Holy shit! The wait was worth it and this was so EPIC! Things took a turn (a welcome one) that I did not expect, and this idea of Zoroastrian influence is really fascinating and cool. The period of disunity you made is so detailed, giving rise to the Yi. I am excited to see where the Yi take the Sinosphere. Also, in 266 AD, I am assuming the Central (northern) Plains population dominance is still quite present? Also how "Korean" is the Korean peninsula? The Xuantu warlord states seem to have rather Chinese-like names.
Thanks for the high praise! As for the dominance of the Northern Plains, it is still slightly in effect, but the population has spread out enough to the South that the various Kingdoms there can withstand the Yi Dynasty as long as they work together. Whereas the Koreans are considered part of the Sinosphere, it is important to consider that none of the States really speak the same dialect, language or have the same writing system, so when you see me using Standard Chinese Pinyin, its just a abstractification of various cultures. The men of Ping spoke a different language than the men of Bing or Xu.
@@TheZhuangziAcademy Thank you! Also you are right. I often forget (quite silly) that ancient Dynasties probably had so many different languages being spoken, perhaps only unified by a script. Amazing how they stayed and kept reuniting as "China" Also just a suggestion, could you ban Justin Cheung's comments. They are really terribly frustrating >_< he is just a hater and I recall he was claiming your work in the past.
Part 3 is finally out! I would like some feedback on the map though, as I’m unsure about the rivers and the way they interact with country colours. Are they detrimental to readability?
The rivers are a great detail that can help explain the "borders" of various states etc. I don't think they affect the readability at all. The only issue perhaps was Tiangong (the white was a bit difficult) but I still overall think the choice of a different shade of white was apt with the idea of "Tian".
Yes! Yes! My Qiu Qin has finally appeared although Qiu Qin was betrayed by Wusun to establish the Great Risheng which in the end collapsed after conquering China due to their selfishness, I'm very happy to see it. Thank you, The Zhuangzi Academy, and have a nice day 😊
Yeah I didn’t have them last that long because I wanted this period to be characterised by constant change and upheaval in China. But maybe their Zoroastrian descendants in China will do something in the future, who knows 🤷🏻♂️
@@TheZhuangziAcademy Ok, they will be like the Persis people in India who are very good at doing business and trading with both Chinese and foreign people. Only they have united and syncretized their teachings with very strong Chinese cultural influence, especially Daoism into one of their religion, and they are known to be very tough, hard-working, patient, and willing to sacrifice by having a high work ego in their daily life and I will call them Qiurists, the name taken from Qiu Qin in honor of their ancestors and they are very easy to mingle with Chinese society. They were very loyal to the Yi Dynasty where nobles married women from Qiurists and vice versa although the Yi Dynasty strongly adhered to Manichaeism and then they began to spread the teachings of Zoroastrianism and Mingjin philosophy to Korea and Japan slowly but surely through the Silk Road trade routes and marriage with local people along with harmonizing their own version of Zoroastrianism teachings with local religious teachings in the two different regions so that their teachings can be easily accepted by local people.
I am actually somewhat confused. Wasn't the Bing originally the last loyal Xi's subject? It was also said on 0:58 what they there the last last bastion of Daoism against the evil. Why then they adopt completely different religion then their goal of restoring stability is finally true? Oh , and I absolutely love the concept of the cultural melting pot what is Qin! Could you please revive them than the Risheng collapses , that would've benn very cool
Thanks for the support! The Risheng aren't going to just completely disappear yet, and maybe will become influential again in the future. As for the Bing... If you read it again, it actually says that the Bing became disillusioned in Daoism, and strayed into Dualistic faiths instead, hence, their conversion to Manichaeism, however, as the two words of Daoism and Dualism is similar, I can understand how you misread it.
My brothers in Shangdi, where are my heroes of these chaotic times?
Oh I actually haven't thought of any Three Kingdoms analogues hmmmmm
It gets more and more interesting.I'm looking forward for the next episode
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed
Holy shit! The wait was worth it and this was so EPIC!
Things took a turn (a welcome one) that I did not expect, and this idea of Zoroastrian influence is really fascinating and cool. The period of disunity you made is so detailed, giving rise to the Yi. I am excited to see where the Yi take the Sinosphere.
Also, in 266 AD, I am assuming the Central (northern) Plains population dominance is still quite present? Also how "Korean" is the Korean peninsula? The Xuantu warlord states seem to have rather Chinese-like names.
Thanks for the high praise!
As for the dominance of the Northern Plains, it is still slightly in effect, but the population has spread out enough to the South that the various Kingdoms there can withstand the Yi Dynasty as long as they work together. Whereas the Koreans are considered part of the Sinosphere, it is important to consider that none of the States really speak the same dialect, language or have the same writing system, so when you see me using Standard Chinese Pinyin, its just a abstractification of various cultures.
The men of Ping spoke a different language than the men of Bing or Xu.
@@TheZhuangziAcademy Thank you! Also you are right. I often forget (quite silly) that ancient Dynasties probably had so many different languages being spoken, perhaps only unified by a script. Amazing how they stayed and kept reuniting as "China"
Also just a suggestion, could you ban Justin Cheung's comments. They are really terribly frustrating >_< he is just a hater and I recall he was claiming your work in the past.
Nice! Interesting to see that Zoroastrianism expanded all the way to Xinjiang.
Too be honest, its expansion into Xinjiang is quite historical, maybe in the next part they'll do something more out of the historical norm :)
Part 3 is finally out! I would like some feedback on the map though, as I’m unsure about the rivers and the way they interact with country colours. Are they detrimental to readability?
The rivers are a great detail that can help explain the "borders" of various states etc. I don't think they affect the readability at all.
The only issue perhaps was Tiangong (the white was a bit difficult) but I still overall think the choice of a different shade of white was apt with the idea of "Tian".
@@sw36jl That's good to hear, yeah I thought the white was hard to see as well, but I did it for the namesake.
I FELL ASLEEP YTOO EARLY FORGIVE ME
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Yes! Yes! My Qiu Qin has finally appeared although Qiu Qin was betrayed by Wusun to establish the Great Risheng which in the end collapsed after conquering China due to their selfishness, I'm very happy to see it. Thank you, The Zhuangzi Academy, and have a nice day 😊
Yeah I didn’t have them last that long because I wanted this period to be characterised by constant change and upheaval in China.
But maybe their Zoroastrian descendants in China will do something in the future, who knows 🤷🏻♂️
@@TheZhuangziAcademy Ok, they will be like the Persis people in India who are very good at doing business and trading with both Chinese and foreign people. Only they have united and syncretized their teachings with very strong Chinese cultural influence, especially Daoism into one of their religion, and they are known to be very tough, hard-working, patient, and willing to sacrifice by having a high work ego in their daily life and I will call them Qiurists, the name taken from Qiu Qin in honor of their ancestors and they are very easy to mingle with Chinese society.
They were very loyal to the Yi Dynasty where nobles married women from Qiurists and vice versa although the Yi Dynasty strongly adhered to Manichaeism and then they began to spread the teachings of Zoroastrianism and Mingjin philosophy to Korea and Japan slowly but surely through the Silk Road trade routes and marriage with local people along with harmonizing their own version of Zoroastrianism teachings with local religious teachings in the two different regions so that their teachings can be easily accepted by local people.
Which of the four states was Ma Xiu granted? Tian or Bing?
I think it's just Tian
Tian
I am actually somewhat confused. Wasn't the Bing originally the last loyal Xi's subject? It was also said on 0:58 what they there the last last bastion of Daoism against the evil. Why then they adopt completely different religion then their goal of restoring stability is finally true?
Oh , and I absolutely love the concept of the cultural melting pot what is Qin! Could you please revive them than the Risheng collapses , that would've benn very cool
Thanks for the support! The Risheng aren't going to just completely disappear yet, and maybe will become influential again in the future. As for the Bing...
If you read it again, it actually says that the Bing became disillusioned in Daoism, and strayed into Dualistic faiths instead, hence, their conversion to Manichaeism, however, as the two words of Daoism and Dualism is similar, I can understand how you misread it.
yellow eyebrows
2 minutes of utter garbage. You’ve really outdone yourself by turning an interesting concept into a soulless PowerPoint presentation
Can you do better
@@sujiang9067 I don’t think I appreciate your tone Mr Su Jiang
@@justincheung5574 yolo swag