Rise of the Seljuk Empire - Nomadic Civilizations DOCUMENTARY

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    Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the nomadic civilizations continues with a video on the rise of the Seljuk Empire, an Oguz Turkic empire that started in Central Asia fighting the Ghaznavids, Samanids and Karakhanids, before expanding westwards under the leadership of Chaghri and Tughril, and taking over Iraq and Baghdad from the Buyids. Eventually, the Seljuks would meet the Eastern Roman Empire at the battle of Manziker of 1071 ( • Battle of Manzikert 10... ) and conquer most of the Anatolia. This video also features the famous battle of Dandanaqan of 1040.
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  3 ปีที่แล้ว +258

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    A few notes regarding the video:
    0. We misplaced Jand, sorry about that. There are multiple places it might have existed, but it was clearly to the north, somewhere around the Aral sea. Sorry!
    1. There is no "officially accepted" symbol of Islam. We use the crescent, as it is widely known, but in truth, it didn't mean much for the Muslim world until the rise of the Ottomans, and even then it wasn't accepted as a universal symbol
    2. The Seljuk eagle was most likely adopted only after the takeover of Anatolia in order to underline that the Seljuk sultans were the equals of the Byzantine emperors.
    3. Unfortunately, details for the battle of Dandanaqan are lost, but it was one of the most important battles of the era.
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    • @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488
      @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Finnaly I've been waiting for the seljuks thanks kings

    • @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488
      @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @WesterGamers TV 12 i first wht you on abt

    • @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488
      @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @WesterGamers TV 12 ima muslim but not a turk

    • @FXXKV
      @FXXKV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dear Kings and Generals. Can I ask you a favor?? Please make a video about
      'Goguryeo' in Korean ancient history. If you create such content, it will be enjoyed by subscribers all over the world. I am enjoying your videos. Have a good time ☺

    • @tarihkurdu1816
      @tarihkurdu1816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kings & Generals please add Turkish subtitle?

  • @jetli2086
    @jetli2086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1873

    For a nomadic people these Turks sure know how to build empires and dynasties

    • @onur6145
      @onur6145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +248

      Turks were good at building states & empires, but their creations were rarely living long. Main reasons were geopolitics, diversity of people and lost of qualified rulers.

    • @dogeofgreatness2222
      @dogeofgreatness2222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Some credit also has to be given to Iran and China. Take the Seljuqs as an example their administration was based on that of the Iranain empires before them.

    • @jetli2086
      @jetli2086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      @@onur6145 Ottomans and Mughal lasted a while tho

    • @jetli2086
      @jetli2086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      @@dogeofgreatness2222 They adopt everywhere they go whether it is their humble beginnings when they were black smiths in the forests of Northeastern Asia to finding Gokturk empire in Mongolia to Seljuks , Ottomans , the Mamluks of Egypt , Delhi sultanate , the Ghaznavids the Khazars, the Golden Horde to Mughal Empire these nomadic people are pretty good at state building

    • @il967
      @il967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Turks adopted the Iranian style of governance. Even the dynasties adopted Iranian culture.

  • @lyonvensa
    @lyonvensa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1372

    Seljuks: "Please give us a place to live! We don't know where to go anymore!"
    Ghaznavids: "No"
    Also Seljuks: "So you have chosen... arrows"

    • @lyonvensa
      @lyonvensa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Bardia gh ...Okay...?

    • @tuvutanhu2352
      @tuvutanhu2352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @Bardia gh no 🤣🤣 they were Turkic

    • @tuvutanhu2352
      @tuvutanhu2352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@lyonvensa seljuks are Turkic everyone knows that

    • @lyonvensa
      @lyonvensa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tuvutanhu2352 Yes, I know, but why does it has anything to do with my joke?

    • @tuvutanhu2352
      @tuvutanhu2352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lyonvensa You said okay and i said that its not okay

  • @hannibalbarca2928
    @hannibalbarca2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    "I am the son of free people and a member of the kingdom of the Huns."
    Seljuk Turk Sultan Tuğrul Beğ
    Source: Abul Farak History, C.1, p.299

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    • @Nomadicenjoyer31
      @Nomadicenjoyer31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Destek

    • @nenenindonu
      @nenenindonu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      Both Seljuks and Huns used the same symbol on their flags the 'Turul bird' which derived from Turkic mythology 🦅

    • @jeansunaryo
      @jeansunaryo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Magyar too, Khazar too, bolghar too, they are member Kingdom of the Huns

    • @arghunpride5704
      @arghunpride5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@nenenindonu Actually it was a symbol of Kayi tribe (Seljuks), and Dulu tribe (Bulgars). That’s it.
      Do not confuse people with all Huns/Xiongnu., and magyar legend of Tugrul bird.

  • @bilgetonyukuk5530
    @bilgetonyukuk5530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1379

    "How many empires did you establish throughout history?"
    Turks: "Yes."

    • @kdrkfl
      @kdrkfl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      @Bardia gh there is not a seperate name in history as Turk or Turkic. This is how the westerners called people after centuries. There was a Turk name for longer than a thousand years but also there was a name Turkman/Türkmen. Turkic is just an English word to refer people. If you want to think about this name, both Turks and Turkics established many empires in the history. Because Turks are the part of the Turkic. And if you want to talk about Turkish history, learn it first.

    • @bilgetonyukuk5530
      @bilgetonyukuk5530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @Bardia gh At 2:07 they say it even in this video that they were Turks.

    • @erhonni61
      @erhonni61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @Bardia gh what are you on? It is like Eagles and eaglets are different... They are the same...

    • @berkay5233
      @berkay5233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @Bardia gh I am half Cuman half Tatar. I am Türk.

    • @kdrkfl
      @kdrkfl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @Bardia gh ancestors of Turkmenistan and Turkey and also Azerbaijan for example are same; Oghuz. We come from Oghuz Turks and Oghuz are part of Gokturks. Read some books so you can learn Turkish history a little bit.

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I love that it's come to the point that people apologize for Raid ads.

    • @aloha1783
      @aloha1783 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What does that mean

    • @Darkseidsolosfiction
      @Darkseidsolosfiction 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@aloha1783he meant that raid shadow legends is in everyone's video and it's annoying

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    It still blows my mind how these relatively simple groups of steppe nomads - Huns, Mongols, Turks - can just transform into a military superpower seemingly overnight.

    • @omarn7650
      @omarn7650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Mainly because they gave up their nomadic Horde-like lifestyles and adopted a more civilized structure of government. The Seljuqs adopted many essentials from the Samanid Persia to produce a machine of an empire which they gallantly became.

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@omarn7650 What about Huns, Göktürks and Mongols?

    • @usurper6147
      @usurper6147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Living in steppe while you are at early medieval age is the key. Not humans, all livings are stronger when they face extremes

    • @omarn7650
      @omarn7650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @ they weren't really civilisations either, they were pretty much hordes (although the Mongols were a mix or 'in the process') They carried their empires on the backs of horses and in tents for the most part. Nothing wrong with that, but most Turks only truly civilized after converting to Islam and taking up Samanid influence.
      Peoples such as Romans, Persians, Greeks, Mayans, Arabs, Egyptians, Israelites, etc. formed civilisations with distinct characteristics to their civilisations. The old Turks, although ruled the steppe are similar in nature to the native Americans of the Americas or the Bedouins of Arabia/Sahara. The Mongols never truly had a civilisation, in its most mediocre definition, they also ran across Asia just sacking city after city, not caring once about a currency, or even statehood nonetheless. This is one of the main reasons why some don't consider the Mongols to have been an Empire but rather just a horde.
      One wouldn't refer to the Gokturks as a civilisation as they always remained nomadic, the Huns somewhat became civilized but even that is debatable and the Mongols were just way too decentralized to ever form a Mongol civilization and put its name up there with the Greeks, Romans, Abyssinians, Persians, Chinese etc.
      The first major Turkish civilization were the Seljuqs probably.

    • @omarn7650
      @omarn7650 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Currency as In a unified currency across the Empire, like the Denar.

  • @ShahjahanMasood
    @ShahjahanMasood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +922

    The Seljuks had a badass flag.

    • @slayer_general4243
      @slayer_general4243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Indeed

    • @kasadam85
      @kasadam85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @Вхламинго bsdhhd this russian guy again

    • @user-hr9jy8ru1g
      @user-hr9jy8ru1g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @Вхламинго You are stupit! Im sure. The Golden Eagle and Grey Wolf Mythologic sembol All Turko-Mongolian nomads.

    • @flexfrank1072
      @flexfrank1072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      A bunch of history nuts arguing about flags, lol im in heaven

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Kadir Garip Byzantines didn’t use coat of arms yet and the most common symbol in the Middle Period was the Chi Rho or basic Cross.

  • @phillipgathright8001
    @phillipgathright8001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1147

    The Seljuks have one of the coolest names of any empire in history, IMO.

    • @rarekev9332
      @rarekev9332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I dont know but i prefer the Roman Empire

    • @samuelmargueret9626
      @samuelmargueret9626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I don't know if it's a cool name , but at the end , they did Some horrible things for their period of ruling like Every others people ....

    • @noname-ml7lm
      @noname-ml7lm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      @@samuelmargueret9626 lmaooo haters another anti turk detected hahahahahhahaha

    • @suluklu
      @suluklu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@UkranianStallion omg lol thats what i thought too

    • @mosalah8551
      @mosalah8551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      In malay seljuk means cold or snowy

  • @TheAntinowherelane
    @TheAntinowherelane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    "It's a bird! It's a plane! ....Iiiits the Seljuk Turks" - Bill Wurtz

  • @guilhermefernandes6067
    @guilhermefernandes6067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Came here from the "The Great Seljuk" series, damn this got me interested in history...

    • @MetalFreak187
      @MetalFreak187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      welcome to the most entertaining and fascinating thing we have to enjoy, history

    • @jasondecharleroy4161
      @jasondecharleroy4161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As a history teacher I approve this comment... as I struggle to refrain from binging on these videos

    • @jaymarkdelarosa8623
      @jaymarkdelarosa8623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Where can i watch that series?

    • @arzusanfo8063
      @arzusanfo8063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@jaymarkdelarosa8623 in yotube the name is Uyanıs buyuk Selçuklu

    • @arzusanfo8063
      @arzusanfo8063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jaymarkdelarosa8623 is turkish i dont know if there is english subtitles

  • @CivilWarWeekByWeek
    @CivilWarWeekByWeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    When you ride horses so good you don't need to ever leave your house

    • @Supreme_fence_sitter
      @Supreme_fence_sitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@comradekenobi6908turkologits come from all across the world, there are Russian, Turkish, Chinese, German and even American turkologists. What unites them all is their shared interest in the history of the Turkic peoples of Asia

    • @pochuyma9530
      @pochuyma9530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I understand what you are trying to say. Wrong grammar though.🙁

    • @ahmedeltayb991
      @ahmedeltayb991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@comradekenobi6908 because Turkey helped South Korea in the war

    • @hectortroy8671
      @hectortroy8671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I highly doubt his decision to study Turkic history has anything to do with the Korean War. What's next Vietnamese historians studying Russian history because the USSR helped them against the French and Americans?

    • @ahmedeltayb991
      @ahmedeltayb991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hectortroy8671 yeah sure, why not?
      A nation helping another nation makes the people more interested and more influenced by that nation, that's why South Korea is a westernised version of a far east country.

  • @simenonhonore
    @simenonhonore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    Another useful addition to our historical understanding of the Middle Ages beyond conventional European history.

    • @ProvidenceNL
      @ProvidenceNL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @Black Wolf Indeed, this goes all the way to China, especially when talking about Steppe civilizations. The domino effect is real, A stone falls In the far east, and ripples extend all the way to the Atlantic.

    • @shinobifirecracker6671
      @shinobifirecracker6671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      “Another excellent, informative video” would’ve said just as much as you did. You tried hard with this sentence.

    • @simenonhonore
      @simenonhonore 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Black Wolf Agreed!

    • @icysaracen3054
      @icysaracen3054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      True. It really bugs me about the Real Crusader history TH-cam channel. It's very euro centric and they don't show both sides of the story.

    • @byzantinetales
      @byzantinetales 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Spherical knowledge of history is what makes us understand why and some things unfolded

  • @azyadzuhairi
    @azyadzuhairi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +843

    “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet".
    ~Ertuğrul Gazi

  • @eklezia2829
    @eklezia2829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    I’m from Oghuz city in Azerbaijan, something that makes me even prouder of my ancestry 🇦🇿 🇹🇷

    • @ufukzengin2283
      @ufukzengin2283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Türkiye'den Güneyile Kuzeyiyle büyük Azerbaycan'a selam olsun kardeşlerim 🇦🇿🇹🇷

    • @azer_hashim
      @azer_hashim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Oghuz is a beautiful city with mountains & forests

    • @asadimtiaz128
      @asadimtiaz128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      🇹🇷 🇦🇿 🇵🇰 3 hilals ❤️❤️❤️

    • @burzumimmortal5667
      @burzumimmortal5667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@asadimtiaz128 🇨🇨🇰🇲🇱🇾🇲🇷🇲🇻🇵🇰🇹🇳 All Hilals Are Türk . Maşallah 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🐺🐺🐺🤘🏻🤘🏻

    • @cenanmehmet
      @cenanmehmet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@burzumimmortal5667 but they say themself Arab

  • @shabanahmad087
    @shabanahmad087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Ottomans, Ghanavids, Mughals, Timurids, Khwarzimis and Seljuk. All 6 badass empires made by Turks.

    • @jihangirastra3851
      @jihangirastra3851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I don't believe the Turkish should be considered as "Turkic" or nomadic because their DNA is pretty much all Greek, Iranian and Arab. Seljuk himself wouldn't look like a modern Turkish person but rather like a Mongolian, Kyrgyz or Kazakh.
      The modern Turkish language is also not the same as the one that Seljuk spoke because 90% of modern Turkish is made up of foreign words. What do you think of this?

    • @vehbisabanc7843
      @vehbisabanc7843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@jihangirastra3851 İf modern turkish isnt same seljuks language Then how understand each other anatolian türks and Türkmenistan Turks.
      Seljuks also ancestors of turks of Türkmenistan.

    • @jihangirastra3851
      @jihangirastra3851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@vehbisabanc7843 This is because about 90% of modern Turkish words are from the Arabic, Iranian and Greek languages.
      And the modern Turkmen language is also heavily damaged like this, but not to the same extent as the Turkish.
      And if you look at their DNA; Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Mongols all have the haplogroup C3 while the Turkish, Iranians and Greeks have the J2 haplogroup.
      We belong to completely different cultural and genetic groups.

    • @jihangirastra3851
      @jihangirastra3851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@vehbisabanc7843 This is because about 90% of modern Turkish words are from the Arabic, Iranian and Greek languages.
      And the modern Turkmen language is also heavily damaged like this, but not to the same extent as the Turkish.
      And if you look at their DNA; Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Mongols all have the haplogroup C3 while the Turkish, Iranians and Greeks have the J2 haplogroup.
      We belong to completely different cultural and genetic groups.

    • @vehbisabanc7843
      @vehbisabanc7843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@jihangirastra3851 Let me guess. You are Kirgiz. because I usually hear these arguments from the Kirghiz.🤔

  • @apalahartisebuahnama7684
    @apalahartisebuahnama7684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    The Seljuk Turks, an Islamic version of Carolingian Franks. Why? Because the way Abbasid caliph invited the Seljuk to defeated the Buyids and installed Tughril as the new Sultan was kinda similar with how the Pope invited the Franks to defeated the Lombards and installed Karl as the new Western/Holy Roman Emperor.

    • @burakasik3937
      @burakasik3937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      interesting approach

    • @95bekirable
      @95bekirable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Crusaders did the same comparision between Turks and Franks when they met the Turks.

    • @bodoor8172
      @bodoor8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I am glad you made this comparison and didn’t go with the Seljuks are just another bunch of Mongols rhetoric. There is a huge difference in culture and civilization between the two.

    • @robleyusuf2566
      @robleyusuf2566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@bodoor8172 Turks are not Mongols but only from the steppes. Turks were conquerors but the Mongols were butchers.

    • @BennyBoxx
      @BennyBoxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting comparison.

  • @JohnnyElRed
    @JohnnyElRed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +653

    Watching all of this, making my own searches and deductions, I say there is still a very big question and historical mistery to answer:
    How did manage just 100 people to control a flock of 50.000 sheeps?

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  3 ปีที่แล้ว +479

      The assumption is that "100 people" means "100 warriors" and the rest were workers, families, possibly slaves

    • @a_channel2545
      @a_channel2545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      I love that out of all of the comments in the comment section, K&G decided to reply to the guy asking the big questions here 😂

    • @Otaaaz
      @Otaaaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      My grandpa still alive and still nomadic had 9000 sheep and 400 cattle at one point, and every clan had different jobs for each family and those jobs were inherited from father to son, for example they had a family of Shepard’s that were only responsible for herding and keeping sheep, another family commonly called “qurd” (means wolf) would be the thieves and warriors,

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      @@a_channel2545 patrons get replies :-)

    • @DeusEx2
      @DeusEx2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The Seljuks conquered a vast realm but they could hardly muster more than 30000-40000 men.Hence they would appoint semi-autonomous leaders in their remote unstable areas that acted under their suzeiranty.

  • @Danny88Jumanji
    @Danny88Jumanji 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Seljuks conquest goes faster than i can press notification about them

    • @kayra6929
      @kayra6929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Turkmens, Azeri turks, Anatolian Turks

    • @greytr5286
      @greytr5286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Tarihimiz bir, soyumuz bir. Yaşasın Türk Oğuz birliği! 🇹🇷🇦🇿🇹🇲

  • @ragael1024
    @ragael1024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    From sheep herders to conquerors to the greatest empire and military power of the modern age. Truly impressive. Hats down, guys 👍

    • @mirceadacialorantbrescia4340
      @mirceadacialorantbrescia4340 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They are not only sheep herders. They are grand grand grandsons of Huns which are warriors

    • @LaVaZ000
      @LaVaZ000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Unfriendly atheist Ur country is probably becoming a new caliphate so I'd be quiet

    • @tugrulgul570
      @tugrulgul570 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank u mate👍 we respect ur history to

  • @Adrian-fz7kg
    @Adrian-fz7kg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    The origins of the Seljuks seems to closely parallel the origins of the later Ottoman Empire.
    Both were founded by small bands of warriors, both attracted large numbers of ghazi, and both were founded at the borders of empires.

    • @ahmadovasvlog5028
      @ahmadovasvlog5028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Ottomans came from Saljuks

    • @thebatman6235
      @thebatman6235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Osman 1st was a seljuk commander

    • @TheMrmomo55
      @TheMrmomo55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      They came essentially from the same Tribe called Oghuz Turks. They were the same people, whenever a more dominat family took over, the tribes formed around them.

    • @ahmadovasvlog5028
      @ahmadovasvlog5028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@TheMrmomo55 I know as I am oğuz turk too ;)

    • @Geckotr
      @Geckotr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@ahmadovasvlog5028 Not exactly. Ottomans were a frontier beylik of Seljuks. They were semi-aoutonomus. They weren't even called Ottomans then, they were the Kayı tribe of Oghuz. But Seljuks and Ottomans came from the same place, they were both members of the Oghuz Yabgu

  • @seriesmovies4195
    @seriesmovies4195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Descendants of the Seljuks
    -> Turkmen 🇹🇲
    -> Azerbaijani 🇦🇿
    -> Turk 🇹🇷
    -> Gagauz
    -> Qashqai
    -> Khorasani
    -> Salar

    • @blacksheep6174
      @blacksheep6174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Qazilbash ?

    • @khanqashqai
      @khanqashqai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@blacksheep6174 Qashqai, azerbaijan and khorasani oghuz tribes are qizilbash

    • @blacksheep6174
      @blacksheep6174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ibrahimova51 They are europeans who speak turkish bcoz of ottomons

    • @Cormac791
      @Cormac791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@blacksheep6174 He means Azebaijani and Qasghai. Because you know tons of Qizilbash tribes exist. Like Tekelu, Afshar and etc.

    • @blacksheep6174
      @blacksheep6174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @‏ Why would they Speak Turkisb being Irani ? Why there is blind nationalism why dont u guys accept Azerbaijanis are Turks No matter where they live . They are Irani Citizens But Genetically Linguistically they are Turks.
      Iran has many ethnic groups.
      Turks adopted persian culture to rule iran like Ghaznavids Seljuks Timur Khuweazm Safavids Qajars That doesnt mean they are Iranics or Farsis. They are Iranian azerbaijanis just like Iraqi Turkoman and Afghani Uzbek .

  • @alperenbasal1854
    @alperenbasal1854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    nobody:
    Turks: time to build a new state

    • @heberthr.6978
      @heberthr.6978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      nobody:
      Turks: time to be arrogant and narcissist

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      +Alperen Başal and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state and another state

    • @futuregohan2398
      @futuregohan2398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @@heberthr.6978 salty

    • @tw3ist
      @tw3ist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      The Turks are a great people experts in warfare and the brave warriors of Islam, Greetings from Somalia!

    • @chaudhry6769
      @chaudhry6769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@user-hr9jy8ru1g most of the turks are Muslims

  • @RayshiaRoman
    @RayshiaRoman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    The last time I was this early, the battle of Manzikert hasn't happened yet

    • @anonymousanonymous31
      @anonymousanonymous31 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Black Wolf It was called Constantinople back then. It was only renamed to Istanbul in 1930.

    • @Vigilant69
      @Vigilant69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@anonymousanonymous31 are you living in 1453 or 2021?

    • @theoutlook55
      @theoutlook55 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Black Wolf very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jajajajajajadkdk
    @jajajajajajadkdk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Sons of Seljuks = 🇹🇷🇦🇿🇹🇲

    • @jajajajajajadkdk
      @jajajajajajadkdk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @شیر علم ♿♿♿♿

    • @selimkarademir2950
      @selimkarademir2950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jajajajajajadkdk güzel cevap 👍🏻

    • @jajajajajajadkdk
      @jajajajajajadkdk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@selimkarademir2950 bunlar gibiler son zamanlarda çok türedi. Yok biz %7 türkmüşüz felan. Kendi iranlı sorsan aryan ırkındanım avrupalıyım der ama araplarla %99 benzerlik gösterir

    • @selimkarademir2950
      @selimkarademir2950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jajajajajajadkdk Aynen öyle diyo salaklar 😂

    • @patriotofpersia2238
      @patriotofpersia2238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only turkmens

  • @tughluq8324
    @tughluq8324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The Seljuks one of the most important States in the history. Because of their victory in Manzikert, the Crusades started and the Turkic migration into Anatolia began.

  • @HistoryoftheUmmah
    @HistoryoftheUmmah ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Seljuks are vasty underrated. They essentially paved the way for the Ottomans.

    • @kehkah2120
      @kehkah2120 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly..
      I notice there is difrent clans or Turkish people..
      But when ever one of them loose they give the flag to other Türk to carry on ..
      And its like there is always more than 10 Turkish country around the world all the time...to reach there goal

    • @HistoryoftheUmmah
      @HistoryoftheUmmah ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kehkah2120
      Yes. Also, remember the sub dynasties that also came from the Seljuks such as the Zengids.

    • @kehkah2120
      @kehkah2120 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistoryoftheUmmah sorry who ?
      Do u mean djengiz han ?

    • @HistoryoftheUmmah
      @HistoryoftheUmmah ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kehkah2120
      The Zengids were Seljuk sub tribe founded by the Turkic warlord Zengi Aq-Sunqur. They emerged during the Crusade Era.

    • @kehkah2120
      @kehkah2120 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistoryoftheUmmah i se yes ..
      Where u from origin ?
      And what do u think of the Turks today ?
      U think they can rule again ?

  • @tlaw14ap
    @tlaw14ap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I still can't get over how huge so much of the asian steppe changed world history and how I know so little about it.

    • @muhammetatsyz6658
      @muhammetatsyz6658 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because your governments dont want you to know and be amazed about it 😎. I bet u dont know that europe learned culture amd science from East during crusades.

  • @gyzlug
    @gyzlug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Turks are actually pretty cool warriors.
    Quite curious to see if they’ll ever militarily be a dominant regional/world force again or will they just stay as a strong, but above average military strength.

    • @Johnny_Tambourine
      @Johnny_Tambourine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Turkey is barely a 2nd world country. There will be no "rise to dominance". The world remembers Armenia.

    • @gyzlug
      @gyzlug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@Johnny_Tambourine the world can remember Armenia all it wants. The Turks gave them another arsehole just a couple of months ago, the world did nothing.

    • @zhongxina7601
      @zhongxina7601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Well turkey is regional player in modern middle east politics especially turkey is involved war’s in syria so yeah turkey is a regional player

    • @mustafaozturk2542
      @mustafaozturk2542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nobody will know what the future holds. We are still struggling to have our "Turkish" enlightenment like Europe did after the middle age era. After that, I doubt Turks will become a dominant force in the world, the Turks will become a military section of the United Nations of Earth. If nations decide to unite under one flag.

    • @_semih_
      @_semih_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Johnny_Tambourine A brainwashed anti Turk detected

  • @PYRESATVARANASI
    @PYRESATVARANASI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I can't wait for more. The Seljuks desintegration and loss of central power (1092 - 1194) following Malik Shah's death in 1092, is one the most interesting periods of the Near East and Medieval times. From Empire to a patchwork of Atabegs and Emirs all nominally loyal to a Sultan in far away Persia.

    • @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488
      @sultanmehmetconquerorofcon3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Stillmdruing the time you put they were still a strong force

    • @steffanyschwartz7801
      @steffanyschwartz7801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Good examples are Zengid, the emir of Mosul, the Seljuk of rum, and kharezm.

    • @PYRESATVARANASI
      @PYRESATVARANASI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@scourgeofgodattila3827 I know ☺️. But their base of power was in Persia, and sometimes Irak, (when the Sultan resided in Baghdad, along with the Abbasid Court), since the Seljuks portrayed themselves as the Guardians of Islam in the name of the Caliph.

    • @PYRESATVARANASI
      @PYRESATVARANASI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@steffanyschwartz7801 don't forget Tutush, Kerbogah, Il-Ghazi, Tzachakas and others, who also controlled their own areas in the name of the Sultan. But in actually that allegiance was only nominal, the Atabegs ruled with almost full independence.

    • @grimgoreironhide9985
      @grimgoreironhide9985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Kara Khitai were the final nail in the coffin for a united Seljuk Empire. Research the Battle of Qatwan.

  • @Realite58
    @Realite58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Love to all Oghuz Turks of Seljuk Empire❤️Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey🇦🇿🇹🇲🇹🇷

    • @kayra6929
      @kayra6929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    • @eren9001
      @eren9001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      🇹🇷🇹🇲🇦🇿 + Gagavuz

    • @xanshen9011
      @xanshen9011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      What about Kipchak Turks? :( 💔🇰🇿🇰🇬

    • @abduking7968
      @abduking7968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      uzbekistan

    • @TurquazCannabiz
      @TurquazCannabiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Bardia gh more like Iranified Turks maybe?

  • @KC-de1ds
    @KC-de1ds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    That's the end of this episode? Would be interesting to cover the Seljuk Empire's pivotal moments and the relationship with the Abbasids.

    • @lucinae8510
      @lucinae8510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is just their first part of a series of videos, they'll cover the Abbasids and Crusades soon.

    • @furrywarriors
      @furrywarriors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      sounds like a topic for another video

  • @sou713
    @sou713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The story of the rise of the Seljuks alone has the potential for a 4-5 season TV show. This was great!

    • @muhammadkhan2007
      @muhammadkhan2007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is a popular Turkish series called The Great Seljuks, it is still ongoing.

    • @sou713
      @sou713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@muhammadkhan2007 I actually did watch that. Good series despite the historical inaccuracies. But you'll notice I said "the rise of the Seljuks" as in their early beginnings and the period before the reign of Melikshah. This video makes it seem very interesting.
      But sure I'll still look forward to the sequel to The Great Seljuks. Nice to see a fan here!

    • @teukufadel8293
      @teukufadel8293 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@muhammadkhan2007 historical drama film in a nutshell , containing some inaccuracies

    • @ILYAS-7
      @ILYAS-7 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@sou713 Тюрки сельджуки чтобы возвышать приходились воевать против два Тюркский государства Караханидов и Гезнавидов

  • @furkan9905
    @furkan9905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    It's a bird! It's a plane!
    It's the Seljuk Turks!

    • @9051team
      @9051team 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Byzatine:Gasp!

    • @gloxia6857
      @gloxia6857 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I see you're a man of culture as well

  • @anarmemmedzade4805
    @anarmemmedzade4805 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Big Seljuk empire🇦🇿🇹🇷🇹🇲🇺🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬

    • @Timurid1370
      @Timurid1370 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ευαγγελος Αγγελος Mongols are not turkic

    • @SurenaofParthia
      @SurenaofParthia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Timurid1370 Turkics and Mongolics are cousins

  • @turkmen8558
    @turkmen8558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Greatings to all Turkmens around the world especially Turkmens from Turkmenistan, my mother is from Bayat tribe and my father is from Salur tribe (Kara Teke, Yalwaç) also known as "Teke" tribe in Turkmenistan. 🇹🇲🇹🇷🇹🇲🇹🇷

    • @lana-yi5hd
      @lana-yi5hd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Çorum'da bayat ilçesi var acaba bir bağlantısı var mı Laçin Osmancık kargı bunlar da Çorum ilçeleri

    • @andarkansalur3893
      @andarkansalur3893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@turkmen8558 iranın maku bolgesinde ve Azerbaycanın Gence bolgesinde baya bir bayat var

    • @turkmen8558
      @turkmen8558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@andarkansalur3893 Bayat's are everywhere :D

    • @turkmen8558
      @turkmen8558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @new soul Aleykum Selam my brother greatings to Somalian people

    • @turkmen8558
      @turkmen8558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Sports Entertainment Yes, in this era it's not important anymore

  • @mushfiquemallick6618
    @mushfiquemallick6618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally a video on the Seljuks! I've been looking for videos and books on them for a long time now. Big thank you!

  • @ada6220
    @ada6220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    🙋🏼‍♂️ I am a Balkan Turk and my ancestry comes from Karamanids and Seljuks

    • @karamany9870
      @karamany9870 ปีที่แล้ว

      :)

    • @bg6159
      @bg6159 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are from Karaman Turkic State in Anatolia, which was destroyed by Otomman Turks.

    • @ISCARI0T
      @ISCARI0T 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      because ur mother is a turk but your father not oh oh

  • @danielmakhacew1907
    @danielmakhacew1907 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Great Seljuk Empire 🇹🇲🦅

    • @zera_61
      @zera_61 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It was oğuz turks. This makes it 🇦🇿🇹🇷🇹🇲

  • @amei653
    @amei653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    0:45 I hope other sponsors would have sponsoring your great channel. You have done so much for us all viewer.

  • @vazeerkhan4838
    @vazeerkhan4838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    *"Do not pray for easy life, Pray for stronger men"*

    • @sodinc
      @sodinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it sounds very darvinist, actually

    • @usmanzafar4751
      @usmanzafar4751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@sodinc But still it is the rule of nature. Look I am no fan of Darwinism ( I am Muslim) but the society prospers and thrives in shadow of great men. Sometimes in literature in my country( Pakistan) the period of Mongol conquests is roughly called " Drought of Men". The Muslim World at that time was suffering from lack of good leaders. In Middle East, some were hunted by Assassins and rest of the situation was not good. Even today our countries are in turmoil suffering from same malice that they faced in 13th century. And the whole World is going to face yet another disaster in shape of Men going weak and Women being in Power. I personally say that by destroying culture and by turning basic social hierarchy that has been the core of Human Civilization will prove no good. Muslim Countries are yet saved from such mess but the Satanists are locking their aim on them. First they destroy Family, then population decreases, then if there are children they are bastards. So a whole society is brought down upon its knees. Muslims are warned from this. Their ideas seem radical to world around them but these ideas are what which is saving them. May Allah protect them. If they follow same Western shit then they will have weak men and gays and their fate will be devastating.

    • @sodinc
      @sodinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@usmanzafar4751 yes, this way of life can give more positives in a long run.
      About the "drought of man" - it is very well described by the passionarity theory of Gumilev. It explains a lot of social downfalls in human history (together with external factors, of course).
      Not sure if is books were published outside of Russia, but i suggest some reading about it.
      According to his theory almost all western nations are in suicide spiral, basically.

    • @usmanzafar4751
      @usmanzafar4751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@sodinc Yes they are. Look how strange is that often the thing that is your strength becomes your weakness. In case of Western Countries, Reason, Freedom and Logic. They broke free from things that were holding their back and now they are so free that they have fallen from status of humans. They are the same people who brag about going to Moon yet now their logic is so deluded that they are destroying their social fabric. Maybe the nations have some sort of lifetime, they have their Springs and Autumns. Like every Sun which rises, sets.

    • @sodinc
      @sodinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@usmanzafar4751 westerners have mostly abandoned logic already and they are ruled by feelings, it seems. Many of them, at least.

  • @sametfurkantosun6820
    @sametfurkantosun6820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Ghaznavid Mahmuds book a "Divan-ı Lügatit Türk" is so important for turkic history .He talk about 24 oghuzic boys in his book(I only know six of them)
    1- Kınık(Seljuk Dynasty)
    2-Kayı(Ottoman Dynasty)
    3-Pechenegs
    4-Bayat
    5-Bayındır
    6-Avşar or Afşar

    • @mazakantc5532
      @mazakantc5532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Avsars are actually currently the Turks of Azerbejan and those that live in Iran. many of the suni somethimes even alevite avsars where forced of their empire/country - safevid they moved to mainly central anatolia back then Ottoman empire land.

    • @suadagokduman5699
      @suadagokduman5699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@mazakantc5532 We also are here, in Anatolia! Avshars don't live only in Azerbaijan or Iran.

    • @mazakantc5532
      @mazakantc5532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@suadagokduman5699 said the same think in central anatolia especially Kayseri there are many avsar villages even loads of them live and migrated to Izmir. i suggest you to read what i said agsin.

    • @foreverturkh
      @foreverturkh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gazneli Mahmut değil.
      Kaşgarlı Mahmut hazretleri..
      Karıştırmışsınız.

    • @ozhanerenkaya5850
      @ozhanerenkaya5850 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@foreverturkh max yasuo player

  • @BygoneChina
    @BygoneChina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Thanks for shining light on a relatively unknown Empire!! I always wanted to know more about the Seljuks, but there isn't much video content on youtube abut them.

    • @BygoneChina
      @BygoneChina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Black Wolf Thank you very much for this enlightening information, hopefully over time I will become more knowledgeable of the Suljuks and can let more people know about their achievements!

    • @arda213
      @arda213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Black Wolf
      If Seljuks were so determined and successful in their sunni shiite religious war then why did many Turkmens became Batıni Shia and almost destroyed Anatolian Seljuks in Baba Ilyas revolt?

    • @arda213
      @arda213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Black Wolf
      Madrasah education was a doctrinal education. That was the problem with it. Due to this its propaganda was limited to urban centers.
      Shia had the superior propaganda power. It would send "dai"s to Turkmens. Baba Ilyas, Dede Garkin, Hadji Bektash Veli etc. Many of these would spread their propaganda among Turkmens by playing baglama. Vefaiyyah, Batiniyyah, Khaydariyyah were the most widespread among Turkmens.
      I am telling this because you said majority of Turks adopted the sunni hanafi interpretion of islam but in fact sunnism was limited to urban centers and Turkmens were uneffected by the doctrinal madrasah propaganda.
      Of course Baba Ilyas revolt was a revolt what do you mean?
      It was such a great revolt that Seljuks had to hire Frankish mercenaries to destroy them because Turkmens completely destroyed the Seljuk army. In fact Mongols seeing this weakness attacked Seljuks and thats how battle of Kosedag was lost.

    • @arda213
      @arda213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Black Wolf
      Where did I ever say the state wasnt sunni? Did I ever contradict this?
      I am telling you, madrasah education was limited to urban city centers. All those scholars, clergs you listed, they meant zero to nomadic Turkmens. It was ''the few names'' I listed that inspired the Turkmen spiritual mentality.
      It was highly doctrinal so sunni madrasah teachings couldnt make their way to nomadic Turkoman tribes.
      Shia dais were far more successful at relating to Turkmens. Unlike the doctrinal madrasah teachings they would know how to relate to illiterate nomad Turkmens. They would use baglama and inspire the Turkmens.
      It was the Baba Ilyas, Baba Haydar, Dede Garkin, Baba Ishak, Hacı Bektaş who were esteemed the highest among Turkmens. Not those ''litteratours''.
      And it wasnt the creeds like maturidism that played a spiritual role among Turkmens.
      It was the syncretical shia sufi tariqahs like Haydarism, Babaism, Batinism, Kalenderism, Vefaism and later Bektashism that had credent on Turkmens.
      The state and cities were sunni thats another case but Turkmens were not.
      In fact there were some Seljuk statesman who previously created strong bounds with some of these Turkmen tariqahs to have political backing of the Turkmens.

    • @eren9001
      @eren9001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arda213 Seljuks couldn't control nomadic tribes in their empire

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Kings And Generals Conquer the Seljuk İmperial Hegemony! Now this is a Upload that must be watched!

  • @fighterofthenightman1057
    @fighterofthenightman1057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love these videos on various civilizations’ origins, compared to specific battles (which are also great). The Germanic and Nubian videos were amazing! Love this channel.

  • @arghunpride5704
    @arghunpride5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Greetings to Turkey from Kazakhstan! 🇰🇿🇹🇷🐎🐎🐎

  • @abdul-lateefthelayman3933
    @abdul-lateefthelayman3933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    yes more seljuk history I would love for the seljuk sultanate of rum to be covered too love your work

    • @shafayqaiser2370
      @shafayqaiser2370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You sound like you watch ertugrul

    • @teukufadel8293
      @teukufadel8293 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shafayqaiser2370 i do have the same curiosity as his as well, despite haven't seeing the Ertuğrul film and neither do have the intention to watch it lol

    • @3RTUGRULBEY1990
      @3RTUGRULBEY1990 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@koraycilingiroglu95 Ertugrul's Beylic was the Foundation of Osman's State and Osman's State was the Foundation of Orhan's one etc Ertugrul is a very Important part of this Equation he isn't Overrated.

    • @korhan5123
      @korhan5123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shafayqaiser2370the show isnt really historically accurate lmao

    • @shafayqaiser2370
      @shafayqaiser2370 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@korhan5123I mean yeah there’s not really any info to base it off of, it’s still a good show promoting good things

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    It amazes me how little it is talked about the Seljuks. We usually only hear about them when they come in contact with another major power.

  • @goliath8815
    @goliath8815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I think you confused Jand in Punjab with Cend in Kazakhstan. The location of Cend, the main city of the Oghuz Yabgu is in Transoxiana near the Aral Lake. Cend is the Turkish name of the city btw i don't know if its different in Kazakh.

    • @ggoddkkiller1342
      @ggoddkkiller1342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Correct, Kings and Generals was an amazing channel in the past as they were using multiple sources and trying to tell history as accurate as possible but sadly after a point they completely ditched this and accordingly their video quality dramatically dropped!! Such as in this video they didn't only make a huge Jand-Cend mistake also managed to claim a complete nonsense as ''Seljuks only had 100 men'' while in reality Selçuk wasn't only an Oghuz Yagbu general also an Oghuz Yagbu BEY (Similar to lord) so his own oba (Nomadic village) had thousands of people if not tens of thousands without any question!! In fact his force was strong enough that he was planning to become the ruler of Oghuz Yagbu but he revealed his intention too early and had to retreat after loyal forces united against him. And he didn't retreat into Jand indeed rather stayed in southeastern Oghuz Yagbu called Cend where Muslim Turks were majority and became a Muslim as well. He continued gathering a force there and started a Muslim rebellion against Oghuz state which was partially successful and he died in today's Kazakhistan. It was his sons who decided fighting against Tengri Turks for barren lands was just pointlessly dividing their forces so they started to invade southwards and westwards while even more Turkic people joining their army in a search of fertile lands, in fact vast majority of historians agree that majority of Seljuk armies were Tengri not Muslim after a point. And Seljuk Beys kept returning to central Asia for recruiting more soldiers even after their victory against Byzantine!! Such as it is known Kütalmışoğlu Süleyman went all the way back to Tashkent in 1072 and recruited a large army with much larger following ''army'' which was families of those soldiers!! After Süleyman captured several towns in Anatolia many Turkish families migrated into those places. Turkish invasion was much much less destructive than Mongol invasion etc and they tried to use diplomacy as much as they could indeed simply because they didn't only want gold like Mongols rather they wanted to live there which wasn't possible if they made locals their enemies...

    • @arjansingh1777
      @arjansingh1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am from Punjab
      From what I can see, Jand wasn't of any significance in Punjabi history, it appears to be just a small town, I highly doubt the death happened there. The closest notable city to Jand would be Attock.

    • @arjansingh1777
      @arjansingh1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@alpachino7659 ???

    • @arystanbeck914
      @arystanbeck914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@arjansingh1777 Kings and Generals made a mistake. The real Seljuk capital Jend (or Cend) is located in Kazakhstan.

    • @eren9001
      @eren9001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mistakes can happen

  • @IKEMENOsakaman
    @IKEMENOsakaman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Mom "You have a history test tomorrow!!! Stop watching TH-cam and start studying for goodness sakes!"
    Me "Yes mom"

  • @marshin75
    @marshin75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I for one don’t mind the adds at all. You have provided hours of free high quality historical content. I can sit through a 40 second add, no problem.

  • @hannibalbarca2928
    @hannibalbarca2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    “ I Have Got Such A Homeland For You That Will Be FOREVER Yours !”
    -Sultan ALP ARSLAN Muhammed Alp Arslan bin Davud

    • @makavelithedon3204
      @makavelithedon3204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kanka elinde Türk DNA'sı ile ilgili olan kaynaklarini buraya atar misin? Bi ara yorumlara yapıştırıyordun. Türkiyede ki Türklere Türk değil diyenlere karşı. O kaynak, yazi duruyorsa atar mısın?

    • @hannibalbarca2928
      @hannibalbarca2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Atakan 1905
      Sağol kardeşim eskiden burada çok kişi vardı bu haterlara cevap verecek artık sayımız azaldı yazmaz oldular bunlar da ortalığı bos buldu.hadlerini bildirmedigimizden konuşur oldular lafinizi esirgrmeyin bunlara

    • @makavelithedon3204
      @makavelithedon3204 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hannibalbarca2928 kanka türk DNA'sı ile ilgili bir kaynak at yE

    • @hannibalbarca2928
      @hannibalbarca2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@makavelithedon3204
      kardeşim buradan attığım kaynak gitmiyor jake mapping Turk history videosuna gel son yorumlara tıkla oradan bak oraya atıyorum.burada siliniyor.

    • @qushu
      @qushu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Bought" satin almanin gecmis zamanda cekilmis halidir. Alp Arslan'in deyisiyle uyusmaz. Tercüme hatasi... Yerine "conquered" (fethettim), "governed" (hükmettim), "got" (aldim) kullanilmasi daha uygun olur...

  • @pilomalik9696
    @pilomalik9696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video as always. I'm glad you guys are getting sponsored. don't apologize for that we love your channel!

  • @albionjerasi9213
    @albionjerasi9213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    0:45 when narrator says: "We understand that no one likes the ads"... This is the honest channel on ads

  • @rodrigoferreira2222
    @rodrigoferreira2222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video! I always wanted to learn more about the Seljuks

  • @jetli2086
    @jetli2086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks K&G! You always deliver.

  • @colinbarthelemy726
    @colinbarthelemy726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These last 2 videos been such a great change of pace, that 7 wonders just a great insight into the accomplishments we can achieve working together. Thank you kings for all the work put into these videos

  • @yerekebake2090
    @yerekebake2090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Jand, the city where Selçuk governed, is in the right bank of Syrdaria river in Kazakhstan. It is near Aral Sea. In video, it shows that jand is in Pakistan.

    • @Schweissperle87
      @Schweissperle87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yeah cause they took the first location that Google gave them. They took Jand, Attock wich is in Pakistan. The Jand u are talkin about and Kings & Generals meant is Jand, Transoxania.

    • @Brahmdagh
      @Brahmdagh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for clearing my confusion.

    • @ggoddkkiller1342
      @ggoddkkiller1342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Correct, Kings and Generals was an amazing channel in the past as they were using multiple sources and trying to tell history as accurate as possible but sadly after a point they completely ditched this and accordingly their video quality dramatically dropped!! Such as in this video they made many mistakes confusing Jand city in Pakistan with Cend with in Oghuz Yagbu, wrong dates and also managed to claim a complete nonsense as ''Seljuks only had 100 men'' while in reality Selçuk wasn't only an Oghuz Yagbu general also an Oghuz Yagbu BEY (Similar to lord) so his own oba (Nomadic village) had thousands of people if not tens of thousands without any question!! In fact his force was strong enough that he was planning to become the ruler of Oghuz Yagbu but he revealed his intention too early and had to retreat after loyal forces united against him. And he didn't retreat into Jand indeed rather stayed in southeastern Oghuz Yagbu called Cend where Muslim Turks were majority and became a Muslim as well. He continued gathering a force there and started a Muslim rebellion against Oghuz state which was partially successful and he died in today's Kazakhistan. It was his sons who decided fighting against Tengri Turks for barren lands was just pointlessly dividing their forces so they started to invade southwards and westwards while even more Turkic people joining their army in a search of fertile lands, in fact vast majority of historians agree that majority of Seljuk armies were Tengri not Muslim after a point. And Seljuk Beys kept returning to central Asia for recruiting more soldiers even after their victory against Byzantine!! Such as it is known Kütalmışoğlu Süleyman went all the way back to Tashkent in 1072 and recruited a large army with much larger following ''army'' which was families of those soldiers!! After Süleyman captured several towns in Anatolia many Turkish families migrated into those places. Turkish invasion was much much less destructive than Mongol invasion etc and they tried to use diplomacy as much as they could indeed simply because they didn't only want gold like Mongols rather they wanted to live there which wasn't possible if they made locals their enemies...

    • @Slashplite
      @Slashplite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ggoddkkiller1342 okay, then make a video of your own

    • @imranabid1250
      @imranabid1250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait ,so the seljuks also ruled some parts of modern pakistan ?

  • @Crafty_Spirit
    @Crafty_Spirit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    It's funny how well maps of these empires overlap substantially: Achaemenids, Alexander the Great, Ummayads, Seljuks

    • @paul1780
      @paul1780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Medes.

    • @Crafty_Spirit
      @Crafty_Spirit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paul1780 Mate the Medes controlled only half of the mentioned territories as they shared it with the Neo-Babylonians

  • @cherryoncupcake6996
    @cherryoncupcake6996 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Chanel for this amazing video . I been waiting for long time for this episode

  • @Alex-vv1gz
    @Alex-vv1gz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Honestly I’d watch a thousand ads for you guys. You’re absolutely wonderful keep up the good work.

  • @thekingsamar5781
    @thekingsamar5781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just love your style of video's. Great work, great quality. You guys keep me interested in history. Keep it up guys

  • @arystanbeck914
    @arystanbeck914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Kings and Generals, please make a video about Kipchaks (Qipchaks). They were so powerful and left so much legacy but people around the world still don't know anything about them. Even on Mongol invasion maps their land is shown as an empty land, while Kipchaks were the sole reason why Mongols invaded Central Asia. The whole BS goes as far as some historians invented a people of Cuman, while Cuman was just a Western name of Qipchak. Qipchak were the people of the Golden Horde, beloved by Jochi and his army in Western expansion.

  • @DarthXeion
    @DarthXeion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have waited a long time for it, please more about Seljuks!

  • @johnathongoines6428
    @johnathongoines6428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for all the work and reading you do to provide for us i just got the Caesar world tour mug and i seriously can’t wait to rock that thing.

  • @samuelmargueret9626
    @samuelmargueret9626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the craziest thing is history is about invasion... and when you look at it it's always nomadics people who do the most damage in kingdoms and in empire !!! Love your vidéos , you are doing such a great job you deserve way more likes and subscribers !!

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Seljuks unironically fought against and victorious over *other* Turkic realms that already prevailed through the Central Asia and Persia

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari9649 Big *Ooof!* Turkic wars and power struggles are unironically defeated the other Turks

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari9649 hakikaten nerede yorumunu mu sildi

    • @jetli2086
      @jetli2086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because always the more nomadic and hungrier new comer prevails over the previous nomadic city dweller

    • @thedoruk6324
      @thedoruk6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jetli2086 exactly

    • @MK-ov2hr
      @MK-ov2hr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari9649 Sen gerçek ölümlühayat mi sin

  • @nozmulm
    @nozmulm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched this video twice to get a better understanding, Brilliant work.

  • @MuhammadAkram-yr9gj
    @MuhammadAkram-yr9gj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been waiting for this!!! hell yeah!

  • @rezaazad
    @rezaazad 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am from Ghazni Afghanistan and a Turk originally from Central Asia where Sultan Mahmoud was from once and now I see that how Turks become stronger day by day

  • @MatCendana
    @MatCendana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is among the most interesting historical channels at TH-cam. Some of the episodes here are more informative than the conventional channels on TV. For decades, from since school days, I had known about the Seljuks. At least by name. But had no idea how they became such a major factor in the region's history. All this while I had assumed they "must have originated somewhere in Turkey". Which is correct to an extent, but shallow.

  • @orhancebi5288
    @orhancebi5288 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this!!!

  • @Lerenwordtleuker
    @Lerenwordtleuker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lerenwordtleuker
    1 second ago
    After alle these years of feasting on historical knowledge on the Mediterranean and Western European world and East-Asia these videos about Near-East, Central and Southern Asia are like a whole new banquet with sublime stories and peoples. What wonderful and intriguing histories do the descendants of these regions and empires have! You enrich the world. Proud to be a pupil to your cultures.

  • @rasulpourjafar2080
    @rasulpourjafar2080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Incredible , can't wait for the next episode on this series 👌👌

    • @muhammetatsyz6658
      @muhammetatsyz6658 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ShahanshahShahin because u are iranian 😂

    • @ShahanshahShahin
      @ShahanshahShahin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@muhammetatsyz6658 nope I'm from South Korea but I love Zoroastrian Persia

  • @oussamat612
    @oussamat612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've been wanting this, haven't watched it yet but I hope you talk about Alp arslan and nizam-al-mulk

  • @noname-ml7lm
    @noname-ml7lm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is what i wanted!!!! Thank you.

  • @OttomanHistoryHub
    @OttomanHistoryHub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video guys!

  • @gooyi3123
    @gooyi3123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At 13:16 shows Seljuke coin with lion and sun which became symbol of Iranian flag later during Safavid dynasty as well as Qajar kings along with Pahlavi. Alp Arsalan along with Malek Shah and Nezam Al Mulk ( their Persian Grand Vezier) established a great Turko-persian empire . The City of Isfahan became the capital and glory was restored to many Iranian traditions for first time after fall of Sassanid empire. The Jalali Calendar, a solar based Calendar with high degree of accuracy, was established and this Calendar is based on true seasonal changes with movement of earth on equinox,; the Calendar is still in use in Iran as official Calendar.

    • @brightburnedits4278
      @brightburnedits4278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seljuk is turko Iranian
      Khazonov, Anatoly M. (April 9, 2015). "Pastoral nomadic migrations and conquests". In Kedar, Benjamin Z.; Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. (eds.). The Cambridge World History, Volume 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0521190749. The Seljuk Empire was another Turco-Iranian state, and its creation was unexpected even by the Seljuks themselves.

    • @user-jh8gz1lo4e
      @user-jh8gz1lo4e 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ay takvimini aşamamış araplardan çok daha uygar ve gelişmiş bir medeniyet olduğu kesindir. Hatta o dönem "dünyanın en ileri medeniyetiydi." Anadolu'da Selçuklu eseri yaklaşık 900 yıllık üniversiteler, hastaneler, köprüler, kervansaraylar hala kullanımdadır. Bir Türk olarak, Selçuklu'ya Osmanlı'dan çok daha fazla saygı duyuyorum.

  • @haticeguzel9128
    @haticeguzel9128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    Size öyle bir vatan aldım ki; ebediyen sizin olacaktır.
    Sultan Alparslan 🇹🇷🇦🇿

    • @locephaxthearchseducer4621
      @locephaxthearchseducer4621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Turkic people should be proud

    • @Itachi-zn5rm
      @Itachi-zn5rm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ve toprakların neredeyse hepsini kaybettik-

    • @Fullecci
      @Fullecci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Itachi-zn5rm anadolu diyor

    • @Itachi-zn5rm
      @Itachi-zn5rm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Fullecci nerde diyor

    • @Fullecci
      @Fullecci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Itachi-zn5rm Alp arslan bu sozu anadolu icin dedi

  • @celticchief3314
    @celticchief3314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent work as always! 👌

  • @calidone7661
    @calidone7661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thank you for the very nice video. and a hint: always try to put oxus and jaxartes rivers on the maps, as they play extremely important roles in the nature of all conflicts in the area.

  • @bannerofislam8119
    @bannerofislam8119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Kings and Generals Uploaded. Aaahhh it’s a good day..

  • @CrimeanHorseArcher
    @CrimeanHorseArcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Again very classy explained the adventure of Seljuks Thank you

  • @dukaktemuryaylg9659
    @dukaktemuryaylg9659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Central asian mediaval history really excited. Love your works sir. Rest in peace family of seljuk, son of dukak temür yaylıg

  • @Romaboo680
    @Romaboo680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Its the Seljuk Turks!
    "Aaaah!" said the Byzantine Empire which is getting so small and almost doesn't exist anymore.

    • @jahangir7904
      @jahangir7904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is that a reference from Bill Wurtz video?

    • @toddharig8142
      @toddharig8142 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      *funky melody

    • @amiralimaghoolian2852
      @amiralimaghoolian2852 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Manqhəşi Let a little of your separation from the Soviet Union and Iran pass, then make these jokes😂🍼

    • @HosseinNouri
      @HosseinNouri 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @leonardo turk ? what is it ? a sub branch of Persians and Arabs and Greeks ??

    • @HosseinNouri
      @HosseinNouri 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Yzdjan Ali turk is only a term on paper so sht up.. they were Iranian from Mongolian Persian and Arab roots!

  • @oghuzstate7208
    @oghuzstate7208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Based Türkmen 🇹🇷🇹🇲

  • @ValidIsCool
    @ValidIsCool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how they're just open with the adds instead of being suggestive.

  • @saqarsaab3962
    @saqarsaab3962 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved it, great job ❤

  • @Azeri61
    @Azeri61 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My ancestor the Seljuks

  • @goshlike76
    @goshlike76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Oh great! I love the Seljuk Empire. It's an important Empire yet often fall into obscurity. Especially the Stultanate of the Romans. Such a blessing that you decided to reveal its history to the public.

    • @mazakantc5532
      @mazakantc5532 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hakanbaybars4435 both of you talk bullshit, Rum means Roman in Turkish, only in modern days its referred to anatolian greeks because they were the last religious ethnic remnants. In case here he is right it was the Sultanate of Romans/Rum. doesnt matter how to discribe it.

    • @Dr-Ekmek
      @Dr-Ekmek ปีที่แล้ว

      We used to call ourselves Rumî, which means Roman. Azerî Turks are the ones in Azerbaijan and us, Rumî Turks are from Rome (Anatolia, at the time). Interesting isn’t it?

  • @ChristopherThrawn-el3sz
    @ChristopherThrawn-el3sz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent work here as always.

  • @ThinkerYT
    @ThinkerYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is so goooooood!!!

  • @LordThunderJunker
    @LordThunderJunker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been meaning to learn about Seljuq history myself, so this video is really helpful! What sources did you guys use?

  • @hasibkhattab
    @hasibkhattab 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Selcjuk and ottoman zindabad❤ long live turks.... form Bangladesh

    • @hasibkhattab
      @hasibkhattab 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kayrannkanal2026 ⚔️🌹⚔️

  • @Darius78659
    @Darius78659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All hail kings and generals! Jaw dropping documentaries as always.

  • @tongyabgukhan5524
    @tongyabgukhan5524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Seljuk horse archers defeated the Crusaders many times

    • @littlehistorian5751
      @littlehistorian5751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@arolemaprarath6615 People's Crusade Defeated By Seljuks

    • @tongyabgukhan5524
      @tongyabgukhan5524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@arolemaprarath6615 Yes, first 50 k crusader defeated 8 k Seljuks, but later the German king was defeated by the Seljuks at the Battle of Doryaleum(1147), at the Battle of Cadmus Mountain, the king of France

    • @tongyabgukhan5524
      @tongyabgukhan5524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@arolemaprarath6615 Turks won all crusades except the first Crusade

    • @HeyG_
      @HeyG_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@arolemaprarath6615 I mean we hope everyone who has nukes to not launch any of it and also hope of no war under the name of any religion.

    • @outlawfly664
      @outlawfly664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@scourgeofgodattila3827 Actually the Seljuk bureaucracy was ruled by Persian viziers, even Nizam al-mulk held absolute power for over 20 years and basically taught the Oghuz nomadic Turks about establishing government (Siyasatnama) . So claiming the Seljuks ruled the Persians because of it's military influence is rather vague and fundemetally flawed. Also the Seljuks where not the only factor in the crusader wars, there where also Ayyubids etc who had no Turkic influence, Saladin being Kurdish, not to mention his close advisors like Imad ad-din al-Isfahani being Persian.

  • @angquangtruong360
    @angquangtruong360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    May the Mandate of Heaven bless the Video and the Team, opps, wrong Empire

    • @brentjaynumbaddo3030
      @brentjaynumbaddo3030 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Bozkurt Midi seljuk is not a turk

    • @lel5464
      @lel5464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@brentjaynumbaddo3030 everyone knows that they were spanish

    • @tando6266
      @tando6266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lel5464 No one suspected it was the Spanish inquisition.

    • @a_channel2545
      @a_channel2545 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tando6266 They never do

    • @steffanyschwartz7801
      @steffanyschwartz7801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      East Turkestan almost got full independence from Japan in world war 2 because it was the only province not occupied by Japan

  • @Daruliable
    @Daruliable 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, keep up!

  • @2ears1mouth786
    @2ears1mouth786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    History is just so amazing... wow.

  • @mertozbey7435
    @mertozbey7435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I see a documentary about nomadic people, I press the like button

    • @murselpatpat4270
      @murselpatpat4270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      başına " i am a simple man" ekle