Hongwu's excessive killing of his most trusted & capable general was the main reason why Emperor Jianwen was successfully deposed by his uncle because there wasnt any capable generals left to thwart future rebellion. Kind of ironic that Hongwu's purge of his generals was meant to secure his grandson's future had the opposite intended effect.
Probably he doesn’t trust his employee, it is the same everywhere even today. You need to have faith in your employee, in this case, the employee is being killed rather than being fired or forced to resign
I hate to comment this because I love your videos, a lot, and I understand that it's hard to get pictures or anything related to the subject but... maybe try not to put AI images? It's a personal thing I suppose but it ruins the whole documentary for me. Again, I don't mean to be mean at all, just asking.
@@FlameQwert That, on the other hand, is a completely fair criticism of it. Now, I don't actually -watch- the videos, just listen to them, but I agree that imagery should not be misleading (but whether or not said images are AI-generated or not is entirely irrelevant)
@@odenetheus Same here, sometimes watch, sometimes listen, sometimes both to understand much better the subject. I just don't like AI at all here, it shouldn't be related to history at all
He was recorded to be harsh because the aristocrats wrote the history. There's no other emperor who started as low as the Hongwu Emperor, being a beggar and then common foot soldier. He remained a man of the people even as he became the most powerful person on the planet. Honoring the advice of his first wife and always put the interest of the commoners before that of the aristocrats. That's the only reason he was remembered as "harsh".
Your pronunciation of words and names is absolutely impeccable, I hope to become as good as you in the future. Also, I love how well you articulate, and your presentation is amazing.
39:20 I just have a quick question regarding Mu Ying's sacking of Karakorum and its aftermath. According to another podcast series(the Kings and Generals one), Mu Ying was ambushed by the Mongols on the steppes when marching back to MIng territory after destroying Karakorum and took quite a beating. How true is this? Or is it just another western propagandized Chinese history.
It's amazing that any general even bothered to serve these emperors, especially when founding a new dynasty, had they read about what happened to the other guys who did the same before them.
Even it was a long video, I really enjoyed it, you have a talent for story telling. Too bad you post so rare.... Looking forward for the next episode 😃
I’m very happy to see you back, and over an hour! Much research and effort must’ve been put into this video. If you keep making them, I’ll keep watching!
A harsh ruler who centralised government and reformed the ailing agricultural system of China, Hongwu ruthlessly dealt with any dissent at his court, executing thousands during his many purges
The speed of Ming push to Khanbaliq seems really fast for pre mechanization army. Were there any battle or do these city just surrender when Ming force arrive?
Every single time a Chinese Dynasty “lost” the Mandate of Heaven, a gigantic number of Chinese soldiers would immediately defect to the next dynasty. Most of the Yuan army defected when it was clear the Yuan had lost their mandate from heaven, just like how most of the Ming army defected to the Qing when it was clear the Ming had lost their mandate from heaven
The Yuan Dynasty was already mired in decades long internal strife, as well as climate change related disasters, and as a result there were few capable and loyal generals left to oppose the Ming. The cities were basically left alone to fend for themselves, which means surrender was the best option.
I really loved this video and I long awaited it. But, and I am sorry to say that, AI illustrations ruin everything. From double pillars to this weird blurr everywhere, AI just feels off
Chasing the Mongols out needs to be more accurate. Even though Khublai agreed to the gradual cultural and political integration of the Yuan dynasty, the main reason that Mongols were not subdued is quite apparent: the Mongol elite always saw the Grasslands steeps as their center and orientation, so it is not that surprising that the central leadership would eventually regroup and deal significant defeats again the Ming Dynasty such as in the Battle of Tu mu. The Crisis of the Tumu Fortress (simplified Chinese: 土木堡之变; traditional Chinese: 土木堡之變), also known as the Tumu Crisis (simplified Chinese: 土木之变; traditional Chinese: 土木之變; Mongolian: Тумугийн тулалдаан), or the Jisi Incident (simplified Chinese: 己巳之变; traditional Chinese: 己巳之變), was a frontier conflict between the Northern Yuan and Ming dynasties. The Oirat ruler of the Northern Yuan, Esen, captured the Emperor Yingzong of Ming on September 1, 1449.[1]
Ming dynasty was so weak lmao, even its peak power it was losing to mongols, but that said no dynasty could defeat the mongols other than the manchu qing.
@@massalleh5255 sure but the yuan was able to conquer 2-3x the land size probs of what ming could. Also Ming lost plenty of battles especially notable one when (I forgot which battle) but an expedition was sent with hundreds of thousands of Ming vs 10k mongols and the Ming emeperor was captured.
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Hongwu's excessive killing of his most trusted & capable general was the main reason why Emperor Jianwen was successfully deposed by his uncle because there wasnt any capable generals left to thwart future rebellion. Kind of ironic that Hongwu's purge of his generals was meant to secure his grandson's future had the opposite intended effect.
Probably he doesn’t trust his employee, it is the same everywhere even today. You need to have faith in your employee, in this case, the employee is being killed rather than being fired or forced to resign
Karma effect
This is RUclips after all where western lies and propaganda profligates, watch with a pinch of salt
他是曾经是沦为乞丐的穷人，对腐败问题是零容忍，几波大屠杀，死的更多的是地方豪族和文官，虽然残忍也导致无官可用，促进了恢复科举。 孙子和儿子先后得位后，恢复了一些旧臣的福利，导致政策不完整
I noticed a trend in Chinese history that is summarized in a quotethat generally goes, when the hunt is over, hunting dogs are no longer needed
Zhu should have taken a lesson from Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of Song Dynasty when dealing with his veterans.
Yup, like Han Xin of the Han dynasty
CGPGrey rules for rulers
When the world needed him most he has returned, and brought with him the most ardent of knowledge!
I hate to comment this because I love your videos, a lot, and I understand that it's hard to get pictures or anything related to the subject but... maybe try not to put AI images? It's a personal thing I suppose but it ruins the whole documentary for me. Again, I don't mean to be mean at all, just asking.
Strong disagree
they also look really bad and are really inaccurate
@@FlameQwert That, on the other hand, is a completely fair criticism of it.
Now, I don't actually -watch- the videos, just listen to them, but I agree that imagery should not be misleading (but whether or not said images are AI-generated or not is entirely irrelevant)
@@odenetheus Same here, sometimes watch, sometimes listen, sometimes both to understand much better the subject. I just don't like AI at all here, it shouldn't be related to history at all
Why I read "The Honourable Emperor's Brutal Reign"?
51:57 Tang He: “You can’t fire me. I quit.”
He was recorded to be harsh because the aristocrats wrote the history. There's no other emperor who started as low as the Hongwu Emperor, being a beggar and then common foot soldier. He remained a man of the people even as he became the most powerful person on the planet. Honoring the advice of his first wife and always put the interest of the commoners before that of the aristocrats. That's the only reason he was remembered as "harsh".
Your pronunciation of words and names is absolutely impeccable, I hope to become as good as you in the future. Also, I love how well you articulate, and your presentation is amazing.
I'm so happy to see that you're doing a Míng Dynasty series.
Let's go
love your videos i really do, but *please don't use AI images.* Not only are they jarring, but they are also inaccurate and instruments of theft.
Hell yeah
The Hongwu emperors purges was meant a downfall of powerful generals becoming incapable during the ming dynasty
Should've just sent them out to conquer other lands... if only they had implemented roman strategies and expanded.
从文化精神上说，汉人文明已经趋向于保守，没有汉唐时期的开拓精神了
从物质层面上说，当时中国北方因为战乱人口非常稀少，不支持向外扩张
39:20 I just have a quick question regarding Mu Ying's sacking of Karakorum and its aftermath. According to another podcast series(the Kings and Generals one), Mu Ying was ambushed by the Mongols on the steppes when marching back to MIng territory after destroying Karakorum and took quite a beating. How true is this? Or is it just another western propagandized Chinese history.
It's amazing that any general even bothered to serve these emperors, especially when founding a new dynasty, had they read about what happened to the other guys who did the same before them.
Even it was a long video, I really enjoyed it, you have a talent for story telling. Too bad you post so rare.... Looking forward for the next episode 😃
I’m very happy to see you back, and over an hour! Much research and effort must’ve been put into this video. If you keep making them, I’ll keep watching!
This is such a good documentary.
Props to even pronouncing the Mongol names so accurately. ❤
Zhu Yuanzhang trying not to copy Liu Bang: I M P O S S I B L E
A harsh ruler who centralised government and reformed the ailing agricultural system of China, Hongwu ruthlessly dealt with any dissent at his court, executing thousands during his many purges
This is true but the problem is that while he dealt with the eunuchs, sadly his descendants relied on the eunuchs too much to consolidate their power.
I have been waiting for this for months thanks man
First 1 hour video of your channel
The Emperor will receive us now!
Compare and contrast the careers of Zhu Yuanzhang and Timur the Lame. Why so similar. Who had the better military?
On land, Timur. On water, Yuanzhang.
The speed of Ming push to Khanbaliq seems really fast for pre mechanization army. Were there any battle or do these city just surrender when Ming force arrive?
Every single time a Chinese Dynasty “lost” the Mandate of Heaven, a gigantic number of Chinese soldiers would immediately defect to the next dynasty. Most of the Yuan army defected when it was clear the Yuan had lost their mandate from heaven, just like how most of the Ming army defected to the Qing when it was clear the Ming had lost their mandate from heaven
The Yuan Dynasty was already mired in decades long internal strife, as well as climate change related disasters, and as a result there were few capable and loyal generals left to oppose the Ming. The cities were basically left alone to fend for themselves, which means surrender was the best option.
wake up babe, hour long History of Chona video dropped
Ming Chinese castrated and kidnapped Zheng He the muslim Chinese naval explorer
Welcome back my friend! Amazing and informative videos as always, do you plan on doing the Tang dynasty anytime soon?
Another excellent video! Been waiting for this and you did not disappoint!! Looking forward to more of your coverage of the Ming dynasty
When it comes to purges, Chinese emperors were way more brutal than mongol and manchu emperors
Thank you again for this educational lesson. 🙏
I learn more from this channel than I have in school.
Can you do a video on how Buddhism spread into China 😊
Don't underestimate how davstating it is t him when he lost his qunne and crowned prince and it's influence
The Ming Dynasty rose from poverty and died in poverty
thanks for this! Wish you had a different way than Paypal to say thanks. (Paypal and I broke up)
Awsome as always i guees the next video will come in late october or mid late november.:)
Highly recommended movies about the Jin Yi Wei
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Would love to watch on Wu Zetian.
glad to see you making videos again
Very informative ❤❤
9:30 music?
I love Chinese history
Awesome as always
He has returned !!!!
Thank you so much
I really loved this video and I long awaited it. But, and I am sorry to say that, AI illustrations ruin everything. From double pillars to this weird blurr everywhere, AI just feels off
"babe wake up"
Chasing the Mongols out needs to be more accurate. Even though Khublai agreed to the gradual cultural and political integration of the Yuan dynasty, the main reason that Mongols were not subdued is quite apparent: the Mongol elite always saw the Grasslands steeps as their center and orientation, so it is not that surprising that the central leadership would eventually regroup and deal significant defeats again the Ming Dynasty such as in the Battle of Tu mu. The Crisis of the Tumu Fortress (simplified Chinese: 土木堡之变; traditional Chinese: 土木堡之變), also known as the Tumu Crisis (simplified Chinese: 土木之变; traditional Chinese: 土木之變; Mongolian: Тумугийн тулалдаан), or the Jisi Incident (simplified Chinese: 己巳之变; traditional Chinese: 己巳之變), was a frontier conflict between the Northern Yuan and Ming dynasties. The Oirat ruler of the Northern Yuan, Esen, captured the Emperor Yingzong of Ming on September 1, 1449.[1]
That is later on
nice video!!
👍👍
Hour Long video on the later reign of one ruler 😩
Ming dynasty was so weak lmao, even its peak power it was losing to mongols, but that said no dynasty could defeat the mongols other than the manchu qing.
But Ming Dynasty was the one who brought down the Mongol dynasty?
Tang Dynasty also colonised parts of Mongolia no?
@@massalleh5255 sure but the yuan was able to conquer 2-3x the land size probs of what ming could. Also Ming lost plenty of battles especially notable one when (I forgot which battle) but an expedition was sent with hundreds of thousands of Ming vs 10k mongols and the Ming emeperor was captured.
@@massalleh5255 idk if they did colonize parts of Mongolia but they did annex modern day Xinjiang so I’ll give them that.
@@willumpfirst904 They did