If it’s Cuman it ain’t human - Henry

The cumans actually were covered in fur and fethers and had large teeth and fangs ....or so i've been told by brian, olena and vashek

You forgot to mention the part where they mirdered my family. Ma, Pa, Deutch, Bianca, Hans, Olaf, Petyr, Wilhelm, the Bailiff. They are monsters.

Niketas Choniates, a Byzantine historian, describes fighting style of the Cumans; "They [The Cumans] fought in their habitual manner, learnt from their fathers. They would attack, shoot their arrows and begin to fight with spears. Before long they would turn their attack into flight and induce their enemy to pursue them. Then they would show their faces instead of their backs, like birds cutting through the air, and would fight face to face with their assailants and struggle even more bravely. This they would do several times, and when they gained the upper hand over the Romans [Byzantines], they would stop turning back again. Then they would draw their swords, release an appalling roar, and fall upon the Romans quicker than a thought. They would seize and massacre those who fought bravely and those who behaved cowardly alike". [Vásáry, István (2005). Cumans and Tatars Oriental Military in the Pre-Ottoman Balkans 1185-1365. Cambridge University Press]

Detriot: Become Cuman

This was incredibly useful as a resource. The game doesnt really give much information about the cumans. After this video, I feel like I know everything I need to about the Cumans.

I'm very proud of my Cuman-Kipchak heritage but I can't believe my ancestors could kill Henry's parents 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

When you are a Kıpçak (Cuman) Turk and you suddenly become the baddies in your favorite game :(

Seriously, Turkic clans and tribes are a bit underrated in Pax Mongolia era. They really mixed things up with their migrations and mercenary work. By the way, I can really understand what the writing at 4:15 says, as a Turk. It's clear as day, Lord's prayer. The suffixes and certain sounds are different than modern Turkish but if you are familiar with Anatolian Turkmen dominated rural areas' dialects, you'll not have a problem whatsoever

The blomde hair and blue eyes combo caught me off guard. I was not expecting that. This video is the most awesome.

As a Kazan tatar who live in Russia, i would like to say hungarians and some nationalities who places in Russia have similar languages and same words. Most similar is Khanty-Mansy (because of one languages group), then coming chuvash and tatars with how i heard, we have some similar words with one meaning.

Love them or hate them, they played a role in stopping the Mongols

I'm Bulgarian and my family tree /300 years old/ can be traced to the village Cumans near the Turnovo/capital of second bulgarian kingdom/.now there are only 2 inhabitants in that village.I came here to find out , who possibly my ancestors were :) .great video

I don't know much about the Cumans. All I know is they have a great spice that's sure to bring zest to any meal!

Nice video, I enjoyed it very much!

Very informational. Excellent job.

Great video, would love a two hour one lol.

very underrated channel. You gained a sub

Dude thank you for this video, as a person who’s interested in European history it is very informative and interesting to watch, do more history videos about events,people and nationalities which figured in kingdoms come delivarence) thank you

As a Cuman-Kipchak girl am so proud of my history 💖 Thank you for the video!

Thanks for this. Very interesting

4:13 I can read and understand this writings as an Anatolian Turkmen. This surprised me!

Hey great job! Love the music! Long live AofE II!!

well a few things to add. in Hungary even novadays there are 2 counties which has got the name Kun/Cuman in it were privileged territories for a few centuries.

Still today you can find people in Hungary that knows they are Kumans and some knew Turkish a generation ago. Hungary even had radio broadcasting in Turkish some time ago! Kumanova in macedonia is from them!

In 1060-1200 Ukraine wasn't a nation nor a kingdom. It just wasn't a concept then

This is what I needed to feel closer to Henry

Informative, well done

I wish there was a dlc where you play as a cuman soldier. Well, lets hope they do it in a sequel!

I am a descendant of the great Cumans 🇰🇿

Kumandin people of Siberia (another Turkic people) are probably descendants of eastern Cumans. Most of Cuman descents living in Hungary (as Catholic). Some are in Egypt (as Sunni Muslim) from Mamluk era and Moldovia (as Orthodox Gagauz). I also think that Cumans did not speak a single language. They spoke various Turkic languages. Eastern was Kipchak-Kyrgyz or a Siberian Turkic language and western was Cuman-Kipchak language.

Cumans arrived in Europe in the 10 century. They frequently crossed the Byzantine borders. On some occations they aslo became their allies against other tribes.

Very interesting

In Hungary: Kun (Cuman), Kunos (Cuman like) Is a common family name. I know many Kun in my work place. Village and town names like Kiskunfélegyháza, Kiskunhalas, Kunsziget, Kunszentmárton, Kunszentmiklós, Kunmadaras, Kunhegyes etc.

love this vid will soon be as big as game theory

I still play this game none stop..

Thanks for informing me that these are indeed the KCD bad guys.

As a Balkan Turk I really enjoyed this one. It sometimes surprises people when they learn there are caucassian (white) looking Turks. But we existed ever since Attila first stepped foot into the Balkans and some say even before that. Since Turks originate from Siberia (according to some sources) we look more caucassian than other Asian people. Not to mention how we mixed with the local Slav, Thracian, East Germanic population. This was really well detailed, great job man.

Hungarians called the Cumans Kun and there are two county in Hungary bears the name today. Kiskunság és Nagykunság and many city names contain Kun, like Kiskunhalas(Small cuman fishery)

Awesome

I would love to see them do a Crusade. Show us the other side of things. They were the culmination of sentiments from those that had experiences like Henry, and they went on to treat those they invaded just as poorly.

im a Cuman from turkey proud to be Turkic!

“Blond” cumans is a late myth based on incorrect interpretation of their ethnic name. They called themselves Sari-kipchaq (yellow kipchaqs) and so their Slavic neighbours called them “Polovtsy” (yellows) and some dumb historians attributed to the colour of their hair. In nomadic steppe cultures, colours often denote either cardinal direction (north, south, centre etc) or colours of their banners. No peoples call themselves by the colour of their hair, otherwise the Irish would call themselves “reds”. While some of them could indeed be blond due to gene flow from Slavs, majority would have dark hair and black eyes. Their appearance would be closer to modern Bashkirs & Kazakhs, who are their direct descendants

I can't stop thinking about Kahante

Spicy video 😉

8:46 anyone know what this is called, the name of the piece?

Nice content. I would like to add, in fact, the most famous victory of the Cuman-Kipchaks was against the Mongols in the battle of ayn-jalut in 1260.

3:14 , the Pechenegs are another type of Turkic People but also the name of a gun as shown but the gun got his name from the tribe. Anyway, the Pechenegs went to Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary before the Cumans because they were pushed by the Cumans.

No, he wasn’t prince Kuthen. The warlord who Bela IV met was Khotyan Khan.

There are still descendants of cumans in west Kazakhstan primarily known as Junior Juz. The famous Beybarys mamluk also was from Junior Juz tribe. My family line also starts from Junior Juz and the name of my great grand father is Qul Tuma (which translates as "someone who is not to be a slave" and direct translation is dont be a slave).

I had been afraid that in Hardcore version cuman raiders would actually have horses in their camp and ambushed from saddle. Would be a bit harder game :D

in hunagry there is a lot city and village what contain a "kun" like kiskunfélegyháza this is where they live even today.

You forgot to mention they can make an additional town center in the feudal age

music is too loud

I feel sad not understanding so much, dunno why, due to my English skills or my intelligence 😭, so many names and I'm lost. I think it's more about English skills. Anyways thank u so much, I Really love this game and would love to know so much about history because that, so hopefully one day I will perfectly understand all this but really thank u for all this effort 🙏❤

I made my family tree years ago and then psihogenealogy. I'm romanian, but my origins are not so romanian( dacian and roman mixt). In the area where my great great grandparents lived( Valahia or Muntenia) are so many places or people with the name Coman, Comana, Cotmeana. In our history books are just mentioned, but no one says about them, about their strong influence in South Europe and Balkans.

I know you didn’t meant in bad way, but abkhazia was part of georgian kingdom, so there was no need to add it. I am saying it because today there is propaganda that says abkhazia was different from georgia, but it not it was ruled and settled by georgian, but thanks for this video. wish u the best

Kumyks from the North Caucasus. Cuman language Kipchak with Oguz dialect as well as Kumyk language.

I really dont want to be *that* guy, but cumans arent mentioned in the title at all and are therefore not titular. Sorry, just had to say something to quell the internal screaming

Just look at the traditional customs, listen the language of Kazakhs, you can have a modern day Kipchak! 🇰🇿👍

Man, did you completely mispronounce "Khanate"???

Bro no offense but at points it literally just sounded like you're just reading different wikipedia articles in the most convoluted manner possible..

The settlement of Cuman Turks in Anatolia by the Byzantine Empire greatly helped the Seljuk Turks who later entered Anatolia to Turkify Anatolia.

Seeing their warmasks and their design in general made me want an RPG set in Ancient Iran so bad

We made it guys, finally someone is talking about us! 🤣🤣 😁

I love when you hit a cuman on the head and they fold over it's hilarious 😂

3:37 the Golden Horde WHAT??!

Are they titular?

I am Cuman from Kazakhstan. We call ourselves Kipchak

K-hantay.... Very inventive

Greeting from Hungary / A Cuman / :D

Those face masks are on point though

Cumans sure had a spicy history.

They were mercenaries of the King Milutin of Serbia. Cumans settled in a town that still holds their name, Kumanovo (now North Macedonia). Kumanovo literally means Cuman's (town or place).

very cool except for the fact that you pronounced khanate as kahantey

Nah this ain't right I redownloaded this game after ages and boom recommended this lol

3:38 Did you just pronounce "Khanate" as "kahante"?

Yes, for foreigners to pronounce the word"Polovsci" In Russian

Khanate is pronounced more like KAN-EIGHT. Think like Kublai Khan.

They weren't fighting Přemysl Otakar, but his grandson Přemysl Otakar II, and they were just part of Hungarian army.

Feels weird slaying your ancestors throughout the game.

The only good Cuman, is the Cuman who just donated his gear to me posthumously

The Turks with the will of Allah had power to conquer all world if not fighting each other and helping enemies!

Khanate is pronunced "Kan-ate" sorry but thats not even a foriegn word.

“Golden Horde Kahante” didn’t you mean Khanate?

When I first encountered them I thought they were sturgians from M&B 2 just because their helmet.

5:41 Kaaaaahn!!!!!!

Later in history the Cuman people mixed with the Shot tribes, forming the formidable Cumshots

YEET

@parrythis its need to be mentioned that they are still living in countie s in hungary, it is useful information because there is no native hungarians in the country just the language is common in us, (like UK)

The Cumans actually evolved their fighting style to what the Mongols did to them and they learned, adapt and overcame their enemies the same way the Mongols did. Some even argued that the Mongols were actually mixed Chinese with Turko-Caucasian people that had stayed on the steppes. That's besides the point tho. The Cumans and Kipcheks were strong horsemen that often raid China from time to time and when the Mongols went after them, they failed to mount an actual defense and fell to Genghis. However, even with the Cuman-Kipchek Alliance falling, many Cumans that survived took what they learnt and utilized it against the Mongols themselves or against other potential enemies as it works and they saw how a well-armoured Kievan Rus knights gets slaughtered by the Mongol horde on horseback and from there, they learnt. It was even recorded that the Cumans best strategy was what the Mongols liked to use the most and that's the "feint retreat" where they sent their light cavalry towards enemy lines, pelt them with arrows or skirmishes then retreat to a faux position that already had an ambush in an effort to lure their enemies out to fight them but instead lure them deep into the well placed ambush and got rid of every single one of the now ensnared enemy. That was the Cuman's best move. Also, the Cumans are warlike but they're not as brutal as people said. In war, brutality always comes into play but the Cumans were in fact as civilized as the next Christian lords of that time but it's just that because they were from "the outside", no one believed them to be civilized but treated them as tyrants and what-not. Like you said, it wasn't until Bela reinvited the Cumans back to Hungary that did they fully show that despite being a warlike council, they're great at civil stuff, just like the Mongols and the Golden Horde.

Kinghdom of Ukraine ? neve heard about it :D probably mean Kyevan Rus ?

You should rehearse this beforehand so it’s not so stuttery

A critical component for change is a wild card, who goes unnoticed, and has already established itself to be known by the ones counting on them. The male ego at work...

So basically eastern European vikings right? That's hella cool haha

Not Kuten. Kötény or Kötön. I am Cuman myself. Cumans nowadays are found in the central of the Carpathian Basin. We speak Hungarian too.

Is this the etymology of coomer?

Did he just say kahantae?????

khan-ate

The pronunciation could be much much better.