White Huns: Rise and Decline

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  • Our animated historical series on the Nomadic cultures of the Euroasian steppes continues with a video on the White Huns - the Hephthalites. Their origins, rise and decline, their attacks on India and the Sassanid empire and beyond.
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    The video was made by our friend András Szente-Dzsida while the script was researched and written by Matt Hollis
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    Sources:
    Hyun Jin Kim - The Huns
    Michael Alram - Coins, Art and Chronology
    William Samolin - A note on Kidara and the Kidarites
    Christopher Atwood - Huns and Xiongnu - new thoughts on an old problem
    Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com
    #Documentary #WhiteHuns #Attila

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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před 4 lety +820

    As usual, more on the way :-)

    • @MastemaJack
      @MastemaJack Před 4 lety +10

      This is easily one of my favorite channels. Thank you for making videos.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před 4 lety +11

      @@guccigucci5002 right. Battle videos every Sunday. That has been our way for years and we are not changing it.

    • @karhankocmar5943
      @karhankocmar5943 Před 4 lety +5

      Please make video about Göktürks

    • @ziounford
      @ziounford Před 4 lety +2

      Kings and Generals the huns are coming the huns are coming.

    • @majidbasafa2783
      @majidbasafa2783 Před 4 lety

      @@KingsandGenerals Byzantium also paying tribute to Sassanid in some era's but they weren't Sassanid vessel I don't think it's right call Sassanid vessel of Hephthalites

  • @Liquidsback
    @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +3217

    What do you wish to attack the Chinese, Indian, Persian or the Roman Empire?
    The Huns: Yes.

    • @Tridentus
      @Tridentus Před 4 lety +45

      You did it wrong and it bothers me, even though I shouldn't care.

    • @nktthegreat
      @nktthegreat Před 4 lety +187

      Do you want to be attacked by the Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Huns, Mongols and the British and still assimilate each one of them in your culture and evolve as a society?
      Indians: Yes. Except the British. They are horrible.

    • @heydaddy2471
      @heydaddy2471 Před 4 lety +54

      @@nktthegreat india progress only because of British, otherwise india would still be primitive

    • @nathanielcrosby2426
      @nathanielcrosby2426 Před 4 lety +149

      @@nktthegreat To be honest though, the British were trying to destroy Indian culture in general with Macaulayism.

    • @gharbimohamed8434
      @gharbimohamed8434 Před 4 lety +20

      @@Geworfenheit They were part of the army that defeated the tang army.
      czcams.com/video/VH9UhfRKAOc/video.html
      and There is a great history of Islam in China and Many great Chinese characters were Muslims.

  • @dexterrr9163
    @dexterrr9163 Před 4 lety +1852

    Which region of the world you wanna fight?
    The Huns: Yes

    • @Liquidsback
      @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +16

      Should have put that.

    • @parsipapsi4360
      @parsipapsi4360 Před 4 lety +37

      White Huns are different to Huns, Huns are mongoloids, the Hephthalites
      are Aryans related to Iranic groups.
      "the spoken language of the Hephthalites was an Eastern Iranian language, but different from the Bactrian language written in the Greek alphabet that was used as their "official language" and minted on coins, as was done under the preceding Kushan Empire.[20][21][22]"
      "White Huns" is a modern name given to them.

    • @zizouace4890
      @zizouace4890 Před 4 lety +9

      This is Afghan style. Fight against the whole world if necessary without fear

    • @zizouace4890
      @zizouace4890 Před 4 lety

      @@papazataklaattiranimam I don't think so.

    • @mongolchiuud8931
      @mongolchiuud8931 Před 4 lety +17

      Papaza Takla Attıran İmam most muslim turks have arabic names now does that mean they are Arabs? Ottomans used persian as the official court language and use Persian titles like Shah...does that make them Persian? So how can you claim the Hepthalites ruling class as Turkic just based on names? Lol

  • @CaglarArtsLtd
    @CaglarArtsLtd Před 4 lety +706

    We're making a feature film on this era, we did some hard research with half a dozen professors; so I'd like to give some perspective on these steppe powers. *Hephtalites* aka "Ak Huns" were of the same lineage of the *Great Hun Empire* that contained China and found hegemony. As Attila's forebears moved west with their clans, creating a tidal wave that swept across Europe, there were also clans and khanates that remained. Hephtalites are one of those powers, that chose to dominate and control *Sodgian* trade routes (proto-Silk road). But the simple fact remains that the nobility of Ak Huns, the Rouran Khaganate, *Gokturks* and even the northern Chinese Turko-Sino dynasties (like Xianbei) were *all* related patrilineally. We must note, however, that the ranks of statehood were different. Gokturks and Rouran were *Khaganates* ruled by a *Khagan* which can be transliterated as Empires ruled by an Emperor; whereas Hephtalites were a *Khanate* ruled by a *Khan* which is analogous to a Kingdom ruled by a King.

    • @HIY-rl3vr
      @HIY-rl3vr Před 4 lety +22

      Çağlar bey film ne zaman

    • @HIY-rl3vr
      @HIY-rl3vr Před 4 lety +22

      Bi de filmin müzikleri olarak Altai Kai' nin müzikleri güzel olacak

    • @secular2091
      @secular2091 Před 4 lety +20

      Göktürk Üçlemesi'nin filmlerini heyecanla bekliyoruz Alper bey

    • @robinfa1477
      @robinfa1477 Před 4 lety +46

      I can't wait for this film! I hope it'll be available/subbed in English. But watching this video I was wondering if there were any Hephtalite clans in the Gokturk Empire, or if they just got overwhelmingly pushed into India or absorbed. Maybe I just missed something. The video was pretty explanatory.

    • @robinfa1477
      @robinfa1477 Před 4 lety +4

      @kurgan That makes sense. Thanks :)

  • @Caratacus1
    @Caratacus1 Před 4 lety +857

    One million kudos points to you for immediately explaining that the word 'Hun' meant a political grouping and was not a specific race of people. No-one has ever found the remains of an ethnic 'Hun'. 'Hun' was a cultural word used primarily by Central Asians to describe their affiliation. Well done - almost every history gets this wrong.

    • @spikelol9928
      @spikelol9928 Před 4 lety +32

      finally, one bright head among commenters, author of the video made a mistake calling them Huns(hans) instead of Huhns (hoons)
      you will also find it very interesting that among current turkic nations exists tribe whose name is Arhun, sounds almost similar, doesn't it?)

    • @postyoda1623
      @postyoda1623 Před 4 lety +63

      If you go deep enough all ethnic groupings are originally and genetically speaking, political-identity groupings. Ethnogenesis happens almost exclusively through political coalition helped by the liquid-like movement of languages.

    • @yassertabikh5362
      @yassertabikh5362 Před 4 lety +10

      So it's like the word Arab?

    • @fatihorkunss
      @fatihorkunss Před 4 lety +29

      @Uğur Kaan Komanlı turks or mongols? Which one? Cause turks and mongols are not belongs the same race they are different races.

    • @postyoda1623
      @postyoda1623 Před 4 lety +50

      @Uğur Kaan Komanlı Turks are a political grouping themselves from the get go. There's no such thing as a "genetic" Turk; at the start, as Chinese historians have attested Gokturk coalition (citizens of which adopted the name Turk) consisted of Mongolic looking and Iranic looking elements.

  • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97
    @EndOfSmallSanctuary97 Před 4 lety +553

    I really like the art style that was used in this video

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před 4 lety +38

      Happy to hear that :-)

    • @momon969
      @momon969 Před 4 lety +24

      I feel like the art style really took off lately. The Tecumseh video was beautiful too.

    • @Mattyhollis
      @Mattyhollis Před 4 lety +10

      We have a bunch of really talented artists that bring our scripts to life, and we're incredibly grateful to them all. : )

    • @HogzNhOrnsfan12
      @HogzNhOrnsfan12 Před 4 lety

      WheresWallace4883 I didn’t like how they used that water based style shading at the beginning @ 4:00 and 8:00. The borders weren’t that great and some parts couldn’t tell where the Huns annexed Persian lands and into India lands- edit.. like at 10:53

    • @carnifex2005
      @carnifex2005 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Mattyhollis I do love that you have several different art styles that mixed up for these videos. Never makes things stale as far as art goes.

  • @Crytica.
    @Crytica. Před 4 lety +573

    I have never heard anything about the Hephthalites and the Kidarites and to hear how much of an impact they had on one of the greatest empires of that time( the Sassanid Empire) is just amazing!
    Thanks for this incredible video!

    • @FranzFridl
      @FranzFridl Před 4 lety +9

      Extra History did a series on Khavad

    • @ArthaxtaDaVince777
      @ArthaxtaDaVince777 Před 4 lety +5

      They got destroyed by the Armenians.

    • @ArthaxtaDaVince777
      @ArthaxtaDaVince777 Před 4 lety +3

      @@papazataklaattiranimam The Hepthalites got destroyed by Ashot the Iron.

    • @mongolchiuud8931
      @mongolchiuud8931 Před 4 lety +18

      The modern Abdali tribe of afghanistan are there descendants.

    • @jvtagle
      @jvtagle Před 4 lety +2

      Franz Fridl the 1st I heard of the Hepthalites

  • @memofromessex
    @memofromessex Před 4 lety +218

    As Ibn Khaldun pointed out centuries later, settled people are soft due to luxury and nomads are tough and wild and when they settle they too become soft.

    • @14thbattlegroupcommander
      @14thbattlegroupcommander Před 4 lety +13

      Or maybe shooting at people with arrows from horses is just better

    • @suyudiakhmad6904
      @suyudiakhmad6904 Před 4 lety +9

      From java kasta are 6, from highest 1.brahmana
      2.ksatria
      3.waisya
      4.farmer( i forget what the name)
      5.sudra
      6.mellesca (nomadic people) they plundered and destroyed all city they entered exploited all resources then left it if dried and looked for other city

    • @thezeitos469
      @thezeitos469 Před 4 lety +34

      They are usually good at destroying stuff.
      Not so good at actually building something lasting, metaphorically speaking.

    • @kgh8158
      @kgh8158 Před 4 lety +30

      It is just an oversimplified answer
      If a nomadic tribe wins couple of battles over an empire it looks like a huge achievement but an empire which repeld many tribes hundreds of times looks small

    • @muhammadmunim4530
      @muhammadmunim4530 Před 4 lety +5

      @@pritsingh9766 white huns controlled mainly pakistan area

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před 4 lety +947

    Göktürks: *LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS! TO DEFEAT THE HUNS!*
    Also Göktürks: Wait, what...

    • @hwasiaqhan8923
      @hwasiaqhan8923 Před 4 lety +60

      That’s illegal

    • @robinfa1477
      @robinfa1477 Před 4 lety +4

      I wish I had thought of that😆

    • @charizard25.
      @charizard25. Před 4 lety +5

      Birader Türkçe karakter kullanıyorsun sen Türk müsün?

    • @heavenwatcher100
      @heavenwatcher100 Před 4 lety +3

      @Amir Timur In Chinese Sources, White Huns(Hephthalites) were recorded as 嚈噠. However, depending on which Chinese source you are referring to, the conclusion might be different.

    • @bossenes5020
      @bossenes5020 Před 4 lety +90

      @@sulaimankhan3457 to say 100 percent iranic is really really questionable
      Their aristocracy spoke PARTLY irani but the majority of their people and even big parts of the aristocracy not
      And even if they all spoke irani, it means nothing
      The mamluks spoke arabic but were mostly turkic too
      Or is the whole european aristocracy until the time of nationalism latin because they spoke latin
      Dont mix your nationalism with history
      Your people are not less worth because they lost some conflicts
      Every nation did
      And that they survived until today is a bigger success than conquering some land or defeating some enemies

  • @R3GARnator
    @R3GARnator Před 4 lety +779

    Iberian and Albanian vassals could be confusing to anyone who doesn't know caucuses history well.

  • @JonManProductions
    @JonManProductions Před 4 lety +151

    "He lost so bad that he had to give up his heir"
    WHERE HAVE I HEARD THIS STORY BEFORE?

  • @nurithegolden5755
    @nurithegolden5755 Před 4 lety +329

    Thank you so much for making history about Nomads. I’m from Kazakhstan and I’m very happy about this. I’ve been watching since 2017 :)

  • @snehadityaghosh8973
    @snehadityaghosh8973 Před 4 lety +90

    Excellent video as always! Only one thing I would like to point out, that Gurjar Pratihars never managed to get a hold of entire north India, and never set foot in eastern parts. They were engaged in a 3 way deadlock with Rashtrakuta dynasty from South India and Pal dynasty of eastern India. A struggle to control the entirety of north India that weakened all three powers over time.

    • @paranjaybagri2345
      @paranjaybagri2345 Před 4 lety +11

      Snehaditya Ghosh mihir bhoja was the greatest ruler of out dynasty and he did conqured pala and rashtrakuta lands in his time

    • @snehadityaghosh8973
      @snehadityaghosh8973 Před 4 lety +14

      @@paranjaybagri2345 yeah, but he didn't manage to sustain it I think. I am not sure if he conquered the original seat of power of Pals, Bengal. They were succeeded by Sen dynasty, who lost it to Muslims. But nonetheless you're right, at one point he did sit on top of the food chain, and probably made it closest to full control of north.

    • @paranjaybagri2345
      @paranjaybagri2345 Před 4 lety +10

      VIRAAT SANATH mahipal gurjar did defeated the palas
      In the final battles
      After that pal dynasty fell into rebellions n anarchy
      So its clear who got the upper hand
      But it can be that palas have won more battles against us
      But in the end we were victorious

    • @paranjaybagri2345
      @paranjaybagri2345 Před 4 lety

      Prit Singh get your facts clear

    • @Tenisinspector8341
      @Tenisinspector8341 Před 4 lety +2

      @Arun Kumar probably because most of the records got burnt in Nalanda

  • @ElBandito
    @ElBandito Před 4 lety +63

    Kidarites attack Sassanids. Sassanids use Hephthalites, it was surprisingly effective.
    Hephthalites attack Sassanids. Sassanids with surprise Pikachu face use Gokturks. It was surprisingly effective.
    Gokturks attack Sassanids. Sassaninds: "Ah shit, here we go again."

    • @llatani6295
      @llatani6295 Před 2 lety

      Jajjajjajajjaj

    • @shahesmail313
      @shahesmail313 Před 2 lety +2

      Sassanids f . Up gokturks severly two times bahram chopin defeat 400.000 gokturks with only 12.000 man

    • @erdincgc2
      @erdincgc2 Před 2 lety +3

      @@shahesmail313 probably they were in nato and also called captain america :)) And it's not 400.000 it was 4.000.000

  • @subhoranjan7485
    @subhoranjan7485 Před 4 lety +172

    Pratihar,Palas and Rashtrakut Dynasty fought relentless wars durind 8 th and 10 th Century AD for the Possession of Kannauj called Tripartite Struggle.Can you make a series of this struggle.This struggle is as fascinating as Byzantine-Sassanid war of 602-628 AD.

    • @rohitsoni2109
      @rohitsoni2109 Před 4 lety +13

      Of course they can, you just have to support them on Patreon.

    • @kartiksinghtomar7
      @kartiksinghtomar7 Před 4 lety +37

      Gujjar pratihars were White Huns ( Hephthalites ) ruled by Tomar Dynasty. They defeated Ummayad Muslims continuously for over 300 years and ruled the longest in Delhi ( 444 yrs)

    • @Sanatani_kattar
      @Sanatani_kattar Před 3 lety +22

      @@kartiksinghtomar7 kuch bhi matlab

    • @kartiksinghtomar7
      @kartiksinghtomar7 Před 3 lety +18

      @@Sanatani_kattar Lol history padh be nalayak

    • @Sanatani_kattar
      @Sanatani_kattar Před 3 lety +12

      @@kartiksinghtomar7 abe history padh kr hi bol rha hu chutiye ,kyonki m khud gurjar hu

  • @HelloWorld-gl9bd
    @HelloWorld-gl9bd Před 4 lety +41

    History is nothing to be embarrassed from. It’s something to learn from to make sure it doesn’t repeat.

    • @fitnesspoint2006
      @fitnesspoint2006 Před 4 lety +2

      You must be living under a rock or naive, hx always repeats and is cylical

    • @HelloWorld-gl9bd
      @HelloWorld-gl9bd Před 4 lety +11

      That’s the problem with humans we never learn from our mistakes

    • @ChrisJClark-ih2oo
      @ChrisJClark-ih2oo Před 2 lety

      Whenever we invent something or discover, we relapse into annexing

  • @NietzscheWasRight
    @NietzscheWasRight Před 4 lety +32

    I like how you said "Colors just means the direction people live" and everyone just got it.

  • @aegystierone8505
    @aegystierone8505 Před 3 lety +38

    Currently fascinated with Nomadic Steppe history, from the Huns, to the Gokturks, to the Mongols, Jurchens etc.

    • @Kaloo_Mustafa
      @Kaloo_Mustafa Před rokem +1

      You missed the initial Xiongnu, Yuehzhi

    • @bonnieprincecharlie774
      @bonnieprincecharlie774 Před rokem +3

      @@Kaloo_Mustafa Well he did say et cetera

    • @Raidon8537
      @Raidon8537 Před rokem +3

      @@Kaloo_Mustafa Huns= Xiongnu
      And I do not think that the Yuezhi will be included in such civilizations. They were different and they weren't even a state anyway.

    • @vatossureno
      @vatossureno Před rokem +1

      You missed the scythians

  • @lukezuzga6460
    @lukezuzga6460 Před 4 lety +87

    So glad someone finally touched on White Hun History. K&Gs were just the guys to do it too. Well done Mates!

    • @lukezuzga6460
      @lukezuzga6460 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mig-stallion1359 Sry bro but you lost me on what you are discussing. Please understand that I'm not debating you just not sure about what you are talking about. Elaborate if you wish? Please and thank you.

  • @kartelparti
    @kartelparti Před 4 lety +58

    this video has crazy beautiful and very appropriate art style for describe nomad (hunnic, turkic, mongol) central asia people

    • @ahamedihamiyun5927
      @ahamedihamiyun5927 Před 4 lety

      They where killers

    • @kartelparti
      @kartelparti Před 4 lety +12

      @@ahamedihamiyun5927 no they were sweethearts

    • @ahamedihamiyun5927
      @ahamedihamiyun5927 Před 4 lety

      @@kartelparti sure

    • @xanshen9011
      @xanshen9011 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ahamedihamiyun5927 Everyone is a killer stfu

    • @kartelparti
      @kartelparti Před 3 lety +2

      @@pritsingh9766 you know wrong you need to read more the white huns has reptilian origin

  • @darkorodic638
    @darkorodic638 Před 4 lety +9

    This has been one of the most interesting and beautifully done videos from you guys recently (and it is tough competition). Great job! I want more on the less known parts of the history :)

  • @brettd2308
    @brettd2308 Před 4 lety +62

    Oooohhh. Not enough content out there about the Hepththalites. I love this.

    • @jinjunliu2401
      @jinjunliu2401 Před 4 lety +1

      @Vedprakash Meena they are huns though.....

  • @Vivek788
    @Vivek788 Před 4 lety +34

    Really enjoyable and valuable video. Valuable because it emphasizes the Huns who had a great impact on persia, and northern India, and are almost never mentioned in popular culture. Having read briefly about the hunnic attacks in Indian school history book, I was suprised later when the Huns under Atilla never were at Indian borders. Only today I got the full picture and it's really satisfying..

    • @nit23sharma
      @nit23sharma Před 2 měsíci

      Pratiharas arose as a resistance to Huns and later Arabs and turks

  • @filiusreticulum2926
    @filiusreticulum2926 Před 4 lety +562

    Central Asia 1000-1500 years ago: Level 92 God-Lords
    Central Asia now: Level 17 Pliz buy my gas boiiis.

    • @turkevlad6346
      @turkevlad6346 Před 4 lety +22

      because Turks moved the anatolia after mongol invasion.

    • @ElBandito
      @ElBandito Před 4 lety +140

      @@turkevlad6346 Turkish people are only a small part of Turkic people.

    • @skkk352
      @skkk352 Před 4 lety +69

      @Khazar Khanate Archer yes... Turkish people are assimilated-people who were originally Greeks, Persian ,arabs,etc. who were cnverted by Selkuk turks to being turkic during the 12 or 13th century. Shame they change their names to turkic names and speak a variant of a turkic language. They abandoned their languages and culture.
      Its like British India becomes British people , changing their names to English names and speaking a variant of english.

    • @skkk352
      @skkk352 Před 4 lety +55

      and they act like the centre of the turkic world ( naming their Anatolian country TURKEY).

    • @jinjunliu2401
      @jinjunliu2401 Před 4 lety +46

      @@skkk352 But the Ottomans are ethnically Turkic, and most of Turkey's inhabitants are descendants of the Ottomans right? That means that Turkey is a mixpool of Turkic, and others

  • @paulsrealm7850
    @paulsrealm7850 Před 4 lety +36

    Beautiful animations and great content, please keep it up!

  • @prestonweaver3856
    @prestonweaver3856 Před 4 lety +4

    Another great video over a topic that is not normally discussed and when it is discussed poorly. Well done K&G!

  • @sdupont79
    @sdupont79 Před 4 lety +3

    Love all your videos, thank you so much for consistently putting out incredible content over and over again!!!!

  • @Sharnoy1
    @Sharnoy1 Před 4 lety

    Kings and Generals keeps fascinating me with topics I really had no knowledge about what so ever. Thank you for another interesting and well made documentary!

  • @111battlefront
    @111battlefront Před 4 lety +9

    Beautiful artwork with such engaging and awesome artwork!! I love how much I learn from this channel everyday, even about the sassanids as someone who loves persian history! Thank you kings and generals.

  • @arystanbeck914
    @arystanbeck914 Před 4 lety +36

    Thank you so much! I haven't heard much about Heptalites before even though my own mother is from Altai. Interesting how this little but sacred place (Altai) gave birth to so many great warriors that created huge empires. Gokturks, simply Blue Turks were also from Altai, initially known as iron workers and smiths.

  • @thunderthrust9273
    @thunderthrust9273 Před 4 lety +12

    man i just found this channel .....a good youtube recommendation after years.....amazing content

  • @p7rox
    @p7rox Před 4 lety +6

    Great video as always. A video on the Gupta Empire and the reconquest though would be really interesting.

  • @FreeFallingAir
    @FreeFallingAir Před 4 lety +7

    I cant get enough of these videos! Keep up the great work and keep them coming!!

  • @berkay6063
    @berkay6063 Před 4 lety +363

    Did you know to this day the word "Gavat", which originated from persian king Kavad, means the man who sells his woman/ or someone who is middle man for corrupted affairs in Turkish.

    • @reinkaos1445
      @reinkaos1445 Před 4 lety +12

      i just realized that during the video and it is really interesting :o

    • @masterrhonin
      @masterrhonin Před 4 lety +40

      Wow! It even influenced some Arab lands too. We do call a man who sells his woman "Gawwad"

    • @danial469
      @danial469 Před 4 lety

      lmao had nk clue gawwad was part of it.

    • @yusefa3100
      @yusefa3100 Před 4 lety +19

      In Persian, it's not KAVAD. in Persian that is Ghobad. its nothing like KAVAD

    • @mtebid5658
      @mtebid5658 Před 4 lety +21

      Oha bu gerçek mi hahahahaha

  • @laylobinson5839
    @laylobinson5839 Před 4 lety +1

    A upload from this Channel always puts a smile on my face.
    Today is a good day.

  • @eliad6543
    @eliad6543 Před 4 lety +15

    YES! More nomadic steppe history. This is my favorite part of history and i can't wait to see more videos on it. Would be great to see some closer battle descriptions, but i know the nomads weren't the best at record keeping :-) Anyway, another fantastic video. Horse archers OP, plz nerf. Also, background music is *on point!*

  • @cokiyideolducokdaguzeliyio462

    What about a: Gokturks: Rise and Decline Video????

  • @bakdakal
    @bakdakal Před 4 lety +4

    Fantastic work as always 👏🏼

  • @abdulazizaldeghaither3321

    Thank you for the outstanding effort keep up the good work 👍🏻

  • @oyubaatarm
    @oyubaatarm Před 4 lety

    I really liked the video. Thank you K&G 👍🏻

  • @donvitocorleone7863
    @donvitocorleone7863 Před 4 lety +293

    I was literally talking about getting Attila Total War a second ago

    • @henryautumn37
      @henryautumn37 Před 4 lety +5

      Which do you have. Rome is amazing, but I am uncertain about Attila

    • @makemahtava
      @makemahtava Před 4 lety +23

      @@henryautumn37 attila is better game but rome has better setting

    • @shadymerchant1198
      @shadymerchant1198 Před 4 lety +14

      @@makemahtava attila really should have just been a DLC for Rome

    • @henryautumn37
      @henryautumn37 Před 4 lety

      @@makemahtava cool will try checking it out.

    • @mobah1288
      @mobah1288 Před 4 lety

      Don Vito Corleone Attila looks like shit

  • @benusmaximus3601
    @benusmaximus3601 Před 4 lety +318

    Ima just say it, Huns are overpowered af...

    • @momon969
      @momon969 Před 4 lety +37

      The house bonus is overrated, really. Over the course of a game it doesn't save that much wood, it's better to have an actual economy boost.

    • @satyakisil4289
      @satyakisil4289 Před 4 lety +4

      Say that when you face Berbers.

    • @Casshern1456
      @Casshern1456 Před 4 lety +3

      Satyaki Sil I dunno what is burbor Sir

    • @satyakisil4289
      @satyakisil4289 Před 4 lety +2

      It's an AoE II reference(you can use Berbers in an HD DLC).

    • @devvv4616
      @devvv4616 Před 4 lety +16

      steppe horselords seemed forever the best warriors of ancient history before modernity

  • @ZeusMcKraken
    @ZeusMcKraken Před 4 lety

    That was fantastically well produced.

  • @esmailiyou
    @esmailiyou Před 4 lety +2

    The details are mind blowing. Thanks a lot

  • @AnindyaMitraDigitalStoryteller

    Finally! Been asking for this forever..

  • @mathieug6136
    @mathieug6136 Před 4 lety +3

    Fantastic video! Cant wait for the next steppe videos! I already read about the Hephtalites in Tom Holland's book ''In the shadow of the sword''. His description of the battles between Peroz and them was quite interesting.

    • @robinfa1477
      @robinfa1477 Před 4 lety

      Yeah, I'm hoping for more on the Gokturks and Rouran.
      But for anyone like me: the author is not Spiderman. It's another Tom Holland.

  • @orkunyucel3095
    @orkunyucel3095 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for this incredible video!!!

  • @rothern3761
    @rothern3761 Před 4 lety +1

    So excited to see this. Thanks Devon

  • @bblunder
    @bblunder Před rokem +30

    Fun fact: The White Huns' name is due to a mistranslation. Ak means West in old Turkish. This state referred to as the "White Huns" should actually be translated as the Western Huns

    • @TikTokahmad_beg
      @TikTokahmad_beg Před rokem +3

      Hazara people Uzbek

    • @maximus3160
      @maximus3160 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yea, he says that in the video...

    • @OnogurWarrior
      @OnogurWarrior Před 8 měsíci +1

      Turkic not Turkish Turkish is only anatolian turks Turkic All Turks

    • @bblunder
      @bblunder Před 8 měsíci

      @@OnogurWarrior The time i wrote the comment i wasn't aware of the difference.

    • @swasg3521
      @swasg3521 Před 7 měsíci

      They are not turk you clown

  • @moikelaff677
    @moikelaff677 Před 4 lety +288

    they could've ruled the world by spamming their spet xyon archers

    • @HorvardPasha
      @HorvardPasha Před 4 lety +11

      I literally laughed at this one xD

    • @AzureDragon100
      @AzureDragon100 Před 4 lety +29

      Seriously, just park them near the enemy army on skirmish mode, then charge them in once their ammo is spent. Works every time.

    • @PastalocPeaach
      @PastalocPeaach Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you for deleting comments i was judging my humanity

    • @Liquidsback
      @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +2

      But the prepatched Tagmata Cavarly might top them.

    • @amp8295
      @amp8295 Před 4 lety

      @@Liquidsback Nope. They're not fast enough

  • @ghostof711
    @ghostof711 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for this video!

  • @dzpower189
    @dzpower189 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for this great work

  • @Prodigi50
    @Prodigi50 Před 4 lety +68

    7:45 “Young lady, you will go out there and marry that barbarian!”

  • @aarshh6521
    @aarshh6521 Před 3 lety +13

    Skanda gupta didnt drew out the huns but he defeated them twice, second time giving them a major blow that they did not attack India for next 50 years. This was the period, their attention was diverted to sassinid and other domains. Finally when buddha gupta (successor of skanda gupta) died, Empire was struck by succession struggle and the far stretched regions declared independence leading to almost no resistance in northern India. But when the same mihirkula entered further down, was defeated by narsimhabala gupta in alliance with prince yashodharman of malva after which the huns never attacked.

    • @aarshh6521
      @aarshh6521 Před 3 lety +2

      @Timothy Callanan Well the second invasion was by large hun army(so have I read-not from the internet but books). Initial battles where when skanda gupta was prince could have been with smaller hun raider parties/armies. Second, while he was king was fought on a larger scale.

    • @drdre5030
      @drdre5030 Před 3 lety

      @Timothy Callanan huns have large army then indian they also have elephants

  • @rahulraveendran4279
    @rahulraveendran4279 Před 4 lety +1

    Wonderful.... Very interesting doc. Tell us more about the steppe warriors. Tell us how they fought on the Field. And the way they prepared for battles, seiges and made the best logistics. How they prayed to their gods, and how successful they where with smaller battle units. Their breeds of horses, the training and political intrigues. We want more.....

  • @coolwarren9382
    @coolwarren9382 Před 4 lety

    Great video as always! Can you please show the dates of events in the top right hand corner as usually please, it really helps us understand when these events take place

  • @NYCfrankie
    @NYCfrankie Před 4 lety +5

    Another amazing video I actually just rewatched a video on khosrao yesterday

    • @C0wb0yBebop
      @C0wb0yBebop Před 4 lety

      Frankie Fontecchio no one cares dude

  • @ahmedmuawia2447
    @ahmedmuawia2447 Před 4 lety +133

    The Most Heated Historical Debate:
    Historian: I think Sea People might have orginated from *Insert Place Here*
    Other Historian: I strongly disagree.

    • @affentaktik2810
      @affentaktik2810 Před 4 lety +24

      Ahmed Muawia People who argue about the origins of *insert nomadic tribe here* and not realising that very tribe was mixed: amateurs

    • @jinjunliu2401
      @jinjunliu2401 Před 4 lety +7

      I think Sea People might have originated from Central Asia

    • @affentaktik2810
      @affentaktik2810 Před 4 lety +11

      McOinky I strongly disagree

    • @Lipton3373
      @Lipton3373 Před 4 lety +7

      McOinky idiot they were somali pirates

    • @malhekai
      @malhekai Před 4 lety +3

      The Sea People were obviously Vikings ;P

  • @pablotremolada1715
    @pablotremolada1715 Před 2 lety +1

    I have an admiration for steppes civilizations, this kind of videos are awesome

  • @AthelstanofHwicee
    @AthelstanofHwicee Před 4 lety +1

    I love this channel. Thank you for existing.

  • @surajitdas3764
    @surajitdas3764 Před 4 lety +25

    Video on Huns without mentioning Skandagupta , made it imperfect .

    • @singharpan9859
      @singharpan9859 Před 3 lety +3

      4:52

    • @DurgeshYadav-ip1zr
      @DurgeshYadav-ip1zr Před 3 lety +8

      Vaguely discussed, Skandagupta defeated the Huns.
      Yashodharman isn't also mentioned who along with the Gupta Emperor completely made them go away from India.
      And they totally missed Harsha.

    • @user-dz4pb2ll3k
      @user-dz4pb2ll3k Před 2 lety

      @@DurgeshYadav-ip1zr so huns didn't settle in india? then why do these rajputs jat gujjar keep claiming to be of hunnic origin?

    • @DurgeshYadav-ip1zr
      @DurgeshYadav-ip1zr Před 2 lety +4

      @@user-dz4pb2ll3k they did but not as rulers. As for Rajputs, they claim everyone.

    • @a_sn_hh7027
      @a_sn_hh7027 Před 2 lety +4

      @@user-dz4pb2ll3k Wtf where did you get that information, no Rajput or Gujjar claim to be Hun origin. Some Muslims in Pakistan may do because they love to dream all the time

  • @bhaveshsharma8422
    @bhaveshsharma8422 Před 4 lety +15

    Nice video, but some corrections:
    1.) Gurjar- Pratihara dynasty was not sindh based hunnic, they were purely native indians hailing from Gurjardesa area around imperial city of Kannauj.
    2.) Rajputs were not of hunnic origin, theyt were cavalry based warrior tribe settled by Gupta Empire around Rajsthan region to ward off invasions coming from western borders.

    • @bhaveshsharma8422
      @bhaveshsharma8422 Před 4 lety +4

      @@pritsingh9766 let me ask you , how you can say Rajputs are huns??. And i am not relating rajputs and rajsthan i am jst saying that Guptas settled their ancestors around that area to ward off foreign invasions.

    • @hameed9653
      @hameed9653 Před 4 lety

      @@pritsingh9766 lol

    • @drdre5030
      @drdre5030 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bhaveshsharma8422 Chauhan of india and huns of Hungary share common ancestry

    • @pratyushambastha4819
      @pratyushambastha4819 Před 2 lety +3

      Bro many muslim Gujjars and jats are taught wrong history in their country that's why they believe they are central Asians. I am shocked at their level of ignorance. That's why their country is now on the verge of bankruptcy

    • @AREMUP
      @AREMUP Před 2 lety +1

      A indian boy say this

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Před 2 lety +2

    Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job.

  • @takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea

    Very detailed and I love it. Lots of useful information.! Thank you very much 🙏👌

  • @shaolindreams
    @shaolindreams Před 4 lety +4

    Good stuff K&G, I like the artwork reminds me of another cool history channel who does really cool character illustrations, really helps put a face to a name. Just like you have done with the White Huns, who i knew little about.

  • @chichimamakokomashey1563

    As a Tibetan here is passage from arab history concerning the later hephthalite principality and Tibetans and Turks and Arabs.
    [A notice for 85/704 is given by.at-Tabari
    less fully by al-Baladhuri)
    according to which, at a time of dissension among the Arab invaders of Trans-
    oxiana, an attack was made upon them at Tirmidh, an important Oxus crossing
    (now Termez), by a combined force of Hayätilah (Hephthalites), Tibetans (at-
    Tubbat) and Turks. The defence of the town was made good with great loss to
    the attackers; for whom the figure of 70,000 is mentioned. This, the historian
    notes, was the number of those who wore helmets with a tapering top or crest
    (baidah-dhät qünas). The remainder, without helmets, or who wore "smooth
    helmets' (baidah jammä'u) were uncounted, or perhaps innumerable (la yuad-
    düna). Some of these troops were easily repulsed from a breach in the wall of
    Tirmidh: by 300 mailed cavalry of the Muslims, whose horses were similarly
    protected (mujaffaf, i.e. wearing the titäf or cataphract of the time). Al-Balad-
    hurt's short account, which omits mention of the Tibetans and gives no estimate
    of number, implies that the attack on the Muslims was made from within the
    town. This is contradicted by at-Tabari's description of the fighting, and especially
    by his mentioning 'Tarkhün, king of Bukhara' as in command of the allies. The action in fact should represent a large-scale movement on the part of the natives
    of Transoxiana against the Arabs. In view of the lack of details, not much can
    be made of the reference to Tibetans, .g. we cannot assume that either type of
    head-armour mentioned in the passage, or absence of head-armour, was charac-
    teristically Tibetan. Yet it seems that we have to think of a contingent from
    Tibet or the adjacent regions called upon, in circumstances unknown, to join in
    the general defence of Transoxiana.]

  • @TheDominion37
    @TheDominion37 Před 4 lety

    These historical accounts are intoxicating. Thanks for the information.

  • @Marrow9000
    @Marrow9000 Před 4 lety +2

    I learn so much from these videos. Truly accessible to the arm chair history buff. Thank you.

  • @louisswanepoel1614
    @louisswanepoel1614 Před 4 lety +4

    First of all, I am certain I was subscribed, but today I was not. Very odd, fixed that quickly.
    Anyway, this whole video was so.... Fascinating. Especially at the end. Good work guys.

  • @qboxer
    @qboxer Před 4 lety +20

    Absolutely outstanding art! Really loved this video. More Sassanid related videos would be excellent.

  • @joaofranco2520
    @joaofranco2520 Před 2 lety +2

    Excellent documentary. It took a lot of work to watch, as I'm Brazilian, and machine translation is very bad, I had to use spare translators. Anyway it worked, a lot of knowledge in a serious and committed way, congratulations for the work.

  • @evershumor1302
    @evershumor1302 Před 4 lety

    I really liked this video. Keep it up.

  • @aaronlewis702
    @aaronlewis702 Před 4 lety +30

    Apparently some horseboys have wandered out of the Eurasian steppe.
    Everyone: Aight, Imma head out.

  • @DB-km2in
    @DB-km2in Před 4 lety +7

    18 minutes of content?😍 You’re spoiling us

  • @aleksandarvil5718
    @aleksandarvil5718 Před 4 lety +1

    *AWESOME WORK!!*

  • @juandiegoavilajara6301
    @juandiegoavilajara6301 Před 3 lety +1

    This channel is gold pure

  • @Kreska0
    @Kreska0 Před 4 lety +45

    2:18 why is that dog looking at me ? 😥

  • @aryavartapremi8765
    @aryavartapremi8765 Před 3 lety +33

    Btw Huna of India who ruled it were mostly the natives of the land and rest of them actually accepted indic values and became the part of Indic civilization with the natives. Like you said Hun wasn't ethnicity but the political grouping.

    • @Mt7hr_1229
      @Mt7hr_1229 Před 2 lety

      Stfu Huns were afghans not indics they ruled india soo keep your mouth shut

    • @adwaitnaravane5285
      @adwaitnaravane5285 Před 2 lety +2

      ""Indic"", whatever that means.

    • @Mt7hr_1229
      @Mt7hr_1229 Před 2 lety +9

      @@adwaitnaravane5285 indic means Indians and Huns were iranics afghans

    • @Prat-zi1ou
      @Prat-zi1ou Před rokem

      @@Mt7hr_1229 huns were from steepes you fool

    • @vitorpereira9515
      @vitorpereira9515 Před rokem

      I know. I play CK2.

  • @Amra724
    @Amra724 Před 4 lety

    Great work guys!

  • @michaelriddick4059
    @michaelriddick4059 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely loving the steppes coverage!!!

  • @princekalender2154
    @princekalender2154 Před 4 lety +3

    Amazing video and amazing art! It also goes really well when playing CK2 in Central Asia.

  • @Computergeek-zw3go
    @Computergeek-zw3go Před 2 lety +10

    A great event you forgot to include which was quite similar to the case of Western Roman empire and their germainc allies defeat huna king attila - Yashodharman, Maharaja of Malava created a confederecy of Indian king include guptas and other kings to fend off hunas which resulted into mihirkula's defeat at' battle of sondani ' in 528 ce which toppled down hun from North india. Also yashodharman's father prakasha dharman also defeated the torana huna king to protect malava and central india.

    • @phoenixj1299
      @phoenixj1299 Před rokem +2

      Obviously the author is biased so I am not surprised why he forgot this great event.

  • @mwhite2300
    @mwhite2300 Před rokem +1

    The work on this channel is nearly peerless, I almost can't believe some mega corp hasn't bought or paid for the content with an exclusive ad commitment. Or maybe you guys just refuse to have your work under the heel of an overlord. Regardless, bravo!

  • @westerncultureandtradition

    I only learned of these the other week. Thank you.

  • @stellarsynth2007
    @stellarsynth2007 Před 4 lety +102

    Sassanid's trying to replace the princess with a low born girl. Really bold move.

    • @googane7755
      @googane7755 Před 4 lety +8

      One that back fired horribly.

    • @heavenwatcher100
      @heavenwatcher100 Před 4 lety +22

      Actually, sometimes ancient Chinese emperors did similar things, too. Fortunately for them, it never back-fired.

    • @FlashiestRed
      @FlashiestRed Před 4 lety +3

      Vincent Celeste yup and when it did backfire the whole country was put to the fire.

    • @heavenwatcher100
      @heavenwatcher100 Před 4 lety

      @@TheManofthecross Well, I think either Chinese dynasties or nomadic khaganates collapsed during a century-long interval so no one cared about this or it was just mere luck. Still, not all princesses were fake or lower born. There were real princesses during the heqin.

    • @heavenwatcher100
      @heavenwatcher100 Před 4 lety

      @@FlashiestRed It's hypothetical in history so I couldn't comment. What I could recall was during the reign of a certain Wusun Khan, he happened to marry two different Han princesses. (Though I believe in reality, those 2 princesses should be regarded as duchesses since they were not direct relatives of the ruling Han emperor, but rather granddaughters of some revolting brothers of the previous Han Emperor. )

  • @loszhor
    @loszhor Před 4 lety +5

    I never heard about these Huns. Thanks for uploading!

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Před 2 lety

    Great stuff!⚔

  • @jasonhalliday5141
    @jasonhalliday5141 Před 4 lety +2

    ano great upload from your channel many thanks .

  • @amitabhakusari2304
    @amitabhakusari2304 Před 4 lety +26

    I do not get where the narrator got the " The Huns probably beat Skandagupta" from. Even Wikipedia says all evidence points to the fact that Skandagupta beat back the Huns soundly.
    "The Bhitari pillar inscription dated 455 CE states he beat back the Hunas."
    "The Junagadh inscription, dated to the year 138 of the Gupta era (c. 457-458 CE) mentions Skandagupta's success against the mlechchhas (foreigners)"
    "A sentence in the Sanskrit text Chandra-Vyakarana (c. 7th century) states Ajayad-Gupto Hunan, literally, "The Gupta conquered the Hunas"
    All of these are contemporary sources, and why would the Huns let the Guptas make victory pillars in their domain.

    • @jkmcgregor7797
      @jkmcgregor7797 Před 3 lety

      Read about the alchon huns .the huns conquered areas of the South asia like the punjab gujrat Rajasthan and across northern subcontinent..

    • @sabtaingopinath9652
      @sabtaingopinath9652 Před 3 měsíci

      Wikipedia 😂😂😂😂😂
      Boy u Indians are lost

  • @elrondhubbard7059
    @elrondhubbard7059 Před 4 lety +11

    White Huns (450AD) - _"I will lay waste to your civilisation"_
    White Huns (2019AD) - _"Hey BossBabe! ❤💋 Have u ever thought about selling essential oils?"_

  • @8bitgamer85
    @8bitgamer85 Před 4 lety

    😲 Wow! You learn something new from this channel. Very educational. I knew about the color code system the Hun tribes used until I watched this video.

  • @StarSpawn06
    @StarSpawn06 Před 4 lety +15

    2:58
    this is the same colour-direction symbolism used in traditional Chinese cosmology ! :o

    • @blgram
      @blgram Před 4 lety +8

      Guess what? Turks also have Animal-calendar.

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh Před 4 lety +3

      Chinese will never admit it, but their cosmology comes from India in its origins and the same idea went west to Persia and modern Turkey.

    • @Bazerald777
      @Bazerald777 Před 4 lety +1

      @@SantomPh We never deny it tho. The fuck are you drinking?

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary7580 Před 4 lety +192

    “Oh Hun, Hush” 🤫

  • @mojojojo6758
    @mojojojo6758 Před 4 lety +10

    I love your new art style, did the pictures you show have any historical basis?
    Hope to see more

  • @exocet8834
    @exocet8834 Před 3 lety +18

    I never understood how the Hungarians can believe that theyre descendants of the Huns. The Magyars came to Hungary 400 years after the Huns had dissolved and even back then the polulation in the area was already established, it didnt change much until the Magyars came. All they did was adapting to their language.

    • @janosb5885
      @janosb5885 Před 3 lety +4

      I tell you a secret, nobody in Hungary thinks that we are the descendants of Huns. The english name HUNgary came from the mistake they thought it hundreds of years ago, we don't call ourself that way.

    • @OkurkaBinLadin
      @OkurkaBinLadin Před 3 lety +3

      Every nation has its mythology.

    • @daredevil3098
      @daredevil3098 Před 3 lety +2

      @@janosb5885 ıs that why are you keep building statues of Attila and trying to get closer to Turkic people? Even your president Orban joined Turkic Council. Stop playing anti-Turkic shit, you are just trying to find an id for your people, you are not slav. So you are trying to prove that you are Turkic people. We all know that you are not european actually bro so, know your origin 😊

    • @janosb5885
      @janosb5885 Před 3 lety +3

      @@daredevil3098 there are not only slavic and turkic people exist in the world. Our president says whatever his economical or political interest is, it doesn’t really matter. I don’t have any problem with Turkic people. But Attila was in this territory 400 years earlier than our tribes arrived. Anyway nowadays Hungarians are a mix of hungarians germans slavic and also turkish people.

    • @gyozop
      @gyozop Před 3 lety +2

      @@janosb5885 A lot of people believe in Hunnic origins, read Gárdonyi. In fact the most recent DNA studies by several global laboratories underline the origins exactly to the white Huns. Do your research. Today's population of course is a mix with neighbours.

  • @dbbrown1949
    @dbbrown1949 Před 3 lety

    I'm a history nerd and proud of it I really like this site...thank you.

  • @freaksuyash
    @freaksuyash Před 4 lety +105

    Can we have more stuff about the Guptas, we know about the early stuff, but know little about the later Kings except for their names.

    • @HogzNhOrnsfan12
      @HogzNhOrnsfan12 Před 4 lety +1

      They have done something b4 but it wasn’t the Gupta empire but something with an A I think and was in same region/area as Gupta

    • @rpavangchhia8953
      @rpavangchhia8953 Před 4 lety +1

      @@HogzNhOrnsfan12 You might be talking about ashoka the great.That guy came after the mughal invasions,the guptas werent around anymore during ashokas times.

    • @priyadarshanpandey6532
      @priyadarshanpandey6532 Před 4 lety +17

      @@HogzNhOrnsfan12 they did a video on Ashoka, who ruled in the same region but half a millennia before Guptas

    • @HogzNhOrnsfan12
      @HogzNhOrnsfan12 Před 4 lety

      Priyadarshan Pandey ah ok I didn’t know how far apart they was in the timeline

    • @HogzNhOrnsfan12
      @HogzNhOrnsfan12 Před 4 lety

      Priyadarshan Pandey ah ok I didn’t know how far apart they was in the timeline

  • @grimgoreironhide9985
    @grimgoreironhide9985 Před 4 lety +36

    The Hephalites were vassals of the Rouran Khaghanate. The Hephalites even borrowed the title Khan. The title Khan was originally a Rouran one. The Gokturks were once Turkic vassals of the Rourans but rebelled and overthrown them. Once the Gokturks Khaghanate was established they went into alliance with the Sassanids and helped them push back the Hephalites. The Avar Khaghanate is hypothesized to be the fleeing remnants of the Rourans.

  • @martynparkman8332
    @martynparkman8332 Před 4 lety

    Good vid, learnt stuff, thanks.

  • @css9340
    @css9340 Před 2 lety

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