Earliest Chinese Armies - Armies and Tactics DOCUMENTARY
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Published 2020-10-20
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the historical armies and tactics continues with a video covering the ancient origins of the Chinese army with a focus on the military of the Han dynasty.
History of China Playlist:    • Chinese History Â
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All Comments (21)
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"A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in a battle." -Chinese proverb
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Ancient Chinese military is so underrated
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Fun Fact: Jiang Jun and Shogun are written exactly the same in Japanese and Chinese: 将军
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Generals weren't always executed for failure. Even the ancient Han recognized that misfortune and bad luck were a thing - perhaps even poor allocation of soldiers or supplies by a general's superiors. However, execution was always considered technically a just response to failure, so execution for failure was always on the table. This encouraged generals to at least attempt to mitigate the disaster when failure was imminent, that they might be spared by a benevolent or understanding superior.
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Chinese general: defeated. The Emperor: That’s a nice head you have on your shoulders.
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I have to admit that as a Chinese, know more about armies of Romans and Byzantines than that of the Chinese. Thank you K&G for such interesting yet unknown information.
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I watch a lot of Chinese dramas and movies but I learnt so much in this one video. Good Job KnG. I wish CA would focus more of these historical elements in TW3K.
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Always a great episode. Thanks K&G
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Fun fact about Han crossbows, They were much more effective than medieval European crossbows made in the 12th century, Even when Europe began making crossbows from steel (14th century) giving it a much heavier draw weight than a Han crossbow they still had a much lower power stroke (one third of a Han crossbow) which made them less effective despite their increased weight, Han crossbow were the early anti-material rifles.
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This is my groove. I've been studying ancient China recently.
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Thank you for putting this awesome video. The bgm is spot on.
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I'm so excited to see ancient China! All your videos are awesome but China's history has as always been elusive without great effort to digest....Thank you!
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This was awesome. I really want a whole lot more of this. Really deep campaign and battle analysis of Warring States, Qin, Han, 3K, and Era of Disunity videos, and their logistics. Chinese history is so little-covered in English, it is always awesome to learn more. Thanks K&G!
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Thank you for all your hard work. I watch all your videos as soon as they come out.
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Loves the Civilization VI music at the beginning; great video as always
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Can't wait for more in this series. It's one of my personal favourites
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The practice of having 2 generals in an army is reminiscent of the Roman practice of having 2 Consuls. Ideally, neither could monopolize political or military power since they both held equal authority. They didn’t often command the same army, but when they did, they traditionally alternated supreme command (which didn’t always work out…)
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Another excellent video, thanks!
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They were other rare video about the subject. This one is the best. Thanx much appreciate it
