Villagers Are Surprised To See The British Empire ! How did The British Empire rule the World? 

He is correct about that quote. In all the worlds history, there were always conquerors even among the same countrymen.

Babu spoke well, trade = ok, ruling = ok, oppression and abuse = not ok.

There are a couple errors with the map that Knowledgia used to show the British Empire at 1:47: 1. The British didn't rule all of Cameroon, they only ruled what is now the Northwest and Southwest Region of the country (or the unrecognized breakaway state of Ambazonia) while the Northern Cameroons joined Nigeria. The rest of Cameroon was French. However from 1884 to 1916, Cameroon was called Kamerun and it was German. 2. It doesn't show British Honduras, what is now Belize. This colony lasted from 1783 to 1981. 3. It doesn't show British Ceylon, what is now Sri Lanka. This colony lasted from 1796 to 1948, though they didn't rule the entire island until 1817. 4. Doesn't show Jamaica. Yes their Caribbean colonies were small, but you can still see Jamaica on this map and it should be red. The colony lasted from 1655 to 1962. 5. They didn't rule over all of Somalia. The only part that was colonized by them was British Somaliland in the northern half (or now just the de facto Republic of Somaliland). They occupied the rest of Somalia during WWII to end Italian control, and it then became an UN Trust Territory until 1960. 6. They didn't rule all of Yemen. Just Aden (which became the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen). What would become Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) was the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen 7. The Falklands aren't red either 8. Fiji isn't red

They should see the video: "Every country that Britain has invaded".

"This is something that children learn in schools and colleges, and today you are here teaching us this for free, so it is a big deal for us". It is easy for us to forget how privileged we are to have access to the internet essentially whenever we like, and to be able to learn these things freely and casually, even if it comes with the struggle of having to sort trustworthy sources from untrustworthy sources by our own judgement. If I wanted to learn the history of the British empire, or about the creation and significance of the printing press or so on, I can do so simply be looking for it and spending a few hours of my time and I would think nothing of it. But for these men, such a thing is truly extraordinary. We shouldn't take it for granted.

might want to mention that America was originally a colony

As someone living in the UK this reaction was interesting.

Asides from putting down insurrections andthe odd skirmishes, the majority of rule in these territories was done by the native people of the land, Britain itself only had a minor hand in putting forth any actual rules.

I work with Indians and they have a very educated view on it. While Britain did colonise them, it was ni different than what was happening inside India. Kings were fighting eachother and committing massacres just like the British did. Most of the infrastructure the British left is still there while the new stuff is falling apart. Without British rule there is a high chance they would be far worse than they are nowm

I love the elder of the groups energy he’s just happy to be alive and learning something new

Oh, I'm so looking forward to you showing them further videos about the world's history. This one was a very good start, and I loved the discussion it inspired among the three at the end. A comprehensive history of their own country could be interesting (India has such a rich history, there are certainly points that will be new to them), as well as maybe the "discovery" of America. But even the fight for independence of the US could be a nice tie in with the video above - they might at this point even get most parts of the Oversimplified video about that, if they are told beforehand that it is deliberately spiced up with jokes. Could be worth a try.

I"m in agreement, the problem wasn't establishing trade, the problem was seeing the people they were trading with as less-than-human and not deserving of equal rights and profits in the business.

I would love for them to react to more world history. I would suggest that they start with history of the entire world to give them a good starting picture if its not too fast pace or too dificult for them to understand

I came here for the apologies from the Brits in the comment section. 🙂 (We have nothing to apologize for)

Man people in the comment section are so salty...iam indian but it's still impressive how such a small country ruled over so many...ofc be it with dirty tactics it is what it is.

I am British and have to say that building empires by invading another land by any means, be it military conquest or under the pretence of trade, should be condemned to history, and should be taught not as a means of glorifying a nation, but as a warning of how greed leads to oppression and resentment and ultimately war. The fact is that power corrupts human beings, and an excess of power leads to corruption in excess. We see this in so many countries throughout history. In my view it is better to build alliances, friendships, trade deals, cultural awareness and respect between people from different lands so that everyone has the same opportunities to improve their lives. Another thing to remember is that the wealth of the British Empire reached only a minority of British people. The vast majority of British people were poor, working 6 or 7 days per week in terrible conditions and living 2 or more families in slum housing during the time of the empire. The common person in Britain suffered at the hands of the same wealthy people who were directing the growth of the Empire.

For balance The British empire was also instrumental in stamping out the slave trade. All other civilisations viewed slavery as a given part of life. Africans, for example, were still being slaved in middle Eastern countries right up until the early 19 hundreds. Sadly, African slaves in the middle East were also castrated, hence why we don't have "African Arabians", as we have African Americans. Despite the fact that Islamic countries, against Muslim laws, slaved off more Africans than the Europeans & Americans. Formerly slaved people were given full citizenship. For balance, we must recognise that this was the unique occurrence. Not the slavery itself.

The British may be on an island but it is a mistake to think they believed were not at risk of invasion. The history of Britain is filled with different tribes and Countries taking over. Celt tribes invaded from Europe. The Romans of Italy occupied it for a long time. The Normans, The Saxons, The Angles and the Vikings, all were very successful in adding Britain to their Empires.

This looks SO set up and the reactions look SO false!!

as a dutch guy i would also love to show them the dutch empire video , being a small country compared to other empires. a school friendly or the unfriendly version of the history of the world by bill wurtz would also be very interesting.

England/Britain was a latecomer to imperialism with most of its territories being gained from rival European powers rather than from 'the natives'

Yessssss, please do more videos about them reacting to history! I would love them to see videos about Alexander the Great, Julius Cesar, etc

This video failed to mention that Ireland was taken over by the British first.

Lol poor babu , I understood what he meant though. Conquering is how things go, the British were not the first they will not be the last. whether we're ruled by strangers or by our own it must done with love and wisdom, if ruled badly it does not matter who's boot is kicking.

I think the education that they are receiving through this channel has changed their lives. It makes you wonder what their education system has been teaching. Their horizons have definitely been broadened.

The guy in the middle is like °o° he's mesmerized

Britain was one of the few countries that never had slaves! Indians were trading partners, never slaves!

These guys are so beautiful. I can only smile at their wonderful facial expressions amd their interesting head and hand gesticulations.

This one was great! Have they seen any videos about the tectonics of earth? It would be amazing seeing how they react to the formation of the himalayas, even more after the recent trip

The English are the children of the gods

How i imagine aliens studying us.

I like their song at the end. Every country’s independence should be celebrated!

More world history!!!! Would love to see some biology content too! TED Talks are a good option

If a country as small and weak as America could fight and win freedom from the British, it begs the question why others did not do the same. History may show that not only did Britain fight for the fair treatment of many of the places where they did trade. Those nations benefitted enormously from the British in other ways where they may not have had kind rulers of their own. Many Africans were freed from slavery ...from being bought and sold...by the blood sweat and tears of the British. Many institutions were left behind by the British when they were finally driven out...how much of that would have been there without their presence? That the British were colonizers and oft times brutal, it should be balanced against what was there before their arrival. Much of Africa once colonized and ruled by Europeans, has sunk into a corrupt form of dictatorship with slavery again re-emerging. History is not simple. People are not simple. Large populations have every form of good and evil people within, many without the restraints of morality, ethics and religion. Communist countries have the worst reputation for the treatment of people while promising the good...They have no belief in God and will not allow that belief. China now has millions of Uigers who are muslim in concentration camps under horrific conditions. History is like driving backwards at 40mph while looking in the rearview mirror...very tricky and dangerous.

Now, that's a song by Babu and the guys that I really enjoyed! Very nice, fellas'!

As soon as I saw the post I KNEW the hate would begin .. reading the comments I'm done .. Let's not mention the Spanish the Portuguese the French and Dutch And Germans. The Russians.. No it's always the British or should i say english because most dont know the difference between the two . There is not a country that hasn't practiced imperialism in some form or another . Our ancestors made the history we didn't.

I can’t not notice the guy on the right constantly shaking his head in a “yes, no” manner consistently 😅🤣

thats interesting both the usa and india were once ruled by the brits and both eventually gained independence. nice video!

The old man reactions do 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love how that older guy on the left is contemplating the video with his gestures and a wide-intrested mouth lol.

How they don't feel a bit stupid to pretend and act like this, i mean even they know it's too obvious 😂

They were clearly passionate about the subject 😄

i love how the white shirt guy was moving his head most of the time

You guys should react to every country Britain has invaded, Also you should do a full length reaction to the movie Schindler's list,

Who does he mean by the British,? Many of the Bankers and Merchants and ship owners of the day may have been based in Britain, But not born here? Company Rules?

lol the head bobblings no joke

Side note: I love the unfinished painting of the Treaty of Paris 1783. The British delegation refused to pose for the painting out of embarrassment at having to acknowledge the independence of their former colony.

While Britannia ruled the waves, the Mongols ruled the land. As the Mongol Empire was the largest land empire. As an Iraqi saying goes: "If two fish fight in the Tigris, the British are behind it" I mean they did divide the Middle East with the French without caring for the people too. It wasn't just the Indian subcontinent they did that. and if colonization of India wasn't enough, can't forget about the atrocious border between India and what is now Bangladesh that they left behind. Basically, picture the India-Bangladesh border, and now picture it as if it was a connect-the-dot drawing....that was the result. There was enclaves (a part of country inside another country) everywhere, and it was so bad it had the world's only third-order enclave...a piece of India inside of a piece of Bangladesh inside of a piece of India inside Bangladesh. Yup. Thankfully, it was resolved peacefully in 2015 where the Indian enclaves within Bangladesh were given to Bangladesh while the Bangladeshi enclaves within India were given to India, leading to the end of *162 enclaves*

i love the old man on the left, he looks suprised all the time

I love their fascinated looks. The looks of people wanting to learn. Makes me smile.

Dude on the left was flabbergasted

Little did they know, America was British mwhahaha

That was interesting. Never seen it explained like that before. Liked hearing their commentary. Pretty much how I figured they'd look on it. And great song, Babu! Nice to see everyone singing along.

Why do they all have idle npc animations when theyre listening 😁

It would be cool to see them watch oversimplified videos about WW2, US civil war and revolution, or any other historical videos really

We also made a lot of country's extremely rich i dont like what the east India company they was a terrible company they had more ships then the British navy and got away with a lot of terrible things hence why the king closed it down

Considering Raeen's earlier attempt to do that Indian nationalist thing of trying to wind up British people in another video (by saying the UK is irrelevant now and has done nothing of importance in the world for years) I found it funny he wasn't in this video. 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧

There are two sides to every story. Sure some of the things we did were not good at the time, but you are seeing the world from a modern perspective, and not the reality of that age. India at the time was in a constant war between Muslims and Hindus, and other sects. Britain brought an end to that squabbling. I'll give you an example of the British and Indian logic at the time... an Englishman called Sir Charles Napier went to India, and he observed a practice called Suti (widow burning), when he asked the hindu chief why is it they burn their women, for this practice is evil... the Hindu priest said "this is our custom and you should respect it, that we burn the widows of rich men". Sir Charles then replied "if this is your custom and I am to respect it, then I shall follow up with my custom, for it is custom in England to hang men who kill women, so if you continue with your custom of Suti, then I shall proceed with mine". Yes it is true we did evil things, but we also did many great things for India too. We built the roads and the buildings, we brought trade and we brought medicine, we brought trains and showed the people how to farm their land properly and how to rejuvenate it, how to better preserve water supplies and how to survive the monsoon season's destruction, how to handle wildfires. On top of that, we brought democracy and laws. In every empire throughout history, there is bad deeds done, but the British unlike every empire before them, dd more good than bad. There is a an English saying that states, to tame a horse one must use both the carrot and the stick.

Babu with his words of wisdom once again. "there is nothing wrong with ruling countries but I do not like the atrocities comitted by them on the people while Ruloing the countries" I am British, I am aware things were less than perfect in Areas of the empire but the reason we maintained control for so long was that we let the local rule themselves and only lightly influenced them. The exceptions being India and Australia, where things were just... awful. But the thing is, a lot of the infastructure built is still used today in these nations. It is also worth noting that the partition of India was done at indias request, and that the caste system has nothing to do with british colonialism. Britain may have had a heavy hand, but look at India today, would it be a united nation without Britain? Or would it be a fractitious collection of individuals seeking dominance over each other?

How great our Country is once upon a Time.

I’m a very proud Englishman 😊

let me tell you a story - During the world war the British sent many indian troops to fight on their behalf to foreign countries . Since a working army requires food supply the Britishers took away all the food supplies from the Indian state of West Bengal . People of Bengal started to die due to lack of food ,mothers were begging for food for there young children . This food was snatched by the British as extra food for themselves for 'just incase' it could be used . This phenomenon led to something called the Bengal famine . British soldiers posted in Bengal got worried about the brutal sight of the state due to millions of deaths of people , so some soldiers went and informed Winston Churchill about the Bengal famine and innumerable deaths of innocent people and urged to give the people some food . On that Winston replied Why hasn't Gandhi died yet ?

God bless the UK 🇬🇧 God bless the USA 🇺🇸

idk why but it just bothers me how they keep shaking and nodding their heads I feel like that would hurt after a while

History videos are always great, especially bc they seem to really enjoy them

Surprised they never mentioned the industrial revolution and the part that played in Britain's dominance

I find MOST of the comments stupid. The British gave more to India than Mr Mohdis' Government gives to Indians today.

People very often bring up things like the Amritsar massacre and the Bengal famine when talking about British rule in India. But the important thing to bear in mind is that there was also Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian empires but you don't hear about massacre they committed, not because they didn't commit any, but instead because they were commonplace. This wasn't the case with the British Empire.

Now little Britain is withering up into a little pariah country. Scotland and N Ireland preparing to leave. COMEUPPANCE TIME-!

"It is not child's play to rule such a large area."

On this video, I learned as they learned. I didn't know half of this history before watching.

Everything good and bad that has happened in this world got us to where and who we are today. Both as individuals and nations it's important to understand that and remember it was different times and different educations and knowledge of the world and it's people.

The British weren't more unmoral or barbaric than any other conquerors or colonizers throughout history, quite the contrary. They were just the most recent.

Even if the video was short and simplified, many of its contents and facts were information that they valued highly so showing it was a great thing. Knowing ones history is more important than many think. By the way, where is Aman these days? I haven't seem him for a while now.

Britain never ruled the world. They had just some colonies around the globe for an limited time in human history. 😂

Did they not know why Americans and Australians speak English? Or even that they do? How is India going to compete with China without educating all their people (same problem in America). Obviously, these guys like to learn.

Amazing content 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

the world was lucky that Britain was peace loving and once the primitive nations had been colonised they were well looked after. The end of the video is just like bearer Rangi Ram from it ain't half hot mum.

God I love being British. Feels Good.

Show them a video about how the British worked hard to stop slavery in Africa. The abolitionist movement.

Best song yet

When you now onto it. You should teach them about the East India Company in more detail. EIC is such important historically. And since they are Indian too, they should learn about it. I'm curtain students - in India - learn about that in school. But these guys haven't been given that opportunity, to learn about such an important part of Indias collective historical heritage. Which I think is unfortunate.. as you can see.. It's like I - an Norwegian - didn't know about vikings. They are so knowledge hungry, and everything stays almost like a photographic memory. It's insane how good memory they got! Please show them more Indian history. I would love to learn about that too.

Queen Victoria called India “The Jewel In The Crown”. Every empire falls eventually. We are witnessing the self immolation of the American empire right now.

I love these people bro...id swap them for anyone of my neighbours,no hesitation...godbless from England.

Actually it was a Private Company that governed your country. 👀

I would have thought they would know way more about simple stuff

enjoying the videos, but I wish when the guys are watching the videos , sometimes is hard to see the screen is too small keep up the good work.

Yes this video give a good condensed perspective of the east Indian company which back in the early 70s before he graduate from high school they didn’t really get into it they didn’t show the comprehensiveness of what Britain had done so I learned something from this Unfortunately when I was going to school pre-high school the teachers were also the history teachers were also the guys that did the coaching for the football team and they didn’t teach history very well….

Britan ruled India, but not through force. It got power by TRADE! not violence !

8:08 Some of you may wonder why the right side of the painting is blanck. That is actualy because when the painter asked the politicians that were about to conclude the peace treaty to pose, the British politicians were so embarrassed and angry of their defeat, they refused to pose. And so, the artist couldn't paint them.

The British army was always very small. It had to be because Britain is a small island nation and so they decided to put their money into their navy. At the time of Dunkirk the British army in Europe was just 220,000. The French army was three million and so was the German. Britain ruled much of the world because they were the most advanced people on earth.

It was interesting that the video used the silhouette of Lewis & Clark, a very American thing. But, yeah, we threw them outta here. 😁😁

It might be kinda cool to see them react to the American Revolution

Please more history

it funny to think. if britain hadnt done this, i wouldnt have been born and i wouldnt be british, as im descended from africa

The decline in countries after independence is astonishing. The British empire spread organisation and christ. Those that left and came into the commonwealth thrive.. those that didn't are at war,bin famine and struggle

The British Empire also fought against slavery around the world for over 100 years.

Very interesting video!

Why is nobody talking about the fact that they're moving around and reacting to the video like NPCs 🤣

Can you do a video on the Roman Empire probably the most powerful that ever existed