How Turkmenistan Became the Strangest Country on Earth

4000 Years of the World's Strangest Country in 15 Minutes Dự phòng: 4000 Years of Turkmenistan History in 15 Minutes The ENTIRE History of Turkmenistan Explained Mô tả A golden statue that turned to follow the sun. A month renamed after the president, and another after his mother. A gold monument to a dog. This is the story of how Turkmenistan became the strangest country on Earth. Somehow, none of it happened by accident... Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:44 2000 BC The Desert at the Crossroads 2:27 1221 The City the Mongols Erased 2:44 1500 The Tribes No One Could Rule 3:53 1879 The Fortress That Beat Russia 5:31 1924 A Country Made in Moscow 7:08 1948 The Night Ashgabat Fell 7:54 1991 The Father of All Turkmen 9:38 2002 January Gets a New Name 11:16 2007 The Dentist Who Became the Protector 12:57 2009 The Gas That Pays for Everything 13:57 Outro Sources: Adrienne Lynn Edgar, "Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan" (2004); Encyclopaedia Britannica; BBC News; Human Rights Watch reports on Turkmenistan. History of Nations tells the stories of how countries became what they are today, through animated maps and 2D illustrated storytelling. From ancient empires to modern dictatorships, our goal is to make history simple, entertaining and easy to follow. This video is created for educational and entertainment purposes. We aim to present history as accurately and objectively as possible, but historical sources often disagree, and some numbers and stories (such as the origin of the Darvaza crater) are still debated. Image credits (Wikimedia Commons; author and license on each page): Neutrality Monument: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum (2019): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum (1911, Prokudin-Gorsky): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Akhal-Teke "Tarzan": https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Akhal-Teke racing: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Melee at Geok Tepe: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Siege of Geok Tepe: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 1948 Ashgabat earthquake: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Saparmurat Niyazov (1998): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Saparmurat Niyazov (2002): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Panorama of Ashgabat: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Ashgabat suburbs: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2017): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2019): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Maps: Natural Earth (public domain) Music: "Monthaholic" by Schwartzy (YouTube Audio Library) #Turkmenistan #History #Documentary