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@killer5896u7 ай бұрын
Happy new amazigh year 2974ⵣ
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
@@julia2k8 we have never claimed that, what are you talking about
@stuarthilton4397 ай бұрын
Do you ever do any collabs? I feel like you and HistoryMarche would make a good video.
@krips226 ай бұрын
This video, IT'S NOT THE 2ND CRUSADE AT ALL.
@trangho53175 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGeneralscan you make long video about second crusade please
@frankscavelli60317 ай бұрын
Great video. Hope the series overall retains a solid element of the Byzantine perspectice like the 1st Crusade Series, and the geopolitical interplay between Latin West, Orthodox Romans, and Muslims. Very excited this has started.
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
There is a shift in the primary sources towards more Frankish chronicles. Alexiad obviously ends with the death of Alexios. Will still have Byzantine events covered, but less than in the previous series.
@hiskakun22767 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGeneralsIn my opinion Jonh II Komnenos is very important for the events of the second crusade. He campaigned in Syria to expand the Christian states of the region, but Raymond of Antioch and Joscelin of Edessa, vassals of the Byzantine Empire, didn’t cooperate (they didn’t like the Empire). When the emperor left to Constantinople, the crusaders started losing territory again, so John II decided to come back and annex officially Antioch (and Edessa?) from the crusaders, but he died in a hunt accident in Cilicia before arriving Antioch. In my opinion the death of John II Komnenos was one of the reasons of the second crusade. Had he lived, maybe the Empire would’ve annexed Antioch and Edessa and consequently Zengi probably wouldn’t have attacked Imperial territory, so Edessa doesn’t fall.
@thomasrinschler67837 ай бұрын
8:58 "Atabeg" means "guardian", and the holders of the title were originally guardians of young Seljuk princes who had been given control over various cities across the empire, but were too young to rule themselves, and thus needed said guardians. By a curious coincidence, a lot of these princes died under mysterious circumstances, and the atabegs were content to continue their rule without their charges. I once read somewhere that the atabegs are great material for historical rehabilitators once they've finished with Richard III...
@thomasrinschler67837 ай бұрын
@@user-nv4ih6td4f if you're going to be literal about it. But a "guardian" and "father lord" are basically equivalent (as they weren't the princes' real fathers, but surrogate fathers to watch over them, i.e. guardians).
@vladimirkazakov30337 ай бұрын
There is one mistake - the Deraa mentioned in this video has nothing to do with Dara where Belisarius crushed the Persian forces in 530, the latter being much further north in today's Turkey
@tannerdenny54307 ай бұрын
Oh word? Nice
@ytj17thjuggalo127 ай бұрын
Great work you guys. Your opening scene here was a masterpiece. The stars fading out and light fading in. Had to watch it over a few times
@adamwee3827 ай бұрын
3:37 Baldwin of Edessa was King Baldwins cousin, not sure if you guys forgot to add that part, but he wasnt just a random baron.
@arda2137 ай бұрын
I am having hard time believing Ilghazi having 40.000 troops. Even Great Seljuq Empire could only muster such an army in very few occasions. Even wikipedia cites an army of 20.000. This is a mere atabeg we are talking about. Do you have any sources on this?
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
The more traditional number is 15-20k. We made a mistake in the narration.
@bolubeyi89597 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGenerals ''Traditional number'' is exaggerated European sources. Atabegs are not likely to gather 15k-20k soldiers, the number of soldiers is probably 5-10k horsemen. Even Zengids could not gather an army of 15-20k.
@DrKarmo7 ай бұрын
I hope you guys cover the baltic, iberian and georgian front too! The second crusade is often considered a failure but it had a lot of success on the christian side
@mikemodugno58797 ай бұрын
Yeah, I agree. I would love to see these fronts.
@FLLCI7 ай бұрын
We were never told of this part of Turkic history at schools in Turkey. Glad this channel covers it. Thanks!!!
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
most of the nonturk historians too mostly avoid using the word "Turk". They just slam the "saracen" or "muslim" and call it a day.
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
@@julia2k8 Ottomans stagnated for long. But they not building anything is only true for delosate arab lands. Most of the flourishing cities, schools and architecture was located in anatolia and balkans. Plus the central asia you despise produced many mathematicians and astronomers during the golden age. Again, Timurid Renaissence is a thing. And the same CA/Turks were smart and dominant enough to create apartheid states in egypt (thrice: tolunids, mamluks and ottoman egypt) so I wouldnt flex much if I were you since your people had their peak in umayyid era and still didnt recover. Btw seeing you being fanaticly nationalist/racist for a society that would disown you for not wearing a hijab is funny. Arab e-girls and their nationalism lol.
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
@@julia2k8 comment racism, get racism I guess.
@RichardEdwards407 ай бұрын
@@julia2k8dont expect much from unwashed nomads other than war and raiding and sleeping with animals...
@CengizNoker7 ай бұрын
@@RichardEdwards40What you said is great. They have animals, they travel the Earth, and they are amazing warriors. They established the most empires in the world additional information. Wonderful. My dream lifestyle. At the same time, their Culture and Laws are also very beautiful, you should research them too. Can you tell me the name of your country
@SteelPinguin7 ай бұрын
I cannot express how much joy this channel brought me. And fun facts for my friends 😃
@nenenindonu7 ай бұрын
The Artuqids gotta be the most influential of the early Turkish Beyliks participated in Crusades, produced great scientists, and left remarkable cultural sites
@nenenindonu7 ай бұрын
@@sarubet8725 Umar Al Djawbari and the legend Al-Jazari to name a few
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
@@nenenindonu uHm BuT tHeY wErE aYrAbS nOt TuRk?¿¿
@arda2137 ай бұрын
@@sarubet8725 There is no reliable source for the ethnicity of Al-Jazari. All we know is he worked for Artuqids.
@nenenindonu7 ай бұрын
@@Spartan_Disiplin The Artuqid realm doesn't stop promoting great scientists :) Biontech Ceo Uğur Şahin and nobel prize owner Aziz Sancar both have their roots from the same fertile lands
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
@@Spartan_Disiplin I know I'm just joking.
@KHK0017 ай бұрын
Another great video! thank u KnG for continuing the crusade series!
@ald11447 ай бұрын
I love these Crusades stories. I found I have an ancestor who died at the siege of Edessa, another in 1239 at the battle of Gaza during the Baron's Crusade, and oddly another who died a hundred years after that in the same place! Maybe my ancestors were unlucky, or just not very good fighters?😬
@ahmedkhaled87197 ай бұрын
How did you track those ancestors ?
@GAarcher7 ай бұрын
or brave
@ald11447 ай бұрын
@@GAarcher I'd like to think so. That's definitely preferable.
@silverspade83947 ай бұрын
@@ald1144 nah bro, even as a Muslim I gotta commend the sheer bravery and courage to journey across half the world face so many hardships and fight against armies who have major home advantage. I know war is bad and all that but the spirit of a warrior is still something to praise lose or win. I mean our ancestors also lost a ton during the Reconquista and thats fine the stronger side won like a wise man once said it is what it is.
@williamrobert98987 ай бұрын
@@silverspade8394hmmm I'm smelling some major dishonesty here I don't see where's the bravery in taking a journey from Europe to the holy land just so you could kill your fellow Christians alongside your enemies and make some fortune because the only reason why the overwhelming vast majority of the Crusaders left Europe was because they wanted to find a better life elsewhere 🤷🏻♂️ but hey they no longer exist in the Levant so the stronger side apparently wasn't strong enough and that's fine "it is what it is"
@b.johnathanwarriorinagarde79807 ай бұрын
It's so interesting to hear about history in this way. You guys are priceless.
@xjuliussx7 ай бұрын
5:40min There is an mistake in the video - there was no battle of DARA in that location, which was the Dara battle in 530 (not 535), but in Asia Minor borders, where Belisarius fought and won against persians.
@izunauchida58857 ай бұрын
Dang, I was going to say that. Turns out, the location that was being referred to is Daraa not Dara. I hate to say this but K&G made a big mistake.
@brokenbridge63167 ай бұрын
It was kind of obvious from the start who would win and who wouldn't. Great video.
@bfdiepictennisballbfdi23597 ай бұрын
10:13 There is a mistake, Ilghazi is the one who conquers Aleppo and Toghtekin is the one who conquers Homs
@user-dr7kk4it8c7 ай бұрын
That was great! Really appreciate you finally doing this battle I requested. Looking forward to more!
@tabibmohameddhia16596 ай бұрын
As always a great documentary from the best historical channel ever ! can't wait for more crusades videos :D
@hoangkimviet85457 ай бұрын
Probably it was one of the greatest defeats of the crusaders.
@lionelhutz51377 ай бұрын
@ayoubyerboub2579 Notice he said *one of* the greatest defeats. Comprehension is key.
@alqudzz-98647 ай бұрын
Kilic arslan I also gave 3 big defeates to them in crusade of 1101
@almighty58397 ай бұрын
Omg I’m so excited right now I’ve wanted a video on this battle by you guys for so long now! Can’t wait, I do hope we get more early big battles of the early crusades and videos on life within the crusader states
@lpedr0l7 ай бұрын
Eustace was one of the few who took a course of action that saw a personal sacrifice for estability and greater good. Great unsung hero for that.
@DarkSasori17 ай бұрын
True, and with that in mind he truly earned the biggest sigh of relief in history when he realized that the new king had been chosen and that he could return home.
@RandomGuy-df1oy7 ай бұрын
over 40 thousands? It seems toooo much exaggeration. Even in Wikipedia it uses a source that states 20k
@jozzieokes34227 ай бұрын
wiki is never truly a reliable source !
@adamsnow49797 ай бұрын
@@jozzieokes3422 where are the sources for those numbers
@adamsnow49797 ай бұрын
@@user-nv4ih6td4f is this a Seljuk army or an army of a petty state in north Syria? Lol the copism of a crusader defeat makes people be so unreasonable
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
Even Wikipedia overestimates the Turk army numbers. That makes the defeat against Turks less humiliating or victories against them sound more heroic.
@RandomGuy-df1oy7 ай бұрын
@@jozzieokes3422 Yes I know as I said even Wikipedia says its 20k. It usually has outdated sources that states higher numbers
@cnw63067 ай бұрын
YES YES YES YESSSSSSS FINALLY YOU GUYS MAKING THE SECOND CRUSADE DOCUMENTARY 🤩
@ScentsOfSouthJersey7 ай бұрын
At least Roger and his knights / soldiers went out like badasses..fighting to the death surrounded and outnumbered
@Castor18297 ай бұрын
He got slashed in the face so hard that his brain was sliced in half, he went out sad if you ask me.
@ScentsOfSouthJersey7 ай бұрын
@@Castor1829 he still didn’t run away, I mean death was the end result regardless of how gruesome
@arnavdharadhar51987 ай бұрын
It seems K&G is going to cover all the Crusades. I would appreciate it if you could also make a video on the period between the First and Second Crusades
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
This is that period
@arnavdharadhar51987 ай бұрын
@KingsandGenerals Oh! My bad. Thank you for commenting, and keep up the good work!! 😊
@qamarahmad14327 ай бұрын
How can the battle of Ager Sanginius be considered a part of second crusade its so much time for it to officially begin in 1145 after Pope issuing bull and preaching by Bernard of Clairvaux. This was battle fought between phase of no official crusading expedition. Can you just consider battle of Hattin as part of 2nd or 3rd crusades by that ? Also Illghazi's forces could not be more than 20,000 at most. 40,000 is gross exaggeration. Roger was outnumbered but not with such a massive Margin he could have 12,000 to 15,000 troops including Turcoples and local Christian levies. Some 700-800 of them heavy cavalry knights being his trumpcard against Ilghazi's mostly light cavalry army.
@bfdiepictennisballbfdi23597 ай бұрын
Same reason they included Manzikert in their First Crusade series, they use the setting to tell more things about the region at the time
@RangersFTW2347 ай бұрын
Phenomenal as always!! Excited to see more!!
@balkangamer017 ай бұрын
Great video.. been following this channel and all for long time… would like to see a Bosnian Crusade 1235-1241a.d. Pretty sure would be a great video from KaG channel ❤
@wretchedegg22087 ай бұрын
Yes ! I was hoping for this series
@jesenjin84677 ай бұрын
Just the thing to watch while having dinner! Do continue good work
@ItzQuantum7 ай бұрын
I love your videos, even when there are conflicting sources you take both into account and unbiasedly give us an awesome video! Love you guys❤
@jozzieokes34227 ай бұрын
keep up the great work!
@user-yr4js5zq1k7 ай бұрын
Excellent start of a new interesting series!!
@mostafa_hafiz7 ай бұрын
Awesome as usual thanks for making such amazing videos
@starhalv24277 ай бұрын
Great video, as always. On a side note, I just thought it would be quite interresting to learn about the battles from the Polish-German wars of 1003-1015, since I have no idea how both armies fought despite learning about that war in school, and I'm quite curious how Polish Druzhina could match Germans on the battlefield. It was also interresting how it was a series of conflicts, with a whole year or two between each campaign.
@kumebannerlord7 ай бұрын
This is lovely. I hope to see consistency from this serie, maybe 1 video per week? 😂
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
Nope. Monthly
@MrSedrack7 ай бұрын
3 years later Ilgazi bit more than he could chew, in Georgia at the valley of Didgori, where his entire contingent was crushed.
@AnatolianHittite7 ай бұрын
Georgians are alive for us to laugh.I even know Georgians who say they defeated Timur. Hahaha
@MrSedrack7 ай бұрын
@@AnatolianHittite Where's Timur's "empire" now? 🤣 Ahh you sheep diddlers are all the same.
@Historyteller3467 ай бұрын
@@MrSedrackI can also say where is the glorious Georgian Empire...
@MrSedrack7 ай бұрын
@@Historyteller346 Never existed.
@Historyteller3467 ай бұрын
@@MrSedrackYeah yeah. You all claim that you controlled all of modern-day Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan but where is that glorious empire now ? It's also gone...
@JCM-jj1rj7 ай бұрын
Hi! Great vid. Can you guys make a video of Irish history specially about Brian Boru. Thanks!
@realbaresoles27 ай бұрын
The knight shown in the thumbnail, in a great helm (“barrel helm”) and surcoat with heater shield, is absurdly anachronistic. That’s a knight from about 150 years later (because of the ailettes on his shoulders). Knights in 1119 would look essentially identical to the knights at Hastings, although some may have mail chausses (leggings) by this period. It’s rather like doing a documentary about the 1944 battles around Caen in WWII and showing illustrations of British infantry in the Iraq War.
@realbaresoles27 ай бұрын
It appears to have been changed to a fanciful 19th c illustration. I give up. 😅
@oneshotme7 ай бұрын
I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
@farazaltaf14217 ай бұрын
Thanks ❤ man I was waiting for this
@jayleeds7 ай бұрын
Quality Video K&G!
@mileymarielow38504 ай бұрын
Another amazing upload from K and G's
@aner62237 ай бұрын
5:40 - Not the same battlefield. Belisarius fought at Dara (modern-day eastern Turkey) the Daraa here is in Syria.
@robbabcock_7 ай бұрын
Fantastic! I can't get enough material on the Crusades!⚔🔥👏
@YoussefDaanBenAmor7 ай бұрын
Crusade’s series is finally back!
@vince_morano7 ай бұрын
Awesome as always ⚔️🛡️
@MultiEvil1017 ай бұрын
Another great video.
@georginhoweahvic39777 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jozzieokes34227 ай бұрын
Will your team talk about or do a future video about King Fulk ? he is a fascinating figure in history!
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
Will consider
@jozzieokes34227 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGenerals thank you for replying
@EnclaveEmily7 ай бұрын
That intro had me hooked
@Uzair_Of_Babylon4657 ай бұрын
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
@Iraqi_baathist20097 ай бұрын
Kings and general this video was amazing but i want you to do one thing in the second crusade video can you mention that zengids where irak turkmens history we arent really known i would really be happy if you mention it and at the end i want you to show a map of zengids in ther max extent 1174 when they ruled egypt thank you so much for the video and i would be delighted if you mention these or answer this comment and inform me if you do so or not
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
We will get there when we get there
@Iraqi_baathist20097 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGeneralsok thank you for replying
@rickjames187 ай бұрын
So another crusader army was slaughtered because the nobles were inpatient? typical. I can only imagine what could be in the region if crusader forces had held out until now.
@cenktuneygok89869 күн бұрын
They are still there.
@NB_Strikers17 күн бұрын
That is an excellent photo of the “lunatic”.
@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd7 ай бұрын
imagine you guys go insane and make one big video of the 1st-4th crusades!
@philippesauve93767 ай бұрын
My god I was waiting for the second crusade I am so happy now!!!!!
@janpindak79507 ай бұрын
Awesome episode
@Syiah-Slayer7 ай бұрын
New playlist!
@giod62667 ай бұрын
Oh, nice! Looking forward for next one! What will happen after this disaster..
@neonwasabi80177 ай бұрын
Little did Ilghazi know that surprise awaited him in Kingdom of Georgia just after 2 years from this victory
@sarubet87257 ай бұрын
"muuh didgori" said the georgian nationalist whose fathers relied on Kipchak mercenaries for protection. Nice cope tho.
@neonwasabi80177 ай бұрын
@@sarubet8725 Thanx :D it did it's job though
@Castor18297 ай бұрын
But Timur Tamerlane did…
@eeeertoo25977 ай бұрын
@@sarubet8725 hilarious cope, being that you're a nationalist yourself
@kristian24977 ай бұрын
Hi, why did you never release the last part of the 1st crusade as a stand-alone? Prefer the small video format to the larger ones 😊
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
Algorithmic reasons, sorry. Thanks for supporting us!
@saratmodugu27217 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGeneralsis the production finished for the crusaders vs mongol series?
@peruamorrortubarrenetxea53007 ай бұрын
I myself had this misconception 5:45, but the current city of Daraa, in southern Syria, and the Byzantine fortress of Dara are not the same. Dara was in what currently is Turkey, so the battle locations don't match up.
@mazenaljayousi497 ай бұрын
Great Video.. keep on old time videos 👍🏻
@leonardoflores79467 ай бұрын
Really well done
@-RONNIE7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video it was good
@londonbudgetgardner52057 ай бұрын
Excellent video Eustace wasn’t interested in the kingdom anyway.
@jbo10927 ай бұрын
we love your vidos
@RafaelOliveira-gl8jd7 ай бұрын
Faz um canal em outras línguas, Contrata um narrador em português brasileiro.
@briankalbfleisch10747 ай бұрын
isnt't/wssn't the city of Dara in Southern Turkey?
@ruifilipegutschmidt71137 ай бұрын
Dara, were Belisarius had his great victory over the Persians, is way up north in western Mesopotamia, isn't it?
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
yep, we made a mistake
@ruifilipegutschmidt71137 ай бұрын
Ok. Nobody is perfect😉
@marcpeterson10927 ай бұрын
I always thought the "C" in Damascene was silent.
@DAVITI157 ай бұрын
@Kings and Generals Please make a video about the battle of Martqopi, I think this video will be very interesting.❤
@ashtonbarwick66963 ай бұрын
Whole long doc about the 2nd crusade pls?
@Meows2177 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@kyriakoskyrousis50527 ай бұрын
@KingsandGenerals Qinnasrin, modern Al 'Is was a fortress to be found south of Aleppo not to the north east. Except if you were going for Qabasin which is a township north of Al-Bab.
@napoleonibonaparte71987 ай бұрын
Ego is the downfall of these crusades.
@timbanyai532920 күн бұрын
Here for 2nd crusade one question is there a episode 17 somewhere for 1st crusade after the Jihad episode
@KingsandGenerals20 күн бұрын
Nope
@azzeloth93687 ай бұрын
i wish that you guys whould cover rise of serbia, nemanjic dinasty and fall at kosovo. I know that you have done the battle of kosovo. but you should do the rise of Emperor Dusan ❤
@calidone76612 ай бұрын
contemporary crusader chroniclers report about the number of Turks, however, most modern historians do not be "cautious" when it comes to number of Turks and they assume a small petty beylik in southern Turkey could raise such huge army.
@Jimmyjimb1237 ай бұрын
Yup yup
@theawesomeman98217 ай бұрын
Had the Crusaders not constantly warred with the Muslims and actually cooperated with one another sufficiently, their Christian nations might have survived into modern times.
@-NovaRoma.2 ай бұрын
5:45 i thought that the battle of dara took place at 532?
@300fusionfall7 ай бұрын
I'm a bit confused on the maps, if someone more knowledgeable can help that'd be great, but Cilicia is supposed to have an armenian kingdom in there right, I'm trying to do research on this but I can't figure out where it's placed on the map.
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
It was a semi-independent principality at this point, with various factions allying with the Crusaders and the Byzantines and even the Seljuks at times. We should show it on the map, obviously. Thanks!
@300fusionfall7 ай бұрын
@@KingsandGenerals Ok thanks, wasn't meant to be criticism by the way, was just curious because I was doing some research
@KingsandGenerals7 ай бұрын
No, it is fine to criticize
@napolien13104 ай бұрын
Why do you guys call Al-Gazi and Toghtekin warlords and not princes (Emiers)?
@Iraqi_baathist20097 ай бұрын
İ loved the video😁 but also ilghazi was never liked by muslims because of him drinking alote and usually being drunk especially arabs where disgusted by him many arab scholors of the time talk of him as arrogant man and after weakining antioch he couldve pushed forword and conquer mor bu he went and partied and got himself drunk again
@faiyazali87197 ай бұрын
Why use word "sarasin" is being used for arab armies
@realbaresoles27 ай бұрын
Saracen is what was commonly used in Europe at the time.
@khalilbehri54367 ай бұрын
he uses the word franks many times as well so i guess its fine but then the two words are the stereotypical way both parties call their enemies and this video isnt told by a medieval historian so why not drop the nicknames all together.
@MichaelSmith-ij2ut7 ай бұрын
22:51 "Is this the end of Antioch? Find out next time on Dragonball Z!"
@vectorstrike7 ай бұрын
As usual, the person advocating for pacience is ignored... and thus disaster happens.
@superfrycook63607 ай бұрын
Roger: I have the higher ground!
@silley157 ай бұрын
Wait you call him a warlord... for defending his people and land from invaders, but he's a warlord. No no no my friend that's not on that
@khalilbehri54367 ай бұрын
I don't get the warlord thing . if its a guy leading an army to war then the crusader commander would be nicknamed a warlord but no he's in the video an honorable knight and great fighter i'm sure he is and i'm sure ilGhazi is as well but the warlord thing is only applied to him.
@silley157 ай бұрын
@khalilbehri5436 I really like this channel have been watching it for years but lately iv noticed afew little one liners here and there when it comes to the Muslims. But calling him a warlord is not right at all
@kkupsky63216 ай бұрын
What? I have February 0728. One of clocks is off.
@hazzard87857 ай бұрын
So where the part at that mah boy boards the Vengeful Spirit and gets spanked by his big bro Horus?
@duelinglectrics4 ай бұрын
So it was kinda like a before hattin
@user-vk5kl9ze2j7 ай бұрын
Moral of the story. The Cross wasn't true and there is not anything as a true cross.
@leeboy267 ай бұрын
Eustace- 'Oh no! Anyway...'
@zainulmuqsit8772 ай бұрын
Even the great Seljuk emperor alp arsalan fought with 20k soldiers in battle of manzikert .how an atabeg field 40k troops ? Sorry great exaggeration
@zainulmuqsit8772 ай бұрын
40k totally wrong .u are talking about atabeg leading 40k troops ? Wrong sir .