Ten Minute History - Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire (Short Documentary) 

There is a disturbing lack of horses in this video about the Mongols

When life gives you lemons, destroy zhongdu and conquer the world

An insignificant tribe becoming the greatest conquerors of all time. Now that's hell of a success story.

Whilst the Mongols failed in their invasion of India, a descendant of the Ilkhanate, now fully Persianised and Islamisiced, would eventually invade India and create what became known as the Mughal Empire

Tartars may be gone but their sauce lives on.

Now we need a short documentary about how Korea resisted forever in 10 minutes

If you want to live a long and happy life, don't be a mongol envoy...

4:29 "They kept resisting. Forever" I'm korean and in history class we study every single resistance movement around the country which is a nightmare..

When an entire people wanted to see just how far they truly could go. And in an age when information was only as fast as your fastest horse. Controlling every inch of land between Soule and Warsaw is pretty damn impressive.

You know there’s at least one kid out there who turned in a transcript of one of these videos in as a class assignment. Almost would have gotten away with it but forgot to edit out “and special thanks to our patrons...”

"How many children and next generations you have fathered?!" Genghis Khan: *Y E S*

Just a quick note on spelling: Some people may be unfamiliar with the spellings used in this video (Khubilai and Arigh Berke the most obvious) but my reason for using them is that they’re the ones used by British exam boards. Just so it makes it easier for students. Also the next episode will be ‘The American Civil War’ because World War Two requires about three months of drawing and animating.

Worth mentioning that the Mongol's typhoon-related failure to conquer Japan is the origin of the Japanese word, "kamikaze."

Genghis Khan: "I'm getting a bit bored of conquering everything, lets try diplomacy this time." *Envoys get murdered by dynasty they were sent to* Genghis Khan: *EXTERMINATUS!!!!!*

Vietnams Official National Motto could be: "Vietnam: Kicking asses of invaders since 1246!"

*Throat singing intensifies*

"Only Ghengis's sons could be the Great Khan" Gee what an exclusive club

2:44 Funny how the Jin dynasty had a Maginot line and the Mongols were using a blitzkrieg-like tactic

I love how genghis’s solution to every problem was just to kill literally everyone, it’s utter genius! :D

Fun fact: the Mongols at one time allied with Armenians against their enemies in the relevant regions. So if you ever pick Mongols as an ally for Byzantines in Age of Empires 2, it is historically accurate and no one can tell you otherwise. Of course, if you start fighting the Incas, then historical accuracy isn't really a concern, is it? Edit: Armenians are in the game now.

Glad I watched this. Honestly i was under the impression Gengis did it all, including his sons' conquests' xD

3:30 ”Genghis decided that alot of people had to die” pretty much sums up the entire mongol empire

9:07 that high quality horse animation though

genghis khan:dint i say that if the empire gotted to big it would collapse khubilai: yes genghis:and what did you do khubilai: made the empire to big and it collapsed

"Rub poo in it"!!! One of a best signs yet 😂😂😂

Fun fact: Hulegu was a Nestorian Christian and his sack managed to hurt the Islamic world way worse than the Crusaders.

Fun Fact: No

"the nomads who conquered the world" what a fitting way to some up the largest contiguous empire in history

3:22 Don’t you mean west?

Fun fact, Genghis Khan was timid and sensitive as a child but kind of just had to adjust to regular violence.

Years of Europa Universalis and I only jut notice the bay of Beijing looks like a dragon.

-Can we have a temple? -You can have a hill. Thats religion for you right there

Baghdad still hasn’t recovered from what the Mongols did.

"Medicine back then was frankly pants." Not only is the term "pants" inherently funny to me, but the way he says it, it sounds like he's speaking from personal experience.

Despite being humorous, your narration always gets the proportion of the history right, the facts largely accurate, and the cultural authenticity correct.

Did the Mongol Empire really go that close to the (present-day) border of Finland, like the map shows?

Only recently discovered this channel but am already in love with it - watched every video at least 10 times! The dry sense of humour is just brilliant but the information within them is excellent and very easy to take in despite being so fast-paced. Outstanding stuff. If requests are somehow on the table, I would LOVE to see your take on the American Civil War. Keep up the great work!

A few additional bits of info: -While the 3 confederations discussed are the groups of the Mongolian steppe proper, in the political landscape the neighboring Turkish groups factored in heavily. When considering the regional powers by their strength, the Mongols were initially the last group you'd expect to conquer the others. -While Temujin was born the son of a noble, it didn't immediately confer upon him status of nobility. Temujin had an older, legitimate half-brother. Traditionally, Temujin would either be his brother's right-hand man, or else splinter off and have to form his own clan. Also, he would likely have married Temujin's mother. Instead Temujin murdered him. Allegedly. -Class warfare was a big selling point for the Mongol's recruitment efforts. Some steppe-nomad leaders, particularly those in the West who interacted with formal states and churches, tried to emphasize differences in heritage and lineage to better establish themselves as true, hereditary 'nobility,' comparable to what you'd find in non-nomadic, Abrahamic states. (There are two terms that are often used to describe this: 'Black Bone' and 'White Bone.' The legitimacy of the terms is disputed, however and may be a later invention.) In contrast, Temujin was a pagan hick who had supposedly had been a slave at one point. If that wasn't de-legitimizing enough, Temujin's father's clan hadn't been politically significant in the first place. There's no such thing as an insignficant Duke; but being the Baron of a scrap of wasteground, by a mosquito-filled river, populated by cattle thieves, is arguably worse than not having a title whatsoever. Therefore the Mongol selling point became meritocracy, equality (up to a point, it's complicated), and a more codified systems of spoils and rewards. (For instance, a son could inherit his father's titles in the literal sense, but didn't inherit his office or appointments.)

I was shocked to see there aren’t more people supporting you on Patreon! The amount of work and research you must do for each episode is worth giving up a cup of coffee per month. I sincerely hope more people start supporting you, excellent channel!

5:12 they didn’t just loot Baghdad, they sent it back to the Stone Age. Estimated 800,000-1.5 million dead from a single siege. They sacked many cities with equal devastation.

1:06 I didn't know She-Hulk was a Mongol

I love learning about the Mongols, in school I did so many reports on Gangaa’s and his empire. Good stuff. Thank you.

They said he couldn't. Temujin stepped up his game upand said "Yes, I Khan"

Idk what I love more, the content you create or your voice.

*Hold my fermented milk goat*

Ghengis: *shows up in the Middle East* The Islamic golden age: why do I hear boss music?

"A Khan of my word" Priceless! I want Mongol t-shirt!

Mongols: "If you can't invade China, become China"

FINALLY ! Been waiting ages for this one !

There's one major victory that the Mongols had: Conquering Kiev in Winter!

I really like your comedic format. It's a bit cheeky but the thud gets me every damn time.

I love this channel - thank you so much for your work!!!

Thanks for a great episode, TMH! It's quite impressive how the Mongols ruled such a composite population.

Before subduing Korea.... sort of - it kept resisting forever. Nicely put. Koreans with their mountain fortresses and buddhist temples in the mountains that were an easy supply station for any rebel made it extremely pesky to keep a firm hold on it. It was never administrated by the Mongols but at some point they finally gave in to yearly tributes.

Your best video so far!! Thanks!

Fascinating and entertaining. Thanks you for this.

Genghis also was very tolerant of differing religious beliefs. One of his most ingenious methods of building his empire was that he enforced diversity within his ranks: people who must rely on each other for subsistence learn to discard their prejudices.

The story of how he rescued his kidnapped wife after abandoning her in favor of a coat definitely needed more attention in this vid.

Fantastic videos - many thanks! If you do requests, then something about Tamerlane/Timur would be great.

"This was not a clever thing to do" is the perfect example of an understatement

So where will you conquer? Mongols: Yes

2:10 So here in Germany we know him as "Dschingis (Khan)", wich is the german notation of Chinghis with the same pronunciation. Genghis is also known but most people refere to him as Dschingis.

Great content!

Great stuff!

Awesome stuff, as usual. Especially the 'Barbarians go home' graffiti :)

As a Mongolian person you are absolutely right and thank you I had a little struggle haha ☺️

Yes I've been looking forward to this one

Fascinating- thank you

I laughed at Genghis running through the flowers underneath the FRIENDSHIP sign. Oh Mongols... Oh you Mongols...

Silk road: *exists* Bubonic Plaque: *travels* People: “It’s Pretty Great!”

never stop watching ur amazing vids u make good content👍👌🏻❤

I love how lightly the talk about death like say like he came down with a case of the dead’s

0:35 "Can we have a temple" "You can have a hill"

History Matters: Genghis Khan is the greatest conqueror in history Alexander the Great: Am I a joke to you?

Is a super video I love your videos and I learn so much with your videos

Liked the presentation. And the various 'fun facts' that are tossed in from time to time. I looked on YT for some information about the Huns on Ten Minute, with no luck. Is such a clip already on YT ? If not, it might be instructive that such a clip be made and put on YT.

So... many... history...videos...today... great video Ten Minute History! XD

2:53 I legit thought he just had tiny legs for a second

I love this, very nice

I really enjoy your entertaining and informative videos, thank you so much! :)

Great video. I wish you have mentioned Alexander Nevsky's standoff and John Wayne playing Genghis Khan in a movie.

*Mongol Empire and Genghis Khan intensifies*

Thank you sir

Fascinating story!

what is best in life?...To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!

"There job was to keep peace and lead the soldiers into war." Seems like an easy job with no contradictions at all.

I'm all caught up now, having watched and "liked" every video.

I can’t stop watching the little guys holding their signs lol

"medicine at that time was crap" *rub poo in it*

Kublai's Religious Policies can largely be summed up as "eh". Magnificent

Finally someone who actually makes videos in 10 minutes and doesn’t clickbait

i've read the book! you've managed to summarize what took me weeks to comprehend to 10 min.

Question: when one person holds a sign that says”soon” and squints their eyes, is that a reference to the move “The Patriot “ ?

Please do a wonderfully snarky video on the thrice failed invasion of Dai Viet. It's epic, and you're the man who can give it the mix of levity and David-vs-Goliath flavor that story deserves. (Please stay away from the Wikipedia articles for your research. Trust me on this. Also, the "Dai" in "Dai Viet" rhymes with "die.")

#20 so happy this is finally here

Best video ever.

Would love a video that is only how the Mongolian empire dissolved!

I knew Kublai was going to win because he was in Civ haha. Also, from what I've read, so many people died to Genghis that over the following years, depopulated areas that had had a large lumber industry had their forests grow back which slightly lowered the global temperature. Just a tad. But pretty impressive that one dude did that.

TY🙏🙏

Another great video, welp see ya again in 2 weeks