THE RISE OF THE YUAN DYNASTY - MONGOL CONQUEST OF CHINA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- After the Mongol conquests of Asia, the immense Mongol empire fragmented into many different states. In China, the Yuan dynasty, a sinicised Mongol state, would be founded by Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai. In this documentary, I explain how the Mongols conquered China and the Song dynasty, and how the Yuan dynasty came into existance.
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= MUSIC =
Total War Attila - Hun Theme
Total War Attila - Fiddler of the Plains
Total War Attila - Settlers of the Apocalypse
Total War Attila - The Will of Tengri
Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve
Total War Three Kingdoms - Eternal Peace
Mongol Court Music
Ancient Music of the Tang Dynasty
Total War Attila - A thousand arrows
Joy and Peace (Guzheng)
Total War Shogun 2 - Death Cures a Fool
Total War Shogun 2 - Heavy Bune
Total War Shogun 2 - Falling Thunder
The Han Palace Autumn Moon
Total War Attila - The Day of Reckoning
The Loyalist - Lotus Lane
= VIDEO CREDITS =
Mongol (2007)
《钓鱼城》, 蒙古扩张 ("Diaoyucheng", Mongolian expansion) (2015)
Marco Polo (2014)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Zheng He's voyages (2011)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
= MAIN SOURCES =
Khubilai Khan : his life and times (1986), Morris Rossabi
The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (2010), Timothy Brook
= TAGS =
Yuan dynasty documentary
rise of the Yuan dynasty
Kublai Khan documentary
history of China
mongol conquest of China
Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
mongol invasions of japan
Introduction: (0:00)
Context: (00:49)
Mongke Khan's conquests: (01:59)
The Toluid civil war: (05:31)
Building a new state: (09:06)
Unifying the country: (14:33)
Subjugating neighbours: (19:22)
Kublai's end: (23:39)
Conclusion: (24:20)
Growing up in Beijing, the remaining of khanbaliq is now actually a park called Yuan Dadu. Used to go there and play when I was a kid.
Jiande Gate 健德门, Anzhen Gate 安贞门, Guangxi Gate 光熙门 was 3 of the 8 gates of Yuandadu city wall.
Interesting. But it’s good to historical referencing in local culture
I was about to comment before watching that this better have throat singing galore, and then it immediately starts with throat singing. I love this channel.
Han Fei Zi (韓非) once stated:
"If a ruler can get rid of private crookedness and promote the public law, his people will become secure, and his state will become well ordered"
Han Fei Zi, also known as "Chad Confucius".
@@SilverCorvidsMARKETING Han Fei Zi invented legalism.
Confucius and his teacher Lao Zi(or Lao Tzu, the Zi or Tzu is the same as cius in the word Confucius) believes humans are naturally born with kindness, but Han Fei Zi believes human are naturally born with evil within, law must be enforced to keep the order of the society.
Because of this, Lao Zi's believers are Taoist who religiously believes any movement in the world should flow naturally, smoothly and effortlessly, people don't need to struggle to work hard for unnatural project like building the Great Wall. This leads to anarchism, they believe just like how cowboy isn't forcing but guiding the herd of cattles, the cowboy isn't forcing the cows to do something, the cows move freely, the cowboy just vaguely guide them. So these people thinks the lord(king/emperor) should also act like the cowboy, only acting as a shepherd to vaguely guide people, leaving most of freedoms to the people so they choose what they want to do by them selves freely. They are usually anarchists.
Confucianism works with traditional culture and morality to rule people with moral. It's more rules compared to Taoism.
But Legalism is totalitarian police state, every follow the extremely strict and cruel laws.
this is my favourite yt channel to learn Chinese history. thank you for your hard work.
Same
One of the most awesome series on the net - brilliant, and I love the pictures
Hey, I don’t know if you remember me but you immensely helped my research for my IB extended essay regarding the modernisation of China and Japan (1850-1909). Finished that half a year ago but anyway just wanted to let you know that because of your work it turned out very interesting and successful.
Thank you for your work and I wish you all the best ;)
Hi Frederik! I do remember our exchanges. I am really glad to hear that your essay was well received and successful!
Thanks for letting me know, all the best to you too :)
@@staymad3020 Sounds awesome it was a really interesting topic. I suggest you look into Kang Youwei for the essay. Good luck ;)
Accordingly to later Chinese Ming-dynasty record, the name Yuan 元 was first used in 1260, by Kublai Khan, took from famous Chinese book 易經 “大哉乾元” 。It is a tradition almost all 24 Chinese dynasties used, for the last two thousand years, from the same Ancient book of 易經 (I Ching). It is an established procedure to claim the legitimacy as new ruler of China, so to speak.
Thanks for elaborating. Im watching Marco Polo on netflix and i was confused when he said "yuan dynasty" and when Kublai says he is the great Kahn of Kahns and i am your Kahn
Also, yuan dynasty compiled the "history-record book" for the dynasty before it(song dynasty). The act is also a tradition of Chinese dynasties. And their systems, habits and customs on many aspects are based on Chinese dynasties.
@@jenmb2679 With respect to the difference between Mongol Empire and yuan dynasty, "History of the World: Every Year" on TH-cam is a nice video to illustrate it. We can say "they are totally different because the former had died when the latter established" but can also say "the latter was a subset of the former". Generally speaking Mongol Empire split into pieces and one of them were yuan dynasty. So emperors of yuan dynasty are leaders of China and also leaders of Mongol Empire(so called great Kahn, meaning the leader of Kahns in Mongol) nominally because other pieces owned considerable autonomy .
@@mathersmarshall8235what does yuan mean?
@@leaveme3559 it means the origin or base (of the universe).
It's pretty weird how the mongols, unlike the manchus, wanted China to unify and open to the world
Weird and pretty much opposites policy
Ironic isn't it.
And I loved that about them, the mongols!
@@Brandonhayhew I think its intentional. The Manchus really dont want their regime to last as short as the Yuan so they adopted the opposite of the Mongols' policies.
weird discourse, the open policy is basically attributed to the enormous territory of the Mongolian Empire and the weakness of surrounding states. They saw no threat from the sea. However it was that loose policy that generated the devastation of Mongol interiorly rather than exteriorly.
Thats crazy how kubla khan was able to integrate so many cultures during that time.
@Art Garfunkle thats why he became muslim?
@@irfaandeelawar4492he are Buddhist
I just wanna let you know how much I appreciate your content and the level of quality it has. And thank you for actually pronouncing each non-English name correctly. It's a courtesy that many educational youtube channels don't bother with.
Again a perfectly presented video, images, music, and words, coalesce into a vibrant whole. Brilliant, as one has come to expect on this channel.
History is indistinguishable from art, for me at times
I love Mongolian history, it is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
This is Chinese history
@@NeilSethYuan dynasty and empire are mongol origins not chinese
Really
Woo! Always wanted to know more about the Yuan Dynasty! Glad to have you back!
Truely ..me too
Thanks!
You haven’t upload in so long. Glad you when I saw your upload. Great videos as always.
Thanks :)
Thank you very much for your content. As a Mongolian, it's very accurate and insightful. Hope many Chinese will watch it and stop distorting history, claiming Khubilai khaan and Yuan's dynasty are Chinese.
现代基因检测，蒙古黄金家族是汉朝刘邦的后代，历史就是如此奇妙😂😂😂
I'm a Filipino but still loving the culture, music, wearings (traditional costume/national costume) and the place (China) can describe by a word "AMAZING", New year's in chinese that i really wanted to experienced. the Chinese movies influenced me to love all about China, i love all about chinese cultures and traditions, and one day i will travel and enjoy China, its part of my dream since i was a Kid and hoping one day, i will be in my destination.
Me too!! ❤️❤️
Pangarap kong makapunta dyan pre sa mongolia
Do you have any Chinese ancestry?
I hope you are able to do Videos on the Han, Tang, and Ming Dynasty Emperors someday in the future! Your Work is most Enjoyable and Informative to watch!
Thanks so much! After the Yuan series (in which I won't cover each emperor because most only ruled for a short time), I think I'll do each Ming emperor like I did with the Qing :)
Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Jin( Jurchen), Liao, Yuan, Ming, Qing and (maybe) the Last TianChao: Japanese Empire.
@@History_of_China especially pre Qin dynasty history will be great to learn from your videos. Eagerly waiting for those
@@ImATiger-ci5ru he already did the Qing and late Jin dynasties.
Thank you so much for this documentary!!!!!!! It is EXCELLENT 🙌❤️🔥
Yes!! I was waiting for this one!
Very Bing Chilling
Awsome im looking forward to the next one and the ming dynasty.:D😍
amazing work
absolutely love your videos! I was first here when there were fewer than 7000 subscribers, so happy that you are gradually getting the attention you deserve! Thank you for your work and keep it up!
Thanks so much for your comment! Nice to have you following for so long :)
The Attila ost is really spot on, great choice my friend.
I know right totally an ost that needs more attention
Your channel is part of the i started learning Chinese
Love your channel and love the Yuan dynasty so this video is 👌
Cheers :)
Amazing work
Thanks!
18:04 Maybe this explains why there are so many Southern Chinese overseas.
Love your videos btw, discovered your channel last week and currently on a mission to watch every single one. There are not a lot of historical videos that focus on the Qing Monarchs. So I am thankful you are making them plus I am learning lots!
Thank you so much! After I finish the Yuan, I'll cover each Ming emperor as I did the Qing :)
Overseas Chinese not migrated during Yuan Dynasty, most probably during Ming and Qing dynasty.
Great work, as always.
Thank you!
Thank you for a great video - informative and interesting
I'm glad you liked it :)
Excellent thank you!
My favorite channel rn
Thanks for following for so long :)
Many many thanks for this
keep it up sr
your style is detailed and clear good job
Thank you!
This is truly amazing!
Thank you!
finally..... i have been waiting!!!
I love your videos I'm always waiting for the next
Thanks! I'm afraid it might take about as long as this one to come out, because I've got so much work for the next few weeks :/
You make great videos dude, keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
I’m so eagerly waiting for the next installment of this series!
I'm afraid it'll take a while, but it'll come :)
@@History_of_China Then the wait won't have been in vain. :D
@@History_of_China when will the next yuan dynasty episode come out again will it be about a month or 2 months.?:D
What a great video! Keep it up
Thank you!
ça regarde sur la télé avec une 8.6... à bon entendeur ! merci à toi HoC; Robert
Wonderfully done. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed!
Beautifully done! I love the Yuan Dinasty's lore
Cheers!
Just a few clarifications on the Mongol pronunciations:
The name "Mongke" is pronounced more like "Munk" and "Ariq Boke" like "Areeq Bohe" in the Mongolian language.
Your pronunciation of Khublai was pretty close. When Mongolian people say the name, they pronounce it like, "Hu Bu Lay". The ones you used here are closer to the Chinese pronunciation of Mongke and Ariq Boke, as well as occasionally the western pronunciation of Khublai, which is understandable to make it easier for people to follow; not putting a knock against you or anything like that.
Overall though, another solid video. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for your comment! This was definitely a first for me, cause I never studied Mongolian contrarily to Chinese. I'll try to improve for the upcoming vids :)
@@History_of_China No problem, man. It's pretty normal for most people to be unfamiliar with the Mongolian pronunciation unless they've been to Mongolia or know someone who is ethnically Mongolian and speaks the language. It was the same for me before, until I visited Mongolia and learned it from a native Mongolian friend who lives and works there.
On a side note: Mongolian is extremely difficult to speak fluently and correctly pronounce a lot of the words unless you're a native speaker of the language.
I love every bit of your content! Keep it up please, this is my first real contact with chinese history and I'm gratefull to you for that! xié xié!
Thank you so much! My next video covering what happened to Yuan China after Kublai's death should be released tomorrow :)
great video!!
Subscribed
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
Khan: Attack Japan! (Ver.2)
Kamikaze: I'mma end this man's whole career.
Another great detailed vid. Nice work 😀
Cheers :)
Thanks very clear n precise. Your putonghua pronuciation v good!
Thank you!
One of my ancestors in my D’Auria-Doria Family Tree in Italy was: Demenco Doria visiting the first Yuan Emperor Kubali Khan in the Yuan Dynasty in China. The first Yuan Emperor Kubali Khan appointed Demenco Doria as the ambassador to Europe. Since January 1977 at Gallaudet University in my junior year, I still have done my research project on my D’Auria-Doria Family Tree in my longer Italian ancestral lineage in my family genealogical history in a fact. Very interested about Yuan Dynasty in China under the first Yuan Emperor Kubali Khan in Far East History course.
Hi from Mongolia! Great video. So impressive to see my ancestors stories. I recently did 23andMe and I had 0.01% Chinese, 6.6% Central Asia and Turkic traces and this makes so much sense
Thanks for your comment! Stay tuned, I'll make a couple more videos on the Yuan dynasty :)
Thanks so much
great video my friend, you are so close to reaching FIFTY THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS!
Thank you so much! I'm there now ^_^
Nice of you to comment and thanks for following me all this time!
@@History_of_China no problem man, may your channel grow even more
Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed :)
I never knew about the tributary staes, thank you!
Welcome back!
Thank you!
good video
LOVED IT
Glad to hear it :)
Just when he gone he came back
Chinese and east Asian culture and history fascinate me , kind regards from Scotland
Aaah, my favorite notification!
Its interesting how the Southern and Northern divide of China started from here, the borders of the Late Song follow almost the same divide as all the Southern Dialects
Hey, this is an amazing video, what software or app do you use to create your videos
Thank you! I use both GIMP for image editing, and Sony Vegas as the video editing software :)
Ghost of Tsushima piqued my interest in this dynasty and when your video shifted to the invasion of Japan, I was not disappointed
I couldn't not use clips from it ;)
the king has returned
Unfortunately, nothing was said about the long war with the descendant of Kaan Ogedei - Haidu Khan. But he had his own large khanate, which occupied half of modern Mongolia, East Turkestan and most of the former Chagatai ulus of the Mongol Empire (now the territory of the Central Asian republics of the former USSR). Khaidu did not recognize Khubilai as a kaan and claimed the throne in Karakorum until 1303. The war with him was very difficult for Yuan and, in fact, a losing one during Kublai's life.
I thought you were dead ;-; happy to see you back.
Thanks! I have a huge amount of work at university at the moment unfortunately
@@History_of_China same, good luck.
I missed your voice 😊🤭 and your informative content 👌
Thanks!
One long extended, expanded, accelerated, elongated, enlarged, envisioned, encased, enclosed, encovered, and enclosered kind of history
unlike the ccp version?
thumbs UP !
Another banger
Cheers!
Really underrated channel
Thank you!
Another day, another perfectly made video by history of China
hallo again working Hard i guees.?:) after this documentary that will be relesed soon.! And will it be soon a documentary about temür khan.?:)
Hallo and happy new year.:D🍾🥂🎆 how far have you come with the new documentary will it be relesed this week or the next.?:D
Happy New Year!! I've finished writing and started looking for pictures, but it's truning out to be much harder than I expected. It's also pretty long so I'll likely make it in two parts! Not sure about how much longer it will be though, but I'm working hard on it!
Still waiting for thT day you daily upload
Great content. Loved the video.
I'm happy to hear that :)
Great work. Can you suggest some movies or series related to the Chinese history?
The Last Emperor (1987) is a cinematographic masterpiece which I 100% recommend. Series about Chinese history are usually more romance or martial arts based (or pretty nationalistic and historically inaccurate). The 2010 Romance of the Three Kingdoms is very enjoyable though (but keep in mind it's based on the novel, not historical reccords) !
Netflix Marco Polo series, only 2 seasons but it does worth watching!
2:16 There's a fantastic action film of these events, called "The Fortress" (2017). Funnily enough, was directed by the Squid Game guy!
Nope that movie is about the Manchurian invasion of Korea not the Mongol
Hallo how does it go with the new documentary soon done or is it still lot of Hard hard work left.?:)
good
About 色目人 se-mu-ren as "people with multi-colored eyes": it is a common mistake. The fact is that in this combination of hieroglyphs they are not translated literally (色目 - "multi-colored eyes"), but are translated according to similar combinations of Chinese terms of the 12-14 centuries. And then these signs (色目) conveyed the meaning of "all sorts, all kinds, others." Therefore, this category of Yuan people meant "all kinds, other (than the Mongols), people".
Привет, извините, ты говорит по Китайский?
I hope that one day you will do a video about the Wanli Emperor especially his three great campaigns, the Korean Japanese war has already been covered but the stories of the other two need to be told by someone.
Information regarding the three kingdoms or during the colonial era are often more well known, but the Ming era is not often understood, only really focusing on the treasure ships
For sure! Like I did with the Qing emperors, I intend to cover the biography of each Ming emperor in dedicated videos :)
Request: show dates on all the maps pls
What a pity...The culture and economic activities of Song dynasty are very remarkable....
When the newly formed mongol nation sent diplomats to the song dynasty, they said something like "our empire is like the ocean, yours is but a handful of sand, how can we ever fear you?..."...well, they should have
Yet another exceptional script and video
Thank you :)
Hallo how does it go with the documentary.?? A lot of hard work i presume.!
My 14th grandfather
Is Temüçin known as Gengiskhaan ☺️
I have Royal blood
I have the biggest family in the world.
Interesting. Your spelling of Ariqboke in Mongolian reads Aricboke with the sound “ch”. But a quick search of wikipedia spells it like you did. However, the Chinese wikipedia has the Ariqboke spelling. Which one is correct tho?
🦃🇲🇳🎪
That's a good point. I've never studied Mongolian, so I had to trust the bitchig scripts I found. If anyone knows Mongolian and the bitchig script, please reach out!
It’s hard to write that name by the pronunciation. I’d say Ariqboke makes the most sense, as it’s supposed to be hard G and not K. If we were to spell it with Aricboke, it’ll be pronounced with K which isn’t correct.
Hopefully you could help bringing my Kings and Generals Mongol conquest slideshows to more viewers.
I am really surprised. You are correctly pronounce kh/ h sound. Thank you
Thanks! I think accurate pronunciation is very important :)
Here because of Empress ki
Hallo how does it go with the documentary its been a while.!?:)
Another great video. However, wasn't there some controversy about Marco Polo because there were no Yuan records naming him?
That's true. There is some doubt concerning Marco Polo truly going to China at all. To my knowledge, Marco Polo did enter official service in the Yuan dynasty, however he must have been a pretty minor official rather than an important governor. Ultimately, we probably shall never know unfortunately!
3:44 does NO ONE learn that executing Mongol envoys won't bode well for their survival?
Usually by the time they learned the lesson they wouldn't survive it. ;)
The Khmer Empire had during its peak in the 11th to 13th centuries, the largest city in the world Angkor
Will you cover the warring states period of China in a future video?
Certainly plan to! But I need to finish the Yuan then the Ming eras, which are going to take a while
@@History_of_China ok,I recommend watching the shogunate channel,the guy talks about all samurai and Japanese history
I watch this to help me with my university exam, thanks.
Glad to hear it! Best of luck for the exam :)
Is it possible to find sources for the photos that were used in this video? I am interested in clothing from this area, and some of the photos look like they may be from a resource that I can really use.
Hi, well I typically search for pictures individually, but if you point to me to the ones you are looking for I'd be happy to give you a link
Pleasee do the fall of the yuan dynasty!
It will come up in the future :)