Subutai - Genghis's Greatest General DOCUMENTARY
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The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video on the greatest general of Genghis Khan - Subutai Baatur, who alongside Jebe played a crucial role in the unification of the Mongols and then the invasions of China, Central Asia, Iran and Russia, winning many memorable battles, including at Kalka and Legnica.
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“He lived to 73” that’s damn impressive for a male in medieval times, especially for someone in his profession
That's just a testimony to his badassness, few men lived that long, especially men of army. He must have been very intelligent to survive that long
@@scintillam_dei watched the video...not impressed
SCINTILLAM DEI One word, smallpox
@@scintillam_dei look Alexander was one of the greatest generals of all time but he also made a made numerous serious errors including leading rash cavalry charges at Granicus the first real battle. It was more by luck than judgement that he survived his life being saved by a Man named Cleitus the black (who he later ordered killed after a drunken argument). He had charged the Persians across a river before any of his Infantry was committed and the battle was almost lost right there. The man was brave but stupidly reckless at times. On a number of occasions it was the sound judgement of others like Parmenion that pulled things through.
@@scintillam_dei Are you trolling, or just plain stupid?
he attacc he attacc he attacc Fam, this dude just attacc
This is the first time I've laughed at this recurrent meme/joke.
Nice!
Lol 😂
he attacc he feign bacc he attacc Fam, he's Subutaicc
@@MrRaynx3 your comment deserves to be pinned
He coordinated 2 armies 500km apart without modern communication equipment. What a champ
yep
timestamp, i seem to miss that
How he managed to do that? 😮 😶 😎 That’s impossible!
Must of had a fast cart
@@johnleed6774 I heared the Mongols had special horses and special horsemen trained to travel very light and fast in a short amount of time..
He invaded Russia in winter so his army could pass through frozen rivers . He is the best General in the world.
Never invade Russia in winter unless your name is Subutai.
@Slade Wilson there was the kievan rus though they were fighting between that's supposed to make his achievements any weaker , what about kwarezm with an empire stretching from syr Darya to Caspian sea, how about the song with 20 million population
@Slade Wilson true Moscow was a village but there were great cities like Kiev , Kolomna , Ryazan etc
@Slade Wilson also so was Khalid defeated the sasanids and the Byzantine Empire who had fought against each other and so was Alexander unifying Greek cities states constantly engaged in war with each other , so the point here is
@Slade Wilson true but he did cut deep into song territory so fast that the song had to accept his movement of troops through their own land
*Honestly probably one of the most remarkable top tier generals in world history.*
Do you still post videos? 😔
As this video states, he was surprised and defeated several times, sometimes because he overexteded his army, others getting ambushed because of lack of scouting, or strong fortifications defeated him.
One of the best.
Oh hell no, theres been generals that were undefeated, like Alexander or the less known father of Hannibal to name just 2
general khalid ibn al walid un defeated in all his battle
You can tell the strength of generals by how cool their names are
They usually have an honorific for instance the all conquering rather than the sneezy
Biggus Dickus :"Yep."
İt is a Turkish name. Also Subutay is a Turk, most of the Turks in medieval are horrificly great soldiers.
@@burakerdogan156 HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
@@wilmerbesitan1200 cuz the modern world is more "civilized" ?
the most amazing thing about Subutai is after all these years of bloody wars and battles he died peacefully in old age in his homeland
Like Putin said "those who are destined to be hanged are not going to drown"
i am alive boomer
"If the Emperor will be busy working and the vassal be at rest, my heart will be in deep uneasiness". Employee of the month.
He deserves 100 dollars pay cut
In the past, the leader is more important than one's father. It still is in some nations today.
@@davitsurguladze6643 A cut or a raise?
@Masi Neale no The Emperor our Emperor
i think he simply didn't wanted to visit his parents
Subutai's greatest trait was his dedication to Ghenghis. Just like Agrippa was to Augustus.
Subutai was indeed the better one but I think Jebe is pretty underrated. He kind of taught Subutai
Belisarius was treated badly by his monarch, unlike Subedei or Khalid. These two are my favorite generals of all era
@@brrrrrtenjoyer The problem with Jebe is he faded from history and was most likely foolishly killed whereas Subutai lived and continued to fight until dying peacefully at 73.
@@jackson857 yeah that's why I said Subutai was the better of the two. All I meant was that Jebe was quite underrated.
Sometimes I think we fail to recognise how important loyalty is. No matter the results, victory or defeat, loyalty should always be appreciated and these figures of history, Subutai and Agrippa resemble loyalty.
Subutai & Jebe.... Best bromance..
Cenghis Khan: Where do you want to lead an army in the world? Subutai: Yes.
Subutai: hold my horse blood...
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This guy teleports around the map like he's a game of thrones character in season 8.
lmao
His mileage must have been more than 30,000 km. 40, 50 thousand km? From Mongolia to northern China, back again to Mongolia, to Central Asia, through the Caucasus, through Russian land, back again to Mongolia, to northern China again, then back again through the steppe all the way to Eastern Europe. And THEN back again to Mongolia.
best comment lmfao
It's sead his grate horsemen could pony express the silk rode in under a week. Crazy looking at the time bet you can't make the distance of the silk rode in a week in a truck.
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Subutai was one of the 4 great generals of Genghis Khan. Gengis Khan has 4 Brothers, 4 Sons, 4 Great Generals, 4 Guards etc ... and each of them was capable of leading an army and most importantly, they have extreme loyalty to Genghis Khan himself. Imagine Genghis Khan would definitely be a greater man having people like Subutai pledging their utmost loyalty and life to him. Commander
He's the 'En Sabah Nur' of the Real World :P
@Jojo Res Apocalypse
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As a Mongolian, i wanna thank KINGS and GENERALS channel for this fascinating video about the general. Subedei general, we call him Сүбээдэй, was a Mongolian general and the primary military strategist of Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan. He directed more than 20 campaigns and won 65 pitched battles, during which he conquered or overran more territory than any other commander in history as part of the expansion of the Mongol Empire. Definetly he played a huge role in expanding Mongol empire under Chinggis khan and Ogedei khan.
So, is it Subutai or Subedei?
@@libra9381 Subedei is correct
we call him like subutay or sübedey he is great turkic general who work for mangols
@@YuuSHiiiN sain, sain bnu broda🙂
@@libra9381 Subeedei or Subedei / сүбээдэй in Mongolian / are correct👍👌
see Justinian, that is how you treat your great general, and he will conquer an empire for you then retire in old age.
Ah Justinian didn't have the resources for the campaign. And a massive part of it was the unfortunate death of John the Arminian when defeating the vandals. The loss of a fantastic cavalry commander really hurt the campaign
***Cries in Belisarius
@@madnecessity lmao
Russia: we have winter Mongols: we have subutei
And we have winter too. hahah
Chinese: we haven't winter. Mongols: it isn't our problem. xd Chinese: But we have Sommer. Mongols: We too. xd
Although the Russian winter thing is overblown because Napoelon invaded and lost more men in the summer, this comment did make me laugh. And what the mongols took wasn’t really unified or Tsarist Russia,
Subutai is the most successful and skilful military commander of all times which ever exists. Under rule of Chingis Khan, Batu Chan and Ogedei Khan Subutai's armies have conquered the largest territory of whole Eurasia for Mongol Empire. He has won more than 60 military campaigns in almost everyone direction of expanding Mongol Empire invading China, India, Russia, Georgia, Europe, Mideast, Korea. He was notable for his prominent skills to operate armies moving more than hundreds km apart of each other and to use appropriate fighting methods for every single battle depending on geography and cultural conditions of his enemies.
65 Winstreak . It's only big war .. idk
One of the greatest and most underrated generals in history.
Then you probably don’t know about khaled
@@mohammedsulaiman5566 Khaled empire was nothing compared to Mongol
@@pappupager4832 khaled was a militiary general not an emperor/king
@@pappupager4832 lol khalid had the smallest of means , few thousand soldiers not war hardened and they uprooted those glorious empires to which people still give examples of. Others fought with huge army to their side and greatest of means Compare his battles to others campaign of Subutai in Russia is nowhere near Khalid. Subutai did not face such challenges most areas which u boast have literally zero importance they were mostly barren lands and villages they massacred unarmed civilians whereas khalid never ever did something remotely close to that. It's like u compare ottomans of 15th 16th century to Russian federation everyone knows which empire was significant and wealthier.
@@MohsinRaza-uq2ow Mongol were tribes. They hardly had any big army when they started. Every one starts small only. How many can become as big as Mongols?
Pretty remarkable that Ghengis Khan had one of the top 10 generals ever working under him, as well as Jebe who's probably top 20 or maybe even top 10 too. Ghengis must have been a true genius to not only be a brilliant strategiest but to be able to first recognize then win the loyalty of other brilliant generals.
Men have "Four Horseman of Apocalyps", Genghis had Four DogMan of the Steppe
Not DogMan, but rather War Dogs
4 war dogs of war and 4 huleg (knights)
I mean if you just allowed trade and free passage of the Mongol army you got left alone. Case in point Venice and Genoa. Genguis Khan: I want 3,000 horse and your immediate surrender. Merchant: look all I got in this port is a 100 maybe I can get you at most 400, how about some glass and wine instead. Mongols: we still want your surrender to become citizens of my empire. Merchant: look I can't really surrender other people to you, just like you can't surrender others to me if I had armies, but sure I and my family I lead surrender to you. Mongols:.... you know what do guys have any maps we can use. Merchants: sure as long as we can have yours I am now apart of your empire after all. Mongols to the Khan: idk they just surrendered we didn't honestly expect that, so they kepted the trade posts, and bought all our loot.
It gets better Khan: I want 1000s of ships. Merchants: we all together got maybe 30-50 ships and they're not the best put together ships. We also need timber, iron, cloth for them and we are on the steppes. Plus we still gotta do trade for you, how about we point you in the right direction for Timber, cloth, iron, help you build the ships, and send our friends and family members as head workers so they come out right. Khan: sure sounds pretty good. Merchant: Hey Khan the muslims in south won't trade with us, kill our messengers, and deny your greatness
@@nothuman3083 The Mongols were not prepared for people actually just being polite and helpful... while making sure they also profited because hey, merchants
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Mongolian Horde noises
They don't credit any of the musicians for their work as used in this video, though (they misleadingly say it's from Epidemic Sound--a lot of the music isn't)....and it's a commercialized video...For the record, the music used comes from Civ VI and Attila: Total War, among others.
@@Gojoseon Fine can we just play The Hu through the entire video?
Only a fool would face a Mongolian army on a open battlefield. - Robert Baratheon
Then what about Alaudeen khilji and Commander baibars who have defeated mongols in an open battlefield
@@strategist609 yes but the same techniques were used by mongols in every battle field they used these techniques while conquering China.
@@strategist609 they used the mongals tactics
@@asifkhan5036 no. mongols crushed jalal, but chose to retreat because some important leader among their ranks died unexpectedly
@@dwijgurram5490 jalaladdin once crushed the mongols during chengiz khans rule
Mongol history is just amazing.
But its a history of 60 years only
@@Error111 160+ years actually
He is a Tuvanian General. Not Mongolian
@@user-hr9jy8ru1g he was still working under the Mongols though, so it’s still part of their history
@@user-hr9jy8ru1g r u kidding us? He is greatest general of mongolian
Subedei was the most successful general of all time. Participating in more than 50 battles. Conquering more than 25 nations including most powerful ones at the time. Using siege engines as artillery in open field 1st time ever. Creating and implementing mongol army standard tactics such as faint retreat. Information gathering through spies and trade. This man was a genius. There is no comparison. Used diplomacy as a weapon. Misinformation and psychological warfare. 20th century guerilla tactics in 13th century medieval times. And the list of his traits goes on. Art of war is childrens book in comparison with subedei.
Subutai got some defeats according to K&G, khaled fought more then 115 battles remained undefeated
@@mohammedsulaiman5566 and how many nations did khaled conquer? How much land?
@@mohammedsulaiman5566 u can win many local amateur football clubs and teams. But you are comparing with UEFA champions league.
@@bomberman666 subutai had a well trained army coming from a civilised nation, where as khaled was from a arab bedouin, army consists of local people hardly managed to create a army of 12k but still defeating the superpowers of his time(persian& Byzantine empire) he even defeated the combined army of persians and romans at the battle of firaz with just army of 16k the foes were more then 120k. Subutai is nothing infront of khaled
@@mohammedsulaiman5566 i am sorry. You are wrong. Subedei trained his nomadic tribes into an army. Adopted war tech from conquered nations. Just write each generals khalid and subedei on google and press on images. See who comes out 1st. I am not going to argue with u. U have no historical knowledge. Subedei is next level shit. Khalid is i admit good. But incomparable to subedei.
This man wiped out eastern Europe and the Caucasus...while on a scouting mission...only a Mongol could do such a thing. Edit: Even the Subutai wouldn't venture into the replies Edit2: STOP REPLYING YOU TURKISH NATIONALISTS
@@saabit_0321 I meant that he was under the employ of the Mongol confederation which included lots of steppe peoples.
And killed three men with a f----ing pencil.
@@saabit_0321 no he's Mongol all of the turks are mongols because mongolia was an united force back then they may turkic or Merkits Tatars Buryats etc but they are all united by the Mongol banner
As a Turk I am sorry for the comments above
@@ekn_38 me too
Ares: '' I am the god of war. '' Subutay: '' Only in fables. ''
His strategy still couldnt be implemented by later military commander until WW2. He is absolutely genius
He is way ahead of his time
if it’s the feigned retreat it isn’t his, Philip king of Macedonia and Alexander the Great’s father did it at the Battle of Chaeronea
those times, its mostly about controlling the ego of your men than strategy. So they wouldn't charge at wrong time like most armies in britain and france did
@@johnnyboy3410 Hannibal Barca as well
During the battle of cannae for instance
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SUBUTAI, One of the Greatest Generals, Strategist in History!
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@@muhammedersoy2369 hahaha you're anatolian not turk
muqali was better
A boody corp
@@abdihassan7208 lol
Genghis khan: ok change your server, Hunt the Syah and have fun with your bois. Subotai : Sure boss "Subotai has ravaging eastern Europe server and dominating Top Rank"
Literally everyone else in eurasia: Wtf bruh, nerf subotai pls
i dont know why i find this so funny🤣🤣🤣
He directly led more than twenty wars, conquered thirty-two nations, and won sixty-five battles. In doing so, he set a new world record by conquering territory that no commander has ever conquered.
Subutai was Genghis Khan’s Scottie Pippen
@@rowlinzonvaldeavilla3964 lol
@@rowlinzonvaldeavilla3964 you cannot compare an athelete to. Warrors diplomats statesmen. Etc.. we have many serious issues. Nodisrespect to mr pippen
@@jeffreyball6618It’s an analogy mate.
I was literally reading about how he's one of the best commanders in history and now got to watch this quality video great work
@@PROVOCATEURSK Dumb
Is there a really good book you'd recommend on the Mongols?
Finally! An episode dedicated to the great Subutai! I literally got popcorn for this. My favourite general of all time!
Jebe (Зэв named by Chingis khaan) means arrowhead in Mongolian. He shot khaan's neck during the battle against him. His story is also fascinating. Also, he is great war tutor of Subedei.
Зэв Чингис хааны хүзүүг оноогүй,морийг нь онсон
i like how series mentions that he doesnt love killing,but only does it when it is necessary for his empire.
Is there any general in history who has genuinely fought in more varied places than Subutai? He legit fought from places in Southern China to modern day Iran, Caucuses, Russia all the way to Poland and Hungary.
Just by distance, yes Subutai probably has seen more varied places. But man, Caesar fought in France, Spain, Greece, and went to Egypt. Alexander went from Greece all the way to India. Considering that they were not leading a horse based army, it's quite an accomplishment! Also, Napoleon has been to Spain, Egypt, lots of places in Europe and all the way to Moscow. Althought, if one measure the distance of travel, then the Pacific commanders probably have seen a lot of unvarying ocean. But let's not get to modern times.
@@direct2397 i'll give you alexander, but caesar didn't even come close to fight in as many territories as this man did. This dude waged war across the entirety of the eurasian macro continent. Aside from Alexander, i don't think there's a single man in the history of the world before the age of discoveries who could claim such a portfolio.
Subutai- a real terrifying badass.
Should not have attacked the merchants first
@@PROVOCATEURSK U know war always have casualties right? They kill to inflict fear and to prevent future uprising, that huge vast land and if they let people live? It's wrong but that's the price to pay for losers in a war.
@@solidpas761 exactly, how are they gonna conquer so much land without killing people🙄
"if you kill your enemies, they win." Lol
@@PROVOCATEURSK , Lol, you honestly believe those laughably wrong outright lies ??
Spawns in Steppe server - gets top level Changes to Chinese server - top level Changes to middle eastern server -top level Changes to European server - top level
lmao
The Army of just 20k men going to scouting mission. So Chinggis khan said hey subetei ma boy be careful dont try to fight unless if u have to, don't lose soldiers. And he come back with low casualties as khan said while conquered 16 countries and defeated mighty army of eastern europe.
That's a true statement, Genghis Khan formed modern military codes and procedures of dont shoot first and observe your enemy or opponent.
@@scintillam_dei Dude, what is your point? Are you on a crusade to comment on every fucking video that the Mongols are overrated?
@@scintillam_dei the mongols didn't want Europe or they would have taken it.
@@storm0fnova they actually would've taken it but then Ogodei died and they had to take their armies back to Mongolia.
@@scintillam_dei how is that the same thing? The mongols counqerd half of europe. It is a fact.
Also Uriyangkhadai, Son of Subotai. Who alongside his father participated on the conquest of Eastern Europe. Later he becomes general like his father. He invaded of Song Dynasty and Kingdom of Dai Viet. He also participated at Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên, which is the largest and first battle of Mongol invasion of Vietnam during 1258 and he down 200 Vietnamese elephants by a shoot on it heads with arrows. After the battle, the King Trần Thái Tông escaped back to the capital and he used scorch earth tactic to abandon everything that the Mongol would able to use it in Capital. When the Mongol forces arrived at Thang Long, the capital is empty and Uriyangkhadai agreed that the King has fled away from a few days ago. He orders his men to search the food and capture the king, but it was resisted, raided, trapped by local Vietnamese people and the guerilla. Uriyangkhadai has no choice, but he has to leave the capital with sea fire and go straight ahead directly to Guangxi, Song Dynasty. He later died in 1272 in his aged 71.
gosh these vietnamese. Mogolians then americans now. Respect
Nope his father was blacksmith and he joined young Chingis khans tribe when subeedei was about 17 years old. And Subeedei’s father told to Chingis khan to take his son by his side as a an servant, since then loyally followed Chingis Khan and learned art of war from him and Zev general
I'm delighted that K&G mentioned TongTong, his great great great grandson at the end of this video. TongTong was not only a devoted scholar but also held the position of governor in the modern-day provinces of Hubei and Zhejiang in China. He gained renown for his exquisite mastery of classical Chinese poetry, and his verses were highly celebrated during his era. 👍 Allow me to share one of his remarkable poems, 'Blossom of Crimson' (小桃红): 筵前谈笑尽喧哄，一派笙箫动。媚景良辰自情重，拚却醉颜红，一杯未尽笙歌送。金樽莫侧，玉山低趄，直吃的凉月转梧桐。
Very believable. Who cant kill 200 elephants with a bow
If Subutai had been European he would be hailed as the greatest conqueror of all time.
Actually, there's no need in this. Alexander the Great is the only one who can be compared with him.
@@EA-806 Napoleon and Khalid also
@@archivesoffantasy5560 napoleon slightly questionable but Khalid is nigh undeniable
gobanito no we actually dont have much sources on him and secondly that title goes to his more famous liege Genghis Khan
@@Cecilia-ky3uw not questionable at all man. What’s questionable is the order of the three but those 3, along with Alexander the Great are the top 4 Julius Caesar and Hannibal Barca would be around 5 and 6 imo
Though unknown to the west for many centuries, Subutai's exploits were featured by the British military theorist B. H. Liddell Hart in his book Great Captains Unveiled after World War I. Liddell Hart used the example of the Mongols under Genghis and Subutai to demonstrate how a mechanized army could fight using the principles of mobility, dispersion and surprise. In particular, Erwin Rommel and George Patton were avid students of Mongol campaigns - wikipedia
My sacred maori ancestors embarrased british imperial army many times between 1840-1878.The Great war for New Zealand.
The plains tribes in what's now USA were among the best cavalry worldwide
The Mongolia and other people were well known
True military students knew the real deal respected these people..
To say that no one know about these people is stupid and no respect . That Is why the west Is in the situation it's in. No respect for others
This guy deserved his own movie! He's also my most favorite Mongol generals like ever! Also, Shah Muhammad is one of the worst leaders in the history. I heard that he did not only just challenging Genghis Khan but also an Abbasid Caliph for refusing to recognize him as the Shah as well! So I think he derserved what the Mongols delivered to him. But still, Baghdad can still be save at that point. So the question is what will happen if the Mongols didn't sack Baghdad. You guys can just say the Abbasid Caliph surrendered voluntary, of course. And yes, this will definitely save the House of Wisdom from being destroyed for sure.
If only they had
I didn't understand why mongols spared the Makka.
But during his reign, Khwarezmian empire was at it's zenith or golden age, he just miscalculated that the Nomads now can siege a city.
@@jitendratiwari6886 The Mamluks handily defeated them, preventing any incursions southwards or to the west. Also, most mongols eventually became Muslim.
@@jitendratiwari6886 So it wasn’t really that the mongols “spared” Mecca, but rather they couldn’t get anywhere near it even if they wanted to, trying to do so could’ve resulted in civil war due to the increasing rate of Muslim mongols, and lastly Mecca was not a target of the mongols.
How I wish Subutai wrote his own Art of War book. Such an underrated commander. In the past, I would go to wikipedia to read about him and it barely say anything bout his life and campaigns. Now there are more info. Glad he's being recognized.
For real! I'd love to read it if he would of wrote his own version of Art of War!
“Do genuinely pursue enemies, especially Mongol, fleeing.” ---Subutai Bataa, the Art of War Give them to everyone (except Mongols). Win every battle afterward.
Actually his great great great grandson scholar TongTong mentioned at the end of this video wrote a lot of beautiful Classical Chinese poetry in his book. 👍
For me Subutai is the greatest general of all time.
@Slade Wilson that's fine. It's an opinion friend.
Agreed. My top 2 are Subutai and Belisarius, I don't put one above the other.
@@S0ulinth3machin3 , Yes
@Office Manager He is exaggerated.He couldn't defeat Subutai.Ever.
@@britishempire1584 They could never come across each other 🤣, The time periods are entirely different but Both are Great we can Never truly understand the Genius of a General leading thousands of men either to victory or Death.!
Thank you!!! He is easily my favorite Mongol general. Absolutely a master at organization. The tactics he employed in modern day Russia, Poland, and Hungary would not be repeated on a similar scale until WW2. Almost 700 years later!
Subutai was the greatest general who ever lived. He was able to break his highly mobile army into smaller units, and coordinate them along large areas. It was a strategy that wouldnt be successfully replicated until Napoleon's corps system 500 years later. The man was truly ahead of his time.
So epic! This would make a perfect historical war/adventure/drama movie, or even a trilogy. Come on Hollywood, the steppes are a gold mine!
they're not white. Hollywood doesn't care
on it. As soon as we can find a non binary general... - hollywood
The man, the myth, the legend.
General Subutai of the Mongol Empire is ranked second in the ranking of world conquerors. As everyone expected, the number one world conqueror is listed as Genghis Khan. 몽골제국의 수부타이 장군은 세계정복자 순위 2위다. 세계정복자 순위 1위는 역시 모두의 예상대로 칭기스칸으로 등재돼있다. 공식적으로 미국 타임즈에서 마저도 세계사 전쟁사 역사상 가장 최강의 정복자, 장군, 군인 순위 2위로 수부타이 장군이 등극해있으며, 세계사 최강의 정복자 1위는 당연히 칭기스칸이 등극했다.
HBO, here is your chance for a new cash crop tv show
I think not, depicting europeans being crushed by asians may not be the HBO's fav. move
Truth man. HBO has been rocking these historical fiction shows. I got a HBO go just to watch Boardwalk Empire, Chernobyl and Game of Thrones (I know thats not historical). But John Adams was also a good one.
I just listened to the podcast of Subutai! The universe is speaking to me
Which podcast was this
@@j2times2006 the Kings and Generals podcast on the Mongol Empire. It's linked in the pinned comment and description I think
@@j2times2006 also on spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/4jj2vVTvN5E9gtwfPlaIbp?si=kLNhp10SRyCJxLET3A6KGw
@@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory Thanks man
@@TheJackmeisterMongolHistory duuuuuuudddddeeeeeee i love your stuff!!
Greatest general of all time.
No, Khaled is the greatest general in the history of mankind
No there's too many greater; Alexander, Khaled, Bonaparte, George Bush...
@@mohammedsulaiman5566 Khaled kingdom would be bathroom in compared to Mongol Empire.
@@pappupager4832 lol khalid had the smallest of means , few thousand soldiers not war hardened and they uprooted those glorious empires to which people still give examples of. Others fought with huge army to their side and greatest of means Compare his battles to others campaign of Subutai in Russia is nowhere near Khalid. Subutai did not face such challenges most areas which u boast have literally zero importance they were mostly barren lands and villages they massacred unarmed civilians whereas khalid never ever did something remotely close to that. It's like u compare ottomans of 15th 16th century to Russian federation everyone knows which empire was significant and wealthier.
@@pappupager4832 and don't forget Khalid conquered entire Arabian peninsula and Iraq in less than 2 yrs fighting almost 3 dozen significant battles where he was always outnumbered to 5:1 to3:1 and this is no exaggeration. The second caliph did not let khalid fight and show his full potential he was sacked in 638 in that small period. He trembled Romans and Persians conquered entire Levant. Had he been given a chance to go full throttle. Muslims wouldn't have to wait for 1453 to conquer Constantinople
It is a shame that this legend of a man is not well known as other 'euro' centric commands, thanks for covering this!!
@Jayne Wayne how is this surprising? Everyone learns first and foremost about their own history. Besides there is plenty of historical books about Mongols. Its not secret at all.
@Jayne Wayne there is 6000 years of known history. Not even historians know it all. Even they specialise. Every nation focuses on its own history. Its logical. Why would Angolan kids learn about Albania? Or Croatian about Marathas? Its useless knowledge to them.
@Jayne Wayne one own nation is not same as some other random nation. Besides you cant know everyrhing. For a future nurse or car mechanic knowledge of war between Portugal and Sultanare of Gutjarat and siege of Dion is simply not relevant. Besides there is too much of history. I mean do you know every state which existed in India and China in last 5000 years?
@Jayne Wayne and its a wonderfull that you are doing it. Still there is a lot of history. It is unreasonable to expect from high school kids to know all history. Every nation learns its own history and some globaly important events. History is not eurocentric. If it was Middle East would not have been craddle of civilisation. Besides you will not be a better doctor for your knowledge of Mongol history. I like my doctors when they know how to treat patients, and my car mechanics when they know how to repair cars. They dont need to lecture me on their theories of actual age of pyramids and who built them.
@@shadhinov You're literally commenting on a video made about an Mongolian general about how people don't talk about Mongolian generals. The level of idiocy is unfathomable.
thank you for showing world Mongol history. As a Mongolian, it's my honour to watch this video
Is this your real name? Just like Genghis Han's sister?
Nazis : winter is coming...😳 Subutai: who cares......😎
Those emojis are just awkward additions
Subutai: So am I...
@Xx X In fact the defeat was so bad that the Great Kha'an of that time (Ogodai) almost punish him severely, he was only saved by Tolui. And so the Great Kha'an order him to redeem his mistake by sending him to attack the west with a total of 3 average tumens(3 x 5000 troops) together with Jebe. And it was this western campaign that made him famous. His defeat by monk general Wanyan Cheng was his most humiliating defeat in his entire career, despite the fact that Subutai Mongol army outnumbered Wanyan Cheng army by a several times. I think there were some Mongol generals that were better than Subutai, like Muquali or the former Chinese general of the Jin Dynasty that later serve Chinggis Kha'an like Guo Baoyi. But one thing is certain though, Wanyan Cheng Heshang certainly more formidable than Subutai. I'm also certain Southern Song last great general Meng Gong was also more formidable than Subutai.
@u wot? Is Ulanbataar in fact colder than Moscow? If it is, it wouldn't be by that much.. Both are frozen hellscapes in the winter.. Main difference would be the biomes.. Moscow = Boreal/Taiga forest and Mongolia is open Steppe..
@@hishamseddiqee9528 That would be an exaggeration 😀😉
I’m commenting from Mongolia. In my opinion this video was awesome.
I wish we had more info on him to make an 1 hour episode, guy done things that one could only believe come from myth, yet he's here to prove that you don't need to be a legend to make astounding feats. Literally the future of a continent was in his hands.
As soon as I saw this video I instantly saved it to Watch Later, I have a huge admiration for the guy and this was a video worth the wait.
Oh man this is awesome, finally, we need more documentaries about this kind of underrated commander, just because their superior are too 'great'. Next maybe Davout ?
Or a 2 hour video on all of Napolean's marshalls. More K&G videos the better!
I mean epic history TV is already making a series on Napoleon's marshals so they're going to cover Davout one way or another. I'm more impressed by Lannes though. Lannes was basically the Alexander the great of Napoleon. The only difference is Alexander charged into peasants with straw shields while Lannes charged into gunfire.
@@PROVOCATEURSK its not about praising someone whether if they are a virtuous or evil, its about learning history, about what they have done whether its 'good' or 'bad', its history.
Military commanders after them, studied Genghis khan strategies, upto world war 2, their tactics were still studied, even today the tactics is still applicable to war or fighting games... Something spectacular never dies. When watching Genghis khan movies, documentary, its feels very short and not that great compared to how big and great he achieved in history ... i imagine in the future someone will make it in a game of thrones alike series... If you put it in a production it would be very expensive due to war scenes with different countries, asia to europe, imagine how many actors from different nations will be there. Probably, why no one wants to do it is because of how horrendous the deeds done, massacres and mountain of skulls.
@@PROVOCATEURSK , Subutai was not a criminal, that is insane to say. And he was not
Shah Muhammad: It’s over Mongolia, I have the high ground! Mongols: *You underestimate my power!*
it’s reverse man
@Mister Albanian here comes the scouting mission
Mamluks, Javanese, Hungarians, Japanese, Indians and Vietnamese: *You dare oppose me mortal.*
@@Lazer-bp9lf you should change Japanese to Javanese (Indonesia). Replace the ‘p’ with ‘v’ Even though I don’t think Java had a great victory as it was a backstabbing of betrayers, still they won, so it does count. Japan on the other hand didn’t win, it was the tornado/typhoon that destroyed the mongols for them.
@@Lazer-bp9lf you can also add the successful attempt of Poland-Hungary to repel the second invasion of golden horde mongols led by Nogai khan. It counts too
Russians: they won’t survive a Russian winter. Mongols: You obviously don’t know Mongolian winter then.
The people of the steppes and the vast forests of Central/North Eastern Asia were (and still are) an extremely hardy people where the climatic conditions are the most extreme on earth.
Honestly, he might just be the greatest general of all time 😎😎
Indeed he is
@David JR Subotai says meh
well alexander and khalid are also quite up there as well timur
@Slade Wilson Subotai says meh
@Slade Wilson lmao u sound like a virgin internet historian XD, go back to reading wiki articles in your mom's basement LOL
In hungarian the word "bátor" means brave. The hungarian history has several chieftans who had the name Bátor. 🇭🇺🇲🇳
Hello Bator means “Hero” in Mongolian. We believe that Hungary and Mongolia had a connection in somehow. Goodday brother!
Correct names Of Mongolian Great Nine Generals and Four Great Warrior Dogs Nine Generals 👉 Esun Urlug Baatar ⚡means 9 Generals who can make 9 big mistakes without any punishment. Four Great Warrior Dogs 1• Mugulai 👉 Mukhlai (Prime Minister of Mongolian Empire) Left hand of Chinggis khan 2•Borchi (One of Great Four War Dogs) Right hand of Chinggis Khan 3• Borokhula 👉 Borkhula 4• Jebe 👉 Zev 5• Jelme 👉 Zelme 6.Shigkhi-Khutug 👉 Minister of Law 7.Khar Khirugu 8.Sorkhin Shar 9.Chu Mergen Great War Dogs Subutai 👉 Subedei Khublai ( Not Khan ) Jebe 👉 Zev Jelme 👉 Zelme Four Great Warriors Borokhula Mukhlai Borchi Chuluun Baatar
Subutai:''Alrighty just conquered some stuff bro'' Chinggs:''You my dog broo''' Subutai:''brooo'' Tales of a historical friendships
@@PROVOCATEURSK War crimes weren't invented at that time so is just grinding
@@PROVOCATEURSK war crimes? You mean the punishment of the losers in war.
There were war crimes. If you loot before killed all of the enemy you will be punished. It prevented soldiers from loot and let enemy get through their sleeves. Remember kill them all and then loot. But all the loot divided and gave all the soldiers same amount. Thats kinda communist.
I can't think of any other man who had spent his whole life on a horse back fighting across half of the known world surviving a thousand battles or more , only to die from an old age
Death had to wait for him to be old to be able to take him.
I will love watching the series on great generals like Subutai. Keep more of these coming.
One of history's greatest generals. Thank you for the excellent work!
Been waiting so long for someone to do a video on Subutai, Kings and generals your the best!
Thank you so much for this dope video! Been following your videos for quite a time now and you never disappoint.
No general conquered as much pure land mass as Subutai. In my mind, he made being called a dog a compliment. He proved that even humble beginnings can mean greatness. He was a ruthless and cold hearted killer. Not all men are created to make life beautiful. Some are made to let us know that beauty can't be had without hardship.
Thank you K&G, your Mongol series is great as always. I can't wait for your next mongol video.l 👍
A video which definetly deserved a like. Detailed informations, great drawings and effects, and a good voice to listen to.
As someone from the new world, all of these old world history and interaction with Asian geography, i find it really interesting. The western world tend to ignore and underestimate all of the human history from the other side of the planet. Europe is an Asian Peninsula
Honestly speaking, medieval European history pales in comparison to Asian history. Mongols, Indian empires, Islamic caliphate, shogunates and so much more. The diversity and wealth of this continent's experiences dwarfes the rest of the world.
Europe is irrelevant
@@CC-dx6bc European colonial Empires would like to disagree.
So glad this was made. Very impressed by Subatai's exploits in Europe and Russia.
Thank you for this video! I love it! Thank you for subtitle in every video, because I learn English with your videos
One of the Greatest generals of all time! May your soul watch over us our mighty general Sebedei bagatur.
bagatur is not a Mongol word thou. Baatar is.
Bataa Bagi ugend bish aguulgad ni ymaa
Bataa Bagi Uigarjin mongol bichigt bagatur gej bichigddeg shu
@@bataabagi5969 what a clown hahaha sda yu ch yriad bgan
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how disciplined the Mongol general were ? Like damn...they were so faithful to their leaders. I watched some of the Ottoman vids and the generals were so darn stupid and sometimes even betrayed their leader.
Ottoman rules of war no. 1: the sultan must always command the army himself. If he leaves the army in the hands of a subordinate, he will lead that army to disaster. For reference, see Vaslui and Valea Alba.
what you have to realize is that unlike those circumstances these were not just strangers, they were people who were pretty much next door neighbours for generations, that loyalty did not come out of a sense of duty- they were pretty much extended family members really.
Yes they were . I also watched video about Sebe . Who taught all strategies and faith to Subetei . When he before joining the army he almost killed Ghengis khan . And khan asked who it was attacked . And Seb didnt even hesitate to tell he was . And Ghengis khan very admired his loyalty and took him to army .
Probably the most succesfull military commander in history
muqali was better
@@abdihassan7208 muqali was a crykid compared to subutai…
The man The myth The legend
love the videos, thank you so much for the content!
The Mongols have my highest respect. They were the greatest warriors God ever created
More like the land.
only subutay was turkish
@@nihatdogan2920 in your fucking dream he was turk
@@Toroonoo1 He comes from the Uranhai tribe of the Central Asian Tuva Turks, so he was a Turk. There were so many Turks in the armies of the Mongolian empire that it was impossible for the Mongols to reach this mighty empire without the Turks.
@@nihatdogan2920 Oh really? That Uriankhai tribe still exist in north western part of the modern Day Mongol? If they were so many Turkish tribes in the Mongol army why couldn’t they beat us and claim that it’s Turkish empire instead of Mongol empire? We basically annihilated and assimilated your so called Turkish tribes. When Temujin led his army against Jin dynasty army he gathered were consisted 200,000 soldiers of Mongol tribe. Biggest turkis tribe were Naimans and we annihilated them. So basically you have claim over our history just because you Turks want to reclaim everything that got to do with Mongol empire. So piss off you daft muppet. You have no historical fact about what you said and I have a book written by Mongol called “ Secret History of the Mongols” which is basically written in Mongol language not turk. Turks were so irrelevant in our history. Learn the true history before you open your gob about someone else’s history. Period
May the supreme Lord Tengri bless your soul my friend as it rests in the eternal sky. You were the greatest companion for me & the best leader in most of the deadliest battles like hell that we together & many a times you along with the army fought to form my empire that lasted for centuries. I owe to you almost more than half of my empire which was conquered. You served me & my sons with utmost loyalty & there's nothing but respect for you my friend. Don't worry soon by the wish of the almighty Tengri you'll be resurrected from the sky along with rest of my sons, other generals & the army from the underworld which will be unbeatable there after.😈👿
Kings & Generals, great video! Enjoy your Thursday!💯🙏👐
It's crazy how fast the Mongol culture changed. Subutai served under Genghis starting out as a nomad in a world with no administration beyond counting herds. His grandson and great grandson were administrators. That really shows the massive shift that took place over the generations.
Nomadic nations were pragmatic and easy to change. To nomads, the world must be one. There's a single god in the sky(Not your Abrahamic one, Tengri) and there's to be a single ruler on the face of earth to bring stability. And the rest of the world are just people to be taken under the yoke, and once they submit, their lives, their wealth, their culture must be protected because by Mandate of heaven, the Khan is also the protector of the world. This ideology causes a lot of extreme violence, ruthless killings, massacres but also adaptivity, unbiased approaches, tolerance towards differences and all. Mongol Empire had given all the freedom to every religion for example. And they never hesitated to become muslims or christians themselves either. And this can be traced in many other nomadic khanates and even sultanates of Turks. Ottomans are a great example, they were muslims yes, but in the early days, they were open to any people, the empire was mostly christian, they styled to be Romans, as much as Muslims. The empire used Roman law as examples, more than it did on Sharia and such. Parthians had Greek gods on their coins and all
@@subutaynoyan5372 This isn't necessarily true of all nomadic people. Germanic tribes, Native American(north and central) and Polynesians weren't as likely to accept others religions or assimilate them under their mandate as the Turkic/Mongol people's. I'm a big believer in Geography being the biggest factor in society and culture and it seems to me that the openness and brutality of the Steppe played more of a part in the Turkic/Mongol approach to religion and cultural assimilation/adoption than being nomad. This may explain why the Mongols who settled in China and Persia lost their identity much quicker than those who stayed in Mongolia or near the Caspian.
@@razorbird789 Okay I was to say pastoral nomadic cultures. Not just nomads
That is why Ghengis Khan is such an important historical figure, his way of administration and handling things was an exception among the clan leaders of the steppe. Mongol empire didn't expand after his death. His grandsons kept fighting with each other.
his great great great grandson TongTong was not only a devoted scholar but also held the position of governor in the modern-day provinces of Hubei and Zhejiang in China. He gained renown for his exquisite mastery of classical Chinese poetry, and his verses were highly celebrated during his era. 👍 Allow me to share one of his remarkable poems, 'Blossom of Crimson' (小桃红): 筵前谈笑尽喧哄，一派笙箫动。媚景良辰自情重，拚却醉颜红，一杯未尽笙歌送。金樽莫侧，玉山低趄，直吃的凉月转梧桐。
Just when I think I can’t love this channel even more.
I'm delighted that you brought up TongTong, his great great great grandson, at the end of this video. TongTong was not only a devoted scholar but also held the position of governor in the modern-day provinces of Hubei and Zhejiang in China. He gained renown for his exquisite mastery of classical Chinese poetry, all his verses were beautifully written and were celebrated during Yuan dynasty. Allow me to share one of his poems, 'Blossom of Crimson' (小桃红): 筵前谈笑尽喧哄，一派笙箫动。媚景良辰自情重，拚却醉颜红，一杯未尽笙歌送。金樽莫侧，玉山低趄，直吃的凉月转梧桐。
I absolutely adore history and especially learning about past conquerors and generals. Subutai was an awesome general!
Thank you so much for this!!
Subatai was the greatest general in history!
after Chingis Kha'an
lol far from it.
@Jayne Wayne lol
Khalid ibn lwalid reacted Sad
@@moreqasse He captured 3 times the land than khalid ibn walid !
This man was a god of war. I would love to see him vs Caesar.
Subutai versus anyone in history before his age would be easy win. Alexander and Caesar army with mostly Infantry would just get shot to pieces with arrows from every direction, being unable to reach the mongols
Even the parthians would easily rip Alexander's army apart w the parthian shot. The further you travel in time, the more advanced their knowledge and technology became even back then. You're talking hundreds to a thousand+ years difference.
@@arihaqi1053 Alexander’s army faced Scythian armies with horse archers and other tribes that used them with hit and run tactics and his army’s still won so argument is invalid
Love imagining how it was for generals actually fighting on the frontlines and how badass that image is
Thank you for this video!
I'm a simple man, with simple needs, I see video of Mongol bois I click and be happy.
I have been waiting for you.
This productions keep getting better and better
I just wanna say keep up the good work, I have always enjoy watching it!
As you know we have a podcast (www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/), and sometimes we use it to release longer, more detailed versions of our script. In this case, the initial script was 50% longer, but we had to cut it to make it more suitable for youtube. You can find the longer episode, with more details here: kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/history-of-the-mongols-special-subutai
I love how you teach history but it’s not boring it’s really fun!
Tysm for hearting my comment :)
I am sure you get al kinds of comments from all over the world if you mispronounce something or any minor issues. You touched here a sensitive point.... Transylvania. 17:21. It is no point of mentioning Transylvania as a separate entity!!!! It was part of Hungarian kingdom until after WWI, but It was a separate entity from the Hungarian Kingdom only after Ottoman conquest!!!!!! In 1241 mentioning it separately makes absolutely no sense!
لا لااا لل والفف لا الباب يوسع جمل
Can you tell about the wars Mustafa Kemal Atatürk fought?