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It was none other than Ertuğrul
who snatched the secret chest, took Keykavus away,
and killed Commander Alıncak.
He killed one of the most vital men we had in Anatolia, Albastı.
And now, he plans to start a revolt
against us in Anatolia, forming a pact with Berke Han in secret.
If we don't cull the Kayi Tribe and Ertuğrul, their chieftain,
they will start a huge uprising in Anatolia.
For the aforementioned reasons,
we are solemnly waiting for our khan to send an army.
Take this letter to Tabriz at once.
You know who to give this to.
Come, Temüge.
Was that little doe burning of anger?
She was, and you should see it.
She is already consumed by the flames of revenge. She only needs a nudge.
As my ancestors would say,
"Nobody destroys like a treacherous woman.
And nobody can restore what she destroys."
Her heart must be blazing with revenge.
Let me have a talk with her...
so she can direct the fire within her onto the Umuroğlu Tribe.
And the fire there should jump...
to its neighbor, the Kayi Tribe.
On this are written all the details about the Mongolian spies,
as well as the caravansary where they gather.
I understand, Bey. Should we take our men with us?
You can't go with them.
You, Gündüz, and Günküt will have to suffice.
Disguise yourselves.
-Be alert. -Yes, Bey.
So, the letter says the Mongol army might even invade Söğüt, huh?
That's why we must obtain whatever information comes to the caravansary.
Turn the whole place upside down if need be.
And don't return without that intel.
As you wish, Bey.
I will depart tomorrow to meet Berke Han.
Melikşah. Head to the Umuroğlu tribe in advance.
Tell İlbilge Hatun to wait for me at the camp.
I have important matters to discuss with her.
As you command, Bey.
Bey.
What should we do afterwards?
Listen to me carefully.
Hello, everyone.
Hello, İlbilge Hatun.
The merchants we deal with are awaiting the wool.
We must be faster and more agile.
Yes, İlbilge Hatun.
Go on.
Where have you been, Sırma?
Everyone started working right after the burial.
I waited for everyone to leave, Sister.
It was our funeral, after all.
I took a detour because I was afraid of the Mongols.
I started to fear everything.
Mongols even attempted to kill Ertuğrul Bey. Imagine us.
Left alone, I got scared.
Is that Melikşah?
-Hello, İlbilge Hatun. -Welcome, Melikşah, what happened?
Good news, İlbilge Hatun.
Ertuğrul Bey invited you to the hall.
He has important things to discuss with you.
As the margrave commands.
I will be there in the evening. Thank you.
All right, İlbilge Hatun.
Since he's calling you personally, it must be important.
The margrave probably wishes to talk about the marriage.
-We must start the preparations at once. -Not yet, Sırma.
Even if that's what it is about,
we still have to take care of the business here before any wedding.
I must hand down my responsibility in a manner befitting my position.
What do you mean, Sister?
Who will be the chieftain here when I join the Kayi Tribe?
I must resolve that first.
I will accept Ertuğrul Bey's invitation.
And do what is necessary afterwards.
Thank God we came through all that trouble, Bey.
Thank God indeed.
Why did you bother, mother? I could have poured it.
Pouring sherbet for my son who just returned from war is hardly a bother.
Here, Son.
Thank you, Mother.
Thank God.
Thank you.
My sons united as one and defeated the cruel souls.
Son.
Your sword was able to cut down the cruel.
Our home is now in harmony.
Our tribe, our tents were happy, but we are happier with you.
Thank God.
-Selamunaleykum. -Aleykumselamun.
-Welcome, Bey. -Thank you.
-Welcome, Son. -Thank you, Mother.
Now I can see two of my sons defeating the cruel together, praise be!
What more could a mother wish for?
Come, Son, let me pour your sherbet.
-Thank you. -Let me do it, mother.
Thank you, Selcan.
We swore to be worthy of you
and the blood our ancestors shed for us, Mother.
For as long as Allah places obstacles in our path,
we will take down many more cruel men.
We will go through many more hellish flames,
to hopefully come to rest by your side,
and drink this cold sherbet.
I hope so, Son.
Selcan, dear.
Have the women prepare the cauldrons and bring flour.
Let us prepare halvah to celebrate our victory.
Very well, mother.
Excuse us.
-See you later. -Right, Mother.
The gold Berke Han sent us went across the Byzantine border.
That's quite all right.
If they had gone through Anatolia, the Mongols could have ambushed them.
-That's still a possibility. -How?
There's a Mongolian spy close to Berke Han.
The spy must have warned the Mongols that the gold would come.
The Mongols could set a trap to prevent the gold from reaching us.
The document we found in Torumtay's clothes
states that the delivery location is the Fox Valley.
-Be careful. -Yes, Brother, don't you worry.
That valley is vulnerable to ambushes.
We use this seal to communicate with Berke Han.
When the men bringing the gold see this seal, they will know.
Brother, the gold is of utmost importance.
We will send it all to the Turkmen tribes in Anatolia.
We need it to buy the necessary horses and weapons.
If something happens to that gold, Turkmen tribes will be in danger.
And we will lose Berke Han's trust.
I'm aware of all this, Brother. Don't worry about it.
I know it just looks like some gold from the outside,
but I understand that it's vital for the ultimate battle.
And with Allah's help, I won't let that gold be destroyed.
Thank you.
I will depart to meet Berke Han tomorrow.
It's the last and hardest path ahead of us,
before we can will light the fire for war.
We carry the prayers of a whole nation,
and face treacherous traps, cliffs, and endless seas.
However, we made an oath.
To give hope by destroying the traps,
by climbing the mountains and by crossing the seas.
We will light up Anatolia with the fire in our hands.
Enough, Savcı.
Thank you.
-This soup was delicious. -Thank you, uncle.
May it give you health.
Amen.
If you weren't here,
I have no idea who would cook for me.
-I appreciate it. -Don't mention it, uncle.
Every child in the tribe thinks of you as their uncle.
Thank you.
May I enter, Turgut Bey?
Come in, master.
Don't trouble yourself, Turgut Bey.
Rest.
I just wanted to see you and see how you were doing.
I'm fine, master. Thank you.
They said you didn't leave my side.
Just like how it was in my dream...
you really were beside me. I really appreciate it.
-I hope your dream is a good omen. -Amen.
Amen.
I hope it is, too.
I was in heaven or something.
There were clear springs,
and flowers everywhere.
And then,
I saw you.
You were planting roses.
When I asked what it was for,
you said it was for our martyrs.
And then you told me about martyrdom.
God bless.
What a nice dream.
May it be a blessing from Allah.
Amen.
May Allah give us a life in good faith,
and martyrdom at the end.
-Amen. -Amen.
I think about thousands of our martyrs when I utter the word.
However, I don't know why,
but I remember a particular one.
I remembered many glorious stories,
but also a poor martyr that lived when the prophet Muhammad was alive.
Tell us about him, master. Who was it?
A young man.
Sa'd as-Sülemi.
He had a dark skin.
That's why he was sad.
His Holiness Sa'd goes to see...
our prophet Muhammad one day.
He's deep in thought,
and a bit sad.
He asks thus, "O prophet,
would the color of my face prevent me from getting into heaven?"
Our prophet Muhammad responds,
"I swear on the all-powerful Allah
that if you show reverence to Allah
and stay on the path of his messenger,
none of this shall prevent you from going to heaven."
His Holiness Sa'd bared his soul to the prophet Muhammad. He spoke thus,
"Then, O prophet, why do people look down on me?
Why doesn't anybody give me the hand of their daughter?"
And the prophet Muhammad answered thus,
"Go to the house of Amr ibn Vehb.
Tell him that I greet him and want him to give his daughter to you in marriage."
His Holiness Sa'd went to see Amr ibn Vehb at once,
as the prophet Muhammad had said.
He delivered the prophet Muhammad's words.
Amr wanted to think about it.
He said, "Let us discuss it, and we will give you our answer later."
However, his daughter said, "If the prophet saw it, then I see it too.
We don't have to discuss it, Father."
Thus, Amr agreed to him marrying his daughter.
His Holiness Sa'd started the preparations for the wedding.
When he went to the shopping district to buy presents for his wife,
he heard something.
The crier of the prophet suddenly called his subjects to fight
against the enemy that sieged the Muslims.
His Holiness Sa'd, who had been looking forward to marrying for years,
and had at last realized that wish, was confused.
Should he stay with his wife and live a nice life,
or take up his sword and fight?
He made the hard choice.
He bought a sword with the money he had saved for the presents.
He mounted his horse and joined the army at once.
Fighting with all his might, his Holiness Sa'd jumped off the horse,
rolled up his sleeves, and continued fighting on foot.
At last, his Holiness Sa'd fell as a martyr.
The prophet discovered his lifeless body.
In a sad tone, he said to those around him:
"Take Sa'd's sword, his spear, and his horse
and hand them to the poor woman who wanted to marry him.
And tell her father that
the man he refused as a husband for his daughter because of his skin tone
is now married to the houris in heaven."
Martyrdom is a holy position.
But to reach it, one must live a worthy life.
His Holiness Sa'd rose above selfishness and dedicated himself to the way of Allah.
And Allah provided him with the best martyrdom.
He attained the good word of the prophet Muhammad.
May Allah...
help us live our lives in that way,
and bless us with martyrdom on his righteous path.
-Amen. -Amen.
Wait over there, Temüge.
Come then, my doe.
Did you come to show off your strength? Sit.
As I lifted my head, which I had never bowed before, and gazed at the Sky God,
I saw dark clouds over great mountains.
I threw bone marrow into the fire
and asked the spirits what this vision means.
They said it was the anguish of a great doe grieving over a dead brother.
Do you want to take revenge that much?
Just like the fire that needs air to grow in strength,
revenge is what I need.
My beating chest...
will only be soothed when I've avenged my brother.
I will give you the opportunity to avenge him. Don't worry.
How will you do that?
For us Mongols, comrades are no mere stranger met on the road.
Albastı was a true comrade to us.
It's a matter of honor for us to avenge him.
And don't you forget, Sırma Hatun.
A Mongol only lives for his honor.
And how will you do that?
Ertuğrul controls the whole region.
He has beaten and incapacitated all of his enemies.
Ertuğrul is nothing but some margrave being spoiled by the imbeciles here.
The bag on a Mongol's horse contains the heads
of many chieftains, and even khans.
Everybody shall witness the might of the Mongols.
I sent for the commander in Konya already.
They will march to Söğüt and show the enemy how mighty the Mongols are.
I don't care what you do to Söğüt.
I want to avenge my brother.
And I know what I need to do.
And what might that be?
There will be a ceremony soon at the camp.
If I get to choose the new chieftain rather than my sister,
we will be able to do anything we want.
A passionate woman sets the whole world ablaze.
I like you, my doe.
Your duty is to remove your sister from the seat of chieftain.
Obviously we need chiefdoms that carry the torch for us.
But it won't be easy.
Everyone swore allegiance to my sister.
Plus, our chiefs are loyal to Ertuğrul Bey as well.
And those who were loyal to my brother...
have lost their nerve after what happened recently.
We must set them on fire first.
And I know how to do that.
How is that?
Gold.
You really are Albastı's sister.
You know that everything has a price, be it things or people.
Temüge, prepare a chest of gold at once.
Start working towards taking over your tribe,
and get it done before our armies arrive.
And don't forget that you have the utmost support of the Mongols.
It must be the spy my father spoke about.
That must be him.
He must be committing some treachery with that weasel face of his.
We will see, Gündüz Alp.
Thank you.
He's coming.
I will take it.
Oh! It smells nice. Thank you.
I prepared a nice room for you, as well. I will show you to your room after dinner.
Good. Wait a second.
Take this...
and if we have a good night's rest, you will get another in the morning.
May Allah bless you on your journey. May Allah protect you and your loved ones.
Thank you.
That spy went after someone, Gündüz Alp.
Gives me the creeps.
Apparently, they will have a secret talk. The one that came could be Arıkbuka's man.
Okay. Let's follow them.
You must reap what you sow,
and in Oğuz traditions, everybody migrates someday.
The generous provide heaven on earth.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
-Here, my dear. -Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
It's been a long while since I saw such a nice dinner.
Thank God for bringing all of us together.
-Amen. -Amen.
May Allah bless you with many more years, Mother Hayme.
I hope you enjoy many more nice dinners such as this.
I hope so, dear.
I also hope that we will be even happier very soon.
There's a promise I made, and a wish we will realize.
It's high time we conclude that.
We've been through a lot.
There's no reason to wait any longer.
From now on, İlbilge Hatun shall be the lady of our tribe.
Being wedded to the legacy of Süleyman Şah
and marrying a man of Ertuğrul Bey's stature makes me happy.
There is abundance in marriage.
May you live in abundance.
Thank you, Brother.
-Amen. -As you join the Kayi Tribe,
we will have gained Umur Bey's girl too.
The joy goes both ways, dear.
When you are in Ertuğrul Bey's tent,
you will shine like the sun, İlbilge Hatun.
Let's tell the women to start the preparations at once.
We are about to leave for an important mission.
Start when I return, Selcan.
It's been a while since we lit a fire and cooked to celebrate a marriage.
Come back soon, so that we can start the preparations, Son.
They went in, Head Alp Bamsı.
There's no sound inside. They are plotting something. Let's go in.
Shouldn't we wait, Head Alp Bamsı? It could be dangerous.
We can't let the man we found escape our grasp.
They will get away if we let them out of the room.
We must attack while we have them cornered.
Come on.
Günküt, are you sure they came in here?
I saw it with my own eyes, Head Alp Bamsı.
They can't have disappeared into thin air.
What are you doing, Head Alp Bamsı?
What are you looking for on the walls?
There must be a secret passage through the walls.
Otherwise, they couldn't disappear like this.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
Those moles must have used this hole.
Come on, let's go.
We must take this letter to Hülagü Khan.
Arıkbuka's orders are absolute.
I need to depart before sunrise. You should eat and rest.
We will deal with the rest.
Arıkbuka protected Alıncak's dignity.
Turns out it was the Turk Ertuğrul Bey who was behind everything.
This is the news they were going to send.
They can send their dead bodies as news now.
Let's get back before our dinner goes cold, everyone.
Come on.
Let's go.
We will marry when I'm back from this mission, İlbilge Hatun.
But before that, we need you to transfer the seat you are occupying.
I thought about that, too.
I inherited it from my forefathers,
and I want to leave it to a suitable successor.
That's the right move, İlbilge Hatun.
But you must not let your guard down in doing so.
Don't worry, I'm thinking things through.
There's still the threat of Arıkbuka.
The Mongols could sustain their reign over this land with the men they buy.
I doubt they'd dare attempt anything.
What about Sırma Hatun? What does she think about this?
I had a word with her.
She will do nothing without telling me first.
She knows I won't tolerate any mistakes.
You should still compare the candidates for the chiefdom thoroughly.
Designate a chief who's close to you.
Support him in the meeting.
I have someone in mind.
I will talk to him at once.
Did you send for me, Sırma Hatun? What happened?
As you know, my sister will be wedded off to the Kayi Tribe soon.
That's why we will have a chiefdom meeting.
As a loyal chief of Beybolat Bey,
I thought you wouldn't want to give his seat to those who betrayed him.
The untimely death of Beybolat Bey saddened us all.
None of us would have wanted that.
However, the truth is out there.
We have no chance against a chief that gets İlbilge Hatun's support.
I see you give up easily, Taşkun Bey.
But I thought you were a man who could overcome any difficulty.
And I think it'd suit you to be the chieftain.
But I see that Ertuğrul destroyed your hopes.
My poor brother, he trusted in men who wouldn't even avenge him.
If you want to avenge your brother,
then tell me how we can break through the solid doors of loyalty
our chiefs have for Ertuğrul and İlbilge Hatun.
I have just the right key...
to lock many doors,
and open other solid ones.
This should convince the chiefs.
But I'm not convinced yet.
Chiefdom is a burning seat to sit on.
Why would I risk burning myself?
I like to stay chilled, Sırma Hatun.
Would my heart give you that chill?
Why do you look surprised?
I know you've been eyeing me for years.
You wouldn't dare ask for my hand since I was Umur Bey's daughter.
However...
this is your chance.
Become a chieftain and take the girl.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki