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We've come here in the name of Ertuğrul Bey, Taşkun Bey.
We wanted to congratulate you,
and also to consolidate relations between the two tribes.
I was going to visit you.
May it benefit us all, Gündoğdu Bey.
Why were you planning to visit us?
Things cannot remain as they are.
I intend to establish a new order in the Umuroğulları tribe.
I was coming to inform you of my decisions.
As long as your new order does not disturb the rules of the frontier beylik,
nothing will disturb us. But...
it must be one based on justice.
You need have no concerns about that, Turgut Bey.
We now just await the arrival of our margrave, Ertuğrul Bey.
Why are you waiting for Ertuğrul Bey?
A duty of taxation has been bestowed upon the Umuroğulları by the state.
For years, the Umuroğulları have collected no tax.
There was a dispute between the two tribes over this issue of taxation.
Pushing this matter might not be a good idea.
I'm not in a hurry.
But I want to do it in time.
The taxation period is approaching.
And the state expects its taxes.
This is not some worthless scrap of paper that I hold.
These are the state's orders.
We know better than you what an order from the state entails.
You should know us better, too.
If you make a decision without consulting Ertuğrul Bey in his role as margrave,
then the disputes between our two tribes will continue.
And this time, it will be much worse, trust me.
My orders are the orders I now hold.
And I will discuss them only with Ertuğrul Bey.
I will talk to him about this when the time comes.
-Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey. -Thank you.
We will make landfall close to Berke Khan's hunting ground.
Very good.
How long will the journey take?
We won't lower the sails. We will get there tomorrow morning, God willing.
-Your horses will be waiting for you. -Very good.
Leave two alps with the horses. Prepare for our departure.
-As you command, my Bey. -As you command, my Bey.
What are you up to, Sırma?
Alps!
Where are you both going? Is it something important?
No, İlbilge Hatun.
Then what's the rush?
We're just attending to our usual duties, İlbilge Hatun.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Sırma Hatun doesn't speak so passionately when she's discussing everyday duties.
We are to welcome a trading caravan arriving tomorrow, İlbilge Hatun.
That's all.
All right then. Good day.
A trading caravan, is it?
Am I so gullible?
I know how to learn the truth behind it.
We don't like Taşkun Bey's attitude very much, İlbilge Hatun.
He showed us the state's taxation order.
He will start collecting taxes soon.
This is not about collecting taxes.
He wants to show us his teeth. He wants to make his presence felt.
How did this man become bey of the Umuroğulları
instead of your candidate?
Taşkun Bey's election was organized in advance.
He's obviously planning to do something over your heads.
We need to find out who has given him such courage, that is the key.
That is what I came here to discuss with you.
Daughter, has something happened in the village to raise your suspicions?
I'm suspicious of Sırma, Mother.
Taşkun Bey wouldn't have been able to do all this on his own.
But I'm afraid Sırma is working with someone we don't know.
-Who could it be? -Sırma met with a man in secret today.
Who? Did you recognize him, İlbilge Hatun?
No, I didn't. He came disguised as a beggar.
Then he met Sırma again at Beybolat Bey's grave.
Then he must be a spy.
There is no other explanation.
Had he ever been to your village before, İlbilge Hatun?
I've never seen him there before.
That's why we need to find him fast.
It isn't only the Umuroğulları who are in danger, everyone is threatened by this.
I came to ask for your help.
Rest assured, dear.
Your problems are our problems.
İlbilge Hatun.
You have always stood by our side in the pursuit of truth and justice.
We will do everything in our power to help you.
Don't worry.
Thank you.
Now, is there anything you can tell us which may help us find this man?
I saw Sırma giving instructions to some alps after talking to him.
Apparently, a caravan is coming tomorrow. They are to welcome it.
But no such caravan is due to come to the village.
Whatever she was discussing with that man must be connected to it.
We will take position near the Umuroğulları village tomorrow.
We will follow the alps when they leave.
Let's see who's behind all this.
-May I come in? -Come in, Melikşah.
Budak. What are you doing here?
My Bey, I come from the village.
Sungur Tekin Bey has an urgent letter for you.
Excuse me.
Of course, my dear.
Gündoğdu? What's happened?
I didn't see much of you today.
-Where were you? -Our friends sent word.
I went to ask what they wanted.
Well. Who are these friends?
It's better you don't know too much, Taşkun Bey.
Know that you owe your title to them, that's enough.
I'm aware of everything, Sırma Hatun.
So tell me, what do they want?
They want our alps in return for their help.
Moreover, they say they will reward us for it.
That means lots of gold for our coffers.
Talk of gold from the mouth
of an intelligent woman.
What else could I want?
Stop fooling around and tell me what happened with Turgut and Gündoğdu.
I told them what Umur bey should have told them.
I said I was going to collect taxes and that I'm waiting for Ertuğrul.
What did they do?
First, they tried to intimidate me.
Then, when they saw they weren't going to be able to walk all over me, they left.
Good. You behaved just as I hoped.
They apparently mistook the insignia hanging from our tent for a lamb.
They will realize their mistake when the ram's horns hit them.
My son, İltekin... fought the Mongols.
Dündar went after him.
It was chaos, Mother.
İltekin. The Mongols have already taken one of my children, Mother.
I could not bear to lose another child.
-Calm down, dear. -Calm down, wife, he hasn't been captured.
But we've had no word from him. Dündar has gone after him.
He won't come back without him, believe me. Don't worry.
Dear.
But it means we must set out at dawn.
They're sure to attack the villages again. We have to be ready.
You're going away again so soon, Son?
Don't be sad, Mother.
Even if I go, Dündar will no doubt return soon.
He misses you very much.
What about the great war against the Mongols?
Won't you be with us for that, Gündoğdu Bey?
I will join the war with the tribes in the east, Artuk Bey.
Dündar will be here while I'm gone.
He's a tough and brave bey. You won't notice my absence, trust me.
Turgut, we will leave at dawn.
You will stay with İlbilge Hatun.
You and her will do what we discussed together.
All right, Gündoğdu Bey.
My mother.
We were shaded by your tent and warmed by your fire.
Give me your blessing.
My dear, beautiful daughter.
You put up with all our problems, all our trials.
You weren't just a bride, but a daughter and a friend.
You must give me your blessing.
Mother.
You have it a thousand times.
Uncle.
I wish we could always live in the same village and the same tent.
Mother, give me your blessing.
You have it, Son.
My Süleyman Shah named you after the sun.
But you've never had a chance to enjoy its warmth.
God willing, you will defeat the enemy and finally feel its warmth on your face,
and be happy in your village and in your tent, my son.
I hope so, Mother.
God willing, Mother. God willing.
Uncle.
Give my greetings to my brother İltekin and my uncles Dündar and Sungur Tekin.
I will, Nephew. I will.
Come then, my brave ones. Let's go.
Your horses are ready for you, Ertuğrul Bey.
We've sent word to Berke Khan to expect you.
He's hunting.
Very good. We can take it from here.
Safe journey.
My Bey. Once before, many years ago,
we crossed the sea to go after the Mongols.
But Berke Khan isn't like those Mongols.
We know him to be an honest Muslim.
That he fought his kin, Hülagü Khan, for justice, means we can be sure of that.
My Bey.
Berke Khan's messenger, Torumtay, was killed.
Won't that be a problem for us?
We came here to prevent possible setbacks, Abdurrahman.
Torumtay's death is important, however.
Berke Khan is a mighty, just and honest ruler, but he is also a demanding one.
It will be no easy task
to explain his envoy's death to him and convince him of the culprit.
But every difficulty has its own solution.
It is our duty to tell him the truth.
Allah will ensure he trusts our word, Abdurrahman.
-Let's get to it. -Very good, my Bey.
Come on, brothers.
My Khan.
Forgive my wondering, but...
we've been hunting with our army for almost a month.
And while there are many animals
you could have hunted for their meat or fur,
you have only hunted crows.
Why is that?
This crow is a mimic.
It can mimic a wolf's howl, a lion's roar.
It can even mimic a man's voice to mislead a hunter.
When it sees a dangerous hunter approaching,
it immediately makes the sound of a predator.
The other predators hear it and then kill the hunter they've been lured towards.
This bird gets rid of its hunter...
and then eats his flesh.
You must clear these birds from the forest first,
so you won't be hunted while you hunt.
Where is the hunting army?
We have encircled the three hills, my Khan.
We're closing in.
But the game has managed to escape from some of the army units.
They've let the game escape?
Do these men think that hunting is just a pastime?
Do they not understand that hunting replicates the conditions of war?
My Khan, visitors from Seljuk lands have come here to meet with you.
-Ambassadors? -Ertuğrul Bey, bey of the Kayıs, my Khan.
-Ertuğrul Bey? -Why would he come in person, my Khan?
It must be something very important if Ertuğrul Bey himself has come.
-Bring Ertuğrul Bey to my tent. -As you command, my Khan.
I want you with me when I talk to him, Kıyat.
Punish the men who let the game escape.
Those who couldn't contain the game today will never hold the enemy tomorrow.
We're returning to the hunting tent!
The Kayıs took your bey from you.
And now they have stolen our gold,
the gold that would have made your tribe rich.
Will we make the Kayıs pay?
-Yes! -Yes!
Ertuğrul deserves to die.
We will avenge our bey!
We will avenge him!
They might be what remains of the Mongols.
But what is Sırma Hatun doing with them?
What are you up to, Sırma?
If you are following my brother's path...
I will never forgive you.
I have been hunting birds with Berke Khan.
I catch my prey earlier than he does, and I always will, Kıyat.
Berke Khan isn't after the small birds he shoots, Arıkbuka.
He uses them as bait for much bigger prey.
Ertuğrul came to see Berke Khan.
And you followed him all the way back.
Tell me, Arıkbuka, what's going on?
Ertuğrul knows about you.
Don't be alarmed, he doesn't know your name.
He's bound to tell Berke Khan.
It's your job to take all necessary precautions.
I'm just keeping you informed.
Did you get your hands on the supplies Berke Khan sent to Ertuğrul?
-We have it all. -And Torumtay?
Dead.
His envoy has been killed and the supplies he sent stolen.
Berke Khan won't like this one bit.
I know what to do.
Berke Khan has gone to great lengths for this alliance.
If he still trusts Ertuğrul despite everything that's happened...
there's only one option left.
Ertuğrul and Berke Khan die.
The reason I am here is to kill Ertuğrul.
You take care of Berke Khan.
I hope you make a better job of killing Ertuğrul here
than you did in Anatolia, Arıkbuka.
Ertuğrul... He's tough.
But my teeth are tougher. Don't worry.
You have to learn how to cook your game better, Arıkbuka.
Otherwise, it might break those teeth.
Umur alps!
Drop your weapons and surrender.
Why would we surrender to you?
That man is a Mongol.
You know what happens to those...
who work with Mongols.
Don't make the same mistake as your bey.
Don't die as traitors, surrender!
Will you listen to the woman who betrayed your tribe,
or will you avenge your bey?
Revenge!
-May I come in, my Khan? -Enter, Kıyat.
Where were you, Kıyat? The hunt only happens once a year.
-You should enjoy it. -State affairs, my Khan.
As men who have dedicated themselves to the state, we can never be at ease.
We may only rest when the state apparatus is running smoothly.
When my brother Batu Khan founded this state,
the top of his tent was decorated in gold.
It symbolized the sun shining over our state.
For our state, you are a ray of light from that sun, Kıyat.
Thank you, my Khan.
I came here to inform you of news we have just received from Anatolia.
I'm listening. What is the news?
The aid you sent to Ertuğrul Bey...
has been seized by Hülagü Khan's men.
-How did this happen? -I don't know.
But...
Ertuğrul Bey has obviously messed up the arrangement.
It's clear now why he's here.
The supplies we sent have ended up in the hands of our enemy.
Who knows how Hülagü Khan must have mocked us when he heard about it.
These men have tarnished our reputation, my Khan.
There is still no word from Torumtay.
God willing, the same fate hasn't befallen him.
There have been no such setbacks in the exchanges we've had with them before.
There's something odd about this.
My Khan...
after all this...
I am beginning to have doubts.
-But I don't know how to say it. -Tell me, Kıyat.
You know that I trust you and that there's nothing you can't tell me.
The alliance, my Khan,
with the Anatolian Turks should end.
The only reason they sought the union was to save their skin.
These men couldn't even protect the gold you sent them.
What hope is there that they could overcome Hülagü Khan's army?
The aid is gone.
Torumtay's fate is unknown.
Because of their incompetence,
the slightest pressure from Hülagü Khan's men saw your plans collapse.
I can only conclude that...
Ertuğrul Bey is not as strong as we were led to believe.
My Khan...
these men want to lead us into an endless swamp.
The ever-shining sun above our state...
must not be dulled because of these men.
-Wait here, Bamsı. -As you wish, my Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey is here, my Khan.
Get my servants in here.
Bring Ertuğrul Bey...
-before me. -As you command, my Khan.
Berke Khan awaits you in his tent, Ertuğrul Bey.
I salute Berke Khan, the just and the glorious.
May the sun always shine above your state.
To seal our alliance against the oppressors,
I have come here personally.
What is the situation in Anatolia, Ertuğrul Bey?
Anatolia awaits the spark that will start the great war.
Entire tribes stand with swords in hand to fight Hülagü Khan's army.
We have them surrounded.
You tell me that Hülagü Khan is besieged, but...
the latest news I received suggest otherwise.
Hülagü Khan's men were able to seize the supplies we sent you.
Our alps went to collect those supplies.
We received intelligence
that Hülagü Khan's men were going to ambush us there.
But we took measures to thwart it.
That runs contrary to what we have been told, Ertuğrul Bey.
The aid is now in the hands of the enemy.
Apparently, the fate of the aid I sent you is a mystery.
What about Torumtay?
What's happened to him?
I met with Torumtay.
But Hülagü Khan's men lured us into a trap.
Torumtay was killed.
The aid is missing. My envoy is dead.
How dare you now come before me, Ertuğrul Bey?
I came here to discuss this with you and to tell you what you need to know.
It appears a dark cloud surrounds these events.
We must dispel that cloud.
It was your duty to secure the gold and ensure my envoy returned unharmed!
You failed to do that! What else do you think there is to discuss?
What is this dark cloud?
How am I supposed to trust you and proceed with the alliance now?
That is exactly what those who are behind this want.
To crush our alliance.
The reason I came here in person
was to discuss something which involves you personally.
So tell me.
It's confidential.
If we can speak privately, I will tell you.
As I said, it's you that it concerns.
We have served our khan for years.
We attend all meetings.
What is so secret that it must be hidden from us, Ertuğrul Bey?
It is my duty to tell him privately.
If he sees fit to do so, Berke Khan can then tell you.
If it's just a matter of you repeating your excuses,
there is no need to talk in private, Ertuğrul Bey.
We know what happened.
We have gathered here to discuss the war we have waited so long for.
Tell us something about that or stop wasting our time.
You're Berke Khan's most trusted advisor.
Why would you want to prevent me saying something which holds so much importance
for your khan and your state?
I don't want my khan's time wasted with empty words.
Enough!
If I had done something which had in any way sullied your reputation...
I would never have left Anatolia.
Send me away and end our alliance now if you must.
But we both still have a duty to the Islamic world...
to free the oppressed from tyranny.
Without this alliance, we will fail in our duty.
The decision is yours.
Everyone leave.
I want to speak to Ertuğrul Bey in private.
Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı