Why wasn't Iran colonised? (Short Animated Documentary)

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  • How did Iran (or Persia as it was known back then) survive the Age of Colonialism? Most nations in Africa and Asia were subject to a foreign power during the 19th and 20th centuries and yet Iran managed to circumvent this. To find out how and why watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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    Persia and the Great Powers, 1856-1869 by Mikhail Volodarsky

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  • @andreischipor38
    @andreischipor38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11371

    Iran be like: If I stand perfectly still, they won't see me

    • @Kerriangel
      @Kerriangel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +363

      The Drax defense

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      And somehow it worked

    • @bensmith5288
      @bensmith5288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Be like ? Are you a 14 year old Californian girl ?

    • @DiracComb.7585
      @DiracComb.7585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Kerri Angel i just realized ”the Drax defense” is actually really cool sounding

    • @Dubanx
      @Dubanx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      \*Strikes oil\*
      Fuuuuuuu

  • @ElBandito
    @ElBandito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3787

    Britain: Talk dirty to me.
    Iran: Crude oil.

    • @mehdisd3756
      @mehdisd3756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Vyrene
      @Vyrene 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @Sagitarrius A* what the fuck bro u got me

    • @z..a9562
      @z..a9562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @z..a9562
      @z..a9562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Sagitarrius A* wtf 😂

    • @aj7373
      @aj7373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Disgusting

  • @thegamerator10
    @thegamerator10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +779

    Iran: "I have mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still, that I appear invisible to the naked eye."

  • @cisium1184
    @cisium1184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +768

    It should be noted that while Iran was playing Britain and Russia off each other, Britain and Russia were fully aware of this and more or less cool with it, as each realized that conquering Iran would trigger war with the other and each needed its military for other, more important places in the world.

    • @vicenteabalosdominguez5257
      @vicenteabalosdominguez5257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Russia & GB: The funny thing is I know you are playing me, and it's working.

    • @pax6833
      @pax6833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Both competed for Iran for awhile but eventually gave up as after the many disasters in afghanistan and as you said rising world tensions they decided it was too difficult to directly control these lands and doing so would mean war or at the least border skirmishes. So, buffer states.

    • @sillytorque
      @sillytorque ปีที่แล้ว

      @@quercus3290 yep, that worked out swell.....

    • @Tinil0
      @Tinil0 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      It's important to realize in diplomacy that the other side is as canny as you. If they are agreeing to something, there is a reason for it. All 3 powers "playing" each other is just the normal state of...well, hostile diplomacy at least.

    • @mercenaryeyes
      @mercenaryeyes ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thats a perfect answer!! Qajar dynasty overall is one of the worst rulers of iran, the only thing that kept persia still, was (Amir Kabir or Amir the great) which was the grand Vizier of Nasser Aldin Shah, Later assassinated by the order of British empire.

  • @TheologyChad22
    @TheologyChad22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3935

    British Empire, where the sun never sets.
    Iran: finds some shade

    • @migkillerphantom
      @migkillerphantom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      @Nub93 imagine the smell

    • @etherealhawk
      @etherealhawk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      If Iran did anything spooky they wouldn't have survived

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Nub93 More like kicked their bts out of Iran REAL quick hahahahhh

    • @vhandarsh51
      @vhandarsh51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ariaspes3842 aww, the sanctions hath muddled thy brains.

    • @Oshin-en8nb
      @Oshin-en8nb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @Nub93
      IRAN IS LION 👊 🐯

  • @KonigHoff
    @KonigHoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2741

    This channel is the definition of "really good questions rarely asked"

    • @D00MMAST3R
      @D00MMAST3R 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I just want to know why Mongolia was never annexed in the Cold War by the USSR or China...

    • @KonigHoff
      @KonigHoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@D00MMAST3R I think the reason was that it held no strategic value, or lacked resources

    • @firstlast-pq1tx
      @firstlast-pq1tx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@D00MMAST3R i think it served as a buffer state between Russia and China

    • @Dosteyboi
      @Dosteyboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@firstlast-pq1tx you're wrong

    • @HogBurger
      @HogBurger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Dosteyboi Mongolia was a Soviet satellite state

  • @WandererOfWorlds0
    @WandererOfWorlds0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +904

    Iran is one of the oldest "countries" in the world that has almost always kept its core and, mostly, its independence. Yes, the Empire was outright conquered a few times: Alexander the Great, mongols, but the occupation never lasted. You can trace 2500 years of history in this territory and most of it is uninterrupted.

    • @randimuhammadanshori6395
      @randimuhammadanshori6395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Hmmm... But if you count the original Persians and Arab invaders as one entity then yes, but they aren't...

    • @allftw2677
      @allftw2677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randimuhammadanshori6395 persians make up the vast majority of people living in Iran.

    • @mr.yhatmi6960
      @mr.yhatmi6960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +217

      @@randimuhammadanshori6395 arabs left iran too ! unlike egyptians who becomes arabs. iranians saved their language and culture even after muslims attacked they just forced to become muslim but after afew years they make islam apart to shia and sunni! now iran is just shai country of the world!

    • @memezoffuckery3207
      @memezoffuckery3207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No that’s Egypt and Iraq.

    • @Hypertank
      @Hypertank 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@mr.yhatmi6960 lot of Turkish dynasties though

  • @unitariansavage8513
    @unitariansavage8513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    It's also worth mentioning that during WW1 thanks to the Anglo-Russian occupation there was a bit of a famine that caused 2-10 million Iranians to no longer appear in any future censuses. It's barely ever talked about.

    • @guydreamr
      @guydreamr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Source?

    • @Rayitolaser569
      @Rayitolaser569 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wait what? Is this real?

    • @seyedsmousavi400
      @seyedsmousavi400 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's real. Half of Iran population I think we're starved to death by the colonisers

    • @guydreamr
      @guydreamr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@seyedsmousavi400 With neither you nor OP providing a source to back up those claims.

    • @mrtesticles889
      @mrtesticles889 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@guydreamrit seems that 2 million is an accepted estimate for the death toll. 10 million is laughably wrong tho lol

  • @dontspeaktoelectrohead1491
    @dontspeaktoelectrohead1491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2683

    Iran: *Plays Russia and Britain against each other*
    Britain after Russia fell: You sly dog, you got me monologuing

    • @thomascatty379
      @thomascatty379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Don't Speak To Electrohead i like that reference

    • @rajansinghnandrha1837
      @rajansinghnandrha1837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂😂

    • @doodlegames512
      @doodlegames512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don't Speak To Electrohead and they still could not do anything

    • @doodlegames512
      @doodlegames512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rajan Singh Nandrha funny thing is Russia was closer them England will ever be England lost all its glory 😂😂😂

    • @fe3535
      @fe3535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *Britain. England is a region of Britain*.

  • @strikeforce1500
    @strikeforce1500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3139

    So basically, he made the two bullies fight themselves. Nice tactic

    • @scintillam_dei
      @scintillam_dei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      They fought each other whether Iran existed or not.

    • @macaroon_nuggets8008
      @macaroon_nuggets8008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@scintillam_dei Fighting themselves nonetheless

    • @skykid
      @skykid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      they still took Persia's lunch money

    • @PrincessLockette
      @PrincessLockette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Thailand did that too

    • @aoikemono6414
      @aoikemono6414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And now is a bully itself, funding proxy wars and threatening nuclear holocaust. There is a saying. Those without sin, cast the first stone.

  • @berathajaya8020
    @berathajaya8020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Britain: "Whatcha got there?"
    Random nation: "Something valuable."
    Britain: "Well yeah, that's mine now."

  • @the_drifter5356
    @the_drifter5356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +664

    I’m Iranian and I really like the way you show my country history before idiots destroying it, thank you❤️

    • @noblenormie1179
      @noblenormie1179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that idiot was called reza shah

    • @rookflynn1541
      @rookflynn1541 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who are the those idiots?just curious

    • @Pitcroww
      @Pitcroww 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@noblenormie1179 the idiot was called imam khomeini

    • @Ninja40K
      @Ninja40K 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@rookflynn1541 Khomeini and Muslims

    • @arad4619
      @arad4619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@Ninja40K wouldnt really say muslims
      but i agree with the other one

  • @stewiegriffy2928
    @stewiegriffy2928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3118

    Iran finds oil
    This enraged the British who punished them severely

    • @a.e.1965
      @a.e.1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      and then poland was invaded XD

    • @nogisonoko5409
      @nogisonoko5409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Iran: Dude, uncool

    • @jacobscarrottsnow2303
      @jacobscarrottsnow2303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Usa: did somebody say oil?

    • @greasher926
      @greasher926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Iran finds nuclear technologies
      This enrages the US who plan to punish them severely

    • @Valencetheshireman927
      @Valencetheshireman927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It didn’t enrage the British because it meant there was more oil to go around .

  • @farazsm2013
    @farazsm2013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1456

    The Persian government was particularly insistent to include a clause in all treaties stating: "The other party shall recognize Persia's sovereignty and Persia's integrity" as a pre-condition to any agreement they committed to with them. You can literally see it in all agreements/treaties they signed throughout the 19th century with world powers namely Russia, Great Britain, France and Spain....

    • @monarchistheadcrab8819
      @monarchistheadcrab8819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Because they remembered what happened with the Portuguese

    • @gandalf_thegrey
      @gandalf_thegrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Intelligent people.

    • @TheHadesShade
      @TheHadesShade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Spain? Really?

    • @luisandrade2254
      @luisandrade2254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@monarchistheadcrab8819 the Portuguese never conquered Persia just a few cities

    • @simonnachreiner8380
      @simonnachreiner8380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What you call a clause I see more as "Guidelines"

  • @armanghasabian4657
    @armanghasabian4657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    im from Iran
    and its really cool to see this story from another perspective : D

    • @newton4958
      @newton4958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am also iranian سلام

    • @behradmontazer758
      @behradmontazer758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hello there fellow persians
      چطوری هستید؟

    • @carlrevans
      @carlrevans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I find myself curious what the Iranian perception of these events generally is. I can imagine not a big fan of the UK's history of showing up and doing whatever the Hell they wanted or Russia using the area as a highway southward.

    • @user-dz4pb2ll3k
      @user-dz4pb2ll3k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@carlrevans Anglo-Soviet invaded Iran during WW2 so this video doesn't make any sense. Iran WAS colonised. For a short period of time, sure, but definitely colonised.

    • @Amen-Magi
      @Amen-Magi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-dz4pb2ll3k they only get some iranian citys most of iran is free.and
      President of the United States was in Tehran.if they try Colonize iran us kick both of them ass like after ww1 british stop colonize iran bcs of us

  • @shudheshvelusamy7644
    @shudheshvelusamy7644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    I think Britain and France probably just missed a telegram..

    • @HowToKillAliens
      @HowToKillAliens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      France betrayed iran in its anti russian alliance

    • @orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332
      @orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@HowToKillAliens Didn't they literally supported it's independance when the UK tried to yoink it after WW1 as said in the video ?

    • @BobiR-bl9fc
      @BobiR-bl9fc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Our country (Iran) has occupied by British Islamic Men, and they transfer all the oil & Gas money to British Banks or Canada Banks

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BobiR-bl9fc Jot down this Hasbara troll's name, y'all military parents. He's an israeli collecting government benefits in US, and promoting Iran related conflicts; sending your kids to die, like trump talks about all the time. While millions struggling with illness and finances, he's spending taxpayers' money on hundreds of hours promoting a war with Iran !!!!! hheheehheehh

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Barefoot indian trying to make a comment hahahahh

  • @Hilversumborn
    @Hilversumborn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    I didn't expect to learn the origins of BP.

    • @ToastieBRRRN
      @ToastieBRRRN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      funnily enough today marks the 119th anniversary of the D'Arcy Concession where the Shah sign away all of Iran's oil rights to Britain which paved the way for BP to be born.

    • @Slaktrax
      @Slaktrax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe it was called the Burmah Oil Company originally.

    • @user-nf9xc7ww7m
      @user-nf9xc7ww7m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Joe and shell is by its very name a shell company 😙

    • @maziar8913
      @maziar8913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Used to be called BPP in Iran years ago (British Persian Petroleum)

    • @GGora
      @GGora 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jeez. What do they teach you in western schools? Hear this: without oil of Persia, allies and Britain would have lost WW1. Entire British fleet was relying on it. Where’s the “ thank you persia” day in UKs calendar?

  • @xDiranx
    @xDiranx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    love how succinctly you summarize things

  • @drpk6514
    @drpk6514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Britain's tactic: *Divide and Conquer*
    Iran's tactic: *Let them fight over me*
    Iranians were the only ones oversmarted the British in politics.

    • @sinavali7729
      @sinavali7729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      its more than that iran fight off portuguese in persian golf with the help of england .. then contacting france(napoleon) to decrease british influence then call britain to gain some chances against ottoman empire then contact italy for buying war ships

  • @cebonvieuxjack
    @cebonvieuxjack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3234

    Hate it or love it, but Iran did a pro gamer move right there. Everyone say gg Iran.
    Gg Iran.

    • @behzadghorbanny7657
      @behzadghorbanny7657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Well thanks 😃, we were dealt bad hands too (Qajars). But we made it.

    • @mazy777
      @mazy777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Factssssss like me in Gta 😂

    • @allansouri
      @allansouri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      gg iran

    • @umamary6640
      @umamary6640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Gg Iran

    • @Highcrap
      @Highcrap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      GG Iran

  • @franrobert80
    @franrobert80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1224

    Iran: finds oil
    Europeans: allow us to introduce ourselves

    • @quintustheophilus9550
      @quintustheophilus9550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      You forgot the US 😂

    • @rich_baconhd8602
      @rich_baconhd8602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Literally only the US does that kind of stuff

    • @brandonlyon730
      @brandonlyon730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@rich_baconhd8602What about France’s interference in Libya’s Civil war, as well as Russia’s interference in Syria’s civil war?

    • @nunya5132
      @nunya5132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@rich_baconhd8602 Press X to doubt

    • @rich_baconhd8602
      @rich_baconhd8602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh so the first one gets 3 likes and I get 2 comments from no lifers who got nothing to do except not get the joke? Nice.

  • @keno1069
    @keno1069 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very informative. Thanks for posting.

  • @behnamanisi1
    @behnamanisi1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey man, you just got yourself a new subscriber because your channel and this video is amazing. Keep up

  • @tjoconnell2524
    @tjoconnell2524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    Iran: What happened to our prime minister?
    The UK and the US: We deny everything!!!

    • @youssefkandeel3667
      @youssefkandeel3667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      They don't deny I think it's actually published by the CIA, which I don't know is better or worse

    • @specialunit0428
      @specialunit0428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      King to British Prime Minister: "Remember, deny deny deny."

    • @PersianHistorian
      @PersianHistorian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mossadegh was an anti Iranian. I made a documentary about him. Check it out on my chanel

    • @armanaryn8372
      @armanaryn8372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@PersianHistorian lies by the king that overthrew him

    • @pouyajabbari3912
      @pouyajabbari3912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@PersianHistorian Thanks for telling us just enough to save us from watching your BS garbage.

  • @Gussyboy06
    @Gussyboy06 4 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    "We didn't have enough time to justify a war goal"
    - me playing hoi4

    • @firmanimad
      @firmanimad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this is more Vicky territory but okay

    • @jproductions1739
      @jproductions1739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@firmanimad vicky it's more "I've got more important things to spend infamy on" than not having time to justify

    • @sharkronical
      @sharkronical 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jproductions1739 taking Iran: I sleep
      Raiding China for the 18th time: *real shit*

  • @Mahdi-pe5us
    @Mahdi-pe5us 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this video♥️♥️🙏

  • @ZombieMurdoc
    @ZombieMurdoc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel like I've seen so many of your videos that I could accurately guess when you posted them based on the reading of patron names at the end

  • @killert_7759
    @killert_7759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Persia: “oh nice we found oil”
    Everyone else: “DiD sOmEbOdY sAy OiL?!?!?!?!”

  • @dylancarroll4623
    @dylancarroll4623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    British:this is nice.
    Other country: yes it is ni...
    British: we own this.
    Other country: wait what?

    • @SportyMabamba
      @SportyMabamba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      In the words of Eddie Izzard: “Do you have a flag?”

    • @bensmith5288
      @bensmith5288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So proud ;)

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And still brexit refugees ahhahahahh

    • @macbrns1438
      @macbrns1438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If they accept our compliment of calling the territory nice I’m 99% sure it means they accept annexation

    • @doodlegames512
      @doodlegames512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ben Smith proud of what you’re military running out of Iran 😂😂😂

  • @negarnaderi815
    @negarnaderi815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was really fun to know. thank you

  • @chakavak2015
    @chakavak2015 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Well even if iran was not officially colonized, Iranians have been sabotaged, massacred and rubbed for about two centuries by British and Russian empire.
    In one episode of history, millions have been died as a result of famine during world war occupation because the Brits were taking the grains to feed the occupying troops and the war front.

    • @gltme2403
      @gltme2403 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes that’s true, I’m impressed that someone knows this while others are complaining about how regime is now, comparing it to that time we didn’t have any rights in our own homeland, inflation exists in everywhere and people need to understand that complaining only takes your energy and builds up a hatred for no reason, it’s better to save our energy and peaceful mind and do something useful

  • @tomtomtrent
    @tomtomtrent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Persia: “I’m playing both sides, so that I always come out on top.”

    • @a.e.1965
      @a.e.1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @David McConville ye it was worse than being colonized

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@a.e.1965 $7 trillion spent on this war, millions dead, no oil and trump says 1000s killed by Iranian forces. In other words, Iran chased US and NATO out of middle east to work at the food bank hahahahh hahahh

    • @slewone4905
      @slewone4905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's the norm for the country, for maybe over 2000 years. In the age of Antiquity, they were playing CHina against ROme. If you look at some maps. They bordered both empires.

    • @logroll2353
      @logroll2353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Music Reviews
      You should ask your drug dealer for a refund

    • @doodlegames512
      @doodlegames512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      David McConville better than England stealing everything from them like India so it was a win for Iran

  • @ctcGamerz
    @ctcGamerz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1493

    No country fully conquered Iran
    Iran in 1979: Fine, I guess i’ll do it myself.

    • @timmccarthy872
      @timmccarthy872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      If you want something done right...

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@timmccarthy872 ...You do it yourself!!

    • @adnanjusic4890
      @adnanjusic4890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Iran get free in 1979 ;)

    • @alirezayousefi3687
      @alirezayousefi3687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@adnanjusic4890 im iranian and pls stfu iran just got occupied from1979 its basically a fearfull government made by west to take arabs juice in fear of an attack from iran

    • @Aester
      @Aester 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@alirezayousefi3687 I will call oil Arab's juice from now on :)

  • @Kibbe_Surdo
    @Kibbe_Surdo ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel is a gem ! MOOOOAAARR!

  • @salehhamieh3456
    @salehhamieh3456 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks with appreciation!

  • @nicorhodes837
    @nicorhodes837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    Persia: Well, a lot of our economy is under British control, but I'm sure it'll come to pass.
    Persian guy: Hey guys! We found some slick black stuff-
    Britain: *breaks through wall
    Britain: *S C R E E T C H I N G*

    • @nixonesport1998
      @nixonesport1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Persians didn't know what to do with it. Good on Britain

    • @CosmicCleric
      @CosmicCleric 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Weird of me I know, but when I read the breaking though wall part, I thought of the Kool-Aid Man.

    • @AHSANALI-tb3hs
      @AHSANALI-tb3hs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Back then Britain was spreading democracy and freedom (slavery & colonialism) through out the world but later on US took the charge from UK and doing the same to this day.

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nixonesport1998 They must've if they decided to kick out the english, you uneducated fool hahahh

    • @SportyMabamba
      @SportyMabamba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We invade for Tea and spices only. But we will use economic measures to secure oil 🤣

  • @THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL
    @THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +776

    Asia: *colonised by european powers*
    Iran: *eating popcorn*

    • @tawan36
      @tawan36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Thailand joins iran

    • @skullking8195
      @skullking8195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@tawan36 they're both sitting on a balcony eating popcorn as millions of men killing eachother from the distance😆

    • @str2010
      @str2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@skullking8195 the Thais helped the Japanese subjugate the rest of southeast Asia though

    • @lightningfletch5598
      @lightningfletch5598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The UnknownSG True but Thailand didn’t really have a choice. It was either help Japan conquer Asia or be conquered by Japan and suffer horrific atrocities.

    • @Lemarocity
      @Lemarocity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Afghanistan beat the british in 3 wars, never got conquered

  • @certusverna
    @certusverna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Also, Nader Shah Afshar kicked their butts...

  • @navidjoon1
    @navidjoon1 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    As a Persian, who actually read an entire book only yesterday about this very subject, I need to add, that although the information in this video is true, in a nutshell, lots has not being said. For example that the English invaded the southern part of Iran with their navy on several occasions, each time thinking, that would not face any resistance. They could not be any more wrong, as the Iranian civilians, lead by many battle hardened, fighters, who could not be bribed or bought off, despite many English attempts, fought back massively and defeated the English at their own game. The English than decided to use the tactic of burnt earth, by which they would destroy every house, every tree and burn off all land, so that the population would starve to death and therefore surrender.
    The saddest part of this entire invasion is, that Iran was a neutral country during the WWI and wanted to have nothing to do with the entire war going on, yet over 10 million, yes, that’s 10 MILLION Iranian have died due to this massive starvation, which lastet 2 years. That’s half of Iran’s population back then. 10 million ppl have died, because they were not willing to comply with English and their policies….
    England has still not apologised for that massacre and claim, that “only” 2 million have died anyway!!
    Iran has never been colonised, because their ppl were ready to scarify their lives for their freedom and the future of their children. This is probably also the reason why, Iran has been listed as the oldest country on the planet in existence. Surpassing India, China, Greece and even Egypt.
    Long live the eternal Iran 🇮🇷

    • @alixpowrt3456
      @alixpowrt3456 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      God save the iran

    • @avestanyx
      @avestanyx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      درود

    • @zeewtube01
      @zeewtube01 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Thank you for this accurate comment.

    • @peymanrstg3261
      @peymanrstg3261 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      درود به شرفت متنتو خوندم عالی بود عزیز دل موفق باشی ❤❤❤❤long live Iran

    • @makinbalan
      @makinbalan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Well said and absolutely right. these videos never mention the atrocities that west has done, and is still doing to this very day.

  • @asafaie217
    @asafaie217 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Something not mentioned is that the Persian people had/have a unique sense of patriotism rarely found in many newly formed countries. Iran/Persia is one of the very few countries in the world that has existed as a nation unlike many other countries that were either a culmination of a bunch if tribes coming together or literally drawn up by other imperial powers. So to compare Iran to any other country in the ME or even greater Asia is comparing apples and oranges in the sense that they don't share the same history.

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    That actually does sound like the perfectly smart move by Persia to allow themselves to hold on to their territory by not really taking sides and just letting Russia and the British duke it out.

    • @adamdesouza6153
      @adamdesouza6153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well if Britain and Russia ever did “duke it out” then Iran would be one of the battlefields just like Benelux was in the 1940s

    • @a.e.1965
      @a.e.1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      srsly it wasnt out of smartness at the time iranian monarchs were just head first into their harems. it was more because of both countries influence in the court

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@a.e.1965 Iran would berrrrrrn you just like it happened last month hahahahhh

    • @a.e.1965
      @a.e.1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ariaspes3842 last month? what happened last month? also my comment wasnt a hate comment. i am iranian myself and know from our history that the 3 dynasties of Afshar, Zand and Qajar are KINDA (just kinda and if u exclude some certain parts) equal of European dark ages

    • @paki_baloch
      @paki_baloch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@a.e.1965 but weren't the afshars under nadershah rich after the raided the Mughals the citizens of Iran at that time didn't have to pay tax for 4 years. Well of course nadershahs empires power was short lived and later on become nothing but a weak kingdom

  • @1.99happymealwithfries7
    @1.99happymealwithfries7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    *Iran tries to remain Independent*
    USSR and Britain in WWII:
    *I N V A D I N G N O I S E S*

    • @thehoosher9322
      @thehoosher9322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Opening supplie routes noises*

    • @matthewshipley739
      @matthewshipley739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Iran: Why do I hear boss music?

    • @ariaspes3842
      @ariaspes3842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @
      1.99 Happy Meal With Fries
      Everybody and their uncle has a story about invading Iran, because Iran has never ever been invaded, and in fact just kicked US and NATO out of middle east to work at food banks hahahahh hahahahahhh

    • @shervinsaharkhiz2938
      @shervinsaharkhiz2938 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ariaspes3842
      It kicked out Nato by supporting terrorists

    • @kivanhaji3003
      @kivanhaji3003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Use and NATO and ussr supported Saddam in Iraq Iran war and MEK terrorist group. ..

  • @akipak4443
    @akipak4443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    if the people still think about this title, just remember Iran is home to one of historically major civilizations and urban settlements dating back to just about 7000BC
    so it wasn't easy opportunity to colonized it

  • @Amen-Magi
    @Amen-Magi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Portuguese also occupied the island of Hormuz in southern Iran, but Iranian ships fired cannons at night at them and drove them out.
    One of the reasons Iran was not conquered was that they were one of the Gunpowder Empires.China was not completely conquered for this reason.

  • @ModernBattleClips
    @ModernBattleClips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    No one:
    History Matters:
    Why didn't Tibet colonize Europe?

    • @antoniocamacho4412
      @antoniocamacho4412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Wouldn't be surprised if he makes a video about that

    • @thehoosher9322
      @thehoosher9322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Why didnt Krygystan invade china?

    • @macanaeh
      @macanaeh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Now you're asking real questions

    • @slewone4905
      @slewone4905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@thehoosher9322 they did. That's why it exist. The people were Turkish, and are native to Mongolia and Siberia. The area they live in may have been under control of CHina, but probably as a tribute state. The actual inhabitants were probably Persian people and the Turks and MOngols would often conquer and retreat. Hard to keep track , because most people don't care about that region. CHina probably sponsored one of the people to take over the region, because it's strategically important, but didn't want to truly colonize it, because it's too far away. and since they are turks, one of the mongol or Turkish leader would of asked them to help invade CHina. Mongols/Turks, are like Germans to the Romans. CHina would hire them to fight for them, but they would then betray and aid to invading CHina.

    • @slewone4905
      @slewone4905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Honest answer, Tibetans may be disadvantage in Most European climates. Their blood contains genetic material form a long dead hominid. This allow them to survive in high altitude. The reason why this gene did not spread, maybe because it might be an actual disadvantage in lower elevation. Tibetans are known to be great warriors, despite how some depict them. There horses are actually considered to be one of the best. China insist to use them for war and trade arrangement were made for their horses. CHinese can't breed them, because what makes them superior is their stamina, because being raised in high altitude, gives them a high Oxygen carrying capacity. Tibet may not be able to conquer to far from their land, because what makes them and their horses superior warriors will fade away when they start breeding in lower altitudes. Many renown warriors come from mountainous regions, but they don't tend to create huge empires. Examples are Highlanders from Scotland, Ghurkas from Nepal, Armenians, who the Romans love to hire.

  • @Vaultboy-ke2jj
    @Vaultboy-ke2jj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    1:55 western parts of the state

    • @plibpck
      @plibpck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you

    • @houssamassila6274
      @houssamassila6274 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      good catch... he's not the only one confusing them from time to time, I bet he's left handed

    • @applesaucedog2642
      @applesaucedog2642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well it’s eastern from ottoman perspective.

    • @bencebaracsi883
      @bencebaracsi883 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@houssamassila6274 How is being a southpaw connected to knowing the four quarters? Hand coordination has nothing to do with reading maps..

    • @gamebawesome
      @gamebawesome 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      From a certain point of view

  • @darrak4851
    @darrak4851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Correction: The 1919 Anglo Iran Agreement was never implemented nor was it ratified by Majles (Iranian Parliament) and the king (Ahmad Shah) despite his being enticed by the British to financial rewards. In fact it was a secret deal between Iranian PM (Vosuq) and British ministers Cox and Curzon. But once it went public, there were protests, both in Iranian parliament and on the streets which persuaded other world powers like France, Russia and US to oppose to it. Also noteworthy; what is overlooked in the above clip is Iran's relations with the rest of the world (almost all major European nations had embassies in Iran for centuries, not to mention various consulates) which helped her keep the balance of international powers as an independent nation!

  • @john6941
    @john6941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should do a similar video on Thailand (Siam).

  • @nb2008nc
    @nb2008nc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    The last time I was this early, Iran still had the Shah.

    • @simorq6685
      @simorq6685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Parsa Azimi how old are you ?

    • @simorq6685
      @simorq6685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Parsa Azimi عزیزم صبور باش فقط همین !! نه ۱۰ سال ۲۰ سال فقط امسال رو صبر کن

    • @mehrdad5767
      @mehrdad5767 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@simorq6685 باشه

    • @yeganeespahbod7944
      @yeganeespahbod7944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@simorq6685 اگر اقایون بالا اینقدر اختلاس نمیکردن و با قوانین مسخره رو مخ مردم نمیرفتن ایران جای خوبی میتونست باشه حتی با وجود تحریم ها. خیر سرمون رو پول زندگی میکنیم

    • @clashplayer9785
      @clashplayer9785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ای کاش کورش کبیر الان شاه بود

  • @germandestroyzeppelin4432
    @germandestroyzeppelin4432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    Narrator: Britain made sure to thank Iran by giving up their influence in Iran.
    Me: wow for once the British gave up their greed and respected a country’s autonomy
    Narrator: just kidding
    Me: sighs 😑

    • @Zraknul
      @Zraknul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Modern Iran is basically a reaction to the bullshit the UK (and US) pulled.

    • @Amen-Magi
      @Amen-Magi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @Dumebi7278
      @Dumebi7278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I had the same reaction

    • @MrPeperidge
      @MrPeperidge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well Britain did do that with almost every ex-colony. Its literally a thing we did, was hand back sovereignty over time. Such as India, Hong Kong, Malta, South Africa. The rest of the world has an exceptionally poor understanding of how the British Empire came to a close.

    • @priyamtarafder8122
      @priyamtarafder8122 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @WillJay Yep Britain did, but not before drawing fucked up borders to ensure that those countries lived in constant state of turmoil.

  • @mohammadkatibeh2407
    @mohammadkatibeh2407 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    More videos about Iran and Persian empire please.

  • @backwashjoe7864
    @backwashjoe7864 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These may be "short" animated documentaries, but a surprising number of them are long enough to have a summary recap at the end!

  • @NoNameAtAll2
    @NoNameAtAll2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    "Iran was never conquered even briefly"
    _1941 UK-USSR flashbacks_

    • @visigoth3696
      @visigoth3696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It doesn’t count so this is invalid

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Iran has been conquered and invaded a lot of times though
      Macedonians, Romans, Arabs, Mongols, Turks...

    • @prs_81
      @prs_81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@cv4809 romans and turks didn't but the rest are correct.

    • @ppaaccoojrf
      @ppaaccoojrf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@prs_81 It was conquered by several Turkic dynasties over its history.

    • @adoust3921
      @adoust3921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ppaaccoojrf but always came back

  • @cursedex3755
    @cursedex3755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Why is it that History Matters always ask questions which i wouldnt normally think about and makes me curious about it no matter how strange?

    • @alirazi9198
      @alirazi9198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its called good delivery but it is so weird that Europeans and Americans tend to ignore the history of Iran

  • @miruson
    @miruson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you taught me much history, mr. history.

  • @frankmerion9558
    @frankmerion9558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting.

  • @OurUniversalLaughter
    @OurUniversalLaughter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Iran was basically very politically intelligent, as well as lucky due to their geographical location and the fact that they hit so much oil and wealth. I mean there's a reason why their one of the most ancient and to this day powerful and sovereign people/nation

    • @syed1431
      @syed1431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      The current govt is in a very sorry state. It lives under constant fear of foreign invasion and internal revolt.

    • @OverAndOver303
      @OverAndOver303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@syed1431 well its surely better than the Shahdom where the elite would fly to Paris for breakfast in the morning and bathe in milk in their palace in the afternoon.

    • @MarkSmith-vo1vn
      @MarkSmith-vo1vn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      dank preachy videos I know some Iranians, and they agree with Iran and its policy’s, but they wish economically they could do something, The nuclear deal happened and they were satisfied with Iran. Then the u.s pulled out and the radicals said “Look we told you so” and they started to win power. In Iraq the u.s killed 1 million people over a lie. This made Iran desire a nuke in the first place which is justifiable. On top of that Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons against Iran and the u.s did nothing and even aided Saddam Hussein so Iran knew it needed a nuke in order to prevent that from happening again. If the U.S won’t protect Iran even when their enemy is using illegal weapons then the Iranian feel a nuke will scare all of its enemies.

    • @shahsoftinc.2459
      @shahsoftinc.2459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@OverAndOver303 agreed bro

    • @shottex9801
      @shottex9801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Mark Smith Nice to see people that have actually read history

  • @andrewklang809
    @andrewklang809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Same playbook as Thailand/Siam. Sometimes it's better to have two threats against you than to have only one.

    • @samarkand1585
      @samarkand1585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Except when you're Poland

    • @SportyMabamba
      @SportyMabamba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      TOME Julien yeah the trick is make sure the two sides against you are also against each other :(

    • @andrewklang809
      @andrewklang809 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samarkand1585 Ouch! Yes. Only sometimes.

    • @ppaaccoojrf
      @ppaaccoojrf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Only works if you have a hard terrain to fight in.
      The mountains of Afghanistan and Iran and the jungles of Thailand make it pretty much impossible to conquer if the local population allies with the opposing power, so forcing an invasion would just push the country into your rival's sphere of influence.
      Poland sits on the North European Plain, if Germans and Russians wanna fight each other they absolutely will do so on top of Polish land.

    • @shzarmai
      @shzarmai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samarkand1585 or if you're Korea

  • @imarothschild5332
    @imarothschild5332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was hilarious and awesome.

  • @shadownight9956
    @shadownight9956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fun fact: Qajar was the worst monarch dynasty in Iran history and they pulled this off

    • @moneymaker2024
      @moneymaker2024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Qajar and Zand ?

    • @shadownight9956
      @shadownight9956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@moneymaker2024 there was some hope for zand but nope qajar revolted and took control

    • @hz3068
      @hz3068 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moneymaker2024 Qajar was way worse than zand

  • @robtoe10
    @robtoe10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    One of the reasons why Britain wanted Iranian oil so badly was because the USA and USSR both had oilfields in their core territory. Oil=money=power

    • @hevnervals
      @hevnervals ปีที่แล้ว +1

      USSR oil was largely extracted by territories they took from Persia, modern Azerbaijan.

    • @jeffbenton6183
      @jeffbenton6183 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@hevnervals Was the USSR exploiting oil reserves in Siberia at that time? My understanding is that they were discovered in the 60s, and account for the majority of Russia's production today (and Russia produces far more petrol today than Azerbaijan- though of course, that was an important source for the USSR)

    • @ciaranReal
      @ciaranReal หลายเดือนก่อน

      Britain already owned enugh oil lands.( UAE, KUWAIT ECT)

  • @nimazohhadi8030
    @nimazohhadi8030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    For your less educated viewers: occupation is different than colonisation. Iran was never COLONISED.

    • @ChrisJohannsen
      @ChrisJohannsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just hijacked by its own zealots who ruined it themselves

    • @moussanoir2807
      @moussanoir2807 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChrisJohannsen
      Well, there is always creation and destruction. Long term will speak better. It already does.

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ChrisJohannsen The Shah of Iran, who those 'zealots' deposed, wasn't great either. That's why he was deposed. Just cos the west likes someone doesn't mean they were any good for their own people.

    • @FirstnameLastname-jd4uq
      @FirstnameLastname-jd4uq ปีที่แล้ว

      Because the vikings were powerful(i think) and maybe cause the population there was very little making it easy for denmark to colonize/conquer

  • @DominicPaz
    @DominicPaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "To thank Persia for its sacrifice and hard work, it made sure that, as a result, it would be left independent forever more .... Just kidding"
    This guy is hilarious. That had me rolling.

  • @natheriver8910
    @natheriver8910 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Very interesting

  • @KTA1sVidsandFacts
    @KTA1sVidsandFacts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    You guys should do more videos on Iran and ancient Persia.
    Not enough TH-cam channels do.

  • @HarrisonGoldfarb
    @HarrisonGoldfarb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    WE NEED A JAMES BIZANET VIDEO!!!

    • @scarletcrusade77
      @scarletcrusade77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Will he thank James Bizanet at the end for funding a James Bizanet video?

    • @D00MMAST3R
      @D00MMAST3R 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Video title: Why did James Bizanet fund History Matters?

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope History Matters reads this comment(s)

    • @theemirofjaffa2266
      @theemirofjaffa2266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd like to get to know this James Bizanet. He seems like some very important guy.

  • @DaisyGeekyTransGirl
    @DaisyGeekyTransGirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:03 “They never got Thailand.”

  • @parysatissh6978
    @parysatissh6978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Our beautiful country and people must be respected!🇮🇷💓 the world is NOT fair with us!
    Peace and love from Iran/persia!🕊

    • @user-mb4ux7xv4j
      @user-mb4ux7xv4j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I bet your country and people are beautiful. It's a shame your radical Islamist government is holding you back.

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@user-mb4ux7xv4j lmao no. That Islamic government is the only thing that gave Iran independence.

    • @user-mb4ux7xv4j
      @user-mb4ux7xv4j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@saeedvazirian Look at what Iran was like some decades ago and how today women go to prison for not wearing a hijāb.

    • @noneed4sleep64
      @noneed4sleep64 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@saeedvazirianand now it murders protestors in the street. But hey, at least the big bad westerners aren’t allowed in anymore, right?

    • @babakkhoramdin4111
      @babakkhoramdin4111 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍🏼🫡💚

  • @rastas4766
    @rastas4766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This guy always brilliantly and quickly explains great questions that nobody ever really asks but are always surprised at how much they actually want to know the answer.

  • @thortheswagger7337
    @thortheswagger7337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just pointing out that I really like those post-credits clips, Keep up the good work!

  • @captain_hammer
    @captain_hammer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Iran: *exists*
    Britain, Russia, Ottoman Empire and now the USA: *and I took that personally*

  • @spdutahraptor777
    @spdutahraptor777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "The Ottomans would soon after go on to lose the war and break apart"
    I swear, no one talks about history like this guy

  • @aligatork
    @aligatork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Iranians were the only ones, who few times beat romans and even once captured a roman king, Valerian was captured and later killed by Persians! Iranians were the ones, who build the first empire of the history...even they started weakning after 15-16th century, but the country's population always were strongly patriotic and resisted foreign invasion, which made it very hard to conquer it over a longer periode

    • @charlessnachez4248
      @charlessnachez4248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      In fact many nations defeated the romans

    • @sebastianpye9328
      @sebastianpye9328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@charlessnachez4248 but i dont think any other nation managed to kill 3 roman emperors, julian, crassus and valens.

    • @Slenderpoulpe
      @Slenderpoulpe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Actually the first empire ever created was rhe akkadian empire in mesopotamia (current irak), however the persian nation has always been remarcably strong throughout all history

    • @ro-han4738
      @ro-han4738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Iran is truly amusing

    • @surenhoss
      @surenhoss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      "Few times" is false......the only rival for Romans were the Persians, no other power fought and won as many wars as Persians against the Romans. As a matter of fact, the eventual Romans demise was due to their protracted wars against the Persians that overall had no victor (stalemate) and only weakened both sides and allowed smaller players to challenge both nations at the end.

  • @invictam8384
    @invictam8384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love how engaging these videos are. Like, I can’t be the only one who sees something I never thought about in my life, got interested, and watched the entire thing? And the way you set your videos up, they’re simple, but great, and they make for a very entertaining channel. Much love man 💜

  • @not_normalny2546
    @not_normalny2546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please make a video about Central Aisa

  • @hatefaschrafi1011
    @hatefaschrafi1011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It would be nice if you could also make a video about how Afghanistan stayed mostly independent

  • @theemirofjaffa2266
    @theemirofjaffa2266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Iran, kicking ass from ancient classical times to the present day

    • @yourmajesty1361
      @yourmajesty1361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Qajar Persia did many things but certainly not 'kicking ass' lol

    • @AftermathRV
      @AftermathRV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yourmajesty1361 Yes, yes they did. Have you ever heard of Timmur, the timmurids and the mughal empire? just because they eventually split with ajam and then persia, doesnt mean they werent kicking ass.

    • @imanfateh3261
      @imanfateh3261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      if you call getting bullied by US kicking ass, sure

    • @howardthealien2606
      @howardthealien2606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rezâ Šâh Pahlavi yes they did both the Mongols and the Romans tried to invade the Persians lacked Modern Equipment at the time and they defeated both with their tactics and strategies

    • @shetos1233
      @shetos1233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@imanfateh3261
      Bro ,Iran got their Army / allied militias in Damascus Syria's capital ,Sanaa Yemen's capital , Beirut Lebanon's capital and Baghdad Iraq's capital who Iran use to attack US troops without having to answer for it I am not saying they rule those countries but surely the got huge influence in them and I don't even like Iran's rulers , Iran is not match for US one on one obviously but that doesn't change the fact that they're a huge power in the region

  • @cannonball666
    @cannonball666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    British ambassador: "We'll trade you protections for Persian rugs"
    Persian ambassador: "We don't make wigs for nobody"

  • @alphagamer9505
    @alphagamer9505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wished iran was still named Persia,its such a badass and exotic name

    • @omidm.935
      @omidm.935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Iran is the name the people of the nation call it. Endonyms vs exonyms

    • @alphagamer9505
      @alphagamer9505 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@omidm.935 Yeah I know, it's the land of the Iranians, but Persia sounds better

    • @Ehsan.j
      @Ehsan.j ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Persians are one of the Iranian tribes, but the name Iran is a general concept, meaning the land of Aryans or the land of nobles.

  • @parthibhayat
    @parthibhayat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am surprised that the captions nailed his words, including when he read the names of his Patreons

  • @preetibishnoi6238
    @preetibishnoi6238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Actually my uncle came quite close to leading a military campaign against them. Something about getting murdered by his best friends on the ides of march.

    • @saahiliyer11
      @saahiliyer11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It was your great-uncle. But since he adopted you, he’s technically your dad.

    • @utku1441
      @utku1441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guess you mean my Father.

    • @thedarksword3495
      @thedarksword3495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The Parthians shall be romanized!

    • @preetibishnoi6238
      @preetibishnoi6238 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @kurt danzing i cannot recall any roman emperors who were executed let alone captured by the parthians. Crassus was powerful but no king.

    • @samdar2254
      @samdar2254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@preetibishnoi6238
      You must be forgetting valerian

  • @tawan36
    @tawan36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Persia: played brittish against russia
    Siam: played france against brittish
    Cheers Iran. I Couldnt immagine how different our countries would’ve been if we were colonized 😂 🇹🇭🇮🇷

    • @syed1431
      @syed1431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@anarchythefox how blind do you have to be think that lol.

    • @OverAndOver303
      @OverAndOver303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@anarchythefox one word: India

    • @tawan36
      @tawan36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Anarchy The Fox
      Look at India and the Philippines for example besides singapore not a single colonized country is a first world country haha

    • @tawan36
      @tawan36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Anarchy The Fox
      Exactly europe took many things from other continent even some ethnicities went extinct. They colonized to suck thr natural resources and enslaved the natives. And now europe is rich af while most countries today are suffering!

    • @fash6353
      @fash6353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anarchy The Fox europe is rich bc it colonizing countries in it which stole and stepped on others to grow.sounds pathetic and worthless and as all can see def declining at this point

  • @thebadseed5761
    @thebadseed5761 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for examination of my country

  • @amirmahdibakhshi9422
    @amirmahdibakhshi9422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am iranian and I study history and thanks for your video

  • @valta5063
    @valta5063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I’d be interested if you do a video on Siam/Thailand and how they survived imperialism

    • @Nyrocc
      @Nyrocc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      France and GB kept it as a buffer state between their colonies.

    • @ppaaccoojrf
      @ppaaccoojrf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's basically the same story as Iran, just replace Russia with France.

    • @GraysonMejia
      @GraysonMejia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ppaaccoojrf coincidentally, russia and france were allies.

  • @ajnova9971
    @ajnova9971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Upstart Britain and Russia were outplayed by the oldest nation in the world ! This video made me a patron! Great job !

    • @SRDuly2010
      @SRDuly2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Japan has entered the chat

    • @boulderfrogboulderfrog6512
      @boulderfrogboulderfrog6512 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean I think China probably gets that title but funny meme

    • @AJAYSINGH-ns1vv
      @AJAYSINGH-ns1vv ปีที่แล้ว

      Not oldest I think but it is old.

    • @shaznd301
      @shaznd301 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@boulderfrogboulderfrog6512 not oldest civilization but the one which introduced the concept of a country as a political unit like we know today.

  • @KAB_CODM
    @KAB_CODM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The "just kidding" line made to laugh so hard

  • @russelchua7060
    @russelchua7060 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is a small after supporter part

  • @baroncalamityplus
    @baroncalamityplus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you, I never really understood that time period. This explained it clearly.

  • @abdullahelgammal6196
    @abdullahelgammal6196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    *I have mastered the art of standing so still that I have become invisible to the human eye*

  • @michaeltayeby6242
    @michaeltayeby6242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Local provinces fought British and Russian influences indipendenlly .Britain had occupied some parts of Persian provinces but defeated by local militia. It took over 50 years of war between locals and foreign invaders in southern and northern provinces.

  • @Rouhollah74
    @Rouhollah74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think the British induced famine in Iran is worth mentioning. Iran barely survived the colonialism. Just barely.

  • @DaCoil-di8pn
    @DaCoil-di8pn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Here is an Iranian take! have a look at the topographical map of Iran. Soon you’ll realise that a ground invasion by any modern army is virtually impossible.

    • @yourmajesty1361
      @yourmajesty1361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Bullshit. Afghanistan is even more mountainous than Iran, and they were easily invaded by the USA and a new governments was installed. What are you talking about.

    • @DaCoil-di8pn
      @DaCoil-di8pn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Rezâ Šâh Pahlavi
      Did you see a ground invasion? US bombed from above, and the mountains absorbed it like firecrackers. I never said they cannot invade. Just not a ground invasion which is necessary for long-term occupation and eventual colonisation.
      And Afghanistan was never fully colonised even by the British because of this very reason. The Brits fought 3 major wars in Afghanistan and finally left in 1919. Today, US having not learnt from history is pulling out with their tails between their legs too. Afghanistan is not the flatland of Iraq, nor the British India, neither is Iran which incidentally can put up a much stronger fight than any of the countries mentioned and has a viable air defence to control its sky.

    • @DaCoil-di8pn
      @DaCoil-di8pn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rezâ Šâh Pahlavi
      What does colonisation mean? Its not just dominating a nation and imposing your authority over them, that is called occupation. There needs to be a migration of settlers other than the indigenous people so to gradually impose ones religion, cultural policies and economics. Colonisers restrict the occupied countries from trading with any other country other than their mother country. This is not even the case with Iraq today mainly because of Iran.

    • @behnamsepand78
      @behnamsepand78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yourmajesty1361 او از حمله زمینی میگوید ودرست هم میگوید.

    • @scintillam_dei
      @scintillam_dei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I conquered Iran yesterday night with Arabia. Got dem Mamlukes all up in your crib. Check out my realistic Eurasia map where Iran is great. I love Qeshm. It was Spanish property once, so my people have something to do with Iran.

  • @MatheusLB2009
    @MatheusLB2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like how this channel answers questions i never thought of and that i am genuinely interested in

  • @user-fd6dx9mm3l
    @user-fd6dx9mm3l 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks

  • @frankcharlemagne5811
    @frankcharlemagne5811 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can say why, but in all these videos I laugh every time they do the whole guy running through a field of flowers thing.

  • @harryholden795
    @harryholden795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos are always so concise yet informative. Great stuff

  • @WG55
    @WG55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    1:06 "Surviving!" Unofficial Persian national anthem, Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive."

  • @selohcin
    @selohcin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video! Can you do the next one about how Ethiopia avoided being colonized? I think Iran and Ethiopia are the only two countries which were never colonized.

    • @sarfaraz73
      @sarfaraz73 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And Japan also

    • @selohcin
      @selohcin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sarfaraz73 Japan was taken over by the United States after World War II. We were relatively nice colonial masters and let them have their independence after a short time, but they were indeed colonized.

    • @somalistories5037
      @somalistories5037 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Believe or not Somaliland was never colonized too!

    • @selohcin
      @selohcin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@somalistories5037 Right, but Somaliland is not recognized internationally as a sovereign country.

    • @Kappa262
      @Kappa262 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@selohcin but when ever.
      it was only a military occupation.
      following your logic, Italy is an Anglo-American colony because it was occupied during WW2.
      Japan was NEVER a colony

  • @JohnnieWalkerGreen
    @JohnnieWalkerGreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    (0:46) Please slow down a little bit and you might use a different color for the taken territory.