The year is 1202, the dawn of a new century. Temujin Khan now rivals Jamukha in power. The future of the Mongols could fall to either of them... Support us on Patreon and get your name in the credits of an episode! patreon.com/extracredits
The most impressive thing for me in today's episode was how Temujin's reforms were very similar to how the Romans would organise their armies in the period of the Republic. Sharing loot, switching lines so that one line would not get too tired, integrating conquered peoples, allowing for commoners to rise through ranks. It is by no surprise that both systems functioned so well that they expanded into forming very large empires.
Aw man, you guys could have detailed the ending a bit more with Jamukha: How Temujin had Jamukha's betrayers executed for their lack of loyalty to their own leader. How Temujin wanted Jamukha back as a brother and offered amnesty. How Jamukha denied the olive branch and stated that "just like there is only one sun in the sky, there can be only one true Mongol lord." And then asked to be executed nobly; without blood, via breaking of his back. And how Temujin would bury his anda with honors and with the golden belt he gave to Jamukha as a symbol of brotherhood. That would have been an awesome and poignant way to end this episode.
Dude, your history knowledge is far better than most of the people who watching this. I don’t know what source do you know that from but thats indeed the fact
While his reputation for brutality isn't undeserved, the level of brutality the Mongols were at was actually pretty typical for the time and place. Temujin was just better organized.
Ville Hammar Gotta be the invasion of the Khwarezmid Empire. Genghis sends diplomats to them in attempt to secure an ally and trade partner. Both times the parties are humiliated and in one case murdered with the remains sent back. In retaliation for violating sacred hospitality, something incredibly important to the Mongols, they invaded the Khwarezmid Empire. They so thoroughly depopulated the Iranian plateau that it didn’t recover to pre-Mongol invasion population levels until the 1950s over 700 years later.
The decimal system itself wasn't radical, it had been used by other groups before. What was, was that they mixed people in together not allowing folded in groups to stay together but mixing them in so that they couldn't break off and would slowly become loyal to him.
This story really opens my eyes, about Genghis Khan, whom I first heard about in a history book about how many massacres he had attempted. But now, I see him as someone who had came from this modern time.
what a great story and the most interesting part isn't even the battle but the way he reorganized and restructured his tribe in such an genius way not many leaders have the brains to pull of such a feat
And then a century and almost a half later when they slowly started to get going again, Genghis descendant Timur comes and kicks their ass again, reminding them that you don't betray Genghis
I came here wanting to know about a barbaric guy who would raid people's houses and put to fire anything that wasn't attached to the ground, and know I sympathize with him. That's the skill you have to tell the story, what the hell.
I would like to know if you are going to do any Extra History about Brazil? I think the Canudos War and the Paraguayan War would have great videos (sorry for my Google translator)
If you didn't think that Jaghatai Khan (honored be his name) was enough of a carbon-copy of the historical Genghis; ten men to a squad, ten squads to a company, ten companies to a battalion. Temujin was a Space Marine in the making. (Guess the Emperor was taking notes whenever he happened to pass through the Steppe at that time. =P )
"There were no more lineages or classes. Everyone worked for the benefit of the tribe and everyone reaped the rewards." Has Genghis been reading anything communist recently *Questioning emoji*
Temujin actually proposed jamukha to live and be at his side but jamukha declined and wished for a honorable death without spilling any blood the soldiers who gave jamukha to temujin was actually executed for temujin could not trust soldiers who would give his leaders to the enemy for protection
Dam I liked ong khan he helped geghis im the beginningand gave him those warriors to helped him rise to power. To bad ong khan listened to his sons I don’t blame them they wanted the throne jus like anybody else would off
Hi, I've post this in the last video but didn't seem to be noticed, so I'll post again. Mongolians, like the rest of the major East Asian ethnic groups, dress in right lapels, which mean that there clothes form a y shape in the viewers' eyes, the image cannot be flipped because left lapel usually associated with the dead.
Makes sense. If these guys were disloyal to their current leader Jamukah, then they would be disloyal yo Temujin too. No point taking them over... Had they tried their best to protect Jamukah then surrendered, they would have been offered to join Temujin proving loyalty to service most likely. Temujin was a smart dude.
@@qamartjahajakirawhite9548more like barbarians think alike. This is the same reason why kings around the globe detested regicide even if done to their enemies. They dont want killing kings to be normalized. Its not honor, its very self serving
This is certainly a different view of Genghis Khan, because this doesn't sound like the brutal barbarian conqueror Hollywood makes him out to be, but rather one of the greatest leaders in history
The truth is that there's validity and truth found in multiple perspectives on any historical event. Genghis Khan was a very organized and strategic leader and many Mongols consider him a kind leader to their own people/culture, but that also doesn't overshadow the fact that he hurt a lot of other peoples and cultures. --Belinda
But which was very normal back then. If you consider that this was the early 13th century, he was actually far ahead of his time. while the Europeans were sending crusaders to kill Livonians for their paganism, Genghis allowed religious freedom across his entire empire.
This is ridiculous apologetics, he razed Beijing to the ground and raised a mountain of skulls. A literal mountain. He burned Bagdad and set back middle eastern civilization who knows how long. He crushed Russia so hard that for 200 years they were literally a slave state. Hes responsible for the death of between 12-15% of the world. Yes he allowed religious freedom, so did the persians 1500 years ago. The only thing he was ahead of his time in is military tactics, and mass murder. HIs current apologetics is a clear example of how history is written by the victors
That's what conquerors do. He wasn't without fault at all, but he pushed the world forward, and was actually very forward thinking for his time. What I'm basically saying is we cannot judge people by today's standards when they lived in a world which had no place for such standards. Yes he slaughtered people by the millions, but so did everyone else at the time (on a smaller scale only because they had smaller empires to manage). All I'm saying is, if someone as great as Napoleon was judged by today's standards, he's also look like a megalomaniacal tyrant. And yet, where would a modern Europe be without him?
Germans: We revolutionized warfare Ghenghis Khan: Oh yeah? Well did you have to invent the concept of THE ARMY when your people had never had one before? Didn't think so.
Hehe glad someone noticed it, i feel like Extra credits hid that joke in there and hoped someone would notice it. Which is why they liked your comment xD
