The interesting context with Kublai, He used the 'mandate of heaven' to continue his rule in south Asia and he started wearing Chinese robes and becoming more affiliated with Chinese culture.

@@alexandrelct826 I think this was suppose to me more of a theme with the christian convert story line. Pity we didn't get to see it continue.

1:04 if only the khans army wasn’t there maybe things would’ve gone differently

Did you read about this somewhere or is this just personal experience? Very curious

@@subprimemortgagesalesman4830 Hm I did read about it, but also base on my personnal experience. You can find the chinese aspect of it reading Sun Tzu "the art of War", and for the mongolians aspects you can read Jean-Paul Roux "histoire de l'empire Mongol" but it's in french (my native language) I'm sure you can find this kind of similar books in english.

sadly they spent most of the money on that than in more GOD DAMM MONGOLSSS!!! (Battles)

Me too I watched this show before game of thrones way ba k when and I'm so sad this show couldn't continue

I would’ve enjoyed watching more Mongol vs Knight battles along with a portrayal of the invasions of Japan.

It was a bit ridiculous bringing in the Knights Templar but I would of loved to see where season 3 went especially if we would of gotten to see the invasion of Japan.

Me too. The costumes alone are worth the show. This is a highly underrated series.

Nomads never gave a fuck about religious identities. To them, being with your Kağan, being with your tribe and never straying for your clan was enough You could worship whatever you like. And To be frank, it's the same with all pagans, not just nomads.

Some Mongol cavalry groups were made up of Tengriists, Buddhists, Taoists, Confucianists, Christians, Muslims, etc. As long as you are loyal to the khan and the eternal blue sky, it doesn't matter who you send your prayers to.

Mongols tolerated all religions they never forced any religion on u unlike the other empires at the time. However my personal opinion is that Islam and christianity makes alot of sense especially Islam. So if u were to choose a religion to follow it would be between those 2

​@@KD400_ I am Christian but freely tolerate religions with good tenets. Buddha seemed like a relatively peaceful person for example. Other religions like Zoroastrianism also acknowledge cosmic evil and the struggle against it.

​@@KD400_ Kublai is a Buddhist, and the Yuan is a Buddhist empire, this show doesn't show it accurately the religion of the Yuan dynasty. It have a very eurocentric point of view.

You're not wong on that statement

Not a warlord, a Lord of War.

He's not just a warlord, he's one of the most powerful emperors who ever lived along with Augustus.

​​@@davidcabreonmunoz6258 He was the son and Father of Khans he could choose whatever Lord suited him!

@@angermacfadden2702 Yes🗿

Haha F off 😂

3:17 ominous foreshadowing

Vae Victis

This role, Wong made Godlike!

@@JoseRodriguez-er9jq fr when I heard Wong was gonna be in dr dtramge I was like damn this gonna be amazing.. so far though he's just another jokster

@@ocsjc13 Despite being my personal favorite superhero in Marvel, Doctor Strange in the MCU is so far disappointingly mid

The first string theory PhD.

The face of "I wanted to do something else, but I must be here, dealing with fools"...

10/10 would totally smash!

@@User-xw5mk khutulin and mei lin are hotter

@@mat7083 lol what's that supposed to mean!

@@d-pain4844 LOL NO! They're NOT! Chabi is WAY more fine then they are!

@@mat7083 lol what? NOTHING you’ve said here makes any sense at all what? Not once did I “laugh” at all before I saw your comment, no one got “offended” either, and I only got “confused” by your comment as it makes no sense to post an cigarette symbol at all. You’re going all over the place, for real!

100% agree

For once, the word "underrated" is being used correctly. Usually people misuse it to refer to shows as popular and critically acclaimed as Breaking Bad or The Wire. It gets tiresome. But Marco Polo was critically panned and never found a large audience, and was cancelled due to how expensive it was to produce. And it is truly correct to say it is very underrated. The critics never gave it a proper chance, with many defaulting to a false "white savior" narrative that only shows they didn't watch much of the show.

@@Brendissimo1 The writing was lazy , most of the time abusing cliffhangers and erratic and out of character behaviour to create drama out of thin air. It had a nice production value, but that was really the main feature of the show, the acting was mediocre to say the least, apart from a couple of instances, specially the lead. It's not underrated, it was a weak show. It had some charismatic characters and people enjoyed them, I watched the whole thing because I enjoy the setting, but it wasn't that hard to realize that this show wasn't going to be a long lasting one.

​@@MalakianM2Ssaying that they are bad actors is a little exaggerated, if it the case breaking bad have a LOT of bad actors

@@amouritss Didn't say they were bad actors, you should read gain. And I don't agree with your BB assessment.

I have the exact empathy for a Mongolian warrior, as for a KZ Prison guard. Both subhumans, and I am grateful they are no more

@@simoneengelleitner947 The same applies to Mao's red guards on China cultural revolution. Beasts.

its actually historically accurate. people were brutal and ruthless

How far would you go to keep your Crown?

Crazy Rich Asians with large armies of cavalry and infantry.

One of the biggest themes of war is how grey it is. Context matters and we are shown a narrative from one protagonists view. At the end of the day, neither is truly evil - they simply have different goals, no reasonable recourse for compromise, and the power to try to achieve those goals no matter what (war, basically). It’s a glimpse into the unyielding nature of humanity and something that still exists today, if you look for it.

Jia was evil in the eyes of Song and its subjects, and Kubilai was already one of the Khans and even Yuan emperors who understands Chinese culture the best. Btw, Jia Sidao, at least judging by what he did i Sichuan and else where in Song, seemed to be rather afraid of Yuan and I wonder if he had really visited Kubilai as envoy with such composure

@@kunalmishra9463 the thing is though that there was nothing grey about the mass death and destruction caused by the mongols.

​@@JewTube001 I disagree, as horrible as that might sound at first. Death and destruction are not inherently evil -- again, perspective, context, and intent matter. In the show (I'm not 100% sure about real life, but this is a general statement I'll make), the Mongols had broader goals and ambitions, centered around a growing empire and wishes to "control more" and "have more power", concepts cemented by the actions they took to secure their future. They said, we're *going to get* from where we are now to where we want to be, no matter the cost. Indeed, that was war and destruction but it's a very similar thing to what countries have literally always done. England wasn't evil for wanting to control the colonies... they just had differing goals and fought for what they both wanted. Even the South wasn't inherently evil (despite the moral reprehensibility of slavery) during the Civil War -- again, they wanted one thing, the North and abolitionists wanted another, and the result was the bloodiest years in America's history. The list of analogous examples goes on. In each of these cases, including the Mongols, my argument is that death and destruction weren't the primary *intent* of the Mongols actions and desires, simply a consequence of conflict. If they were the primary intent, I'd argue that is much closer to "evil" than as collateral damage -- in the clip, the Mongols offer two realistic paths -- peace, albeit surrender in an unthinkable/dishonorable way, or death and destruction, but the end goal was the same: getting whatever they wanted.

@@kunalmishra9463 Then that is simply evil, there is no other way to describe it. If I treated you in this way, to steal everything from you, to rape your wife, behead you and enslave your family - then you would only see this as evil. There's nothing justifiable about the intent to kill, rape and loot en masse. And that very much is the intention here, the best you can seem to argue is that a genocide is 'grey' only because the perpetrators were acting selfishly rather than committing a genocide just for the sake of it. But great acts of evil don't happen randomly, they happen because of people that think they way you do.

I'm pretty sure Kubelai put that display on specifically for Jia to see.

Pretty grim propspect. Having your (human) fat harvested for medieval firebombs.

What’s the name of this series please

@@yokastaazcona6776 Marco Polo but it is cancelled

In diplomatic mission it is

There is because in the Song dinasty in that moment the chancellor was the highest position since the emperor was a kid (like 5 years old) and the father died the chancellor made a coup and was a reigning as a regent basically. He talks as “king” of China in this scene.

Why is that? I'm genuinely curious. Is it because kublai was fat at this point of his life?

@@smellypatel5272 Not only that, but when he Fought ariq in Episode 2. His sword attacks were relatively Slow. Sidao is a Much faster & Agile Fighter. He would easily be able to counter any of Kublai’s Attacks & beat him.

@@haydenrose866 well kublai is also like twice his size. Mongolians seem to be a lot more well built than most east asians are

@@smellypatel5272 This is True. The Mongolians Historically had a Diet very Rich in Raw Meat & lots of Milk, scenes throughout the Show even show Kublai eating Raw Meat & Drinking Milk in the Palace to showcase the accuracy of how those Men used to eat. They had a high Calorie & Nutrient Dense diet & very Well developed Physiques. Whereas the Chinese ate a lot of Lighter foods & Rice which contributed to their overall lack of Bigger Size. Plus he had far superior Armor. So Sidao wouldn’t be able to just do Preying Mantis Strikes or Whatever on his Torso. I Still believe Sidao would win a Battle with him given all the Variables. But Kublai Khan was also Smart and understood he needed to surround himself with Servants who Exceeded in the Areas & Skills where he Lacked. Capturing 100 Eyes years before.... when Jingim was just a Young Boy & Eventually Employing Him to Kill Sidao in the Battle at xiangyang Years Later. Capturing enemy Soliders & Citizens. Employing them as Servants in his Empire to grow & expand. Instead of Slaughtering all of them. Highly commendable on his Part.

@@haydenrose866 that raw meat statement is a myth. Mongolians would boil their meat most of the time and eat out. And really man, preying mantis strikes? This isn't a kung fu movie lol, these were heads of state and generals, if they did duke it out, it would be with swords and spears.

What’s the name of this show?

There are Mongolians in China - and just like them, they are BIG, like "grown in a farm big" boys...

the show portrays the opposite though & shows him as a dedicated patriot

@@aburoach9268 Tbh as a Chinese, this show feels like a bastardization of my history. I literally only stayed to watch because of the boobies. 😏

@@longxiao9823 the Euro centrism in it was unbearable though // as if the Mongols were only capable of capturing that walled city "because of Marco polo's help"

⁠​⁠@@aburoach9268It wasn’t cuz of Marco’s help. It was cuz of Hundred Eyes Experience and Prince Zhenjin’s Strategy. Marco only played a small role

The best part was "If you're wise " badass ash

It's the way of the nomadic tribes. Mongols were able to expand long enough to make the Khanate last that long actually.

Kublai was an impressive statesman though. He wasn't the skilled warrior that his grandfather was, but he was a much better leader than his father.

​@@robwalsh9843That is 100% true. Tolui was shit

Know History Boy By the time of Kublai rule the Mongol Empire is already Divided the Jochids or the Golden Horde already Split from the Great Khans of Mongolia after the death of Ogedei Khan , The Ogedeids and Chagatiads dont Trust the Jochids and the Ogedeids believe they are the Rightfull ruler of the Mongol Empire but the Succession of Mongols Great Khans are thru election by Kurultai and also the First Great Khan from Toluids is not Kublai but his brother Mongke Khan which also the Last United Great Khan or Nominally Recognized by Jochids,Chagaitids,Ogedeidids .

​@@robwalsh9843 We don't know how skilled Chingghis Khan are as a warrior, he rose to power through his genius political and military tactics, not his brawn, Chinggis ain't no brute, and so is Kublai.

Mr Lao is good at calculation.

Marco Polo on Netflix. Only 2 seasons. Shame it was cancelled

@@Excalibur01 maybe they didn't get as much as views as they expected

@@sanurajaadhikari2252 It was too expensive for them to produce. Has nothing to do with views

Netflix lost over 200 million dollars for it.

For an Asian woman? Come on man let’s leave that racist shit

@@chasegray6620 Racist?!?!? Please explain...

The asians womens are wonderful. Love for asians womens from France. 💗

"For an Asian woman"? You are ignorant to your own subtle racism that i can't feel frustrated but sad for you. Good luck with that attitude.

I'm Swedish and I have lived in Japan and South Korea, never met a single asian whom I would consider "ugly"