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Hey guys, I'm the lead animator for this series. Just to give you a quick side note, this episode is an absolute mess to cover - focussing on the civil wars and the conflicts on both eastern and western front. To ease this, I decided to add "chapter titles" at the top right corner of the screen. I'm aware the previous episodes should have that sooner but I will add it on the FULL DOCUMENTARY version after this series is done. Anyways here are the time stamps: 00:00-01:14 - Intro 01:14--02:45 - Chapter 1 - Caliphate under Umar II. 02:45-04:50 - Chapter 2 - The two front conflict. 04:50-15:29 - Chapter 3 - The revolt of Yazid ibn al-Muhallab. 07:45-08:54 - Battle of Basra. 12:17-14:32 - Battle of Al-Aqr. 15:29-18:25 - Chapter 4 - The expansion on the Western front. 18:25-20:39 - Battle of Toulouse. 20:39-21:43 - Chapter 5 - The Aftermath. Also the mods that I'm using are all from Anno Domini 768 and Ancient Empires' DUST mod by UMCenturion for Total War: Attila. Best wishes, Malay Archer ڤمانه ملايو
Excellent work, a very busy and complicated period of world history. Condensing a contentious historical period, that hundreds of books have been written about, based on conflicting and sometimes questionable sources into a 22 minute video must have been a difficult undertaking. Thanks and appreciation for your efforts!
@@ערביפחורthat doesn't apply today, arabs were mere not much accustomed to it. And that didn't even play that big of a role. Any army could beat france, just get rid if their nuclear weapons
It's interesting seeing how nuanced the political situation really was around the Arab and Christian world at this time. So many people want to paint conflicts purely along religious lines, but there is so much more to them when you look deeper - the situation in southern France is a great example. A lot of people see Charles Martel as a "savior of Chrisendom" for his role in the Battle of Tours....yet here he is, eagerly watching two rivals (one Christian, one Muslim) weaken each other without his interference. It's why videos like these are so important. It can help people understand that events aren't always to be taken at face value, and often require a more critical eye of the situation - both historically and now.
He didn't care whether they were Muslims or Christians he cared about who is an immediate threat to his political interest and dealt according to his self interest
@@marc-antoinemarcoux697 It was decentralized but it was very centralized for a medieval state. The caliph frequently dismissed governors and generals from every frontier provinces such as spain, and no governorship was hereditary yet. Also taxes was always paid to damascus from the provinces even from Spain and transoxiana. But yes, generals and governors frequently launched invasions and wars without Caliphs approval first, and that was because it was impractical to communicate as it took 6 months from Spain to Syria
@@KalebRandalLoshbough It was still a single medieval state. The caliph assigned and dismissed governors in every province. You cannot call the Umayyad province of al andalus or ifriquia as independent states yet, as they paid taxes, minted coins by the name of the caliph, and governors and generals were appointed/dismissed by the caliph. Its not until the abbassid caliphate that provinces become independent. All governors were loyal to the caliph, even the ones in spain and france, which is proven how tariq bin ziyad and musa ibn nusayr accepted their removal from office by caliph al walid
Oh man. I absolutely love the medieval animation. I feel like out of all the animators in the team, the one who does medieval is the best cause of those tiny details.
This is the only channel that tells history like it is. Without any pc bias. Can't believe that modern pc culture even has its grips on history and they won't tell certain stories from the past that can make some groups of people feel uncomfortable. That's how much we have fallen as a people.
Hi K&G - Huge fan here. With the title of the video being about the 721 Battle of Toulouse, it would have been more appropriate to spend more time talking about the Battle of Toulouse itself. The majority of the video covered the in-fighting in Arabia and only a small portion of the video covered The Battle of Toulouse, which made the title of the video a bit misleading. Love your videos, this is just a small piece of feedback. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback! This series is tough. Events happen all over and the goal is to cover the expansion of the Caliphate. As such, sometimes the videos cover multiple events. You have probably noticed that other series are much more focused.
@@stevenquestionseverything4445 i think that this video is going to take part in a bigger documentary called the early muslim expansion season 3, so, in the grand scheme of things, this video will make more sense and will age way better when binge watching the documentary. Anyway, awesome video as always, KaG. Maybe you can take a look over the 1877 romanian war of independece, because you can find very interesting things to cover in the future series
Another brilliant video from kings and generals. Medieval period is one of my fav . Also from that the arab and spain conquests are one of my absolute favorite. Thank you for this video. We always appreciate your time and dedication towards these videos 🙏. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🇱🇰🤝🏴.
Lol, such a shameful history for Europe. Arabs took Iberia abd southern France in 2,5 years. It took the whole of Europe 800 years to take it from them 😅
I would say that I am also looking forward to a series on the reconquista and I hope that in the series on it there will be an episode on the Battle of teba and the battle interests me because fighting and Dying in this battle was Sir James Douglas lord of Douglas who was a knight of Scotland who served in the service of Robert the Bruce however his journey to the battle and his journey back home is interesting to me and his journey to the battlefield of teba began in 1329. In the year 1329 king Robert the Bruce was dying and as he lay dying he made one last request to his friend James Douglas and the request was that Douglas take Roberts heart and take it to holy land where the heart was to be presented at the church of the holy sepulcher and then in the following year Douglas began his journey by first getting safe conduct from King Edward the 3rd of England and a letter of recommendation to the king of Castile and then Douglas made his way from Berwick to Flanders and from Flanders to Seville. At Seville king Alfonzo the avenger of Castile offered Douglas riches, fine horses and armor but Douglas declined these gifts declaring that he and his men were prepared to offer their arms in the service of the king as humble pilgrims seeking absolution of their sins and while waiting to depart from Seville many of the foreign knights who had come to seek service with the king paid their respects to Douglas including a number of Englishmen who were keen to meet the man who until recently was their nemesis. And during the battle Douglas was killed in action and in the aftermath of the battle Douglas’s body and the casket that contained the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce were taken back to Scotland by Douglas’s surviving companions and then buried in Scotland however the battle of teba was not decisive but in response to king Alfonso’s victory’s sultan Abu Hasan the marinid sultan of Morocco at that time sent forces in support of the caliphate of Granada and the Battle of teba would set the stage for the Castilian Portuguese victory at Rio Salado and also end the last intervention by North African powers in the defense of Muslim Granada.
Well, and only 100 years after the reconquista ended, both iberians kingdons become the two of the biggest and greatest empires the world as ever seen. So its always a matter of perspective. Iberia after the fall of rome, was like an outlaw region, without any rule and institution or ties betweem its people. Reconquista also needed to establish national identity, culture, religion, institutions, ties, social hierarchies, etc. Thats why it took so long. But once establish and without any threats they move for a world domination and kinda did it.
I do enjoy Muslim history. I know a lot more about britain as an Australian that’s where I am mostly focused historically. But I love hearing new things about great warriors and or leaders outside my sphere
@@YouhavetoBelieve3347they never established a foot hold in France. They were quickly defeated and sent back south. By 759 the Franks had cleared the south of Gaul until the Pyrenees, while Spain still had a fight for 7 centuries
This was an awesome video. I've always thought of Odo of Aquitaine as the idiot who lost to the Moors while Chuck the Hammer won. Thanks so much for dispelling that oversimplification.
Thank you for mentioning Covadonga. I feel like Spanish history is often overlooked by western historians. I visited La Santa Cueva de Covadonga 5 years ago. Such an extremely beautiful and momentous place. "Like"
Fun fact about Caliph Umar II: he was poisoned by his reluctant maid at the behest of his kinsmen for his unpopularity in reforming the caliphate by instituting equal rights for both Arabs, in which the Umayyads relied on, and non-Arabs, that is in line with God's command in the Quran.
he was among the better leader, people never learn from history, caliph uthman was also unjustly killed, over it so much blood was split in civil wars, imagine how much more of the expansion could have been possible
I mean many empires flourished as long as they expanded. The setbacks at Constantinople, Southern France and Central Asia surely didn’t help the internal stability of the Caliphate
*K&G Can We see a video on The Cushite people of the Horn of Africa* Would love to see a video on the ancient Macrobians, Punts and Spread of cushites in east africa
If I'm not wrong this is the battle of tours . Brilliant video. The battle which decided the history of Europe in generations to come. Kings and generals always bring us best documenteries. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🤝🏴
@@Khattab511 yes it was not a big battle if muslims win that battle they can attck western Europe. And from the other side they can attack Constantinople.
The Arabs were so powerful at that time. Cant imagine how some tribes in harsh desert condition in Arabia manage to overran 2 superpower at that time, sweeping entire north africa and end up in frontline at western Europe in rather short time period.
Can you guys do a video on the conflicts between the Muslims and Pagans in Arabia. You briefly went over it in your early Muslim expansion video buts its needs an indepth video.
@@KingsandGenerals Great. I love your Muslim expansion videos, but it's clear many of the viewers leaving comments are not familiar with the formative period of Islam, 610-632. And question why the Muslims had so many great fighters. The battles in Arabia gave the Muslims experience on the battlefield that they would use to great effect against the Persians and Romans. Covering that period would answer their questions and add a lot to the series. Thanks.
how many millions of victims do we have from islam and christians in the name of their supposed god? how many crimes have they committed in the name of their religions?
Will the pacific war series come out for normal viewers later as well. I'd been watching the series for two years and I'd like to see how the rest of the war went
Do we have any idea how the Franks perceived the Muslims? What ideas did they have about the religion and the geography of the caliphate? I wonder if they had a clue of the sheer size of the empire that challenged them.
I think Franks did not really know what they were up against at this point. For them Arabs were a distant foe, about which they knew next to nothing, and neither did Arabs and Berbers knew much about the Franks. I highly recommend the book Cross and Crescent a novel set at the time of Arab forays in France and focuses on earliest interactions between Arabs Berbers and Franks, in the form of two men one Muslim Arab, and another Christian Frank. The author is Michael Uhry Newman. The novel in my view captures well how each society perceived one another at first meeting.
Not really, what I mean by that is that it wouldn't make sense to only include Brazil, if you are going to include Brazil, then include all of the American provinces of Spain as well
@@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 I know mate, I'm only suggesting something that I would like to watch. You can't dissociate Portugal and Spain colonizations
I can't stop admiring your videos. Speaking of Islamic history, can you also make a video on the history of Pakistan, when did Islam enter it and at what time in history was the region Islamized. You could also make a video on the partition of India
Al-Sahm is pronounced As-Sahm as Arabic transliteration is inconsistent like that. Thanks to Elmanuel Olsen the rule is that if the letter is pronounced with the tip of the tongue it is assimilated into the definite article.
@@AbuAbdirrahman1 not at all I could have been clearer, I am not fluent in Arabic just familiar enough to be able to pronounce it and it's a frequent error.
One can also learn solar letters (ت، ث، ط، ظ، ص، ض، ر، ز، س، ش، د، ذ، ن، ن، ل) and know that the pronounciation with the ال article switch to the first vowel of the word with ّ
There is a famous quote from Umar II when his officials said about cutting the tax revenue by exempting new muslims from jizya. He told Prophet was send with The Message and not as a tax collector, and I being his Caliph had to follow him.
Imagine the overextension of an empire fighting in china and france in the same time , while covering the lands in between these two extrimeties no state before or after was that huge untile the mongols and europeens empires 7 centuries after .
And it was not only that they fought China and France at the same time, but the Arabs were fighting among themselves in the Middle East at the same time as the Arab wars in China and France 😂
You should read " The Myth of Adelousian Paradise" before watching anything on the Reconquista. It makes it soooo much better knowing the truth of the "Arab" (their armies were almost all non Arab Berbers)rconquest of Spain and its ruin. The atrocities committed and the conspiritorial nature of the mohamadans and the Jews of Spain.
Have to admit that Wali al-Sahm's attempt to bring unity between the Arabs and the Amazighs is impressive. But his arrogant became his own undoing. If he decided to play the long-term game, he might actually received success instead of defeat and death.
It would have required more than one man to bring unity. Amazighs brought the majority of recruits, but Arabs considered themselves as the leading force and elite of the conquest. In a time of clan mentality, major Arab families secured the best territories and state position, triggering decades of Amazigh revolts.
@@lerneanlion Someone actually did replicate it The half Berber ummayad prince that fled Damascus and found refuge in North Africa with his mother nafza berber tribe. He United the Andalus realm and stabilized the relations between Berbers and Arabs. I believe his name was Abd-El-Rahman
@@zakaria497 I know that. But the problem is that the unity he brought did not last. Even his descendant Abd al-Rahman III, who proclaimed himself the Caliph of Cordoba, still unable to bring the ever lasting unity between the Muslims in al-Andalus.
@@lerneanlion The bad blood between Berbers and Arabs was too much, mostly from the Arabic side hence therefore Fitna Al Andalus was inevitable. They tried to undermine berber efforts and position at every turn.
The caliphate of cordoba granted protection for switzerland for 250 years, there was a muslim presense beyond france, not many know about viking muslims living in a place in iberia known as jerez de la frontera
@@celtoscythae8911 if you want services in an islamic run government it has to come somewhere, in the long run each people paid far less than today, there are dozen taxes you pay out of your nose, the worse being income tax, you still pay even if you spent everything
of coarse.! I agree whole heartedly .. my point was the dispicable and manipulative way the conquest, occupation then ultimate retaking of Spain is portrayed by today's academia. This tax was on non moslims only ,was suffocating and oppressive to say it lightly! This was in addition to daily atrocities doled out by the ruling class. Who for some reason replaced all Gothic nobles with Jewish ones including confiscation of all lands and tittles.Point being Andalousia was not some paradise created by the Arabs. It was quite the opposite and was referred to as the "ruin of Spain" by historians and writers of that day, up until after WW2. When the academic and cultural landscape shifted violently to the left. And proceeded to rewrite , bury and or fabricated history out of whole cloth. This is the undeniable truth of the matter pertaining to the vast majority of the history of the Getic peoples. All it takes is some light research, all the information is there.. this Jezya (spelling ? lol)Tax was only a small example relevant to this particular video. Simply put mate....its a grossly false conception and portrayal of the Islamic conquests. The vast majority of their armies weren't even Arab...they were Berbers from Mauretania (the true "Moores"). The arcatecture was awsome in the later period but its NEVER mentioned that the Goths had already built all the first arches and church foundations( turned INTO mosques). The ccities infrastructure was already there! The Arab host outright copied the Gothic arch ,it did not come from the middle east . This is easy to spot btw the arch styles are slightly different. I know this was done every where by all peoples through out history. Yet todays historians are insistent on glorifying Mohamedon Spain and all its splendor, unjustifiably crediting all its accomplishment to the conquerers. It is simply not the case. They will insist the Arabs brought the first mill to Span and Europe ...this is so assinine , laughable and provably false ! watch the video again with the notion in your mind and recognize all the excuse for muslim failure and complimentary nature of the dialog and the almost derisive tone when talking of the Goths or christian armies...@@youwhat491
Muslims say this was a raid , with that massive army that was some raid. It was definitely a conquest which they lost, and spain was later returned to christianity during the reconquista
If arabs really care about france they will conquesed it in less than hour but they don't care because the frenks have nothing it was only dirty place who were forbiden shower and use only perfum ,don't forget that france was give them jizya at that time and south france were controled by arabs for 45 years
Bordering the Atlantic to the west and China to the east, absolutely mind boggling. Umayyads are by far my favorite muslim dynasty after the Rashidun, with the Ottomans as my third favorite.
Yes an empire won a battle against a duchy. What’s more impressive is just how poorly the Umayyad’s fare overall in their attempts in France. Bordeaux being the only significant Islamic success.
@@AlexC-ou4ju you mean the battle of the river Garonne not just the siege of bordeoux which was a decisive battle that even the frankish chronicles said only the lord knows the casualties but the europeans would rather go into detail the battles they won and quickly gloss over the multiple defeats that led to tours. This open field battle led to the conquest of the duchy capital and the fleeing of Odo
@@oi7548 it’s completely natural for people to be biased to their side and magnify the victories and lesson the defeats even we Muslims do that. Look at how they made battle of tours into a sensational last man heroic battle for survival of europe against all odds in reality even if the ummayads won the battle they would sacked the city and returned back to narbonne or make Aquitaine a puppet. No way in hell they would conquer the entire Frankish realm.
They lost that battle but they invade for so long elsewhere that look at the origine of the name of this mountain ridge in south France : "le massif des Maures".
Aquela pequena batalha em Covadonga foi a salva de abertura da liberação da península Ibérica das garras dos Mulcumanos. Covadonga was the opening salvo in the liberation of the Iberian peninsula from the clutches of the Muslims.
Too much anachronism here. The mindset back then was of the local nobles and populations of Asturias asserting their independence against the usurpers of their former Gothic overlords. The mindset that they were reconquering or liberating all of Iberia from The Muslims™ was something that would develop centuries later.
@@vitorpereira9515 sim, aqui no Brasil a gente estuda as grandes navegações e tbm um pouco da reconquista, que começou em covadonga! A história de Portugal é espanha é muito legal, eu particularmente acho muito interessante a época de Viriato e os lusitanos vs Roma! Abraço amigo
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Are you planning to make reconquista of spain series ??
@@abdullahjavaid4194 yep
For patron members only ??
4:35 al samh not "al sahm"
@KingsandGenerals what about life in muslim Iberia or the golden age
Hey guys, I'm the lead animator for this series. Just to give you a quick side note, this episode is an absolute mess to cover - focussing on the civil wars and the conflicts on both eastern and western front. To ease this, I decided to add "chapter titles" at the top right corner of the screen. I'm aware the previous episodes should have that sooner but I will add it on the FULL DOCUMENTARY version after this series is done.
Anyways here are the time stamps:
00:00-01:14 - Intro
01:14--02:45 - Chapter 1 - Caliphate under Umar II.
02:45-04:50 - Chapter 2 - The two front conflict.
04:50-15:29 - Chapter 3 - The revolt of Yazid ibn al-Muhallab.
07:45-08:54 - Battle of Basra.
12:17-14:32 - Battle of Al-Aqr.
15:29-18:25 - Chapter 4 - The expansion on the Western front.
18:25-20:39 - Battle of Toulouse.
20:39-21:43 - Chapter 5 - The Aftermath.
Also the mods that I'm using are all from Anno Domini 768 and Ancient Empires' DUST mod by UMCenturion for Total War: Attila.
Best wishes,
Malay Archer ڤمانه ملايو
Did you Will made something about Afonso de Albuquerque conquer of mallaca?
I love how you have the timestamps and well done cheers from New Jersey.
Excellent work, a very busy and complicated period of world history. Condensing a contentious historical period, that hundreds of books have been written about, based on conflicting and sometimes questionable sources into a 22 minute video must have been a difficult undertaking. Thanks and appreciation for your efforts!
Thank you! ✨🤝🏼
I’m a high school teacher and your videos are amazing. Thank you from New York City!
As someone who wants to launch his own invasion of France, this was very insightful
To quote Johny English: The only thing that France is adept at hosting is an invasion
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Just don’t attack in winter like the Arabs did
@@ערביפחור attack at Harvest time much better
@@ערביפחורthat doesn't apply today, arabs were mere not much accustomed to it. And that didn't even play that big of a role. Any army could beat france, just get rid if their nuclear weapons
It's interesting seeing how nuanced the political situation really was around the Arab and Christian world at this time. So many people want to paint conflicts purely along religious lines, but there is so much more to them when you look deeper - the situation in southern France is a great example.
A lot of people see Charles Martel as a "savior of Chrisendom" for his role in the Battle of Tours....yet here he is, eagerly watching two rivals (one Christian, one Muslim) weaken each other without his interference.
It's why videos like these are so important. It can help people understand that events aren't always to be taken at face value, and often require a more critical eye of the situation - both historically and now.
Unfortunately, most things boil down to politics.
you are 100% right but unfortunately people fight each other in comments instead of reading between the lines
He didn't care whether they were Muslims or Christians he cared about who is an immediate threat to his political interest and dealt according to his self interest
It's how people call Skanderbeg, arguably a pagan, the same title
To think of a state waging war against the chinese and frankish empire concurrently in the early medieval period is mindblowing
Didn't even realize that. Wow.
@@KalebRandalLoshbough yeah the dude is misleading this because even under the same caliphate it was veryh decentralised when it came to campaigns.
Caliphate even fight constantly each other in their fitna and internal conflicts in same time while have wars with other states lol
@@marc-antoinemarcoux697 It was decentralized but it was very centralized for a medieval state. The caliph frequently dismissed governors and generals from every frontier provinces such as spain, and no governorship was hereditary yet. Also taxes was always paid to damascus from the provinces even from Spain and transoxiana. But yes, generals and governors frequently launched invasions and wars without Caliphs approval first, and that was because it was impractical to communicate as it took 6 months from Spain to Syria
@@KalebRandalLoshbough It was still a single medieval state. The caliph assigned and dismissed governors in every province. You cannot call the Umayyad province of al andalus or ifriquia as independent states yet, as they paid taxes, minted coins by the name of the caliph, and governors and generals were appointed/dismissed by the caliph. Its not until the abbassid caliphate that provinces become independent. All governors were loyal to the caliph, even the ones in spain and france, which is proven how tariq bin ziyad and musa ibn nusayr accepted their removal from office by caliph al walid
Oh man. I absolutely love the medieval animation. I feel like out of all the animators in the team, the one who does medieval is the best cause of those tiny details.
I see you know'm sayin, know what I'm sayin?
Where does this animation come from ? Total war : Mediaeval 2 ? But the animation looks recent
@@nostek2879 I think it's one of the medieval kingdoms mods for Attila.
@@keshav3479yup, 1212ad I believe. Absolutely amazing mod.
This is the only channel that tells history like it is.
Without any pc bias.
Can't believe that modern pc culture even has its grips on history and they won't tell certain stories from the past that can make some groups of people feel uncomfortable.
That's how much we have fallen as a people.
Hi K&G - Huge fan here. With the title of the video being about the 721 Battle of Toulouse, it would have been more appropriate to spend more time talking about the Battle of Toulouse itself. The majority of the video covered the in-fighting in Arabia and only a small portion of the video covered The Battle of Toulouse, which made the title of the video a bit misleading. Love your videos, this is just a small piece of feedback. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback! This series is tough. Events happen all over and the goal is to cover the expansion of the Caliphate. As such, sometimes the videos cover multiple events. You have probably noticed that other series are much more focused.
@@KingsandGenerals Completely understand, just wanted to provide this piece of feedback.
@@KingsandGenerals thank you for your videos
Very comprehensive
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@@stevenquestionseverything4445 maybe because you have never watched this series before? It is unique in its geography.
@@stevenquestionseverything4445 i think that this video is going to take part in a bigger documentary called the early muslim expansion season 3, so, in the grand scheme of things, this video will make more sense and will age way better when binge watching the documentary. Anyway, awesome video as always, KaG. Maybe you can take a look over the 1877 romanian war of independece, because you can find very interesting things to cover in the future series
Another brilliant video from kings and generals. Medieval period is one of my fav . Also from that the arab and spain conquests are one of my absolute favorite. Thank you for this video. We always appreciate your time and dedication towards these videos 🙏. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🇱🇰🤝🏴.
Classic story of an empire getting so big it gets difficult to control it’s peripheral regions.
King and generals are by far the best channel on TH-cam
I remember suggesting a Reconquista series a few months ago, and while you probably already had it planned I'm already looking forward to it!
Lol, such a shameful history for Europe. Arabs took Iberia abd southern France in 2,5 years. It took the whole of Europe 800 years to take it from them 😅
I would say that I am also looking forward to a series on the reconquista and I hope that in the series on it there will be an episode on the Battle of teba and the battle interests me because fighting and Dying in this battle was Sir James Douglas lord of Douglas who was a knight of Scotland who served in the service of Robert the Bruce however his journey to the battle and his journey back home is interesting to me and his journey to the battlefield of teba began in 1329.
In the year 1329 king Robert the Bruce was dying and as he lay dying he made one last request to his friend James Douglas and the request was that Douglas take Roberts heart and take it to holy land where the heart was to be presented at the church of the holy sepulcher and then in the following year Douglas began his journey by first getting safe conduct from King Edward the 3rd of England and a letter of recommendation to the king of Castile and then Douglas made his way from Berwick to Flanders and from Flanders to Seville.
At Seville king Alfonzo the avenger of Castile offered Douglas riches, fine horses and armor but Douglas declined these gifts declaring that he and his men were prepared to offer their arms in the service of the king as humble pilgrims seeking absolution of their sins and while waiting to depart from Seville many of the foreign knights who had come to seek service with the king paid their respects to Douglas including a number of Englishmen who were keen to meet the man who until recently was their nemesis.
And during the battle Douglas was killed in action and in the aftermath of the battle Douglas’s body and the casket that contained the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce were taken back to Scotland by Douglas’s surviving companions and then buried in Scotland however the battle of teba was not decisive but in response to king Alfonso’s victory’s sultan Abu Hasan the marinid sultan of Morocco at that time sent forces in support of the caliphate of Granada and the Battle of teba would set the stage for the Castilian Portuguese victory at Rio Salado and also end the last intervention by North African powers in the defense of Muslim Granada.
Well, and only 100 years after the reconquista ended, both iberians kingdons become the two of the biggest and greatest empires the world as ever seen.
So its always a matter of perspective.
Iberia after the fall of rome, was like an outlaw region, without any rule and institution or ties betweem its people.
Reconquista also needed to establish national identity, culture, religion, institutions, ties, social hierarchies, etc. Thats why it took so long.
But once establish and without any threats they move for a world domination and kinda did it.
@@CesarLuisAfonsoDias not bigger than the Omayyad empire
@@ערביפחור Thats incorrect, the Spanish Empire was far bigger than the Ummayads could have ever hoped to be
You should do a video on the Battle of Tours. That would be cool to see in an animation
That is gonna be the next episode
Yep
I do enjoy Muslim history. I know a lot more about britain as an Australian that’s where I am mostly focused historically. But I love hearing new things about great warriors and or leaders outside my sphere
It seems the Umayyads are finally finding the limits of their empire.
They had a pretty good run. An empire that stretched from Spain to Central Asia, however short lived, is pretty cool
@@DubyaDeeEight France to China*
Banu Ummayah
90 years but never forgotten
@@YouhavetoBelieve3347they never established a foot hold in France. They were quickly defeated and sent back south. By 759 the Franks had cleared the south of Gaul until the Pyrenees, while Spain still had a fight for 7 centuries
@@skiteufrAlso, they never established a foothold in China too
Muslims: "We're going to win!"
Franks: "No, you're going Toulouse"
I hate the fact that I laughed at this.
😂😂 I myself is Berber and this wordplay I must admit was pretty funny
Touchè!
Me, a Frank, reading this: "Hon hon hon"
Lol, Arabs took Iberia and southern France in 2,5 years, it took Europe 800 years to take it from them 😅
This was an awesome video. I've always thought of Odo of Aquitaine as the idiot who lost to the Moors while Chuck the Hammer won. Thanks so much for dispelling that oversimplification.
Very interesting! Maybe a "Tariq ibn Ziyad and his adventures in Spain?"
Been hoping for a series on La Reconquista for a long time, ecstatic to have it finally confirmed and on its way!
there's a reason why this battle is called 'Toulouse' and not 'To win'.
Depends on who names it.
Thank you for mentioning Covadonga. I feel like Spanish history is often overlooked by western historians. I visited La Santa Cueva de Covadonga 5 years ago. Such an extremely beautiful and momentous place. "Like"
Agreed. It’s always ignored despite being the birth of an entire world-the Hispanosphere.
Good video! A lot of info put into one short video. Nice!
Epic video as usual; just a little thing...He was Al Samh ibn Malik AlKhawlani not Al Sahm
Keep up the great videos
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
Thanks for watching
@@KingsandGenerals of course and enjoy the rest of your week
I love your videos so much, but could you make a video about Venice and / or Genoa
Thanks for another fantastic video! ⚔🔥🏹
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos!
Amazing episode and series, love it. Where did you get the actual history to make these, what books did you use?
Al-Samh Ibn Malik not El-Sahm but anyway you always do a great job, I followed this channel years ago
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
I am also looking forward for video(s) about the Arab conquest of Sicily
I love your videos they're amazing ❤
Please make a series on abd al Rahmans spain
You mean Abd Alrahman Aldkhil
Who ruled Andalusia
Getting complacent and underestimating your enemy.
The cause of many defeats throughout history.
That's why the modern islamic invasion is successful.
I am dying to see a Rise of the Franks series 🙏🏻
Hope you also cover the arab invasion of Gujjar-pratihara dynasty and invasion od chalukya dynasty.
Imagine a single state in early medieval time is waging war on both France and India at the same time. Mind boggling
@truthseeker-nv6ny Nothing is difficult for Arabs
Are you planning to make reconquista series ??
Down the line
great video
Do we have any sources about the final destruction of the Visigothic kingdom with the defeat of King Ardo at Narbonne in 720?
Great was waiting for this episode
There is going to be a Reconquista-Series ?! Awesome
Fun fact about Caliph Umar II: he was poisoned by his reluctant maid at the behest of his kinsmen for his unpopularity in reforming the caliphate by instituting equal rights for both Arabs, in which the Umayyads relied on, and non-Arabs, that is in line with God's command in the Quran.
he was among the better leader, people never learn from history, caliph uthman was also unjustly killed, over it so much blood was split in civil wars, imagine how much more of the expansion could have been possible
Just why we call him the 5th Khulafaur Rasyidin
Buen video, y que genial que van hacer una serie de videos de la 'Reconquista'.
Estoy de acuerdo, eso será bastante interesante
😂😂😂
Just few years before the Abbassid Revolution, in 750... I wonder if those military fails contributed to the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate.
I mean many empires flourished as long as they expanded. The setbacks at Constantinople, Southern France and Central Asia surely didn’t help the internal stability of the Caliphate
*K&G Can We see a video on The Cushite people of the Horn of Africa*
Would love to see a video on the ancient Macrobians, Punts and Spread of cushites in east africa
Thanks!
I absolutely can’t wait for Xenophon and the march of the 10,000, you all are saviors kings 🙏👍
Very excited for the Reconquista series! I hope that folds into a general Spanish/Portugal series.
Shoutout to the Animation Editing Team and K&G. ❤❤
Perfect!
Great content !
If I'm not wrong this is the battle of tours . Brilliant video. The battle which decided the history of Europe in generations to come. Kings and generals always bring us best documenteries. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🤝🏴
@whataboutism5439 ok thanks for letting me know. I really appreciate you 🙏😊. Thank you 😊
@whataboutism5439 I don’t understand how saved Christianity look I’m a Muslim, but even if we win how are we gonna conquer the franks?
@@Khattab511 yes it was not a big battle if muslims win that battle they can attck western Europe. And from the other side they can attack Constantinople.
@@Khattab511 yeah maybe. I m agree with you 🤝🤝
@@Khattab511Muslims trying to downplay the size of the battle or using a civil war as an excuse is always funny. 10/10 cope
Nicely done video
Finally i was waiting for this but when will the Abbasids season arrive?
Reconquista series? Looking forward to it!
great work again
When are you launching the Reconquista series?
Interesting stuff on a topic I don't know much about.
The Arabs were so powerful at that time. Cant imagine how some tribes in harsh desert condition in Arabia manage to overran 2 superpower at that time, sweeping entire north africa and end up in frontline at western Europe in rather short time period.
only allah gave them honour
Enter... Charlie The Hammer!!
He bashed rats in Paddy's Pub
Can you guys do a video on the conflicts between the Muslims and Pagans in Arabia. You briefly went over it in your early Muslim expansion video buts its needs an indepth video.
Down the line
@@KingsandGenerals
Great. I love your Muslim expansion videos, but it's clear many of the viewers leaving comments are not familiar with the formative period of Islam, 610-632. And question why the Muslims had so many great fighters. The battles in Arabia gave the Muslims experience on the battlefield that they would use to great effect against the Persians and Romans. Covering that period would answer their questions and add a lot to the series. Thanks.
how many millions of victims do we have from islam and christians in the name of their supposed god?
how many crimes have they committed in the name of their religions?
Will the pacific war series come out for normal viewers later as well. I'd been watching the series for two years and I'd like to see how the rest of the war went
brilliant video
Do we have any idea how the Franks perceived the Muslims? What ideas did they have about the religion and the geography of the caliphate? I wonder if they had a clue of the sheer size of the empire that challenged them.
What the Franks thought at that point is irrelevant, Arabs were busy on multiple other fronts with different enemies
It's a psychological and historic political question, and judgement of its relevance is actually irrelevant.
they didn't like each other
I think Franks did not really know what they were up against at this point. For them Arabs were a distant foe, about which they knew next to nothing, and neither did Arabs and Berbers knew much about the Franks. I highly recommend the book Cross and Crescent a novel set at the time of Arab forays in France and focuses on earliest interactions between Arabs Berbers and Franks, in the form of two men one Muslim Arab, and another Christian Frank. The author is Michael Uhry Newman. The novel in my view captures well how each society perceived one another at first meeting.
@@AndalusianPhilosopher Finally... a useful comment ^^ Thank you for the book recommendation.
From western China to the western shores of france
A Reconquista and consequently colonization of Brazil would be a outstanding series
Not really, what I mean by that is that it wouldn't make sense to only include Brazil, if you are going to include Brazil, then include all of the American provinces of Spain as well
@@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 I know mate, I'm only suggesting something that I would like to watch. You can't dissociate Portugal and Spain colonizations
@@isaaclobo7311 Yeah, its understandable
I can't stop admiring your videos. Speaking of Islamic history, can you also make a video on the history of Pakistan, when did Islam enter it and at what time in history was the region Islamized. You could also make a video on the partition of India
Al-Sahm is pronounced As-Sahm as Arabic transliteration is inconsistent like that. Thanks to Elmanuel Olsen the rule is that if the letter is pronounced with the tip of the tongue it is assimilated into the definite article.
If you reply with the rule I'll edit the op, it's the translation that is inconsistent and causes confusion.
@@AbuAbdirrahman1 not at all I could have been clearer, I am not fluent in Arabic just familiar enough to be able to pronounce it and it's a frequent error.
One can also learn solar letters (ت، ث، ط، ظ، ص، ض، ر، ز، س، ش، د، ذ، ن، ن، ل) and know that the pronounciation with the ال article switch to the first vowel of the word with ّ
There is a famous quote from Umar II when his officials said about cutting the tax revenue by exempting new muslims from jizya. He told Prophet was send with The Message and not as a tax collector, and I being his Caliph had to follow him.
Well done with the names in this episode, that would take me some practice
Muslim fighter 1: Say, why are we invading France at all?
Muslim fighter 2: Because, we have nothing Toulouse!
Charles at 17:00: "Surrounded? You mean I can attack in all directions?
Umar II was a very good ruler from what I have heard.
All the Umayyads are wonderful, especially to us Arabs
Imagine the overextension of an empire fighting in china and france in the same time , while covering the lands in between these two extrimeties no state before or after was that huge untile the mongols and europeens empires 7 centuries after .
And it was not only that they fought China and France at the same time, but the Arabs were fighting among themselves in the Middle East at the same time as the Arab wars in China and France 😂
@@الكندي-ك4س they were not arabs for exemple the army in france was mostly amazigh , maybe the one in central asia had more arabs in it
@@zakariaalami1491no berbar
@@zakariaalami1491 blah blah blah berber ☕️
@@zakariaalami1491 blah blah blah berber ☕️
I can’t wait and also excited for the new series The Reconquista it is interesting to learn more about Spain.
You should read " The Myth of Adelousian Paradise" before watching anything on the Reconquista. It makes it soooo much better knowing the truth of the "Arab" (their armies were almost all non Arab Berbers)rconquest of Spain and its ruin. The atrocities committed and the conspiritorial nature of the mohamadans and the Jews of Spain.
Lol@@celtoscythae8911
@@celtoscythae8911 every side will tell history in their own narrative
Please battle of covadonga
He said it's a little skirmish dude
not many facts are known about this battle. Just that it consolidated the christian/gothic rule of the regions of the kingdom of Asturias.
@@kleinesschreckgespenst319 we know a lot about this battle and its important results
PLEASE DO MULTIPLE BATTLES WITH STEPHEN THE GREAT!!!!
Have to admit that Wali al-Sahm's attempt to bring unity between the Arabs and the Amazighs is impressive. But his arrogant became his own undoing. If he decided to play the long-term game, he might actually received success instead of defeat and death.
It would have required more than one man to bring unity. Amazighs brought the majority of recruits, but Arabs considered themselves as the leading force and elite of the conquest. In a time of clan mentality, major Arab families secured the best territories and state position, triggering decades of Amazigh revolts.
@@gengis737 I know that but I believed his success can laid groundwork for someone else to pick up what he left. That can worked too, right?
@@lerneanlion Someone actually did replicate it The half Berber ummayad prince that fled Damascus and found refuge in North Africa with his mother nafza berber tribe. He United the Andalus realm and stabilized the relations between Berbers and Arabs. I believe his name was Abd-El-Rahman
@@zakaria497 I know that. But the problem is that the unity he brought did not last. Even his descendant Abd al-Rahman III, who proclaimed himself the Caliph of Cordoba, still unable to bring the ever lasting unity between the Muslims in al-Andalus.
@@lerneanlion The bad blood between Berbers and Arabs was too much, mostly from the Arabic side hence therefore Fitna Al Andalus was inevitable. They tried to undermine berber efforts and position at every turn.
Petition to have Kings and Generals make the maps for the upcoming Total War games
Thanks
So.. any chance of a series about the wars of independence in spanish america?
Will consider!
The caliphate of cordoba granted protection for switzerland for 250 years, there was a muslim presense beyond france, not many know about viking muslims living in a place in iberia known as jerez de la frontera
they accepted islam so they could continue to trade in the area and not pay the jezea (an extreme muslim tax , all non muslims are forced to pay)
@@celtoscythae8911 if you want services in an islamic run government it has to come somewhere, in the long run each people paid far less than today, there are dozen taxes you pay out of your nose, the worse being income tax, you still pay even if you spent everything
of coarse.! I agree whole heartedly .. my point was the dispicable and manipulative way the conquest, occupation then ultimate retaking of Spain is portrayed by today's academia. This tax was on non moslims only ,was suffocating and oppressive to say it lightly! This was in addition to daily atrocities doled out by the ruling class. Who for some reason replaced all Gothic nobles with Jewish ones including confiscation of all lands and tittles.Point being Andalousia was not some paradise created by the Arabs. It was quite the opposite and was referred to as the "ruin of Spain" by historians and writers of that day, up until after WW2. When the academic and cultural landscape shifted violently to the left. And proceeded to rewrite , bury and or fabricated history out of whole cloth. This is the undeniable truth of the matter pertaining to the vast majority of the history of the Getic peoples. All it takes is some light research, all the information is there.. this Jezya (spelling ? lol)Tax was only a small example relevant to this particular video. Simply put mate....its a grossly false conception and portrayal of the Islamic conquests. The vast majority of their armies weren't even Arab...they were Berbers from Mauretania (the true "Moores"). The arcatecture was awsome in the later period but its NEVER mentioned that the Goths had already built all the first arches and church foundations( turned INTO mosques). The ccities infrastructure was already there! The Arab host outright copied the Gothic arch ,it did not come from the middle east . This is easy to spot btw the arch styles are slightly different. I know this was done every where by all peoples through out history. Yet todays historians are insistent on glorifying Mohamedon Spain and all its splendor, unjustifiably crediting all its accomplishment to the conquerers. It is simply not the case. They will insist the Arabs brought the first mill to Span and Europe ...this is so assinine , laughable and provably false ! watch the video again with the notion in your mind and recognize all the excuse for muslim failure and complimentary nature of the dialog and the almost derisive tone when talking of the Goths or christian armies...@@youwhat491
Switzerland didn't exist back then therefore the Caliphate couldn't grant it protection
Great work
NB: Al-Samh Ibn Malik .. not Al-Sahm 😁
@@killerpie5981
Non 🤔
But I say if they used (h) so (h) would come after (m) not before it.
ا ... A
ل ... L
س ... Sa
م ... M
ح ... H
السمح .. Al-Samh
Title sounds familiar
Muslims say this was a raid , with that massive army that was some raid. It was definitely a conquest which they lost, and spain was later returned to christianity during the reconquista
0:39 We are indeed :)
6:39
...I am so proud of you. How many takes did that one take? 😂
One of many lessons the arab world would have to be taught by the French.
Franks*
If arabs really care about france they will conquesed it in less than hour but they don't care because the frenks have nothing it was only dirty place who were forbiden shower and use only perfum ,don't forget that france was give them jizya at that time and south france were controled by arabs for 45 years
@@sebe2255
cringe frustrated dutch detected opinion rejected the troops and the extrême majority of the population was french but you can keep crying
Bordering the Atlantic to the west and China to the east, absolutely mind boggling. Umayyads are by far my favorite muslim dynasty after the Rashidun, with the Ottomans as my third favorite.
What about the Abbasid?
@@cnw6306 abbasids are cool too but im more interested in the umayyads and ottomans, currently atleast.
The Umayyads are not a special breed. The Umayyads are Arabs from the Quraish tribe
The correct name is Al-Samh Ibn Malik Al-Khawlani. You have it spelled and pronounced as Sahm.
Impressive to think of merely aquitainans resisting the might of the Umayyad empire’s invasion from colonial al Andalus
They would be completely destroyed before tours by the ummayads
Yes an empire won a battle against a duchy. What’s more impressive is just how poorly the Umayyad’s fare overall in their attempts in France. Bordeaux being the only significant Islamic success.
@@AlexC-ou4ju you mean the battle of the river Garonne not just the siege of bordeoux which was a decisive battle that even the frankish chronicles said only the lord knows the casualties but the europeans would rather go into detail the battles they won and quickly gloss over the multiple defeats that led to tours. This open field battle led to the conquest of the duchy capital and the fleeing of Odo
@@oi7548 it’s completely natural for people to be biased to their side and magnify the victories and lesson the defeats even we Muslims do that. Look at how they made battle of tours into a sensational last man heroic battle for survival of europe against all odds in reality even if the ummayads won the battle they would sacked the city and returned back to narbonne or make Aquitaine a puppet. No way in hell they would conquer the entire Frankish realm.
@@adamsnow4979 Bro you're embarassing us all with your ignorance
Brilliant!
Can you make videos about Russian invasions to Central Asia and Caucasus ?
Down the line!
You should do more total war content like barbarian masters from 6 years ago. Good times.
They lost that battle but they invade for so long elsewhere that look at the origine of the name of this mountain ridge in south France : "le massif des Maures".
The Franks called the Muslim strictly Maures. And these Maures are Moroccans (former Mauritanians). The Amazighs from North Africa.
Which tools/software are used make this video? Specially how to make brick like military units animation?
After Effects
Where do you source your information regarding the maps? I see you don't have Bosnia in the Balkans but you have Serbia and Croatia.
Tad ste jos bili hrvati i srbi nisu dosli turci da vas stvore😂😂
YES GIMME DAT EARLY FRANCE MEDIEVAL YES YES YES
Aquela pequena batalha em Covadonga foi a salva de abertura da liberação da península Ibérica das garras dos Mulcumanos.
Covadonga was the opening salvo in the liberation of the Iberian peninsula from the clutches of the Muslims.
Back in the day people would commit to one thing and they would stick to their guns until it was done. Even if it took more than 700 years!
Too much anachronism here. The mindset back then was of the local nobles and populations of Asturias asserting their independence against the usurpers of their former Gothic overlords. The mindset that they were reconquering or liberating all of Iberia from The Muslims™ was something that would develop centuries later.
Eu sou brasileiro e falam muito da batalha de covadonga que ajudou os ibéricos a ser quem são hj e tbm a conquistar o Brasil e a américa do Sul.
@@williamdarocha5383Nossa história começou em Covadonga.
@@vitorpereira9515 sim, aqui no Brasil a gente estuda as grandes navegações e tbm um pouco da reconquista, que começou em covadonga! A história de Portugal é espanha é muito legal, eu particularmente acho muito interessante a época de Viriato e os lusitanos vs Roma! Abraço amigo
معركة بلاط الشهداء
721 was a really bad year for the ummayads, they lost battles to the Franks,Asturians and byzantines
Deus... vult?
@@ParleLeVudeus vult brothers sisters
@@DM-dy9bqALLAHUAKBAR DESTORY CHRİSTİANS ROMANS.
@@ParleLeVuALLAHUAKBAR MUSLİMS DESTORY RAN REVENGE THİS.
And before that lost to the Tang Dynasty of china. Guess that's what happens when you overextend your army.
A battle to loose.