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The beys at the council were going to rebel against Sadettin.

But...

when they realized they risked destroying the state, they stood down.

And it was you who persuaded them, Ertuğrul Bey, right?

Are you ever going to stop lying to me?

You saw your death was imminent, and now you're trying to save yourself.

You have killed many innocents.

That's why you'll pay for your crimes, now and in the afterlife.

You'll die as Sadettin's dog and as a murderer.

Then die, Ertuğrul Bey.

Stop!

Kneel.

He's won for now.

You promised, Ertuğrul Bey. Let my men go.

Alps!

Let them go.

Go.

That's an order, go!

Finish me, Ertuğrul Bey.

Emir Sadettin will bring you to account.

From the very start... I believed you meant well.

Even though your loyalty has caused so many deaths...

I won't take your life today, Gunalp Bey.

You can't leave that murderer alive, Ertuğrul Bey!

Sadettin Köpek will do anything to see me dead.

But as long as you're the Frontier Bey

you won't harm Karacahisar or my tribe because you're an honorable man.

Our fight is not with the state,

but with that dog, Sadettin Köpek.

So, if that dog has a problem, he can come see me.

I'm going to release you now, Gunalp Bey.

May you live long enough to see the truth.

Go now.

This isn't over, Ertuğrul Bey. We shall meet again.

May I come in, Mahperi Hatun?

Come in.

Mahperi Hatun.

What's happened?

An attempt has been made on Emir Sadettin's life.

What? Who?

Who dared do this?

A woman.

What woman?

We don't know who.

And Emir Sadettin?

I'm told he's badly injured.

Where is he now?

-I don't know. -He must be in his room.

This is a gift from God, Abdullah.

You can kill him while he lies helpless in his room.

The state depends on it.

I'd gladly give my life for our state and our Sultan, Mahperi Hatun.

Come in, Ares, come in.

You sent for me, Kritos.

I have an important mission for you.

An important mission for me? What is it?

-You are to go to Nicaea. -Nicaea? Why?

To take this letter to the Emperor.

We'll need an army if we're going to stop Ertuğrul settling in Sogut.

I've explained everything to the Emperor in the letter.

Emir Sadettin is going to kill Ertuğrul anyway. Why do we need an army?

It's not just for Ertuğrul.

when Emir Sadettin leaves for Samsat we'll move in and take back Karacahisar.

I hope the Emperor agrees to send an army.

He will, Ares.

He has to if he wants Sogut and Karacahisar back.

You will return here at the head of that army.

-I'll get on the road. -Go, Ares.

Don't forget,

this army will grant all of us the vengeance we seek from Ertuğrul.

How did you find us, Garkin Bey?

We caught the dog who told Emir Sadettin about the council.

I was sure he'd send his men here to ambush you,

so I came.

I meant to warn you, but I was too late.

We lost many brave beys and alps.

Garkin Bey, move your tribes as soon as possible.

Leave no trace.

Otherwise Emir Sadettin...

will send his men to kill them, even the children.

We have to tell the tribes who have lost their beys.

They will also need to protect themselves.

Ertuğrul Bey,

Sadettin Köpek has killed many to satisfy his ambition.

He has destroyed many beys.

I would have preferred you to have killed Gunalp as well, Ertuğrul Bey.

Killing him wouldn't have achieved anything.

His intentions are good. His eyes will open soon.

Our target...

is Sadettin Köpek.

Many beys died.

But there was no rebellion.

There was no war between our state and our tribes.

Unfortunately, our great state will belong to Sadettin Köpek soon.

It won't, Garkin Bey.

We will never let that happen, even if it means our deaths.

When the time comes I'll kill Emir Sadettin.

Ertuğrul Bey.

No one doubts your bravery or dedication.

We all know you'll fight to the very end.

But what if Köpek doesn't die?

Then there will be nothing wrong in rebelling, Garkin Bey.

But,

unless there's no other choice left to us, we must not rebel against the state.

If you don't kill him,

Sadettin Köpek will punish the Turkish tribes severely.

The tribes must go up into the mountains.

Afterwards, anyone who can hold a sword will rebel.

Until the state is saved we'll all have to live as fugitives.

Until the state is saved from Köpek

we can't return to our tribes or tents.

We'll travel, no matter the distance or the weather.

It may be that we never return home.

We'll consider everything if it means finishing this.

We'll go at dawn. May God help us all.

-Amen. -Hard times await.

We have to endure

and overcome days like these.

We can accept suffering.

If each one of us is patient, we'll find peace in the end.

We do this for our state and our country.

Emir Sadettin won't leave his room alive. We'll finish it quickly.

Then we dispose of all the soldiers loyal to him.

There will be much blood spilled tonight. But the state will be cleansed.

How dare you enter Emir Sadettin's chambers without permission?

Where is Emir Sadettin?

His Eminence is leading his army to war.

Now, leave immediately.

You're lying.

Someone tried to kill Emir Sadettin, where is he?

What is this nonsense?

So, you won't tell us where he went.

Then you'll answer for this blood on the floor.

Arrest him.

Let me go, what do you think you're doing?

Let go of me! Let go!

Sadettin, it's time to pay.

Thankfully, we're not afraid of death.

Know that I'll never let you get away

and that no matter how heavy my chains,

they will never protect you from me.

Die, Sadettin. Die, so that the world might be a better place.

Your Eminence.

Aslıhan!

Your Eminence, the woman is dead.

You'll be fine. Your Eminence, you will be fine.

-Aslıhan. -You'll be fine, Your Eminence.

You'll be fine.

Kayraldi, Kayraldi.

Where am I?

The Caravansary, sir.

I feared for your life, so I brought you here.

Do they know where I am?

No, Your Eminence.

I brought you here in secret.

Good.

You'll be awarded ten-fold for your quick-thinking.

If... If I had stayed in the palace...

Mahperi Hatun would have tried to kill me.

You're safe, Your Eminence. Rest now.

Wait!

Did you send Aslıhan's body to her tribe?

I did, as per your order, Your Eminence.

Her corpse will give me Ertuğrul and Turgut.

Your army is ready for you.

We'll set off when you've recovered your strength

-May I enter, Mahperi Hatun? -Come in.

What happened, Abdullah? Is he dead?

There was only a soldier there.

Damn it. Where is he then?

The soldier said he went to war with his army.

How?

How did this happen? Were we lied to?

I don't think so.

-Why not? -There was blood on the floor.

Then we did hear the truth.

A woman tried to kill Sadettin, but she died instead.

Sadettin was taken away secretly.

He must have fled in secret because he knew what awaited him.

His army waits for him to go to Samsat.

Despicable man.

So, he managed to save himself.

Find out who the woman was.

As you command, Mahperi Hatun.

When is the Sultan to return?

We don't know.

Whose hunt is this, Giyaseddin?

Whose hunt?

Let him come.

My Sultan.

Soldiers!

Emir of Sivas, Husamettin Karaca.

Welcome.

-You look well. -Thanks to you, my Sultan.

Who knows you're here?

Nobody knows.

You know, not even the roads recognized me.

I know, I know.

I called you here for something important.

Tell me, my Sultan.

The state is going through difficult times.

There's a snake around our neck.

Suffocating us more every day.

We have to take its head if we are to breathe again.

Emir Sadettin Köpek, right?

Emir Sadettin Köpek.

He's needed to die for a long time now.

His existence threatens both the state and your rule, my Sultan.

Thank God, the soul of Sultan Alaeddin Kayqubad will find peace.

You'll make clear you're worthy of him.

Someone else is to join you on this mission.

You can accomplish it only with him.

Who, my Sultan?

Ertuğrul Bey.

-Ertuğrul Bey. -Welcome, Ahmet.

-Thank you, my Bey. -Come.

What news, Ahmet?

My Bey, Governor Kritos wants me to go to Nicaea.

Interesting.

I'm to demand an army from the emperor for Governor Kritos.

He wants me to lead that army here.

He'll do anything to keep Sogut.

It's not only Sogut, my Bey.

He wants to take back Karacahisar as well, now that Sadettin Köpek is gone.

What about you, what will you do?

Before settling in Sogut, I'll have taken Sadettin Köpek's head.

My Bey...

They'll execute you if they get hold of you.

Tread carefully.

Don't worry, Ahmet.

Go.

Go and take charge of the emperor's army.

Take charge of that army so that we may then command it.

To follow this path we have risked all kinds of torture, torment and suffering.

Don't worry us now.

The tyrant might hold the noose...

but we hold the sword of justice.

God help you, Ertuğrul Bey.

God help us all, Ahmet.

-Amen. -Amen.

My Bey,

that bastard Sadettin will do everything in his power to catch us.

Then we'll do everything in our power

not to get caught until our mission is over, Bamsı.

All right, my Bey. All right.

Köpek holds the state.

We will endure anything until we can cut off his hand.

Let's get back to the tribe... and tell everyone what we intend to do.

It'll give us a chance to say our farewells to our loved ones.

Henceforth, you are to forget about your tribe, your tent and your bed.

Until Emir Sadettin is dead we will have no peace.

Either Sadettin Köpek will die and we will have saved the state

or we will die and the state will fall.

There's no other way.

As you command, my Bey.

-As you command, my Bey. -As you command, my Bey.

I had a motive for sending Sadettin to Samsat.

While he's there you can begin preparations with our loyal emirs.

On his return journey home, Sadettin will rest in Sivas.

Sadettin Köpek respects me. He's nervous around me.

When he returns I'll look to gain his trust further

and trap him.

That's exactly what I ask, Husamettin.

Welcome him to Sivas.

Then finish him off with Ertuğrul Bey's help.

As soon as that jackal meets this wolf, I'll kill him and send you the body.

I'm sure of it.

I have to meet Ertuğrul Bey.

How will he know to trust me?

Take this.

It bears my mark.

It's a secret decree.

Show it to Ertuğrul Bey. He'll trust you.

As you command, my Sultan.

Everyone will come to see who the Sultan is and who rules here.

It's over.

The state is above everything else.

The state rules again. It's time to purge ourselves of this scum.

You don't exist.

You're dead.

I killed you.

You're dead!

What is this?

You... are dead.

Ertuğrul Bey and Turgut will not let you live.

They will kill you.

They'll never be able to.

You're nothing, Sadettin.

I will be...

the Sultan of the Seljuk state.

Their corpses will be food for carrion.

You're nothing.

You'll die poor and alone and humiliated.

I am...

the real son of the late Sultan Keyhusrev.

My mother, Sehnaz Hatun, gave birth to me to make me sultan.

I was brought up an illegitimate child, that's true.

However,

I am the true heir to the Seljuk throne.

You're dead.

Ertuğrul and Turgut will die too.

I'll kill you all until...

one by one your line is brought to an end.

No one loves or respects you.

Look around you.

You're alone, Sadettin. All alone.

You say you'll be Sultan.

You're nothing but an illegitimate child and it will always stay that way.

You... You....

Your Eminence, are you all right?

Come in.

What is it?

Gunalp Bey approaches.

Let him come.

I have the letter Aydogmus sent from Karacahisar.

Good. Marya must have done her job.

What does it say, Your Eminence?

"Governor Kritos has sent Ares to gather an army."

While you're away, Sogut is to be Ertuğrul's grave.

If they can't do it...

when I return from Samsat, I'll crush the Kayis with my army.

Let Gunalp Bey come.

Your daughter's, brother?

Yes. Hers.

I have two children but...

I miss my daughter especially, Ertuğrul.

I feel it here.

Daughters are different.

I hope God grants you each one too.

Amen.

Our Prophet fathered four daughters.

They were special to him.

In a hadith he said, "Treat your children equally.

But if you do treat them differently, treat the daughters better."

I hope both my Bey and I will have daughters.

God willing.

Brother Turgut.

You're always the uncle. Time to be a father.

I hope

you and Aslıhan Hatun will have babies too.

God willing, brother. God willing.

Let's take care of these problems first.

Then that can happen.

God willing.

Aslıhan Hatun has endured a lot.

She's very brave.

Without her determination, the Cavdars wouldn't have survived this long.

You have a happy home too.

I'm happy for you, Turgut.

Thank you, my Bey. Thank you.

I love her...

May God love her too.

Amen.

As you said, she has been through so much.

She's never known good fortune.

Now you've been separated again. It will be hard.

You're right, my Bey. You're right.

But she'll endure it again.

It will all be worth it when I reach home and see her.

May I enter?

Come in, Gunalp.

-Your Eminence. Who did this? -A woman.

Sent by Ertuğrul.

What sort of man sends a woman

to kill me, when he couldn't manage it himself?

Ertuğrul?

So, when he was organizing a rebellion of traitors

he also sent an assassin?

He did meet the rebels, but I killed all of them.

But Ertuğrul Bey, along with Garkin Bey and his nephew Kutlu Bey, escaped.

Son, get me some water.

I was attacked when I was preparing to leave for the Samsat campaign.

Devil.

He's a traitor who would kill an Emir

who was preparing to give his life for his state.

It's nothing, Gunalp, nothing.

Until he's dead, who knows what else he might do?

Gunalp...

I don't want problems here while I'm away at war.

Don't worry, Your Eminence. I'll find him.

Good.

I can tell you where he'll be.

He knows he's a fugitive now.

He'll go to his tribe to say his farewells.

Then he'll set out to kill me.

He'll have his brother, Sungurtekin, with him

and those savages, Turgut and Bamsı.

But when they reach their tribe

they'll find the body of the woman they sent to kill me.

Don't give them a chance.

Find them. Kill them.

Gunalp.

Show no mercy to anyone in his tribe.

-I'll do what you ask. -Good.

Your Eminence...

Ertuğrul Bey had his chance to kill me.

Why am I still alive?

I'm going mad thinking about it.

Gunalp

He did that so that you wouldn't harm his tribe.

Don't... Don't be fooled by his tricks.

Go do your duty.

Save our state from this bandit.

As you command, Your Eminence.

Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı