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I don’t care what anyone says. As a nearly decade long subscriber; I’ve never heard anything other than “Hey, forty-two here”.

In a world of 40 seconds shorts, Thoughty2 comes out with a 45 minutes gem.

Genghis khan has one of the coolest origin stories ever. To be kicked out as a boy and subsequently build your empire growing up, is absolutely fuckin bonkers

On the field they also employed “kiting” (RTS gaming terminology) which involves shooting while retreating so that you constantly outrange your opponent.

If Genghis Kahn had permanently conquered the entire world then I might be teaching Mongolian poetry, a job which would have its PROSE and KHANS. 😜

What I'm learning from this is that if you want your people to conquer the world, pay them well, show them respect, and promote based on merit, not social standing.

There's a quote from this great show utopia that I always think about: "You know the person who had the greatest positive impact on the environment on this planet? Genghis Khan, because he massacred forty million people. There was no one to farm the land. Forests grew back." Interesting to see the truth in it

Temujin and Jamuka weren’t just friends they were brothers, they exchanged blood which in mongol culture is a bond stronger than family

Jamukha's head wasn’t chopped off. At the time in Mongolian tribes it was customary for nobles to get “bloodless” death upon execution. Jamukha was captured and later got his back broken, that’s how he was executed.

Id like to meet Thoughty1 someday and learn about the origins of Thoughty2

If you were My history teacher, I might have actually passed the subject. NOW I see why History is an enthralling saga- a brilliant epic played out on the same stages where we currently stand, commute, shop and live life. Not some stale endless list of: On or about (date), (Name) of (place) did (verb) to (name) of (place) because (reason). That was how I learned and why I failed. I never felt the slightest bit interested. But here you come and I am enjoying learning about history- That almost never happens. Cheers, Thoughty2!

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Thoughty2 dropping a 45 min video on Genghis Khan? Nice.

This guy is just on a diff level of narrating. So far in my opinion the best piece i have seen from him.

This was a great history lesson. Wish I had you for my history teacher!! Thank you!

Napoleon gave the French Revolution and the Enlightenment teeth. It sounds like Genghis Kahn created a lot of his own enlightenment and of course also gave it teeth. This presentation does a wonderful job of clarifying why GK was so successful. Notwithstanding some cruelties that arguably tainted his professional militarism, he was a genius general, politician and economist. Instituting meritocracy and treating religion as a non-issue (as it should be) are lessons some of today's politicians and economists seem to be forgetting. And how about attacking and weakening civilian economies to the point where it begins to erode military redoubts you can't attack directly? Today's leaders need to sit in on more of GK's lectures and take good notes. Thanks, T2 for another beautifully done presentation.

I'm sorry... He killed SO many people that he reduced the amount of carbon in the atmosphere!? WHAT!?

Lessons I learned from the video: 1. Build friendships. 2. Leave no potential threat with any power...or alive. 3. Recruit talent, not "titles" (noble birth people) 4. Build loyalty through limited freedoms and money. 5. Don't attack directly. Instead, cut off supply lines and draw out enemies. Make them fight you on your terms. 6. Constantly seek to improve your tactics and technology. Be a lifelong learner. 7. Adapt to your circumstances rather than trying to adapt them to you. Use available resources...like rivers or horse milk (and bl00d). 8. Know your limitations. 9. Strike fast, strike hard...very hard. 10. Use your enemies fear, their anger, and their greed against them. Bonus lesson: 11. Decorate your enemies with liquid silver. Awesome video as always Thoughty2!

The success of genghis khans rapid expansion was the fusion of huge/heavy chinese sieging tools with mobile nomadic army from steppe. On the one hand, chinese siege tools were able to move across landscapes easily with the help of massive amount steppe horses. On the other hand, nomadic army solved their main issue - the inability to siege down big cities with wide walls.

A more recent study also shows that the Monglolians fostered a threat of being brutal to scare enemies into submission before the fight even started. They were no more brutal than any other empire expanding.

the name “Genghis” is actually mangled “Chingis”, because westerners learned first about him from Persian and Arabic sources. Since there is no “ch” sound in Arabic, the name “Chengis” was transliterated to “Gengis”. Same thing happened to Osmans which were transliterated to “Othman” in Arabic and became “Ottomans” in Western world.

This is my Comfort channel. I come here whenever I need a pick me up and I always go out happy.

I feel like t2 had fun making this one in particular...

Thank you so much for creating free content for all to enjoy at this fantastic level of quality, you do amazing work!❤

One other point you missed - a recent genealogical survey estimates that 1 in 12 Asians is descended from Genghis. His presence is also felt in modern geopolitics as his raiding was the cause of Middle Eastern demise which sent Arabia back to the dark ages when previously they were comparable to classical Greece in terms of the advancement of their scholarship.

He nearly doubled the world as well.

There is an old legend in the steppes of Asia. Every 1000 years a blue wolf would be born on the steppes alongside a male child and the boy would unite the tribes to conquer the world. Atilla, Bumin, Genghis Ottoman, they are all the great blue wolf children on their times. The alphas wolves of the great hordes of the steppes.

What an amazing video! Thank you for providing an unbiased and quite accurate explanation of who he truly was. Genuinely appreciate how you depicted him mostly without judgment and acknowledged both his militaristic and non-militaristic achievements. As a Mongolian, it brings me great joy to see and hear this perspective (which is very, very rare!) Loved the thorough research and engaging delivery! Enjoyed the humor too. Thank you again!

Absolutely brilliant. This is better than anything you’d ever see on bbc. This man is a legend

They also inadvertently discovered probiotics. They consumed a lot of yoghurt and beverages similar to kefir. This helped against digestive ailments, which might have hindered their progress.

This was the best history lesson I have ever had the pleasure of learning. How are you and other dedicated creators/historian lovers. Bravo 👏.. Bravo... 👏 👏 👏

It’s really pleasant to watch, your way of presenting is truly engaging. I am a fan of Genghis Khan since my childhood. Your refreshing and joyful sarcastic approach is top notch! Thank you

This is awesome! Genghis is definitely worthy of a 45 minute video. Thank you!

What a great quasi-documentary on the phenomenal legend Genghis Khan! I really appreciate that you mostly portrayed him without casting judgment, and credited his non-militaristic accomplishments as well. Your summary at the end of the video was perfect and very well stated. There's no denying his influence in society, government, local and international trade, and military logistics. He brought a lot of good to the world alongside utter destruction, truly a difficult man to understand

Hey man, i am really impressed with the level of quality you have reached these days. I remember finding your 10 fact type videos years ago and have to say, youve really upped your game. And earned a new fan with this one

You failed to mention this little tidbit: If you have ancestors from Eastern Europe, you're very likely descended from the Khan.

It's always understated just how much the Steppe tribes impacted and changed history and there's yet to be a video on KZfaq that properly mention and examines the ripple effects of the Mongol Empire and the rest out of the Steppes over the course of world history

A 45 min thoughty2 vid? well that's gonna be interesting

Aw f*** man shit like this sends shivers down my spine. That's how awesome and interesting I think this is. Gengis and the mongolian dominance era is such an extremely interesting historical topic. I live for many things, but old history like this is one of these things for sure.

Ghengis Khan is my favorite historical conqueror. Thanks for this video reminding me how badass he was.

Best most consistent content 👏🏽

I love the longer videos! Fantastic topic.

In Sacred Mongols History, an important historical written memorial of the mongols, it is (as far as I remember) directly said that Jin jurchens hired him as a commander for one of their outer border regions, kinda like Crimea hired cossacks. They gave him resources and money, and he promised to keep other hordes away from Jin lands. Instead he used his position to consolidate power over him. Funny thing is that later same thing would be done by Russians against remnants of Mongolian Empire - Moscow had arised mostly as a tax collecting center, and so a Moscow prince, a position established to better control the slavs, would rise into an independent power.

Regarding the Mongol horde’s diet we actually know that they didn’t forage whatsoever & their diet was more or less entirely carnivore. They hunted nearby game, drank the milk of their horses, made yogurt and sour-milk from it, drank their horses’s blood, and ate their horses’s meat. In contrast, the Chinese armies subsided on gruel made from grains, and were regularly ill, whereas Genghis Khan’s men were incredibly robust in health, and could go without food for days at a time. There was a book written about these factors which advocates of the carnivore diet constantly cite to prove their claims of it’s excellent effects on their health-something I fully support being a 6-years-carnivore myself.

There is a sociological concept known as the "Circle of Otherness". Basically, those inside the circle are considered other people, deserving of certain rights, privileges and treatment with respect, and a need to properly justify mistreatment (like, they have committed some crime or transgression), while those outside the circle are not considered "real" people and therefore can be treated accordingly, like animals or worse, by whatever your culture accepts as acceptable for such things. Genghis Khan's life story kind of illustrates a gradual expansion of his personal circle otherness, starting from including just himself, then his family, then his tribe, then all the tribes on his side, and finally to all the people who were in his empire and loyal to him and all peoples willing to submit to his rule and be loyal to him. One of the keys to his success was that he treated the people inside his circle quite well and progressively by the standards of his time. In addition to promoting them based on merit, shared the spoils of war equally, allowed them to practice their own religions freely, he also gave women in his empire more rights and privileges and protections and political power than was typical for the time, and usually forbade his armies from looting and pillaging cities that surrendered to him without a fight. These cities were often allowed to keep most of their existing customs and laws, and some times even their rulers got to keep their positions. This was why so many cities did surrender to the Mongols without fighting, and so many citizens of the empires they invaded ended up joining them and helping them by teaching them things like how to build siege engines. Genghis Khan's reputation for being a genocidal maniac (which is not true. I mean the genocidal part was certainly true, but the maniac part was not. Almost everything Genghis did in his life was carefully considered and planned) comes from the ways he treated people outside his Circle. But it should be noted that the idea that all of humanity belongs inside the circle as a matter of course only became widespread quite some time after Genghis' life. (And in recent times there is growing debate about whether or not certain beings who aren't human should be included inside the circle, such as certain highly intelligent animals, and hypothetical AI with human level capabilities)

Thanks, man. Absolutely great video. Fantastic story-telling!

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Liu Bang may want a word regarding the greatest rags to riches story. Temujin was born to a chieftain, Liu Bang was a lowly soldier who lost some bandits he had taken charge of as prisoners. So left with a future that was looking very short, as he would now be put to death for being a useless soldier, he ran away. Liu then went and joined up with the bandits he just days earlier held prisoner, and eventually became the 1st emperor of the Han dynasty.

“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” -Genghis Khan.

Another impressive video! Thank you so much 🙏🏻 your videos are my companion

I remember Khan being an enemy in the cartoon Super Duper Sumos.

My favorite quote here was "For the Jin it was like fighting smoke. Really fucking angry smoke." Too funny.

I like these longer stories vs the 5-10min older ones, which I already watched all. Keep creating great work @Thoughty2

I always love watching your videos! Tbh your videos have been one of my constant -usual background when I do random stuff. I hope you produce more interesting and mind boggling videos... Love from the Philippines ♡

Dude. Just found this channel. No idea how I hadn't up to this point. Amazing video!

I kind of feel sorry for that governor of the Khwarazmian Empire. At least in the way it plays out in my head. The Shah seemed to genuinely believe that the Mongol traders were spies and it was all to prep for Genghis' next conquest. Which, to be fair, assuming Genghis Khan was going to invade you, would not be a particularly outrageous assumption. So the Shah ordered the governor to treat the Mongol traders as Mongol spies. The governor had to know that order was a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' type of order. Shah: I want you to bitch-slap the most ruthless and powerful man on the planet. Twice. Governor: Might as well borrow large sums of money now since I will never have time to pay it back

Thank you for the video! This surprisingly warmed me up to Genghis Khan. It’s always the backstory that changes your perspective, kinda like any supervillain or antihero’s.

Thanks, awesome stuff ❤️💯

I haven't seen one of your videos in a hot minute, but boy do I miss them

This mans videos are my teen years in a nutshell, coming here is like coming home

Phenomenal man. Thank you for this!

Enjoyed the video. thanks for sharing. "Ghengis Khan and the making of the new world" is a great read for you Ghengis Khan fans out there.

This might be your finest work yet. Thank you kindly.

This made me realize how little I know about Asian history - a huge part of the human story. Thank you for piquing my curiosity!

Dude literally had his way with any women he wanted, any time he wanted. Absolutely daddy energy

I’m subscribing without having seen anything else from this creator. This was fantastic.

dammit, this 45minute video was so interesting that it didn't feel long at all. Also, I loved the fact that he mentioned that westerners view Genghis Khan as a villain, but the other part of the world respect him as a great leader.

Love these long videos with epic narration as always😊😊

Thank you so much for such great content. Really enjoyed it

Absolutely brilliant storytelling and visuals! Captivating from start to finish!

43:38 ... if anything, it would be his belief in freedom of religion that caused so many people to align themselves with him. In that era the concept was basically unheard of, and nothing will make a person more hostile than force them to abandon their deeply-held beliefs to be forced to believe in something else. His success was built upon many things, but I truly believe that the reason his followers supported him so much was that: freedom of religion. Second: Meritocracy. When you allow very talented "nobodies" to shine with skills that would otherwise be concealed under a caste system, you bring forth brilliant minds (such as his blacksmith general). Splitting the loot evenly made every warrior feel equal and therefore less likely to become jealous or angry at the ones who have more (cutting down on mutiny/coups). But, all things considered, by allowing freedom of religion, I think this was what united the people to support this military genius. He was brutal, yes, but was he that much more brutal than other leaders throughout history? Not for the era of his rule. I fully understand why he is still revered by Mongols today. He was Mongolia's George Washington.

Bloody fabulous stuff mate. Really well researched, and your delivery ignites a passion for history and historical figures. Cracking humour as well, keep up the brilliant work, from Australia.

Great video! Pls make more of these long form awesome videos. Love your content!

Theirs something you missed, mongols destroyed, canals in central Asia, causing devastating environmental damage, making into a desert 🏜....other impact was massive refugees into the Indian subcontinent, were Dhelhi sultanate played cleverly to avoid mongols invasion till 30 years.

More interesting than that some CO2 went out of the atmosphere for 200 years after his death, is that he got uber lucky in that there was a relative abundance of CO2 locked up in wood BEFORE HIS BIRTH, like a multi-generational anomaly, and it was focused on and around Mongolia, such that people surmise someone would have conquered even if it wasn't him. He was just born in the right place right time on top of a 10th century oil boon. It wasn't oil, but having wood to burn meant making extra babies and moving armies around much easier, relatively speaking. Wood was food (via cooking). Wood was industry. Carbon in plants and animals was literally food.

Loved this one so much I watched it twice to make sure I can correctly argue with my brother later.❤

Checking in from USA. New to the channel & I love it!

Amazing video, super interesting. Good stuff Thoughty2

Thank you for the story and narration, Thoughty2. It was, by far, the most i have ever enjoyed a history lesson. Definitely did nof feel 45 minutes long, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I always try to catch each new video ever since I subscribed, which I did after listening to my first Thoughty2 story. Great job.

Arran, your vids are always entertaining, informative and so well researched that I wish I'd had you as a history prof in school! Keep up the great work!

Thanking you for noticing so many things and bringing them to our attention. How else would I know stuff?

Thanks man, fantastic work

This was some amazing delivery Thoughty wow, this 45 minutes didn't feel as long as it should, thank you man.

Thank you for your work, I look forward to watching your videos every week. I really do appreciate you.

Excellent presentation, thank you, I found it informative and well presented.

Its really nice to see a longer video. Keep up the good work :)

Always a great day to see this man’s beautiful mustache pop up on my screen and bless me with 10-45 min of straight knowledge in a fun way! Much love thoughty2! Much love

That was entertaining a show that left me thinking and perhaps pondering for years. Thx for making history fun. I do believe you have hit the Mark in your nitch of the woods. Peace

Before I have coffee in the mornings I feel like my inner genghis is front and center.

A whopping 45 minute video?! Oh boy my day is safed ❤

Really enjoying the longer form videos that do a deeper dive into history. As usual great content very well told.

Great video, one of the best videos I have seen about Genghis Khan. Thanks

I love how you say the source, in most videos they dont and you just wounder how they know.

Yeah thank you! 45 mins I can hardly wait for amazing narration, with good British wit.

Excellent work !! Interesting, informative, and entertaining 👍 Thank you very much, and greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, TW.

this video was really good work, thanks

Love the way you talk about history, love it

I very rarely sit through a 20 minute KZfaq video without doing something else at the same time but sat utterly captivated for 45 minutes of this one. You have a gift for storytelling and the team you have behind the creation of these videos is just as impressive. Well done. We need more content like this online, keep them coming.

Thank You; Incredible storytelling..brilliant video!🤩