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Sister.
You're foaming at the mouth.
Our brother wants what's best for you.
You'll be the wife of an emir of Seljuk.
Isn't it great?
I won't be his wife, Sırma!
If you're going to talk like our brother, then leave!
Don't make me angry.
This marriage will strengthen our tribe, you know that.
We are strong enough, thank God.
I'd rather die than marry someone I don't want to.
Don't do this, Sister.
You know, it's very hard to change our brother's mind.
If you keep refusing, it'll end badly.
Why are you persisting in this?
Do you love somebody else?
No!
No. What made you think that?
Nevermind.
He said we should get ready.
Ertuğrul Bey invited us to dine with him.
My dear, winter is coming.
You finished making the pastirmas, right?
Yes, we've just salted them.
We're going to dry them for a few days.
Good.
My dear, you’re a great help.
God bless you.
You too, Mother.
The Umuroğulları will be our guests tonight.
Tell the women to prepare the fire
for making bread.
Once we finish this
I'll go and check the tandoor myself, don't worry.
I'll go and check it, Selcan Hatun, don’t bother.
Thank you.
Mother.
Of course they are welcomed here...
but as you know,
I don't like the Umuroğulları.
Why?
If İlbilge Hatun hadn't gave up her claim...
what would have happened to Gündüz?
She secured justice...
and she showed remorse.
You're right, Mother,
but İlbilge Hatun was going to kill Gündüz if İrene hadn't come to help.
You also know what her brother Beybolat said to me at the inn.
There is one thing I know, Mother.
We shouldn't get too close to the Umuroğulları.
Did you get the ropes that I ordered?
Good.
These will work.
-How much? -Twenty dirhams.
I'm not buying the whole store, just the ropes.
Twenty dirham is too much.
We had to increase the price when they doubled the taxes.
We've already been suffering because of the Mongols,
and now we must pay twice as much in taxes.
The merchants are right.
They had to raise the prices because of the taxes.
I wish there was a way of not paying them.
I hate this...
Don't get mad, Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey is against this tax, too.
He must have a plan.
Maybe he won't send the taxes.
If we don't send the taxes, the Mongols will punish us.
We have to deliver the taxes.
The Umuroğulları will take the coins.
They'll set off tomorrow.
Come on. We have a lot to do.
Bey.
Beybolat Bey and his sisters are here.
Let them in, Abdurrahman.
Welcome, Beybolat Bey.
Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.
Welcome.
Thank you.
The Umuroğulları women wove this rug for you.
Please place it on your floor.
Thank you.
We'd prefer to hang this precious rug in our tent,
rather than stepping on it.
We'd be honored.
Thank you.
This is my sister Sırma.
She came before the rest of our tribe.
I wanted to bring her with me to this important feast.
Welcome, Sırma Hatun.
Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.
-Welcome. -Welcome.
How are you, İlbilge, my dear?
I'm fine, thank you, Mother Hayme.
Let's begin then. Bread is the stuff of life.
Thank you.
You reap what you sow...
every soul shall taste death...
and the door of heaven will open for the generous.
Please enjoy.
-In the name of Allah. -In the name of Allah.
Thank you, Mother Hayme.
All the Oghuz tribes talk about your food.
Thank you, Beybolat Bey.
Like all the Kayı women,
we are good cooks, and we have plenty of food, thank God.
When you will deliver the taxes, Ertuğrul Bey?
Artuk Bey will deliver them to the inn tomorrow, God willing.
That would be great.
We should take them to Konya before the Mongols force us.
It will be a long and hard road, Beybolat Bey.
Be careful.
Don't worry, Ertuğrul Bey,
I chose some well-trained alps.
Our tribe will continue to work hard while we're gone.
İlbilge Hatun was handling things very well
while you were gone.
She will continue to do so.
She knows we are always here to help if she needs anything.
İlbilge is coming with me, too.
What happened, İlbilge Hatun?
Did you miss Konya?
It's not summer or autumn, Bey.
Winter is coming.
Since it's not a good time to visit Konya, it must be an important matter.
It's a personal matter, Ertuğrul Bey.
Okay.
Rise.
Uranos, my great warrior.
Welcome.
I am here to die for you, sir.
I called you to take lives...
not to give yours.
Our men are in control here.
The castle is yours.
I also brought the mercenaries you wanted.
Good.
Did you shed some blood in honor of your arrival?
I did, as always, sir.
It's a tradition.
You've announced your arrival at the castle...
and you'll announce your presence in Söğüt, too.
I've prepared a big blood feast for you.
You are responsible for the taxes, Beybolat Bey.
But...
you should think again about taking them to Konya tomorrow.
Do you have concerns, Ertuğrul Bey?
The weather is bad,
and it's foggy.
Dragos has people everywhere.
He'll find out you're taking these coins to Konya.
He will want to get those coins.
He will ambush you on the road, Beybolat Bey.
The wolves love misty weather, Ertuğrul Bey.
If you ask me...
you shouldn't take them yet.
Wait for the weather to clear up.
We have time.
The cow whose life is about to end would lick the butcher's knife.
If that bastard Dragos shows his face...
We all know you are a great warrior, Beybolat Bey.
If you insist on going...
let me send my alps with you.
Even if the mountains block my path...
I will jump over them, Ertuğrul Bey.
Thank you for your offer.
Do you know why a lone wolf is so powerful?
Because it acts independently.
Let me do the job myself.
So, why are you going to Konya, İlbilge Hatun?
My brother decided not to tell anyone.
I can't tell anyone either.
My dear.
Don't push our guest.
Maybe she doesn't want to say.
Maybe it is private.
I am not pushing her, Mother.
I'm just making conversation.
İlbilge Hatun works like a man...
but she is beautiful.
You should have had your babies already.
Don't you have anybody in your heart?
My sister didn't have time for love, because she was too busy with the tribe.
Do you think being the daughter of a bey is easy?
There is a saying:
"A bride is like a daughter to her mother-in-law."
I've been married to one of the head beys of the Kayı Tribe for years.
I know the traditions and how hard is to be a bey very well, thank God.
But,
being the daughter of a bey doesn't matter when it comes to love.
You might get butterflies in your stomach when you least expect it.
That's what I meant.
Hopefully those butterflies come before winter does, God willing.
Do you like gold?
And shedding blood?
Good.
Then, I'm sure you'll love the task I'm going to give you.
What is our mission, sir?
The gold coins which were collected for the Mongols,
they are being taken tomorrow, Uranos.
We'll take those coins.
Will Ertuğrul and his men deliver them?
No. The Umuroğulları.
Their bey, Beybolat, will lead them.
But when we take the coins,
Ertuğrul will be the one who suffers for it.
If the Umuroğulları are delivering the coins,
how will Ertuğrul suffer?
Some powerful people among the Mongols and in the Seljuk Empire
are seeking an opportunity to destroy Ertuğrul.
Even though we will take the coins from Umuroğulları,
Ertuğrul will be brought to account, since he's the margrave.
If they don't give the Mongols their coins...
there will be grave consequences.
No one can save Ertuğrul from the Mongol's rage.
You will take those coins,
and then you will kill them all.
Gold...
and blood.
What more can you want?
Show me that you deserve to be my men
and half of those coins will be yours.
You'll have both gold and glory.
Just bring me those coins with blood on them.
It will be the end for Ertuğrul.
Commander Dragos till death!
Tell the alps to get ready at the break of dawn, Bamsı.
I'll bring Sadreddin Konevi to our camp.
As you wish, Bey.
The Mongols are going after him.
They will be waiting for us.
They might attack us on the way, too.
Warn the alps, Bamsı.
They should be on their guard.
Sure.
-Artuk Bey. -Yes, Bey.
Come back to the camp after you've delivered the chests.
I want you to be at the camp when Sadreddin Konevi arrives.
As you wish, Bey.
Bey, there will be no one here in charge of the Umuroğulları.
Why is he taking İlbilge Hatun to Konya?
There's something strange going on, Artuk Bey.
İlbilge Hatun was worried and upset all night.
When I asked what had happened, Beybolat dropped the subject immediately.
We'll soon find out what's going on.
Beybolat was very insistent.
I hope nothing happens to them.
God willing, Turgut.
Now, we need to talk about the taxes.
Dragos will try to take the coins, for sure.
If they manage to get the chest...
it won't be good.
He'll be responsible for the coins, that's his problem, Bey.
Do you really think it'll be his problem if he loses the coins, Bamsı?
I am the margrave here.
The Mongols and Emir Bahattin will use this opportunity to attack us.
What are we going to do, Bey?
You'll lead the tribe while we're gone, Sister.
Don't forget to go visit the Kayı once in a while.
Have a chat with Selcan Hatun and her mother,
try to win their hearts.
We need their friendship.
You know very well how to win someone's heart.
As you wish, Brother.
Go now.
Talk to your sister.
Do your best to convince her.
We'll be leaving early tomorrow.
I don't want any trouble.
May I come in, Bey?
Come in, Yınal!
You summoned me, Bey.
Yınal.
When I see you, I think of death.
I don't know whether to call you Yınal or snake.
If you want me...
to be a snake, then I'll be a snake, Bey.
Just show me where to sneak in and who to bite.
Ertuğrul's right hand man...
Artuk.
He definitely knows about the chest that the Mongols are looking for.
While we are on the way to Konya, he should be captured.
What do you want me to do, Bey?
Emir Bahattin charged his best man, Batur Alp, with this task.
Meet with him,
Tell him what needs to be done.
He'll do the rest.
Yınal!
Snakes shed their skins, Yınal.
Tell Batur Alp to disguise himself as one of Dragos's men.
That man terrifies Ertuğrul Bey, you know.
Come back to the inn after you've met with him.
As you wish, Bey.
Don't upset yourself.
Your brother will give up if you don't consent.
You talk like you don't know my brother, Mengü.
When has he given up on anything?
Ma'am.
Does Ertuğrul Bey know about this?
He asked me why I am going to Konya.
I didn't know what to say.
My brother said it was a personal matter.
I wish you had talked to him.
What good would that do?
What can he do?
And why would he care about this matter?
What if you don't go to Konya?
Isn't there a way out of it?
I have to go.
I will go to Konya.
But only to do my duty.
I will not marry Emir Bahattin.
If you don't marry Emir Bahattin, our brother will kill you.
Stay out of this, Sırma!
Mengü!
Our brother wants to bury me alive by marrying me to Emir Bahattin.
He asked me to try again to convince you.
I've gotten caught in the middle.
Do you think I'm still a child?
I know why you don't want this marriage.
Why?
You love somebody else.
No.
I've told you before.
What makes you think that?
I can see it in your eyes. It's obvious.
I saw how you were looking at Ertuğrul Bey.
You look at him with love,
not with respect.
Know your place, Sırma.
If you say that again, it won't end well for you.
We have an important guest coming tomorrow.
Prepare a tent for him and make the arrangements.
Who is the guest, Son?
İbnu'l Arabi's student Sadreddin Konevi.
The Mongols want him dead.
I'll get him to our camp alive though, God willing.
I'll take care of this matter myself.
Thank you.
What about my father?
When will he come?
It's not the right time yet, Süleyman.
And when it's the right time,
you'll meet with your father and your uncles, God willing.
We constantly feel his absence,
like our tent has lost one of its pillars.
Luckily, we have our sons, Süleyman.
You all are our successors.
If he isn't here...
you'll be the pillar.
We won't always be here, Süleyman.
This is a mortal world,
we all will die one day,
and when we go to the other world,
you'll take our places.
We sowed the seeds,
you will grow them.
We planted saplings,
you will nurture them,
and make the trees tall.
Girls learn everything from their mothers.
Boys learn everything from their fathers.
A boy can't make a life for himself without his father's help,
and even his help wouldn't be enough,
without our state.
Hereafter,
you will all be statesmen who will honor your ancestors' memories.
May Allah
save us all from the traitors.
-Amen. -Amen.
Hyah!
We have delivered them to you, Beybolat Bey.
Have a safe journey.
Alps! Load the chests.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
Your journey will be quick, God willing.
-Are horses ready? -They are, Artuk Bey.
Come on.
If you don't trust me, kill me.
Come on, İlbilge Hatun.
Come on.
İlbilge!
Come on!
Osman?
You look pensive today.
Master, my uncle's tribe came here to escape the Mongol's violence,
but they are bothering us here too...
and there is also Byzantine on the other side.
We've been dealing with the cruelty of the majority,
and I'm thinking about how the minority can defeat the majority.
Don't worry, Osman.
When the day comes, a water droplet will turn into a sea
and spark a volcano.
As a verse from the Quran says,
you should be straightforward.
Our prophet Muhammad...
began his sacred journey
by trusting in Allah alone.
One man became ten.
Ten became a hundred.
They grew slowly.
At first, they showed patience
against all the cruelty.
They leaned on each other...
against the cruelty.
One day, they lost their patience.
They couldn't stand their enemy’s cruelty anymore.
It wasn't bearable anymore.
And then Muhammad...
took his alps with him
and started a war
against the cruelty of their enemies.
Which war is that, Master?
The Battle of Badr, Aybars.
Could you tell us about that holy battle?
-Yes, Master. -Please tell us.
Since you want to hear the story of the Battle of Badr,
then...
we're going back to the Golden Age now.
They are the bravest fighters of all time.
They shone like stars
and fought like lions.
They were 125,000 bodies, but they had one soul,
the soul of Muhammad.
The fighters left Medina.
The lions of Badr were on the way.
Look, this is Mus'ab bin Umeyr.
He was a lion cub.
The Prophet refused him because he was too young,
but Umeyr cried a river.
The Prophet let him come.
Sa'd bin Ebû Vakkas tied his sword to his waist.
He was short...
he couldn't do it himself.
Hamza had two swords on him.
Every step he took made a heart stop.
"Oh, Hamza!
You don't fear anything you see. That's true.
But you hide your grandeur.
Your walk scares even death."
Listen to the Sultan of the Universe.
When he spoke, even the wind stopped.
"My people!
Are you ready?"
Sa’d bin Muâz stood.
He said:
"I swear on Allah who sent you to us,
if you dive into the ocean,
we'll dive after you.
Show us Allah's way."
The Prophet smiled.
He smiled and they started to walk.
The pain they suffered in Mecca had stopped.
They were walking.
They looked like stars on earth,
and the Sun lead the way.
Here are Umar and Ali...
One of them is Al-Khattab, the other one is Abu Turab.
And arm in arm...
they entered the mouth of death.
The Meccan polytheists wanted three fighters first.
"Show us three fighters among you."
Everybody looked at the Prophet.
Whom would his holy hands touch?
"Get up, Ubeyde.
Get up, Hamza.
Get up, Ali."
Do you see the fighters?
Did you see Hamza?
He was walking with pride.
And Ali? It was like he was coming from the skies.
The father of all Sayyids.
Ubeyde wounded his leg.
He went to his Prophet.
"Muhammad. Am I a martyr?"
"Yes, you are a martyr."
The Master of The Masters started praying.
He raised his hands to his God.
"O my Allah, keep your word to me.
If you destroy these people here,
there won't be anybody left on Earth who will worship you."
A storm broke out in Badr.
A thousand angels appeared to the right of the Prophet,
Archangel Michael was leading them.
Another storm broke out in Badr.
A thousand angels appeared to the left of the Prophet,
Archangel Israfil was leading them.
And another storm.
With 1000 angels...
Archangel Gabriel appeared in front of the Prophet.
Three thousand angels...
riding multicolored horses.
Abu Jahl had left Mecca as he was going to a wedding.
He came to Badr playing music and laughing.
He thought Allah's messenger and his followers were unprotected.
However,
Allah destroyed them.
They returned from Badr.
The Prophet's uncle, Abbas was among the prisoners.
It was nighttime.
The prisoners' hands were tied...
Abbas's hands were tied tightly.
A whimper was heard in the night.
The Prophet couldn't sleep.
His companions said; "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"My uncle's whimper prevents me from sleeping."
And they untied the Prophet's uncle's hands immediately.
When the Prophet heard this,
he gave an order:
"Since you untied my uncle's hands...
you'll untie all the prisoners' hands."
They were returning from Badr.
Their prophet was praying for them.
They were returning with the Prophet's prayers.
"Thank Allah
who helps his servants, and values his religion."
Thanks to
the God of the universes.
Thanks to...
the owner of the universes.
Subtitle translation by Reşat Bir