Why aren't there any more Caliphs? (Short Animated Documentary)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 июн 2021
  • Sunni Islam had, for most of its existence, been led (in theory) by a Caliph, the spiritual successor to the Prophey Muhammad. Yet, today there isn't one and hasn't been a widely recognised Caliph since 1924. But why not? Why hasn't any one tried to proclaim themselves Caliph? To find out why watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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Комментарии • 3,7 тыс.

  • @jps30
    @jps30 2 года назад +6378

    The "Don't Care Olympics" have a long and storied history, just no one bothered to keep records.

    • @Spongebrain97
      @Spongebrain97 2 года назад +283

      Like the Chinese when it came to potentially discovering the new world.
      "Ehh we got everything we need right here".

    • @ottomaticallyawesome
      @ottomaticallyawesome 2 года назад +40

      Big brain joke.

    • @ecurewitz
      @ecurewitz 2 года назад +57

      and thus a long and not so storied history, because of that lack of records

    • @Spongebrain97
      @Spongebrain97 2 года назад +13

      @@donk1890 thank you. Raiders and Legion and the three families gotta learn Dont Tread on the Bear

    • @ethanhatcher5533
      @ethanhatcher5533 2 года назад +7

      @@Spongebrain97 we won't go quietly, the Legion can count on that

  • @imperialisticvonhabsburg3149
    @imperialisticvonhabsburg3149 2 года назад +7000

    Welcome to another episode of "It has never crossed my mind, but now that you are saying it I'm actually interested."

    • @Dyknown
      @Dyknown 2 года назад +118

      Considering there were moments in history where there were no fewer than 3 Caliphs (one in Baghdad, one in Egypt, and one in Spain) it is kind of weird that at the moment the number is, well, limited.

    • @user-es3dr5xk8f
      @user-es3dr5xk8f 2 года назад +5

      Welcone to another episode of "fučk off normie"

    • @Goyim-phobic
      @Goyim-phobic 2 года назад +9

      The caliphate shall come again and dominate the west and the whole world!! Thats a promise from ALLAH.

    • @kappakar6833
      @kappakar6833 2 года назад +31

      @@Goyim-phobic heard of nuclear weapons? heard of saudi-american alliance? china alone would easily crush the caliphate, same with USA.

    • @itarry4
      @itarry4 2 года назад +12

      Or why would I want to know about that - oh that's interesting.

  • @wanfu5634
    @wanfu5634 2 года назад +3005

    I'm here to make sure James Bissonette is still with us. Fun Fact: Yes.

    • @BkismNJ
      @BkismNJ 2 года назад +120

      Spinning Three Plates and Sky Chapelle are not be dismissed, either, modern day de Medici’s.

    • @mysexeyes
      @mysexeyes 2 года назад +11

      glad i saw this comment before the end of the video so i can skip that bit

    • @jnksgb
      @jnksgb 2 года назад +63

      I'd like to see a cartoon James Bissonette run through a field of flowers 🤣

    • @mikikaboom9084
      @mikikaboom9084 2 года назад +33

      Maybe he can be the new caliph

    • @elsecaller-jacob8346
      @elsecaller-jacob8346 2 года назад +80

      Where’s the love for Kelly Moneymaker?

  • @amauritaniannomad6533
    @amauritaniannomad6533 Год назад +315

    The Moroccan king actually styles himself as ”Amir al-Mu’minin” which means Commander of the Faithful. It is closely linked to the title of Caliph sometimes even used interchangeably.

    • @yahoodiagent4663
      @yahoodiagent4663 Год назад +10

      Interesting

    • @abedbbb7083
      @abedbbb7083 Год назад +20

      The king of Morocco is not the only one who styled or called himself as amir almuminin but didn't assume the caliph title because they don't have neither the power nor the religious legitimacy to impose it on the vaste territories of Islamic lands

    • @nuzayerov
      @nuzayerov 11 месяцев назад +22

      the title is also claimed by the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan.

    • @csx3180
      @csx3180 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@abedbbb7083 One of the titles of Moroccan monarchs since the almoravids is "caliph", and titles this day the king has the title of caliph

    • @yan5610
      @yan5610 9 месяцев назад

      @@nuzayerov oooh

  • @jonbaxter2254
    @jonbaxter2254 2 года назад +5197

    "Fun fact... no"
    Never gets old.

    • @Actiaeon
      @Actiaeon 2 года назад +92

      That and when anyone dies they just fall over.

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 2 года назад +55

      1:23 We Lied

    • @Longshanks1690
      @Longshanks1690 2 года назад +75

      @@Actiaeon And skipping through the flowers in pure joy.

    • @tri4cejawn365
      @tri4cejawn365 2 года назад +13

      A true classic

    • @kevinyoung42
      @kevinyoung42 2 года назад +11

      @@Actiaeon Sometimes they fall over and then burst into flames 🔥

  • @lmkmuhamadhaiqal5984
    @lmkmuhamadhaiqal5984 2 года назад +2768

    Get me the book "Who the heck are the Sauds?", Seems interesting enough

    • @owenschafer4750
      @owenschafer4750 2 года назад +52

      I would pay money for that

    • @shzarmai
      @shzarmai 2 года назад +38

      Based-ish profile pic

    • @alantyrrell153
      @alantyrrell153 2 года назад +75

      its a futurama reference, the book originally said "what the hell is kwanzaa"

    • @arolemaprarath3248
      @arolemaprarath3248 2 года назад +17

      Anime is haraam by the way you heretic.

    • @KouNagai
      @KouNagai 2 года назад +65

      @@arolemaprarath3248 no, hentai is haram. Ghibli movies are halal for exemple.

  • @paradoxicalpotato8927
    @paradoxicalpotato8927 2 года назад +871

    "How much money are going to donate to History Matters"
    James Bissonette: Yes.

    • @AdarshKumar-nj7rp
      @AdarshKumar-nj7rp 2 года назад +96

      Don't forget Kellie Moneymaker.

    • @HeWhoLaugths
      @HeWhoLaugths 2 года назад +42

      We need to pool our resources and become the top donator on every channel, all in the name of James Bissonette

    • @pattonjeffrey6
      @pattonjeffrey6 2 года назад +10

      Sky Chapelle too

    • @HistoryNerd0921
      @HistoryNerd0921 Год назад

      666 likes o_o

  • @BertLaverman
    @BertLaverman 2 года назад +163

    A channel with an uncanny knack for presenting complex subjects in a simple way.

  • @painterforbeginners9613
    @painterforbeginners9613 2 года назад +2694

    “When the Ottoman empire fell”
    *GLASS FUCKIN BREAKS*
    Edit : thanks for all the likes also god damn chill in the comments

    • @andrewsucksatvideos4482
      @andrewsucksatvideos4482 2 года назад +136

      It’s illegal not for glass to break in a history matters video when an empire falls

    • @KouNagai
      @KouNagai 2 года назад +80

      Not only the glass but also the hearts of most of the turks. :(

    • @papazataklaattiranimam
      @papazataklaattiranimam 2 года назад +67

      Sad Turkish noises

    • @FarEast56
      @FarEast56 2 года назад +87

      @@KouNagai not just the turks, the muslims around the world too

    • @TurquazCannabiz
      @TurquazCannabiz 2 года назад +161

      I'm Turkish and long live the secular republic of Turkey. Ottomans were outdated.

  • @idek6585
    @idek6585 2 года назад +1127

    Some place: exists
    History Matters: *But why*
    Some place: doesn't exist
    History matters: *But why*

  • @jimr9499
    @jimr9499 2 года назад +55

    Being from the West and only taking Western Civ I and II beyond all the regular middle and high school history classes: I have always been *SO* fascinated by Middle Eastern and Asian history/culture/everything else. Mostly, I assume, because of the fact that we were never taught about anything besides the U.S. and Europe. So, basically, while I love learning about any and all history; I really really really love learning about anywhere that isn't the U.S. or Europe.
    TL;DR awesome video, super interesting.

    • @anonymoususer8895
      @anonymoususer8895 5 месяцев назад

      The US has literally NOTHING to do with this.

    • @theodore23sanchez
      @theodore23sanchez 4 месяца назад

      If you're interested, I suggest reading about basic Philippine history.

  • @listentomerantaboutuseless34
    @listentomerantaboutuseless34 2 года назад +16

    I love that you answer questions that I never thought to ask. Every video is interesting and concise!

  • @henryslaby4561
    @henryslaby4561 2 года назад +1008

    Here’s a suggestion- Why does Chile exist?

  • @Cheesedeliveryvehicle
    @Cheesedeliveryvehicle 2 года назад +2259

    "There was never a concerted effort to crown a caliph"
    Except for that one time in 2014 but no one liked them.

    • @santi2683
      @santi2683 2 года назад +54

      Ouf

    • @Saykeh
      @Saykeh 2 года назад +205

      @@realpolitick1468 you mean the Baghdadi guy? whoops I just talked about that.

    • @Deridus
      @Deridus 2 года назад +58

      (Happy dance ensues) Yeah, pretty glad we don't talk about that one.

    • @santi2683
      @santi2683 2 года назад +56

      @@Deridus WHY IS MY ROOFTOP VIBRATING SO MUCH WHAT IS THAT MUSIC SEND HELP

    • @Deridus
      @Deridus 2 года назад +40

      @@santi2683 that's a Sabaton song... don't worry, I'll reinforce your feeble structural integrity.

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 2 года назад +31

    You do an extraordinary job of answering questions I’ve vaguely wondered about but never really sought out answers to lol. Another excellent video!
    Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)

  • @eternalturtle2439
    @eternalturtle2439 2 года назад +59

    I feel like History Matters should do a video on the world's reaction to Stalin's death

    • @Toonrick12
      @Toonrick12 2 года назад +6

      "And thus, there was much rejoicing"

  • @Marylandbrony
    @Marylandbrony 2 года назад +343

    2:14 I didn’t know that Princess Leia was a candidate to be a Caliph.

  • @idek6585
    @idek6585 2 года назад +326

    2:36 The characters shrugging is something I never knew I wanted to exist so badly

    • @flynn659
      @flynn659 2 года назад +13

      It's a cursed image, too much expression for one of his characters.

  • @JamesEugene19
    @JamesEugene19 2 года назад

    I watch everything you post but your voice is so soothing and I love playing you videos to fall asleep.

  • @joelthomastr
    @joelthomastr 2 года назад +118

    2:06 Turkish "c" is pronounced like the hard "j" in English. So Abdülmecid should be "ab-dool-meh-jeed" not "ab-dool-meh-seed"

    • @bvc1922
      @bvc1922 2 года назад +3

      These amerikan 😂

    • @jubrilliant4835
      @jubrilliant4835 2 года назад +5

      @@bvc1922 he's British tho

    • @ameer8203
      @ameer8203 Год назад

      Becuase it's an Arabic name originally

    • @RK-cj4oc
      @RK-cj4oc 26 дней назад

      Why tf is your "c" a "j" sound?
      Why not just write a "j" then.

    • @joelthomastr
      @joelthomastr 26 дней назад +1

      ​@@RK-cj4oc j is used for the soft j sound like in "mirage"

  • @fedesoru7
    @fedesoru7 2 года назад +888

    this channel makes me think about stuff I've never thought of before

    • @andrewsucksatvideos4482
      @andrewsucksatvideos4482 2 года назад +16

      Like why does Belarus exist

    • @proxyzov
      @proxyzov 2 года назад +4

      @@andrewsucksatvideos4482 true lol. russia is slav and rus and so is belarus why arent they incorporated

    • @ericvulgate
      @ericvulgate 2 года назад +1

      @@proxyzov that area has had countless identities..

    • @proxyzov
      @proxyzov 2 года назад

      @@ericvulgate i know. but we are talking about our time. belarus merging with russia would have no impact on belarussian people. as they both are slav and russian.

    • @jacopofolin6400
      @jacopofolin6400 2 года назад

      @@proxyzov they speak belurussian and they will have sanctions if they become part of Russia

  • @justinian-the-great
    @justinian-the-great 2 года назад +1965

    "Why to be a Caliph, when you can be an Oil Lord" - Saudis, probably

    • @eliasziad7864
      @eliasziad7864 2 года назад +255

      "And lose horribly and kill tons of civilians in Yemen" ~ Saudi regime, probably

    • @fusionreactor7179
      @fusionreactor7179 2 года назад +266

      @@eliasziad7864 and still get unconditional %100 support from the west 😎😎😎😎

    • @ossigaming8413
      @ossigaming8413 2 года назад +33

      @@fusionreactor7179 I would't say unconditional support. The West doesnt. No one really likes the Saudi at the Moment. And they qint have Oil for long. It will go away one day.

    • @gchdufdi
      @gchdufdi 2 года назад +132

      @@ossigaming8413 the west suck up to Saudi because of the petrodollar and they are important in destabilising the region and maintaining western interests.

    • @fusionreactor7179
      @fusionreactor7179 2 года назад +58

      @@ossigaming8413 lmao if you actually think the West doesn’t support Saudi unconditionally you are probably an ignorant westerner who buys into the spreading democracy and human rights bullshit the west services as opium to its population for domestic consumption

  • @matheusferrao
    @matheusferrao 2 года назад +5

    I've actually spent the past 3 weeks trying to find a satisfactory answer to this question. Thank you 💓

  • @korakys
    @korakys 2 года назад +1

    The production quality on this one was a touch above!

  • @directback2284
    @directback2284 2 года назад +465

    I heard James Bisonette was offered the position to which he promptly said no

    • @fusionreactor7179
      @fusionreactor7179 2 года назад +14

      james bizonet bizenet bisonete bisonette bissonete bissonet bisonet bissonette bizzenet joke
      You may laugh

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад +2

      @@fusionreactor7179 Bro Turks Are Arab ?

    • @ronmka8931
      @ronmka8931 2 года назад +12

      @@marcopellegrini5869 bro what

    • @alirzam.8752
      @alirzam.8752 2 года назад +2

      @@marcopellegrini5869 WHAT?

    • @stunzeed9552
      @stunzeed9552 2 года назад +14

      @@marcopellegrini5869 The Turks come from central Asia so they are not Arabs.

  • @30secondsflat
    @30secondsflat 2 года назад +864

    History Matters literally doing an episode on the same topic as my master’s thesis. I feel like I’ve truly made it.

    • @spk1121
      @spk1121 2 года назад +6

      Do you agree with his assessment?

    • @30secondsflat
      @30secondsflat 2 года назад +60

      @@spk1121 I would say HM did a more thorough job. My thesis was specifically on Hussein bin Ali’s claim to be caliph and British support for that claim. In that HM’s assessment of HBA as being duplicitous if also ineffectual and easily duped is all true

    • @30secondsflat
      @30secondsflat 2 года назад +32

      @@spk1121 would also add that we could have seen more attention paid to the role of India’s Muslims in persuading Britain to abandon Hussein-his claim to be caliph was way too disruptive for colonial authorities and they were happy to abandon him to Saud’s forces in the Najd when time came for war

    • @30secondsflat
      @30secondsflat 2 года назад +16

      @@spk1121 but that’s a minor criticism, HM is always on point

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 2 года назад +16

      Might as well become a marine biologist instead. What's the point if HM has already put all the knowledge humanity needs in one quick video?

  • @kebabkebob7808
    @kebabkebob7808 2 года назад +168

    “There was never another concerted effort to crown a caliph”
    well except for one very recently that got the entire world's attention

    • @bootypluderer
      @bootypluderer 2 года назад +22

      Never heard of those guys

    • @flyingbanshee8592
      @flyingbanshee8592 2 года назад +2

      Do you mean Erdogan?

    • @bootypluderer
      @bootypluderer 2 года назад +43

      @@flyingbanshee8592 no, at the height of isis they crowned a caliph

    • @kebabkebob7808
      @kebabkebob7808 2 года назад +21

      @@flyingbanshee8592 I mean ISIS

    • @KaiserMattTygore927
      @KaiserMattTygore927 2 года назад +14

      Something about ice... and sisters or something?
      Eyes and cysts?
      An Egyptian goddess?
      can't quite remember.......

  • @azizfarhat7817
    @azizfarhat7817 Год назад +1

    Excellent video! Thank you for the amazing work.

  • @Sim4oo
    @Sim4oo 2 года назад +1068

    The real reason why nobody can successfully claim the title of Caliph is because James Bisonette isn't funding them.

    • @kelpy9902
      @kelpy9902 2 года назад +1

      Copied

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад +2

      @@ballinhard0 1922 * ~ AtaTürk

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад +18

      @Its Sadim 90% of Turks want secularism I don't think the caliphate will come In fact, the number of Muslims in Turkey has decreased recently

    • @abuabbas3695
      @abuabbas3695 2 года назад +13

      @Its Sadim read Surah nur verse 55. It won't happen until muslims rectify their affairs. We need to stop doing Bidah and go back to Quran and Sunnah

    • @matpk
      @matpk 2 года назад +3

      @@abuabbas3695 compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist China IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO!!!

  • @kilotun8316
    @kilotun8316 2 года назад +2558

    Is not a question of Caliph, but rather one of Cal-when... I'll see myself out.
    EDIT: Yikes, this blew up way more than I expected. Guess Dad Jokes are popular around these parts.

    • @B3RyL
      @B3RyL 2 года назад +253

      The crowd: *starts throwing sandals*

    • @scotandiamapping4549
      @scotandiamapping4549 2 года назад +24

      I get it but it's not funny

    • @qq3088
      @qq3088 2 года назад +127

      @@scotandiamapping4549 its hilarious what are you talking about

    • @suleimanthemagnificent8778
      @suleimanthemagnificent8778 2 года назад +30

      Could my grandchildren get the vienna that I couldn't?

    • @jalarasstudios414
      @jalarasstudios414 2 года назад +14

      "Starts chucking rotten fruit"

  • @DJ_Force
    @DJ_Force 2 года назад +7

    I love that you correctly say "Raises the question", not "Begs the question".

  • @DemonetisedZone
    @DemonetisedZone Год назад +6

    I don't know if there are RUclips awards for best channel etc.
    If there are this channel should win. It's just amazing how they cram so much information and entertainment into 3minutes
    Just wonderful, the little signs the cartoon charactes hold up always make me laugh 👍😉

  • @manningsforehead9741
    @manningsforehead9741 2 года назад +192

    Wow he’s doing a lot early 20th century. I like it

    • @JesseLatourrette
      @JesseLatourrette 2 года назад

      Yea i love when history before the 1900s gets discussed, it doesn't get taught enough and is really one of the most interesting time periods

  • @rhodesiansneverdie1539
    @rhodesiansneverdie1539 2 года назад +729

    The British in a nutshell: "We lied"

    • @bificommander
      @bificommander 2 года назад +61

      "Remember how I said I'd colonize you last?"

    • @feelingsquatchy4380
      @feelingsquatchy4380 2 года назад +7

      subbed cause name

    • @thomasb.5643
      @thomasb.5643 2 года назад +29

      Well, there's a reason why they're called perfidious albion...

    • @overlordmgcover2262
      @overlordmgcover2262 2 года назад +9

      @@bificommander "That's right! You did!"

    • @adamlakeman7240
      @adamlakeman7240 2 года назад +5

      ​@@thomasb.5643 Because we work consistently to stop would-be world-trampling tyrants regardless of what country they're from even if they're from a previous ally? :P

  • @Devan-he4kr
    @Devan-he4kr 2 года назад +6

    I swear this Channel reads my mind with the questions it answers.

  • @charlestonianbuilder344
    @charlestonianbuilder344 2 года назад

    I originally only watched ww2 and ww1 related stuff, but i started watching other vids of your channel, from vids of the victorian era then other stuff... Now i will watch anything new

  • @hammy1999
    @hammy1999 2 года назад +81

    We’re getting treated two videos in five days

  • @lawjef
    @lawjef 2 года назад +52

    Forgot to mention one important detail: the calculus for most of the potential leaders was "if I announce my ambition and lose, everyone will view me as both a failure and a dangerous megalomanic going forward". You gotta be fairly certain you will win before taking that leap

    • @carlireland5049
      @carlireland5049 Год назад +5

      That’s sort of what happened with the Taliban when they initially seized power in Afghanistan. Their first leader Mullah Muhammad Omar was clearly preparing to make a claim to be caliph. He had a shura grant him the title “Commander of the Faithful” and held a rally in Kandahar in which he put on a robe said to have been worn by Muhammad. As with ISIS, though, the Taliban was considered too radical and violent, and also a threat to mainstream religious and political authorities in the Middle East. It also was never taken seriously due its location in remote and underdeveloped Afghanistan. As a result most of the Muslim world joined almost every country in refusing diplomatic recognition to the new regime. Saudi Arabia and the UAE were the exceptions, but their relationships with it were growing increasingly uneasy even before 9/11 due to their tendency to shelter fundamentalist dissidents who opposed any secular government in the region (Osama bin Laden being the highest-profile example and the one that would lead to its first downfall).

  • @tahasahin8408
    @tahasahin8408 2 года назад +2

    I love how you always show us İsmet İnönü as well. The Second Man...

  • @paulofollowtheredsohes5180
    @paulofollowtheredsohes5180 2 года назад +1

    Always amazes me to get answers of stuffs I never wonder about.

  • @FPSGamer48
    @FPSGamer48 2 года назад +357

    Why does Brunei exist? I’ve always been interested why the Dutch didn’t just take them over too like the rest of Borneo

    • @keelanmurphy9941
      @keelanmurphy9941 2 года назад +90

      Short answer: Brunei was a force to be reckoned with in and of itself. Well connected, militarily quite strong and reasonably wealthy. Stood on its own despite wars with Britain and Spain until the end of the 19th century when the Japanese, British and Dutch simply outcompeted it economically and it went into serious decline. They then basically invited some British businessmen to run things, who weren't very good, so then turned to Britain itself, who stepped in and made it a protectorate.

    • @muhammadihsan-wg1qi
      @muhammadihsan-wg1qi 2 года назад +28

      Well to answer ur question, we have to look at the history, around brunei there was already a colonist by the name of James brooke. He was actually a british that colonised Sarawak,which is part of Malaysia now. Before that, sarawak is very small state. But whej brooke conquered sarawak, he took more land from brunei until what it is today, so Brunei was really fortunate that his lineage didn’t finish brunei, but his conquest was stopped before world war when the british monarchs took over Sarawak. Anyways This is in malaysia history and the dutch just conquered the modern day indonesia

    • @muhammadihsan-wg1qi
      @muhammadihsan-wg1qi 2 года назад +11

      Sarawak today is actually Brunei before james brooke took over, I hope it answers ur question

    • @h.j.grande1194
      @h.j.grande1194 2 года назад +8

      Well, british who colonized them, not the dutch

    • @Yes-ex7zh
      @Yes-ex7zh 2 года назад +9

      Short answer: Britain

  • @hmidlashkham5552
    @hmidlashkham5552 2 года назад +895

    Correction: Salafi doctrine does not reject the position of Caliph, it just requires the Caliph be from Muhammad's original tribe, amongst other requirements, such as acceptance by a majority of dignitaries in a council they'd call the Shura council. Effectively, they didn't see the the Hashimite ruler of Mecca at the time as fit despite fitting the rest of the criteria, and bringing up the subject would put them in an awkward position with the Sauds who did not fit the criteria.
    This became a point of contention at many points of the kingdom's history. Many radical Salafi groups called for a Caliph to be instated, the last of which was the leader of the terrorist group ISIS who claimed to be from Muhammad's tribe.

    • @zainmudassir2964
      @zainmudassir2964 2 года назад +86

      Most scholars and scholars of different schools of thought rejected IS claim of Caliphate due to lack of religious qualifications (Their leader leader never attended an Islamic University)

    • @theemirofjaffa2266
      @theemirofjaffa2266 2 года назад +230

      @@zainmudassir2964 "most scholars"
      Actually there's no scholar with a shred ov credibility who accepted ISIS's claim. Besides, attending a stupid university is not a criteria for being a caliph ov the Islamic state. None of the caliphs of old ever attended any university, not saying they never had any form of Islamic education. Perhaps you might wanna tell me which universities umar and Usman and other companions of the prophet (peace be upon them) attended.

    • @kronoscamron7412
      @kronoscamron7412 2 года назад +34

      Man they are 100's of sects and each of them think the others are infidels, imagine if a position like a caliph would be up for grabs, they would keep fighting and set the middle east back another century.

    • @robertblume2951
      @robertblume2951 2 года назад +22

      @@kronoscamron7412 sounds good to me.

    • @yeright4625
      @yeright4625 2 года назад +10

      @@robertblume2951 ?? Wdym

  • @gianlucaschmidt2315
    @gianlucaschmidt2315 2 года назад +6

    I start off every video by asking myself the question in the title.
    "Hmmm... why AREN'T there any more Caliphs??"
    Love this channel at least 1/3 as much as James Bisonette

  • @Hand-in-Shot_Productions
    @Hand-in-Shot_Productions 2 года назад +19

    I laughed at "Don't Care Olympics"! Just so random, and yet, so fitting and humorous!

  • @rick7424
    @rick7424 2 года назад +51

    2:13 Nice Star Wars reference! You did the lighting and everything.

    • @blackpowderuser373
      @blackpowderuser373 2 года назад +9

      Sultan Luke ibn Anakin

    • @syockit
      @syockit 27 дней назад

      @@blackpowderuser373 Shouldn't it be Sultana Leia bint Anakin?

  • @peterdarker3863
    @peterdarker3863 2 года назад +155

    "There were no other attempts to declare a Caliphate" (or something like that)
    ISIS: Observ-
    Everyone: *No.*
    Warning: Replies have become a debate whether or not ISIS are muslim.

    • @ismailfarooq.
      @ismailfarooq. 2 года назад +45

      ISIS aren't muslims

    • @chip9649
      @chip9649 2 года назад +34

      @@ismailfarooq. they are

    • @ayouberriouch6876
      @ayouberriouch6876 2 года назад +54

      @@chip9649 well all muslims in the world agree that they are not

    • @mst7274
      @mst7274 2 года назад +18

      @@chip9649 no

    • @ismailfarooq.
      @ismailfarooq. 2 года назад +13

      @@chip9649 says who?

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 Год назад

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff

  • @soneryusifov5529
    @soneryusifov5529 2 года назад +7

    very informative video but there is something little tricky here . in 1:16 it is written secular republic that is true but not really because turkey then imported french version of secularism called laicite and they are really different concepts

  • @kellie8969
    @kellie8969 2 года назад +50

    This channel is so good at combining comedy and information

  • @BlueTigerTheLion
    @BlueTigerTheLion 2 года назад +166

    Balkan and ottoman history is so interesting and I wish we would learn more about in school

    • @muhammadHassan-kj1jy
      @muhammadHassan-kj1jy 2 года назад +4

      I love ur pfp

    • @raygiordano1045
      @raygiordano1045 2 года назад +3

      I went to skool in the 70's-80's and we hardly learned any history.
      We did get an exceptional education in my middle school about the Revolutionary War because a lot of the parents were DAR members, but not much else.
      Fortunately there's history books, and I was able to learn a lot, but there's always more to learn.

    • @runokati3668
      @runokati3668 2 года назад +18

      Even Ottoman history is boring if you are taught about it for almost 8 years- before university- like us (Turkish Students).

    • @eget4144
      @eget4144 2 года назад +3

      You like crimes againts humanity, don't you?

    • @BlueTigerTheLion
      @BlueTigerTheLion 2 года назад +13

      @@eget4144 theyre my favorite kind of crimes

  • @Flippyfloppy007
    @Flippyfloppy007 2 года назад +5

    Just have to say that I really appreciate you not misusing the phrase “begs the question” like so many youtubers do!

  • @yanl3914
    @yanl3914 2 года назад +16

    maybe the real caliph was the the friends we prayed with along the way

  • @eklezia2829
    @eklezia2829 2 года назад +160

    Abdulaziz: I'm the only one left
    Rest of the world: Who the heck are you?

    • @eldahalas7015
      @eldahalas7015 2 года назад +18

      Rest of the world including Mena, Europe, and India knew that guy. Maybe even Indonesia. I am talking about an era without Internet. So they know him more than they know you.

    • @crash.override
      @crash.override 2 года назад +1

      Bill Wurtz: _They never got Saudi Arabia_

    • @RandomYoutubeUser69
      @RandomYoutubeUser69 2 года назад +1

      @@crash.override they never got Thailand

  • @libr250
    @libr250 2 года назад +214

    “And after that, there were no other attempts to declare a Caliph”
    ISIS: how about I become a cal-
    Every Muslim Country: *NO*

    • @davidvasquez08
      @davidvasquez08 2 года назад +5

      Sorry for ruining your 69 likes

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 2 года назад +43

      " You know, I'm somewhat of a caliph myself"
      - Al Baghdadi

    • @libr250
      @libr250 2 года назад +9

      @@davidvasquez08 it’s fine but what would be more epic is if we can get 69,420 likes 😳😳😳

    • @teacyka
      @teacyka 2 года назад +1

      That's true

    • @davidvasquez08
      @davidvasquez08 2 года назад

      @@libr250 that’s the stuff of legend

  • @blackhatfreak
    @blackhatfreak 2 года назад +3

    2:35 Futurama reference, I see you're a man of culture as well.

  • @jmalko9152
    @jmalko9152 2 года назад

    Cool documentary, thank you!

  • @CenturionAlexander
    @CenturionAlexander 2 года назад +103

    I mean, there was another attempt... Just not a very much internationally recognized one :P

    • @poke-champ4256
      @poke-champ4256 2 года назад +1

      Uhm

    • @aliaslan2028
      @aliaslan2028 2 года назад +23

      We don’t talk about that attempt

    • @ToadComrades
      @ToadComrades 2 года назад

      @@aliaslan2028 what was the attempt

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад

      @@ToadComrades Bro Modern Turks ancestry = ottomans and Seljuks ? Reply please 🙏🤗

    • @ToadComrades
      @ToadComrades 2 года назад +2

      NVM I REMEMBERED WHAT IT WAS NOPE NOPE NOPE THEY AINT A CALIPH

  • @jeaniusedits6094
    @jeaniusedits6094 2 года назад +61

    Cause James Bissonette didn’t want anymore

  • @akiamini4006
    @akiamini4006 2 года назад

    Well another wonderful question that i didnt knew i wanted its answer this badly! Thanks!

  • @irfanahmed7847
    @irfanahmed7847 2 года назад +1

    Lol good history run and your animation is crazy funny lol

  • @racket753
    @racket753 2 года назад +118

    Clearly he’s never played EU 4 before

    • @omercanasik6
      @omercanasik6 2 года назад +15

      Legend himself is here!

    • @andrewsucksatvideos4482
      @andrewsucksatvideos4482 2 года назад +10

      OMG HE’S HERE EVERYONE REMAIN CALM

    • @brandonlyon730
      @brandonlyon730 2 года назад +1

      By this point it be Victoria 2’s timeframe and the Ottomans we're pretty much a shell of there old selves at time era. Hence the sick man of Europe title.

    • @dragooll2023
      @dragooll2023 2 года назад +19

      Fake account.

    • @andrewsucksatvideos4482
      @andrewsucksatvideos4482 2 года назад +8

      Wait it’s not him

  • @aliemreozturk8342
    @aliemreozturk8342 2 года назад +69

    The most important reason of the abolishment of Caliphate in the Republic of Turkey was that;
    The monarchist saw the Caliph as the chance to return back to “one man’s rule”.
    Caliphate was also not compatible with the new “Secularist” structure of the State.
    Atatürk ended the Monarchy, believing that Democracy was better.
    However, most Turks were so used to Monarchy, it wouldn’t be clever to abolish it directly. So he kept Caliphate as a buffer title for some time to convince the people, and when the circunstances were right, the Caliphate was no more.

    • @pissedhuman7396
      @pissedhuman7396 Год назад

      Kendi istediği şekil ve iktidarının gitme ihtimalini görünce açılan partileri kapattı adam , derdi one mans rule direk demokrasi falan hikaye padişah olabilseydi olurdu ama meşrulik iddası tutmazdı so used to monarchy diye bir sey yok dünyanin her yeri monarisyle yonetiliyodu handi geciste 30 sene tek parti kapali secim yapıldı ? bunlara rağmen dertleri demorkasiydi demek falan çoluk çocuk işi yani gerek yok. Kemal padişah olma derdindeydi ama gücü yetmedi resmen padisahlik ilanina yine de padisah gibi yasayabildi

  • @andatwsk2810
    @andatwsk2810 2 года назад

    Multiple history matters's upload in row
    I'm happy

  • @mkilik666
    @mkilik666 2 года назад +9

    Hey love your videos, just a small thing Ive noticed since you’ve used the Iran/Persia court a bunch of times now: the “Iran” on the wall you use in your videos actually says “Yeran.” It’s supposed to be spelled ایران but you have it spelled یران. I hope this reaches you and you get to fix it! Great content!

  • @theemperororsomethingidont6897
    @theemperororsomethingidont6897 2 года назад +3

    Damn i discovered ur channel almost 1 year ago. Back then u had like 400k subs now u are not that far from 1million ur channel is truly amazing

  • @armanshariati5468
    @armanshariati5468 2 года назад +231

    Ok guys I've seen this small mistake a few times. when your are talking about Iran you show a room with a sign in the background saying Iran and Persian ( ایران، پارسی) but Iran is misspelled as (یران) please fix this for future videos.
    Great job as always with videos 👍

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 2 года назад +35

      Replying to help bump your comment. Accuracy matters and corrections are good.

    • @kappakar6833
      @kappakar6833 2 года назад

      same\

    • @baharerfani
      @baharerfani 2 года назад

      دقیقا خیلی رفت رو مخم.😅 میگم بابا نود و نه درصد کسایی که اینو میبینن اصلا متوجه نمیشن اونجا چی نوشته ولی نمیتونمممممم!!!

    • @eesaubaydullah4231
      @eesaubaydullah4231 2 года назад

      @@johnladuke6475 I will do it as well then

    • @dogeofgreatness2222
      @dogeofgreatness2222 2 года назад +5

      Lol does it even matter? Everyone who reads the Perso-Arabic script(like myself) will know that "یران" written over the Iranian plateau must refer to Iran.

  • @ahmetkarl1229
    @ahmetkarl1229 2 года назад

    Love your work

  • @theboxingarmadillo1610
    @theboxingarmadillo1610 2 года назад

    Can you do an episode on the world reaction to the Watergate scandal please? I would be interested to know and I've never seen Nixon in History Matters form! Amazing video as always.

  • @yacine778
    @yacine778 2 года назад +66

    1:22 "we lied". So true lol 😂😂😂

  • @idek6585
    @idek6585 2 года назад +92

    Day 1 of asking for the video "How did the Orthodox Church react to the Protestant Reformation

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 2 года назад +2

      CalvinCandy_Wineglass.jpg

    • @erraticonteuse
      @erraticonteuse 2 года назад +22

      "Those heretics in Rome finally got what's coming to them." -the Orthodox Church, probably.

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад

      @@erraticonteuse Bro ottomans are arab or Turk

    • @erraticonteuse
      @erraticonteuse 2 года назад +2

      @@marcopellegrini5869 The Ottoman Empire covered areas that were ethnically Arab, but the people in charge of the Empire were Turks. During WWI, the British even supported an Arab Revolt within the Ottoman Empire to keep the Ottoman Army too busy to fight in Europe.

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад +1

      @@erraticonteuse Turks came to from central Asia I understood and Azeri, uzbeks Turks and Turkmens are Turkic group

  • @ailediablo79
    @ailediablo79 2 года назад +15

    The most important element in this is the fact:
    It is not easy, alot of individuals need to agree , Muslims must know him and generally appreciate him , it is a big responsibility, the requirements of a Caliph candidate is very high that no one can in modern day we know of can achieve it unless from birth get trained to be a Caliph candidate, requires a powerful state that has a good jurisprudence law and research and money and strong independent security with tune of scholars under command, the state needs to be holding into a decent size of the Muslim world too, it requires a state to be an Emirati Sultanate Republic first where it has a strong government structure ect... plus many more resones. Those are the big main resones. All the candidate after 1908 are not worthy or excepted.

    • @sumomaster5585
      @sumomaster5585 8 месяцев назад

      come on, if trump can lead the US and by extension the world, are you saying any culer can't? ruling a country or many countries isn't much different,...they are the same really. Also many of the caliphates weren't worthy of the title, else the islamic empire would still be here today....our leaders are corrupt and none of them care for islam or the people anyways, just clinging to power.

    • @NiceIndeed
      @NiceIndeed 3 месяца назад +1

      Pretty much. Do you know anyone fit for the job? Me neither. That’s probably the biggest reason why there is none. It sucks how people think this is like a monarchy.

    • @ailediablo79
      @ailediablo79 3 месяца назад

      @@NiceIndeed pretty much. But ya it is not supposed to be a kingdom as the king is only God.

    • @U.K.N
      @U.K.N 3 месяца назад +1

      @@NiceIndeed imam al mahdi . Period

  • @sidibouchrit
    @sidibouchrit 2 года назад +29

    A caliph nowadays has to be very pious ,very ,very ,very knowledgeable in the states of the affairs of the world; He must also have comprehensive knowledge in all kinds of sciences ,mathematics,engineering,technology, quantum mechanics, blockchains, AR, AI, cyberspace, …; Plus he has to be a memorizer of the Quran , and must have a thorough understanding of the various interpretations of the Quran by the most famous scholars of the past and present (Ibn Khattir ,Shahid Qutb, etc…); He must also have a solid grasp of the authentic Ahadiths; He must be cautious and weary when dealing with Iran and China ; He must be very wise and very humble.

    • @kami7028
      @kami7028 2 года назад

      He must be gay.

    • @Saiyan61
      @Saiyan61 2 года назад +3

      Damn all-in-one package

    • @OmarHashimOAD
      @OmarHashimOAD Год назад +22

      I think your requirements are the best answer for the question, why there isn't any caliph today

    • @yahoodiagent4663
      @yahoodiagent4663 Год назад +1

      @@OmarHashimOAD lol

    • @yahoodiagent4663
      @yahoodiagent4663 Год назад +8

      @@OmarHashimOAD Imagine requiring a Caliph( religious head) to learn about quantum mechanics, blockchains and cyberspace...😂😂😂😂

  • @sechran
    @sechran 2 года назад +15

    ... Wow, working in that Futurama reference with "Who the Heck are the Sauds?" was a deep cut.
    (see "What the Heck is Kwanzaa?" the traditional book given out by Kwanzaa Bot.)
    +1 to you good sir.

  • @paulcowlishaw
    @paulcowlishaw 2 года назад +3

    I absolutely love this channel and your videos are amazing

  • @bivamshukhadka8953
    @bivamshukhadka8953 2 года назад

    2:25 I absolutely love this channel!

  • @BobbinMcferry
    @BobbinMcferry 2 года назад

    Considering becoming a patron just to have the video's end with you saying oink oink again... I miss that.

  • @dialaskisel5929
    @dialaskisel5929 2 года назад +173

    Me: "That hat looks funny"
    Caliph: "I find that very in-sultan!"

  • @matthewshipley739
    @matthewshipley739 2 года назад +8

    The 'But why..?' series continues to educate us plebs ever since it's conception, fueling the subscribers thirst for knowledge and History Matters videos. Bully for you!

  • @benmaharaj6854
    @benmaharaj6854 Год назад

    2:35 Is that a Futurama reference? Because if so I loved it!

  • @dominicvandermerwe2092
    @dominicvandermerwe2092 Месяц назад

    One thing about history I actually wondered about, but never found an answer. Thx.

  • @T-h-a-t_G-u-y
    @T-h-a-t_G-u-y 2 года назад +50

    Tbh I'm used to Caliph being pronounced as CAH-LIF so it's weird hearing someone pronounce CAE-LIF.

    • @aaronsomerville2124
      @aaronsomerville2124 2 года назад +6

      English people can't pronounce non-English words. They say "Don KWIX-OAT" instead "Don Key-HO-tay" and "BASS-relief" as if they're talking about fishing, as opposed to "BAH-relief", etc.

    • @edmann1820
      @edmann1820 2 года назад +5

      Yeah I've never heard it pronounced that way and it hurt my ears. But it might be the correct pronunciation. Which would also mean Caliphate is Kay Liph Ate

    • @alexander1055
      @alexander1055 2 года назад +1

      @@edmann1820 It's most certainly wrong.

    • @shaheenakhter9975
      @shaheenakhter9975 2 года назад +3

      @@aaronsomerville2124 The Better Would be Khalifa with a hard خ.

    • @marcopellegrini5869
      @marcopellegrini5869 2 года назад

      @@shaheenakhter9975 ottomans are arab or turk?

  • @sasansamadzadeh
    @sasansamadzadeh 2 года назад +6

    Nice video didn’t realize I was curious about it till I saw it on my feed. Question did you also look into the Shia views on modern Caliph? Did it just not come up in your research as there was nothing to go off of or was it something that just wasn’t considered?

    • @mamunahmed892
      @mamunahmed892 Год назад

      Shias don;'t do Caliphs. They do Imams lol

  • @lordbonney9779
    @lordbonney9779 2 года назад +10

    I love the joy he has when saying “boogaly woogaly”

  • @wilhelmbittrich88
    @wilhelmbittrich88 2 года назад

    History Matters: The only channel where I will stay and listen to all the Patreon supporters.

  • @killersnake7220
    @killersnake7220 2 года назад +6

    Cant wait till you get to 1 million 😊

  • @aleksandarvil5718
    @aleksandarvil5718 2 года назад +7

    1:39 Bangladesh: "Am I A Joke To You????"

    • @kelvindavis172
      @kelvindavis172 2 года назад +3

      True, but to be fair, when the British partitioned India in 1947, Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan.

  • @mikejohn4213
    @mikejohn4213 2 года назад +4

    Fun fact: Abdulmecid of Ottoman was ellected as a caliph by newly founded Republic of Turkey but soon later was the caliphate abolished. The narrator does not know that probably

  • @questionablefred6010
    @questionablefred6010 2 года назад +1

    The titles is up for grabs

  • @JustcallmeJayrot
    @JustcallmeJayrot 2 года назад +3

    History Matters and James Bizonette. Name a more iconic duo.

  • @enesfarukballi9790
    @enesfarukballi9790 2 года назад +18

    Abdulmecid II was royalty but not the sultan and he was actually the last caliph since he hold the title for a short amount of time. Fun fact, he was also a painter. Actually, the only painter in the history of Ottoman dynasty.

  • @death-istic9586
    @death-istic9586 2 года назад

    Love the video.

  • @TheMartin.Jensen
    @TheMartin.Jensen 2 года назад +2

    Hi History Matters - don’t know if you’ll see this post, but i’ll try anyway.
    So i have been wondering for some time about the Bloodbath of Stockholm in 1520, which marked the definitive point in time when the Kalmar Union of Scandinavia was set to break up. But i believe if the bloodbath of Stockholm had not happened and the Kalmar Union had managed to stay intact, both the russians and prussians to some degree could have been less dominant powers, as in stead of fighting each other, Denmark and Sweden would have been able to support each other in russian and prussian wars.
    Just a thought. Would be interesting to see your take on the downfall of the Kalmar union and the Bloodbath of Stockholm in 1520.

  • @kacek9196
    @kacek9196 2 года назад +51

    Because they lost their blessing from James Bissonette (Correct me if I spelled it wrong)

  • @MatthewSchellenberg
    @MatthewSchellenberg 2 года назад +8

    Love the futurama reference: "What the hell is kwanzaa?"

    • @Nosirrbro
      @Nosirrbro 2 года назад

      I didn't catch that one immediately that is an excellent reference

  • @schlingel0017
    @schlingel0017 Год назад

    Thank you for this summary; but I think you should consider providing subtitles to your videos are you are talking rapidly and it is hard to understand each and every word for non-native english speakers.

  • @qo3398
    @qo3398 3 месяца назад +2

    King Abdulaziz could have ruled the islamic world if he wanted but he didn’t use Islam as a tool for politics unlike many others in the region. He was a king that lived with the people he ruled, dressed from what they wore and ate from what they had. May god have mercy on his soul, the greatest king of the 20th century

  • @akinyilmaz99
    @akinyilmaz99 10 месяцев назад +4

    We learn schools in Türkiye, Atatürk, after ottoman collapsed and republic found, want to remove sharia to secularism and forbid the changing secularism to any religious regime with laws, he took actions to achieve that removing sharia in that way noone can abuse religion. Otherwise we can be like countries ruled by sharia. He did the best thing with that move it was smart and realistic decision.

    • @akinyilmaz99
      @akinyilmaz99 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@ISLAMMEHMEDOV I have been living Türkiye for 24 years and I recently found out
      I live in 3. world country 😂. I suggest you to learn about my country. Also an advise to you İf you dont know something just be quiet.

    • @akinyilmaz99
      @akinyilmaz99 6 месяцев назад

      @@ISLAMMEHMEDOV what do you mean I dont understand what lie. Stop using google translate to comment.

  • @thezombiecreeper
    @thezombiecreeper 2 года назад +3

    I love the way HM pronounces “Nejd”

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 2 года назад +1

    Nice video.

  • @chrisnewhard5863
    @chrisnewhard5863 2 года назад

    0:09- Hey, I don't recognize the character at the beginning of the bottom portion of that emblem at all. It looks most like tha or maybe even a shiin, but both of those have the three dots at the top instead of the bottom. Just wondering of this is an error or a characteristic of a different script altogether? It looks too much like Arabic for me to be able to recognize it as anything else.

    • @FF-le3ps
      @FF-le3ps 4 месяца назад +1

      It is the letter P which is not in the arabic script but used in the persian script (used in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan)