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Why have you and your dogs attacked our tribe?
Don't you know that a tiger which wears a bell will starve, woman?
I haven't brought music or laughter...
I have brought blood and tears to your tribe.
That's what you deserve.
You got what you deserved.
What do you want from us?
I want to slaughter each and every one of you...
I want to burn your tents and destroy your village,
I want to watch as the smoke rising from your burning bodies meets the sky spirits,
and I want to look on
as your blood seeps through the earth to the spirits underground.
Is not that enough?
Now...
I am not a patient man, Hayme Hatun.
Where is Ertuğrul?
We don't know where Ertuğrul Bey is.
And if you want to kill us, we'll die with our dignity intact.
You're brave enough to want to die with dignity.
I can only promise to give you that much.
I'll ask you again.
Where is Ertuğrul?
I don't know why you want my son...
but I know that you'll never get him.
We'd never tell you even if we did know.
It's only a matter of time before my father, Gündoğdu, crushes your skull.
You'll get what you deserve soon enough.
-Don't do it. -So, you're Gündoğdu's son, are you?
-Leave my brother alone! -Süleyman!
Süleyman!
Bastard! You bastard!
Daughter! Daughter!
Daughter!
Enough!
Daughter!
Selcan Hatun...
There you are.
Your husband Gündoğdu, will soon be in my hands.
My husband will take your eyes...
before you have a chance to look on his face.
Enough! Enough!
You promised us our dignity.
I won't let you torment us.
If you're going to kill us, do it now! Kill us now!
Daughter!
-Daughter! -I'm all right, Mother.
First of all...
I want to talk to you.
Sir, our messengers have brought news from Söğüt, but...
The Mongols have attacked the Turkish tribes.
Damn it! Where did that come from?
It was sudden. It's chaos everywhere.
They swooped down like locusts.
Ertuğrul invited this trouble on himself. Now he will suffer the consequences, sir.
Only Ertuğrul? Do you think they won't come here?
The Mongols are unpredictable.
Tell the soldiers to be ready for battle.
Tighten security across the castle, strengthen the walls.
Damn it, do whatever it takes!
-At once, sir. -Wait.
Putting ourselves on a war footing won't be enough. Things are no longer balanced.
-We need to come up with another plan. -What kind of plan, sir?
If required, we can always befriend our enemies, Uranos.
Even our enemies.
Artuk Bey,
given you sacrificed your eyes for him, your loyalty to Ertuğrul is obvious.
If you don't answer my questions, I'll cut out your tongue.
It's the only way you'll keep it.
Thankfully, the tongue which forever says Allah's name,
will not shame me now.
Commander Alıncak, know this.
Ertuğrul Bey is already so close, you'll soon feel his breath upon your neck.
Is that so? We'll see.
We'll see.
Commander Alıncak.
With your permission, I would like to say something.
Speak, sky-eyed woman.
Who are you, and what do you want to tell me?
I am Sırma.
İlbilge Hatun is my sister.
We are the sisters of Umurid Beybolat Bey.
My sister is to marry Ertuğrul Bey.
My, my, my!
So, Beybolat sends his sister to Ertuğrul's bed
in order to conquer the tent from within!
There is a special place reserved for the sisters of Beybolat the Loyal.
Jackals play with their prey until it drops dead.
I warned you not to trust the Umurids!
Let go! Let go!
-Osman! -Osman!
No!
Osman!
Leave my brother alone!
No, release him!
Let him go!
Osman!
Osman, no!
-Don't! -Osman!
Let him go! I said, let him go!
Release my grandson!
No!
-Osman! Osman. -Don't!
My Osman.
Osman.
Osman!
Osman. Osman.
Osman. Osman!
Osman.
-Greetings. -Greetings, Ertuğrul Bey.
What's going on?
I heard what happened.
Mongol scum burning everywhere.
The Holy Allah commands us to take up arms against oppressors
and be merciful towards those who are oppressed.
We cannot stand by and do nothing.
We are on our way to Söğüt.
We are at your service.
Our banner flying from Söğüt's minarets and our call to prayers
are the symbols of our freedom.
Do whatever it takes to protect them.
Use your good judgement to keep the people strong,
and your wisdom to maintain their spirits.
This land exists to test us, Ertuğrul Bey.
Allah has littered the road to victory with many trials.
As you overcome these ordeals, you will become stronger and more tolerant.
You are the protector of Allah's oppressed servants.
Allah will not abandon you, nor forsake you.
Allah willing.
Our hand is but flesh and bone.
When we trust in our own power and squeeze that hand,
that hand becomes a fist.
Someone stronger can nevertheless beat us.
If we trust in Allah's might and power...
when we squeeze our hand into a fist,
no army on earth would be strong enough to stop us.
The events which took place immediately before the Battle of the Trench
teach believers an important lesson.
The mounted warriors of the Meccan pagan army screamed at the Muslims,
asking for a man to fight their champion.
Their champion was Amr ibn Abd al-Wud.
He was a famous horseman, good with his sword.
Of course, nobody wanted to face him.
But Ali said, "Oh, messenger of Allah, I will fight him."
But as it was Amr ibn Abd al-Wud who he'd have to fight,
our Prophet told him to sit back down.
Amr challenged the Muslims again.
"Is no man among you prepared to fight?
Where's the heaven you promise your dead?"
Ali wanted again to fight him.
Our Prophet reminded him once again that it was Amr ibn Abd al-Wud.
Amr, seeing that nobody would face him, became over-confident.
He started to insult and swear at the Muslims.
Ali once again bravely stood up.
He said, "I'll fight him, oh, Allah's Messenger!"
Our Prophet said "Oh, Ali, he is Amr ibn Abd al-Wud."
Ali said he understood what he was about to do and would fight him anyway.
Thus, our Prophet let the Lion of Allah fight.
He helped him into his armor himself.
And he prayed as he put the sword called Zulfiqar around his waist.
He removed his own turban and wrapped it around Ali's head,
then raised his hands in prayer.
"Oh, Allah! Ubayde, my uncle's son, was martyred in Badr.
my Uncle Hamza was martyred in Uhud.
I have only my cousin Ali left.
Protect him, help him.
Do not leave me here alone."
So, the fight began on the battlefield and everyone awaited the result.
Amr, being a seasoned warrior, destroyed Ali's shield with a single blow.
His sword pierced the shield and brushed Ali's forehead.
Ali jumped to the side as fast as lightning. It was his turn.
He landed a heavy blow on Amr's neck with Zulfiqar.
Suddenly screams broke out, everything was in confusion.
Amr ibn Abd al-Wud, the famous pagan warrior, lay in the dirt covered in blood,
with his head cut off.
Ali, Lion of God, screamed "Allah is great!" so loudly
that it echoed around the battlefield.
That scream was the reason behind their victory that day.
Ertuğrul Bey...
Muslims are once more under attack.
The innocent and the oppressed pray to Allah for you.
They pray for your safety and that you will not yield before the cruel.
Ertuğrul Bey, vengeance burns in your eyes.
When you seek to protect the innocent, your sword is Allah's sword.
And this war is between God and superstition.
The seeds of this cause of yours...
were planted during the era of Muhammad.
May your advance ensure no innocent is left unsaved...
and no enemy undefeated.
God willing.
We'll never give up, I swear that on my sword.
It is my belief that this war will be won by those brave Oghuz men...
who take the Qur'an as their guide,
and that the tyrants who have attacked us will be utterly defeated.
Allah willing, Ertuğrul Bey.
-Allah willing. -Allah willing.
Thank you.
-My Osman! My son! -Osman!
My Osman.
My Osman, my son!
-Mother! -My Osman!
My lamb!
Osman. My Osman!
Let me see how Osman is!
With your blind eyes? Don't bother yourself, Artuk Bey.
I'll take care of Osman when the time comes.
Get him out of my sight.
I'll deal with him separately.
Don't take him. No, leave him!
-Leave him alone! -Osman!
Don't take him!
Osman!
Enough! He is but a child!
-How can you be so cruel? -Sister, that's enough.
I'll make you pay for what you've done!
Osman! My brother will be avenged! He'll be avenged!
-Gündüz. -Gündüz!
We'll send your head to that brute, Hulagu.
I'm going to make you pay!
How dare you even speak the name Hulagu Khan, the khan of khans?
-Leave my brother alone! -No!
Hold him! Give me the bow!
The son of a bey deserves such a death.
No!
Hayme Hatun, Artuk Bey, if your son is so brave...
let him come out of hiding so that we might see his courage for ourselves.
No! Don't do it!
-Stop! -Let my brother go!
Otherwise, I kill this one!
-No, stop! -Gündüz!
-Stop! -Brother!
My Gündüz!
Ertuğrul will have to come to me eventually,
and when he does I'll kill him!
Brother!
Me, the man who brought the Persians and the Chinese to their knees,
do you think I would be defeated by a man who runs away with a couple of his alps?
-Don't! Don't! -Brother!
Tell me!
Enough, stop!
I'm begging you! I don't know where Ertuğrul is.
He'll hunt you down, he'll find you! His wrath will be your nightmare!
Is that so?
Show us your honor if you have any!
Dog! You Mongol dog! Let my son go!
Is that so?
It's useless trying to talk to you!
I shall kill Ertuğrul's pup.
-Don't! -Brother!
I'll put your tribe to the sword,
no one will be spared, not even the women and children,
nothing will be left standing.
Let my brother go!
Commander Alıncak!
Beybolat. Welcome.
Your master is here, dog.
Why not lick his hand, Beybolat?
Stop and listen to what I have to say first.
There's something important I must tell you.
-Gündüz! -My son!
My child!
If any one of you forgets their place...
I'll forget my promise to Hayme Hatun...
and give you a most dishonorable death.
Come with me, Beybolat.
Don't touch him! Don't take him away! Don't take him away!
Let him go! Don't take him!
We'll move down to this area with our army.
That way we'll pull half of Hulagu Khan's army to the north of Tabriz.
After that, it's up to you.
We'll focus on this area and the Turkish tribes which populate it.
We'll trap any remaining Mongols still in Anatolia.
Hulagu Khan's army will be divided in two.
No reinforcements will be forthcoming from the north,
and those in Anatolia will be unable to go north.
I wish you every success in defeating the Mongols which have been attacking you.
Thank you.
I will gladly tell Berke Khan that the deal is done. Excuse me.
Please.
Thank God our task is done.
Now for the other.
What are we going to do about the Mongolians attacking the tribes?
They want the chest and the vitally important information within.
Everything rests on that chest, Turgut.
What are you going to do, my Bey?
Stop where you are!
Turgut!
Bamsı! Stop.
Mother.
My Osman.
Where have they taken him?
They burned everything.
Those monsters will kill my grandson.
Mother Hayme, don't upset yourself so.
My brother is here, he'll do something.
You think your Mongol dog of a brother will do something, İlbilge Hatun?
I always knew what you were, now everyone else knows it too.
You'll come to regret saying that, Selcan Hatun.
My brother is in there talking on our behalf.
Gündüz Alp would be dead now if it wasn't for him.
-Sure. -Enough! Enough!
Enough!
Our tribe is under attack, my grandsons are gone, and still you fight!
Did your brother know the Mongols were going to attack?
What do you mean, Mother Hayme?
If he'd known, he'd never have left us here.
My brother came back here for all of us.
Tell me, İlbilge Hatun,
did your brother intend to conquer us from within,
like that Mongol dog said?
Is that why he insisted on the marriage?
You insult our honor, Selcan Hatun.
You forget your place.
You're trying to divide us when it's crucial we stay united.
Hold your tongue.
-My dear! -Mother.
Oh, Lord!
Oh, my dear son.
Oh, God.
Where are you, Ertuğrul?
Oh, Allah, protect my children!
Where is my grandson, oh, Allah?
Oh, Mother.
Your task was to find the stolen chest for Hulagu Khan.
I know.
But Ertuğrul isn't the kind of man to give you something because you've attacked him.
You need to be smart.
Ertuğrul wouldn't tell you where it is, even if it meant his death.
Is that why you sent your sister to climb into his bed?
None of this would have happened if you'd done your duty.
Who can save these tribes from me now?
No one can save them now, of course, they can't.
But think about my position for a moment.
You're strong enough to destroy the Kayıs and all the other tribes.
But... it won't change anything.
What happens when you're gone?
What do you mean?
Who will you rule if the tribes are obliterated?
Who will be here to take care of Dragos and deal with the Byzantines schemes?
We are on the frontier here, Commander Alıncak.
How do you expect me to protect these lands
with only a handful of alps?
And what about tax?
What about the taxes which come from the tribes and the infidels?
If you destroy life here, how will you gather taxes for Hulagu Khan?
That's why I wanted the frontier tribes, especially the Kayıs,
to trust me.
That's why I pretended to obey Ertuğrul.
Taxes? What good did they do you? You lost it all!
-I know who took it. -Who?
I'll bring the stolen gold to Hulagu Khan myself.
Tell me who it was!
Dragos!
That scum again? I'll destroy his castle.
Think about it.
The Kayıs are the strongest tribe here.
Instead of destroying them...
-you should make them obey you. -Commander Alıncak.
Ertuğrul's alps have surrendered, Commander Alıncak.
Our Bey does not want bloodshed, Commander.
So, he asked us to surrender.
Why does he send his pups instead of coming himself?
He said he'll come to you when the time is right.
He doesn't want war. If he did...
What if he did want war?
Would he attack me?
Commander Alıncak.
If Ertuğrul said he'll come, he'll come.
Take them away.
So, you know where the gold is, do you?
Gather all the Turkish tribes together under your command, Kayıs included.
You can trust me, Commander Alıncak.
I won't disappoint you.
I came here in the name of the seven White Beards, Ertuğrul Bey.
My word is their word.
Recent events demanded that the holy council be gathered.
It was the right time.
The Mongol commander, Alıncak, has attacked Söğüt.
We know.
These new circumstances require new decisions.
That's why we have called you to the holy council.
First, you must know that...
Alıncak is Hulagu Khan's vilest killer.
He breathes fire and spits death.
There's no cruelty he would not stoop to in order to achieve his goals.
A terrible war awaits these lands.
We're ready for every kind of war.
While he believed us to be helpless,
we made a deal with Berke Khan's messenger.
Such a deal is very timely.
When Sultan Baybars accepts,
we'll have the Mongols trapped between two fires.
This army of devils has tormented the Islamic lands for too long.
They have destroyed all the mosques and minarets.
This war isn't just a war to save Anatolia...
it will avenge and resurrect Islam.
I'll use the gold we took from the Mongols to help the Turkish tribes during the war.
Appropriate.
As soon as the war begins the Mongols will close the roads.
They'll try to disrupt the transport of gold, horses, weapons,
and even food.
Your gold will become more precious still at such a time.
Keep it safe.
When the Turkish tribes rise up...
they will understand fully the extent of our reach and our might.
While there is the earth and the sky
the Turkish state must exist between the two.
We have held on to that belief since the days of Oghuz himself.
Therefore, as long as we are not broken,
they'll only have destroyed a throne and a crown.
And from the sovereign state they thought dead,
a far greater state will emerge.
That's why this order was established right from the very beginning.
And as you know, Söğüt is the center of it all, Ertuğrul Bey.
If the fire has reached Söğüt, others will be uneasy.
Start with Castle Lefke.
A thousand friends aren’t enough.
But one enemy is too much, Ertuğrul Bey.
Now is the time to use diplomacy to rid ourselves of our enemies.
Since each of our enemies fears the other,
we must get them at each other’s throats.
That is how I would like to set out the game.
They know that, as we aren't there,
no one else is capable of extinguishing that fire.
But...
you know why the Mongols are actually here.
They are after the chest which contains our state secrets.
They're prepared to inflict every kind of cruelty to get hold of it.
So now I'm going to tell you exactly what you must do about that.
Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı