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Sit firmly in the saddle.
Hold the reins tight.
The horse belongs to he who rides it, the sword belongs to he who wields it.
Come on, Gündüz Alp.
Grandmother, look at me riding.
May your grandmother die for you.
Thank you, Almıla, my girl.
Since you arrived, my Gündüz has grown into himself.
Just look,
how well he rides.
Just like his father.
Yes, Hayme Ana.
It's evident that he is Ertuğrul Bey's son.
Thank you.
You look after our children so well.
God sent you to us in these hard times.
God willing
you'll have your own children one day.
Amen, Hayme Ana.
I too would like to have a home, children.
But how could that happen when there's so much work to be done.
Surely there's a good match out there, waiting for you.
Always toiling among men,
fighting amongst them, I've become like them, Hayme Ana.
What man would ever have me?
Don't say that, child.
You are a valiant woman.
And you are beautiful.
God will give you what is best for you.
Hopefully.
Come here, Gündüz Alp.
Grandmother, did you see? I rode the horse so well.
I did, my brave boy.
You rode well.
But now, let's go to your brothers
and tend to them a little, eh?
-Okay, Grandmother. Let's go. -Come on.
You come too, Almıla Hatun.
You go with your grandmother.
I need to do something and then I'll be there.
Okay.
Come on.
We have entered the layer of the centipedes, let's hope we can get out.
Let's hope, brother.
Let's...
Tell my khan I have arrived.
Tell him, Sultan Gıyaseddin sent an emissary.
Ertuğrul Bey.
Will you still not tell me what happened in the forest?
Are you going to ask me what games are being played
in the lands of your khan, whom you deem so highly, Noyan?
If you are up to something, Ertuğrul,
you will pay a heavy price.
You being an emissary is of no concern to my khan Ögedei...
or to me.
Be careful in the presence of my khan.
We have a saying.
Which means
"Think much,
speak little."
If whatever you say enrages him,
know that you won't leave here alive.
Which would upset me the most.
I wouldn't want to give up my most valiant enemy.
Alps, wait here.
Once we've done our duty
we will go back to our tribe, God willing.
Ögedei Khan awaits you, Noyan.
You shall pass over
the hot iron, Ertuğrul Bey.
Within the man with bad thoughts...
is a big
dark rock.
Within the man with good thoughts...
is the sun,
the moon.
May the hot iron...
drive out the evil spirits within you.
My khan.
Evil spirits have not come with this Turk.
What word, what gifts
has your sultan sent me, Ertuğrul Bey?
The word my sultan has sent is on the tip of my tongue.
The presents he sent
are inside this sack, Ögedei Khan.
Has your sultan fit the gift he sent to Ögedei, khan of khans,
into that little sack?
Inside this sack
is the destiny of your khanate, Ögedei Han.
What news, Mergen?
Have you retrieved the letter?
We have.
It has information concerning the activities of Mongolian spies
on the beylik frontier.
It contains very important information, Alangoya.
That letter will go to Günalp Bey.
Günalp Bey?
Why would we do such a thing?
The information in the letter puts us at risk too.
Oh, Mergen!
You are a hunter,
yet you still don't know how to set bait.
Our men will dress up as Seljuks and take it to Günalp Bey.
There must be a secret sign between them and Konya.
Without our men knowing it,
Günalp Bey will understand that they are Mongols.
And he will follow them to find the spies' hideout.
And then?
We will direct those three soldiers to another target.
Günay Bey will fall for the bait.
That way, what we're actually doing won't be detected.
And Günalp Bey won't be suspicious of us anymore.
Seal the letter properly.
Send three soldiers to the castle.
Günalp Bey will be lying in wait like a tiger with sharp teeth.
Set the bait for him at once.
Since when does the fate of Genghis Khan's khanate
lie in your hands, Ertuğrul Bey?
I know...
that you are a great khan,
loyal to Genghis Khan's laws, Ögedei Khan.
However, instead of improving cities,
you pillage and burn them.
Did you come here to give me advice as your Sultan Gıyaseddin's envoy
or to pay tribute to me, Ertuğrul Bey?
Tell your sultan to thank God that I haven't...
burned his cities yet.
We Muslims don't pillage and burn the cities we conquer.
We improve them.
This makes us
a blessed state.
We know
that a state seeking to plunder and pillage
won't last.
That state
and its army
is bound to fall, sooner or later.
Do you invite me into your religion, Ertuğrul Bey?
For thousands of years, we and the Turks have known...
that Tengri is the one...
and there has been no higher being than him for all eternity.
Sitting in my ancestor Genghis Khan's seat...
I am the only representative
of Tengri on earth.
Now tell me.
How can the fate
of my khanate be in that sack?
Your soldiers at our borders
do not obey Genghis Khan's laws.
They disregard the promises you have given to our sultan.
That is why...
our sultan sent me as an emissary.
He wishes you to put an end to this.
Your bey,
how much loot does he give you from conquests?
We...
wage holy war for the sake of God.
We are not after plunder.
What is there...
to take from...
Anatolia's poor land anyway?
You conquer states and what do you get?
You bring destruction and fear wherever you go.
Your name will surely be erased from history.
Our holy cause will prevail.
With God's permission.
Because your bey
can't feed you...
you console yourself with this.
But
don't worry.
Just wait.
Our khan will come to your land too.
If you are smart
you too shall benefit from the riches he brings.
You'll become proper warriors.
soldiers!
Are you Ertuğrul Bey's alps?
We are, thank God.
Who might you be?
I am Kutlubay.
I am a Turk, like you.
I am one of the commanders in Ögedei's army.
What business do you have with the Mongolian army?
Conquering the world,
receiving fame and fortune.
There are many Turks like me in my khan's army.
All the Turkic alps in the tribes from Karakorum to Tabriz are joining us.
With God's permission,
Anatolia is still under the rule of Turkic alps.
They too are more than willing to join Ögedei Khan's army.
All the alps in Anatolia will become our soldiers.
Now rest a little.
I will come back to talk.
Permission to enter, my Bey.
Come.
Three messengers have come from Hüsamettin Karaca, my Bey.
Oh. Bring them in.
Door.
Come.
Welcome, brave men.
What word has Hüsamettin Karaca sent?
It's written in this letter, my bey.
How dare you accuse me of breaking the laws of my ancestor, Genghis Khan?
True words cut like a sharp knife, Ögedei Khan.
Our sultan has agreed to double the tribute you ask for.
However...
while he wishes to renew the peace agreement that is about expire.
It is...
on the condition that you stop violating our borders.
How dare you tell me
that my soldiers do not obey me, Khan of Khans Ögedei Khan...
and break Genghis Khan's laws?
If you can't control a couple of marauding soldiers
at your borders,
how will you manage to dominate the whole world, Ögedei Khan?
My soldiers are loyal to me.
You and your sultan lie.
If you can't prove what you say...
your death will come by my hand, Ertuğrul.
Good.
Hüsamettin Karaca has written about
Mongolian spy activities in detail.
You came a long way without rest.
You must be tired.
We are, my Bey.
How was the white river water?
We drank plenty. It was good.
It was good, eh?
Good, good.
Commander.
Yes, my Bey.
These brave men are tired.
Let them go and rest.
Give them food.
Yes, my Bey.
This way, Beys.
Thank you, my Bey.
And by the way...
our waters
are not lesser than the white river.
Drink plenty.
Plenty.
Than you, my Bey.
This way, Beys.
Commander.
Yes, my Bey.
Those aren't messengers.
They are Mongolian spies.
How do you know, my Bey?
When I asked about the water
they should have said, "Sweeter than soil."
That is our signal with Konya.
They didn't know it.
Say the word and I will put them to the sword, my Bey.
Wait.
We won't do anything to them.
Don't let them know we suspect them.
Let them rest.
We will follow them later.
They will lead us to the Mongolian spy hideout.
Understood?
Understood, my Bey.
Door.
Noyan himself is witness that we were ambushed by the evil
that has taken root within your ranks.
When we came close to your encampment
a band of errant soldiers
attacked us.
The soldiers who attacked
knew that the names of the commanders who do not obey you
were in the sack.
Is it true that you were attacked on your way, Noyan?
It is, my Khan.
Who are they, Ertuğrul Bey?
Those who wish you'll attack Seljuk land...
instead of the land over the Danube.
Know that
those who dare to do this today...
will want to take away your sovereignty tomorrow
when they get the chance.
Who are they, Ertuğrul Bey?
Give me the names in the sack.
My Sultan...
You command me to go to Ögedei
as your envoy, and stop his soldiers from violating our borders.
Ögedei Khan
abides by Genghis Khan's laws.
He will keep his word.
There must be a reason why his men won't honor the peace agreement.
I believe there are commanders who don't obey Ögedei Khan's orders.
It does not fall on us to learn who they are.
However, it is possible to prove they exist.
Therefore, please spread the word, in your palace,
that you know who the commanders are
that don't obey Ögedei and violate our borders.
And that you are to send the names of these commanders
to Ögedei with me.
If I am right,
these commanders
will ambush us on the way
to get the sack with the names.
If you lie...
I will first cut out your tongue
and then I'll cut you into pieces.
Just like our sultan...
I also don't know
who the commanders are that violate our agreement and assault our land.
However,
I was assured today...
that what I think is right.
The soldiers that attacked Noyan and me...
are the dogs of the commanders that do not obey you.
Finding out who they are
is up to you, Ögedei Khan.
The only thing in the sack...
is the peace agreement our sultan sealed with his blood.
Go.
Find the bodies of the soldiers that fell for Ertuğrul Bey's trap.
Find out who they are.
As you wish, my Khan.
I will seal
this agreement under the terms your sultan wishes.
And with my own blood.
However, Ertuğrul Bey...
I have a proposition for you.
Hayme Ana, have you talked to Sugay Hatun?
Did you find out who was after her?
We should figure that out and take precautions.
We spoke.
However, she does not want to say much.
It is clear that this upsets her.
She does not want to remember.
She wants to leave it all behind and start a new life.
What do you intend to do, Hayme Ana?
Let some time pass.
Sugay Hatun is diffident.
Just let her get used to our tribe.
She will open up on her own.
God willing, Hayme Ana.
It would be good to find out before Sugay Hatun gets hurt.
God willing, my girl.
Is there any word on Ertuğrul Bey, Hayme Ana?
I wonder how he is.
Hopefully nothing is wrong.
They were both asleep.
Why would both start crying
at the same moment?
Let me go see, my girl.
I'll come too.
Sugay, my girl, why are they both crying at the same time?
I don't know, Hayme Ana.
I fed them both.
They were sound asleep.
They started crying simultaneously.
Oh, my brave one.
Oh, my son. My brave one.
My dear boy.
God.
Help us.
For the sake of these children
may you bring...
Ertuğrul and his alps back to the tribe in one piece.
God, may you protect them.
Amen.
Help us, God.
Oh, my dear.
Okay.
Okay, my brave one.
Don't cry, my boy.
Oh, God.
Oh, the compassionate one.
Oh, the merciful one.
Oh, the bright one.
Oh, God.
Oh, the compassionate one.
Oh, the merciful one.
Oh, the bright one.
Oh, God.
Oh, the compassionate one.
Oh, the merciful one.
Oh, the bright one.
Oh, the compassionate and merciful one whose compassion surrounds all.
Oh, God whose light enlightens the whole universe.
With no doubt, it is your light that shines in all beings.
Oh, God...
you won't leave those who set out on your path,
half way.
Render Ertuğrul Bey and his alps victorious
on the journey that they are on.
Oh God,
for your follower Abraham, you were the one who said...
"Oh, fire...
be cold and pleasing...
to Abraham." when he was thrown into the fire,
and you protected him.
You are the one who protected your beloved Muhammed with a spider web.
We entrusted to you those who set out on your path
May you protect them.
Surely you are the one who sees and watches over everything.
Put those who ambush them...
and are evil to them, into the ground.
Render them miserable.
Oh, the helper of his friends,
the disturber of his foes.
We take shelter in you, we seek your aid.
Assist them.
I am responsible for all the Turks in Ögedei Khan's army.
I know who is who, what is what.
The Seljuks are done for.
The Anatolian beyliks are in a bad place, the alps have had it.
They will come join
Ögedei Khan's army
to conquer the world and gain riches.
What else would they do?
Who wouldn't want to come?
Don't be too sure of that.
In Anatolia
there are still brave men
that won't resort to pillage and plunder, thank God.
If there's someone we want in our army
we will surely get him.
How would you get someone that doesn't want to come?
We'll get in his brain, so he will
lose himself, forget his past.
He will submit his body and soul to us.
And whatever we say
he'll do...
without question.
Why did you do this, Turgut?
So, you made him into a puppet.
You are valiant alps.
We might want you in our army.
May Tengri help you.
Brother...
this guy might play us somehow.
They can make us into puppets with torture.
He's responsible for the Turks in the Mongolian army.
It's clear...
that he sends spies into Anatolia and brainwashes the Turks there.
Brother, Ertuğrul Bey must know of this.
We'll need it when we get back.
If we get back.
We need to get out of here...
before they get to us, Bamsı.
We need to go.
Subtitle translation by Yurdakul Gündoğdu