I would love a Mike Duncan “History of Rome” style history of Iran podcast from you. You have a great voice, your writing is approachable but your rigor and research is obviously quality.
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'll have to consider that.
@colinfranco3046 Жыл бұрын
@@premodernist_history If you made a podcast, I'd listen to every single one for real. I love your videos.
@BS-vx8dg Жыл бұрын
@@premodernist_history Oh, yeah! *Do* consider that. But (having listened to all of Duncan's Rome and Revolutions podcasts) don't feel like you have to follow his model. What you do here is absolutely great, and you are second to none.
@user-bl6ix9dt7r Жыл бұрын
@@premodernist_history I'd be supremely interested in something like that as well.
@Corwin256 Жыл бұрын
I keep thinking on this comment and I just have to add my comment to the pile saying I would love such a podcast. I enjoy your approach to history so much that I would love to have a whole podcast's worth.
@FPoP19118 ай бұрын
Hi, greetings from Iran. Love the video. Very hard to find good historical video that isn't seem like a retrospective with modern sociopolitical veneer on top of it. Also some of the moments in our history you pointed to cleared up certain vagueness of some periods of time for me.
@Salisbury20154 ай бұрын
Wow, i loved this. Everytime you said "I'm glossing over this period because it's too complicated and this is meant to be a short overview" i would LOVE it if you made a video about that skipped topic. There's so much more I'd love to learn, and you have a gift from bringing history alive.
@rn1082Ай бұрын
True
@josephniehaus9082 Жыл бұрын
Hard to find a channel that combines rigorous history with a great communication style. You are certainly one of the best; easy sub
@deepaklegaldeepak Жыл бұрын
But this guy is dishonest. At around 14.00 he says Iranians did not convert to Islam by force but by choice, this is far from the truth. The death and destruction that followed by the Arab invasion did not leave Persians any other option than embrace Islam. All those invaders were fighting for Izlam and they would leave Iranians to follow their own religion. Only a shite historian can say so.
@LionZebra Жыл бұрын
I think you definitely did a great job in trying to cover 2500 years of Iranian/Persian history in a 30 min overview exposition. And you qualified that more than enough. Much of even this summary is novel for most viewers in todays Western World especially America.
@alexandrakaragiwrgi42377 ай бұрын
He's doing a better job than all the history teachers I've had.
@crisgale80982 ай бұрын
The people who say stuff like paid zero attention in school. This is all standard curriculum.
@Amleto.2 ай бұрын
@@crisgale8098I’m curious to know which western school has Iranian history as “standard curriculum”. The only times Iran gets mentioned in western schools is during the Achaemenid period and briefly the Qajar and modern period, maybe some brief mentions of the Parthians relating to Roman history. You’ll never hear a history teacher mention the Safavids or the Ilkhanate lol
@pastpaperprocrastinatorАй бұрын
@@Amleto.ap world history
@anthonysocci3057 Жыл бұрын
I remember being a history major up at the University of Pitt taking a class dedicated to the history of Iran. I always loved learning about the history of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires.
@CanBabaluma Жыл бұрын
One small detail I really appreciate about your videos is that you have pictures or statues of the various people you talk about. Its good to be reminded that these were real people and not just names.
@AnAlienInThisWorld Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel yesterday through the Genghis Khan video and I am loving it! History has always been a frequent dinner-table topic for my family (yes, I know we are nerds) and I love that there is always more to learn. I especially appreciate your acknowledgement of the biases that we project onto historical events, Eurocentrism in particular, as this seems to be absent in so many takes on history. You present with passion, logical flow, expertise, and approachability. Please know that what you are doing is very, very valuable in promoting knowledge and dispelling biases - and making one amateur history lover very happy!
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@antoniohernandez7171 Жыл бұрын
Any tips on how to retain anything you read in a book?
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
@@antoniohernandez7171 That's a big topic, and different people learn differently. One method, which might or might not work for you, is to flag pages with things you want to remember, and then once you're finished with the book, go back and look at those pages and if the information still seems worth remembering, write it down in a notebook. Also, making a timeline on a piece of paper as you go through the book can help keep things straight.
@antoniohernandez7171 Жыл бұрын
@@premodernist_history I really appreciate your response!
@dsxa918 Жыл бұрын
Those are both, in my opinion, excellent practices. I re-watch videos with as much detail as this, if I want to make sure I *know*. For example, I just watched the whole thing and I'm going to re-watch to make sure I understand what makes them Shiite
@egecant Жыл бұрын
I am so happy that I found your channel, your content is amazing.
@EnginAtik Жыл бұрын
I just found this channel yesterday also and what a good find it is!
@streetographer Жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I've been binging the content for the past few days.
@TheDanrach6 ай бұрын
This was extraordinarily helpful in putting the pieces together of a vast stretch of history as well as how it coalesced or impacted other histories. As a person who is aware of some of the pieces but not necessarily how they lock together both time and geography-wise, I will definitely be following your videos.
@NiMz849 Жыл бұрын
As an Iranian, I verify that this recap of Iranian history was proper and unbiased to the best of my experience and knowledge. The Iranian history, and history in its generality, are not dead but living stories that should always be restudied, and new insights should be achieved at every reconsideration. One striking thing about the Iranian people and, by extension, their culture and history is the diversity of forms, orientations, and experiences observed in their long-lasting attempt to live as one nation.
@HammadKhan-tl6bb Жыл бұрын
It was the only islamic nation to not be ever captured by the Europeans. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤
@moceanu9 ай бұрын
except by Alexander, and later by the British and Russians during WW2 and then again (arguably) by the MI6 and CIA in 1953
@yjkind67899 ай бұрын
Thank you but just because you’re Iranian, doesn’t mean you are qualified to verify what is accurate Iranian history. I am Iranian too and trust me, a lot of us do not know our history well enough, at all (very sad). Your qualification should come from your education and experience and the sources you have encountered.
@saeedsobhani19816 ай бұрын
Wow was born and raised in Iran, Fars. I didn’t know my own country history as detailed as he explained it. From Pahlavi up to present Iranian didn’t have normal lifestyle due to Dictatorship being imposed to them from current and previous regime and western sanctions specifically USA regime. Iranians deserve their sovereignty and their rich culture and art free from East and West and Arab influences
@hartleyabdekalimi5163 Жыл бұрын
Your bit on Esfahan (where my mom's family is from) reminded me of the old saying (which I think comes from the Safavid era): "Esfahan nesf-e jahan" or "Esfahan is half the world." Also, I remember in my "world history" class in high school, Persian history was basically relegated to a brief mention in party of one day's class--except for some quick mentions when they fought with Romans or Greeks. Obviously there's a lot to cover in the world but it's a shame this history is overlooked so much by some in the west.
@andykanani56713 ай бұрын
I have ADHD & And I am first generation American/Iranian and I have watched a lot of videos regarding Persian history over the last 5 years and you make it very easy to absorb the information for me like a good teacher so I got your video this morning from the algorithm and I subscribed and liked it halfway through because the history of the entire region is so long and confusing and takes quite a while to get a good grasp of it but thanks to you my grasp is a little better now. 😊
@fesenboga Жыл бұрын
I’ve found out about your channel very recently and I AM LOVING IT! As a former student and teacher of Western Colonization, your videos and your style reminds me of my classes. Anyway, because you are open to suggestions for new topics, here are my suggestions of new topics: 1-Westernization of Ottomans (Turks, Egypt and Iran. A comparative video would be awesome. 2-A primer of history of India, one like this one on Iran. 3-History of colonization of Americas, with emphasis on North America. Last but not least, you are an amazing history teacher. God bless you!
@Bluebirdiran5 ай бұрын
Iranian culture is like "aqua regia" . It dissolves the invading cultures such that after a century or less the invaders become more Persian than the local Persians.
@lolikususs4 ай бұрын
Didnt know Perssians were muslims
@moh199310002 ай бұрын
Iranians are still Muslims to this day though.
@sinabx432526 күн бұрын
just like azari Turks that live in north west of Iran they are the most nationalist Iranians of any ethnicity in Iran two of my best friends are azari turk
@andreaaveni63546 ай бұрын
This video is simply wonderful! Thank you I think everyone would love a more detailed series
@kevinfarhangi37336 ай бұрын
My Origins lay in Persia/Iran so i wanted to learn about the History of Iran/the Persians and your video gave me much interresting information about the subject. Thank you for the effort and detailed and simple explantion in this video 🙏
@melissamybubbles6139 Жыл бұрын
I'd love a video on modern Iranian history from the 20th century. This was definitely a good first step for me. Thank you.
@sinaa93159 ай бұрын
that would be very hard right now because it is in middle of a very big event and is probably going to change in some form. it is to unstable to make anything out of. if you are intressent i would recommend the bigger event news from time to time that sums up the major things that has happened in like last 2 mouths or so and keep up with that every 3 mouths or so.
@StevenBach11 ай бұрын
This was excellent, thanks! Long ago I did an MA in Classics and started a PhD, and have kept reading about ancient civilizations, and I've been catching up on filling in the history of Persia and the Byzantines. I collect ancient coins, mostly Roman, Byzantine, and Greek but I have Achaemenid, Arsacid/Parthian, and Sasanian coins as well and have added a couple recently so I've been learning more about them. I keep the coins in binders and print pages to accompany them with maps, timelines, ruler lists, and other things that help to contextualize. I use the coins as touchpoints in history to learn more about whatever ancient culture that produced each in its time, added a few notes on the Arsacids based on this so thanks again!
@babaxanqacar80625 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, you are the one of the significant youtube channels dont lie about the origins of seljuks, safavids, afsharids and qajars. All of these dynasties are turkic not persian/farsi
@jaynichols1906 Жыл бұрын
You mention how we know very little about the Parthians compared to the other empires. I would be very interested in a more in depth video collating what is known about them. On the opposite end of the sectrum, a similar broad primer video about the history of the Mongol empire would be great. I'd love to know more about what happened to each section of the empire after it was divded up. Might be harder to make a video trying to follow multiple threads about multiple smaller empires at the same time, though.
@jenathent48408 ай бұрын
They didn’t write down their history unfortunately. The video would be very short if he were to do one. But maybe he could read what the Greeks said about them ?
@chickenwings2739 ай бұрын
this is very well made. please keep making more content like this for other great civilizations of the world. the way you combine quality research yet digestible writing is second to none. i like that this is casual yet informative.
@kianabah7 ай бұрын
Amazing video! I wish u included the Medes there too. My ancestors on my dads side go back thousands of years to a very old Iranian city called Hamadan (old name is ekbatana or hecmatane) which was the capital of the Medes back then
@newtonpritchett9887 Жыл бұрын
I will definitely watch your videos as fast as you can make them. I've always been a big fan of European history but I've been a little reluctant to branch out to other parts because it feels like an impenetrable wave of new information. These videos just feel like catching a history professor out in the wild-- over drinks or something. Very approachable
@lightonia5 ай бұрын
I would love a series or videos about the largest ethnic groups without an internationally recognized state! Like the Kurds, the Uyghurs, the Palestinians, the Yazidis and so many more. Love your channel!
@lightbeingform7 ай бұрын
Hot tip: The Dollop podcast recently did a 2- parter on Ajax, and it's trickling into the news now (recent AP release about same) so it might be smart algorhitmically to pin/repost/highlight your Iran-related material. And if you have any more on the backburner... Keep up the good work!
@Samhe33509 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this vid. This has to be one of the best high-level overview history videos I've ever seen. Would love to see you cover other topics in this same style.
@SillyKoala2 ай бұрын
I love the way you explain history; so simple and clear. Also, the fact that you present history without an agenda. Just stating facts as they are. Thank you.
@DeadCanuck Жыл бұрын
This was an awesome video! My girlfriend’s Irani, and I’ve been trying to learn more about its history so this was a great flyover view of the region. A follow-up would be amazing🤩
@michaela6347 Жыл бұрын
I am sorry that your girlfriend doesn’t teach you the history of Iran I am sure there are other means of learning this subject than watching the videos of one unqualified self appointed historian with PHD. You better read some of the real Iranian comments, and so far over 95% think he is a fraud and has no idea what he is talking about regardless of his PHD.
@dsxa918 Жыл бұрын
I'm trying, now. Thanks for saying. A lot are showing the sort of appreciation I'm inclined toward - not knowing the history
@dsxa918 Жыл бұрын
Like the point 17 minutes in, where "Arab math" actually "was originating in India" it's very important to watch a few videos of these sort, before you can ever actually consider yourself well informed.
@dsxa918 Жыл бұрын
He also acknowledges in the video and title, what a simplification a 40 minute video on 3000+ years of a region must be
@zakback99379 ай бұрын
lmao, cucked people.
@alimirzamani9796 ай бұрын
Great Primer! Thank you. One note, the Islamic revolution actually is more of a cultural revolution (less political revolution) to eradicate the Western influence from Iran and revive the Persian culture. However, by adapting the idea of "republic", a Western idea, one might think the Western influence hasn't been eradicated completely. In today's world, with the advent of communication, no ruler can act like king anymore so republic is the way to go in any case.
@josephineromano48347 ай бұрын
Thank you for your information; you cleared a lot of questions that I had about Iran 👍🇦🇺
@user-eg4un6hm7v7 ай бұрын
This is definitely a very informative video on Iranian history. I am not a history student nor any background . The complete timeline of various dynasties given have made things clear . Keep it up.
@Nigelzenig6 ай бұрын
This was fantastic. I just subscribed based on this as i was struggling to comprehend a couple of Iran history books. If you had time i would to see you cover in more detail the 20th century in Iran: the Pahlavis and the origins and meaning of the Revolution and the origins and meanings of Islamic fundamentalism. Thank you!
@rylanlane89607 ай бұрын
Sources you like on Manichaeism would be awesome! Great video, found your channel a few days ago and have binged most of them!
@siavashdanai7814 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing content, your work is much appreciated. As an Iranian, I’d like to attract your attention to the depth of our culture in which no matter how big, different or frequent the invasions, not only it doesn’t get abolished but also Iranianize the invader. It makes me feel proud. And also the last king of Iran wasn’t an oppressor, quite the contrary, a caring father to the nation. Getting back to his trajectory is what we are trying to do these days with a counter-revolution. (Woman-Life-Freedom)
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. I knew I was getting into controversial territory toward the end. As you may imagine, many Iranians who live in the West feel the way you do about the previous regime.
@nadasou Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thousand years of civilization was explained in a non-biased political view, and in chronological order with such clarity is somebody needs depth and breath in history, in a structured rational manner, introduce the hidden root of conflicts in this part of the world! 👏
@tomasmiller5502 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this overview. It is so useful. It helps the basic orientation in Asia, which is so difficult. I am really excited by the approach of your channel. Please, keep adding other videos 👍
@setarehmariposa9571 Жыл бұрын
Majority of the inventions from the Islamic golden age were all made by Iranians.
@w0ntfix7 ай бұрын
I'm binging your channel since the time travel video popped off and it's just BANGER after BANGER thanks for making my walks nice
@eelano10707 ай бұрын
I like ur videos because they have no music and seem very unscripted. thanks for making these i hope you stick to this style. i hope you make more stuff on medieval europe and south asia. this really cool especially the artwork. i never gave much thought to iran and its history and this was enlightening and gave me more perspective. i love the artworks and statuettes
@Corwin256 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the video that I wanted as a teenager 25 years ago. Here it is! Thank you so much, good sir. I've watched a number of your videos so far, and I have to say I very much appreciate your approach to history. You seem to have a fascination and enjoyment of history with a sort of purity, untainted by bitterness and anger which can so easily sneak in when studying things like kings and religions and other emotional topics, as history always does.
@Frank-gk4mu Жыл бұрын
Mr. professor, you voice comforts me deeply. You are so great!
@kellychurchill98697 ай бұрын
Dear sir... what a thoroughly enjoyable video and listen... so very succinct yet full of information for further investigation... i would love to suggest that perhaps you take each 'block' or period of Persian/Iranian history and further explicate on nuanced details... that i think... would enthrall me. Thank you very much for your effort. Cheers n peace n have a good day n days... Kelly Churchill from New Zealand.
@Grey-Elder7 ай бұрын
This GREAT, what more can I ask for? Yes, I will learn much more from searching from this beautiful person with knowledge I have not heard of before. ❤
@polybius3609 Жыл бұрын
This is a very well balanced run down of a very long stretch of time, lol. I really like how you categorized the different general epochs of Iranian history. Between Iranians there's a common idea of an Iran before and after the invasion & occupation of the Caliphates, but the political or cultural influence of the Mongol invasion and the era of Turko-Mongol influence isn't as present in ppl's minds, even though by all rights it was significant enough to warrant its own unique epoch. It hadn't really dawned on me until now
@TheRealTurkFebruary3 ай бұрын
I’m two years late to the party but my goodness I love this channel. Thanks for making amazing videos!!
@Charlie-Em Жыл бұрын
Ugh this was the last video I hadn't seen!! Can't wait for more!!!
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
Wow, you watched all my videos?
@Charlie-Em Жыл бұрын
@@premodernist_history bro I couldn't help myself. I was doing dishes and housework and by the time I come to this was the last video. You got really good stuff, I can't say it enough. And I saw a guy who had like three videos of the crappiest content and he had like 6000 subscribers. Once one of your videos goes viral you'll be adding on people, don't get discouraged.
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
@@Charlie-Em Thanks, that means a lot!
@Azlon072 ай бұрын
I understand that this is a very short summary of the long history of Iran, yet I believe the period of democracy under (mostly) Mossadegh that the CIA overthrew, deserves a mention. This video makes it sound like the Islamic republic was their first democratic attempt.
@simonjonsson36544 ай бұрын
Definitely helpful! Persian history can be a bit overwhelming at first. Thanx in making it more accessible!
@paulfaham385 Жыл бұрын
U did a good job of summarizing the history of iran.
@jo69ma8 ай бұрын
Yes, you expand the lecture of the history of Iran for 3 hours to really understand the shah and England political manipulation in the area.
@Charlie-Em Жыл бұрын
The Ilhkhanate reminds me of somebody from my hood using the word "ill" to mean cool so in my head it's the "cool khanate".
@sasi5841 Жыл бұрын
23:00 just a quick correction: the Persians and Chinese went through cultural exchange long before the Mongols. For example when the Rashida caliphate took over most of iran, the ruler of sassanid empire (and many of his important retainers) took refuge in the royal court of the Tang dynasty (the ruling dynasty of china). The tang emperor even promised to help the sassanid emperor take back iran from the rashiduns. Though due to certain circumstances, the promise wasn't full filled.
@Bronte6497 Жыл бұрын
True - while there was exchange prior, was his point that Chinese influence/markers in culture was not as marked until there were foreign rulers facilitating culture from the top down? Akin to western influence in Japanese culture during Edo vs Meiji
@Bronte6497 Жыл бұрын
^Maybe better example re: shift in cultural exchange would be Norman influence post 1066?
@joerogue231 Жыл бұрын
@@Bronte6497 The Sassanid also willingly gave half of Persia to the Tang Dynasty for 50+ years.
@Persian-Immortal Жыл бұрын
thank you for mentioning that.
@Hermesborugerdian Жыл бұрын
In fact the word “China” is a Persian word :)
@albagherzadeh25716 ай бұрын
It was quick and easy to follow but I’m sure many details will come with it ❤
@DanBlabbers10 ай бұрын
That was really well done. I knew very little about Iran and I assumed it was a backwater poor middle eastern country until I did a quick wiki search and found out it has a long rich history while being quote a powerful modern country in the Middle East as well.
@30secondsflat Жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing a historical primer emphasizing documented research and objective analysis while not resorting to hyper-nationalistic rhetoric
@obikedog Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This primer was very interesting for an American who was not taught this in public school or even college. fwiw - your coverage of Iranian recent history - the 20th century - was no more abridged than the other bits. Several minutes on just a few decades dwarfed the time on centuries earlier! But of course people are always more sensitive to recent history with which they have deep knowledge, documents, memory and strong opinion.
@polkunus9 ай бұрын
Great video i wish you did spend some time in the modern era especially with mossadegh
@suexiong12593 ай бұрын
Loved your show very knowledgeable! Thank you for your service! Great job!
@artathearta Жыл бұрын
Great video! I wished you would have touched on the 1953 CIA-led coup and Iran's extremely brief foray into social democracy. But I get you were trying to fit a lot into a little. Would love more Iran content.
@premodernist_history Жыл бұрын
Thanks! There will definitely be more videos about Iran.
@e5205 Жыл бұрын
I came here to say the same! Mohammed mosaddegh's treatment once he nationalized Iran's oil is the epitome of the Western-influenced era.
@Nozarks1 Жыл бұрын
@@e5205it was so sad.
@PouyaKhadem9 ай бұрын
This episode has been amazing! Please do a more detailed series on the Persian history!
@danielbabb47762 жыл бұрын
Another great video! Especially enjoyed that for every period of history there was a little takeaway, like the Mongols arriving as pagans before converting, or how the Qajars were the gateway for European influence in the region. Question: Towards the end of this video and the last video, you emphasized the importance of industrialization in human history, maybe that could be a next video? Also I am traveling to Europe this summer, beginning in England. To make it more than just vacationing, I want to make a series of short videos (~4 minutes) explaining places and processes important to industrialization, on location. So like sitting in a moor and explaining how a lack of trees necessitated coal extraction as a source of energy. Then a coal mine, explaining how the many rivers of England enabled its transport, along with how the earliest steam engines were incredibly inefficient, but being since they were so close to water and fuel they became effective. There's plenty of more opportunities, like explaining how English homes were heated and why they needed heat, early factories, trains, ships, ecological damage and healing, and so much more. Let me know what you think!
@premodernist_history2 жыл бұрын
That's an excellent idea of making some videos while you're in England. I'd love to see history videos that go on location. It seems like not too many of them do that. It'd make it easier to visualize things. Most people use stock footage, which is fine since it's all most people can do, but getting firsthand footage would be really nice. The Industrial Revolution is really underrated in terms of how much attention it gets. It made a bigger impact on us than any war did. People like to speculate about alternate endings of World War II or the American Civil War, but there isn't as much speculation about what the world would be like if the Industrial Revolution had started somewhere else instead of Britain. Good idea about me doing a video about industrialization. I'll think about how I could approach it. I've been trying to learn Blender in my spare time so I can incorporate short animations in my videos -- just simple stuff like animating diagrams. Industrialization is definitely the kind of topic that that sort of thing would lend itself to.
@joerogue2312 жыл бұрын
@@premodernist_history Can you rank all the Dynasties/Empires ( at their peak ) that controlled the region of modern day Iran starting from the most powerful to the least ( as compared to other powers of the world at the time ) ? In my opinion : 1 Achaemenid 2 Mongol 3 Median 4 Alexandrian 5 Sassanian 6 Seleucid 7 Timurid 8 Parthian 9 Ghurid 10 Ilkhanate 11 Saffarid 12 Seljuk 13 Tahirid 14 Samanid 15 Buyid 16 Ghaznavid 17 Kwarezmian 18 Afsharid 19 Safavid 20 Zand 21 Hotak 22 Qajar 23 Pahlavi
@premodernist_history2 жыл бұрын
@@joerogue231 This is a great list. Very interesting putting the Achaemenids first. My instinct would have been to put the Mongols first, but after seeing your list I'm not sure. In the period of the Achaemenids, the next biggest countries were (I'm guessing) some of the Warring States in China (Chu? Yue?), Magadha in India and the Carthaginians in the Mediterranean. A case could possibly be made for the Persians being far beyond them in power. A case could also be made for ranking Alexander's empire first or second. The trouble with ancient dynasties is we usually have so little economic and military data to go on. Where would you put the Umayyads and Abbasids? I'd probably put them near the top, around 4th or 5th place. I'd rank the Buyids and Samanids lower than you have them. Last place should be the Hotak, I think, and then Zand maybe next to last. Or the other way around. The Pahlavi should be higher. I think their military was considered the largest in the Middle East at the time, and with lots of American hardware. I'd probably rank them somewhere between 15 and 20. Now, if you changed the parameters and just compare the power of each dynasty directly with each other, then the Pahlavi would be on top by far because their tanks and fighter jets could blow away every other dynasty's military. The Achaemenids wouldn't stand a chance. I don't think I could actually pull off a proper ranking though. I'd second guess myself too much. Do the Kwarezmians go above or below the Seljuks? That sort of thing. I'd just keep rearranging them forever. That said, after some thought I think the top of the list would be (1) Mongols, (2) Alexander, (3) Achaemenids, (4) Abbasids, (5) Umayyads, (6) Sasanians. (The Parthians could maybe be in the top 6, but we know so little about them.) After that it gets hard to choose.
@knuffvanoed4641 Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to have found this channel! Keep up the good work!
@mortezaahmadpur7 ай бұрын
Great video, unbiased history, good job
@cap4life19 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Persian history is fascinating - we should learn more about it in the West.
@rbitrary3 ай бұрын
New Iranian history just dropped
@valc66346 ай бұрын
Great video, well explained and presented, I enjoyed watching and learning.
@debayanbose99834 ай бұрын
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@moemoe9015 Жыл бұрын
You know one knows about Iran -- for real -- when he/or she get the pronunciations right. This gentleman's pronunciations as good as an Iranian native. Bravo, and definitely not a fake.
@yaqubebased1961 Жыл бұрын
Guy has the most generic persian face I've seen.
@rn1082Ай бұрын
Thankyou Sir, for explaining history in a simplified form. Would like to watch more such videos on these basic informations about all countries around the world.
@teddward4182 ай бұрын
I love your channel and videos. While I am no longer able to attend classes or be a part of academia, you help introduce me to a variety of topics I would otherwise not be exposed to in a compelling, rigorous, and simultaneously entertaining manner. Kudos to you 🎉
@user-ep8xo1od9o Жыл бұрын
Please make another video more in depth if you can! This was so enjoyable 🌸 متشکرم
@brianwallace6566 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. I do think that a mention of the Kurds specifically and/or the presence of ethnic groups generally spanning dynasties, geographical areas, and nations would help illuminate the complexities of this history.
@sirusjohnsepar4248 Жыл бұрын
Dear Sir it was wonderfully
@davidec.40212 ай бұрын
Would love a more in-dept video on the topic, especially of the last 100 years. Not so much on the wars of Iran (which are somehow more covered, albeit still not much), but on how the culture and society of Iran was affected by the revolution(s) and the profound changes in the Country. It is such a fascinating and under-explored topic. Ancient Persia is much more covered than Iran
@archmage_of_the_aether5 ай бұрын
A small aside about the Mongols: Genghis was a 'pagan', but Kublai was a "Tibetan" Buddhist, and for almost fifty years, Persia was technically Buddhist-ruled.
@user-fl5mq9kp7g5 ай бұрын
Ahmed Ibn Hulagu: Not while I am present
@jamilkhan7158 ай бұрын
Very helpful as an introduction to the empire.
@alfonsodominguezvaldes52744 ай бұрын
Very good Quikview! Keep doing that with another ancient and medieval empires!
@Rongoran6 ай бұрын
The best 30 minutes wbole history of Iran awesome
@Uarehere5 ай бұрын
I do have to point out that Iran's constitutional monarchy really was functioning up until the US CIA and British Petroleum interests decided to overthrow Iran's 30th Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, who, in conjunction with the democratically elected parliament, chose to nationalize, ie retain control over, their natural oil resources. This really angered the British empire who felt entitled to the stuff under their ground, so they instigated the coup that overthrew Mosaddegh in 1953, and strengthen the shah's monarchic, dictatorial power, which of course, led to the backlash that was the Islamic Revolution.
@junkequation4 ай бұрын
Yea, of course it's not Iran's fault that they're led by religious extremists. That poor helpless country stood no chance against the evil machinations of the west. Give me a break with this crap.
@Edgar-th1zk4 ай бұрын
Religious extremism in all forms is a threat to us all
@MWbluestar4 ай бұрын
"This crap" actually happened. Don't get so upset. Learn the history.
@properjob794 ай бұрын
@@MWbluestar fair play to America and UK for setting up the oil refineries and not letting Iran blackmail them down the line....."thanks guys but we are taking it all for ourselves now" thats not how the world works and this stupid anti west narrative is lazy and ignorant TBH
@Robert-dp9rt4 ай бұрын
Oil always gets in the way and anything else of value is
@aleem3337 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation thank you
@fafofafinАй бұрын
This was great, I would actually welcome a video about any of these periods. I read about the Pahlevis and the revolution from Ryszard Kapuściński 's diaries of the revolution. It's very easy reading and I found it very informative.
@Hermesborugerdian Жыл бұрын
15:50 the Abbasid revolution was led by Persian subjects from Khorasan: this is an important detail because many of the values embraced in this revolution were later the principles of Iranian Shiaism
@nednatashamalden85147 ай бұрын
Thank you professor.
@kaarlimakela34132 ай бұрын
This took forever to watch. Because I had to stop so often to click another screenshot! 😊
@moh199310002 ай бұрын
I would like to know more details about the Qajar dynasty there's a lot of ambiguity there. How would other dynasties would perform if they were in that period? Where did they go wrong or where they did the right thing. It's always a hot topic in Iran I would appreciate a series of videos on this subject.
@rdjinaz Жыл бұрын
Mike, where were you when I had to take history in school?!!! These are really fascinating history videos. Thanks for producing them. You an natural teacher!
@ImNotaRussianBot9 ай бұрын
He is a teacher. He is a professor.
@allyabernathy40989 ай бұрын
the cadence of your voice is like every great professor i’ve ever had, combined with excellent content!
@mehitabel65649 ай бұрын
Thank you, that was an interesting and helpful birds-eye view. I approached the Persian empire from the perspective of art and literature, starting with ancient Mesopotamia. While the art studies necessarily gave some historical context, it was rather bare.
@SethRyanD9 ай бұрын
I never thought Adam Scott would talk to me about Persia.
@lindencamelback2305 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic- Thank you so much. Persia/Iran has always been a mystery to me. Looking forward to more.
@Andrew-mj5rf7 ай бұрын
There's one criticism of this video. "There's always been a bias among westerners, Europeans,..." While this is true "There's always been a bias among humans" would have been far more accurate. The only reason why there appears to be more bias from Europeans (and north Americans) generally and English in particular, is because most books, of all genres, have been written by Europeans in general and English speakers in particular. This can be verified by looking back to before the Anglo Saxons could read or write, most literature was Roman, Greek, Persian, Hebrew, Arabic, Sanskrit, and whatever languages were writen further east. They had biases based on their own culture. It's a human trait rather than a specific European trait.
@Andrew-mj5rf7 ай бұрын
But I don't want my comment to been seen as a criticism of any other aspect of this video. I agree with all the other positive comments people gave.
@a.s2205 Жыл бұрын
I don't think Persia failed in their Greek conquest. Let's not forget, a vast size of the Greek world on the Asia minor, the islands in between and all the way up to trace was Persian for a long time. They even burned down Athens to tell them we got you, no more rebellion and then left. How is that a defeat? Greece at the time was really backwater to Persians. They just wanted to shut them up which they did.
@joerogue231 Жыл бұрын
A.S Persia was also the suzerain of Greece for like 53 Years ( from 387 to 334 BC ) by making the King's Peace ( or Peace of Antalcidas ). Also the Hellenic Kingdom of Pontus which wad of Persian origin had huge influence on Greece ( with most of Greece accepting the Pontic King as their suzerain ). The Kingdom of Armenia which was under the reign of a Persian dynasty also vassalized the remnant of the Seleucid Empire. As for Iranian people of non-Persian origin like the Parthian and Sakas also conquered most of the if not all of the Seleucid Empire, Indo-Greek Kingdom and Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. Greece was then conquered by the Roman ( Roman Republic/Empire and Eastern Roman Empire ) and then by the Bulgar and finally by the Ottoman Turk. Iranic/Iranian people meanwhile were able to rule Iran and many part of the world ( especially India ) for millennial despite getting invaded, conquered and rules by foreigners like the Greeks/Macedonians ( Alexandrian, Seleucid, Indo-Greek and Greco-Bactrian ), Arabs ( Rashidun, Ummayad and Abbasid ), Turks ( Seljuk and Kwarezmian ), Mongols ( Chingizid and Timurid ) and then Turks again ( Qara Qoyunlu and Aq Qoyunlu ). Before the Macedonian invasion and rules there was the Median Empire and the Achaemenid Empire. And after the Macedonian there was Parthian Empire, Kingdom of Sakas and the Sassanid Empire. After the Arabs there was the Tahirid, Samanid, Saffarid, Buyid, Ghaznavid and Ghurid. After the Mongols/Timurida/Turks again there was the Safavid, Afsharid, Zand, Qajar and Pahlavi. The Greeks never managed to regain their identity after the Roman conquered them in 146 BC until the year 1829. Comparing the history of the Iranian people to Greek isn't fair at all.
@a.s2205 Жыл бұрын
@@joerogue231 I agree with everything you say but Greek identity wasn't really lost. Romans picked up much of the Greek culture. I guess the issue is, what is "Greek culture"? By the time of Alexander, Greece already was influenced heavily by Persians. The biggest one I think is the influence they had on Pythagoras who coined the term philosophy. It blew my mind when I realised philosophy is the direct translation of Zoroastrian religion mazda yasna which means worship/love of knowledge (titan of wisdom/ahura mazda/Prometheus)
@a.s2205 Жыл бұрын
@@joerogue231 it's also funny to me how people say Persians lost both wars to Greece. When there was really no reason to invade Greece. For the same reason Sparta was never colonised, there's no reason to. Persians just needed to control the Greeks so they don't revolt and it worked great for them by just funding different Greek parties to fight eachother. People see this lack of full invasion as weakness
@joerogue231 Жыл бұрын
@@a.s2205 If anything losing one own country since 146 BC and only taking it back in 1829 AD is the biggest prof of weakness I've ever seen. Before the Macedonian/Greek invasion there was the Median and Achaemenid Empire. After the Macedonian/Greek occupation there was the Parthian, Sakas and Sassanid. After the Arab invasion and occupation there was the Tahirid, Samanid, Saffarid, Buyid, Ghaznavid and Ghurid empire. After the Turkic ( Seljuk and Kwarezmian ), Mongol ( Mongol Ulus, Ilkhanate and Timurid ) and again Turkic ( Aq Konyunlu ) invasions and occupations there was the Safavid, Afsharid, Zand, Qajar, Pahlavi and Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran has again been ruled by Iranian despite receiving some of the biggest invasion of all time.
@joerogue231 Жыл бұрын
@@a.s2205 Roman picked much of Greek culture yes but it was the Roman ( and then Ottoman )who conquered Greece and since then there was no such thing as a Greek nation/empire. The Seleucid, Abbasid, Kwarezmian, Timurid and Aq Koyunlu all adopted Persian language, administration, cultures, bureaucracy, arts, title, etc... They even called themselves King and Kings and yet everybody know that they were foreign invader and non-Iranian too.
@wadejameskennedy4495 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou. You are a very good speaker. You depth of knowledge seems unfathomable
@raa836 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@hchikarmane7 ай бұрын
Am originally from India. Curious as to why the ancient Persians went westward to conquer Greece and Egypt, but never eastwards towards India? Yes there is a mountain range in Baluchistan, but ...
@SirReginaldBumquistIII2 ай бұрын
The smell maybe?
@irinavs7 ай бұрын
could you please do more in-depth history of iran?
@akashkumar-mf9vr8 ай бұрын
this is gem of a video
@dantemanalo3476 Жыл бұрын
I've seen iranian content creators say that iran and persia are not synonymous. Iran was a name also used for centuries and persians were a group of people within iran, definitely the most visable group but a singular group non the less. All persians are iranian but not all iranians are persians
@Sakina-cm2vu4 күн бұрын
This is the great video. Please make more videos including more details.