Countries That Changed Their Location
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Published 2023-06-02
▶ In this video I talk about a few countries that have, throughout history, changed the location in which they exist. Starting with Bulgaria which previously existed in Crimea as "Great Old Bulgaria" then moving to the First Bulgarian Empire (where they now are) and the old Volga Bulgaria in Russia. Then talking about Ghana's connection (or lack thereof) with the Ghana Empire, something that also happens with Modern Benin and the Kingdom of Benin - although one is named in honor of its historic namesake, while the other simply has the same Etymology, respectively. Also taking a look at perhaps the greatest example of countries that moved their location: The Sovereign (Hospitaller Knights) Military Order of Malta; first established in Jerusalem, then moving to Cyprus, Rhodes, Malta and finally existing without territory today, only operationg through a building in Rhodes. Hungary is another example of a European country that technically moved its location, through the migration of the Magyars from Magna Hungaria in the Asian steppes into the Carpathian Basin. And finally taking a look at a few other states, countries or Empires throughout history that could arguably be said moved: such as the Mughal Empire, the Huns, the Angles, the Saxons, the Franks, or even Poland - should you expand the definition of "a country that moved" to location changes along a continuous territory.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Bulgaria
02:28 Ghana
04:49 Sovereign Military Order of Malta
06:55 Benin
08:10 Hungary
09:17 Mughal Empire
10:25 Poland
11:38 Huns
11:47 Angles & Franks
12:07 Summary
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All Comments (21)
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Are there any other countries that moved? Also, check out my latest video HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mc4Cr9whbA
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You forgot the most important one. Australia moved to Europe in order to take part in a song contest.
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the Roman Empire also moved. it first started as a city-state, expanded until being a huge empire and ended up just being constatinople and it's surroundings
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The history of Malta is so interesting, despite it being such a small country today. I'd love to see a full video about it
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Worth mentioning, the real reason Dahomey named itself "Benin" was because the old Kingdom of Dahomey was dominated by ethnic Fons who ruled over other ethnic groups. They didn't want the new state to have that name because they wanted all ethnic groups to feel welcome. Same story with Gold Coast, the pre-colonial kingdom was called "Ashanti" but that would alienate non-Akan people.
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The Oghur Bulghars were absolutely not the main ethic component in Balkan Bulgaria. They became of the ruling class much like the Normans in England. In fact, in some ways they had less influence on culture. Very little of their steppe culture or language remains. It's a few words in a Slavic language. The descendants of the Volga Bulghars speak the last extent Oghur/ Lir Turkic language, Chuvash.
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The fact that the closest relatives to Hungarian language live thousands and thousands of miles away from Hungary always fascinated me. In fact, some of the closest relatives can be found in small numbers around the Urals (known as the Khanty and Mansi languages and people).
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Germany and Poland have been moving westward very slowly for 100s of years
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Turkey has probably taken the most notable journey across the map
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Interesting fact: some Bulgarians even made it to Italy. There is a town named Celle di Bulgheria in todays Italy and the people are actually related to the Bulgarians. You can google it up "The Bulgarian Trace in Italia"
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Polish history of the borders is really complex and interesting, would like to see more content of that! :) Really nice video
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I look forward to a full video about Poland. I think it's super interesting how it has changed borders over the centuries, and I've never fully understood why all of those changes happened.
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Can't forget about all the native tribes in the modern day US and Canada that moved due to dxpansion of the respective countries, the Trail of Tears is possibly the biggest example where the "5 Civilized Tribes" were forcibly moved to the Oklahoma Territory from their original residences in the east of the US
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The history of Korea, in regards to borders is fascinating, especially when you get into the Kingdoms before being known as Korea today. It has a history not too dissimilar to that of Poland's, eternally wedged between China and Japan, at times disappearing and becoming part of both.
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Great video. I love it when videos deliver exactly what the title and thumbnail made me think they would be. No click-bait here, just precisely what was promised.
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I think Byzantium and Taiwan count under some definitions
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Just like Poland, Germany has moved quite a lot to the west as well.
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Interesting thing about the SMOM (Sovereign Military Order of Malta): though now part of the Vatican, they have their own small air force. The planes -- I believe they currently number two -- are painted white with the Maltese cross as their roundel. They fly charitable air operations, carrying food, medicine, and similar life-saving supplies to crisis spots, usually in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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Love this video. Having a timeline on screen would definitely help put it in perspective. Keep up the good work 🎉
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I've always been curious about the movement of Poland. Looking forward to learning about that!
