What a Samurai vs. Mongol Battle Really Looked Like
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The clash of two legendary and feared classes of warrior: the Mongols and the samurai. They meet on the beaches of Tsushima. What did combat between them look like? Misconceptions persist about this question: from the belief that samurai attempted “single combat” dueling to the idea that Mongols utterly dominated the samurai on the battlefield. Today, we look at the fascinating warfare that characterized the first and second Mongol invasions.
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Cartwright, Mark. “The Mongol Invasions of Japan, 1274 & 1281 CE.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2 July 2019, www.ancient.eu/article/1415/the-mongol-invasions-of-japan-1274--1281-ce/.
Conlan, Thomas. In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga’s Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan. East Asia Program, Cornell University, 2001.
-. “Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281.” Princeton University, The Trustees of Princeton University, digital.princeton.edu/mongol-invasions/map/index.html.
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Friday, Karl F. Samurai, Warfare & the State in Early Medieval Japan. Routledge, 2005.
Turnbull, Stephen R., and Richard Hook. The Mongol Invasions of Japan, 1274 and 1281. Osprey Publishing, 2010.
Update 2024: “The Hardcore Mongol World Before Genghis Khan” is out now! ruclips.net/video/KFl-3F9wc68/видео.htmlsi=gvMSCrb8QXgNAt5y
Welcome to the internet
@@ibbybibby Welcome to the internet
A duck goes to a lemonade stand.
Please make Video of how Mongol armies were trolled by Indonesian kingdom ( I forgot the namebut I remember it’s so hilarious lol) !
Why didn't Mongols invade India? They must have tried!
"The Emperor ignores the Khan's letters"
The Ghosting of Tsushima
Dog nooo 😂😂😂😭😭
OMG 🤣
Lol
Bruh.....
Lol 😂
Everyone knows that the storm appeared because Jin Sakai wouldn’t stop spamming the touch pad.
Underrated comment lol
Lol
Swipe up!!
😆
"Swipe Left to Eliminate Mongol Army"
"Watch the weather forecast first"
-Sun Tzu Art of War
The Mongols basically are a desert people. They have almost no concept of tropical typhoons or seasons.
@@shizukamori6755 Im joking 😐
well actually you are not far off. in sun tzu art of war it did say to take consideration of uncontrollable factors such as ... weather.
@@thewolfofswingthat2035 **Stares motherfuckingly**
@@shizukamori6755 They're known to be scared of thunder and lightning though.
7:34 As a sailor this part gave me chills of remembrance, i was sailing from Fukuoka to Australia during peak typhoon (late august) season and got hit with some of the worst weather i have ever seen, it's as described in this video, the skies blackened and for the next 10 hours the sea threw us around and reminded us just how small and insignificant we are.
The sound of the ship's body moaning and twisting must've been horrifying.
what were you sailing in? I've sailed around 20,000 nautical miles over the course of a couple years, in my early 20's, mainly in a 65ft gaff schooner, 6mo on a 169ft (sparred) tops'l schooner, but the scariest was a 6 day crossing from the Bahamas to Montego Bay, Jamaica, in a 26 ft fiberglass sloop; we didn't see real nasty weather (the worst I saw was on the gaff schooner), but getting past the violent, tall and close chop of the shoal, windward side of the island in the Bahamas, trying to get out to the manageable swells in deep water, took 3 attempts, and the violent crashing down and into waves when below in the 26ft sloop, along with the loud banging and wrenching on the hull, was terrifying; seemed like the boat would surely be stove in or torn apart.
It was also a delivery, and my first 3 days sailing in her; the only other crew was the skipper, who had only a few days to prepare before leaving Florida a week prior, single-handed, so we didn't really know what might be close to failure, having not had a professional inspection done. Good times
I still have a hopeful plan to sail round the world, specifically I'd like to sail from southern Chile, through the South Pacific islands, explore New Zealand and Australia, then sail up to SE Asia.
@@RobbedPierre sinking ships regardless if they are built from wood or steel, seem to make the most horrific sounds. I love watching documentaries about great ocean liners and all the survivors of shipwrecks agree on one thing, the 'moaning' of the sinking ship haunting them :(
7:24...Arrival of the Typhoon
nihilist soy
Today in Mongolia historians and teachers alike tell children how Japan and it's people were blessed by the gods, by the nature, and the samurai were honorable men. We take no pride in the killings we comitted all those years ago but we still honor the fallen.
there was no good or evil, everyone did their share of both.
Ikr
Oh make no mistake if it wasn’t for the typhoons Japan would’ve forsure been under mongol occupation.
@@thefrogsheart7670 That is a fairly nihilistic view....when it comes to life, the world can be vivid...and there are also grey areas, and yes defined areas of Good and Evil...and it can change all the time...
I would call the defenders of Japan the Good Guys because they did nothing to warrant invasion from the Mongols...
We can not judge the people of the past by our standards. The morality of people long ago is completely different to what we think today.
That wasn't a kami-kaze that saved Japan. It was Jin Sakai changing the weather by playing his flute.
God: Protect Japanese Anime!
Fengshen: Protect Japanese Anime!
Ocean: Protect Japanese Anime!
@@sunriserise7015 😬
@@sunriserise7015 😐😑😬
@@sunriserise7015 the Americanization of japan lead to anime. Funnily enough, the most destructive thing to happen to japan is what made anime.
@Derrick Bridges *NANI!?*
"If I had a nickle for every time a typhoon destroyed the Mongol fleet, I'd have two nickles. Which is not a lot but it's still weird that it happened twice."
By absorbing the Chinese fleet, they got hold of one of the largest fleets in the world. In their struggle for the dominium of the seas, maybe it is not as unlikely that they had to fight the seas it self so often.
The mongols stayed for months around Japan looking for a place to land so it's not that surprising a typhoon would eventually hit in a place with a lot of typhoons
One of their most important weapons was prayer. Remember that.
Stormy waters saved Taiwan for a while after '49
Isnt that from Doofenshmirz
japan imo shows a perfect example of why being an island is such a tactical advantage, similar could be said for other historical world powers like the uk. the mongols were a much greater force in terms of man power and realistically in military tactics but the fact that they had to invade by sea meant that japan actually had a chance of stopping a mongol invasion.
People think that the Japanese didn't know what they were doing, but they were very intentional. In the first war, they defeat the Mongols, and the storm destroyed them as they were limping back to Korea. In the second war, they denied landing sites to the Mongols and just waited for the typhoon season.
Ironically, Taiwan has a similar defense strategy. There is only a small window of time where an amphibious invasion is possible. Then typhoon season starts, followed by winter squalls, which makes resupply and air/naval support impossible.
@@bellgrandbro theres a weather app to avoid the typhoon season lmao and you think a 80000 ton carrier and military grade naval ship is gna give a shit with some waves?
@@YB-uc3kj Yes, you underestmate the power of waves, freakish ocean waves that rise as tall as a ten storey apartment block have been accepted as the leading cause of large cargo ship sinking (Post panamax cargo ships are between 85,000 and 110,000 tonnes)
I think the exact opposite. Until the Muromachi period that would be correct, but from the time the samurai class grew and became the terror of East Asia, their powers went beyond China and Joseon. China and Joseon suffered devastating blows even by Japanese pirates, being pushed back in hand-to-hand combat. There are many records of chinese National troops, more than 10 times many, hide in castle while the pirates plundered the village.
Commodore Matthew Perry would very much disagree with you haha. Also while islands are easier to defend, the lack of resources is an almost constant issue.
Sometimes history makes a better story than fiction.
Probably cuz it was fuckin real?
@@osmanisanchez5248 I mean, Lord of the rings wasn't real but was a pretty awesome story. Fiction can be preferable to reality when written/filmed well.
Like the true story of a man who fought in ww2 with a bow and a sword and survived.
I also recently heard of a man who fought in said war with an umbrella and a bowler hat.
Truth is stranger than fiction, indeed.
@@cadethumann8605 Crazy Jack was a beast. A hero straight out of a story book!
@@kronos1794 "Mad"Jack, to be technically correct, but yeah. He was one hell of a guy. I'm surprised that no movie or show was made about him. Or a hitlerrants video (I'd love to see hitler having meltdown about this swordsman besting his "master race").
Damn, the samurai actually rowed out in small boats TO ATTACK the Mongols on board.
Its always the attack you don't expect coming to be the most impactful.
Why would you expect children to suddenly turn and kill you, they probably wont.
But if they do you wont expect it and you wont be ready.
thats gangsta, but i can see a mongol having the advantage in horse back but samurais being better on foot close range ware fare
This day and age we call that a base rape
Samurai have been called a death cult, and it's true. They contemplated their own death as daily meditation and considered death in combat the only goal worth obtaining, a close second being the honor of taking the head of a worthy opponent. The crazy bastards groomed themselves before every battle so that of their head was taken they would not be dishonored by a disheveled appearance.
@@jayflo714 wait weren’t samurai horseback archers and whenever they attacked each other they fought on horses
"Honour died on the beach!"
-Jin Sakai
Sent chills down my spine
Absolutely giga Chad quote man.
Just playing through the game right now for the first time and loving it, but I first read that as "honour died like a b*tch", and I got really excited to hear Jin say that later on in the game
“The Khan deserves to suffer”
“You have no honor.”
“And you’re a slave to it.”
Aside from being a fascinating piece of history, it's also a good showcasing of why attacking a large island nation with a warrior-culture is an absolute pain.
Japan had literally no chance if not for the storms. I almost wonder if they beat them through prayer lol
@@Dwarfplayerthat is literally what happened though?
@@Dwarfplayerif you want to to do avid research google is free, the samurai would have lost to the Mongols even if there were no storms
@@Dwarfplayerthat’s not even a meme it’s just what happened
@@dylanmartin2890 Im not sure you can say that based on the video. In fact the opposite is much more likely.
Initially 1000 equipped and prepared Mongol soldiers attacked an unprepared Japanese coastal region. A force they thought large enough to take southern Japan. Yet the Japanese fought the Mongols off and got them to retreat.
The next wave was of 3x as large, so 3000 mongols but this time against a prepared and armed shogunate. I think it would have been a heavy victory for the Japanese. Especially given that they are not only better equipped, better trained and know the terrain and have access to abundant resources, e.g. food, etc. They also had a culture that did not fear death. I think the Mongols more than met their match here.
Tsushima? Yea, I’ve seen that place. I actually liberated the whole island from Mongols, and it only took 30 hours.
Edit: my first playthrough was not 30 hours I’m talking about a challenge run I did.
Lol
In real life they got scared of by a storm
30 HOURS?! I’ve probably only liberated 2/3s with 30 HOURS JESUS 😂😂😂
Yea scared of the ghost of tsushima. Lol
Dude u do it the honorable way of the samurai or did you take to the way of the ghost lol
Sigh.. The mongols should stop shouting "DOSHO! DOSHO!" so that the samurai can't dodge those arrows
sleightasteeg017 their aims so bad though they will all hit their allies anyway
They yell it so there army doesn't get hit
Lol
ahahaha good one
Dooshoo means "get down"
“You have no honor” “And you are a slave to it” those lines cut deeper than any blade
Such a good game
Isn’t this quote from yasuo and yone cinematic?
@@asves4536 its from ghost of tsushima
@@willithpax there is also a similar quote in the cinematic I think
@@asves4536 oh that's cool 👌
You summoned the ghost of Tsushima fanbase
Fr❤
correct
Honor died on the beach
Pretty much
"The deeds of the ghost are many. Let me share one with you.."
The storms were probably cause the Ghost abandoned his honor.
Yes indeed sir. A fine detail of the game.
or it's just his dad (the wind behind his back), doing what dads do.
Could be raijin and fujin lol
Maybe that's why they added that detail
@@kevinlo619 Its where we get 'kamikaze' from as well.
The presentation in this video was so well made that it looks like a mythic tale from Ghost of Tsushima
Because it is a mythic tale. Sadly all of our historical accounts of this time period is rife with fiction and myth.
@@Dead_Goat that’s not what he was talking about
@@Dead_Goat lol haha stay in ur fictional life
@@Dead_Goat and lemme guess, WW2 was created by “the government”?
Mythic tale artwork was so beautiful. Whoever the artist was needs to make a full show ❤
I've always loved this story. It's so cool how the Japanese prayed for a curse on the Mongols and a typhoon was just like "Sup"
Yeah lol
God: Protect Japanese Anime!
Fengshen: Protect Japanese Anime!
Ocean: Protect Japanese Anime!
@@sunriserise7015 degenerate
@@Dave-wt9cl grow up
@@silvorant7296 degenerate number 2
How id love to just travel back in time and spectate these historical events
You wouldn't last because you would be struck by hundreds of stray arrows
@@cyberguy5079 ok maybe something like a ghost mode where i can just fly around and not being seen/hit by anything
@@nori87 😂😂 same
They would of seen you as an enemy and beheaded
@@nori87 like a ghost of Tsushima?
"Samurai are masters of the blade but they are first and foremost horse archers." So true and so grossly overlooked.
still would of gotten their asses handed to them by the mongols
@@Teddy-se8qb funny cause the mongols still couldn’t take japan 😂
@@Teddy-se8qb also the samurai on Tsushima were vastly outnumbered and still held their own decently for the odds they faced
@@top_hat_walrus1860 cause they lived on a island.
funny cause japan thought they were the superior race, sided with nazis and now they watch anime and throw up peace signs.
@@Teddy-se8qb ancient Japan does not equal happen during WW2 or now. And again they were vastly outnumbered and still made the mongols have to retreat on several occasions
The Samurai and Mongols never thought that so many years later we'd be making jokes about them because of a video game..
Imagine what jokes will be made about us in a thousand years...
Crazy
@@NA-vz9ko world makes jokes about how usa lost to farmers with broomsticks in Vietnam already
@@zora9056 we didn't lose, we pulled out per orders of the Pres. The NVA and the Vietgong guerrillas were armed with AK47s, RPGs, mortors and satchel bombs.
@@louwilson0906 So... lost
@@jbardouc808 it was because public opinion went sour. The "tet offensive" was played off in the mainstream media that we lost more than we did. The reality was the vietcong had greater casualties than was told.
"So the mongols came over, ready for war and died in a tornado. But then they tried again and had a nice time fighting with the japanese, but then died in a tornado..."
They didn't have a nice time. They were driven back into the sea because they weren't able to take and hold land long enough to unload a good portion of their troops and supplies and were even suffering casualties in terms of personnel and resources from the Japane also taking the fight to them on their ships.
:0 nice PFP, where is It from?
@@oxtheunlikelycontemplator2682 the Mongols weren't specialized in sea battles
Typhoon*
@@hirofumi3123 and no sea battle occured.
Good for the mongols, I presume.
It was said that the Mongols actually never made it past Tsushima because of *The Ghost*
Imagine you and a small army of 80, watching a mongol fleet of over a 1000 invade your home. Completely outnumbered. But you have to fight even if you die doing so.
Yes.. I cannot imagine what kind of men they must’ve been having such mighty spirits
“You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honor.” - Miyamoto Musashi
No
Lol most wars of the past , that’s why we are who we are
But in japan we have always been protected by pikachus, so it wasn't too bad.
This is way better than the history we learn in school.
thats cause all the cool stuff gets taken out in favor of "social justice"
@@josephdavis1704 agreed
I actually hate it when they show films in school because they would always make us write an essay about said film
what they teach u in school?
@@_--Reaper--_ all I know is the lessons I paid attention, Sumerians. That's all
The Mongols should have checked the weather forcast first.
HAHAHA
Actually the weather was taken into consideration but typhoon just kept coming unusually early. Besides typhoon, those ships had the quality of Made-in-China. Quantity over quality often works such as T-34 vs Tiger. But it didn't work against nature.
Underrated comment🤣🤣
I came looking for a whooosh but I was disappointed
Lmao
Woah! I'm watching every History Dose video from oldest to newest, and this feels like the start of a new era of even better quality. The graphics now feel like I'm in one of those 3D presentation rides at an amusement park. It's like I'm in a vehicle on a track in a dark hallway, that's telling a story as it goes along. Images are on the wall and lit up with glowy lights; and when an important moment in the story happens, the vehicle stops and a spotlight illuminates one of those "hologram" animations to convey it. That's what this video feels like.
I'm really looking forward to watching the rest of these vids. Even though the quality is incredible, I will not take it for granted, and will still super enjoy them if they have more basic graphics.
It was awesome and scary seeing such a realistic portrayal of the Samurai and how they fought. Archery was super important to them, which I wasn't expecting. The pride-based culture of requiring evidence for who they killed really adds that historical Japanese flair to them, and it was real too. Including the storm's impact made the story more realistic, because real war isn't just about the heroes, it's also largely about the conditions and using them to your advantage.
Imagine never playing Ghost of Tsushima and then reading the comment section.
I’m confused ;-;
Just makes me want to play ghost of tsushima lol...
@@one_zhando1973 It's very good, would highly recommend it.
I'm so glad I know more about samurai and Japan than he game lol. Think I played bushido tho. Afro samurai is the best.
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Recently, underwater archeologists have found that the Mongol ships, built by conquered Chinese shipbuilders, had been deliberately shoddily built in such a way to fail in severe weather.
Or it’s just because the boats were made in China
Edit: all I said was a dumb joke chill guys. Both Chinese and mongol history is very interesting to me and I don't mean to downplay the achievements and stories of china or any countries for that matter 🙏
@@deviljho4260 underrated
@@deviljho4260 bruh
@@deviljho4260 oof
@@deviljho4260 Chinese ship builders built the worlds largest ships and its biggest fleets, and sailed the world long before Europeans did.
They also build the iPhone and that’s a pretty good phone :)
Inaccurate, doesn’t talk about that ghost guy in a mask that killed hundreds of mongols by himself
agreed. they didnt mention the unnatural (dare i say "supernatural") wind that always knows where to lead the ghost guy to capture and liberate important mongol strongholds smh
RE Escaño and the magical weather time bending songs of flute
How do you know that info? Those records scrolls should'v been erased...
hundreds, nah my nigga Sakai murdered thousands
Correction: Hundreds of thousands
The incredible artworks really caught me off-guard. Joseph Feely contributes a whole lot of atmosphere to this!
Interesting how in Ghost of Tsushima, the island actually prevails on its first invasion thanks to the protagonist
Jin’s just built different
Innit
Plot armor
Lol
I mean, if each player death and reload from checkpoint spawns a new alternate universe, then I dare say that it's much more likely that we landed in a universe where the Mongols prevailed. Because I died _a lot._
Never mess with Mongol archers, unless you want to hear "DOSHOO! DOSHOO!!" about 24/7 🤣
😂 😂 😂
I thought they would just do some throat singing
Wonder if I leave the archer last to live he’d still tell me to get down
@@salgrrez I've done it before. He definitely will.
Im mongolian and i was wondering what the fuck does doshoo mean 😂😂 turns out its the dooshoo “ доошоо”which means get down lmao 😂😂
“There is no dishonourable way, just kill them”
-Japanese swords master
What a weeb lol
ruclips.net/video/a7hr7dmfJ90/видео.html
Are Sure About That ?
Japanese strongly believed in Sakura (me too actually) that everyone must die they are not afraid of death they know they will go to a better place and every kill they make the send someone away from the hell on the battlefield, also when they losing they do suicide, always when they are at the battle line they will always die if its in combat or suicide they always stay at the front line untill they die. when they surrender they not actually surender they, they throw their last grenade to the enemie and ofc get shot after that action, or they hold the grenade and run to the enemies en he dies too... dying isnt terrible. when your in war in the frontline you dont thank god you survived, as long as you survive you hear your company suffering from pain and some dead alot of blood sometimes even worse like holes in heads or limbs lost or inside of stomach sticking out, and you want to forget that vision ofc, then you can just better die then stay at the hell.
@@Aleksandr_Skrjabin not anymore lol its wildly debunked. Not only was the government and military doing massive propaganda to their own people. They coerced the soldiers by threatening social exile to their families. Also soldiers were on drugs to make them more pliable. If you ask a Japanese person of today they would also tell you you are insane.
What you are referencing are either fringe cases or wildly inaccurate or even plain fiction lol double weeb for you
@@nickmyers3065 what is a weeb? and ik its difrent now. almosy everybody think life is better. and im not japanese but im dutch where people are nice at least. and even if im insane, then it is what it is it doesnt make me stupid.
Your narration is absolutely _on point!_
I lived near Kamakura for 8 years, they still have a yearly parade from Hachimangu Shrine to the beach, where they do horse archery demonstrations. They have been doing that since this battle, around 800 years.
Beautiful
REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND TURN TO LORD JESUS CHRIST.
@@livinghope1561 shut it, you are tiring
ruclips.net/video/roNxXutMmD4/видео.html
@@livinghope1561 fuc Jesus
It's easy just use the dance of wrath, costs only 3 resolve
Yeah especially if you did most of the bamboo strikes and have the samurai clan armor its easy af to get resolve
You have to be wise in using it tho. It can miss or just focus on one or two enemies.
True, these people know nothing about history
I can’t get it to work for me. Do you choose one target after each swing or choose three targets before the first swing
Don’t forget to use Heavenly strike!
Why didn't they just crouch down in pampas grass until the Mongols forgot they were there?
Lmao:)
Should have been a tactical leader
ikr
Lmfao bro
Elber Staff clearly you haven’t played ghost of Tsushima
Thanks!
Thank YOU!
Mongol weapon of choice: big boats, swords, bows and horses
Japan: wall, religion and big water tornado
Well, atleast it works ahahahah
The Ghost of Tsushima. The real historical fact is that the Mongols destroyed the Japanese army quickly and occupied several islands. Unfournatly they lost to the weather, not to the samurai. The Mongol fleet was destroyed by the typhoon and the Japanese luckily saved. That was why the Japanese were worshiping the Typhoon and called it as Kamikaze( the wind from god). During world war two, the Japanese imperial army also named its suicide attack plane as kamikaze.
@@romanchristopher4399 japanese are way cooler though
A typhoon isn't a water tornado. It's a regional term for hurricane.
Guem Ohani how is samurai culture gay lol, it’s very respectful and honourable, just not the most versatile when fighting foreigners
Alternatively, you could have one samurai who is somehow also trained in stealth and has literal supernatural abilities like a healing factor which seems to grow stronger with hot spring water, teleporting up to 3 times while attacking with his sword to the sound of thunder, and mind controlling enemies to attack one at a time
Edit: likes seem to show that most people get who I’m talking about but since some folks still seem confused in replies here: look up Jin Sakai.
Yes lol
Lmao I learned of that
When you put it that way, Jin really sounds like a hybrid between Tanjiro and Zenitsu
@@ATFprdepartment i thought he was talking about sekiro for a momment
@@micalzoncillo249 sekiro is a shinobi but i guess it kinda applies to him aswell lol
The Samurai need to switch to Water Stance to defeat the mongols.
The typhoon switched from wind stance to water stance, to obliterate the Mongol shield warriors.
Great comment bro haha
The samurai's greatest weapon: S T O R M S
Facts. Best stance.
damn bro
This is not true. It is true that the Tsushima army was defeated, but the reason was that the Mongolian army attacked with 40,000 men against the Japanese army of 500. defeated. The Japanese army also won the second battle. The typhoon came when the Mongolian army was defeated by the Japanese samurai and was escaping by ship. So the Mongolian army did not withdraw because the typhoon came, but because they were defeated. It's true that a typhoon comes when you're withdrawing by boat. It is distorted to protect the pride of Europeans who were weak to draw a strong Mongol army like this video.
That wasn't actually the Mongolian army... Those soldiers were like mostly Koreans, Chinese real Mongolians were maybe 1% 🤔.
@@gerelchimegganbold7202 It is true that during the second Mongol invasion of Japan, many Koreans and Chinese who became Mongolian slaves invaded Japan. Therefore, Japanese samurai easily destroyed the Mongolian army.
what a butthurt comment lmao
You're wrong. Tsushima's army did win because Jin Sakai helped recruit an army with his uncle Lord Shimura after defeating the Mongol Leader General Temuge
@ Historically, the Tsushima Island army was only 500 strong, so they lost. But in Kyushu, the Japanese army won twice against the Mongol army. They were crushing victories.
"A true samurai needs no clothes." ― Jin Sakai after too much sake.
any drunk needs no clothes or feet...... dont even need a bed. snuggle up to the porcelain as if it were a minty cloud of suede
That armor set is actually kinda good, you can speedrun bases since u can sprint to kill all the guards
Lol 😂
Jin after acquiring Fundoshi armor after visiting all the hot springs
jin sake
Mongols: *Conquers Russia in the dead of winter when they're supposed to be on a scouting mission*
Also Mongols: *Throws 4000 ships directly onto the ocean floor because they didn't learn their lesson the first time*
Cause Mongolia is also a cold country. Winter not a problem for them. Ulan Bator is the coldest capital in world.
Because Russia was conquered by Golden Horde, which was ruled by Batu Khan, where majority of warriors were nomads (Turks, Tatars). They were one nation. Japan was invaded by Yuan Mongol Empire, which was ruled by Kublai Khan, where nomads were minority. Koreans and Chinese were majority, they were not one nation, they even spoke on different languages. Tactics and skills were different. There were three generals(Mongolian, Korean, Chinese) and they worked separately without one systematic plan, also they didn’t have enough experience on naval battle. On the other hand, Golden Horde’s army fought as one unified mechanism. They perfectly knew how to fight in field. And they also knew how to conquer Russia because their ancestors had done it many times.
They didn't get destroyed by winter. They got destroyed by storms. The Mongols probably had no experience in facing against severe storms.
You have to acknowledge a fact that there was no Russia back in those days, only different little medieval kingdoms inside of it, most of the time at war between themselves.
@@lemondruid2783 thanks for the info i know nothing about Russia history apart from Viking show and some things i studied
Russia: Ice Attack
Japan: Storm Attack
Vietnam: Dig Attack
Bri'ish: Drug Attack
Norway: Rage Attack
Canada: Sorry Attack
Sparta: Chad Attack
Russians ice didn't help them against mongols. Lol
@Tangent of circle. shut up nerd
@@Crazy_Schizo I personally enjoy learning about history. Just because someone knows something you don't and it makes you feel dumb doesn't mean you have to be rude.
Serbia:
Heroes attack ❤️
Sumo: *Massive Attack*
That was amazing! Ive read about this before but you really brought it to life. I was shuddering during the invasion! Wow!!!
Everyone's looking up Ghost of Tsushima or just Tsushima to learn about the real historical events. Lol
And it is a good thing lol.
@@moonkinx That's what it's cool about good videogames.
The game is a masterpiece
I think it's great if a video game can entice people to learn more + it's a good story
Yeah man lots of mongol history is wild
Thanks to everyone for your kind words. Another big thank you to historian Thomas D. Conlan, who graciously answered our research questions and whose wonderful sources (in the description) provided the backbone for this video. All you Takezaki Suenaga fans can check out the full scrolls online here: digital.princeton.edu/mongol-scrolls/
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Kono Dutch visit the steppes of mongolia with cheerful heart, and you shall see yourself rectified. Do the opposite, you shall face the wrath of those who detest ill-intentioned
Amazing production, cant believe I've never noticed your channel before. Great job!
Nicely done!
I hate to directly ask on your pinned comment, but can you tell me the document you referenced about the Chinese man (Chang) who was taken as a slave by the japanese? I’d love to read his first hand account
@@RatBrain Sure thing. The translated version of the Chinese survivor's account was found in the Turnbull book on the Mongol invasions cited in the description. It's not terribly long, but it's very interesting. It's on page 76
You gotta respect the mongols, they took on Earths greatest warriors throughout history, from European Knights, to Middle East Mamluks, to Hashashin's and Samurai
Yeah but they killed taka
@@QueenPancake- Top 10 sad anime moments
But didn't the Mamluks defeated them ?
@@sagilibra1607 Yes they did ❤️
@@QueenPancake- "I trained you to fight with honor!"
Medieval Japan was truly a magical place, both in power and belief. Media didn’t need to ruin it. Videos like this bring it back to life, I thank you.
Profile pic checks out. Every anime weeb will glorify Japan. Although I agree that the history of japan is interesting and fascinating, it is not a magical place. Peasants were often butchered in the civil wars, and the brutality of Japan was demonstrated during world war II. The samurais were not as honorable as you think. A lot of them are hypocrites and rejoices in violence.
@ profile pic has nothing to do with Japan 😂 you call me a ‘weeb’ which is funny, fully considering I’m a native and the Japanese populous is what brought the term weeb abroad. Hate anime personally, but there sure is an audience for it. As for WWII, the Samurai were not the typical warrior, as by that point it was simply ceremonial. The honor in their ways was deceased by this point. Perry (a mid 1800’s explorer of trade) re-established trade forcefully corresponding with the other hemisphere. That is when the death of the Shogunite and Samurai began, all being wiped clean by the late 1870’s.
This is great stuff. What a title as well, irresistible.
Thanks! Truly means a lot coming from a channel like yours!
yes, collab anytime soon, both of you willl?
This is exactly verbatim what I was about to type lol. Great Stuff. Awesome title. Narration was sublime as well. What would have been unforgettable would be to have Japanese audio english subs. The ONLY way to watch Narruto lol (I'm 48 years old).
Captivating video thumbnail art as well. Samurai stance and Mongol posture... nailed it.
I love both of you❤
Comment section: 1% history
99% Ghosts of Tsushima references. And I love it.
Weeb
@Kaffir Zulu This isn't reddit.
@@shockwavesteve and proud bit*ch
Because the history copied the game
@@shockwavesteve anime?
Everyone gangsta until Musashi Miyamoto draws his second sword.
Facts
But he preferred one sword in his book.
Musashi*
@@perrywithcigar217 thanks. Damn autocorrect 😑
@@sweet-sourchicken8610 yes, the book of five rings. Love that book
This is like listening to a good story by the fire when you were little. Really well done!
"Historians" removing all mentions of Jin Sakai from the history books
I was waiting on somebody to say it man 😂. Good day to you
He wasn’t a real person unless this was a joke then I found it funny
@@sirpineapple2262 yeah, he's the mc of a video game titled Ghost of Tsushima, which takes place in an alternate reality ^^
@@sirpineapple2262 no shit sherlock.
@@paulmihai210 He said "unless this was a joke then I found it funny"
Nah bro where’s the heavenly strike this is wrong smh
Ikr
No first of all where is The Ghost????
XD I just got the game
@@thastuffv7688 jin dies in the end
@@SuperSalsaMan So you're a piece of shit.
“ Japan’s government responds, *by ignoring his letter* ” :0
"Seen year 1266"
Can you imagine the massive balls it would take to just leave Kublai Khan on 'Read'?
They ghosted an entire empire
Gooootttem!
@@SoupyPoopy21 hence the name: Ghost Of Tsushima 🤣
Thank you for sharing the important peace of historical information.
"You were allies once.we wont kill you"
"Oh thank the gods!"
" we will enslave you instead"🙃
Right lol. People like framing Japan as the good guy here but they were soooo fucked up lol
I would absolutely prefer death
@@possiblymaybe6711 Most of people only read the patriotic part but ignore the dark side lmao. Anyway, everything good on earth must have dark side and that's normal.
@@ananditotugarisman9122 being enslaved has always been pretty standard throughout history, and the lesser punishment compared with the alternative, if we're demonizing everybody who ever enslaved then we're demonizing almost every civilization that ever existed.
Obviouly now its totally unacceptable but keep in mind that neing enslaved didnt mean to be tortured and whipped all the time, it meant hard labor, which is something almost everyone had to do anyway
And yes I know it seems like Im downplaying slavery but it really was normal back in the day, people werent like "omg slavery is so inhumane, how can someone be so cruel?" it actually was as normal as going to prison for war crimes
Having said that, the japanese were still problematic, they enjoyed raiding the korean coast all the time, and since that coast now belonged to the mongols they were a constant menace and the mongols wouldnt accept the constant possibility of one day being invaded by japan's full force
There's no good guys standing, the trully good guys were the first to die
@@possiblymaybe6711 How so? Mongolia's army was made up of conquered people they were forcing to fight to conquer an island that was minding its own business. Ironically it's the Mongols that made the isolationist Japanese expansionists.
Mongols took revenge by winning Sumo championship every year in Japan🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol
Yeah pretty much
😂😂😂
Literally.
This video is......absolutely stunning. I love the dramatic feeling it has to it. It really made a Mongol invasion seem frightening. The narration is so amazing. But the battle horns at the start really gave me goosebumps.
REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND TURN TO LORD JESUS CHRIST.
How the hell do you manage to be informative but also cinematic? It's incredible
Make things up
um how about a huge Budget
There just the best at this shit bro! THEE BEST.
It's called research, you try
@@smartdevilevilif you look this up, it’s actually accurate. Several of the artworks in this are actually pieces from that period, like one of the paintings of Takezaki Suenaga, which is from the manuscript he commissioned himself to record his deeds.
Ghost of Tsushima, the Japanese Assassin creed game we never got.
Indeed I want a sequel tho
I think that would be sekiro shadows die twice
They should do one on Miyamoto Musashi
maybe on Oda nobutoshi or Tokugawa
It's kinda not tho
Ive come back to this video so many times since it released, must be either my 10th or 11th time watching. So high quality, one of my fav vids on the platform
Regardless of this defeat you have to give credit to the Mongols. They were looked down upon by the Chinese, Persians, Arabs, etc but these maybe couple hundred thousand “primitive” nomads managed to defeat and conquer all these powerful empires. It’s a lesson that you should never underestimate anyone.
In large thanks to defectors and political infighting within the defending nations.
And yet today, the Chinese, Persians, Arabs are all richer than Mongolia. China even took inner mongolia into it's own territory. Mongols had a good run but now they're nobodies.
@@sleepyjoe4529 watch out we've got someone who's earning more than 250k usd a year. Oh wait, you're a nobody like most people today. You've even probably got a negative net worth with all your debt
@@dave45032 lol classic case of telling me you're poor without telling me you're poor. COPE HARDER LMAO!
@@sleepyjoe4529 Lol nice try, but sadly you're mistaken. Keep struggling. A true 1 percenter isn't spending time trawling through RUclips
I bet none of these guys are using tadayoris armour while using the bow
Skanda Swaminathan smh they could just slow down time to win
Best armor itg
Faxx
They probably hate the hat though
Random Crusader yeah, the maxed out one looks like something out of looney tunes, so you can wear the headband of serenity for a more understated look
To reject the Mongols is to flirt with the apocalypse lol that couldn't be put better
Read the letter sent by Hulagu khan to Mamluks of Egypt. They wrote the most threatening and badass letters
@@Internut1985 yeah till the messengers were beheaded and the invasion failed
@@josephstalin2138 The last part didn't happened frequently
Joseph Stalin true but imagine if that was you or me getting that letter and knowing what they did to China , Russia , Persia , Korea , Tibet I would probably crap my pants
Learn how Javanese man, Raden Wijaya, outsmart the Mongols and make them his army to overthrown the king and then betray them LOL
Such a superb channel. Far superior to anything on the telly for the last 20 years! THIS is how you make history documentaries. I salute you!
More students in school would be interested in history if they teach more epic battles like this instead of what some random civilisation used to eat or some other boring shit
As a teacher (not a history teacher, though), I've always thought that it would be cool to teach history as stories instead of just textbook facts. Some teachers try to, but it's not as common as it maybe should be. Imagine learning about the Mongol Empire or the Shogunate by hearing the story of a hypothetical individual person involved in the battles. And what they might have experienced, and their feelings about it based on their culture, or what they were protecting back home, or who they served.
That's really the best way to learn history, I think. Humans relate so strongly to stories, and that's why games/movies about history are popular.
American history taught in the classroom in three words .... ‘white man bad’.
@@SMaamri78 oh so the real version of history hurts your feeling ?
Remind me how much teacher get paid again ?
Right.
Meanwhile there is an economic incentive and funding for these videos.
People care about what they ate lol if they didnt Townsends channel and tasting history wouldn't be as big as they are.
The real reason why the typhoon hit the mongols was because Jin kept swiping left to get to the waypoint
It was up but lol😂
lol
@@miimiidiidii2799 he didn't update the game :(
@@miimiidiidii2799 it’s left on the ps5 😉
@@VictorGarcia-kt8dy It's still up on mine. Lol.
Ghost of Tsushima is a top contender for Game of The Year.
El Bottoo bag last of us aint gonna do that good just cause of the story
Ac valhalla beats this game alone. Then you have cyberpunk to come... this aint shit
El Bottoo neither TLOU2 nor FF7 come close to Ghost.
El Bottoo the last of us 2 won’t win anything. Everything about that games story is trash.
@El Bottoo don't even mention that shitshow tlou2 is worst goty😂😂 goty is cyberpunk, maybe ghost gets a mention.
This video is AMAZING. Ghost of Tsushima just opened thousands to the world of ancient Japan. I love this game so much and I wish SuckerPunch made more games
Ghost of tsushima made me look into even more history and stories from ancient japan. The history of japan is just the most interesting there is
Right like the game is so fucking beautiful
They've got Sly Cooper and the Infamous games.
Look up Yasuke, the first black samurai... apparently Nobunaga a warlord at the time befriended him and thought he was a God lol
they take time, thats why their games are good.
1274 Ghost of Tsushima for PS4
1281 Ghost of Tsushima 2 for PS5 (I hope)
If oy khan isn't ded then maybe, but too bad.
Ghost of Japan for PS5
@@WahyuSetiawan-sz4lc Khotun Khan was just an emissary general sent by Kubolai Khan, or Khaghan as he should be called, to take over Japan. They could always have a different Khan enter the stage in the second invasion for GoT 2 on ps5 😄
@@WahyuSetiawan-sz4lc khotun khan stated that he is a cousin of kublai khan. Maybe after this events on ghost of tsushima, kublai khan will seeks a revenge for his cousin's death
Noah Cabello Tsushima is japan idiot
Woah this is incredible stuff. Really great work here! So epic
Thank you so much
Japanese history has been so distorted and exaggerated
Awesome video! Keep up the great content!
I feel like everyone after playing ghost of tsushima discountes how actually brilliant the mongols were in their tactical know how
Hahaha
They were terrifyingly skilled warriors with experienced leadership and numbers to match.
yeah lol, I played the game before we talked about it in class and I was like "Huh? The Mongols are actually not stupid?" bc in the game istg the mongols NEVER see me lol
I kill them In less than 3 hits that’s nots very tactical
@@ald3n507 But they can kill you in 1-2 hits too. It’s realistic.
Just before he killed him, the Ghost told Khotun Khan that history would not remember his name.
Yeah, it was a clever way for the game to give an explanation as to why Khotun and the Ghost aren't referenced in history. For within the game's story, Khotun's invasion was ultimately a failure, and so the Mongols never acknowleged him following the events. And as for the Ghost, he was considered dishonorable amongst the Shogun, therefore he too would not be recorded in history.
@Char Mate
I was explaining the ingame reasoning. Obviously I wasn't claiming it was based on true events
@Char Mate how dumb are you ???
@Char Mate duuuuude you have to play it. It's sooo gooooddd
They depicted Jin as the first ninja really awesome how they did that.
Imagine if Sucker Punch made another Open World Samurai game.
But the time period is the Sengoku Jidai Period.
I would love to buy more of their game then also the Sucker Punch would be one of my favorite game studio next to the CD Projeck Red.
With Muskets and Nobunaga
I'll happily spend my money
That would be great
And the map is the mainland 🔥
I'm already wet.
0:27 “We are 80 Samurai” ahh shot
@@hikari_sunset 😭😭
"There must be thousands of them" -Jin Sakai
Ayo so like anyone’s gonna talk ab how dope and so perfect theses edits were done! geezz mann
Thanks! New video dropping Friday!
@@HistoryDose plz drop more vedio about Mongols🙏
Impressive. The placement of graphics along with sound effects, the concise editing and punchy narrative combine for a total infotainment experience.
Thanks!!
The answer is simple
COME AND FIGHT *destroys triangle button*
*proceeds to get boink by superspeed Act 3 mongols*
The guys that get me are the ones that come into the standoff swinging. Im always exspecting them to try and fake me out.
Kyle Bates here’s a tip that makes standoff’s infinitely easy:
Don’t watch their weapons, watch their feet. That is all.
BrightDrake _99 I will remember this.. legend
@@azureplague530 huh... Kinda like football or basketball..
Amazing story, very nicely presented History Dose.
Ghost of Tsushima is amazing, not just as a game but also as a way to unite us all to learn some history 🤣
We are not united.
I hate the fact that you play as a samurai. Wish we could've played as a Mongol warrior. Why do we always have to be the fuckn savior?
@@jonahvasquez6210 because this game isn't For Honor.
Game is trash only looks pretty.
Game looks beautiful, but mission structure is really bad. Excellent example of "pretty on outside, shallow on inside"
The storytelling with the visual art is mind blowing 🙏
Real life storm: actual typhoon basically defeats Mongols.
Ghost of tsushima storm: cool sword skin.
Its really enjoying. You guys did extraordinary work to make this video. Thanks 👍👍👍
Lord Shimura: Samurai must fight with honor Jin!
Real Samurai: beheads everyone they see...
Even though Lord Shimura was right and Samurai's did have a code about fighting with honor they also realized honor would just get them slaughtered. Is war, everything is valid.
@@sebastiandancourt2612 all is fair in love and war
AFAIK IRL the whole "honor 1v1" thing was really just for other samurai, it was a duelling thing, not a war thing. but yeah.
Different period
@@cobraglatiator yeah, the samurai code existed mainly between samurai to solve internal scuffle
Anybody else clicked this thinking you was going to see an actually fight not an historical presentation? I appreciate the presentation tho
Thats why i clicked.. But the presentation is well made and quite interesting.
Same
OMG same 😂
Yup
That thumbnail was extremely misleading.
5:40 Holy shit I just realized how big the mongol empire was. It goddamn covered the entirety of middle and eastern Asia. I always took it for granted when my history teachers said the Mongolian empire was one of the biggest ever. I now realize how much of an idiot i was.
at it heights its extended from asia to europe too.
There is allways one BIGGEST empire in the world, technicly its now EU, but it is falling apart.
The laws just dont work cross; the ones that work in the south, dont work in the north.
@@mass1985 eu isnt one empire you idiot its a union of countries, more like an alliance.
Not the entirety of Asia, certainly not the entirety of East Asia, without Japan.
too much empty space
The sailing of those Japanese small boats towards the mongol ships under barrage of arrows must have been a sight to see. It demonstrated the true spirit of the Samurai.
this is one of the best channels in youtube and it is getting better and better
Even now the mongolian teachers say that the japanese are blessed by the seas.
That's interesting. It is said history is in the past.
@Quiet&Angry the sea blessing wore off when they industrialized.
@@papafoundry5537 the seas turned away to those who forwent tradition and allowed greed and glory to supersede honor and respect.
Tsunamis: am i a joke to you?
FUKUSHIMA! Not a blessing!
The invasion of Japan by the Mongols indirectly contributed to the fall of the ruling Kamakura Shogunate. Many samurais were bitter that the Shogunate did not adequately reward them for literally saving the entirety of japan, and instead honored mere monks for their thoughts and prayers. Consequently conflict breaks out and the Shogunate was no more.
Always pay your people right 😅
i mean you can kind of see why the shogunate honored the monks instead of the samurai, japan wouldve been taken if it werent for the typhoon
@@whyyes6429 The real reason why the monks were rewarded was because it was much cheaper for the Shogunate to do so, compared to rewarding their samurais who did the fighting.
great comment!
@@whyyes6429 learn history
This was super interesting. I had always thought the Mongol spread was land based and on horse. I never knew they had a naval fleet, especially one as large as that.
They didn’t. They forced their imperial subjects and Koreans to make the fleet (as well as being cannon fodder and crew). Their failed Japanese and Javanese attack bankrupted the Mongolian empire
@@vistalover9607 Ahhh okay that makes much more sense. Thank you for the clarification! I thought I had a good grasp of history, but I'm always finding there are parts that I have missed!
that is not complete true@@vistalover9607
@@vistalover9607 They didn't force the Koreans to make the fleet, the Korean were the ones that gave the idea and urged Kublai Khan to invade Japan! It was the Chinese that begrudgingly had to make the fleet and also send troops to invade.
did you think they swam from Korea to Tsushima?
Legend has it that the storm was called 'Jin Sakai'.
@Tim C. Woosh
@@Dillpickle1997 Very fitting
Susanoo storm god.
@Tim C.
Kami-Kaze
Divine Wind
HAHAHHAHA X D
I learn more with games, youtube and movies more then school ever did...
@Unkown yep, my school didn't even teach this.
Cant even spell unknown
About as useful on a CV too
@VobisPacem VR could be used to teach history but who knows. Interesting thought.
I like the idea of an augmented reality. Stand somewhere and wear a pair of glasses and ear buds that will augment what you are looking at. I'd think that would be pretty cool. Stand on a field at Gettysburg and walk through the camps or battlefield would be a good example.