Kings and Generals

The Greco-Chinese War Over the Heavenly Horses

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In our previous animated historical documentary we have talked about the Ancient Greek state in Bactria (http://bit.ly/2RJpa5u), but this Hellenistic state had to fight a number of wars after the conquests of Alexander. The Greeks of the region (Dayuan) were discovered by China during the expedition of the traveler Zhang Qian and had to fight against the Han dynasty during the War of the Heavenly horses between 104 and 101 BC. this war changed the fate of the region, and contributed to the creation of the Silk Road.Check out this playlist to learn more about Ancient warfare: https://goo.gl/UpuKkuSupport us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgeneralsCheck out our Merch Store: https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgeneralsWe are grateful to our patrons and youtube members, who made this video possible: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-VssWeUerLKDs7hduyqq-qcMpSDHAWe2CGDUVMot2O8The video was made by our friend Cogito, while the script was researched and written by Leo StoneThis video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ)Machinimas for the video made on the Total War: Attila Engine by Malay Archer (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates)✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals✔ Twitch ► https://www.twitch.tv/nurrrik_phoenix✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_GeneralsSources:Beckwith, C. I. (2017). Greek Buddha Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Church, S. K. (2018). The Eurasian Silk Road: Its historical roots and the Chinese imagination. Cambridge: Veruscript.Millward, J. A. (2007). Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang. New York: Columbia University Press.Peers, C. J. (1995). Imperial Chinese Armies - BC 200 - AD 589. London: Osprey Publishing.Road, S. (n.d.). Han Emperor Wu-ti’s Interest in Central Asia and Chang Chien’s Expeditions. Retrieved from Silk Road: Tarn, W. W. (1922). The Greeks In Bactria And India Ed. 1st. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com#Documentary #China #Greeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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