Cyrus the Great - Rise of the Achaemenid Empire DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient Civilizations continues with a video on Cyrus the Great, the king of kings, founder of the Achaemenid empire, and the first of the great conquerors. In this video, we will cover the life and works of Cyrus, from his birth to his reforms to his conquests.
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@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 2 жыл бұрын
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@lakshmipraveen8734
@lakshmipraveen8734 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Kings and Generals, Thank you so much for make an video on one of the Great Empire of all time In History. As I am fan of Achaemenid Empire it was sweet treat.
@Stateira_Cyrus
@Stateira_Cyrus 2 жыл бұрын
Cassandane was a Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Great and Cassandane were known to love each other very much. Cassandane said that she found it more bitter to leave Cyrus than to depart her life. Cyrus loved his Persian Queen Cassandane dearly and when she died the entire empire observed a great mourning. Cyrus never recovered from the grief of losing her and stayed inactive for nearly a decade after her death. Cyrus the Great wrote the first Human Rights Charter. United Nations uses the Cyrus Cylinder as a pillar of the earliest declaration of human rights.
@Stateira_Cyrus
@Stateira_Cyrus 2 жыл бұрын
In all sources, Cyrus the Great is described as a good king. The great historians such as Will Durant, Richard N. Frye, Arthur Upham Pope, Professor Patrick Hunt, Walther Hinz, Heidemarie Koch, Charles Freeman, etc, etc, and the Great western philosophers, such as Hegel, Nietzsche, etc, etc, all respected and praised Cyrus the Great, the Persian empire and Persia. Xenophon respected and praised Persia and Cyrus the Great. " Many historians as well as writers on human rights, have supported the interpretation of the Cyrus Cylinder as a human rights charter. " Cyropaedia by Xenophon is about Cyrus the Great of Persia/Iran, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The Cyropaedia has been consulted as a standard reference of statesmanship by a number of prominent leaders in world history. Many Classical and Western statesmen knew well of Cyrus and his adaptive policies of governance by way of the Cyropaedia.
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
I love Cyrus the Great. For me, Cyrus the Great is the greatest emperor in human history. Cyrus the Great is the pride of humanity.
@Steve-ce6js
@Steve-ce6js 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making a video on Cyrus the Great! Very much appreciated. However, the portion covering Cyrus's early life was based on the mythical story told by the Greeks, not the historical account. Also, the battles weren't covered in great depth and detail like the videos for other rulers such as Alexander, Julius Caesar, etc... Additionally, there wasn't much mentioned about the genius administrative system he laid the foundations for which was based on a religious tolerance unlike any other empire that preceded it.
@ragzaugustus
@ragzaugustus 2 жыл бұрын
"Do not grudge me my monument" is pretty nice, fair enough too.
@davidpeterson5647
@davidpeterson5647 2 жыл бұрын
"Also, wipe your feet off when you gaze upon my tomb. And don't slouch!"
@AlphaCrucis
@AlphaCrucis 2 жыл бұрын
I was just trying to understand what that means when I looked at this at the top of the comments. What does it mean?
@then9779
@then9779 2 жыл бұрын
@@AlphaCrucis The King tells you that he deserves his tomb and you should not be envious or bitter about it.
@liriobolaffio3255
@liriobolaffio3255 2 жыл бұрын
There was no inhumation in Mazdean religion, because the death would make the earth impure. They exposed corpses to birds and animals. The inscription is reported in Greek by Strabo (I century BC), so it's probably a spurious tradition.
@siavashashavand4834
@siavashashavand4834 2 жыл бұрын
@@liriobolaffio3255 there's no hard evidence that that tradition existed in zoroastrianism before the sassanids, especially bc of the several iranian ruler tombs before the sassanids, so it's either that achaemenids weren't zoroastrian which is unlikely or that the tradition didn't exist at first
@hemansx
@hemansx 2 жыл бұрын
The best thing about the inscription on his tomb is that countless armies and invading forces came across it over the next two thousand years, and all chose to respect his wishes and leave the tomb alone.
@MarvinT0606
@MarvinT0606 2 жыл бұрын
unlike the Egyptian pharaohs, he left nothing in his tomb for looters; just a tombstone telling everyone to fuck off and leave his bones in peace
@alfredoalfaro5000
@alfredoalfaro5000 2 жыл бұрын
@@MarvinT0606 Such a man needed no gold nor fancy stuff to be known as the greatest.
@roccomarcy
@roccomarcy 2 жыл бұрын
@@MarvinT0606 Strabo stated that when Alexander the Great looted and destroyed Persepolis, he paid a visit to the tomb of Cyrus and commanded Aristobulus, one of his warriors, to enter the monument. Inside he found a golden bed, a table set with drinking vessels, a gold coffin, some ornaments studded with precious stones and an inscription on the tomb. No trace of any such inscription survives. Strabo described it as follows
@roccomarcy
@roccomarcy 2 жыл бұрын
Alexander then went to Pasargadae; and this too was an ancient royal residence. Here he saw also, in a park, the tomb of Cyrus; it was a small tower and was concealed within the dense growth of trees. The tomb was solid below, but had a roof and sepulchre above, which latter had an extremely narrow entrance. Aristobulus says that at the behest of the king he passed through this entrance and decorated the tomb; and that he saw a golden couch, a table with cups, a golden coffin, and numerous garments and ornaments set with precious stones; and that he saw all these things on his first visit, but that on a later visit the place had been robbed and everything had been carried off except the couch and the coffin, which had only been broken to pieces, and that the robbers had removed the corpse to another place, a fact which plainly proved that it was an act of plunderers, not of the satrap, since they left behind only what could not easily be carried off; and that the robbery took place even though the tomb was surrounded by a guard of Magi, who received for their maintenance a sheep every day and a horse every month. But just as the remoteness of the countries to which Alexander's army advanced, Bactra and India, had led to numerous other revolutionary acts, so too this was one of the revolutionary acts. Now Aristobulus so states it, and he goes to record the following inscription on the tomb: "O man, I am Cyrus, who acquired the empire for the Persians and was king of Asia; grudge me not, therefore, my monument." Onesicritus, however, states that the tower had ten stories and that Cyrus lay in the uppermost story, and that there was one inscription in Greek, carved in Persian letters, "Here I lie, Cyrus, king of kings," and another written in the Persian language with the same meaning.
@stevebee3083
@stevebee3083 2 жыл бұрын
@@roccomarcy wow thanks for shading some light on this ,I’ll look into it more
@beyondmywildestdreams6942
@beyondmywildestdreams6942 Жыл бұрын
You just imagine it how great and respected a person should be that people talk about him this way after more than 2500years,isn't that Immortality?
@renusingh384
@renusingh384 7 ай бұрын
It is immortality ❤
@soffren
@soffren 2 ай бұрын
If he could even comprehend his legacy, it would blow his mind. He is remembered despite the literal rise and fall of dozens of empires, and the passage of thousands of years. If you told him"One day, after hundreds of centuries, a human will walk on the moon, and that human will know your name, as will all educated people of that time, I wonder how he'd take it.
@thelordofgifts5343
@thelordofgifts5343 11 күн бұрын
History is beautiful because it is like being taught lesson directly from the greatest humans who ever lived
@anthonymanderson7671
@anthonymanderson7671 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus was a great man. Love Iran from zambia 🇿🇲❤️ 🇮🇷
@Jobe-13
@Jobe-13 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus the Great was so Great that he even had a cameo in the Old Testament and called blessed by God and given the title of Messiah by the Hebrews. What an OG.
@shooterdownunder
@shooterdownunder 2 жыл бұрын
The event is even described in the Bible in the book of Daniel
@redplanet7163
@redplanet7163 2 жыл бұрын
That's because he set the Hebrews free. The ones that Nebuchanezar had brought to Babylon.
@victorestrella9503
@victorestrella9503 2 жыл бұрын
@@PROVOCATEURSK none
@abuzaformohammedaman9205
@abuzaformohammedaman9205 2 жыл бұрын
He is even described in Quran as Julkarnain.
@BenJune09
@BenJune09 2 жыл бұрын
Isaiah 45:1 “Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;”
@rayanzelms9453
@rayanzelms9453 2 жыл бұрын
I´m not even Persian but I feel proud when I hear about him. Lot of love from Spain.
@ardeshir_Persian
@ardeshir_Persian 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot , hé was king of hearts,,,
@Ishi79
@Ishi79 2 жыл бұрын
You are a Jew?
@rayanzelms9453
@rayanzelms9453 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ishi79 No I´m not
@Ishi79
@Ishi79 2 жыл бұрын
@@rayanzelms9453 The fairytale empire of persia was written by European colonialism, European jews. I think it is why you feel proud about this fairytale.
@rayanzelms9453
@rayanzelms9453 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ishi79 Your name suggests an Arabic or Kurdis background. i´m not Persian so please spare me your stereotypical racism.
@bobakbobak2588
@bobakbobak2588 2 жыл бұрын
The difference between Cyrus and others is that, you don't have to be a Persian to be proud of yourself when you learn about him, you'd feel proud simply as a human being from any part of the world with any ethnic background.
@ramtin5152
@ramtin5152 Жыл бұрын
@Ευαγγελος Αγγελος Damn you are so lucky dude Be proud of it Both people have great history (But it's better to say Iranian instead of Persian)
@HighKingBob
@HighKingBob Жыл бұрын
@@ramtin5152 there’s nothing wrong with saying Persian. Persians are just one of the many Iranian ethnicities. Lurs, Kurds, Tajiks, Baloch, Ossetians, and Pashtuns are all Iranian too
@HighKingBob
@HighKingBob Жыл бұрын
@@sohrab4371 culturally they are Iranic
@sohrab4371
@sohrab4371 Жыл бұрын
@@HighKingBob well yeah also many countries became Persianized
@masyaf897
@masyaf897 Жыл бұрын
@@HighKingBob Tajiks are closest to Iranians. Tajiks are eastern Persians
@PhoenixRiseinFlame
@PhoenixRiseinFlame 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus is such an interesting figure in history. He basically went from a child sentenced to be murdered to ruling most of the known world. He was one of the most tolerant Emperors in the ancient world and generally ruled in a fair manner.
@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709
@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709 2 жыл бұрын
Dorood bar shoma mehrdad khan.
@RamtinHG
@RamtinHG 6 ай бұрын
This murder senario doesn't make sense at all
@teslacoils5881
@teslacoils5881 5 ай бұрын
@@RamtinHGits a story like romulus and remus
@erickisking9973
@erickisking9973 Ай бұрын
The childhood tale came from Herodotus aka the father of lies
@askme1408
@askme1408 2 жыл бұрын
The inscription on the Cyrus's tomb. "Mortals, I am Cyrus, son of Cambyses, founder of the Persian monarchy, and Sovereign of Asia, grudge me not therefore this monument." Even after being long dead,the Cyrus gives you chills.
@innosanto
@innosanto Жыл бұрын
And Alexander the great restored his tomb.
@7kaisheba
@7kaisheba Жыл бұрын
It is written about it in Esther, queen of the persians, a book
@meh23p
@meh23p Жыл бұрын
I wonder what the old Persian word for “Asia” was.
@Ishi79
@Ishi79 8 ай бұрын
ایرانی یعنی محصول تجاوز تاریخشون یعنی حمله یونانی عرب مغول روس انگلیس افغان یعنی تجاوز کردن اینا به ایرانی
@agostocobain2729
@agostocobain2729 3 ай бұрын
The tombs of Esther, Mordecai, Prophet Daniel, and Cyrus the great still stand in Iran today.@@7kaisheba
@gnewsome
@gnewsome 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that a Zoroastrian Persian is considered a Jewish Messiah tells you everything you need to know about this absolute legend.
@airlot1469
@airlot1469 2 жыл бұрын
@@ktheterkuceder6825 yeah both are candidates of Dhul Qurnayn
@baalsagol346
@baalsagol346 2 жыл бұрын
@@GoogleUserOne dude is everything alright??? Cause you sound a little bit..... unhinged, shell i get you a glass of water?
@alborzilani3272
@alborzilani3272 2 жыл бұрын
well that fact is Achaemenid empire were not fully Zoroastrian, they were followers of Mithra also, or just keeping some of those traditions, which dates back to pre Zoroastrian teachings, and persian society back then were consist of different beliefs and religions and we can see the reflection of that on the big scale for the whole empire policies
@gnewsome
@gnewsome 2 жыл бұрын
@@GoogleUserOne Lol, someone woke up a little angry and anti-Semitic this morning, eh? My only point was that to be considered a Messiah by people from an entirely different country and religion is quite an achievement, no matter who bestows that honor.
@gnewsome
@gnewsome 2 жыл бұрын
@@Barthaneous34 Cyrus did a little more for the Jewish people than simply acknowledge Jerusalem as their capital.
@robertshrewsbury4241
@robertshrewsbury4241 2 жыл бұрын
King Cyrus The Great said “Success should always call for showing greater kindness, generosity and justice; only people lost in darkness treat it as an occasion for greater greed” “Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth-these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die”
@soffren
@soffren 2 ай бұрын
And he is still loved by many hundreds of thousands to this very day.
@saman3702
@saman3702 2 жыл бұрын
I like Cyrus the great not only as an Iranian, but as a human . I love him as a person who is an example of humanity . when he conquered babylonia, he treated the people with humanity and kindness and let them be free to practice their religion and never harmed their cities , the same king who established one of the ancient greatest civilization ever ! Powerful and merciful ❤🤍💚
@nocturnalforsaken4519
@nocturnalforsaken4519 2 жыл бұрын
"O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones"-Plutarch
@nebsam7137
@nebsam7137 2 жыл бұрын
Was this an actually quote or a later telling?
@dnajournal4321
@dnajournal4321 2 жыл бұрын
@@nebsam7137 Well, it's safely back in the hand of the Iranians now. So Alexander, the Arabs and the Mongols didn't destroy it for the brief periods they conquered Iran.
@dnajournal4321
@dnajournal4321 2 жыл бұрын
@@magtovi If the Americans destroy it, Cyrus the Great's message would have been ignored for the first time in 2500 years. You'd think it would be Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great - who sacked cities. Instead, it's the USA and its allies, all while pretending "its for peace". If the world exists another 1000 years, America's propaganda won't work as well against the facts recorded. "Iraq destroyed. No WMDs". "Iran destroyed. Israel and Saudi didn't like them".
@a-sheepof-christ9027
@a-sheepof-christ9027 2 жыл бұрын
@@magtovi The actual Baghdad and its library was destroyed by Mongolians under the Khan. And it is not America that is the attacker. People in the middle east have fought against each other in disorganized campaigns since the caliphate destroyed much of the infrastructure that survived from antiquity onward. Iran could have become a modern, progressive and powerful nation by now, but If you want to point fingers point them at Abu Bakr who led his horde against the Shas and the late Persian empire, or the religious extremists who were pawns in the hands of western powers from the 90s onward to thwart the growth of middle eastern societies. The United States is simply protecting its interests with a force and craftyness that people in the middle east were not expecting from westerners since WW2. And you can be sure of one thing: it would be a lot deadlier if the west was not regulating itself as strongly as it is at the moment. Don't be fooled into thinking you have seen the full force of the American war machine: that never happened because - for better or worse - congress and politicians have prevented that all the way back to the Vietnam War. Military actions still have to be accounted for before the people at large. And that is good: Otherwise we would have other names lined up next to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@a-sheepof-christ9027 My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?
@lordfridge491
@lordfridge491 2 жыл бұрын
As Gordon Rameses the Second said " Finally, some good fucking history"
@anakinvader9120
@anakinvader9120 2 жыл бұрын
This literally made me laugh for a good 5 min. Thank you for that 😂
@theportugueselegend
@theportugueselegend 2 жыл бұрын
Gordon fucking Rameses 😂😂😂😂
@sepehr8145
@sepehr8145 2 жыл бұрын
bro that was fucking hillarious!😂😂😂
@vladmirlenin4167
@vladmirlenin4167 2 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@olamideolanrewaju5778
@olamideolanrewaju5778 2 жыл бұрын
LOL. Make it Gordon Rameses II
@emperornapoleon6204
@emperornapoleon6204 2 жыл бұрын
This is the third time I’ve come back to watch this! Excellent work here. Cyrus is the epitome of a “Great” human ruler. Matters of state, the military, religion, tolerance… nothing was outside the scope of his ability, and he ruled his subjects well.
@farzanmunshi8054
@farzanmunshi8054 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you General
@agostocobain2729
@agostocobain2729 Жыл бұрын
This man is not just for Persians to be proud of, but for mankind to be proud of. He also wrote the first declaration of human rights, on the cylinder. He was anointed by God in the Torah. He didn't allow slavery in his empire. He freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity. He had temple rebuilt in Jerusalem for God. He got back the valuables that belonged to Hebrews from the Babylonians. The Persians were first people to believe in one God. He deserves the title "Great"
@felipepereira214
@felipepereira214 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man: if it's about Persian or Iranian civilizations, I like it!
@hosseinsadeghi2468
@hosseinsadeghi2468 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Iran and a simple Persian 🙏🌼
@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane
@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
Iran (Persia) is the land of great scientists, philosophers, poets, Queens, emperors, civilizations, such as : 1. Elam civilization 2. Cyrus the Great 3. Rhazes 4. Cassandane 5. Parthians 6. Jiroft civilization 7. Susa civilization 8. Persian culture and civilization 9. Khayyam 10. Ferdowsi 11. Ariobarzanes the Brave 12. Youtab the Brave 13. Darius the Great 14. Achaemenid Empire 15. Pasargadae 16. Ecbatana 17. Susa 18. Persepolis 19. Surena 20. Shapur I the Great 21. Bubares 22. Mani 23. Jamshid Kashani 24. Borzuya 25. Attar 26. Fakhruddin Razi 27. Abd Rahman Sufi 28. Avicenna 29. Khwarizmi 30. Nasir Tusi 31. Yaqub Leis 32. Sassanids 33. Atossa 34. Mumtaz Mahal 35. Artystone 36. Stateira 37. Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani 38. Sayyida Shirin 39. Khayr al-Nisa Begum 40. Pantheia 41. Artadokht 42. Azarnahid 43. Artachaies 44. Bozorgmehr 45. Maryam Mirzakhani 46. Pardis Sabeti 47. Manijeh Razeghi 48. Mina J. Bissell 49. Azadeh Tabazadeh 50. Sara Zahedi 51. Firouz Naderi 52. Cumrun Vafa 53. Majid Samii 54. Hamida Banu Begum, also known by the title Maryam Makani 55. Behruza 56. Balendukht 57. Ardashir the Unifier 58. Shahrbanu 59. Farrukhan the Great 60. Azadokht etc, etc.
@hosseinsadeghi2468
@hosseinsadeghi2468 2 жыл бұрын
@@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane you forgot Nima Arkani
@xsaca2724
@xsaca2724 2 жыл бұрын
@@Strongstrangers Kurds are not Medes. I am a Medes from Iran.
@xsaca2724
@xsaca2724 2 жыл бұрын
@@Strongstrangers And Persian civilization has nothing to do with you. And Ecbatana, the capital of Medes, is in Iran, in a Persian province, not Kurdistan. Your traditional Kurdish clothing is not similar to the Medes clothing.
@animeyahallo3887
@animeyahallo3887 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus The Great: Before we invade the Babylonian Empire, I would first like to acknowledge our sponsor, Raid Shadow Legends.
@revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252
@revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252 2 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@jesseberg3271
@jesseberg3271 2 жыл бұрын
Seems more likely he defeated RAID Shadow Legends, and then gave it a spot as his advisor.
@SoroushSabzi
@SoroushSabzi 2 жыл бұрын
hahahhahahaha
@danielhoseinpoor2681
@danielhoseinpoor2681 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@AryanXvaday
@AryanXvaday 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@amirrezahaghani1382
@amirrezahaghani1382 Жыл бұрын
As an Iranian, I just wanted to thank you for putting folk Persian music in the background; it’s very pleasant to my ears
@mntalysh
@mntalysh 2 жыл бұрын
Korush is my idol, I adore him and his system. Thanks.
@michaelsinger4638
@michaelsinger4638 2 жыл бұрын
Truly one of the greatest rulers in history.
@glizerblade3065
@glizerblade3065 2 жыл бұрын
@@newonevery740 you sure about that?
@caynemercury4685
@caynemercury4685 2 жыл бұрын
@@newonevery740 Aw you mad? 😂
@lakshmipraveen8734
@lakshmipraveen8734 2 жыл бұрын
are you big fan of Achaemenid Empire. I too Big fan from India!!!
@user-eb7pe9bp2q
@user-eb7pe9bp2q 2 жыл бұрын
@@newonevery740 he was pretty nice wdym
@fredbarker9201
@fredbarker9201 2 жыл бұрын
*The* greatest
@williedunkley4026
@williedunkley4026 2 жыл бұрын
Lol what a G. He scripted on his tomb “don’t hate the player hate the game” but in his tongue.
@ne0nmancer
@ne0nmancer 2 жыл бұрын
He really did, lmao
@HoopmanX
@HoopmanX 2 жыл бұрын
LMAO 🤣 🤣 👍
@lensman5762
@lensman5762 2 жыл бұрын
He never did that. This is the translation of the inscription on his modest tomb, “O man! I am Cyrus, who gave the Persians an empire and was the King of Asia. Grudge me not, therefore, this monument. "
@freeman9738
@freeman9738 2 жыл бұрын
I think you misunderstand the word grudge that has a couple of meaning.
@jhunpalz06
@jhunpalz06 2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Cyrus the great was heavily admired by Alexander the Great.
@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444
@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444 Жыл бұрын
Proceeded to destroy his empire
@sepehrnone9219
@sepehrnone9219 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@bossm9990
@bossm9990 Жыл бұрын
@@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444 he never destroyed Achaemenids, he restored the tomb of Kouroush. He only ruled for a measely 8 years anyways
@SonofChrist77
@SonofChrist77 Жыл бұрын
@Ευαγγελος Αγγελος what an honour to be you 😊 you are blessed with the left and the right eye of the ancient world 🥰
@SonofChrist77
@SonofChrist77 Жыл бұрын
@@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444 his empire was already in ruins and tatters due to poor leadership and moral decline. So it’s pretty good that Alexander came and ended it.
@azmodius
@azmodius 2 жыл бұрын
I've been to the Persepolis and Pasargadae which Cyrus the Great tomb is located and he is right its completely intact , its magnificent never seen anything like it.
@senor6370
@senor6370 2 жыл бұрын
The achievement of Cyrus the great is the nation of Iran whom he unified and put together. It's with his empire that Iranians considered themselves as one people. His work to this day remains on the map.
@maysammansoury2005
@maysammansoury2005 2 жыл бұрын
Correct.
@maysammansoury2005
@maysammansoury2005 2 жыл бұрын
@Conservative Indian that is what Iran is. It is multicultural, multilingual and used to be multi religious.
@blacktea65s
@blacktea65s 2 жыл бұрын
@Conservative Indian yet they are all Iranian people. E.g. Persians, Kurds, Lurs, or Mazandarani are all related to one another both linguistically and culturally. For instance across Iran and beyond the borders people to this day celebrate Nowruz, the Persian/Iranian new year.
@thatindiandude4602
@thatindiandude4602 2 жыл бұрын
@Conservative Indian Yeah, and India is in the same boat. South India, east India, West India and North India are distinct ethnically, linguistically and culturally
@blacktea65s
@blacktea65s 2 жыл бұрын
@@senor6370 e.g = example given, you may list all of them if you are so kind :-)
@Verethragna94
@Verethragna94 2 жыл бұрын
As an Iranian I would like to thank Kings and Generals team for this brilliant video, I really enjoyed the video Cyrus the great is like a prophet for us, he's the most understated historical figure, btw you forgot to mention his Cyrus's cylinder which is said to be the first declaration of Human rights, and also there was no mention of his religious and cultural tolerance towards his subjects, and the things that actually entitled him of the title "the great" Anyway thanks again and much love from Iran🇮🇷❤️
@morleans3049
@morleans3049 2 жыл бұрын
The Cyrus cylinder has nothing to do with human rights, and it shouldn't be seen as the world's first declaration of human rights. While the Achaemenid empire was relatively tolerant towards other religious and cultural practices (unlike, for example, the Sassanids which often repressed deviant religious and cultural practices with brute force), it had no notion of human rights. Frankly any document prior to the 16th-17th century should not be considered a human rights document, even the Magna Carta. The Cyrus cylinder mostly served to legitimize his kingship over newly conquered Babylon.
@Verethragna94
@Verethragna94 2 жыл бұрын
@@morleans3049 if it was from the Greeks, it would be, right?! though I like Greeks, anyway The essence of Cyrus cylinder is freedom of religion, language, culture, abhoring slavery and others... And aren't these the most fundamental principles of human rights? If Cyrus's cylinder is not the earliest attempt of formulation the human rights, then I have nothing to say to you
@waterofwatermelon
@waterofwatermelon 2 жыл бұрын
@@Verethragna94 دقیقا. اگه از یونان بود همه بدون اینکه بفهمن چیه قبولش میکردن. نمیدونم چرا اینقد بعضیا یه جاشون سوخته چشم ندارن عظمت مارو ببینن
@hosseinsadeghi2468
@hosseinsadeghi2468 2 жыл бұрын
@@Verethragna94 damet garm khoob javabesho dadi
@ferymythologhy
@ferymythologhy 2 жыл бұрын
@@morleans3049 the UN sees it differently......
@carloswater7
@carloswater7 2 жыл бұрын
What King Cyrus accomplished is definitely one of the greatest chapters in world history
@Bbmin0rBmaj0r
@Bbmin0rBmaj0r Жыл бұрын
Damn, the more I read about Cyrus the more I think he’s probably the best king in history
@mrityunjaytiwari6224
@mrityunjaytiwari6224 Жыл бұрын
Ashoka the great ???
@CHRB-nn6qp
@CHRB-nn6qp Жыл бұрын
​@@mrityunjaytiwari6224 Ashoka was also a very great leader. We shouldn't compare them, but we should remember both for their kindness.
@theupdated5931
@theupdated5931 8 ай бұрын
​@@mrityunjaytiwari6224Ashoka killed almost all of his brothers how you can company him with Cyrus 😂
@mrityunjaytiwari6224
@mrityunjaytiwari6224 8 ай бұрын
@@theupdated5931 well that's true but he still is considered the great 👍🏻
@mrityunjaytiwari6224
@mrityunjaytiwari6224 8 ай бұрын
@@theupdated5931 you can watch about him on this channel too
@ebubeynj
@ebubeynj 2 жыл бұрын
I was just planning on researching about him. Perfect timing. Great job guys.
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
" what's extraordinary about Cyrus, is that he appears as a paragon of princely statesmanship in the two pillars of Western cultures, that is the Roman tradition and the Bible". Cyrus freed nations enslaved by the Babylonians and returned their various gods to their shrines. The friends and enemies respected and praised Cyrus the Great. The Bible called Cyrus the Great "Messiah". The Babylonians welcomed Cyrus the Great as a liberator. " In the 18th Century, that model of religious tolerance based on a state with diverse cultures, but no single dominant religion, became a model for the founding fathers. People like Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States, had to rely on Xenophon's Cyropaedia as a reference for the life and leadership of the Persian king. No European state managed to build tolerance into the structure of the state, the importance of Cyrus to those who wrote the constitution of the United States. These acts, which have been interpreted as allowing freedom of worship and repatriating deported people, have earned Cyrus a reputation as an enlightened monarch". Xenophon wrote on how Cyrus ruled a diverse society based on tolerance.
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
William James (Will) Durant (1885-1981): " The first principle of his (Cyrus the Great) policy was that the various peoples of his empires would be left free in their religious worship and beliefs…Instead of sacking cities and wrecking temples he showed courteous respect for the deities of the conquered, and contributed to maintaining their shrines…he accepted indifferently all religions, and-with much better grace-honored all the gods." Durant, 1942, page 353; Durant, Will (1942) The Story of Civilization:(Part One): Our Oriental Heritage. New York: Simon & Shuster Professor Patrick Hunt "If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great'. The empire over which Cyrus ruled was the largest the Ancient World had ever seen and maybe to this day the largest empire ever. "
@Arkhanis99
@Arkhanis99 2 жыл бұрын
Proud to bear his name. Cheers from Brazil, mate.
@abdonandsennen7108
@abdonandsennen7108 2 жыл бұрын
You have one of the most beautiful and greatest names in the world :) Ciro (Cyrus) is a pretty common name in southern Italy.
@web-n-games
@web-n-games 2 жыл бұрын
@@abdonandsennen7108 that's sad that here in iran, cyrus' home, cyrus and it's persian form, kourosh is a much less common name than islamic names most people here have islamic/arabic names. it's amazing that cyrus is a common name in italy
@historicallegends3702
@historicallegends3702 2 жыл бұрын
@@web-n-games Cyrus was used by zoroastrians, Christians and some hindus here in india 🇮🇳
@Arkhanis99
@Arkhanis99 2 жыл бұрын
@arshiamdne yeah, Greeks wrote as Kyrus, which became Cyrus in English and the lusitan form is Cyro or Ciro, the same in Italian :)
@historicallegends3702
@historicallegends3702 2 жыл бұрын
@arshiamdne Cyrus is better
@yasharyan4024
@yasharyan4024 2 жыл бұрын
Love iran(Persia) from india(bharat) 🇮🇳❤️🇮🇷
@fazi4632
@fazi4632 2 жыл бұрын
we are same 😉
@Mozambique2407
@Mozambique2407 6 ай бұрын
Iranian are arab slave and Indian faught them and there ideology. How can be we same ?
@RadinFarhadi
@RadinFarhadi 25 күн бұрын
I am Iranian and I am proud that Cyrus the Great was the king of my country 🇮🇷, thank you for your channel for making a video about the history of my country♥️♥️
@siegfriedkohler3066
@siegfriedkohler3066 2 жыл бұрын
I like Persia, its history is wonderful.
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@ruksanashaikh7397
@ruksanashaikh7397 2 жыл бұрын
@@Stateira-Persia-Iran Dul qarnyn Is Cyrus Guided by Allah
@ukt000
@ukt000 2 жыл бұрын
Birth place of civilization
@rafitohornero3850
@rafitohornero3850 2 жыл бұрын
@@ruksanashaikh7397 is it true cyrus is the real dzulqarnain....?
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
@@ukt000 So true :)
@arsaces2457
@arsaces2457 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus the great is one of the best emperor's in human history
@user-po1zk2sf4g
@user-po1zk2sf4g 2 жыл бұрын
🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
@sphinx8255
@sphinx8255 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus the bastard*
@lo-fiaesthetic5382
@lo-fiaesthetic5382 2 жыл бұрын
@@sphinx8255 lol, why you mad?
@tsuki5284
@tsuki5284 2 жыл бұрын
@@sphinx8255 so bad that most parts of human rights are made/inspired by this bastard huh?
@sphinx8255
@sphinx8255 2 жыл бұрын
@@tsuki5284 Most parts of human rights ? Which parts exactly ? kiram to ghabre korosh bere
@macshabaz1463
@macshabaz1463 2 жыл бұрын
I am from Shiraz where Cyrus tomb is, very simple structure, even Alexander did not destroy the tomb, while Persepolis Darius's palace is walking distance and was burned by Alexander. Cyrus freed all slaves and let people practice their own religions, even built their temple. Destruction, slavery and oppression was against his religion. He was obligated to all nations not just his own nation. According to U.S sources, Cyrus model of ruling the nations was an inspiration for writing American constitution.
@s1noxios262
@s1noxios262 2 жыл бұрын
Im really thankful from you for making this great video! , im a Persian from Iran , living in Persis Province , homeland of my father Cyrus the great and Ardashir the Unifier.
@MarijnLangejan
@MarijnLangejan 2 жыл бұрын
History of Persia podcast makes a great dialog around the whole pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid empire, check it out it's worth your time.
@jasmikko
@jasmikko 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for recommending.
@nickrotisky5985
@nickrotisky5985 2 жыл бұрын
dan carlin's king of kings is good
@pinkyfinger9851
@pinkyfinger9851 2 жыл бұрын
Can you give a link
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@pinkyfinger9851 My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickrotisky5985 My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?
@Dhieu3434
@Dhieu3434 2 жыл бұрын
My parents nicknamed me as Cyrus and I'm using it in my documents as my Christian name. I'm proud to be named after such a great man its sounds like motivation to me .. south Sudan to Iran ❤👏Lord Cyrus 🇸🇸
@zx7siovia213
@zx7siovia213 2 жыл бұрын
❤️ to you and your parents
@Dhieu3434
@Dhieu3434 2 жыл бұрын
@@zx7siovia213 ❤❤🥂
@onlygod8639
@onlygod8639 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much dear friend ,,,greetings to south sudan 🖐❤❤
@Dhieu3434
@Dhieu3434 2 жыл бұрын
@@onlygod8639 greetings back to you my friend ❤
@ayan1807
@ayan1807 6 ай бұрын
He Ruled Entire World
@raminramini5221
@raminramini5221 2 жыл бұрын
After thousands years of many Persian empires and many battles and difficult times , still Iran is standing strong and powerful within itself and world wide .Iranian culture and system will not change or being changed by out side force for thousands of years to come .Simply the best and most successful Empires of all time in every aspect ! Great video and Great job !
@hkar4385
@hkar4385 Жыл бұрын
The history of Iran is underrated. Iran had so many invasions and difficult times like the Alexander invasion, Mongol terrible empire and Arab conquest. Also around 100 years ago some countries wanted Iran oil and more countries wanting to mess with Iran. sadly with the revolution things between Iran and US have been bad. It's nice that after so many invasions, those empires brought their culture and language to Iran but still Iran has culture although some Arabic words are in the language and some words sound European too.
@rajivbansal9986
@rajivbansal9986 Жыл бұрын
What are the links between the persian empires of antiquity and Iranian Cultures of today? I can't think of any.
@Kingcyrus994
@Kingcyrus994 8 ай бұрын
@@rajivbansal9986we kept celebrating mehregan and nowruz after the Arab invasion and many Iranians are becoming Zoroastrians like our ancestors
@saeedkamali2025
@saeedkamali2025 8 ай бұрын
@@rajivbansal9986 read academic articles and you would know. For starters wikipedia of "culture of Iran"
@PoatanCombatSportGOAT
@PoatanCombatSportGOAT 5 ай бұрын
Free Iran.
@gyobu7892
@gyobu7892 4 ай бұрын
Great video ! Achemenid Empire was my favorite since i learn it from highschool and you guys just help me for free to enjoy it ! I am very proud of this channel !
@archer1949
@archer1949 2 жыл бұрын
I’m not a fan of the “Great Man” reading of history, but in Cyrus’ case, I think it applies.
@davyroger3773
@davyroger3773 2 жыл бұрын
@Hernando Malinche But have you ever considered the compounding effects of a series of great men vs lesser men? And perhaps their effect on the socioeconomic status of the state?
@blackerthanblack8153
@blackerthanblack8153 2 жыл бұрын
Iran or Persia has a long history and culture and is a civilized country ...
@greenpoison9342
@greenpoison9342 Жыл бұрын
This is the story of Krishna and Jesus. But in Hinduism we have other god stories too. Many Many Many of them.
@jp-sn6si
@jp-sn6si Жыл бұрын
@@wankawanka3053 they're not talking about that kind of great, it's just a coincidence that they happen to be talking about cyrus the great. op talking about he doesn't think that great men alone move or create history. but problem with that is those men are the ones who created the historical records. it is strange that a huge chunk of human history is a series of battles and dynasties but the main reason we even have historical records is because those guys wanted to brag about how great they were.
@maysammansoury2005
@maysammansoury2005 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus was great not due to his military genius or rulling skills, but for his respect for human rights and refusal of slavery. However, we often hear the term great is given to warlords such as Alexander, Chenghiz khan, Napoleon ... I personally take pride in refusal of slavery in Persian culture. Perhaps the only major civilization that did not build on the shoulders of the slaves and yet made it.
@maysammansoury2005
@maysammansoury2005 2 жыл бұрын
@Binturong i think you are right.
@maysammansoury2005
@maysammansoury2005 2 жыл бұрын
speaking of of the mongols, mentioning tolerance is a little over exaduration. They destroyed cities, executed by thousands and let them pray on the ruins. this is not much of a tolerance. They were just unbelievers themselves and saw the religious to be weak, so they kept them be, as long as there was no clash with the appointed khan.
@SlayerRiley
@SlayerRiley 2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeSmith-sl9bq Good point haha
@RzaAzery
@RzaAzery 2 жыл бұрын
Another account pertains to the Persian custom to marry their siblings, such as the son of Cyrus married his own blood sister, according to Herodotus. Book 3-31.
@maysammansoury2005
@maysammansoury2005 2 жыл бұрын
@@RzaAzery So what? Morally their behaivor is not a problem, but biologically because of lack of information about inbreeding issues their act was ignorant. Even if it is true that they did marry their siblings, This act is a million times far better that slavery. Romes main practice. rome and macca should be called the land of slavery. I can not find many things worst than slavery and being a slave. The real moral ancient moral civilization was Persia and the rest savages. until recently.
@ahmedsulman4343
@ahmedsulman4343 9 ай бұрын
This part of history deserves a season
@YaelSharon3410
@YaelSharon3410 Жыл бұрын
You have a way of making the far distant arcane parts of history very interesting and enthralling. Thank you for this video.
@eliaspapanikolaou3563
@eliaspapanikolaou3563 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings to Iran from Greece
@Farhad6th
@Farhad6th 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings to Greece from Iran.
@ALIREZA-uc3hy
@ALIREZA-uc3hy 2 жыл бұрын
Love you too 😀😊 Alexander born was a little like Cyrus
@Verethragna94
@Verethragna94 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings to all glorious Ellada , Athens, Sparta, Constantinople, love Greece from Iran 🇬🇷🇮🇷
@Verethragna94
@Verethragna94 2 жыл бұрын
@Huso Ucar I wasn't talking about Istanbul, I was talking about Constantinople, though there are certain cities that you can never change their souls :)
@HosseinNouri
@HosseinNouri 2 жыл бұрын
@Huso Ucar Anatolia is a Greco-Iranian land and has nothing to the immigrant Mongols ;)
@siavashashavand4834
@siavashashavand4834 2 жыл бұрын
Finally, the man, the myth, the legend
@minisaiju7699
@minisaiju7699 2 жыл бұрын
George Washington
@charlescol34
@charlescol34 2 жыл бұрын
@@minisaiju7699 this enraged his father
@sphinx8255
@sphinx8255 2 жыл бұрын
Legend my ass
@roerrre7168
@roerrre7168 2 жыл бұрын
@SphinX He is a legend, that’s why world leaders like Netanyahu compare Trump to him, Cyrus’s face is on Israeli coins, he is the only gentile Messiah in the holy books, and people around the world name themselves after him thousands of years after his death
@hamidpourdavoud2202
@hamidpourdavoud2202 2 жыл бұрын
سیاوش چه کسی
@Chrisamos412
@Chrisamos412 2 жыл бұрын
I need to watch this a few times over, this part of history with Cyrus, etc, I’ve always had a hard time keeping it straight in my brain. Thx again for your channel!
@sinsinsinat5377
@sinsinsinat5377 2 жыл бұрын
wow this channel is amazing, this history sounds like stories from tales and legends. LOVED it!
@Viper0046
@Viper0046 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus and the Achaemenid empire deserve far more recognition. After reading Xenophon's Education of Cyrus, I wondered why this man isn't celebrated like Alexander or Julius Caesar. Without Western bias, he would be the greatest king that has ever lived.
@antidweller6373
@antidweller6373 2 жыл бұрын
Middle eastern countries are free to celebrate whoever they want. But mostly you celebrate muhammad and Islam. Western countries will celebrate western heros. That's normal. Chinese celebrate chinese.
@Viper0046
@Viper0046 2 жыл бұрын
@@antidweller6373 Fair enough. Western countries can celebrate Western heroes. But degrading a great empire of its time like in the movie 300 is not cool. Even ancient Greek scholars praised the Achaemenid empire.
@antidweller6373
@antidweller6373 2 жыл бұрын
@@Viper0046 that movie was made by a private company, not by the US administration, nor by "the West". In a democracy private entitites are allowed to do a movie like that, as well as total fiction like star wars. People should mot be offended by everything.
@fanzy1338
@fanzy1338 2 жыл бұрын
@@antidweller6373 I disagree. If the table was reversed in the movie 300 to idealize the Persians as our heroes and portray the Greeks as decadent freaks, oversexed, craven, weak, and spineless monsters and Alexander as a ruthless black African homosexual god king, there would have been mass riots and destruction in all major cities of America and Europe. Also movie would have been definitely boycotted and probably banned in most Western world. Furthermore the entire Hollywood would have been in the danger of destruction and getting burned down to ashes.
@fariborzhaftar8111
@fariborzhaftar8111 2 жыл бұрын
@@antidweller6373 Because they are ignorant, they have been fed lies about anything before mohammad the sexual pervert, they were all you see forced into conversion or death, and by the way they still are dont forget anyone who openly leaves islam takes the risk of being put to death, thats what the satanic cult of islam is all about
@artinfarmani5829
@artinfarmani5829 2 жыл бұрын
I am from iran, thanks for this video 🇮🇷
@Kili2807
@Kili2807 Жыл бұрын
I hope that one day we will see a continuation of this series. The reign of Cambyses and the wars against the Greek city-states
@McseppsLamtbalps
@McseppsLamtbalps Жыл бұрын
I am not Iranian but without a doubt Cyrus the great was greatest monarch ever born in any empire he was truly a platonic philosopher King
@abcdef27669
@abcdef27669 2 жыл бұрын
The greatest empire builder of history! Even George Washington and Benjamin Franklin considered Cyrus one of the most important leaders of the Antiquity.
@COLDoCLINCHER37
@COLDoCLINCHER37 2 жыл бұрын
I'm better though.
@Moonlight-oe6xi
@Moonlight-oe6xi 2 жыл бұрын
@@COLDoCLINCHER37 who are you
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@peanutbutterman411 My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@peanutbutterman411 What Event Ended the Middle Ages?
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
" what's extraordinary about Cyrus, is that he appears as a paragon of princely statesmanship in the two pillars of Western cultures, that is the Roman tradition and the Bible". Cyrus freed nations enslaved by the Babylonians and returned their various gods to their shrines. The friends and enemies respected and praised Cyrus the Great. The Bible called Cyrus the Great "Messiah". The Babylonians welcomed Cyrus the Great as a liberator. " In the 18th Century, that model of religious tolerance based on a state with diverse cultures, but no single dominant religion, became a model for the founding fathers. People like Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States, had to rely on Xenophon's Cyropaedia as a reference for the life and leadership of the Persian king. No European state managed to build tolerance into the structure of the state, the importance of Cyrus to those who wrote the constitution of the United States. These acts, which have been interpreted as allowing freedom of worship and repatriating deported people, have earned Cyrus a reputation as an enlightened monarch". Xenophon wrote on how Cyrus ruled a diverse society based on tolerance.
@radiomutant2543
@radiomutant2543 2 жыл бұрын
As an iranian i have to say: Thank you!
@historicallegends3702
@historicallegends3702 2 жыл бұрын
Iranians must be proud of their great history
@z..a9562
@z..a9562 2 жыл бұрын
@@historicallegends3702 we are .
@historicallegends3702
@historicallegends3702 2 жыл бұрын
@@mohammaddanish8531 yes
@at.k6394
@at.k6394 2 жыл бұрын
@@mohammaddanish8531 there is a picture of cyrus on the walls of Perspolis,Iran which he has horns in it. So he is zulqarnein, the owner of horns. If u want the picture, DM on instagram "son of man in quran"
@radiomutant2543
@radiomutant2543 2 жыл бұрын
@ed Aw dude😂 we became muslim But arabs get persianized😂 They copied our goverment system and a lot of theire system managed by persians. Also we sucseded to keep our language and culture(most of it)
@aGr3atD4y
@aGr3atD4y 2 жыл бұрын
i love these video on Ancient history so much. keep it up guys!
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran Жыл бұрын
Birthday Celebrations, Animation, Guitar, and Dessert were invented by Persians. The Persians were the first to develop the practice of lavish celebrations of one's birthday, as well as the art of animation for entertainment and the custom of having dessert after a meal. Birthday celebrations originated (as they did in other cultures) with a festival honoring the kings's birth but gradually spread to members of the nobility and then the lower classes. In ancient Persia, birthdays were celebrated with special foods the guest of honor would enjoy and a cake for dessert with candles. The Persians eventually expanded the concept to include everyone and so invented the birthday party. These celebrations included special foods prepared for the guest of honor and a cake served after the meal with lighted candles on it. Entertainment might have included animation - as evidenced by artifacts such as a cup which, when rapidly turned, showed a goat leaping in the air to snatch leaves from a tree - and music featuring vocals accompanied by stringed instruments such as the cartar (also known as the tar) and the "Setar", the precursor of the modern-day guitar. The practice of serving dessert after a meal was not reserved only for birthdays but followed every day's evening meal. The cake itself might have been specially prepared for the event but the practice of eating sweets or some other sort of treat after dinner was common after every evening meal. The birthday party and concept of dessert both highlight the Persian cultural value of enjoying life while one can and making each day a celebration. www.worldhistory.org/article/1505/inventions--innovations-of-ancient-persia/ Modern animation has taken a huge jump, but the concept goes back to the bronze era in ancient Persia. Discovery of earthenware goblet in the burnt city, which is believed to be about 5200 years. Sequences of drawings are directed of a goat jumping toward a twig and eating the leaves. In music and entertainment, stringed instruments an example of Cartar (also referred to as tar ) and sestar accompanied vocals featured. Sestar is the precursor of the modern-day guitar. topancienthistory.com/persian-empire-facts-inventions/history/
@Khayyam_Persia_Iran
@Khayyam_Persia_Iran Жыл бұрын
The Persian civilization also invented some musical instruments which are still in use and guitar is one of them. In the Persian civilization era, some people made a very simple version of a guitar named 'Tar' which was made from a wooden box along with some strings attached. It worked like a small music system and produced music when strings were plucked in a specific manner. This was a great invention at that time because there were only a few musical instruments that time. After some time, the empires became addicted to the guitar music and the musicians used to play it before the empires on a regular basis. It was considered a sign of comfort and relaxation. Today, we have a lot of guitar types which produce different types of music with different tones. All of these guitars are the advanced versions of the original guitar made by the Persian civilization. So we can say that the Persian people worked a lot in the music field too.
@ezpz9340
@ezpz9340 Жыл бұрын
Nonsense, cake is greek, half of what you mentioned could be influenced from other nations like india and ancient mesopotamia.
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran Жыл бұрын
@@ezpz9340 Learn to read comments properly, I have not written in my comment that Iranians invented the cake, and cake is not Greek. Also, half of the things I mentioned have nothing to do with Mesopotamians and Indians.
@McseppsLamtbalps
@McseppsLamtbalps Жыл бұрын
Persia contributed a lot to human civilization but first islam than European powers ruined the beautiful culture of Iran
@ezpz9340
@ezpz9340 Жыл бұрын
@@McseppsLamtbalps What did persia contribute? All i know persian scientists started to evolve only in islamic era, before islamic era we never heard of persian scientist like ibn sina or alkhawarezmi. We know persia only had medical school which we created by syriac christians who were running from roman empire. The rest of persian art were influenced by other civilizations like babylonian and assyrians. Persians are overrated, persia were only a military superpower with some engineering skills. Thats it.
@ryank3281
@ryank3281 2 жыл бұрын
Visited Iran and Persepolis 4 years ago, magnificent people, culture and history. Hope one day Persian culture will spring back to life.
@KingExituS
@KingExituS 2 жыл бұрын
Why has Hollywoodnot made a movie about Cyrus yet, his story is amazing? Oh yeah, never mind!
@omarbradley6807
@omarbradley6807 2 жыл бұрын
Hollywood would ruin everything like normally does, so better not,
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@quidam_surprise My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?
@P4neK4ke
@P4neK4ke 2 жыл бұрын
@@mathieudizzy9313 The fall of Constantinople?
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@P4neK4ke Which national Took the istanbul ?
@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709
@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jeyjeyanth true
@noshadb.e3111
@noshadb.e3111 2 жыл бұрын
even today we still call Cyrus Korosh and I love the Iranianmusic you played it was an amazing job you guys did a good job great video
@aydinnzh1262
@aydinnzh1262 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Iranian too and I'm pound of king of Kings (Cyrus the great کوروش کبیر❤)
@KC-de1ds
@KC-de1ds 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful episode. Cyrus the great is the one that is truly worthy of the title "The Great".
@fredbarker9201
@fredbarker9201 2 жыл бұрын
Yep And Alfred
@lamole329
@lamole329 2 жыл бұрын
Why though? Military victories and popularity is not enough to be the only worthy 'the great' so I suppose there is more to him. Care to explain?
@abdullahowaisqureshi8541
@abdullahowaisqureshi8541 2 жыл бұрын
@@lamole329 Military victories and administration are what make you great. Every person called Great was a good military leader.
@pookunhikoya8221
@pookunhikoya8221 2 жыл бұрын
@@abdullahowaisqureshi8541 yeah but a person's actions on his subjugated people is what truly makes u great.... If u care for them, change thier life for the better, help them ( whom u have the option to oppress ) then u truly are a great leader. I mean just look at Genghis Khan he was a brilliant military general ( perhaps the greatest ) yet he is never called great beacuse of the atrocities he unleashed upon his subjugated people......
@trippiedizzy9243
@trippiedizzy9243 2 жыл бұрын
@@pookunhikoya8221 Hello friend, I'm solving a riddle 1) The empire is in decline after tribal migration. 2) a nation that carries its language and culture to the places it occupies 3) The nation that spread Islam to Europe 4) The Nation that ended the Middle Ages by taking Constantinople 5) Parties to the 30 Years' War in Europe in the Middle Ages 6) The nation that invaded Anatolia in 1071 and made it their homeland 7) The nation that defeated the Sassanids and Islamized the Persians 8) The Nation Who Discovered America 9) The first known Mesopotamian civilization 10) The nation that could not reach the gates of Austria and occupy Vienna My friend, I will be glad if you reply.
@climax050
@climax050 2 жыл бұрын
You know someone is truly great when they're respected by everyone, even those who would fall under his conquests. That to me is truly special and incredibly rare
@Kiakaa
@Kiakaa 2 жыл бұрын
Amen 👍
@ms.m6060
@ms.m6060 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. But Alexander is infamous in Iran , india and Afghanistan
@Jattmafia313
@Jattmafia313 2 жыл бұрын
I can only think of two kings who are respected by all. Cyrus and Ashoka
@MrPrebuttal
@MrPrebuttal 2 жыл бұрын
Goated
@gjatt7410
@gjatt7410 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jattmafia313 yes, people zems to forget about ashoka
@ancienthistorytube1921
@ancienthistorytube1921 2 жыл бұрын
All your videos are top quality but I find the illustrations in this one most inspiring. Congrats.
@danialravan9604
@danialravan9604 Жыл бұрын
Cyrus the Great was truly a remarkable leader! His tomb, while simple, is absolutely magnificent. Despite being the "King of kings", he did not commission the largest tomb structure like many ancient rulers did. Yet, his resting place still commands admiration and respect from those who see it today, standing as a testament to his legacy for over 2500 years amidst the turmoil of history!
@paradox1802
@paradox1802 2 жыл бұрын
"The lion of Persia" -Cyrus the Great
@ALIREZA-uc3hy
@ALIREZA-uc3hy 2 жыл бұрын
As an Iranian i love him but there was greater than him in Iran history
@user-up7bo9ku3c
@user-up7bo9ku3c 2 жыл бұрын
@@ALIREZA-uc3hy like who?
@ALIREZA-uc3hy
@ALIREZA-uc3hy 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-up7bo9ku3c like my uncle in war with saddam empty handed
@ALIREZA-uc3hy
@ALIREZA-uc3hy 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-up7bo9ku3c just kidding but i love shapur 1 more than all
@ALIREZA-uc3hy
@ALIREZA-uc3hy 2 жыл бұрын
@hani Ghamkhar 😂 right
@SMAXZO
@SMAXZO 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus: Turned the Median Empire to a..... MAXIMUM Empire.
@zx7siovia213
@zx7siovia213 2 жыл бұрын
He had some trouble with non-standard deviations at the tails of his empire though!
@z..a9562
@z..a9562 2 жыл бұрын
Both Medes and Persians had the same language and customs .they were brothers and both were iraninans
@hannibalburgers477
@hannibalburgers477 2 жыл бұрын
whats the DEAAAAL with Achaemenid Empire?
@kurdishmountainlion2516
@kurdishmountainlion2516 2 жыл бұрын
@@z..a9562 medes are kurds
@z..a9562
@z..a9562 2 жыл бұрын
@@kurdishmountainlion2516 nope. Not all
@Golshanim
@Golshanim 2 жыл бұрын
Superb video. Well done. Beautifully told history. May his name be always remembered and never found by Hollywood
@noamrotstain3182
@noamrotstain3182 2 жыл бұрын
Us Jews until this day find him, Cyrus the Great exactly as his name states him. We from antiquity have had strong bonds with Persia-afterall Persia infamously had a Jewish Queen and we regardless love Persia until this very day. We don't just give away the term "Messiah" to anyone, so this man truly earned this respectable title for redeeming us back to our city and land. 🇮🇱🕎🦁🧿עם ישראל חי 🧿🦁🕎🇮🇱
@SonofChrist77
@SonofChrist77 Жыл бұрын
Shalom 🥰 from your Iranian brother
@sdgdrfzhr435
@sdgdrfzhr435 Жыл бұрын
Yea Genghis Khan did nothing wrong in his Persia conquest
@eonthinker100yrago8
@eonthinker100yrago8 Жыл бұрын
You guys are in a Cold War with Iran nowadays,Israelis don’t love persians(Iranians) lol.
@amin--3691
@amin--3691 Жыл бұрын
@@eonthinker100yrago8 yes
@jordyj4126
@jordyj4126 Жыл бұрын
@@eonthinker100yrago8 they do for a long time until khoemini take over.
@outlawfly664
@outlawfly664 2 жыл бұрын
Probably the greatest monarch who ever lived...Period.
@middlewayers
@middlewayers 2 жыл бұрын
Ashoka the great in India was also similar to him
@ramtinfazeli5106
@ramtinfazeli5106 2 жыл бұрын
@@middlewayers Yeah i just watched a video about him on this channel His actions after that bloody war he had were like Cyrus's They were indeed similar Kings who were kind and benevolent but were ready to protect their empire with full military might when it was needed Like Cyrus facing the lydian army while being outnumbered (Lydians attacked first)
@ramtinfazeli5106
@ramtinfazeli5106 2 жыл бұрын
@Mith Ra Hollywood will ruin him
@ramtinfazeli5106
@ramtinfazeli5106 2 жыл бұрын
@Mith Ra They could have at least made that 300 movie based on real history I mean, monster units ? Giant king ? SLAVES ? Seriously ? Why did they make a movie based on a stupid comic book ? People of Iran are still very offended because of that movie And yes, Iran's goverment doesn't give a damn about other countries ruining or stealing our history Even Kazakhstan, made a moviecabout this Herodotus legend called tomyris They could have at least made that movie about Herodotus claims But no They not only changed everything Herodotus said and showed Cyrus as a blood thirsty selfish tyrant but also showed people of Iran and Babylon as poor people and also showed Babylon as a poor city They even think Scythians were turks (which they weren't, they were nomad Indo-European or Iranic people) And the director said he made this movie based on what Herodotus said and ignored the part that Herodotus mentions that there are several stories about Cyrus's death And no other historian even mentioned tomyris (Ctesias story sounds more logical if you ask me) I have nothing against turks but i hate it when some people just steal or change history into their own benefit Kazakhstan is even trying to steal Farabi Not the first time Azerbaijan tries to steal Ganjavi and Safavids and Turkey tries to steal Maulana Rumi from Iran's History Even with all of the evidence that proves that all of them were Iranian Btw, may i ask where are you from ?
@ramtinfazeli5106
@ramtinfazeli5106 2 жыл бұрын
@Mith Ra Man that's amazing And you don't need to apologize buddy I enjoyed reading your comment and i enjoy these kind of conversations I've watched some videos about India's history and i want to learn even more Ashoka the great became one of my favorite kings in history recently His reign was truly a golden age for India He even personally checked if his people (i mean normal citizens like farmers) were having a good life Both Iran and India have fascinating history and need more attention I'm glad that some of our Zoroastrian ancestors were able to go to India and have a peaceful life there away from those fanatic muslim arabs Arabs tried to conquer India and make indians convert to islam too, right ? If i'm not wrong, Indians had several battles with the muslim arabs Another interesting thing is that it wasn't the only time that Persians had to emigrate to India After Mongol and Temurid invasions, some Persian poets, scientist, philosophers, artist and architects (those who survived or weren't captured by invaders) needed a peaceful place away from all those destructions and so they moved to India Still, that wasn't the last time either When the Safavids took power in Iran, many poets poems weren't appreciated in the Safavid's court or even in the entire country Again, Persian poets moved to India where their works were much more appreciated They gained fame and wealth there and some of them went back to Iran Even during the Ghaznavid rule, unlike the Ghaznavid sultan, Indian kings seems to have liked Ferdowsi's Shahname book
@Fenniks-
@Fenniks- 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, the Achaemenid Empire is truly one of the most fascinating in history.
@sohrab.garoosi9052
@sohrab.garoosi9052 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much too🤝
@Iranian..
@Iranian.. Жыл бұрын
@@sohrab.garoosi9052 why did you thank? There is no reason for thank, that was just an opinion 😊
@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle Жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Videos of channel helps linking so many little historical anecdotes together and interesting✨😎‼
@vertigq5126
@vertigq5126 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for an awesome video with really nice visuals!
@EmadBerno
@EmadBerno 2 жыл бұрын
We Persians will never forget your name and your reputation❤️ Rest in peace
@mewdcmewdc728
@mewdcmewdc728 2 жыл бұрын
but he killed by the woman
@hexi3114
@hexi3114 2 жыл бұрын
@@mewdcmewdc728 cyrus the great had normal death No one killed him
@greenpoison9342
@greenpoison9342 Жыл бұрын
This is the story of Krishna and Jesus. But in Hinduism we have other god stories too. Many Many Many of them.
@artinrahideh1229
@artinrahideh1229 Жыл бұрын
@@mewdcmewdc728 not even a proven thing. Only Herodotus states that someone named Tomiris existed
@idkbro1252
@idkbro1252 Жыл бұрын
No Cyrus betrayed the Medes most of the land he conquered belonged to the Medes
@aliesmaeli7460
@aliesmaeli7460 2 жыл бұрын
West world media try to say every thing started from the West and specially Greece. But other culture and civilization such as Persians have had a remarkable influence on humanity.
@xsaca2724
@xsaca2724 2 жыл бұрын
True!
@Xavier-fk7wm
@Xavier-fk7wm 2 жыл бұрын
Both West and East Civilization are proclaimed themselves.
@roerrre7168
@roerrre7168 2 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? Actually I would argue and say history is taught in a very “middle eastern”-centric way. Most ancient civilizations (Persia, Judea, Babylon, Sumerians, and etc) taught in school are all based in the Middle East while other areas of the world get totally ignored
@radiotelevision3903
@radiotelevision3903 2 жыл бұрын
that for fucking Democrasy 😂 they hate monarchy, because you can not be a king just by talking, in democrasy you can do everything just by saying bullshits.
@gahelo
@gahelo 2 жыл бұрын
@@radiotelevision3903 Africa,America and Asia has better free and democratic systems than during the Depravated romans reing and their sucessors
@amirhosein5355
@amirhosein5355 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful content and really perfect. Thank for this good information about cyrus the great
@dominicaustin6016
@dominicaustin6016 Жыл бұрын
haha I got so spooked, I watched this to give some flavour to my Cyrus civ 6 game that was minimised with it's music in the backgroud. Turns out the first 10 minutes of this video has the precise same music! Thanks for the vid x
@syahrulfauzi6344
@syahrulfauzi6344 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus cant deploy his army before he installed Raid Shadow Legends!
@novice1014
@novice1014 2 жыл бұрын
@Craig David Why can't people with jobs play games?
@novice1014
@novice1014 2 жыл бұрын
@Craig David I'm just pointing out the idiocy of your comment. Saying games are for kids, coupled with your second sentence, implies that games are only for the unemployed since kids can't legally have jobs. Try thinking first before forming a sentence.
@novice1014
@novice1014 2 жыл бұрын
@@comradekenobi6908 You know you're talking to a 1 week old account, right? Probably just a teenager who didn't know how the wider internet works.
@novice1014
@novice1014 2 жыл бұрын
@@comradekenobi6908 That's fair.
@syahrulfauzi6344
@syahrulfauzi6344 2 жыл бұрын
@Craig David Job Are for granny's. we do trade for fun
@southie5533
@southie5533 2 жыл бұрын
Diversity in counsel, unity in command. Cyrus the Great.
@TheFlashid
@TheFlashid 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing documentary of Cyrus the Great
@freeiran6737
@freeiran6737 Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Cyrus the great. You're always in our hearts
@shohan5772
@shohan5772 2 жыл бұрын
"Lulled into a false sense of security" *Rome: Total War flashbacks*
@terner1234
@terner1234 2 жыл бұрын
a few feet of defensive walls tend to do that
@ade9597
@ade9597 2 жыл бұрын
@@terner1234 But were they led by strutting fools and blustering morons?
@terner1234
@terner1234 2 жыл бұрын
@@ade9597 brave? yes. foolish? certainly
@ade9597
@ade9597 2 жыл бұрын
@@terner1234 You -------> ............................... the punch line (x)
@tsmlaska7761
@tsmlaska7761 2 жыл бұрын
@@terner1234 Dude I know it's irrelevant There is a question You historians know well Are Turks Arabs?
@davoringajic3572
@davoringajic3572 2 жыл бұрын
What a great start of a day-off! Really appreciate the theme - was searching for an anchor for my research about pre-hellenic Persia! Ty!👍
@GoogleUserOne
@GoogleUserOne 2 жыл бұрын
Dan Carlin’s King of Kings
@mathieudizzy9313
@mathieudizzy9313 2 жыл бұрын
@@GoogleUserOne My friend, what was the event that played the biggest role in the closing of the Middle Ages?
@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane
@Cyrus.the.Great_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
The inventions and discoveries of Persia/Iran : 1. Gardens and Parks 2. Sulfuric acid by Rhazes 3. Alcohol by Rhazes 4. The first practical windmills 5. An ancient type of evaporative cooler and refrigerator 6. Rosewater 7. The art of tile-work 8. Human rights 9. Qanat 10. Polo 11. Algebra by Khwarizmi 12. Philosophy 13. Computation of 2π by Jamshid Kashani, the Persian astronomer and mathematician 14. The mechanical planetary computer by Jamshid Kashani 15. Ice Cream 16. The first time that cake was used in a birthday party was by Darius the Great 17. Post system 18. Fork, spoons and many different invents. 19. Agriculture and Water Irrigation 20. Architecture 21. Backgammon 22. Battery 23. Bricks 24. Cutlery 25. Early Environmentalists 26. Guitar 27. Gloves 28. Grape Vine and Wine 29. Modern Medicine 30. Orchestra 31. Pants and Long Coats 32. Perfumes 33. Postal System 34. Pottery and Ceramics 35. Refrigerator 36. Roads 37. Rose 38. Spinach 39. Textile Industry 40. Wheel 41. Necktie/tie
@davoringajic3572
@davoringajic3572 2 жыл бұрын
@@GoogleUserOne omg ty mate! ❤️
@tsmlaska7761
@tsmlaska7761 2 жыл бұрын
@@davoringajic3572 Dude I know it's irrelevant There is a question You historians know well Are Turks Arabs?
@caroldelaney4700
@caroldelaney4700 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant piece of history.thank you
@allfights1794
@allfights1794 Жыл бұрын
This man was so great that he even had a full story in Qur'an in chapter 18 . In Qur'an his establishment and conquers and how kind hearted he was is mentioned with name zul qarnain ( a man with two horns in his crown)
@maryemah1216
@maryemah1216 Жыл бұрын
👍
@justicethedoggo3648
@justicethedoggo3648 11 ай бұрын
He wasn't a Muslim
@deanticocombar7529
@deanticocombar7529 10 ай бұрын
​@@justicethedoggo3648fool we all know that he was not Muslim no need for your Christianity
@justicethedoggo3648
@justicethedoggo3648 10 ай бұрын
@@deanticocombar7529 fool take your abhrahmic bs somewhere else I'm neither 🖕
@ZyanFernando
@ZyanFernando 9 ай бұрын
@@justicethedoggo3648 everyone who submits to Allah/Hashem alone is Muslim.
@princepscivitatis4083
@princepscivitatis4083 2 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for a Cyrus the Great docu since the day I came upon your one on Darius the Great.
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
For me, Cyrus the Great is the greatest emperor in human history. Cyrus the Great is the pride of humanity. " what's extraordinary about Cyrus, is that he appears as a paragon of princely statesmanship in the two pillars of Western cultures, that is the Roman tradition and the Bible". Cyrus freed nations enslaved by the Babylonians and returned their various gods to their shrines. The friends and enemies respected and praised Cyrus the Great. The Bible called Cyrus the Great "Messiah". The Babylonians welcomed Cyrus the Great as a liberator. " In the 18th Century, that model of religious tolerance based on a state with diverse cultures, but no single dominant religion, became a model for the founding fathers. People like Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States, had to rely on Xenophon's Cyropaedia as a reference for the life and leadership of the Persian king. No European state managed to build tolerance into the structure of the state, the importance of Cyrus to those who wrote the constitution of the United States. These acts, which have been interpreted as allowing freedom of worship and repatriating deported people, have earned Cyrus a reputation as an enlightened monarch". Xenophon wrote on how Cyrus ruled a diverse society based on tolerance. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, the great western philosopher, in his work "The Philosophy of History" introduces Persians as the "first historical people" in history. George W.F. Hegel. The Philosophy of History : " The Persian Empire is an empire in the modern sense - like that which existed in Germany, and the great imperial realm under the sway of Napoleon; for we find it consisting of a number of states, which are indeed dependent, but which have retained their own individuality, their manners, and laws. The general enactments, binding upon all, did not infringe upon their political and social idiosyncrasies, but even protected and maintained them; so that each of the nations that constitute the whole, had its own form of constitution. As light illuminates everything - imparting to each object a peculiar vitality - so the Persian Empire extends over a multitude of nations and leaves to each one its particular character. Some have even kings of their own; each one its distinct language, arms, way of life and customs. All this diversity coexists harmoniously under the impartial dominion of Light ... a combination of peoples - leaving each of them free. Thereby, a stop is put to that barbarism and ferocity with which the nations had been wont to carry on their destructive feuds. " Professor Patrick Hunt "If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great'. The empire over which Cyrus ruled was the largest the Ancient World had ever seen and maybe to this day the largest empire ever. "
@PolishBehemoth
@PolishBehemoth 2 жыл бұрын
Just screen spotted this. Thanks, cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeSmith-sl9bq Abraham Lincoln was influenced by Cyrus the Great and the great Persian scientist, mathematician, astronomer, polymath, philosopher, and poet, Khayyam.
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
@@mdgani7848 I am Persian
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
@@hannibalburgers477 Go and read before Cyrus the Great, when the rulers conquered other countries what they did to the people of those countries. Then you will understand why I love Cyrus the Great.
@mdgani7848
@mdgani7848 2 жыл бұрын
@@Persian_Queen_Cassandane oh great its even written in quran as zulqarnain
@attakamboh-ug8uz
@attakamboh-ug8uz Жыл бұрын
It is undoubtedly a wonderful and knowledgeable documentary on the history and biography of Cyrus the great. Surely! It is highly admirable.
@HasanEsi
@HasanEsi 2 жыл бұрын
GREAT video thanks can't wait for more videos
@cirthador1453
@cirthador1453 2 жыл бұрын
I love Achaemenid Persia, and Cyrus the great.
@scourgeofgodattila579
@scourgeofgodattila579 2 жыл бұрын
i love Turkic history because persian history is joke
@scourgeofgodattila579
@scourgeofgodattila579 2 жыл бұрын
The Turkic peoples ruled the Iranians for 800 years, the Ghaznavids, Seljuks, Safavids, Kharezms,Afsharids, Qajars, Timurids made Iranian peoples sla** İsmail I, Malikshah, Alparslan, Timur, Jelaladdin made slav** iranian people, Iranic history joke,Tomyris defeated the greatest Persian king Cyrus the Great in a battle and Cyrus's beheaded.The greatest military geniuses in the world came out of the Turks;Timur, Modu Chanyu, Attila, Nader Shah, Baibars,Babur Shah, Qutluk Khagan, Mehmet The Conqueoror,Nur-ad-din Zangi and others.
@cirthador1453
@cirthador1453 2 жыл бұрын
@@scourgeofgodattila579 Persian history AND Turkish history are fascinating. Also, there have been many military geniuses from other peoples than the Turks. Also making someone a slave doesn't mean that you are cooler than them. Also, the Persians had many cool empires too,
@parsamaleki1428
@parsamaleki1428 2 жыл бұрын
@@scourgeofgodattila579 all those empires are iranian lmao.
@scourgeofgodattila579
@scourgeofgodattila579 2 жыл бұрын
Only 5 Turkic empires are more than all Iranian history, Xiongnu, Huns, Gokturks, Ottomans and Timurids bigger than joke Iranian history,they were all superpowers in their time,they destroyed more than 50 states Persian history joke the largest empires in history are, how many Iranian states are on the list? LOOL historical superpowers include the British Empire[59],Ancient Egypt[60],the Macedonian Empire,the Achaemeneid empire[61],Turkic Xiongnu[62],the Turkic Golden Horde[63],the Turkic Gokturk Khanate[64]the Roman empire[65] the Turkic Ottoman empire[66] The Turkic Timurid Empire[67] Turkic Seljuk Empire[68] Maurya Empire,[69] the Byzantine Empire[69] Turkic empire the First Bulgarian Empire[70], the Russian Empire, the Han Empire, the Tang Empire,[71] the Rashidun Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate,[72] the Abbasid Caliphate, the Mongol Empire,the Sasanian Empire, the Spanish Empire,[72] the First French Empire of Napoleon,[73] Song dynasty, Ming dynasty, Qing dynasty, Gupta Empire, Chola dynasty, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Turkic Mughal Empire,[74] Carthaginian Empire, How many Iranian empires are there? 2 how many Turkic empires are there? 8 LOOOL IRANİC HİSTORY JOKE AGAİNST TURKİC HİSTORY
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane
@Persian_Queen_Cassandane 2 жыл бұрын
William James (Will) Durant (1885-1981): " The first principle of his (Cyrus the Great) policy was that the various peoples of his empires would be left free in their religious worship and beliefs…Instead of sacking cities and wrecking temples he showed courteous respect for the deities of the conquered, and contributed to maintaining their shrines…he accepted indifferently all religions, and-with much better grace-honored all the gods." Durant, 1942, page 353; Durant, Will (1942) The Story of Civilization:(Part One): Our Oriental Heritage. New York: Simon & Shuster Professor Patrick Hunt "If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great'. The empire over which Cyrus ruled was the largest the Ancient World had ever seen and maybe to this day the largest empire ever. "
@BAIGTHEKING
@BAIGTHEKING 2 жыл бұрын
I am big Fan of history & loved to hear about it. Man I loved your videos & its awesome.
@klaudioabazi4478
@klaudioabazi4478 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus was the first great conqueror, the first great empire builder, the first great tolerant ruler. The Fact that Alexander the man who conquered Cyrus' empire idolised him tells you how great of a man he was.
@rtwmoder
@rtwmoder 2 жыл бұрын
In fact, the situation of the Achaemenids was not good during the time of Alexander the Great
@freeman9738
@freeman9738 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus wasn't the first great conqueror and ruler because we know Hammurabi who lived long before him. And those who lived in a later period usually admired those who lived in an earlier period.
@klaudioabazi4478
@klaudioabazi4478 2 жыл бұрын
@@freeman9738 Technically Cyrus was the 1st great conqueror, he conquered nearly 2 million square miles, which wouldn't be beaten until Alexander the Great came. Sargon and Hammurabi can be considered the first conquerors of states, but not great ones, with large armies and incredibly large areas. Cyrus did it as the sole leader, so the title goes to him in my opinion. But then again it is just my opinion. We're friends here debating history in a healthy manner. Have a nice day Bro.
@freeman9738
@freeman9738 2 жыл бұрын
@@klaudioabazi4478 , not fair judgement because during Hammurabi's time human population was much smaller, everything was smaller and less developed. Because if following your logic, then Alexander was the 1st great conqueror because Cyrus's territory was very small compared to that of Alexander, Caesar, Genghis Khan, etc. For his time period Hammurabi's territory was relatively large.
@klaudioabazi4478
@klaudioabazi4478 2 жыл бұрын
@@freeman9738 Like i said it is my opinion. On the standards of Conquest i put Cyrus as the 1st great conqueror, not necessarily the greatest, Alexander has that title in the ancient world, and Genghis Khan overall. But i am glad you disagree with me. It doesn't mean that i am right. But i see it as such in the annals of warfare, it evolved significantly through Cyru's conquests.
@umayyadball4126
@umayyadball4126 2 жыл бұрын
The glorious Achaemenids!!
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
I love the Persian Achaemenids :)
@lakshmipraveen8734
@lakshmipraveen8734 2 жыл бұрын
@@Stateira-Persia-Iran Me too!!!
@DivineOrange
@DivineOrange 2 жыл бұрын
So glorious that 1 Greek boi conquers the entire empire
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
@@lakshmipraveen8734 Thank you :)
@Stateira-Persia-Iran
@Stateira-Persia-Iran 2 жыл бұрын
@@DivineOrange Persian civilization and culture are magnificent and glorious. And although the Persian Empire came to an inglorious end at the hands of Alexander in 330 B.C, it had a lasting legacy on the subsequent development of world civilizations and future empires. Indeed, the Persian Empire was a pivotal empire because it was the first true empire that set the standard of what it meant to be an empire for future ones.
@Hugh_Morris
@Hugh_Morris 2 жыл бұрын
Strangely in the past few days I've been doing a playthrough of CK2 as a Persian going for becoming the Saoshyant (restorer of the world) in my original characters lifetime. This is big inspiration
@Jegrygerfede
@Jegrygerfede 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@trippiedizzy9243
@trippiedizzy9243 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikejhorn Hello friend, I'm solving a riddle 1) The empire is in decline after tribal migration. 2) a nation that carries its language and culture to the places it occupies 3) The nation that spread Islam to Europe 4) The Nation that ended the Middle Ages by taking Constantinople 5) Parties to the 30 Years' War in Europe in the Middle Ages 6) The nation that invaded Anatolia in 1071 and made it their homeland 7) The nation that defeated the Sassanids and Islamized the Persians 8) The Nation Who Discovered America 9) The first known Mesopotamian civilization 10) The nation that could not reach the gates of Austria and occupy Vienna My friend, I will be glad if you reply.
@trippiedizzy9243
@trippiedizzy9243 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jegrygerfede Hello friend, I'm solving a riddle 1) The empire is in decline after tribal migration. 2) a nation that carries its language and culture to the places it occupies 3) The nation that spread Islam to Europe 4) The Nation that ended the Middle Ages by taking Constantinople 5) Parties to the 30 Years' War in Europe in the Middle Ages 6) The nation that invaded Anatolia in 1071 and made it their homeland 7) The nation that defeated the Sassanids and Islamized the Persians 8) The Nation Who Discovered America 9) The first known Mesopotamian civilization 10) The nation that could not reach the gates of Austria and occupy Vienna My friend, I will be glad if you reply.
@Jegrygerfede
@Jegrygerfede 2 жыл бұрын
@@trippiedizzy9243 wtf
@trippiedizzy9243
@trippiedizzy9243 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jegrygerfede reply 😪
@ChristopherThrawn-el3sz
@ChristopherThrawn-el3sz 2 ай бұрын
Well put together here. Bravo.
@CM-zl3fk
@CM-zl3fk 9 ай бұрын
I want to admire you, beside the unbiased and scientific video you made, you are the first Westerner who realized that Persians were/are not Arab. You depicted the king and his soldiers with the right cloth. Thanks.
@TheAshHeritor
@TheAshHeritor 2 жыл бұрын
Cyrus was an absolute unit. Awesome video on one of the greatest "greats" in history.
@xKazeshi98x
@xKazeshi98x 2 жыл бұрын
YOOOOOOOOOOOOO, OH MY GOD IM SO HAPPY CYRUS IS GETTING COVERED XD Seeing the notification truly put a smile on my face
@KULCAT79
@KULCAT79 5 ай бұрын
The reverence this man gets in the bible is what has led me to investigate everything i could about him. It wonderful to see the battles you guys design. I love this channel
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