The last Golden Age of Imperial China

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    STRASBOURG - In the second half of the 17th century was born a man who would launch Imperial China’s final and greatest golden age. In his reign, the longest in Chinese history, he would suppress rebellions, conquer islands and steppes, oppose and defeat a European power, flourish the economy and reinforce diplomatic relations with many countries. That person was Emperor Kangxi of the Great Qing, and his achievements continue to set the influence contemporary Chinese politics.
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Komentáře • 801

  • @johnyricco1220
    @johnyricco1220 Před 5 lety +194

    I had a professor in university who said if Kangxi was a European monarch, he would certainly have “The Great” following his name.

    • @animewatch4213
      @animewatch4213 Před 5 lety +25

      His Chinese historical title is pretty prestigious too.

    • @Dragons_Armory
      @Dragons_Armory Před 5 lety +31

      He certainly would, several would qualify for such a title in Chinese history, Taizong of Tang, Wu of Han, and Kangxi + Qianlong of Qing, Kublai Khan and Yongle of Ming are likely candidates as well though it might be a little controversial

    • @jacklmx
      @jacklmx Před 5 lety +30

      Actually for almost all emperors in chinese history, their titles are way way over the "The Great".
      For example, using Kangxi, his title after death is 合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝.
      The title basically says he's a saint with almost all the great personality/traits of a human being.

    • @kinagioro9671
      @kinagioro9671 Před 5 lety +6

      Johny Ricco Kangxi in Manchu called Elhe Taifin Han; in Mongol called Engke Amuulang Qayan; in Tibetan called Bde Skyid. Dk much about Tibet language, the Manchu word Elhe means safe, Taifin means peace, Han means khan. So his era name should be safe and peace. In terms of Mongol, Engke = Elhe, Amuulang means peace also.

    • @sinoroman
      @sinoroman Před 5 lety +5

      Kangxi The Great

  • @eruditootidure2611
    @eruditootidure2611 Před 5 lety +301

    *vincent starts talking instead of shirvan*
    audience: *screaming for fear of the unknown*

    • @FumblingDylan
      @FumblingDylan Před 5 lety +47

      Then he starts dropping Chinese names like it's nothing.

  • @rayray6490
    @rayray6490 Před 5 lety +252

    Ming loyalists disapprove of this video

    • @spitalhelles3380
      @spitalhelles3380 Před 5 lety +20

      I'm shaking my unshaven head over this video

    • @rayray6490
      @rayray6490 Před 5 lety +10

      Technically all our ancestors have shaven their heads, otherwise we wouldn"t exist. Those Manchus don't play around with that queue edict.

    • @tevege7627
      @tevege7627 Před 5 lety +9

      manchu not China

    • @yevonsama
      @yevonsama Před 5 lety

      @Dave WA but before of their downfall, they leaded Chinese to conquer more territories, right?
      Of course, don't forget they origin as just evil as IJA during WW2.

    • @huymisc7658
      @huymisc7658 Před 4 lety +6

      More of Han nationalists which only consider Han, Song and Ming dynasty as the legitimate regimes.

  • @ericconnor8251
    @ericconnor8251 Před 5 lety +343

    The Kangxi Emperor was basically the Julius Caesar or Roman emperor Aurelian of the Manchus, or more fittingly, comparable to China's first emperor Qin Shihaungdi of the 3rd century BC or Emperor Wu of Han from the 2nd century BC. The guy was pretty much unstoppable and expanded the Qing Empire in all directions after putting down several domestic revolts, as the video explains. He's definitely one of the most underrated rulers in early modern history.

    • @day2148
      @day2148 Před 5 lety +23

      eh... Han Wudi's reign is generally seen as a strategic failure. As while he turned the tide against the Xiongnu Empire and defeated them, he failed to actually secure peaceful relations or integrate/Sinocize them. As for Qin Shihuang, modern historians are of the opinion that the real credit goes to his predecessors. By the time Ying Zheng ascended to the throne, Qin was already the undisputed hedgemon of the warring states.
      Tang Taizong is generally seen as the most celebrated ruler of Imperial China, especially as the Tang dynasty had not just one, but TWO golden ages.

    • @ericconnor8251
      @ericconnor8251 Před 5 lety +28

      @@day2148 Han Wudi was way more comparable to Tang Taizong than you are admitting. You're forgetting Han Wudi's successful conquests of Nanyue in southwestern Chin and northern Vietnam and northern Korea with parts of Manchuria by conquering Gojoseon. He not only invaded Hellenistic Fergana in Central Asia but was responsible for establishing the Protectorate of the Western Regions over the Tarim Basin oasis city-states, in addition to colonizing Inner Mongolia and the Gansu Hexi corridor. You're downplaying the hell out of his military achievements for some reason.

    • @biocapsule7311
      @biocapsule7311 Před 5 lety +6

      I would say he is more Octavius then Julian.

    • @animewatch4213
      @animewatch4213 Před 5 lety +4

      I didn't know that he fought off a massive rebellion and a Mongol invasion at the same time. That is incrediable. Most rulers would have been easily destroyed by that.

    • @dyu8831
      @dyu8831 Před 5 lety +14

      @@day2148 Not really, geographical condition dictated that it was close to impossible to sinicize the steppes, or solve problems somewhat permanently. None of the dynasties afterwards succeeded in doing this for extended periods of time, the way of life and natural conditions were simply too different for assimilation. The Qing ruled Mongolia as sort of feudatory, and never tried to sinicize them, and that was with the Russians taking the north of what was traditionally nomad land. Complete peace with the steppe could only be achieved if you are willing to compromise and sent tributes.
      Defeating the Xiongnu was already a great achievement, as Xiongnu was the dominant power in East Asia. but Han Wudi not only fought the Xiongnu, he sent Zhangqian to travel to the West, all the way to Parthia and India. Before this China thought of itself as the only civilization in the world surrounded by barbarians. This was like Columbus's discovery of America and greatly broadening the horizon of the Chinese emperors, eventually leading to the opening of the silk road. He also doubled the realm's territory by conquering Nanyue, Minyue, the southwest and Joseon, effectively demarcating today's "Han" heartlands and secured Han as the dominant power of East Asia.
      He also made countless administrative reforms, for instance forcing all the feudal vassals to split lands equally among all heirs, which effectively eliminated big vassals that were the norm since the start of the Han dynasty. Unifying the ideology and monopolizing trade which gave the state huge mobilization power. Indeed in his later years overaggressive expansion had some severe consequences, but he laid the groundwork for the peak of the Han dynasty under Han Xuandi decades later, and created the overall framework of the state apparatus that much of his successors would continue to use. Overall there's little doubt that Han Wudi was among the most influential emperors of China, totally comparable to Li Shimin.

  • @Shadowgunner785
    @Shadowgunner785 Před 5 lety +342

    Your Chinese accent is very good. I used to talk with Chinese exchange students in college and your accent sounds like as if I was hearing them talk in Chinese.

    • @History_of_China
      @History_of_China Před 5 lety +4

      Thanks Alphastar ! I think pronounciation is important :)

    • @Oken111
      @Oken111 Před 5 lety +9

      @Ruth Mitt who tf r u ?

    • @psammiad
      @psammiad Před 5 lety +7

      He sounds British Chinese to me, or possibly Hong Kong with a British education.

    • @MrMuaythai84
      @MrMuaythai84 Před 5 lety +1

      my girlfriend for whatever reason when we make love she goes from no chinese to fluent chinese

    • @frankyong7740
      @frankyong7740 Před 3 lety

      @@History_of_China curious as to how you acquired that 'accentless' accent. your French is good too, and i listen to French names from time to time.

  • @chenmike2766
    @chenmike2766 Před 5 lety +688

    your chinese prounance is 100% legit

    • @wanrazul
      @wanrazul Před 5 lety +10

      Cause the narrator is a Putonghuanese

    • @kureciparatek2838
      @kureciparatek2838 Před 5 lety +6

      I thought I pronounce "Qing" right until now.

    • @guangxiandong5891
      @guangxiandong5891 Před 5 lety +5

      Who knows where does the picture in the beginning originate from? Damn cool.

    • @whiteeagles41
      @whiteeagles41 Před 5 lety

      @Timothy McCaskey 😂

    • @Wandrative
      @Wandrative Před 5 lety +6

      Qing was the last Golden age if the Manchus, not F ing China.
      The Chinese and the nation of China was the slave of Manchu.

  • @Mori650
    @Mori650 Před 5 lety +121

    The narrator is really good, I love it.
    I am used to Shirvan and love his narration, but he is already overloaded with work and he is a father now. It's only fair that other people help him out more.

    • @Tower0fHeaven
      @Tower0fHeaven Před 5 lety +6

      No its not. Shirvan or we riot

    • @blafoon93
      @blafoon93 Před 5 lety +5

      Also Shirvan's pronounciation of Chinese names hurts. Shirvan is good at geopolitics and ethnics, pronounciation however is not his strongest suit.

    • @user-sx5dj6eb5y
      @user-sx5dj6eb5y Před 2 lety

      He has a channel

  • @ihaveanametoo
    @ihaveanametoo Před 5 lety +282

    i do like it when someone can actually pronounce the 'x' sound properly

    • @cooliipie
      @cooliipie Před 5 lety

      Xi *

    • @1969cmp
      @1969cmp Před 5 lety

      @Gamingsites i.e. pronounced 'ung' short 'u'.

    • @alexliu5806
      @alexliu5806 Před 5 lety +1

      @@1969cmp ong as in "long"

    • @1969cmp
      @1969cmp Před 5 lety

      @@alexliu5806 Not according to my Hanyu teacher. 'A' has an 'uh' sound. A u has an 'oo' sound. O is like Hong Kong.

    • @vincrobinso2331
      @vincrobinso2331 Před 5 lety

      it like telling someone how to walk...who cares how someone walks

  • @examensexamen
    @examensexamen Před 3 lety +52

    Kangxi was amazing. His reign was stressful and if it weren't for his work ethic and progressive thinking such as employing Hans and learning from the West, his reign would've been short-lived. Definitely one of my favourite Emperors. Also, love how you gave his Grandmother the credit she deserved, she was a huge influence in moulding his thinking and work ethic.

    • @AntonQvarfordt
      @AntonQvarfordt Před rokem

      This is clearly what the video producer thinks, at any rate. Going to have to read up on this guy from some different sources as I feel as presented here this guy was just perfect. It stinks of bias.

    • @9051team
      @9051team Před rokem

      ​@@AntonQvarfordtso learned anything?

  • @daveharrison84
    @daveharrison84 Před 5 lety +235

    I'm trying to think of an "Except the Mongols" joke but I can't.

    • @Theodosius18
      @Theodosius18 Před 5 lety +8

      He is 25% mongolian

    • @rickysetiawan6047
      @rickysetiawan6047 Před 5 lety +15

      Remember everyone is related to mongolian

    • @Theodosius18
      @Theodosius18 Před 5 lety +27

      More direct relationship, her grandmother queen regent is Full mongolian princess, and her mongolian head servant was his nanny. He is fully influnced by mongol.

    • @yetigriff
      @yetigriff Před 5 lety

      They're the exception to every rule in history.

    • @Get_Cake_n_Die
      @Get_Cake_n_Die Před 5 lety +3

      Que the mongoltage

  • @Linfamy
    @Linfamy Před 5 lety +70

    Absolutely appreciate your pronunciation.

  • @aussieboy4090
    @aussieboy4090 Před 5 lety +144

    "China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes up she will move the world." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

    • @tareke586
      @tareke586 Před 5 lety +3

      You made a typo fix it AAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @dejavucmail8176
      @dejavucmail8176 Před 5 lety +13

      Napoleon never said it, it is fabricated by Chinese.

    • @aussieboy4090
      @aussieboy4090 Před 5 lety +53

      Dejavuc Mail Lmfao. You have Google yet you couldn’t be bothered to use it and search the quote.
      You’re an idiot who does not use the search engines and look things up. Instead you resort to believing rumours people say to you and accepting everything the media spoon feeds in your mouth. Complete hopeless sheep without independent thought.

    • @user-zo8hs4yh2h
      @user-zo8hs4yh2h Před 5 lety +18

      @@dejavucmail8176 yeah sure, everything we do is bad.

    • @lvjinbin28
      @lvjinbin28 Před 5 lety +3

      @@dejavucmail8176 CHECK THIS OUT
      www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j3olp/did_napoleon_bonaparte_ever_actually_say_china/

  • @Henrodful
    @Henrodful Před 5 lety +22

    I absolutely love the Qing dynasty black winter hats with peacock feathers. They are some of the coolest headwear I've ever seen; I wish I had one of those.

    • @Henrodful
      @Henrodful Před 5 lety +8

      Well, today's society does not look kindly upon interesting historical hairstyles, especially ones that are long; it is seen as improper. However, I do not follow societal norms today, so I am in the process of growing out long hair, so I can do various things with it. When it gets long enough, I will definitely braid it on certain days. As for the shaved head, I won't be doing that, because their are other historical society people I fancy as well - not just the Manchus - that I would style myself after. That way, I could be a medieval knight, a Viking warrior, A Samurai, an Imperial Han Chinese warrior, etc. @S. Young

    • @Henrodful
      @Henrodful Před 5 lety +7

      @@Daniel_Martin777 Why would you not want a peacock winter hat? Those things are wickedly cool. But also, I honestly don't know what the crown of a Roman emperor looks like.

    • @eldridso2323
      @eldridso2323 Před rokem

      Being a Chinese, i also always invest in Qing dynasty, those hats are for Qing government officials or the nobles. And if you want to differntiate their levels (1 to 9), you can distinguish the pearl's colour on top of their hat, red is for level 1 the highest, blue is level 2 to level 3 etc.... Also you can differentiate their levels from their uniforms, usually highest officials have a egret within a suqare painting in the middle of their uniform and their back also, lower levels have different animals etc. Fun fact is that the nobles, like the brothers of the emperors, or the princes, their middle is a circle drawing but not a square one. Hope you know more about Qing and China!

  • @zisun7483
    @zisun7483 Před 5 lety +17

    Learning Chinese history is the way to learn the modern China. History repeat but in different eras

    • @joebowden4065
      @joebowden4065 Před 5 lety

      History works in cycles

    • @HTeo-og1lg
      @HTeo-og1lg Před 5 lety +2

      "History does not repeat, but rhymes".
      This is an important point to observe because unless Chinese people learn to analyse minute details, they are likely to remain careless about small but significant details, and hence likely to trail in science and technology, where details are extremely important.

  • @stanleychan3212
    @stanleychan3212 Před 5 lety +118

    Very informative video. Also your Chinese pronunciation is quite close to a native speaker. How long have you been learning Chinese language?

    • @zegh8578
      @zegh8578 Před 5 lety +5

      The way the guy could not pronounce even "Taiwan" without an accent, I'm gonna guess he's bi-lingual :D

    • @History_of_China
      @History_of_China Před 5 lety +36

      Thanks a lot ! I did 3 years in high shcool and have been practicing and perfecting every now and then since :)

    • @vincrobinso2331
      @vincrobinso2331 Před 5 lety +3

      Lol why is there always comments about how people speak. who cares if its right or wrong

    • @jyashin
      @jyashin Před 5 lety +9

      @@vincrobinso2331 Because language is a *big* thing for Chinese. The status is similar to how in America we judge people based on clothes or cars. In China you are judged based on your penmanship, and your spoken tongue.

    • @Sonturist
      @Sonturist Před 5 lety +2

      jyashin we judge a persons English skills also. The more educated you are the better your language skills usually are, in most cases.

  • @Infinity888Love
    @Infinity888Love Před 5 lety +7

    Wow! I’m fully impressed with your fair understanding with this part of history! I’m hooked!

  • @CCPJAYLPHAN1994
    @CCPJAYLPHAN1994 Před 5 lety +8

    As a native born Chinese, this is 80% accurate pronounciation, I almost thought this is a Western born Chinese

  • @tovarishchsimonov289
    @tovarishchsimonov289 Před 5 lety +23

    The Mongols went from Tribes to Empire n then back to Tribes again

    • @nehcooahnait7827
      @nehcooahnait7827 Před 5 lety +7

      Tovarishch Simonov they also went from nomads to communists then back to ultra-nationalists/neo-nazis...

    • @Elenrai
      @Elenrai Před 5 lety +1

      @@nehcooahnait7827 wait what? seriously?
      ......I am amazed they have electricity tbh

    • @number1zaya
      @number1zaya Před 5 lety +1

      @@nehcooahnait7827 not really.ur .miss informed

    • @purevjargalpuujee4845
      @purevjargalpuujee4845 Před 4 lety

      @@Elenrai Have ever heard Manchurian nomads ?

  • @yoshyoka
    @yoshyoka Před 5 lety +34

    Several ports? During his rule the only port open to trade with foreigners was Canton. Moreover the teaching of the Chinese language to foreigners remained forbidden (by death penalty) and the Jesuits that were admitted into his curt were forbidden to ever return home. Saying that he "opened" to the world, aside from territorial conquest, is a bit of an overstatement.

    • @catch_me_if_you_can6596
      @catch_me_if_you_can6596 Před 5 lety +15

      the ports ware more,Canton was made the only port in 1760s

    • @antonfeng1434
      @antonfeng1434 Před 5 lety +24

      4 ports, but several decades later, his grandson Emperor Qianlong reduced it to one, namely Canton.

  • @nehcooahnait7827
    @nehcooahnait7827 Před 5 lety +15

    Kangxi started that what you called golden age but it lasted for 3 generations of emperors from Kangxi to his song Yongzheng and grandson Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong could be understood as a playful emperor.

    • @punhere1
      @punhere1 Před rokem

      It's Qianlong who order the genocide right?

  • @miululu7432
    @miululu7432 Před 8 dny +1

    This is a lot of interesting information packed into 16 minutes. Well done!

  • @leileijoker8465
    @leileijoker8465 Před 5 lety +26

    Spot on Chinese pronunciations. But many of the old paintings you posted in the video were from earlier dynasties. Not Qing.

  • @theknight4317
    @theknight4317 Před 4 lety +5

    I love the youtube subtitles: "In preparation to a new campaign Kang XI turned to an x-men Han"

  • @aberongike4350
    @aberongike4350 Před 5 lety +7

    The history of the China Qing Dynasty was completely correct,Chinese pronunciation is very accurate,Well done 👍

  • @weepingcamel1
    @weepingcamel1 Před 5 lety +5

    "But the speed at which Kangxi had expanded the borders of China will continue to be the cause of friction in the future" - Understatement of 3 centuries...

  • @jimmychen907
    @jimmychen907 Před 5 lety +11

    Great pronunciation, you are the only non-chinese you tuber who actually pronounces names properly. Thank you

  • @user-bk9tl3pt5c
    @user-bk9tl3pt5c Před 5 lety +42

    As a Chinese Han, I really don’t like Qing dynasty, but Qing dynasty contributed to expand the territory of China.

    • @safuwanfauzi5014
      @safuwanfauzi5014 Před 5 lety +5

      Included Taiwan, Tibet and Uigyur. if stay to Ming, China half small than today with no Taiwan, taiwan will be part of Philippine or own country with Austronesian people like Philippine, Brunei, Timor, Malaysia and Indonesia.

    • @user-bk9tl3pt5c
      @user-bk9tl3pt5c Před 5 lety +9

      Safuwan Fauzi Yelp! But Manchu killed more than 2/3 Han people and many other races people in China, just because they wished to keep their traditions (hair styling and clothing )! Manchu said “Hair or head, only keep one”, and more people who have backbone choose hair. It’s a devastating blow to Chinese culture. That is why Qing historical drama is popular in China now and I stills don’t watch.

    • @alfianprabowo48
      @alfianprabowo48 Před 5 lety +3

      Come on atleast qing dynasty have 3 good emperors ( kangxi , yongzheng and qianlong )
      To bad qian long during his late reign hired corrupt and evil officals such as heshen !!
      Yuan dynasty only have 1 decent ruler ( khubilai khan) and the mongol are way more racist than the qing they put the southern han chinese ( those former subject of southern song dynasty) in lowest caste
      Ming dynasty despite having good emperor many of them died young ( example , hongxi emperor , xuande emperor) and those who enjoyed long reign are incompetent shit !!!
      Example jiajing emperor who are way to focust on immortality stuffs , and lazy fat face wanli

    • @safuwanfauzi5014
      @safuwanfauzi5014 Před 5 lety +2

      @@user-bk9tl3pt5c Machu hair style is ugly. and sad, Machu homeland lost to Russian in Amur up to Sakhalin. if Machu not banned any Han Chinese, Korean, Evenki, and Mongol to Amur Russian will thinking 2x because Chinese have large population,

    • @user-bk9tl3pt5c
      @user-bk9tl3pt5c Před 5 lety +16

      Alfian Prabowo WOW, you know lots of China history, where are you from? Yes, Qing had three good emperors, but but they closed the door of China, missed the industrial revolution, ruined China week. Then the Opium war opened China market, at that time the rest of the world still thought that China was the hegemon in Asia as before, and they still trade with China, until Qing totally lost the sino Japanese Naval war, everyone knew China is a paper tiger then, trade became rob.That’s the beginning of miserable modern history. That’s why I don’t like this corrupt and incapable dynasty.

  • @xXxSkyViperxXx
    @xXxSkyViperxXx Před 5 lety +6

    the effort put into the mandarin pronunciations is very much appreciated!

    • @frankyong7740
      @frankyong7740 Před 3 lety

      or shall i say "standard chinese" a.k.a. "putonghua" pronunciations in present day parlance. "mandarin" is so Qing-time dated been derived from the Portuguese rendering of man-da-rin / Man da ren / the Manchu official.

  • @t.3465
    @t.3465 Před 3 lety +2

    So, here comes a war between Caspian Report, Kings & Generals, Oversimplified, and Mikey Chen. Qing Kangxi vs Han Wudi vs Han Gaozu vs Tang Taizong, let the war of the Golden Age Emperors BEGIN!

  • @iraqimapper8625
    @iraqimapper8625 Před 5 lety +52

    I really like your historical video you are professional in historical video making
    Also hello vincent :)

    • @History_of_China
      @History_of_China Před 5 lety +6

      Hello there !

    • @boshengjones1778
      @boshengjones1778 Před 5 lety +3

      Huge amount of errors though. Half of the Yurchen/Manchurian homeland is the Russian far east. Somehow the video made it like the Manchurian Empire took over parts of Russia. The Manchurian full on invasion into China, meant at times, the Manchurian homeland was rather depleted in terms of population, and that made it easy for the Russians to invade, though it is not a no-man's land like Russians would like to say. Also the Treaty of Nerchinksy is where the Manchurians basically traded Nothern Mongolian territory for their own homeland, and the Mongols forever lost their Lake Bakal and a lot more. The Manchurians would eventually let Han Chinese migrate to Manchuria, because of continued Russian pressure.
      The city of Kangding/Dattsedo was not under Tibetan control, those land is settled by Tibetan people ( with Qianchic people and Han Chinese ), but their chiefs pledged alligiance to Chinese court since the Ming Dynasty, and half of Kangding population was already Chinese as it is today. The incidence is treated as a rebellian from the Chinese POV and recorded as such.

    • @iraqimapper8625
      @iraqimapper8625 Před 5 lety

      @Troll Not
      حمد لله

  • @dttth7192
    @dttth7192 Před 5 lety +9

    I suggest you make a video about Northeast Asian armor and weapons, including nomads in this area.

  • @ata-ayitehunlede5632
    @ata-ayitehunlede5632 Před 5 lety +5

    Impressive, visionary, strategical, imperial, efficient, diplomatic and imperial ruler Kang Xi

    • @frankyong7740
      @frankyong7740 Před 3 lety +1

      apparently he was bought up and advised by a very fine Mongolian grandmother.

  • @rayvit8155
    @rayvit8155 Před 5 lety +4

    Please note the border by the Great Wall was set after the dependent mogol states (tribes) rebelled Ming government. And Ming's territory included far north to Lake Baikal, Xinjiang and Tibet from 1433, which helps Kangxi to regain the sovereignty.

    • @zolboobayarulziisaikhan561
      @zolboobayarulziisaikhan561 Před 5 lety

      rui shao that territory belongs to Khalkha Mongols who are majority of Modern Mongolia. Lake Baikal never belonged to China.

    • @rayvit8155
      @rayvit8155 Před 5 lety

      @@zolboobayarulziisaikhan561 If exclude Yuan dynasty, I agree Lake Baikal used to belong to Hun tribes for centuries. Please note it was from 630-682 in Tang Dynasty, Lake Baikal belonged to China central government directly. Link: www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiI5uC3hJniAhX78KYKHQaKBukQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.quora.com%2FWhat-was-the-extent-of-the-Tang-Dynasty&psig=AOvVaw34GW99A2IkHHQKwJkG5BCG&ust=1557855046985221

  • @goodbanter4427
    @goodbanter4427 Před 5 lety +3

    I don't even speak Chinese but you can just hear is pronounciation is on point holy damn

  • @justinmolsal5613
    @justinmolsal5613 Před 5 lety +51

    It's not bad, give the narrator a break. However, the use of Chinese paintings from
    other historial periods is atrocious.

    • @danbrown6224
      @danbrown6224 Před 5 lety

      lmao get triggered nerd

    • @SatsuRyu
      @SatsuRyu Před 4 lety +1

      I agree. There's plenty of military artwork from the Qing period they could of used.

  • @eip81
    @eip81 Před 5 lety +10

    This is a great video about the reign of Kangxi that goes beyond what even the average Chinese would know about the great emperor. I am curious where did you find the various European oil paintings shown in the video. E.g., I love the paintings at 0:15, 6:07, 10:28 etc. I have not seen these before, and wondering who painted them!

    • @marke9036
      @marke9036 Před 5 lety +2

      *Self-Beautify/Glorified Europeans, obviously: with all the lighting, ceremonial dress, dominating front facing center stage (and is possibly spitting out the same narcissistic "Qing Dynasty will collapse" propaganda, that we have been hearing for hundreds of years now lol)*

  • @TheStefanBrankovic
    @TheStefanBrankovic Před 5 lety +2

    Good Job Vincent! Narration is excellent, and even thou I don't speak Chinese, your pronunciation sounds very authentic. Video is very rich and beautifully edited.
    Looking forward in seeing more of both you and Shirvan at this channel!

  • @SHAHIDKC
    @SHAHIDKC Před 2 lety +2

    He was basically the first Deng.

  • @PillarsOfHeaven
    @PillarsOfHeaven Před 5 lety +7

    The emporer sure did rack up enemy commander suicides... I wonder who holds the record for inducing suicide in opposing forces

  • @haoruchen4216
    @haoruchen4216 Před 5 lety +45

    You have misused painting from a Ming or Song Dynasty where mandarin dine in nature, it’s a far more elegant and sophisticated than the Qing dynasty.

    • @shadowmod3
      @shadowmod3 Před 5 lety +3

      反淸复明!!!!

    • @jonsong4592
      @jonsong4592 Před 5 lety +3

      'elegant and sophisticated' as in they added a ton of arbitrary rules to make up for themselves being considered a 'barbaric' ethnic group by the ethnic han chinese.

  • @pierresihite8854
    @pierresihite8854 Před 5 lety +103

    this is incredible though wheres Shirvan!!?

    • @zhaoxunyan4016
      @zhaoxunyan4016 Před 5 lety +4

      Yes, where is Shirvan?

    • @ericconnor8251
      @ericconnor8251 Před 5 lety +12

      @@zhaoxunyan4016 Kangxi Targaryen Emperor: WHERE IS MY SHIRVAN??!!

    • @User9r682
      @User9r682 Před 5 lety +17

      about 95 KM south west of Baku and 40 KM west of the Caspian Sea :-p

    • @ericconnor8251
      @ericconnor8251 Před 5 lety +2

      @@longcorridors He better be, or he'll face the same fate as the Dzungars once Kangxi gets a hold of him for being dodgy and passive aggressively avoiding us, his loyal audience!

    • @technoserf_digital
      @technoserf_digital Před 5 lety

      Shirvan is the one who writes all these videos and puts them together. Even when he isn't doing the voice overs, he hasn't gone anywhere. There's no need to worry that he's been replaced or something; he's the one who owns Caspian Report haha

  • @XiangYu94
    @XiangYu94 Před rokem +3

    1:55 - Kangxi’s coup of imperial consolidation reminds me of Qin Shi Huang’s initial power struggle against his corrupted imperial ministers, notably Lü Buwei

  • @SuperTflat
    @SuperTflat Před 5 lety +19

    I love Shirvan but I actually feel Vincent is more pleasant on the ear. If this means Shirvan can conduct more research and study which provides more content I'm all for it. Good stuff all round from a great channel. Thanks

    • @narsimhas1360
      @narsimhas1360 Před 5 lety +3

      HERETIC!!!!!!

    • @elha92
      @elha92 Před 5 lety

      I prefer Shirvan, but he's still a good narrator.

  • @merdufer
    @merdufer Před 5 lety +2

    China: We're a peaceful nation. We don't start large scale military campaigns of conquests like other empires.
    Kangxi: Hold my baijiu.

  • @user-ds7dx5dh9j
    @user-ds7dx5dh9j Před 5 lety +3

    Li Zi Cheng,the leader of farmers troops destroyed Ming dynasty and at the same year his army is defeated by Qing.

  • @domsjuk
    @domsjuk Před 5 lety +3

    Everybody's like: Yeah, his Standard Chinese pronunciation is legit.
    And I'm like: Damn, his Madchu, Mongol and Tibetan pronunciation! I don't really know any of those languages, but it sounds quite good. Are there some Mongols around to confirm?

  • @ertaitai8656
    @ertaitai8656 Před 5 lety +1

    Your statement is very accurate. The only thing I like to point out is the picture you input. The Sea Battle picture you posted is from First Opium way between British and Qing fleet. So you can see steam boat on that right side of the picture. But your explanation, pronouncement is very accurate. Must spend lots of time studying, reorganizing such various material. Thank you for bringing such good studying material.

  • @ioan_jivan
    @ioan_jivan Před 5 lety +5

    Dude wow :-O that guy was beyond impressive.

  • @peterkhew7414
    @peterkhew7414 Před 4 lety +3

    Contrary to popular belief, the "can't see" emperor is not blind.

  • @perseuswong6864
    @perseuswong6864 Před 5 lety +4

    For most Han Chinese, the last Golden Age of Imperial China was the Han and Tang Dynasty. The Manchus may have brought about a brief period of stability but they are still regarded as foreign rulers.

  • @Frowarri0r
    @Frowarri0r Před 5 lety +1

    Yet another channel with Shirvan's blessing clearly worth subscribing to.

  • @exas4791
    @exas4791 Před 5 lety

    I like the factual narration of history, without manipulative opinions or unnecessary drama.

  • @mikexstad1121
    @mikexstad1121 Před 5 lety +2

    Love this channel. Great work as always. I consider myself an expert in Eurasian history, but am pathetically ignorant of the far east.

  • @rusticbox9908
    @rusticbox9908 Před 5 lety +2

    you know so much about their history, quite amazed..

  • @hantingliu882
    @hantingliu882 Před 5 lety +7

    Glory to the great Chinese People as always

  • @ejc5105
    @ejc5105 Před 5 lety

    This is the best narrator Shirvan has brought on board. Clear and accurate pronunciation, but without sounding fake or forced. Good job Vince

  • @user-zm7nd8xd2c
    @user-zm7nd8xd2c Před 5 lety +1

    Han is a defensive nation, and Manchuria is more obsessed with external expansion. However, the expansion of Manchuria is much lower than that of the Russians and Americans. After Manchuria conquers a place, it usually sends a letter of appointment to the local leader, asking the locals to loyal to themselves, and then leaving only a small force to station in the area, and the main force retreats. This way of expansion is quite primitive. The Americans and the Russians are different. They will build roads, build colonial strongholds, kill and drive away local people, and let their own people go to immigration. Their control over the frontier is very strong.

  • @christopherheselton9421
    @christopherheselton9421 Před 5 lety +4

    Nurhachi didn't conquer the Ming. That was done under Shunzhi, but he was a child, so the invasion was actually led by Shunzhi's uncle Dorgon.

    • @wilhelmreinhardt4643
      @wilhelmreinhardt4643 Před 5 lety +3

      Ming was conquered by Li Zicheng and his Shun army.

    • @christopherheselton9421
      @christopherheselton9421 Před 5 lety +1

      @@wilhelmreinhardt4643 In some ways more accurate, but Li Zicheng sacked Beijing and saw off the Chongzhen Emperor, but the Ming would regroup in the south and continue on until they were defeated by the Qing a few years later; nonetheless, it was a rump state that struggled to carry on.

    • @sisi4361
      @sisi4361 Před 5 lety +2

      Christopher Heselton And Wu Sengui opened the gate of Great Wall and betrayed Ming.

    • @golonawailus4312
      @golonawailus4312 Před 5 lety

      And Li Zicheng is a Tangut descendant. Li is a royal last name of Xi Xia Taugut kingdom annexed by Chingis Khan in 1227 AD. But the descendants were still living in the area of Northern Shannxi / Gansu / Ningxia. Most Han Chinese textbooks treat Li Zicheng as a Han Chinese rebel leader but ignored that Li is a Tangut. The province today Ningxia literally means "pacified xia", the name part Xia means the old kingdom Xi Xia (western xia) realms.

    • @user-vv7mz6ps4k
      @user-vv7mz6ps4k Před 5 lety

      Operation Barbarossa.

  • @hail_koenig
    @hail_koenig Před 5 lety +4

    Shang Kexi's whole clan was pardoned because his son put him under house arrest and he died soon after from rage. Only his First son's family were executed by Kangxi because of treason. His patrilineal descendants today number ~50K because he had 32 sons and 33 daughters. I'm the 14th generation descended from his 13th son.
    Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong's clan were all slaughtered and there are no surviving descendants today.

    • @Elenrai
      @Elenrai Před 5 lety +1

      Holy shit you have your familys paperwork in order! Being a lowborn I can barely trace 300 years back without the lines being utterly blurred so being able to go 14 generations back is impressive!

    • @hail_koenig
      @hail_koenig Před 5 lety +1

      @@Elenrai don't feel bad. this well kept family tree is the work of a clan committee through the ages. also we were heavily prosecuted during the cultural revolution. today Han supremacists and chinese nationalists still calls my ancestor and I Han-traitors whenver I reveal my ancestry.

    • @flyingbirdskingcloud2908
      @flyingbirdskingcloud2908 Před 4 lety

      @@Elenrai There are many families that have lasted for thousands of years in China. My family's genealogy records for more than 2000 years, the descendants of the royal family of the Shang Dynasty.

  • @Jay23untouchable
    @Jay23untouchable Před 5 lety +2

    Please do one about Burma. Can't find any documentary about the history of Burma and their golden age of King Bayinnaung

  • @comments2840
    @comments2840 Před 5 lety +3

    Some of the artwork used appear to be of the earlier Song dynasty, not the Qing dynasty.

    • @PaulO-re4xx
      @PaulO-re4xx Před 5 lety

      Comments also, some of it is from the opium wars and even later conflicts

  • @lhkpbd
    @lhkpbd Před 4 lety +1

    He was the most educated and cultured Emperor of China ,equal
    to by his grandson Chien Lung .

  • @Vienna3080
    @Vienna3080 Před 5 lety +2

    Qing Empire is such an underrated part of history

    • @zurinarctus1329
      @zurinarctus1329 Před 5 lety

      Because Chinese is shameful to admit foreigners did it better than them.

  • @tupaicindjeke275
    @tupaicindjeke275 Před 5 lety +4

    Shirvan,
    You should make a separate video to introduce your team, especially those who will voice next videos. It will help your audience to enjoy the speaker, rather than asking where is Shirvan again, again and again.

  • @bellatordei3440
    @bellatordei3440 Před 2 lety +2

    The annual revenue of Qianlong was like 6 times bigger than Kangxi

  • @user-ls2lp2wk7x
    @user-ls2lp2wk7x Před 4 lety +1

    To be honest, 70% of Chinese don't know this history. Because of the humiliation of the late Qing Dynasty, there was little reference in the textbooks to the early and middle Qing Dynasty

  • @feelsgoodman9751
    @feelsgoodman9751 Před 5 lety +1

    History on CaspianReport? omg i love it, im fascinated with Chinese history aswell, Kangxi's son the Yongzheng emperor and his grandson were great rulers aswell.

    • @Telopead
      @Telopead Před 5 lety

      In Chinese history buffs' community, Qianlong is more of a meh as compared to other great emperors. Though he's definitely a competent, and a one with good intentions emperor, he's too occupied in persecuting intellectuals which inspired more dissents. And under his reign, He Shen who is often considered the most corrupted government official in Chinese history emerged. It was said that his personal wealth rivaled Qing's national account at the time.
      Some say Qianlong actually set the stage for Qing's downfall.

    • @feelsgoodman9751
      @feelsgoodman9751 Před 5 lety

      @@Telopead I read some things about corruption spiking under his rule aswell, where is this community where they discuss chinese history?

  • @summmmmmable
    @summmmmmable Před 5 lety +5

    Why the Americans keep saying the Tibet is not part of China where the Chinese have ruled that land for almost 500 years? If that same logic apply to the United States, than Americans need to return the land to the native Indians!!! I’m so confused

  • @OceanChannelProductions
    @OceanChannelProductions Před 2 lety +1

    your Chinese pronunciation is amazing

  • @matthewct8167
    @matthewct8167 Před 4 lety

    It’s really cool of him to host smaller but equally talented content creators on his channel.

  • @jeffreysommer3292
    @jeffreysommer3292 Před 4 lety +2

    It's refreshing to hear someone who can pronounce Mandarin properly. Thank you so much for your excellent video.

  • @macaroni29
    @macaroni29 Před 5 lety +1

    Kangxi is a nomination for an era. The emperor's name is yuan hua.

  • @MonsierBlack
    @MonsierBlack Před 5 lety +1

    This is Just a Good Video Overall. Keep up the Good work!

    • @cloroxbleach6344
      @cloroxbleach6344 Před 5 lety

      Afiq Irfan it’s literally impossible for you to have seen the entire video at this point

  • @capslock4523
    @capslock4523 Před 5 lety

    I just realised that enjoying Şirvan's voice was indeed an acquired taste. I surely had grown into liking it, as I clearly remember not enjoying his voice earlier. Keep it up Vincent, and I do miss you Şirvan. You guys all rock 👍🏽

  • @TheKeithvidz
    @TheKeithvidz Před 5 lety

    Absorb history since young days and Chinese history is a recent taste, happy you expanded outside politics Caspian.

  • @744748
    @744748 Před 5 lety +4

    Welcome Vincent! A little bit fast with the reading, but (similar to Shirvan) a pleasant voice to listen to.

  • @MrLanguageFanatic
    @MrLanguageFanatic Před 5 lety +4

    I rooted for the Ming rebels😭

  • @arans5526
    @arans5526 Před 5 lety +3

    Don't we all wish for a wise leader to lead us to prosperity? Who can qualify as one nowadays?

  • @maryllthemusicman1318
    @maryllthemusicman1318 Před 4 lety

    i love this guy's pronunication
    it makes me happy to see accurate pronunciations

  • @mistergeopolitics4456
    @mistergeopolitics4456 Před 5 lety

    I've been watching Caspian Report for years & recently stumbled upon Vincent's channel, History of China, which is an excellent channel with great content. Now I see Vincent here, what a coincidence. It's a small world after all.

  • @lauramontsegur7782
    @lauramontsegur7782 Před 5 lety +5

    your maps are incorrect, especially regarding Mongolia, Dzhungaria

  • @psammiad
    @psammiad Před 5 lety

    Good to have a video about China from someone with good English and Chinese.

  • @jeffxie5067
    @jeffxie5067 Před 5 lety

    Thanks mate for teaching me some Chinese history which I didn't bother to listen to in high school history classes.

  • @goodusername7037
    @goodusername7037 Před 5 lety +5

    Finally, someone with good Chinese pronunciation

  • @evolvedape2161
    @evolvedape2161 Před 5 lety +1

    You sir, just earned a subscriber.

  • @EzekielDeLaCroix
    @EzekielDeLaCroix Před 5 lety

    Shirvan remembers his days as a small CZcamsr and gives back it seems.

  • @xarusman3223
    @xarusman3223 Před 5 lety +15

    Many of the fans of this channel are incredibly weird, constantly asking for Shirvan to narrate every single video. Just let him handle the channel how he wants it. If he doesnt want to narrate so many videos, just let it be and accept it. Dont push him to narrate even if he doesnt want it.

    • @btfrost
      @btfrost Před 5 lety

      Xarus Man I think the main confusion is that most channels introduce new hosts in a separate video and here we just have a new voice.

    • @drazenkunovic5168
      @drazenkunovic5168 Před 5 lety

      stfu Xerus ...new narrator is simple bad at it

    • @Jicko1560
      @Jicko1560 Před 5 lety

      @@drazenkunovic5168 I thought he did a great job on this one. I quite enjoyed it.

  • @user-xz8bp5uc2i
    @user-xz8bp5uc2i Před 5 lety +1

    i'm Han Chinese i don't like Qing ,but it is history

  • @muwatallis
    @muwatallis Před 5 lety

    Very good narration Vincent. Thank you.

  • @bellatordei3440
    @bellatordei3440 Před 2 lety +1

    The Kangxi era was characterised with economic crisis, the true golden age seeing the annual revenue was from 1724 till 1795

    • @mint8648
      @mint8648 Před 2 lety

      It reached the level of the ming height during 1713. So i would say 1713 to 1774, when the White lotus happened

    • @bellatordei3440
      @bellatordei3440 Před 2 lety

      @@mint8648 in 1774 the white lotus was effortlessly crushed, if you follow the state revenue registers, there was not disruption, actually the second half of his reign was more prosperous of the first - the biggest peak was recorded in 1789 till 1795 there was a stable finances however from the next year it is spotted a rapid decline till his death and then till the same end of dynasty

    • @mint8648
      @mint8648 Před 2 lety

      @@bellatordei3440 there was raised taxation which caused white lotus

    • @bellatordei3440
      @bellatordei3440 Před 2 lety

      @@mint8648 yes, so?

    • @mint8648
      @mint8648 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bellatordei3440 actually i was wrong, according to william rowe, white lotus was motivated more by radical buddhism than taxes

  • @earlymanproductions8863
    @earlymanproductions8863 Před 5 lety +10

    *Wait, this isn't Shirvan...*

  • @bielaggs
    @bielaggs Před 5 měsíci

    I love the effort put into pronounciation

  • @caserasera4776
    @caserasera4776 Před 5 lety +6

    To be honest, without Shirvan, its just another youtube vid.

  • @gamingthisera6339
    @gamingthisera6339 Před 5 lety +2

    Recommend me the best accurate historical Chinese empire movie

    • @bls5366
      @bls5366 Před 5 lety

      I am a Chinese, so far there is no film that accurately reflects history. Because China has a policy of national harmony, it is not allowed to shoot nomadic films about killing Han people. So that foreigners think that the Chinese people in history were all braided hairstyles and clothes, in fact, not.
      czcams.com/video/TF8RMqJozkY/video.html

    • @frankyong7740
      @frankyong7740 Před 3 lety

      it's like asking for the same for a western version from Hollywood

  • @1969cmp
    @1969cmp Před 5 lety +1

    Very good 👍

  • @HighSpeedNoDrag
    @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety

    Excellent presentation as always.

  • @elha92
    @elha92 Před 5 lety +1

    One could argue that Qing wasn't even really "Chinese" as the founders weren't Han Chinese, but Manchu.

    • @LOL-zu1zr
      @LOL-zu1zr Před 4 lety

      Simon Kaggwa Njala except the Han held more nominal power than the Manchus. It’s common for Han govners to openly oppose the Manchus.

    • @Teddybaerchen2012
      @Teddybaerchen2012 Před 3 lety

      you mean like UK?

    • @DucaTech
      @DucaTech Před 9 měsíci

      Well, one can say England is not really English since the nobility were Normans, German, Danish, and Welsh ancestry.

  • @lyle901209
    @lyle901209 Před 5 lety

    Oh damn this is even more detailed than our history textbooks! Thanks!

  • @matthewg5733
    @matthewg5733 Před 5 lety +3

    very enjoyable

  • @JC-zw4bw
    @JC-zw4bw Před 5 lety +1

    subscribed for amazing Chinese pronunciations.