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example that comes to mind is... However,

1:08

Ones degree here. And I'm gabby. And

1:10

will come back to the podcast My goes. I'm gonna

1:12

go ahead and say this run out from the beginning

1:14

guys. I screwed up. I did. I

1:17

really did. I made a promise this last time

1:19

that this was going to be a two part

1:21

episode. I was. I was wrong.

1:23

Okay, the sheer insane story of even

1:25

but it over the course of creating

1:27

this thing. maybe the guy and I

1:29

target always with isn't two parts and

1:31

refined And then I got like eight

1:33

pages into this and I was like

1:35

okay, I'm. I'm. I'm not half

1:37

way to the point here that I thought that I

1:40

was going to end this thing. So as it turns

1:42

out there going to be a third part to this.

1:44

Ever. That. I. Apologize, You

1:47

always underestimate how long it

1:49

would take. I. Do. The.

1:51

Art I typed actually do It's one of my be false it of

1:53

these one a big folds and I have a number of them but

1:55

that is. Definitely. One of the big

1:57

ones is underestimating things. I would be a terrible.

2:00

Military commander from that's good. You know how

2:02

they're that big whole thing of like and

2:04

I'd underestimating in enemy that would be my

2:06

precise think it's like I know, I'm sure

2:08

it'll be fine. they can't totally aft and

2:10

thousand people here at max it's five and

2:12

then low behold I'm surrounded. That.

2:14

Would be me. Yeah. He

2:16

idea. Anyway, from

2:18

the or story from where we left

2:20

off in the to to have left

2:23

Morocco, he'd gone on his little adventure.

2:25

and by little I mean massive adventure

2:27

across the Middle East and gone down

2:30

into you are Arabia, had gone down

2:32

into Africa, had gone up into Persia

2:34

and other territories and here well now

2:36

here was going to be a continuation

2:39

of his journey. Also.

2:41

Since we're talking about juries here again, I figured that

2:43

does be a great time to tell you all that

2:45

there are still couple early birds. Author left for trip

2:47

that we're gonna be taking to Germany. If you don't

2:49

wanna see the Christmas markets with us and you don't

2:51

that two hundred dollar discount then you can check out

2:54

the trip that we're doing to Peru which is going

2:56

to be a July or Italy which is in May

2:58

and he links for all that are down in the

3:00

description. Saute.

3:02

When we last left off with him. but

3:05

today he'd spent about a year in Mecca,

3:07

where he was studying and making his third

3:09

pilgrimage. Dysentery? Of course not. Yes, of course,

3:11

because his body is that he had to

3:13

do. You Are you thinking no more and

3:15

more about. Doing. Something

3:17

else He didn't want to stay in one

3:19

place for very long. And specifically, he'd have

3:21

been hearing tales about the Sultan of Delhi

3:24

which was super. When by say Delhi for

3:26

anyone who's confused about that, I mean yes,

3:28

as in the city of Delhi in India,

3:30

that was the Muslim controlled region in India,

3:33

which actually the time at a pretty massive

3:35

empire. The. Sultan there was reportedly

3:37

welcoming scholars and judges from fraud

3:39

and if you went there. You.

3:41

Just give you a high paying job. Leave. You

3:44

to showed up and you were an

3:46

educated Muslim. you were going to pretty

3:48

much get rich their that was almost

3:50

guaranteed seats elite Those with the rumors.

3:53

But. First in order to get their. Him.

3:55

But to the had to get a guide,

3:57

someone who is going to be able to

3:59

speak Persian, someone who knew how to get

4:01

to India. A new India pretty well. So.

4:04

In your thirteen thirty he went to the town of Jihad

4:06

on the Red Sea. And. After winning unsuccessfully

4:08

for a guide to India for several

4:11

months, he decided okay. Well, since I

4:13

can't really go to India, I'm going

4:15

to continue to travel elsewhere. Like.

4:17

He does. He have to completely changed his mind

4:19

and instead he went north. To Turkey.

4:23

Is. Me reason though at the time he wasn't

4:25

all dirty was just know the region of

4:27

Anatolia from there's you'd be able to connect

4:29

with any Turkish caravans that possibly were travelling

4:31

along the Silk road to go to India.

4:33

And what he would then do is travel

4:35

back into Egypt where you'd meet a friend.

4:38

He would then go by caravan to Damascus,

4:40

Syria and from there they would head north

4:42

for Anatolia. Him.

4:44

To do small group would leave Siriano

4:46

large galley ship it was belonging to

4:49

a generalise trading mission. And. From

4:51

they are they would arrive at a lawyer

4:53

in Anatolia. This. Was a town.

4:55

there was a pretty busy trading boards and

4:57

was especially famous for it's would which was

4:59

something that was heavily ships down to Egypt

5:01

and Syria which is normally. I'm not sure

5:03

if maybe bar familiar with large swath of

5:05

the Middle East but damn. If

5:08

not all that much. What? They. Really

5:10

have as many trees they are which meant that

5:12

was very valuable commodity that you can send down.

5:15

As you described the journey boat we set

5:17

out for the country the Turks. He was

5:20

conquered by the muslims, but there are still

5:22

large number of christians there that are under

5:24

the protection of the Turkmen muslims. Who.

5:26

Travelled on the see for ten nights. And.

5:28

The Christians treat us honorably and took no

5:30

passage money from us. On the

5:32

tenth day we arrived at Along You Were The

5:34

Problems Begins. This. Country is one of

5:36

the finest in the world, Units God

5:39

has brought together the good things dispersed

5:41

rather lamps. It's people are the

5:43

most commonly have met. The cleanest in

5:45

their dress and the most delicious in their

5:47

fruit. And. The kindly soaking creation.

5:50

Wherever. We stopped in this land weather

5:52

at hospice or private house or neighbors

5:54

both men and women these do not

5:56

feel themselves came to ask after our

5:58

needs. When. We. Them they beat us for

6:01

well as though they were our relatives in our

6:03

own folk and you would see. The

6:05

thing about this is that when

6:08

he's going traveling this place, he

6:10

absolutely loves Anatolia. He love how

6:12

hospitable they are. Rights.

6:15

There's something else.

6:18

While. He did praised the Turks hospitality

6:20

and how committed they were to

6:22

be proper Sunni Muslim. He was very

6:24

surprised by certain things, such as

6:26

the fact that the eight assists which

6:29

is essentially Indian have it's the a

6:31

type of drop. It is like

6:33

marijuana. And. He was shocked

6:35

that they did this. Existing

6:38

care like they didn't think anything of

6:40

it. That. Was something that for

6:42

anyone who is unfamiliar with the most debate, it's

6:44

like. You how that we

6:46

talk about Mormons out in I'm ah but

6:49

why can I not remember the name of

6:51

the a diversity. D Lion

6:53

P F B Y U Other that

6:55

whole controversy about caffeine on campus. But.

6:58

As always, that controversy is always on

7:00

Dell. A job so that the is what

7:02

we're talking about here except in this case

7:04

it was young Indian have that it was

7:07

like a drug there was almost like marijuana

7:09

and he was shocked that they would be

7:11

able that are not be able to but

7:13

that they would never eat themselves using the

7:15

substance when you specifically we're not supposed to

7:17

within Islam. And in every

7:19

town that he was that you'd visit,

7:21

he was welcomed by a fraternity of

7:23

Muslim brothers. Every time he went to

7:25

a place, they would provide him with

7:28

food but shelter, and apparently they would

7:30

even compete with each other like with

7:32

other fraternities or the honor of entertaining

7:34

their guests. and whoever could entertain them

7:36

the most, whoever could give them the

7:38

biggest welcome. That is how the earned

7:40

like a great an honorable place in society. As

7:43

he would say about the whole event quote

7:45

We stayed here at the College Mosque of

7:47

the town. Now. In all lanes inhabited

7:50

by the Turkmens in Anatolia. In every

7:52

district, town and village there are free

7:54

to be found members of the organization

7:56

known as the Young Brotherhood. Know

7:58

we're in the world. We. Men so eager

8:01

to walk, strangers so prompt us or food

8:03

and to satisfy the wants the others. The.

8:05

Members of the community work during the day to

8:07

get their livelihood and bring what they have earned.

8:09

In the late afternoon. With. This a

8:12

buy fruit, food and the other things

8:14

which the hospice requires to their use.

8:16

Him. A traveler comes to town that day. They launch

8:18

him and he stays with them until he goes away.

8:21

If there are no travellers and they themselves

8:23

the symbols for take it the food and

8:25

having eaten it sing and dance. On

8:27

the morrow, they return to their occupations and bring

8:29

their earnings to their leader in the late afternoon.

8:34

So. In other words from all the if

8:36

he if there was a major competition between

8:38

these very different groups as too well how

8:40

well they could entertain and he was going

8:42

to take advantage of this as much as

8:44

possible. Humor. To to would stay

8:46

in the homes of important leaders. saw them

8:48

even related to the ill con of perjure

8:50

himself. And it every single place.

8:53

As was custom, he was given hospitality.

8:55

Guess sometimes people just gave him money,

8:57

sometimes they gave him roots, Sometimes the

8:59

game, a horse or even sleep. Like.

9:02

Anything and everything the you can think of. That would

9:04

have been a good gift. Back in the day he was

9:07

going to get an awesome time the letter of introduction

9:09

that he would then be able to use to the

9:11

next. Person or place where he was

9:13

going to be. Don't you along the trip do

9:15

not have a nice place to stay. As.

9:17

He traveled through Turkey would see many

9:20

different things but. What seems

9:22

to have shocked him when he

9:24

did this was that specifically there

9:26

was a varying different i'm. How

9:28

right and phrase this. This status

9:30

of women whether they were for your

9:32

slave, was very different from what you'd

9:34

expect and saw. As. You'd say

9:37

and I quote a remarkable thing which I

9:39

saw on the country was the respect shown

9:41

to women by the Turks for the hold

9:43

a more dignified position than the Met. I.

9:46

Saw also the wives of the merchants and the

9:48

common man. Their. Faces are visible for

9:50

the Turkish women do not feel themselves. Sometimes

9:52

a woman will be accompanied by her husband

9:54

and anyone seen him would take him for

9:57

one of her servants. This. Was

9:59

something that. The shocked at because rb

10:01

the is coming from a region that was

10:03

very pious strict when it came to their

10:05

interpretation of sunni islam and you're going to

10:08

hear over the course of death a lot

10:10

of bomb. Comments that he's gonna

10:12

make about women at a time. And

10:15

it actually provides us with a

10:17

very valuable. Well he.

10:19

Provides is a valuable insight as to

10:21

how this wasn't a singular uniforms custom

10:23

in practice everywhere where people had to

10:26

close the instruct be bail themselves He

10:28

was actually different in different parts of

10:30

world. For. The whole reason

10:32

I bring this up in the first place

10:34

because in one town and he would visit

10:36

he was extremely critical of how does that

10:39

they treated sleep when it is. He would

10:41

say the inhabitants of the city would make

10:43

no effort to stamp out immorality. Indeed, the

10:45

same applies to the whole population of these

10:47

regions. What? They would do is

10:49

buy beautiful Greek slave girls and then

10:51

put them out prostitution. And. Each

10:53

girl has to be regular due to her

10:55

master. I. Heard it said that the

10:58

girls go to the bath houses along the

11:00

men, and anyone who wishes to indulge in

11:02

depravity does so in the bath house and

11:04

nobody tries to stop him. I. Was

11:06

told that the governor in the city own sleep

11:09

girls employed in a sweat. And

11:11

is this point that I I really just need to say something that

11:13

wanted to keep in mind. Remember how I said

11:15

in the first part of the story? for anyone

11:17

who listen to the first episode which I really

11:19

hope he did for going into this. The

11:22

whole deal with the To.is that

11:24

he kept know notes He told

11:26

his story orally three decades later

11:28

to another guy who embellished it.

11:31

So what I can see here is that

11:34

he definitely does offer some really great insights

11:36

on these places that he describes things that

11:38

in general many people would never have even

11:40

thought of writing down in the first place.

11:43

But the amount of time that he

11:45

relates a story as oh I was

11:47

told this happens. He. Eats a

11:49

bit frustrating and it makes me think of

11:51

the network stocky dramas me amount of a

11:54

wife thinks in there. But either

11:56

way, that being said, there is nothing

11:58

that we can really. You about

12:00

it? You still easily

12:02

one of the most valuable sources for

12:05

invites into this time and for many

12:07

different places around the world at this

12:09

point that otherwise we would know pretty

12:11

much nothing about. But. Anyway,

12:14

He november thirteen, thirty one him, but you

12:16

don't, three friends. Which. Would.

12:19

Also includes you have their slay boys and

12:21

a slave girls along with several sources and

12:23

gifts from governors posts. They would start out

12:25

towards the black the. Now even

12:27

but due to had benefited greatly from the

12:29

generosity the Turks. This was obvious he was

12:32

travelling in style at this point. but the

12:34

next part of the trip was not exactly

12:36

going to be easy because he would end

12:38

up getting caught in a raging river. You'd

12:41

be misled by guy who got the party

12:43

last and then demanded money from them. He

12:45

would almost freeze to death. But.

12:48

They would end up making a broom. And

12:50

they would arrive at Port of Sit up on

12:52

the Black Sea and they were ready to leave

12:54

towards the step lance. The. Home of

12:57

the Golden Horde. And

12:59

I'm really to explain that because there's probably

13:01

a bunch of people who have never really

13:03

heard of the thing before. When Jamie Collins

13:06

died, he divided the Mongol Empire into the

13:08

or different pollinates. these being you know where

13:10

fabled happy individual Collins who had a robust

13:12

territories and these were for his sons and

13:15

grandsons. The. Golden Horde was

13:17

the northwestern Connacht. This included much

13:19

of Eastern Europe and Russia and

13:21

was a very large territory. The.

13:24

Interesting thing to note about this is that

13:26

unlike when the Mongols went and conquer Persia

13:28

and day then settled down in the cities

13:31

and they adopted person old your and besides

13:33

the things are help you on did his

13:35

teeth do the same time nothing in China

13:37

where they settled in and became chinese are

13:39

you know adopted that alter. The

13:42

Golden Horde. Didn't really do

13:44

that. They. Maintained their nomadic

13:46

customs on the Russians depth and

13:48

as a result would continue on

13:50

as a Mongol sword for many,

13:53

many years. As.

13:55

After waiting more than a month for good weather

13:57

him but to dennis small party would board a

13:59

ship and he began to cross the black The.

14:02

Severe. Storms down would hit and

14:04

when this happened it would almost called

14:06

the entire ship to capsize. What? After

14:09

several days of panicking and almost

14:11

disasters occurring, they would managed to

14:14

arrive at the opposite coast. Be.

14:16

Then would reach top of which

14:19

was a Genovese colony which had

14:21

around two hundred ships at Harvard's

14:23

and here traders from all over

14:25

Europe had gathered from Gen Our

14:28

from Egypt, Russia, various elsewhere. This.

14:30

Is where some of the biggest and

14:32

best traders across the continent for gathered.

14:35

The. Thing is down. There. Was only

14:37

one mosque. Is. Being

14:39

because unlike a lot of the

14:42

pleases me to that visited up

14:44

until this point Capo was a

14:46

christian settlement. Something. That was

14:48

still in Christian control. And.

14:50

So when the church bell ring that

14:52

you know was signaling the zipper on

14:54

people deserve to be able to death

14:56

and his friend sexually end up being

14:58

offended by this. Because they were

15:00

so used to being surrounded by so

15:02

many muslims did they just in which

15:04

the shocking thing that this was a

15:06

place where Christianity was dominant. So they

15:08

went to the top of their lodging

15:10

and ain't really started to call on

15:12

people like to do arrive for pre

15:15

like from muslim prayer. And. Some

15:17

other muslims in the area in had to

15:19

rush to them and try to stop them

15:21

because that could potentially lead to a religious

15:23

fight inside of the city and get them

15:25

all expelled. And that is not something

15:27

that they wanted to do. The.

15:29

Next day he would move on to another

15:31

city with a much larger Muslim population because

15:34

they just simply didn't want to stay in

15:36

that kind of place anymore. And

15:38

this is something that as we tell his

15:40

story, you're going to hear quite a bit

15:42

about. He's an extremely valuable resource for describing

15:45

these things are it definitely has a lot

15:47

of his own biases that are made very

15:49

painfully obvious. So. At

15:51

the Black Sea ports they could see

15:53

the trade goods of the stuff they

15:55

could seat greens. the timber dispersed solved

15:57

the honey the wax all these value.

16:00

The thing, as well as stuff that was coming

16:02

along the Silk Road from Persia, China. And.

16:04

Everywhere you looked there were

16:07

slaves. Or kept is the

16:09

sad children of poor parents who

16:11

sold their children to survive people.

16:13

Really? do that. Yes, this already

16:15

alien to survive. Suit in the time

16:17

of famine. This. Was one of the most

16:19

common to think about this. You have a for. Do

16:22

what is the labour on a farm? Children.

16:25

Ship typically children. This is what are

16:27

the reasons why farming communities are very

16:29

fertile. Usually that children were free labor,

16:31

flattened. Or I didn't have kids. Arm.

16:34

The had a higher help but I was

16:36

expensive and he wasn't good for them. Like

16:38

you you. for me was a very

16:40

family dependent thing as what you have utilized or.

16:43

You. Slaves. I were eating plantations

16:45

like that for the whole thing would come from and why they

16:47

would do that. Because they can have enough kids. Yeah.

16:50

It was bit more it was. Also use the

16:52

with it was way more labor dependent and also

16:54

more brutal work and up wasn't something you wanted

16:56

your children to be doing. Ah,

16:58

Yeah. Not, it's not a clean.but that's the

17:01

reality of it. And so let's see that

17:03

you had he com a drought. Something happened

17:05

and half your crop died. Yeah.

17:07

Well now you're.bomb to have the

17:09

food necessary to feed your entire

17:12

family. L A and as while

17:14

because your entire and tap the

17:16

entirety of kids not being sold

17:18

into slavery or just the. Is

17:21

there gonna be a drought? Are not. As.

17:23

A wild thought. Yes, And

17:26

that literally would happen. That.

17:28

He I.is that is what would happen. as

17:30

it is children would go to the slave

17:32

markets in Cairo. you know potentially from there

17:34

are some of them could have been turned

17:36

into Unix and shipped off to an Ottoman

17:38

court. You could have had something where they

17:41

would be sent to the sugar plantations that

17:43

exist on Cyprus or be sent his servants

17:45

to rich household inside of Italy because there

17:47

were whole thriving Muslim communities that were there

17:49

or just sent off to some other household.

17:52

He. Never really knew. So.

17:54

When they would arrive then at out Rotten which

17:56

was another city and is one you can sort

17:58

of judge from. The name was. We not

18:00

a christian settlement. Uma. To the

18:02

party travelers finally heard some good news.

18:05

They. Have managed to arrived just in time

18:07

to make the seven hundred mile long trip

18:10

to the Volga River under the protection of

18:12

the King of the Golden Horde, who had

18:14

actually just traveled a few days ahead of

18:17

them. so they were very, very close

18:19

to being able to catch up and actually

18:21

be part of a large caravan. So.

18:23

They bought three wagons, the gop the animal to pull

18:26

them and they rushed as fast as they could go

18:28

catch up. And. Soon.

18:30

He would catch up to the caravan of the

18:33

keep. Chuck Khan was back. Who was

18:35

the king of the Golden Horde? The

18:37

com care of and was described

18:40

the time like being a massive

18:42

vast city something that would move

18:44

with it's inhabitants with mosques, bazaars,

18:46

smoke of kitchens rising, the air

18:48

that cook on the march he

18:50

was literally same mobile city. Because

18:52

remember why seven? the beginning to Golden

18:55

Horde did not adopt a settled lifestyle

18:57

like the Mongol conquerors of Persia or

18:59

other regions. They. kept their know

19:01

mack traditions, And as he

19:03

settled in. Even. With to

19:05

to was shocked at how well the

19:08

animals were treated. And by will be

19:10

were treated. I mean if I could they watch

19:12

a stolen because. Well. There's

19:14

very few pieces. As he

19:16

would say, Every time the Turks

19:18

would hope they would just use their

19:21

horses. they're their camels and they would

19:23

drive them out to pasture just free

19:25

night or day. They didn't have shepherds,

19:27

he didn't have guardians. They just let

19:29

all the animals lips. That

19:31

is shocking because in any other society around

19:34

earth, what would be happening there at the

19:36

time is yeah, let your animals out And

19:38

since animals are, if you'd sign of wealth

19:40

and are very valuable, someone is likely to

19:42

come along and steal them. But.

19:45

It didn't happen. You. And the

19:47

reason he said so is because this was

19:49

because the severity of the laws against that.

19:51

Because if there was any person who's

19:53

found in possession of stolen horse, That

19:56

person would be obliged to restore

19:58

it with nine others. So.

20:00

You had to return back. If you were found

20:02

with stolen property, you had to return nine

20:04

times. It's value. If you

20:07

could not do this that person sons were

20:09

taken as slaves. If he had no

20:11

sons. They. Were slaughtered. Really?

20:14

The whole thing is a stronger very of an eye for an eye.

20:16

Wow. so

20:19

the next morning after even be to

20:21

to had arrived at be massive tent

20:23

camp care of and think he goes

20:25

than meets the kid because old bag.

20:27

Who is Seated upon us Overthrown in the

20:29

middle of a huge Ted Cruz. Exterior is

20:32

covered with a layer of bright gold tiles.

20:34

So they can had tile. House

20:36

usually well, but you know we just bought

20:38

that tent. I wish you to imagine something

20:40

a hundred times that. Okay other. A

20:43

what it was it like I can understand how do

20:45

they put the go to a with a real though

20:47

tiles? How did they tell them. Yurts. And

20:50

class And then you but gold tiles on.

20:53

Yes, you you could apply it over the top

20:55

as a kind of thing where it would be

20:57

a i'm. Bob. Woodward's to

20:59

tell should like rain and snow. Can

21:01

we get gold? Tile for a

21:03

lot. Ten. I.

21:05

Xian So glad you agree at the internet they

21:08

would also be sown into it's I think you

21:10

want me to have agreed to make it shine

21:12

bright Would typically speaking if we did that in

21:14

the middle of summer we have multi colored. you

21:16

could turn the entire thing to looking like stained

21:18

glass were just shimmers. A

21:21

source close to.it was warm here.

21:23

I. Will a guy

21:25

in the summer? Yes, Let

21:28

me really. Pretty. Yes,

21:30

but in winter oh my god be

21:32

state to this place gets. Ridiculously

21:34

called earlier. So.

21:36

When he arrives he sees author's rights

21:39

really impressive but would was confusing with

21:41

the family the cause. More. Blow the

21:43

throne. For. The for wife

21:45

that he had receded next to him.

21:48

The interesting fact? you're in the Mongol

21:50

States. Women: Would actually would women

21:52

of the court like the ones who will

21:54

royal women. They. Actually shared

21:56

in the governing of the realm. This

22:00

is just like Brothers V could be

22:02

awarded their own land, which they would

22:04

rule in tax like women actually had

22:06

more capability in that place and time

22:08

that in many other areas. Which.

22:10

Was really unique. This.

22:13

The lack of veils and the fact

22:15

that the drink billet beer old the

22:17

shocked but outta his remember he was

22:19

a strict muslim. And so

22:21

the idea of people in the breeding

22:23

themselves with beer and are women having

22:25

our like that and not wearing veils

22:27

all. Oh how how does

22:29

that? good habit? But.

22:32

It it is beside the point. The biggest thing,

22:34

the biggest, the best that absolutely shocked him was

22:37

that at one point the great can't even came

22:39

drunk to eat dinner. Rumor. Move.

22:41

Up. Not. Supposed to be drinking.

22:44

Which. Severely embarrassed. Yeah, Oh.

22:48

Yeah, so windy when

22:50

they reached Astrakhan. Even.

22:52

But to to would learn that these third wife of

22:55

the com was pregnant. And the

22:57

call on had given her permission to go

22:59

back to her father who was the king

23:01

or emperor of the Byzantine Empire. From.

23:04

There, The whole point was because she

23:06

wanted to have her baby back in

23:08

Constantinople fly. Because he was a

23:10

whole thing where she has this of okay

23:12

so this could be one of the complex

23:14

thing in the business empire by this point

23:16

is not and a good state. Eighty four

23:18

or really not to eat is the the

23:20

early thirteen hundred and it is been completely

23:22

broken the it has been trying to. Bribe

23:25

as many people that can to

23:27

leave them alone or it no

23:29

longer has a professional army and

23:31

entirely utilizes forces of mercenaries to

23:33

protect their borders. The. It's

23:35

shrink from what it once was featured. He

23:38

can't do anything. And so the

23:40

third wife other call on this princess

23:42

she had been specific be married off

23:44

to the con in order to be

23:46

a political tool app for peace. right?

23:49

To to not be invaded. And.

23:51

One of the conditions was that she would be

23:53

able to go back and visit. Like.

23:55

I was one of the the stipulation that

23:57

they would ask. So.

24:00

If you live on, take her baby back, whether inhabit

24:02

there because it's what you want to do And he

24:04

was going to allow this. This.

24:06

Is something that even the tutor. Who's.

24:09

Going to jump on because he was would ask

24:11

because if he could also go and get permission

24:13

to go there because this be another chance for

24:15

him to see another part the world's his first

24:18

time to go beyond the world of his lot

24:20

be dar al islam. And. From their

24:22

see, one of the greatest ancient cities of the

24:24

world. Would he be Al Qaeda? go

24:26

beyond the world of Islam? was the

24:28

question he should ask himself. And there

24:30

were many different times of the course. the story the

24:32

you're going to wonder precisely that because it many cases

24:34

it does not end. Well. So did he write

24:37

a lot of like. Desi.

24:39

Bath or was very to every single place to be.

24:41

What he was Super judges. I get that

24:43

thou because if I were to write a look

24:45

at my child off. The. A

24:48

Judgment. The Up either get

24:50

a very valuable resource in order to

24:52

scribe many these places at this time,

24:54

but also simultaneously. He. Have

24:56

to understand that he inherently had his

24:58

own biases. He was literally a member

25:00

of like he was a cue the

25:03

potty break. He was one of the

25:05

religious elites in the Muslim world. That's

25:07

like saying you know a Greek and

25:09

greet the like a catholic bishop. Went

25:11

travelling to Saudi Arabia and to sort

25:13

of judging people for everything. Is

25:15

a heated a literal bishop? Okay, You really

25:17

expect that. So. Than

25:19

in July. Thirty three to the set

25:21

out with round five thousand horseman. Five

25:23

hundred have a personal soldiers and servants.

25:26

Two hundred sleep girls, twenty Indiana Greek

25:28

pages which are like new servant boys.

25:30

Four hundred wagons, Two thousand horses,

25:33

and about five hundred often and.

25:37

The what is really crazy about this whole

25:39

thing is right there. Traveling with a massive

25:41

entourage and unfortunately as the are travelling you

25:43

know how there's that whole thing about hospitality

25:45

that are supposed to be provided for? Guess.

25:47

What? Of that well the whole thing here

25:49

is that I'm the day. What did

25:52

the people along the way required to

25:54

support his bath of caravan with food

25:56

and as be considered part of attacks

25:58

that was required to support look. The

26:00

rulers. Areas are things

26:02

are yeah, they got they got sucked dry

26:04

basically. And this wasn't

26:06

a quick journey either. After traveling for

26:09

around seventy five days, a

26:11

finally arrived in Constantinople. An

26:13

immature noticed something that. Really?

26:15

Bothered him. As they

26:18

got closer and closer to the city. This.

26:20

Former christian princess who had converted

26:22

to Islam. She stopped the

26:25

call to prayer. Sheet no

26:27

longer protect in Muslim practices.

26:30

They brought out wines and these

26:32

are brought to her and she

26:34

even eat! Pork see pregnancies

26:36

is the king like is. Yeah,

26:38

yeah but that's also. But with Dutch

26:40

to the time I remember, her marriage

26:42

to the Khan was something to as

26:44

a completely political arrangement. She didn't she

26:46

converted to Islam, but she didn't really

26:48

convert to islam. This is one of

26:50

those things that oftentimes happened with many

26:52

different and versions in history. Is.

26:55

That yes, there were initial conversions for

26:57

whether to Christian, to Islam or to

26:59

any other faith. He usually took several

27:02

generations for those practices to actually stick.

27:05

To the percent ya to actually follow it

27:07

before. She didn't do any these practices and

27:09

now I'm in a way that arranged

27:12

marriage. She didn't. Want. To convert.

27:14

So I. Mean, I thought a sense. Yes,

27:16

it's shocking, but it checks out. Exactly.

27:19

So. Immature don't would arrive and cause it's noble

27:21

and he would say there for a month. Even

27:23

at the time got to meet the emperor who

27:25

was and not just a third and he saw

27:27

many the different sites for the capital city to

27:29

crush it the new role. Which. For

27:31

anyone confused by this coffee, it's a noble

27:34

Had become the capital of the Roman Empire

27:36

in the mid Fourth century, and inhabitants of

27:38

the region still refer to themselves as the

27:41

Romans. The didn't call themselves freak, they didn't

27:43

call themselves Byzantine. That was a leader invention

27:45

and like the seventeenth century I think it

27:47

was or eighteenth century. I can remember when

27:50

it was. Basis. Of

27:52

be refer to themselves as the Romans. Really?

27:55

Yeah. Even. Went and saw the

27:57

great person to be droll of the eyes of Via.

28:00

Though he did not actually ever go

28:02

inside. Of. You On that

28:04

note I thought the i remember

28:06

seeing something here on. I. Remember

28:08

seeing a story about people like inter heated

28:10

straight up getting did did not believe it.

28:12

I have you had ever been to church

28:14

that had always been a mosque. And

28:16

that. Shocked me that some people

28:19

would never have seen that there

28:21

before. That's. Like people in Spain

28:23

not knowing that large swaths of the

28:25

south had been you know, Islam control

28:27

before. I think maybe they

28:29

just don't go over that time, period.

28:32

You. Know what I'm saying. I'm I would

28:34

it be thought. I did the public

28:36

as it's an important part of history I guess.

28:38

Toy as. An implant by the history will maybe they

28:41

were part of it so as is not really brought

28:43

up. Oh. No, that's a very important question

28:45

that. Certain. The princess that

28:47

emits u to have escorted where she decided

28:49

to stay for some time for their father

28:51

a contest noble and general just briefly resume

28:53

being a christian. Princess. That, but she

28:56

would do. But. She gave permission

28:58

to her escorts to work, turn home

29:00

to the keep, chat. So.

29:02

Image Youtube would once again said offer the step.

29:05

The. Grassy lands of a nomadic golden

29:07

horde. However, When.

29:09

He went back to the step it was no

29:12

longer is nice as when he went the first

29:14

time. Oh is it called

29:16

now? Yeah. The thing about the

29:18

step is that it doesn't exactly

29:20

retain heat very well and this

29:22

is just as a moments that

29:24

be very heavy. Eurasian Winter has

29:26

said it. So. This.

29:29

Guy is going to this land

29:31

that mind you remember he is

29:33

from Morocco at a time before.

29:36

Good. Ac or anything else like that. He

29:38

and he is used to traveling in. Desert.

29:41

Climate very hot. He

29:44

was so cold that he regularly had

29:46

to wear three fur coats all the

29:48

same time: two pairs of trousers, two

29:50

pairs of heavy socks, and heavy boots.

29:52

There were lined bare skin. And.

29:55

Get Anything is exaggerating. Are being little

29:57

crazy? Isn't. Us and Will extra.

30:00

That. I mean no, that's

30:02

how I just have fun when check

30:04

Okay, Yeah. I guess that.

30:06

Would. For a lot of people are gonna think

30:08

that he's a bit crazy until the know that

30:10

whenever he washed with hot water water with water

30:13

the hadn't really been heated over fire and then

30:15

he tried to wash his face or other things

30:17

the water would run down his beard and before

30:19

it reached the end of his beard. He

30:22

would freeze. How did people stay

30:24

warm? So be your it's

30:26

like bit they'd be actual things they

30:28

had there were very well constructed. Remember

30:30

these things are me out I felt

30:32

so the war is a giant animals

30:34

gets. Very. Very

30:36

war, especially with how they would be

30:38

multi layered. He would be sealed with

30:40

arms like an armed with a term.

30:42

So the use oil the East. That's

30:44

the use. All different kinds of things

30:46

that would provide a kind of seals

30:48

on it. They would stop it from

30:51

being able to escape, survey or good

30:53

at that. Ah they would have fires

30:55

inside of these earth. I'm assuming

30:57

the baby boom after winter

30:59

was wilde. Oh yeah and

31:01

also especially remember that it was men

31:03

having multiple wives. So also. The

31:06

thing is his oh that would actually keep you

31:08

pretty Why? I'm

31:10

just thinking logistics. Okay, actually I read

31:12

this really interesting story. I don't have

31:14

those New York Times, but it was

31:17

one the news source. That.

31:19

Posted that people were actually

31:21

saving money on. The in

31:23

on heat in winter in America by just.

31:26

Ah, Having sex. Ya. Ya

31:28

there was also the thing that was said, what

31:30

was it about I'm I'm saving money by just

31:33

not yours. For yeah, lot of people

31:35

eat once a day. So I mean were.

31:37

Were doing great time. This is gonna

31:39

sound so weird to say but it

31:41

would be very. On he

31:43

sat in the scenario for why

31:46

but sadly funny if it simultaneously

31:48

saw solved the obesity crisis and

31:50

also the population issue. And

31:53

it's just by virtue of people sleeping

31:55

around more and also eating less and

31:57

by inflation. Is gonna take a sounding.

32:00

Organ or for damn good. Story I know they cannot

32:02

be Absolutely cannot. Buy. Daddy is

32:04

absolute insanity which is why would a video them

32:06

to do here in the future is specifically on

32:08

talking about the housing crisis and yeah how that

32:10

is developed because it is. It's.

32:13

Pretty my friends. Either way we're

32:15

need to talk about the time to. Definitely didn't

32:17

have nearly as many troubles is what we have

32:19

now. Still, Lead medieval period.

32:23

That. Was a joke. He was obviously a very different time to

32:25

be had plenty of their own troubles that were way worse and

32:27

will be does that we have today. So.

32:30

They would once again reach us because blinds

32:32

after this would continue northward to meet the

32:34

kind who is then it new survey which

32:36

was a city of be vulgar river. Which.

32:39

Was now frozen. Here to

32:41

there was a band of Muslim scholars

32:43

and hope bureaucrats that we're hoping to

32:45

find jobs in the frontier cities of

32:48

the world is lot because from there

32:50

you know they needed to go to

32:52

places that had less. The

32:54

right term here. Partner. Presence.

32:57

that's I'm off to frequency. Not

32:59

otherwise her. Guys were you

33:01

trying to say. I'm trying to think of the term

33:03

for what happens to where there's not. A lot

33:05

of something in an area because it's new.

33:07

Like it's because it scares there. And

33:09

there was a specific term. Villainous Dallas?

33:12

Yes. That's the her. Okay,

33:14

confront your city one. out of our efforts,

33:16

they do. You know why was failing to

33:19

remember that? But the Allies. Asleep would probably

33:21

has something to do with the or lack

33:23

of memory. The by the sleepy fever, the

33:25

working nonstop. For it's three days. Yeah,

33:28

hi, I'm while. Stake. I mean

33:30

Cia is the system Ama

33:32

feel. He I haven't been

33:34

to bulk as year but the work doesn't stop and

33:36

we still have had stuff to create, stories to tell.

33:39

To yes these people hoping to go to places

33:41

that weren't established because there was way less scholars

33:44

they are meeting, they would be able to achieve

33:46

a much greater degree of power in foods and

33:48

wealth in those spots. Yes, Be there

33:50

is a steer see a lack of them appeal. Thank you.

33:53

So. Even but you don't would leave the

33:55

Volga River colony and he would have south

33:57

generally towards India. First. Five.

34:00

Months he would travel through the different regions

34:02

that have been conquered by the Mongols. and

34:04

in the aftermath of the conquest. Large

34:07

parts of the civilization that it

34:09

existed therefore hundreds thousands of years.

34:12

He's got. Like. Like wiped out.

34:14

If you horror as an example he

34:16

would report boat the mosques, colleges and

34:19

bizarre as aren't ruins. There is not

34:21

one person in it today who possesses

34:23

any learning or shows any concern for

34:25

acquiring it. Biggest. Again,

34:27

Those. Places are forty destroyed, Like the

34:30

big wall cities that had tried to

34:32

resist the Mongols earlier had been completely

34:34

wiped out. This.

34:37

Is kind of funny though because I'm

34:39

not know why be apart or but

34:41

the destruction that he saw was actually

34:43

a lighter variants do that was only

34:45

their first pass through. Leader. On

34:47

a cable how far away the is from

34:49

when he's doing his travels but within the

34:51

next century or the Mongols really come back

34:54

again in the form of camera lane like

34:56

him or the great. And he was the

34:58

guy who'd friedel the role pyramids of skulls,

35:02

So yeah, Anyway,

35:05

Even. Be you do would continue on his journey

35:07

leaving the step the land of the golden horde

35:10

and from there he would cross into the land

35:12

of the kind of target pie which was another

35:14

to said it's a big as on. This

35:17

was the center of the

35:19

Mongol empire. Not. Culturally geographically like,

35:21

this was the place that was the middle

35:23

of it all. But. It was tear

35:25

were mostly nomadic herders lived with a

35:28

few major trading cities or centers of

35:30

learning. Generally speaking, they kept to the

35:32

kind of lifestyle that you'd expected of

35:34

the Mongol hordes. The. Present pawn

35:36

a guy but the name of Tom Usher in.

35:39

He was the first of his did a c

35:41

to make Islam the official religion of state. And

35:44

even the Trudeau would stay with the call and

35:46

four fifty four days during the cold winter of

35:48

Thirteen Thirty three. When. He left

35:50

He was given seven hundred dinars do

35:52

camels and a nice warm siebel coat.

35:54

Very nice and rich gifts. A

35:57

few months later in India you to learn at the

35:59

Con. The overthrown by a nephew and

36:01

a group of anti muslim commanders so

36:03

get used to be another example and

36:05

woodward seat as many more times where

36:08

even but you to would arrive in

36:10

a brief moment appease before disaster would

36:12

hear a kingdom apart. He

36:14

somehow managed to magically escape

36:16

this multiple times. Since.

36:19

The spring that of thirteen thirty three

36:21

and immature to would continue with the

36:24

others on a caravan into the mountain

36:26

passes Afghanistan and here they would have

36:28

to do. You have fanned it's you'd

36:30

have to deal with treacherous environments, rockslides,

36:32

snow, everything. It was a rough during.

36:35

And. After a four month journey

36:37

through this land in a lab

36:39

saga type safe finally road in

36:42

India. He ruled by a

36:44

Muslim conqueror and it was here that

36:46

him but you to had hoped to

36:48

finally settled down and get a high

36:50

paying job and live out his days.

36:52

He had finally arrived at his final

36:54

destination. For. Had he. Had.

36:58

He now know he'd actually not be more

37:00

likely that I wouldn't be saying that there

37:02

would be are three to all this. See

37:05

him but today would enter India through the

37:07

high mountains of Afghanistan and from here he

37:09

would follow the footsteps of the Turkish warriors

37:11

who in the previous century ad conquered the

37:13

Hindu farming people of India and establish the

37:16

Sultanate of Delhi. This. Was

37:18

a seat. The didn't necessarily last

37:20

all that long, but it was

37:22

very violent, very quick, and it

37:24

gobbled up large swaths of India

37:27

very quickly. The. First wave

37:29

of Muslim soldiers that came in board

37:31

actually trying to settle down the instead

37:33

where they are more for reading. In

37:35

establishing bases of operation, they would loot

37:37

town. They would smash the images of

37:39

the gods, the Hindu worshippers. But.

37:42

When they would come back later. As

37:44

for conquerors, Instead of trying to

37:46

convert the entire population, the kings who

37:48

conquered everything decided hey, you know what

37:50

would be great We have this whole

37:52

thing in Islam call the Deuce Attacks

37:54

were if you don't convert and you

37:56

keep your local religious, you're allowed to

37:58

do it by it. You gotta

38:00

pay an extra tax. And

38:03

things like their taxes. So

38:06

rather than slaughter the peasants, they

38:08

would largely allow people to live

38:10

and let live with their need

38:12

of faith, but they would then

38:14

have to pay an extra tax.

38:16

They. Would replace local into leaders with Turks

38:19

from Afghanistan and from there that he

38:21

would conquered unite a large area something

38:23

that almost reached to the southern tip

38:25

of the continent or be sub continent

38:27

I should say. What's.

38:30

The thing is, These. Were

38:32

foreign invaders? He. Were muslim

38:34

sultans in an area that

38:36

was overwhelmingly Hindu? He. Would

38:39

face constant opposition from Edu majority India

38:41

to time and time again would continuously

38:43

rebel against their conquerors and the also

38:45

not only have to deal with that,

38:47

they would also to deal with periodic

38:49

Mongol invasion that were still coming from

38:51

the north. Is it

38:53

wasn't safe? Thing. Is

38:56

overtime. Slowly India was becoming more

38:58

and more from the controlled by.

39:01

Islamic. Leaders Hindus were even at

39:03

this point converting to Islam because they

39:05

were finding that oh hey if I

39:07

actually go in convert to islam That

39:09

means I can get good government's job.

39:11

They. Recognize that there were really good

39:13

economic advantages to becoming Muslim. He

39:15

would pay lower taxes. You had

39:17

more opportunities for advancement under the

39:20

present leader. He. Was something that

39:22

in cities you generally saw more

39:24

of his population and versed. In

39:26

a rural areas though. The. Population almost

39:29

made exclusively in do It did

39:31

not change. They. Had to pay

39:33

their taxes, but they would be allowed to

39:35

worship as they wished. And

39:37

they many of them. Many. Of

39:39

them. He did the Muslim government

39:41

which had been imposed upon them. This.

39:44

Is where you'd see them. The greatest concentrations

39:46

of resistance. In. Order

39:48

to strengthen his hold on India. The

39:51

Sultan who ruled from Delhi needed

39:53

more people. He needed more judges.

39:55

He needed scholars. He needed administrators

39:57

need more years He needed. After

40:00

he needed hours, he needed entertainers. He knew

40:02

it. Literally Everything that you could possibly have

40:04

in order to be able to run a

40:06

seat and maintain. It. To

40:08

do this since he couldn't really get it

40:10

from the local population. Because you know, even

40:13

the people who converted to Islam from the

40:15

area we're not necessarily. Fully. Trust.

40:17

Remember. The whole thing we talked

40:19

out. That doesn't Teen Princess? Yeah. really.

40:21

Trust. recent. Converts, To.

40:24

His didn't. Like I said, i'm on

40:26

a time they let someone. Thieving.

40:28

Or like it or so. That's every question is

40:31

gonna be dependent on the time please,

40:33

culture and there's gonna be different rules.

40:35

Motel it, Initiation. Time for a way

40:37

a child. Staircases, Yeah, so for some it

40:39

was literally just the next generation for others.

40:41

Like indicates her on her way, you know,

40:43

That's what it is like when you get a job and

40:45

they're like are you have ninety days by you have absolutely

40:47

no benefits, the you're going to do all of the work

40:49

and then we'll decide if you're gonna keep. Yeah, Linked.

40:52

In they have honor those a probationary period

40:54

I guess you could say so there were

40:56

some that dumb were went and put this

40:58

pathway for like as a as a key

41:00

example. Remember. How Spain conquered

41:02

or rather he was to steal any

41:04

are gone and Portugal. The. Whole

41:06

recon keys to be conquered Spain back

41:09

from the Muslims who had invaded centuries

41:11

earlier. The whole thing that I'll on

41:13

the loose. Yes. Okay, so

41:15

when this happened right? On

41:17

the, the Muslims who'd been conquered

41:19

in the south of the peninsula

41:22

had been either expelled or forcefully

41:24

converted to christianity. Like the jews,

41:26

the muslims, these people were forcibly converted. Or.

41:29

Converted willingly. Just. To try

41:31

and maintain their own livelihood in the state. Anyway,

41:34

The reason I bring it up and first place

41:36

is because when. When.

41:40

I would go on. Eventually

41:42

be christian rulers in Spain would

41:44

go back on this. could actually

41:47

end up expelling. A bunch

41:49

of the muslims are neither muslims, former

41:51

muslims who had converted. And I don't

41:53

mean that day, who had converted like

41:55

from their individual generation. I mean people

41:58

who had been Christian for it. Two

42:00

generations at this point. And

42:03

yet they were completely kicked out of the

42:05

country. Because. He could not deemed to

42:07

be trusted. By. The state they didn't trust

42:09

recent converts. Interesting.

42:12

So. It's going to vary depending upon the

42:14

time and place The sultan was faced with

42:16

a similar kind of situation. you couldn't trust

42:19

the local population so instead he recruit foreigners

42:21

and he would reward them with fabulous gifts

42:23

and very high salaries. Oh my god way

42:25

to describe as your in second for what

42:27

him the to to report the got paid

42:30

when he was there and it is. A

42:32

pretty insane. Persians. Turks,

42:35

Muslims from across Darul Islam. All these

42:37

people flocked to the new empire looking

42:39

for great rewards. Persian.

42:41

Was the language at this point of

42:43

the ruling elite? Which pretty much meant

42:46

that the capital city was isolated. He.

42:48

Spoke no one of the local language

42:50

around it. It only spoke Persian, which

42:52

was the language of the foreign conference.

42:56

At. Him with here from salt in

42:58

Muhammad to block that even but to

43:00

death we try to gain employment. Now.

43:05

When. I talk about this guy. They

43:08

caught up a specified best up one hundred

43:10

to block. Was. A person who's

43:12

gonna go down in history as. An

43:14

interesting character to say the least.

43:17

He was an amazing scholar. He

43:19

was very bright. He was very

43:21

kind and generous to people. He

43:24

was also very erratic. He.

43:26

Was very eccentric. He. Was extremely

43:29

violent and vindictive and paranoid

43:31

ruler. He was a

43:33

lot of things. He learned how to

43:35

write person poetry and mastered the art of

43:37

calligraphy. He could debate legal and religious issues

43:39

with scholars as he was very well learned.

43:41

He had learned Arabic in order to read

43:43

religious text like the or on and he

43:46

would shower gifts on scholars and Muslims who

43:48

he trusted. He sounds well round so

43:50

yeah well rounded guy who's is a lot

43:52

of it. I agree I think a lot

43:54

of people I just saw it angry. Yeah,

43:56

but he also made a lot of bad

43:58

decisions he had a tendency to go and

44:00

do for whether it was. I'm at all

44:03

which battles to pursue, are aware and how

44:05

to establish his government's You know, listening to

44:07

people around him how to handle the economy

44:09

we like. He gave way so many gifts

44:11

and did so many things. and we did

44:14

so much money that he almost bankrupted the

44:16

entire state. And. What

44:19

in the pissing off a lot of people

44:21

are? He wasn't done. You very

44:23

cool with how he would administer justice.

44:26

Like. This was a guy who's known as a

44:28

cruel man even by the Middle ages. I can

44:30

we talk about that. People usually talk about medieval

44:32

punishment and that sort of thing. He

44:35

was famous for being cruel in his

44:37

justice. Even. Back in the day. He.

44:40

Was responsible not only for having rebels

44:42

and deeds punished with cool death, but

44:44

also Muslim scholars and holy men. Basically.

44:47

Anyone who questions about his policies even

44:49

if they happened to be just a

44:51

friend of a person who did this.

44:53

Bring the of them up on a

44:55

list that was the equivalent of Stalin

44:57

calling for photos of people needing to

44:59

be executed. Anyone who

45:01

questioned him. Any friends any so

45:03

Ch and. You. Were dead. She.

45:06

Was paranoid and fearful of any

45:08

kind of criticism. Is

45:11

one observer would write quote. Not.

45:13

A week passed without spilling of

45:15

much Muslim blood and running the

45:17

streams of gore before the entrance

45:19

of the palace. Ah,

45:24

What? Yeah, you're wonder what it

45:26

is on talking about The other reportedly

45:28

included cutting people in half, getting them

45:31

alive, chopping off their heads, and displaying

45:33

them on hold as a warning to

45:35

others, and having prisoners cost about by

45:37

elephants who had soared attached to their

45:39

tough. Other points of creativity the when

45:42

you said he was like a lot

45:44

of an angry ruler either like in

45:46

or maybe he and prison Some people

45:48

as with a reasonable person do if

45:50

they were paranoid. But the elephant tusks

45:52

seeing his next level. Demented.

45:55

Produces over hydro seeking. Don't want to do

45:57

that like you have to actually? Water and

45:59

element retarded into. Ward any our fans

46:01

that one. Swords on their tough.

46:03

First. Of all, wouldn't be tough because

46:06

we're not. Yeah. He

46:08

thinks of you would think so. So.

46:11

As you can do to would write code.

46:13

The Sultan was far too free in shedding

46:15

blood. He. Used to potter small folds

46:17

and great without respect. A person's weathermen

46:19

of learning or piety are noble since.

46:22

Every day there are brought to

46:24

the audience whole hundreds of people,

46:26

change any and unfettered and they

46:28

are executed, tortured or beat. On.

46:32

What? What? Is he afraid

46:34

of? See, I know, right? So

46:36

liquid. Exact the I understand danger

46:38

is being a ruler asking the.

46:41

Day. Remember that literally everyone around

46:43

me as a potential enemy say they

46:45

are a minority ruling class. Oh I

46:47

know when. People.

46:49

That hate the idea. That the dig it on

46:51

so many bribe. Okay, To

46:54

Not kill them. Why is

46:56

he killing everybody? Easy. To

46:59

to save money and no and having to buy

47:01

their loyalty it he was an absolute ruler. As

47:03

from all definition of an absolute ruler he was

47:05

a guy who could not be question because if

47:07

you questioned him potentially them and the you could

47:09

been working with a general or some other kind

47:12

of bureaucrat to oust him. don't. Get me wrong,

47:14

I absolutely love his style, but I think

47:16

maybe he's doing a little bit too much

47:18

d. Attack. So he did say

47:20

that working for this man was very

47:22

dangerous. It naturally was. Glides. If

47:25

you survive. Feel

47:27

like a weird thing to say? but it's real. He.

47:30

Fantasy life. That's his employment.

47:32

The Se serve I. Hid it in

47:34

through. The. Rewards would be

47:36

massive. Totally thirteen thirty for

47:38

him. but you to go to Delhi to

47:40

seek official employment. And there he signed the

47:42

contract agreeing that he's going to stay in

47:45

India. He. Goes and he cleverly

47:47

symbols and a range of gifts for the

47:49

soul to. Be. Of arrows he

47:51

gets camels, forces several slaves,

47:53

other goods, our. People just get

47:55

things slaves. This whole entire had this

47:58

as way are everywhere. In.

48:01

A cyst I guessed. yeah. biggest

48:03

a person is is. Pleased that

48:05

was constantly of war, right? The population. A

48:07

lot of people are reproducing. that is. there.

48:10

A lot of babies being born simultaneously. There's

48:12

a lot of places that are being conquered,

48:14

it burns. There are places are suffering famine,

48:16

their sleeves everywhere, especially in the system. Is

48:18

the biggest sleep training region in the world.

48:21

Was. Across Central Asia. Or

48:24

and going down into Africa. He

48:26

was huge at this point and

48:28

so in. The So. So

48:30

immature to goes and he give

48:33

these gifts and the reason he

48:35

does so why she's giving a

48:37

gift to the sultan is because

48:39

everyone knows that he if you

48:41

gave gifts to to block if

48:43

you made him happy. Then.

48:45

He was going to give you weigh more

48:47

than you ever gave him. So.

48:50

When. He arrives in Delhi. he has

48:53

already given these gifts and he

48:55

in turn receives a welcoming gift

48:57

of two thousand silver dinars and

48:59

gets put up in a very

49:01

comfortable furnished house. Mama to

49:04

look at this time was not in

49:06

Delhi. And. So him but to to do

49:08

with them. To vote. Had

49:10

received reports about his arrival and immediately

49:12

hired him. but today without ever actually

49:14

seeing him. but he literally heard about.

49:16

Oh hey to speak. Traveling Muslim scholar

49:19

has come here to our or to

49:21

our realm. Oh okay, Iran. Literally.

49:23

Never spoke to him, never had any idea about

49:26

him, never had anything just heard about him. Hired

49:28

him on the spot. And

49:30

they are you to receive an annual

49:32

salary of five thousand silver dinars to

49:34

be paid from two and a half

49:36

villages located about sixty miles from City.

49:39

No. I'm

49:41

saying a lot and here. There's. A

49:43

reason why I was saying how insane

49:46

this Dumbo boys. The average

49:48

hindu family reportedly lived on about

49:50

five dinars a month. And

49:53

he was receiving five. Thousand.

49:56

A year. He

50:00

he was receiving as much in a

50:02

year. Voice of the average family was

50:05

like of a literally a thousand times

50:07

where they made not. As

50:09

insane. Wow. So.

50:12

She. Was doing this for a while

50:14

and mohammad to look. Would return in

50:16

June. And their him to

50:18

day and the other newcomers who had come

50:20

with a caravan would go and greet the

50:23

ruler with their gifts and the next day

50:25

the sultan comes to reading into the city

50:27

of Delhi. And. On some of the

50:29

elephants that he is leading in him, there are

50:31

a little catapult that are tossing out gold and

50:34

silver coins to the crowd that is cheering him

50:36

on. Price. This guy knows

50:38

how to make an entrance. He knows

50:40

how to be wild. I have

50:42

failed. To. Oh yeah, he. Says

50:45

that. That is the idea

50:47

of a man who not only know

50:49

it's had the wilde, but he knows

50:51

how to make an impact in a

50:54

lasting impression Like. Also

50:56

that spy, oh he does. And

50:59

so from this imitator goes to work

51:01

as a judge. Problem. Is.

51:04

He. He doesn't really speak Persian for well as

51:06

obese old and doesn't give him two assistants that.

51:08

The beast idea was that these are be the

51:10

actual guys who be doing a lot of a

51:13

daily reading. saw the would have to report to

51:15

him and he would make the final judgment call.

51:17

That sort of fact made. All That is you.

51:19

The judge was his family from like the very

51:21

beginnings. Yeah, he was. It was you didn't speak

51:23

the language sweaty. Were judged. Is that all for

51:25

you to be a judge? Everywhere else I feel

51:28

a yeah. A little

51:30

standardization of judges. You could go judge

51:32

another culture. Everything was still

51:34

based on Islamic law. That's

51:37

the thing. And he was a copy of Sharia.

51:40

I know that, but still. it's

51:42

a completely different. Different. Have

51:44

such edition right? Correct. And

51:46

this is something that he would actually have to

51:48

intervene in a lot. Remember how he said how

51:51

judge he he was for many different places that

51:53

he went to? Dallas his job without

51:55

so he had to be jazz you this

51:57

nature. Is literally a judge you that were down.

52:00

right? I guess I'll take that fear

52:02

for your statement. I can't really fault

52:04

you for that. Though. He

52:06

was a judge right? but also he had our time

52:09

to time to be able to join the salt in

52:11

in. The other high officials on elaborate on the expeditions.

52:13

And. When you would participate in a royal hunt

52:15

with remember you had to provide the stuff that

52:18

you went on the hunt with yourself. Is.

52:20

Required getting elephants he had a gear on

52:22

tenth yeah to get a massive number of

52:24

servants to carry all of your stuff. He.

52:27

Was such an extravagant expense.

52:30

That. Even with the amount of money that

52:32

he but you to was making. He.

52:34

Was still going into debt. But.

52:37

Luckily the Sultan was very generous and would

52:39

just give him more money to pay back

52:41

his death. He. Would also give him but

52:43

to to another job which would help make him

52:45

some more money and that would be to take

52:47

care of the cooked of the and Mubarak mausoleum.

52:50

Spell. Course, this method complex was something

52:52

that I think that when I was

52:54

reading about this it required like four

52:56

hundred and sixty servants operated. He was

52:58

Huge. And so do with him to the

53:00

of would of course ask for more money to take

53:02

care of the do not to mention money that he

53:05

would use on himself to take care of his house

53:07

to do all the stuff and the sold in would

53:09

your to readily given to him. While.

53:12

He's doing all this though. If

53:14

something happens that is going to cheat everything.

53:17

Because. Over thirteen hundred miles

53:19

away. One of Muhammad to

53:22

Glyphs governors rebelled against him. And

53:24

he instead proclaims himself. As

53:26

a sort of. This then

53:28

causes to block to have to bring his

53:31

army south. He over the course next two

53:33

and a half years of the salt in

53:35

his away battling and waiting for him to

53:37

day living here in Delhi. The. Axe

53:40

the judge giving out punishments, including one of

53:42

the cases. You remember how he'd heated when

53:44

people were drinking? When a guy

53:46

was caught doing this you he was punished

53:48

with he lashes with a with. Yeah.

53:51

Was see ads against to be reversed are

53:53

dry. He did his job from our would

53:55

be the he would interpret things. Eighty

53:58

Last is a new ashes. Breaking

54:00

want? Yes! It. It

54:02

isn't always you think are the tomb would

54:04

report a massive number of workers. He would

54:06

collect debts from his village. But.

54:09

This became very hard because there

54:11

was a disaster spam and they

54:13

would end up eating Northern India.

54:15

And Thirty thirty five and it

54:17

will last seven years. As.

54:19

He would say. Thousands upon thousands

54:21

of people would perish of wants.

54:25

And sadly speaking to Karoli, collect debts

54:27

and taxes from people. That.

54:29

Are dead and have nothing. So.

54:31

He was forced to help to give them purity do

54:33

the poor in order to try and preserved and he

54:35

was just trying to maintain things at this time and

54:38

it was tough. Zoltan

54:40

would eventually return and

54:42

his campaign was not

54:44

successful. Because of this

54:46

lack of success and because some other issue

54:48

that we're going on. The. Army

54:51

officers any gov near Delhi

54:53

also been launched. A rebellion.

54:55

The empire was basically disintegrating around with

54:58

homage to Block. This time

55:00

though, he wasn't going to fail. He.

55:02

Was a very skillful soldier and he would march

55:04

out to secure the town. Him. To

55:06

to end of witnessing all of this

55:09

and future historians were specifically going to

55:11

talk about his accounts when describing it

55:13

as a traitorous leaders were captured and

55:15

then thrown to the elephants exactly as

55:18

I explained. To quote

55:20

that he has describing this says. They

55:22

started cutting them in pieces with the

55:24

blades placed on their tusks and throwing

55:26

some of them in the air and

55:29

catching them. All. The time the

55:31

bugles and five and drums were being

55:33

sounded. So literally as the

55:36

elephants are stomping on these guys

55:38

in ripping them apart with tusks,

55:40

swords, They're. Just playing drums

55:42

and shit. It's.

55:44

A shell. Is literally a show where

55:46

they owe you a same game of thrones

55:48

down. Yeah. Not something

55:50

that would be real. A new his or

55:53

his, wilder than fancy. Us

55:55

to said let's do We know

55:57

that's true. I exaggerate it. Did.

56:00

There are many different accounts the describe him. Doing

56:03

very cool think so Yes, this is more than

56:05

likely true and he's just one of the best

56:07

account the be half as if be describing. It. But.

56:10

Many people would talk about specifically what it is.

56:12

This guy did. And

56:14

the problem. Is that there

56:16

were be many more people that would

56:18

write about it because. This.

56:21

Is born of a key points in

56:23

which to good start to lash out

56:25

at every one against real enemies but

56:27

also people that are. He is imagining

56:29

our enemies. Even him

56:31

but to death came under suspicion at this

56:34

point. While. He was living

56:36

in Delhi. He ended up getting married to

56:38

a woman and her daughter with her And

56:40

his daughter was the daughter of a court

56:42

officials who had slotted a rebellion and was

56:45

executed by the soul to. The

56:47

series problem the emitted was facing here

56:49

was that he was a friend with

56:51

a sufi holy man and in addition

56:53

to that marriage relation, the holy man

56:56

refused to do anything with politics and

56:58

try to live a religious life. As

57:00

a when the Sultan wanted this guy

57:02

to do something for him. He

57:04

stopped him. He refused to do

57:07

to build the like the bidding of the get

57:09

other alton he would not do it because he

57:11

was a bias muslim. Man. Who

57:13

was going to follow specifically his faith? He

57:15

wasn't going to follow a secular ruler. The

57:19

softened like this. In

57:21

retaliation. Muhammad. Had the

57:23

whole human beard plucked out. Here.

57:26

By Hail. And then

57:29

vanished him from Delhi. Later,

57:31

the sultan would order him to return

57:33

to court, which a holy man refused

57:35

to do. The. Man was

57:37

arrested for do miss. Tortured.

57:40

And then beheaded. The. Following

57:42

day the Sultan than went and demanded a

57:44

list of friends of the Holy Man. And

57:47

even better, his name was included in

57:49

this. So. For nine

57:51

days. He was under house

57:54

arrest. All. The

57:56

time Imagining in horror. That he

57:58

was going to be executed. You. As

58:00

you would say, quote, I recited lines

58:02

of prayer thirty three thousand times and

58:05

fasted five days on end, reciting the

58:07

koran from cover to cover each day

58:09

and tasting nothing but water. After

58:11

five days, I broke my fast and then

58:14

continued to fast for another four days on

58:16

end. The. Entire time hoping that

58:18

he would survive. He.

58:20

Got rid of all his possessions. He put on

58:23

the clothes of a beggar. And in

58:25

giving away everything he was given permission

58:27

to join A hermit who lived in

58:29

a cave applied Delhi. And he

58:31

just lived like back for apparently five

58:33

months leading up everything all at his

58:35

britches. After

58:38

all this. He. Was called back to the

58:40

palace. And fearfully he returned.

58:42

And be dissolved in attitudes

58:45

of heart. He. Was greeted

58:47

warmly. But. Also determined at the time

58:49

to not make any for the troubles for himself. T.

58:52

Got up enough courage to ask the Sultan who

58:54

was. Now you're actually in a good mood. He.

58:57

If he would be able to make another hotch, you

58:59

know. If he could go on a pilgrimage.

59:01

And. Will leave. Salt

59:04

and what the stuff? Instead. He

59:06

had another task in mind. one the even the to

59:08

tell. Me: Actually

59:10

be perfect for some be found fascinating. Knowing.

59:13

That he loved traveling sightseeing. The

59:15

Sultan wanted to make him the

59:17

to death the official ambassador to

59:19

the monk court of China. If

59:22

he agreed, he would accompany fifteen Chinese

59:24

messengers back to the homeland and carry

59:26

shiploads a gift to the Emperor, Now.

59:30

He was being given an opportunity to

59:32

get away from took luck and to

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visit further lands under the sway of

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Islam in grand style. This

59:39

was an offer. It was

59:41

stupidly exciting. And if

59:43

he refused, Just stupid.

59:47

He. Was way too dangerous to give this up. So.

59:49

He would go. But. I

59:52

think at this point though we're reaching the end

59:54

of everything to be Talk about your now otherwise

59:56

the story gonna go on forever. We will my

59:58

friends. I promise You finish the where you're going

1:00:00

into the third episode. Yet I know I made

1:00:02

a promise you were the first episode that would

1:00:04

be ending of the second. I know I know,

1:00:06

I understand that but I promise that one is

1:00:08

like have written and it is actually going to

1:00:10

finish in a decent amount of time. So I

1:00:12

promise you it's gonna be okay.