in the Eighth Century,

在西元八世紀時

the most powerful empire

世上最強大的帝國

in the world

是哈里發國(阿拉伯的第一個世襲王朝)

was the Arab Caliphate,

由伍麥亞王朝統治

ruled by the Umayyad Dynasty.

它是當時的人們所知道的最大帝國

It was the largest empire

在那時

the world had ever seen

直到西元七百二十年

up to that point,

帝國一路延伸

and in the year 720,

從西方的大西洋

the empire stretched all the way

到東邊的印度

from the Atlantic Ocean in the west

毫無疑問的

to India in the east.

那是世界上

It was, without a doubt,

最強大的帝國，但是

the most powerful empire

逐漸的，隨著時間的流逝

in the world, but

消逝在歷史的洪流裡

gradually, over the centuries,

這讓我們有了一個議題

receeded into history.

如果這個舊的帝國

That then begs the question:

在今天重新出現了呢

What if this old empire

在這個現代社會裡

was reunited today

有著和西元七百二十年時

in the modern world

一樣的疆界

with the exact same borders

儘管這是完全不可能的事情

that it had in the year 720?

讓我們假設哈里發國

Despite how utterly impossible this is,

突然出現並且存在在世上

let's just assume that the Caliphate

並有著跟他以前一樣的疆界

suddenly just appeared back into existence

三十六個不同的現代國家

instantly with its exact borders.

會失去他們所有或部分的

Thirty six different modern countries

領土給哈里發國

would lose all or some of

包含一些

their territory to the Caliphate,

距離彼此非常遙遠的國家

including places as

像葡萄牙和印度

far away from each other as

一億一千一百萬平方公里

Portugal and India.

大的領土

11.1 million square kilometers

會歸屬於帝國

of territory

會讓它成為世界上第二大的

would belong to the empire,

國家僅次於俄羅斯

which would make it the second largest

它會成為

country in the world, behind only Russia.

六億六千五百二十一萬七千人的家

It would be home to a population of

會使其成為世上人口第三多的國家

665,217,000 people,

只少於印度和中國

which would place it as the third

相比重新出現的羅馬帝國

most populous country in the world,

(我做的其他影片)

behind both India and China.

哈里發國會有相似

Compared to the recreated Roman Empire,

但稍微不同的

(that I did in another video)

人口數目

the Caliphate would have a similar

在我為製作這個影片而蒐集資料時

but slightly smaller

我發現一些有趣的事情

population.

當我們描述這帝國

Something interesting that I discovered

叫它阿拉伯 哈里發國時

while doing the research for this video

阿拉伯人

was that despite the empire

只會成為多數族群

being called the 'Arab Caliphate,'

占了全國46%

Arabs themselves

的人口

would only form a plurality

很輕易的我們可以知道原因

within the country at forty six percent

畢竟這個帝國覆蓋了極其

of the population.

多樣化的土地

It's easy to see why,

西班牙和葡萄牙人在這裡

since the empire covers an extremely

土耳其人這裡

diverse amount of land,

庫爾德人這裡

with Spaniards and Portuguese over here,

波斯人這邊

Turks here,

以及巴基斯坦人和印度人在東邊

Kurds here,

阿拉伯語會成為官方語言

Persians here,

多數的人會使用它

and Pakistanis and Indians over here, in the east.

但阿拉伯語本身

Arabic would be the official language

在不同的地方差異很大

spoken by a majority of the population,

舉例而言

but Arabic itself

在北非的說阿拉伯語的人 使用的阿拉伯語

is quite different from place to place.

對敘利亞或伊拉克的說阿拉伯語的人

Arabic speakers in some parts

是非常費解的

of North Africa, for example,

或許每個不同品種的語言

are completely incomprehensible to

都會被考慮成為正式的

many Arabic speakers

但總體而言

from Syria or Iraq for a variety of reasons.

阿拉伯語仍會成為最

Perhaps every variety of the language would

好理解的

be considered as 'official,'

語言在帝國的範圍裡

but over all,

當然，從這部影片的標題

Arabic would remain the most

還有我們所談論的的地區

well understood

你或許可以猜測到

language within the borders of

伊斯蘭教會佔據主導地位

the empire.

在帝國裡

Of course, from the title of this video,

伊斯蘭教會代表

and the area of the world that we're talking about,

85%

you probably were safe to assume that

在現代哈里發國里的人口

Islam would be the dominant religion

其中會劃分成64%的

within this empire.

遜尼派

Islam would be represented by

21%的

eighty five percent of

什葉派

the Caliphate's modern population,

同時哈里發也會有非常多的

divided between sixty four percent

佔了9%人口的基督教信徒(比伊斯蘭仍是少數)

being Sunni,

1%的猶太人

and twenty one percent

3%由印度教徒、拜火教徒和其他信仰者組成

being Shi'a.

而最後的2%

The Caliphate would also have a very

則由無神論者

large Christian minority,

和無宗教信仰者組成

represented by nine percent of the population.

又，非常有趣的

Jews would make up

在哈里發裡最大的城市

one percent of the population,

卡拉奇(位於巴基斯坦)

Hindus, Zoroastrians, and other faiths

會在主要的阿拉伯核心之外

would make up a following

卡拉奇的人口

three percent,

幾乎就和阿富汗的總人口一樣多

and the final two percent

哈里發其他的大城市

would be made up of Atheists

則是開羅

or non-religious persons.

德黑蘭(伊朗)

Also, interestingly,

巴格達(伊拉克)

the largest city in the Caliphate,

利雅德(沙烏地阿拉伯)

Karachi, would be located in Pakistan,

無論如何，我會預期大馬士革(敘利亞)

outside of the main Arab core.

最有可能成為

Karachi has almost as many people

重建的帝國的首都

living in it than all of Afghanistan

畢竟在西元720

combined, for example.

領土面積最廣大時

And the other biggest cities in the Caliphate

它就是哈里發的首都了

would be Cairo,

現在，我們要移動到

Tehran,

每個帝國

Baghdad,

最喜歡的議題

and Riyadh.

錢

However, I would expect that Damascus

重建的阿拉伯哈里發

would likely become

會有五點三四兆美金的G.D.P

the reunited empire's capital city,

這會讓它成為

since it was the capital of the Caliphate

世上第三大經濟體

back at the year 720

超過德國和日本

at the empire's territorial height.

但在中國和美國之後

And now, we need to move on

但這是相當高價值的經濟體了

to every empire's

相比起其他我做過影片的帝國

favourite subject:

像蘇聯

Money.

還有非洲聯合國 而言

The reunited Arab Caliphate

不管怎樣，哈里發

would have a nominal G.D.P of

的人均G.D.P

5.34 trillion U.S. dollars,

會下降到

which would mean it would be the

每人八千零二十七美元

third largest economy in the world,

這代表平均公民的

overtaking both Germany and Japan,

平均生存條件

but remaining behind China and the United States.

會大致上跟

But that's actually a pretty high-valued economy

今天的中國的人均差不多

compared to other empires that I've overed in the past,

當然，鑒於哈里發

like the Soviet Union,

會包含以下的國家

and the United African Continent, for example.

像沙烏地阿拉伯

However, the Caliphate's

伊朗

nominal G.D.P per capita

科威特

would be down to

卡塔爾

just 8,027 dollars a person,

它會馬上變成

which means that the average living conditions for

目前

the average citizen

世上最大的石油出產國

would be roughly the same as it is

事實上，地球上將近30%的

for the average citizen in China today.

石油生產權

Of course, since the Caliphate

會被哈里發控制

would absorb entire countries

會給其在世界舞台上

like Saudi Arabia,

巨大的話語權

Iran,

至於其他

Kuwait,

會給帝國帶來話語權的

and Qatar,

會是其大規模的軍隊

it would instantly become

將會成為世上最大的

by far

四百二十一萬四千的現役軍人

the world's largest producer of

那是比

oil.

中國和美國總合起來還多的現役軍人

In fact, nearly thirty percent

此外，哈里發

of all the Earth's oil

會發現它擁有

production would be controlled by

額外的四百二十一萬六千軍人做儲備用

the Caliphate, which would give it an enormous

繼續說的話，哈里發

leverage on the world stage.

擁有到目前為止世上最大的軍事力量

The other tool

唯二的兩個帝國

that the empire could use as leverage

那我曾介紹過(重建帝國系列)有更大的軍隊的

would be its massive military,

是蒙古

which would become the largest in the world with

和大英帝國

4,214,000 active duty troops.

考慮進一切的條件

That's more active duty soldiers than

重聚的現代阿拉伯哈里哈國

China and the United States combined,

會幾乎是理所當然的成為潛在的

and in addition, the Caliphate

世界超級大國

would find itself in possession

從它的首都大馬士革管理

of an additional 4,216,000 troops placed in reserves.

哈里發會是

If called upon, the Caliphate

世上第二大面積的國家

by far, the largest military force in the world.

國家人口數排名第三的國家

The only two empires

第三大經濟體

that I've covered before who'd have larger militaries

又擁有世上

would be both the Mongol,

最大的軍隊

and British empires.

並且控制了

With all things being considered,

世上三成的石油生產

the reunited modern Arab Caliphate

大大的超越了

would almost certainly be a potential

其他的個別國家

world superpower.

它或許會跟如今的世界大國

Governing from its capital of Damascus,

中國，有一部分相似

the Caliphate would be the

但它可能會忙著與國內

second largest country in the world,

非常多元化的民族鬥爭

have the third highest population in the world,

就像任何一個大帝國會帶來的

have the third largest global economy,

它的相對較低的

it would be in possession of the world's

平均生存條件

largest military,

和國家內伊斯蘭的兩大教派遜尼和什葉之間的巨大鴻溝

and also control

內部的壓力和問題

thirty percent of

也是當初歷史上在蒙古於1258年入侵

the entire world's oil production,

並臣服於蒙古以前哈里發帝國就已經分崩離析的原因

vastly more than

所以我們可以抱有很高的興趣

any other individual country.

對於 如何

It would probably be similar in world power projection to

現代版的帝國

modern day China,

克服這些相似的問題

but it could struggle with

在下方的評論區留下你的想法

the vast ethnic diversities

以及你的理論

such a large empire would bring,

關於如何統治及管理

its relatively low

這個現代的帝國

living conditions on average,

在我們的現代世界裡

and the large divide between

以及它可能存在多久

Sunni and Shi'a Muslims within the country.

或者任何事我在影片中所漏掉的

Internal pressures and problems

如果你喜歡你看到的

is what tore the historical Caliphate apart

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before it finally succumbed

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to the Mongol invasions in 1258.

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