil salesman, Emperor Leo III, the man that led the Byzantines thru the Constantinople and Nicaea sieges. This was a major uplifting victory for the Byzantines as they previously had to rely in their walls as well as ambushes in order to repulse the Caliphate in Anatolia. For the Umayyads however, this defeat as well as their fruitless see saw battles against the troublesome Khazars definitely weakened their army helping to allow the Abbasids to take over.
      Battle of Toulouse 721- The newly formed Al Andalus first attempt to invade the Franks which was repelled by the duchy of Aquitaine under Duke Otto who was a rival of Charles Martel at the time, this victory hailed Otto as a champion across Western Europe.
      Battle of River Garonne- The Caliphate strikes back, this major victory by the Al Andalus Muslims broke the power of Duke Otto, forcing him to submit to his rival Charles Martel setting the stage up for the battle of Tours as by this point, Charles Martel is the only one in France and perhaps even in central Europe who can put up a fight against the large scale Muslim raids.

    • @baltazarandrada8793
      @baltazarandrada8793 Рік тому +1

      I will be happy to watch an episode about the third one since my hometown here in the Philippines has the Lady of Covadonga as its patron. I also hope to see more of Don Pelayo (Pelagius), most especially because he was mentioned in this video.

    • @Guureufd
      @Guureufd Рік тому

      Where is battle of bagdoura treat yourself from rotten eurocentrism

    • @fyfyi6053
      @fyfyi6053 Рік тому

      @@Guureufd There's no such thing as "eurocentrism"

  • @JohnnyElRed
    @JohnnyElRed Рік тому +234

    No wonder it took so long for this video to come out. I already knew from my history classes in highschool that the Battle of Guadalete and late Visigothic was sparce on details, and had many contradictions. But I didn't expected... this.
    What a mess for future historians to decipher.

    • @caniconcananas7687
      @caniconcananas7687 Рік тому +2

      Historians even discuss over the place where the battle was fought. Some say that it was beside an anciente lake, La Janda.
      There is a sarcophagus in Southern Portugal with some writting telling that it contains the remains of a "Rodericus Rex".
      And there are also some mentions (I think some coins) to a new Gothic king, not that Oppas, a puppet under the new governors.
      By the way, the widow of king Roderic married the son of Musa while being governor.
      And Theodomirus signed a treaty with the invaders to keep the whole NE corner of Spain (several modern provinces) under his power as vassal of the Caliph. It's the treaty of Tudmir.
      So, there were not many Visigoths interested in supporting the king or even in becoming kings. They just were content with living on the work of the Hispano-Roman population.
      Have anybody heard any mention to the Hispano-Romans, beside being serfs of the Germanic invaders?

    • @williamrobert9898
      @williamrobert9898 Рік тому +3

      boy oh boy you have a lot of catching up to do, ’’but I did not expect this’’ says that after a video that showed him one fully detailed event and for a ’’sparce on details’’ event I would say that is detailed more than enough, it is the longest video on this season so far 🤷‍♂

    • @JohnDoe-kg6gy
      @JohnDoe-kg6gy Рік тому +6

      There is an issue barely touched here:
      The easy and fast invasion of Hispania/Iberia was assisted by local Jews with intelligence, logistic and money. Hence it was an inside job.
      Why do you think they were expelled almost immediately after the Reconquista?

    • @williamrobert9898
      @williamrobert9898 Рік тому

      @John Doe Because they were Jews who refused to convert to Christianity it's that simple bro, both Muslims and Jews who agreed to convert to Christianity were permitted to stay, the rest were expelled

    • @cadian122
      @cadian122 Рік тому +3

      ​@@JohnDoe-kg6gythey always strike from the inside ... Every.. Single ... Time...

  • @mattstakeontheancients7594
    @mattstakeontheancients7594 Рік тому +25

    This might be my favorite YT channel. These battles especially the middle age and Byzantine time period are fantastic.

  • @RJFP67
    @RJFP67 7 місяців тому +5

    Let’s pray that our children learn to live together without hatred towards one another. Millenniums of wars has begotten nothing but more wars that continue today😢.

    • @chickensoup9869
      @chickensoup9869 6 місяців тому

      What's wrong with taking down the grapist King Roderick? Count Julian was right to invite the muslims into Spain. Ongoing c ruelty while silencing the victims is not peace. When the victims rightfully fight back, they are blamed. Should Count Julian ignore the grape of Florinda?

  • @saikrishnak8631
    @saikrishnak8631 Рік тому +64

    it is weird for me to think that a barbaric tribe which sacked Rome was ended by their own disunity and the Arabs. the time period was only 300 years between the sack of rome and the subjugation of visigoths under Caliphate's rule. but for me its 1000 years.

    • @Scribebringyourpen
      @Scribebringyourpen Рік тому +7

      U lived for a thousand years?

    • @saikrishnak8631
      @saikrishnak8631 Рік тому +15

      @@Scribebringyourpen nah, the timeline between sack of rome and arabic conquest of hispania makes me feel there is a timeline of a millennium. whereas actually its 300 years.

    • @FF-ch9nr
      @FF-ch9nr Рік тому +14

      @@saikrishnak8631 its not that weird, when a huge empire like the Romans collapses, huge power vacuums start to form across large territories, and when theres power vacuums, it typically attracts huge changes like flies to a picnic basket.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      United States is only 250 years old. The Reconquista War lasted almost 800 years. A world record to this day.

    • @sangbum60090
      @sangbum60090 7 місяців тому +1

      Moors ended up the same due to disunity

  • @figzntreezfigueroa5664
    @figzntreezfigueroa5664 Рік тому +110

    I've always been curious about the Visigoths in Spain. There is not enough content about it, and I'm glad you're covering it for us.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому +2

      If it weren't for the Visigoths, the ethnic 'hispanic' wouldn't have existed at all.

    • @angelcamachodelsolar
      @angelcamachodelsolar Рік тому +1

      @@Trancymind 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому +1

      @@angelcamachodelsolarWhat is so funny?

    • @angelcamachodelsolar
      @angelcamachodelsolar Рік тому +2

      @@Trancymind "If it weren't for the Visigoths, the ethnic 'hispanic' wouldn't have existed at all" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @angelcamachodelsolar
      @angelcamachodelsolar Рік тому +2

      @@Trancymind The Hispanic "ethnicity" is that of Spanish-speaking individuals in America.
      The Visigoths were Germanic invaders (about 100,000) of the Iberian Peninsula who overlapped with the native Hispano-Roman population (about 5 million), with hardly any mixing.
      They were important in the sense that they were a reference in the Reconquest of Spain to the Muslims, when fighting to recover the Visigoth kingdom of Hispania.
      Your statement is ridiculous.

  • @NDTexan
    @NDTexan Рік тому +12

    This era in history really doesn't get a whole lot of discussion. Glad to see it here

  • @roihanfadhil2879
    @roihanfadhil2879 Рік тому +36

    Ah yes, after so long I have been waiting for this, you are finally uploaded it too.
    Good job for this video 👏👏.
    Can't wait for Battle of Tours (معركة بلاط الشهداء in Arabic) 732 AD.

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Рік тому +5

    Here again. Thank you Kings and Generals. One more great documentary in military history after over 40 years of study. You are my friends in knowledge.

  • @RFray5736
    @RFray5736 Рік тому +20

    There is a small error on the maps: the Septimania region in present-day southern France remained in Visigothic hands after the fall of the Kingdom of Tolosa, and then remained under muslim control for another 40 years after the Arab conquest of Iberia.

  • @polunga7989
    @polunga7989 Рік тому +27

    A video about the Portuguese-Moroccan wars would be very cool , during the late medieval era and the early modern age

    • @Guureufd
      @Guureufd Рік тому +3

      *BATTLE OF THREE KINGS* 💪🇲🇦

    • @miguelmartinez-sd2lp
      @miguelmartinez-sd2lp 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Guureufdmarroc not exist in this time😂😂

    • @Guureufd
      @Guureufd 10 місяців тому +2

      @@miguelmartinez-sd2lp yes he was in lisbon 😂

    • @miguelmartinez-sd2lp
      @miguelmartinez-sd2lp 10 місяців тому

      @@Guureufd nop

    • @Narrator_of_Tarikh07
      @Narrator_of_Tarikh07 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@miguelmartinez-sd2lpWe exist since 788...

  • @reddeadmj2756
    @reddeadmj2756 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for these historical videos. It helps a lot to learn the old history.

  • @lerneanlion
    @lerneanlion Рік тому +45

    After years of waiting, my wish has finally been granted! Thanks, Kings and Generals! I've been waiting for the Umayyad conquest of Hispania ever since I discovered your channel!

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Рік тому +3

      The good thing is that they cover the rashidun already and did a good chunk the of the umayyads, and they have a separate series for the rise of the ottomans as well as many of their later conquests.
      Its very possible we will have nearly the entire general story of the 4 caliphates done on this channel.
      This channel is one of the best on youtube, it doesn't just cover bits of history, it goes o to cover the entire lifetimes of many nations and they fit together with their other videos taking place before and after.
      You could watch the mongol conquest video then its fall as well as to get a cohesive view of the mongol empire from before it existed to its end.
      You could watch the series on alexander, then the diadochi wars, then watch the Pyrrhic war, and then watch the roman conquest of greece to get a good pickture of greece almost unbroken from alexander to when they became roman.
      We have a real gem of a channel here!

    • @54356776
      @54356776 Рік тому

      Why ?

    • @TobiramaRock
      @TobiramaRock Рік тому

      @@resentfuldragon 4 caliphates ? There are only 3 Caliphates in history only Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Рік тому

      @@TobiramaRock Wrong, All muslims except a small minority accept the ottomans as a caliphate, they themselves claimed the title and across the world they helped muslims in many conflicts.
      The majority opinion is the ottomans were the 4th caliphate, only some minorities like shias don't like them.

    • @ambivalentaxe
      @ambivalentaxe 4 місяці тому

      @@TobiramaRock Ottomans controlled Hejaz and were Khalifahs so whether you like them or not they are Caliphates of Islam

  • @AbdullahelAttar
    @AbdullahelAttar Рік тому +26

    Andalusia era of Iberia under Arab and berber rule was full of fascinating tales specially that there was a mixture of different cultures there

    • @gesrohaetyk7115
      @gesrohaetyk7115 Рік тому +4

      Only Arabic

    • @yansideabacoa6257
      @yansideabacoa6257 Рік тому +8

      @@gesrohaetyk7115wrong, also Christian (visigothic, suebi, hispano roman, etc), Sephardic Jewish and Amazigh

    • @gesrohaetyk7115
      @gesrohaetyk7115 Рік тому +5

      @@yansideabacoa6257 only Arabs were the rulers of Al-Andalus

    • @yansideabacoa6257
      @yansideabacoa6257 Рік тому +3

      @@gesrohaetyk7115 the administrative class was the minority, the majority of the population was non-arab and highly ethnoreligiously diverse

    • @gesrohaetyk7115
      @gesrohaetyk7115 Рік тому +2

      @@yansideabacoa6257 nope you wrong, when Arabs came to Al-Andalus more than 1 million Arabs move there

  • @historiadormasokilla
    @historiadormasokilla Рік тому +26

    Very good video. But in the map after the Battle of Vouille the visigoths lost all their territory in the actual France but with the exception of the Septimania, which remained with the visigoths at the time off the muslim conquest.

  • @saikrishnak8631
    @saikrishnak8631 Рік тому +31

    I'm glad you started this series. you made my evening snack time. Will this series be continued until the reigns of isabella and ferdinand ? i guess you have already made a video about that.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Рік тому +40

      There will be a separate series on the Reconquista

    • @sidp5381
      @sidp5381 Рік тому +7

      @@KingsandGenerals hey just curious will you give us an update on the conquerors of India and what happened to those guys after this? On al Hajaj and ibn Qasim

    • @ajithsidhu7183
      @ajithsidhu7183 Рік тому +4

      ​@@KingsandGenerals please do on Sikhism

    • @DrKarmo
      @DrKarmo Рік тому +2

      @@KingsandGenerals you guys should also include the conflicts between the christian kingdoms at the time, specifically the portuguese interregnum and the battle of Aljubarrota. The divide between the christians was what made it so long for us to reconquer Iberia!

    • @wadisindhda7713
      @wadisindhda7713 Рік тому

      @@DrKarmo Divide between Muslims is what made reconquista possible

  • @thebigone6969
    @thebigone6969 Рік тому +7

    You guys are the best historians in world history!!!!!

  • @luciano0182
    @luciano0182 Рік тому +11

    Wallahi been waiting so long for a video about this from you. Thank you Kings and Generals !!!

  • @MyMy-tv7fd
    @MyMy-tv7fd Рік тому +20

    what a great summary, detailed yet giving a mature perspective with judgement - and the title nails it too

  • @robvillar191
    @robvillar191 Рік тому +46

    Great video. The pace and breadth of the Islamic conquests always fascinated me. Would you consider touching upon East Asian conflicts in the future? Particularly the 19th century Qing dynasty, covering the Taiping Rebellion, Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, etc.

  • @DrKarmo
    @DrKarmo Рік тому +80

    I hope you guys make a series on the Reconquista after this series is over! (And include the battle of Aljubarrota as well hehehe)

    • @bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359
      @bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 Рік тому +7

      I also suggested it on another video

    • @DrKarmo
      @DrKarmo Рік тому +2

      @@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 I've only seen one series on the Reconquista so far, it was great but I'd love if K&G made one themselves.

    • @mahesito1943
      @mahesito1943 Рік тому +12

      @@DrKarmo i think a series on the Roman conquest of hispania is more urgent, for the Romans being such a popular topic among history buffs its criminally undercovered, 200+ years of wars!!

    • @bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359
      @bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 Рік тому +6

      @@mahesito1943 They kinda did it already actually, in their Celts long video they talk about the Celtiberian wars and kind of resume the conquest of Hispania, I still believe we should get the Reconquista before, mainly because since they are making a full series on all crusades and the Reconquista was also a crusade, so while I support you idea, it will be later in my opinion

    • @bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359
      @bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 Рік тому

      @@Shinyboy29 Please respond to this message with the videos, I know they have one from 5 years ago but that's it, I'd like to see the rest if they are there

  • @r.a.v.a.3843
    @r.a.v.a.3843 Рік тому +4

    Finally
    I've been waiting for this episode for a very long time

  • @Tarathiel123
    @Tarathiel123 Рік тому +13

    I always knew a lot about early Muslim expansion and the fall of the Roman Empire, but I honestly knew nothing about the Visigoth control of Spain. The histography is often "Well the Romans controlled it and then yada, yada, yada, the Muslims conquered it for the next 700ish years". Great break down!

    • @IrishCinnsealach
      @IrishCinnsealach Рік тому +3

      It's not Spain it's Iberia
      And the two countries that merged to become Spain Castile and Aragon were never defeated by the Arabs and they ruled different parts of Iberia at different times and for the last 2 centuries held only Granada

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      Of all the Germanic Barbarians, the Visigoths were the most civilized of them all. I do remember from other sources that in the Visigothic kingdom, women could divorce their husbands, own property and report sexual assaults by the age of only 12 or 13 years old. The Visigoths assimilated very well with the local roman-iberian- celt people and for the most part the jews but not the basques.

    • @uniuni8855
      @uniuni8855 Рік тому

      It's even more nuanced than what you think, for example the people who control Spain today are not from Spain, and their time is due

    • @uniuni8855
      @uniuni8855 Рік тому

      ​@@Trancymind even the women of aboriginal Australia can do that

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому +1

      @@uniuni8855 I hope Spain keeps going because the spaniards are known for being the toughest people to fight wars against all odds no matter what. Thats spanish pride. Spain is proud to this day being involved in the longest war (784 years) in human recorded history and coming out the winner of the war that sent the loser getting permanently kicked off the iberian peninsula by a spanish woman. Lol!

  • @jozzieokes3422
    @jozzieokes3422 Рік тому +19

    Amazing details and commentary as always!

  • @G-LibM
    @G-LibM Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the brief showcase of the Visigoths. It made the whole narrative flows

  • @chasechristophermurraydola9314

    Just saying but I really loved the video on the Sindhi campaigns of the Muslims because that video was the first time that I have heard about the Umayyad campaign in Sindhi.

  • @OldieBugger
    @OldieBugger Рік тому +12

    That name: "Tanja" feels funny to me, as my daughter-in-law is also named Tanja. It's kind of fitting as she is a formidable opponent as well.

    • @samyebeid4534
      @samyebeid4534 Рік тому +2

      Lol, bless her.

    • @lockin222
      @lockin222 Рік тому +1

      You should visit Tanger / Tanja, in Morocco, it’s a beautiful city

  • @mikemodugno5879
    @mikemodugno5879 Рік тому +3

    This video was really well done. I like the background info on the Visigoths in Iberia.

  • @Jesse_Dawg
    @Jesse_Dawg Рік тому +2

    These episodes are SOOOO good. Please more

  • @Mohamedaltahir504
    @Mohamedaltahir504 Рік тому +5

    been waiting for this one! Can you cover the battle of tours in 732?

  • @amintrabelsi6783
    @amintrabelsi6783 Рік тому +26

    It is weird that you didn't mention the very famous speech of Tariq ibn Ziyad where he is supposedly burnt his ships and said to his army : the sea is behind you, the enemy is in front of you, where is the escape?

    • @MohamedMohamed-ws7mq
      @MohamedMohamed-ws7mq Рік тому +12

      The battle was completely minimised I think the writer is very Eurocentric biased

    • @TobiramaRock
      @TobiramaRock Рік тому +4

      This story has a weak source actually

    • @TKazi-vm1gt
      @TKazi-vm1gt 6 місяців тому +2

      The sources of this speech are so weak, it probably never took place, plus how could tariq burn ships that are not his, do you know how expensive ships are ? Or how long they take to build? If he did that he would be directly executed, don't believe propaganda you heard when you were little... think logically instead

    • @TKazi-vm1gt
      @TKazi-vm1gt 6 місяців тому

      ​@@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq
      As always you think that normal people have agendas and whatsoever..... like their only goal in life is to hurt your feelings...or hide truths that are vital to your governments,
      Here is the truth: no one gives a F about you or your bullST relegion.. you're just paranoid and it's bcz of your relegion that indoctrinated you since a young age, wake up

    • @amintrabelsi6783
      @amintrabelsi6783 6 місяців тому +5

      @@TKazi-vm1gt It is not a matter of propaganda. Even though, the sources may be weak, this speech is so famous that it derserves to be mentioned and of course while emphasizing the fact that it could be a mere legend ;)

  • @abdirahmanbadal781
    @abdirahmanbadal781 Рік тому +27

    A Lesson from this incident:
    A country whether it is small or a huge empire can only be conquered if their are disunited or lacking capable leaders.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      In this case the Visigothic Kingdom was in a civil war. But the muslims shouldn't have invaded the Visigothic Kingdom. 30 years later after the muslims invaded the Visigothic kingdom, the berbers muslims revolted against the arab muslims and it shows the cracks the muslims brought with them with their own religion. I am so glad a woman kicked the muslims invaders back where they came from since they are prejudiced towards women to this day.

    • @WarriorofChrist612
      @WarriorofChrist612 6 місяців тому +2

      Rome was only conquered because they wanted to backstab each other instead of fighting off the enemy. I mean, Stillicho, Aetius, and Majorian were all killed by the same people they swore to protect.

    • @huguesbosque635
      @huguesbosque635 26 днів тому

      Joos opens the gate to muzz invaders, as always.

  • @nassermj7671
    @nassermj7671 3 місяці тому +1

    You put out quality. About time I subd!

  • @zohaibalam7339
    @zohaibalam7339 Рік тому +2

    Thanks kings and generals I am eagerly waiting for this masterpiece

  • @mahesito1943
    @mahesito1943 Рік тому +12

    Worth mentioning is the fact that Abdul-Aziz married the widow of king Witiza (the predecessor of Rodrigo). His assasination was caused by rumors that he had converted to Christianity influenced by his new wife, others claimed that he intended to have himself crowned as king of the Visigoths!!
    As a spaniard this is a very interesting period, did not know about the mozarabic chronicle at all.

    • @AlejandroLopez-ed8kj
      @AlejandroLopez-ed8kj Рік тому +7

      ​@@عليياسر-ذ5بAlthough some visigothic kings wanted to establish a hereditary kingdom, most of the times succession was not peaceful.
      Both, Christian and Muslim chronicles agree that Rodrigo was deserted on the battlefield by former king Witiza's brothers, whom he had deposed.

    • @mahesito1943
      @mahesito1943 Рік тому +1

      @@kingostroordinarion6699 thing is from what ive read, its the Christian chroniclers that report this not just the abbasids ones, why would they eco that story then?

    • @alpcankarademir1991
      @alpcankarademir1991 Рік тому

      He married Roderic’s wife though not Wittiza’s

    • @xilon56
      @xilon56 Рік тому +1

      @@عليياسر-ذ5ب foolish greed is timeless and universal. it has unmade many nations in similar circumstances

  • @bilalfnous
    @bilalfnous Рік тому +2

    Good timing, since I'm planning a trip to Spain soon.

  • @masterplokoon8803
    @masterplokoon8803 Рік тому +10

    Roderic- gets double crossed by the Visigothic nobles
    Visigothic nobles-get double crossed by Musa and Tariq
    Musa and Tariq- get double crossed by the new caliph
    Can't wait to find out who will betray the last betrayer.

    • @ronb7189
      @ronb7189 Рік тому

      - Byzantine Emperor Leo III betraying the Caliphate telling them that he would allow the Arab Caliph to rule as overlord of the Byzantines if they supported his bid to overthrow Theo III, then completely renegading on his promise after becoming Emperor.
      - Leo III once again conning the Arab general bisieging Constantinople to hand over some of his supplies arguing to the General that this act will convince the citizens of Constantinople of the benevolence of the Arabs making it easier for them to capitulate, then promptly shutting down negotiations once they receive said supplies with winter coming soon, all the while convincing the Byzantine natural enemies, the Bulgars, that it is in their best interest to attack the besieging Arab Army.
      After constantly losing to the Arabs for decades the Byzantines really had to think outside the box to resist their assailant, the Emperor that saved the Byzantines did so by mastering the art of treachery, arab chronicles even wrote about how he convinced the Arab general to burn the crops that was helping sustain the Arab army, if Leo was alive today he would have been a very wealthy used car salesman.

    • @kingsgaming2265
      @kingsgaming2265 Рік тому +1

      Abbasid caliphate

    • @MohamedMohamed-ws7mq
      @MohamedMohamed-ws7mq Рік тому +1

      @@ronb7189 Theopanes the confessor even calls him “Saracen minded”

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      New Caliph gets double crossed by the Muslim berbers only a generation later.

  • @daoudali4075
    @daoudali4075 Рік тому +1

    Wow...!
    Suh a great video.
    I hope you'll make a separate series on reconquista.

  • @aabidullah5087
    @aabidullah5087 Рік тому +57

    Tariq ibn zyad my favourite commander ...may Almighty Allah bless him with highest rank in jannah

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому +9

      Tariq was lucky to face a disunited visigothic kingdom during their civil war. Reminds me so much when the japanese invaded China in 1937 while China was in a civil war with Nationalists vs Communists. Tariq was an opportunist but it lead to his downfall as well as his son. If Tariq knew what was going to happen to him and his son if he set foot on the iberian soil, he would never would have invaded the Visigoths. Tariq being a governor in Tangier or some ruler in North Africa would have been the best decision for himself and his family. My favorite commander is Alexander the Great, he was only 20 years old when he became a king of Macedonia and by the time he passed away when he was only 32 years old, he never lost a single battle and he became the Hegemon of the Hellenic League, Pharaoh of Egypt and King of Persia. He had 4 titles in only 12 years as a ruler king AND a commander who fought in the front lines!!! That is reckless bravery for any man, soldier and especially for a commander and very especially for a king and legendary especially for a ruler with 4 titles putting his life on the line in the front lines. Unbelievable!! 👏👏👏 Who does that back then? I know heterosexual kings with 4 royal titles will never do this but Alexander wasn't even a heterosexual man. 👏👏 Talk about bravery on a different level. No pun intended but this makes Tariq Ibn Ziyad a commander noob facing the visigoths during the visigothic civil war.

    • @mrboss9105
      @mrboss9105 Рік тому +10

      @@Trancymind. Yes but Tariq ibn Ziyad’s legacy in Al Andalus will never be forgotten. And this is why the Islamic history lived on there. Till it was the Moroccan Berber’s job to preserve Islamic Spain, ( i.e the Almoravids and the Almohads ).
      Yes Al Andalus fell. But the remains of the Muslims and the Islamic history is still way prevelant. And Infact the only significant history there now. Especially in when you go more south of Spain because that’s where the Muslim reign was present the longest.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      @@mrboss9105The berbers culture was stripped because of islam. Dihna a true 100% berber queen was almost erased from muslim historical records due to the fact she fought to preserve her kingdom, fought to preserve her true berber religion , fought to preserve true berber culture and because she was a woman. Muslims are known even today to destroy anything that it isn't muslim culture and if they don't destroy it, they'll turn it by revonating it into a mosque which is pretty much erasing it the interior history of the previous culture. In Spain and Portugal, the invaders Visigoths are more accepted because they were willing to integrate the ibero/celtic/roman local culture by accepting latin as the official language, integrating the christian religion and assimilating the local population peacefully with the exception of the jews who weren't technically locals in that area. The visigoths did this in less than 300 years which it really shows how despite powerful, they were ok to settle with them. When the Visigoths defeated the Suebi, the visigoths made sure the Suebi kept their properties, never forced them to change religion and never taxed them due to their different ethnic background or their different religion. The muslims living for more than 750+ years could never assimilate with the local christian iberian peninsula which led to a permanent expulsion for good afterwards.

    • @uuuuuuuu-ko8cr
      @uuuuuuuu-ko8cr 7 місяців тому

      ​@@TrancymindI'm sure that even if he had known what would happen to him he would have conquered the Iberian Peninsula anyway

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind 7 місяців тому +1

      @@mrboss9105 It is true his legacy lives on but do you really think he really cares after being betrayed and murdered because of his success especially when it was very short lived in his perspective? I wouldn't especially if my son was murdered as well ending his family legacy.

  • @amori11100
    @amori11100 Рік тому +9

    Amazing series about the early Arab - Muslim expansion I loved each one.

  • @muhammadtariq3648
    @muhammadtariq3648 Рік тому +5

    Another appreciable work by honourable kings and generals community, thanks a lot!.

  • @ab9840
    @ab9840 Рік тому +7

    Visigoths came and went but the Visigothic code (series of laws) survived even after the invasion.

    • @RE-gf7lr
      @RE-gf7lr Рік тому

      Could you tell me more about this?

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      To this day, there finding visigothic burial sites like sarcophaguses and jewelry in Spain. The Visigoths were the most civilized germanic tribes/kingdom.

  • @mehdi9687
    @mehdi9687 Рік тому +3

    Finaaalllyyy a documentary about Andalusia
    Thank you Kings and Generals ❤️❤️❤️

  • @shani2847
    @shani2847 Рік тому +2

    You forget to talk about the Great Burning of ships by Tariq bin Ziyad to booster the morale of his soldiers!

  • @yousefjaddi2883
    @yousefjaddi2883 Рік тому +4

    I was really hoping there would be more focus on the Muslim conquests of morcco.
    Great stuff learned alot thank you.

  • @meinkorper2631
    @meinkorper2631 Рік тому +3

    In the year 711 Spain was conquered by a Muslimi Army. The )ews greeted them with jubilation. From the lands which they had fled, they returned to Spain. They stormed towards the Conquerors and helped them to capture the cities.
    Quoted from the book "The )ewish people" by Deborah Pessin.
    Above book sumarizes )ewish strategy.
    On one side the Jay's in North Africa, who had immigrated from Spain a century before , joined together with the invading Muselman armies.
    On the other side the nose people inhabitants of the Gothic Kingdom, the fifth column, opened the gates of the Kingdom to the Invaders and destroyed the defense from within.
    -
    "The Berber helped the Arab movement with their expansion to Spain, while the chosenites supported the Enterprise with money and men.
    In 711 the Berbers led by Tarik crossed the straights and took Andalusia, the nose gang provided pickets and Garrison for the district."
    Quoted from the book: Geschichte und Schicksal der Juden by Joseph Kastein - in dedication to Albert Einstein.

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Рік тому +9

    A shame that we can't go back in time to see the Battle of Guadelete as it really happened. Great video.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      King Roderic would be so proud that the Iberian peninsula is still on christian hands to this day.

    • @senseishu937
      @senseishu937 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Trancymind visigoths were christians?

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому +1

      @@senseishu937 Yes they were. Visigoths became christians around 400ADs (5th century). By 650 AD the majority were catholics by then.

    • @ilyas4661
      @ilyas4661 Рік тому +3

      ​@@Trancymindkings don't care about religious they only use it.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому +1

      @@ilyas4661 Kings need religion in order to stay in power which means they have to care at the end of the day. Putting your life on the line as a king against any foreign invader is no exception. If the king didn't care, he would surrender on the spot, defect or betrayed his own people. He didn't choose neither 3 options instead he fought and died for his kingdom and that deserves respect and honor.

  • @brainflash1
    @brainflash1 Рік тому +15

    Ahhh, finally. An episode where half the fucking comments won't be complaining about the sponsor being a scam.

  • @KHK001
    @KHK001 Рік тому +4

    Excellent work as always!

  • @cartagineserrante
    @cartagineserrante Рік тому

    Good video, congrats!! I would appreciate the mention of the historical sources used in the making of this documentary. Thanks

  • @robertrodriguezharo1906
    @robertrodriguezharo1906 Рік тому +2

    There's an interesting fact about visigothic unreadyness in Iberia (a part from their constant civil struggles) even though their belicose heritage: there are plenty of visigothic churches in Spain, but not even one of the military buildings of visigothic era has survived to our modern times. Some have claimed arabs and amazight demolished all visigothic barracks and fortresses, but I think most likely visigoths just took advantage of previous roman fortifications and built their forts and other military buildings using wood.

  • @mr.fishmanman
    @mr.fishmanman Рік тому

    Amazing Documentary On An Topic That Is Often Forgotten,Keep It Up Kings And Generals!

  • @JC-mx9su
    @JC-mx9su Рік тому

    Kings and generals, i hope you make a long episode about The Reconquista of Spain this is an interesting topic starting from the battle of covadongo on how spain reclaims their lands.

  • @iseeyou5061
    @iseeyou5061 Рік тому +4

    No wonder i never heard from Tariq and Musa after their Iberian conquest. I guess rewarding success with death punishment is a common trends across the globe.

    • @moonshadowsong
      @moonshadowsong Рік тому +1

      They suffer from seccase

    • @J_FGCC4474
      @J_FGCC4474 6 місяців тому

      Moses conquered many cities in North Africa and was the ruler of North Africa for several decades... Had it not been for the lack of interference in the Caliphate, he would not have been dismissed. As for Tariq bin Ziyad, he was considered a follower of Moses and received the punishment of Moses, just as Muhammad bin AlQasim was considered a follower of AlHajjaj.

  • @roymatias8568
    @roymatias8568 Рік тому +1

    I just finished watching the Muslim playlist and there is a new video

  • @kegan1322
    @kegan1322 Рік тому +1

    I'm happy that this man actually gives real idea who were actually fighting which is the berbers not the arabs

    • @J_FGCC4474
      @J_FGCC4474 6 місяців тому +1

      Why did the Berbers not invade it before the arrival of the Arabs? Most of the Berbers were subject to the Arabs at that time, and some of them converted to Islam and we considered them our brothers

  • @salahddinebensebane8429
    @salahddinebensebane8429 Рік тому +11

    Arabs had plot armor between the 6 to the 8 century

    • @moonshadowsong
      @moonshadowsong Рік тому +1

      Damn how many days will take sanding army from India in front to border of France!!

    • @YanissRadi-vb1te
      @YanissRadi-vb1te 3 місяці тому +1

      Berbers not arabs. Arabs are slaves of berbers like banc hilal

  • @jeniya1033
    @jeniya1033 10 місяців тому +9

    Tariq bin Ziyad
    Morocco 🇲🇦🗿

    • @khaledf3615
      @khaledf3615 2 місяці тому

      Tariq ibn zyad is arab him and his father name was arabic 😂 not barbarian

    • @kousseilashakur672
      @kousseilashakur672 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@khaledf3615they'r converts, they changed their name you smartass

    • @Computer-v5e
      @Computer-v5e 2 місяці тому

      @@khaledf3615we’re all Arabs brother we both contributed North African Arabs and Original Arabs and yes your right all leaders were original Arabs

    • @maadp
      @maadp Місяць тому

      ​​​@@khaledf3615No he was Berber, how do you expect an arab to lead a berber army?

  • @supratik.m
    @supratik.m 5 місяців тому +1

    Apart from Religion and being 270 years apart, remarkble similarity between Tariq ibn Ziyad and El Sid in terms Qualities of Leadership of Men, Unification, Military and Geo political Foresightedness and the Ability to Inspire. 😮

  • @gabrielferrer7194
    @gabrielferrer7194 Рік тому +1

    In the first map there is a mistake in the placement of Cartago Nova (modern day Cartagena). It should be in the cape that is in the north east compared to where is now. Wonderful video btw :)

  • @joseansalazar8766
    @joseansalazar8766 Рік тому +13

    The last visigothic king, however, was not Roderick but Ardo, son of Aquila II.

  • @akhmat9839
    @akhmat9839 Рік тому +5

    Battle of Guadalete called it"معركة وادي لكه" Wadhi lakah Battel in Arabic, This Amazing documentary as always about AL andulsia era, great heritage there about civilization

    • @4GRIPHUS
      @4GRIPHUS Рік тому +3

      1492

    • @akhmat9839
      @akhmat9839 Рік тому +1

      @@4GRIPHUS
      711 Good enough until 1492 ! , I'm not here for saying hate it's a just an amazing part of history

    • @RE-gf7lr
      @RE-gf7lr Рік тому +3

      @@4GRIPHUS 711 ^^

    • @4GRIPHUS
      @4GRIPHUS Рік тому +1

      @@akhmat9839 good era for who? Not the spanish people

    • @akhmat9839
      @akhmat9839 Рік тому

      @@4GRIPHUS
      Alright i understand, even I have other opinion

  • @anyoneattheendoftime4932
    @anyoneattheendoftime4932 Рік тому

    It's incredible how small these armies were compared to the battles that were fought in Spain in antiquity, one really does get the sense that the end of Rome was the end of the world in Western Europe.

  • @arcanios806
    @arcanios806 Рік тому

    Oh my! I waited so long for this!

  • @onso9898
    @onso9898 Рік тому

    Waited for long for this video,
    Finally

  • @daoudali4075
    @daoudali4075 Рік тому +2

    Please make videos on all events of reconquista.

  • @kuamir573
    @kuamir573 Рік тому +8

    Love this channel and how neutral it is, I'm a Muslim and of course was taught that injustice was done by the ruler of Iberia, that's why Muslim invade to correct this injustice with invitation from the victims, however this is like always a pretext, Muslim were strong back then and they just need a reason or would create a reason to increase their territory for glory and prestige, just like a certain superpower of our modern time is doing, like they say absolute power corrupts...

    • @marcusj9947
      @marcusj9947 Рік тому +3

      I admire your honesty. All stronger armies armies no matter which time in history come up with a BS excuse to invade a weaker nation. That's exactly what Tariq did. They found a weakness and capitalized.

    • @hassanbassim4007
      @hassanbassim4007 Рік тому +4

      Your last sentence was out of place, there was no corruption around for the Muslims in these conquests, strong men have the natural right to conquer those who fail the test of time, searching for glory in battle is not something to be ashamed of, unlike what modern feminine society teaches.

    • @kermitthethinker1465
      @kermitthethinker1465 Рік тому

      @@hassanbassim4007 so why Muslims let to cry about Reconquista?

  • @TR_Conqueror
    @TR_Conqueror Рік тому +2

    Great quality.. In many many aspects.

  • @rgpnovo
    @rgpnovo Рік тому +3

    Pretty good video, but the Vallisoletum that appears on your map did not exist yet, except perhaps as a small village. Valladolid was to be founded in the XI century.

  • @craigcollings5568
    @craigcollings5568 Рік тому +3

    Interestingly, the Berbers who made up most of the invasion force probably spoke a Romance language, descended from Latin and not dissimilar to the Romance dialect of southern Hispania.

  • @nourerrahmanebrahmia4035
    @nourerrahmanebrahmia4035 Рік тому +24

    Suleyman ordered the execution of top generals loyal to al Walid ibn abd al Malik, musa and tariq were very lucky to be left alive, probably because of their big achievements, but al hajjaj relatives, those who conquered India and Qutayba ibn muslim conqueror of Central Asia were executed on sulayman orders, that’s why al hajjaj himself wished to pass on before suleyman could become Caliph, and what a disastrous caliph he was

    • @MohamedMohamed-ws7mq
      @MohamedMohamed-ws7mq Рік тому +2

      More like politics walid wanted to bypass suleiman with his sons and hajjaj suggested that

    • @ghostd69
      @ghostd69 Рік тому

      Bruh qotyba and mohamed al qasim that conquered central asia and india is also great achivement

    • @shakeelofficial6418
      @shakeelofficial6418 Рік тому

      But Musa's sons were killed

  • @mango2005
    @mango2005 Рік тому +2

    Visigoths were deeply factionalised in this period and unable to resist collectively.

  • @hassaanalisiddiqui3827
    @hassaanalisiddiqui3827 Рік тому +9

    Caliph sulayman was a fool to disgrace such great men

  • @jorgebarriosmur
    @jorgebarriosmur Рік тому +13

    Great video. I just want to point out that the Visigoths still hold power in some parts of southern France in the time of the invasion. Indeed, the last pretender to the visigothic throne, Ardo, is said to have died around 720, somewhere near Narbone, while fighting against the islamic armies.
    Military opertaions in what is now southern France, continued untill 726, ending with the conquest of Nimes, the last visigothic stronghold, defended by local chieftains and nobles. By then, the neighbouring local frankish nobles were also involved in the fight, aiding their former rivals against a greater threat, and initiating a series of battles, that would end with the expulsion of the islamic raiders and garrisons past the Pirinees, incorporating efectively the former visigothic territories of southern France into the Frankish Kingdom........
    Also by then (as pointed out in the video), the mountains of Asturias were not longer under islamic control, when, after e brief period of submision, the local islamic governor of Gijon was expulsed, in 722, and islamic authorities were unable/unwilling to gain hold again in this zone.
    The territory was deemed to be to poor to be profitable, and it`s population, who had a tradition of give ANY invader a hard time (including Visigoths and Romans), was now led by a mix of local chieftains and visigothic nobles that had fled the islamic conquest, and just made the life of the invaders miserable and unpleasant, till they decided to leave......

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      After only 2 years the Visigothic kingdom ceases to exist and a new christian kingdom emerges the Asturias kingdom and the beginning of the longest war in human recorded history 'The Reconquista' 722-1492. Talk about a small break.

  • @muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018
    @muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018 Рік тому +3

    I've been waiting 4-- No, 5000 years for this!

  • @cassiusijeomah4239
    @cassiusijeomah4239 8 місяців тому

    Well Documented And Narrated

  • @jonbaxter2254
    @jonbaxter2254 Рік тому +3

    You must do Charles Martel...

  • @euskaldunbat7074
    @euskaldunbat7074 Рік тому +2

    The Visigoth could never fully integrate the land of the Basques into their kingdom. Basques constantly revolted against Germanic rule, as Visigoth chronicles told, and they even plundered and attacked nearby cities and regions. The Visigoth period of Iberia was a semi-independence period for Basques: it seems that they lacked any own statehood, kingdom or political union, but they constantly rejected the invader. In fact, when Tariq arrived to Iberia in 711, Roderic was in Pamplona (Iruñea), the main Basque city, trying to suffocate a rebellion. And same happened to Muslims and Germanic Franks. They never managed to conquer and fully integrate all the Basque lands and Pamplona. The first kingdoms who completelly subjugated Basques were Castilla (later Spain) and France. And here we are

  • @angusyang5917
    @angusyang5917 Рік тому +1

    Three videos of foreshadowing later and it's finally here!

  • @Ryzexus
    @Ryzexus Рік тому +1

    Very interesting thx kingss and general

  • @fernandoi2567
    @fernandoi2567 Рік тому +7

    No lo lograran!, la RECONQUISTA les demostrara la tenacidad que tuvimos de recuperar lo que nos pertenece por derecho, por Don Pelayo! Alfonso VIII! Fernando III!, Isabel La Catolica! Por España!!! 🇪🇸⚔

    • @Scribebringyourpen
      @Scribebringyourpen Рік тому +2

      We had a good time. Thanks for the 800 years of free rent.

    • @fernandoi2567
      @fernandoi2567 Рік тому +2

      @@Scribebringyourpen Mas bien gracias a ti por los textos sobre medicina y cartografia arabe que obtimos al reconquistar andalucia nos fueron de mucha utilidad oh y que pena que no duraras mas de 800 años, lastima que tus mezquitas sean ahora iglesias jajaja

    • @uniuni8855
      @uniuni8855 Рік тому

      Go back to Germany

    • @truthordare2194
      @truthordare2194 10 місяців тому

      ​​@@fernandoi2567don't worry
      We have north western Europe now. Much richer. And ye they are all woke. Churches are empty or... They convert to islam

    • @J_FGCC4474
      @J_FGCC4474 6 місяців тому

      ​@@fernandoi2567
      This is life... Hagia Sophia is a mosque and Seville Mosque is a cathedral... The difference is that our ancestors were merciful and Stay Christians in any country they entered, unlike your barbaric ancestors.

  • @nocturnalforsaken4519
    @nocturnalforsaken4519 Рік тому +1

    thanks for the video

  • @chasechristophermurraydola9314

    If you don’t mind me asking but can you do a series on the Fronde and it was a French civil war being fought in the midst of the Franco Spanish war (1635-1659) and I am asking if you can do a series on the Fronde because I just found out that one of my 7th great grandfathers of wife of first cousin 5 times removed died at one of the sieges that were being fought in the Fronde and his name was Jean the 3rd motier de Lafayette lord du haute motier and he died at the siege of cognac in 1651.

  • @orangefriends8901
    @orangefriends8901 Рік тому

    Never bored of this video!

  • @mauromaurito532
    @mauromaurito532 Рік тому +3

    You should have added the initial reconnaissance of Tarif Ibn Maluk and also you should have added the fact that the Moors already attacked South Spain and that the Spaniards were already familiar with Berber raids and you should have elaborated also more thoroughly about whose idea it was to attack Iberia my opinion is that it was a Berber initiative

    • @mimra5726
      @mimra5726 Рік тому +1

      Umayyad is Arab

    • @jayslungsbloodclot2733
      @jayslungsbloodclot2733 Рік тому

      ​@@mimra5726No

    • @anoniem3070
      @anoniem3070 10 місяців тому +1

      @@mimra5726the majority Army and the generals Tariq ibn Ziyad and Tarif ibn Malik were not Arab

  • @syedafzaalalishah3835
    @syedafzaalalishah3835 Рік тому +2

    You didn't mention that Tariq burned the ships leaving behind no way for his soldiers to retreat, either die or win

  • @Vllili
    @Vllili Рік тому +1

    The size of the Umayyad Caliphate compared to other countries 😨😨21:35

    • @J_FGCC4474
      @J_FGCC4474 6 місяців тому

      They were deeper into orth Africa than what appears on this map...

    • @adamsnow4979
      @adamsnow4979 4 місяці тому

      @@J_FGCC4474 indeed

  • @azzamfauzy3676
    @azzamfauzy3676 Рік тому +1

    There is a story of a closed tower in spain with chains which each visigothic king placed a lock as a tradition. . The last visigothic king wanted to see what was inside and he broke all the locks against his advisors advice and when he entered he saw a letter in which it said if this tower is opened the lands of iberia will b conquered by arabs or foreigners.. i donno how authentic this is but it’s fascinating and amazing if its true.. or is it just me who had read this??

    • @derrengui
      @derrengui Рік тому +2

      I'm Spanish and I've never heard of that story apart from a book called 'story of the moors in Spain'
      But then again that story might have been a real thing at the time which was later lost

    • @AndalusianPhilosopher
      @AndalusianPhilosopher Рік тому

      As the Kings and generals reported it is difficult to get an exact information. This battle has been greatly distorted by both sides. So it is not surprising that legends arose. People were not looking for accurate information, but for the meaning of the battle. Like for example legends of King Arthur.

  • @ballistic_aura
    @ballistic_aura Рік тому

    How Kings & Generals relates every sponsor to their videos is always so weird

  • @cristidan1380
    @cristidan1380 6 місяців тому

    nice series, thx!

  • @Alnhdi86
    @Alnhdi86 Рік тому +2

    great video by the way most of the élite arab are coming From Yemen you need to search about how much support that Yemen provide to Muslim expansions especially in military sector

    • @J_FGCC4474
      @J_FGCC4474 6 місяців тому

      قيس عيلان>>>

  • @cosmocube8199
    @cosmocube8199 Рік тому +1

    Do a Reconquista series please and thanks

  • @hassanminbaghdad
    @hassanminbaghdad Рік тому

    Excellent video I love this channel

  • @ridhoirvan1070
    @ridhoirvan1070 Рік тому +9

    Many muslim teachers in my country, Indonesia, always talked about the massacre the Europeans did during the reconquista, but never discussed the invasion by Muslims

    • @sazescalar
      @sazescalar Рік тому +5

      Because Muslims didn't massacre the local population

    • @joer8954
      @joer8954 Рік тому +7

      @@sazescalarThat’s a lie.

    • @brazilserver4432
      @brazilserver4432 Рік тому

      ​@@joer8954you are not allowed kill women, children, animals, destroy crops in war

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Рік тому +5

    Spain would most certainly learn their lesson on the failures of the Visigoths and would end up implementing a system that would ruin their colonies and their successor states.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      Didn't Spain become the 1st world power in the history of mankind? Thats very hard to do considering how small Spain really is.