All language subtitles for Genghis Khan (1965) - English

Almost 800 years ago, a military genius...

came out of Mongolia to conquer half a world.

He was the son of Yesugei,
leader of a small nomad tribe.

This man of destiny...

riding beside me as a
young boy, was called Temujin.

Born to rule as the prince
of conquerors, Genghis Khan.

Temujin. Temujin.

I wanted you alive Yesugei.

I wanted the chieftains of the other
tribes to learn how Jamuga of the Merkits...

punishes those who
trespass on his grazing lands.

Harness the horses.

Stay your hand.

Hear my words Lord Jamuga.

It's been written in the stars...

that the man takes the life of
Yesugei's son shall die and die quickly...

and by his own sword,
see for yourself mighty lord.

It's the mark of blood.

- What is he called?
- Temujin.

Man of iron.

Then I shall spare him...

so that he may witness the
death I give his father now.

Temujin.

From this day on, you will wear a collar.

I will have a Chang made
to put around your neck.

Oh no, get my ball please, my ball. Oh.

Come away from him sister.

What harm has the young man
done for he to have to wear a Chang?

You've heard Jamuga's orders, so leave him.

Besides, his father was an
enemy of our tribe also.

Now come away.

- What are you called?
- Temujin.

Why have they put that cruel
yoke around your neck?

- What are you called?
- Bortei.

You will return to the camp
princess, go with your brothers.

I take no orders from you Jamuga.

As you say Bortei, not yet.

Dogs must be taught to stay in place.

Sengal.

Give me that.

Now then, man of iron.

Down. Down.

Down. Down.

The Lord Jamuga is brave when a man is yoked.

Kuchluk.

Temujin.

- Temujin.
- Geen.

Father Geen.

- How did you find me?
- I consulted the stars, my...

- Besides, Sengal showed me.
- Sengal?

If he was able to talk, he'd tell
you that he will be with us from now on.

You may be chieftain of the
smallest tribe of the Mongols...

but at least it's a start.

It's a good start.

This could house an army, how safe are we?

The Merkits think that only spirits
and ghosts could live up this high.

As long as they continue
to believe that we are safe.

When they discover the truth, where do we go?

East or west?

When that time does come, you will decide.

But this may help you.

Our world is like...

three great circles.

Here, to the west,

Samarkand and Bukhara,
the lands of the Persians.

Rich nations who trade with the white
skinned Christians from beyond the desert.

And here, to the East?

I had not traveled east
of the mountains but I has...

talked with merchants from the caravans
and they had told me of the great walls...

and beyond them, the kingdom of China.

A land of great cities where people
dress in silks, even the men.

And where the
merchants go in search of spices...

and rare woods from the
nations beyond the Eastern seas.

And here, in the center?

A barren, empty circle
where only Mongols live.

Why should it be barren and
empty when it lies in the heartland...

between the rich west and the richer east?

Because the tribes like the Merkits,
the Salkits, the Tanguts and others

are too busy fighting
amongst themselves, that's why.

But if they joined together?

The only time that Mongols
are joined together is in death.

You know what you said about this
being the smallest tribe in existence.

It would be difficult
for it to be much smaller.

Then we must make it larger.

Merkits.

- What tribe are you?
- Salkits.

Now shall we see if the spirits of
the wind are for us or against us.

- These men, they look like Salkits.
- Perhaps because they are Salkits.

Salkits? Riding with you?

Yes, the Salkits and the Yesugei, together.

Over there Lord Temujin,
is the caravan road to Tashkent.

In the old days, many
battles were fought over it.

But so many of the slaves were
killed, there was so little profit, so...

- the Treaty of the Slave Trail was signed.
- A treaty?

The Shah of Khwarezm imposed a truce,
all them sworn it, all them observe it.

No warrior is permitted to carry arms here.

Good, then we can
take our pick without fighting.

You do not understand
Temujin, a truce was signed.

I did not sign it.

The slaves did not sign it.

- But...
- Will there be women among the slaves?

- Yes Lord.
- Good.

My men have horses and weapons but no women.

How long do you
think they'll stay without women?

How long will you?

What is the meaning of this?

The slave caravan is under the protection
of the Shah of Khwarezm himself.

Convey the thanks of
Lord Temujin to the Shah.

- Temujin?
- Temujin...

Katke.

My lord, I thank the four winds you found me.

Jamuga was selling me for a slave.

Somehow I don't see you as a slave, in
any case, you're free now, you're all free.

Free?

I said you are all free, my sisters,

to continue with this caravan or to
ride with my men back to our camp.

You give them a choice? Women?

Sengal, strike the fetters off these slaves.

This truce has lasted 100 years barbarian.

The Shah will have your head
spiked on the city walls.

Once you're dead,
you really think it matters?

Safe journey to Tashkent
and give our thanks to the Shah.

- A miracle, a miracle.
- Oh, thank you.

But if you want to prove your
gratitude, give me this woman eh?

- But she's my wife.
- Oh, take another.

Go on and take another
woman, I give you a horse.

I give you two horses.

No friend Shan, no woman
will be taken against her will.

But, Lord, that's what women are for.

And besides, the best
have already been taken.

A wise man does not judge a
horse by its saddle markings.

Come, I will choose for you.

Come.

Hey, you want a husband, Katke?

That?

That's settled then, may you have many sons.

It's about time you too my
lord, had thoughts of sons.

The thoughts I've had in my
mind are not for a holy man as you.

Give me time.

Take this and be careful.

Temujin.

Katke.

Bring food and clothes to the Princess.

Prepare another tent for me while I wash.

Wash?

The Lord Temujin, my lady.

Stay woman, I did not tell you to go.

That was stupid of you.

- You do not seem like a stupid woman.
- I am not a stupid woman.

And what did I do that you thought stupid?

You gave an order
that was bound to be overruled.

The master who feeds his dog does not expect
him to answer to the whistle of any stranger.

I might've thought it of you.

You treat those who serve you as dogs.

Not Katke, she brought me up as a child.

She did not boast about that, I promise you.

My lady, anyone else listening to us...

now would imagine that
you were trying to provoke a fight.

- But it always needs two to make a quarrel.
- Not with me, it doesn't.

I like a horse with spirit.

Horses, dogs, animals, all you ever think of?

I can see that was a stupid question.

But if it please you, now that you
are here, say what it is you came to say.

I have said what I came to say, but for this.

Deep in my heart if I search for the truth,

I must also say that what
drove me most to do what I did...

was the thought of the rage and
anger I have brought to Jamuga.

Steal in the night the
woman he had chosen to marry.

Outcast, slave.

Soon you'll be back in a wooden yoke.
For born a slave, you'll die a slave.

Born a slave I never was.

Born to rule the
Yesugei was always in my stars.

And not only one tribe but people of
many tribes are destined to follow me...

to fight my battles,
conquer nations, all this was in my stars.

You...

You woman...

dare provoke my anger.

Ah, no.

A hand is the first
thing one gives to another.

If, if I wasn't so ugly looking...

with all these tears,

I'd know what to say to you next but...

I am ugly-looking then.

You didn't disagree
with me, you see? You see?

You talk too much woman,
never give me a chance to say anything.

My brothers always say that too.

His camp must be near,
he knows our every move.

And we know nothing of his.

His men appear from nowhere
and they disappear like ghosts.

Ghosts who will bleed like any ordinary
man when they feel the headman's ax.

As some of you may do
if you don't bring her back and soon.

To have her stolen out of my own camp
and from under the noses of all of you.

From under the noses of her brothers.

Her brothers.

This is my eldest brother Subodai...

and Jebai and Kassar.

My lord Temujin.

My lord and my husband.

No one followed you?

We saw nothing but the stars, heard
nothing but the rush of the waterfall.

Despite the poetry, I'm glad to see you back.
And you my friends, you are welcome.

- And grateful Lord.
- Ready to serve you Lord.

- Subodai, you have nothing to say?
- Only this, the holy man, he lied.

You said?

I saw something something
as we climbed the mountainside.

A glow against the sky.
Your fires are banked too high.

Geen.

Prepare to move out,
leave all the carts but one.

Move on to the east road beyond
Jamuga's camp and wait there.

Bortei.

Bortei.

- Bortei.
- Temujin...

Back, back.

See to her.

Time is on our side, it'll be hours
before Jamuga can reach the sky camp.

He'll have Merkits from the
lakes to the plains riding to join him.

Who can travel faster, a horse that needs
little to eat or 100 who must forage wide?

Where do we go?

East, we will be
across the river before dawn.

Lord, there is man's
work outside, leave her with me.

Bortei...

I have shamed you before all men.

Jamuga.

Begged him to kill me.

When do we rest, Lord?

Not before we are certain
Jamuga is given up the chase.

Then let us stop and fight.

I will say when it
is time to fight and not before.

- But how long we keep going east my lord?
- All through the winter.

And if necessary through next winter.

If we keep heading east, we could end
up in a land where I've heard they eat dogs.

Or it might've been people.

According to Geen
it is a land of great wealth.

A vast empire built on knowledge and...

we must've knowledge.

- Greetings friends.
- And to you greetings warriors.

I am Kam Ling, ambassador
of the emperor to the Indias...

returning to our court in Peking.

- Returning as you see is a figure of speech.
- It seems you travel without much luck.

First our Manchurian guard deserted
us, then the wheel of our cart broke.

Then our driver stole
our horses and the cattle...

tiring of our company followed after them.

One might say that the winds of
fortune are blowing somewhat coldly.

You are in dangerous country.

We've heard of one Temujin and his
horsemen, fierce, violent men.

We have no fear for our lives.

We bear letters from our emperor.

It would be far more profitable to
hold us to ransom than to murder us.

Why talk of ransom and murder? Sengal.

Show them we mean no harm.

Up.

We are grateful, if you would tell
us what gold you require for your services.

Gold, my lord? I'm not a merchant.

You overwhelm me.

One last kindness we must beg of you.

A message to the nearest Chinese
military post for horses and assistance.

It is about four days' journey.

But that would mean
leaving you here unprotected.

We've spare horses we'd be glad to
lend you, also our services as an escort.

An escort?

I have 200 men here, all tried and tested.

And our numbers are soon to be increased.

My wife, she is near her time.

Then she deserves better than to
ride in the open like a herdsman.

She shall have the poor comforts of
our miserable but an unworthy wagon.

Please.

We shall try to make it
as serviceable as we can.

Now, this Temujin you spoke of...

Have no fear, this is the one column
he'll never attack, I have his word for it.

- Boy?
- A son.

First child born to the tribe
of Yesugai for more than 20 years.

And a boy, my son.

- Temujin.
- My son, Bortei.

You are my wife, this is my son.

You knew he would
be a boy, you always said it.

It had to be, how else
could he follow after me?

The day I first noticed
your body growing larger,

I gave orders then to
Shan to have a saddle built...

a small one of course, a bow and a
sword, all of which bear his name.

Don't torment me, his name? My son's name.

Jochi, the founder of our tribe.

Jochi. Jochi. It's a pretty name.

It is not meant to be pretty, it is a man's
name as befits the leader of our tribe.

Only by the time he is a
man, it will be a nation.

If any man could ever do it,
that man is Temujin of the Yesugai.

Temujin of the Mongols.

Men who could build
this should rule the world.

So our ancestors thought
when they first conceived it.

2,000 miles from the
great ocean to the southern mountains.

But alas, now we cannot rule
ourselves, let alone the world.

My lord...

They are friends, soldiers of the emperor.

Glass, simply reflecting the sun's rays.

But it can carry messages further
and faster than the swiftest horseman.

Childish device but not without usefulness.
Please receive it as an unworthy gift.

One drawback however, I should point out.

For reasons which
will soon become apparent...

it's best not to let such devices
fall into the hands of a woman.

All the fat bears
should be no match for wolves.

Remember that now.

I shall ask for an audience with the
emperor, I'm sure it will be arranged.

- I shall be honored.
- The emperor also will be honored.

I'm telling you, they're going
to boil us alive and then eat us.

No, no.

- They're only going to wash us.
- Wash?

- Must be a custom of the country.
- Why?

I don't know, but I don't intend to find out.

Well, I do.

Shan, Shan.

I know you're down there, come out.

I'm only being washed.

Our ambassador has told us how much
he owes to your skill, bravery and courtesy.

Kam Ling is generous Your Majesty.

He's also told us that you are
a shrewd and observant man.

That is unusual, I have always
believed that fighting, horses and women...

were the sole interests
of the men of your nation.

Tribes constantly at war with one
another cannot be called a nation.

Then we shall do nothing
to discourage your quarrels.

As long as you
Mongols fight among yourselves...

I and my people
should have little to worry us.

Surely a nation as rich and
strong as yours has nothing to fear.

Fear? The Chinese empire knows no such word.

Then what is the purpose of the Great Wall?

The Wall merely ensures that civilization...

Knowledge, the arts,
as we know them shall survive.

It is there to keep what we have
to ourselves, to keep people in..

To keep me?

I find you profoundly entertaining, you
make such direct and positive statements.

You and your strong, wild men
arrive in my city like a rush of wind.

A fresh sort of wind.

- We pray to the wind.
- Charming.

- To the four winds.
- Better and better.

We have a game of chance in which
the four winds are of paramount importance.

Listen to them.

Did you ever hear anything more delicate
or exquisite than their sweet, sad song?

Poetry itself could not be more profound.

- Do you write poetry, Temujin?
- I do not, I've never yet found the time.

Then I shall
instruct you, I myself am a poet.

That is why you were sent here and
this is where you must stay my friend.

There is destiny in your
coming here, believe me.

When you speak of destiny
this is something I must believe.

At last we agree about something.

We shall find many more things in common.

Take the birds away,
their chattering distracts me.

We must discuss the gods to whom you pray.
Primitive religions have always fascinated me.

And while you exchange your
knowledge of military matters...

I shall instruct you in the
art of poetry and painting.

I find it difficult to control
my impatience Your Majesty.

Take it, it grows heavy.

The one in white, have her raise her head.

Tonight I am in the summer palace.

Have her brought to me at midnight.

Prisoners.

Make no mistake about it, we're prisoners.

In an ivory cage, of course.

We should never have headed for the East.

What else did the emperor say Temujin?

It's what he didn't say.

That there are over 2,000 men on the walls of
Peking and that our horses have been taken.

Just what do you think we should've done
Subodai? You're always so quick with advice.

It is what I have always said.

If we had not run, but
stopped and fought Jamuga...

none of us would
have to be here now, none of us.

You've a strong right arm Subodai...

and I like to know it is at my side but your
mouth is young and it needs training.

With enough training my brother,
you may yet become my strong right arm.

For I have need of another.

This peacock, this
emperor, has overlooked one thing.

There is much to be learned
here, much that can be used later.

And if this is a prison...

- I can think of worse hardships.
- Yes, I know I've never eaten so well.

As for me, I even enjoy being clean.

It is not the being clean
that you enjoy, it's the washing.

- Well, the women are beautiful, I must say.
- Yeah.

All of which the emperor
hopes you will learn to appreciate...

until soft living is all you are fit for.

Bortei is right, I do not want
any of our men fat and useless.

We will all exercise every
morning, for a start.

A Mongol never leaves his blade.

Not unless he is dead.

Just a reminder for you to carry.

Look, over there, a signal.

- What do they say?
- Not certain, but it must be urgent.

Take the map away.
It's not only inaccurate, it's inartistic.

Stop them weeping and wailing.
I want advice, not pandemonium.

The situation occasions
alarm, it does not merit hysteria.

A ragged army of a few thousand Manchurians
have captured the city of Hopeh, that is all.

We also consider that 6,000 Imperial
Cavalry were routed and put to flight.

But that is nothing new.

No doubt, in our lifetime,
it will happen again.

Prince Temujin.

You and your kinsmen seem
mused at the news of our disaster.

Not at the news Your Majesty,
only at the way you receive it.

A few thousand Manchurians
are of little account admittedly.

But their example might be serious.

Others might also realize that
the Great Wall means nothing.

I wish to speak to my
friend Prince Temujin alone.

Bring hot wine and tea and
do you stay and keep us company.

This is how I relax in
moments of disaster and anguish.

I find painting has a
soothing and calming property.

I see that you paint very well.

You are no beginner.

He is hinting that we
are accustomed to disaster.

I fear we've underrated our friend.
He has an unexpected gift of subtlety.

Oh, the Shamsu is a
rice wine of great delicacy.

- May I offer you some?
- No, for me the tea.

For me, the wine.

I was not suspicious of it Majesty
but I have forbidden it to my men to drink,

- as you probably have heard.
- I have heard.

And if my curiosity
does not greatly offend, why?

Because I wanted my men
to be ready for a day such as this.

Please to continue, I am listening.

- These Manchu...
- It is just that the fate of an empire...

is of small importance
compared to a poem by Tso Ling.

Or a painting by my
distinguished ancestor, Mao Kung.

You were saying?

You would save much
time if you let me say something.

That means you have something to offer, what?

These Manchurian invaders, you'd like
them destroyed as soon as possible?

Unfortunately, my army has melted away.

- I will raise you another one.
- Mongols?

How much?

- You mean money?
- What else do soldiers fight for?

A large chest of gold for each
of my three brothers-in-law...

so that I can send them out
to recruit only the best men.

How could I be sure I was not just
replacing one army of invaders with another?

You cannot be sure.

There is a solution, Great One.

I myself, who know him
better, would trust Temujin.

But if he were to leave his wife and
son as hostages in your keeping...

I agree.

See that Prince Temujin
has all the gold he needs.

And we'll offer a special reward
for which one of your wife's brothers...

does most to help us.

There is no need.

It is a custom and a charming one to announce
the reward before the service is performed.

In our experience, it often
helps with the accomplishment.

Have the court brought back.

I wish them to see how tired
and exhausted their emperor is.

Working devotedly
in the service of his people.

I will do so Great Emperor, but as
Temujin and I have so much to do...

Very well. In any case
you've both seen the state I'm in.

Where's he taking us?

The horses are ready.
Why can't we be on our way?

Because the emperor wants
you to take a memory with you...

a vision that will
bring you back all the sooner.

Look at the picture.

The Princess Chin Yu.
Emperor's youngest daughter.

Whichever one of you returns with the best
company of horsemen, he shall have her.

Is there any reason we can't start now?

Subodai.

Teach her to be a woman while I'm away.

They're less than an hour back.

Jamuga leads them.

See to your men.

Now.

Your troops will lead
the attack, up through there.

- It is only fitting we have the honor.
- You will not attack with any great success.

- You will then fall back.
- Retreat?

You would had some
experience of that, I imagine.

- But we lose face.
- Better to lose face than your head,

As the unsuccessful defender
of Hopeh has apparently done.

When you fall back through here, my
Mongols will fall on them from both flanks.

Then you will lead your
troops back again at my command.

Now get your men into position,
I will tell you when to move forward.

Jamuga.

Halt.

A quick death would be too easy.

You can choose.

Either you live to
follow the banner of Temujin...

or you die with your leaders.

Now, show them to me...

these men who led you into
rebellion against your empire.

Subodai.

Jamuga.

You will pray for death.

When the Chang you wear
grows heavier and heavier...

and the laughter it
brings grows louder and louder.

And you Temujin,
will live to regret this day...

when you withheld the blade from my neck.

The barbarian of all barbarians.

The Mongol who led the Manchurians.

And it is fitting that his
punishment be far greater...

than for those whose
heads I have brought you.

The Lord Jamuga, Your Majesty.

In celebration of the
Lord Temujin's great victories...

over the Manchurian rebel invaders...

it is our will that from this day on...

he will be called the Prince of Conquerors...

- the Genghis Khan.
- Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan.

Spare us, Lord.

We meant it only
to be a salute to your victory.

How did the thunder crash at your command?

It is a simple alchemist's trick,
but we used too much black powder.

Black powder.

Come to me tonight.
And bring some of your powder with you.

I want to see how you make it thunder.

They make lightning this time but no thunder.

That is something we've
discovered in their experiments...

it thunders only
when confined in a container.

Then it can hurl a stone even
further than the longest bow shot.

Shall we demonstrate?

So far you have used this
only to make noises of welcome?

And sometimes to make
pretty effects and fire and sparks

to amuse the children.
We have many variations.

I can tell what you are thinking.

It is your duty, both as a
holy man and as a man of wisdom...

to profit from all this knowledge.

Do you want something?

Give me that blue horse, will you?

Come, come.

And I tell you again, it has to be done.

As long as this man lives,
none of his tribe will join with you.

They can't, you know
their laws and our laws, too.

To kill him would be an act of mercy.

Oh, I'm not talking of
mercy but of common sense.

Listen to me Temujin.

Hear me well, and one day
remember that I warned you.

There are only two
things you can do with Jamuga.

Put him under the ground...

for all time or put him at your side...

and have the Merkits ride with you.

Are you out of your mind woman?

Jamuga, who killed
my father, kept me in chains...

or is all this forgotten, all forgiven?

And you, the scar he put on your back...

has that also disappeared
with the passing of time?

Neither the scar on my back
nor the memories of how it came there.

No, Temujin.

These I don't forget.

Nor the hatred I have for this man.

And yet...

to help you make what you want come true...

to make our people into a nation.

I could set aside my hatred
because it would be necessary.

Then it shows how little you
know of me to think that I could too.

I know you better than you think.

Break it across your knee Temujin.

Now the two pieces, together.

I know what you are trying to tell me.

That we are only
strong when we are undivided.

And one day, you will listen.

Leave us.

Is it possible for
you to be a Mongol first...

and only secondly
Jamuga, chief of the Merkit tribe?

- Has the Chang also smothered your tongue?
- Not yet.

Perhaps if I wear it as long as you did.

Once, you took the Chang off my neck.

Perhaps I can do the same for you.

- The price?
- There is no price.

Only a dream accomplished.

A unified Mongol nation, not
just separate warring tribes.

With the Lord Temujin at its head.

The stars have written it.

Geen, my holy man, tells me this is true.

A Mongol nation will come Jamuga, it will.

But if the Merkits ride
at our side it will come sooner.

The Merkits need no
other tribes to ride beside them.

Behind them, I should say.
All others fear us already.

Our power, our strength.

Even my death cannot destroy that.

Is your thinking so small that you
can only think about yourself?

And what do you think of them, with this
wild dream of yours of a Mongol nation?

And apart from these stars you speak of...

what else makes you think
you have been chosen to rule?

You will die carrying that Chang Jamuga...

unless I have your word now that your
Merkits ride with us the day we leave China.

And that day is soon.

If I were free from this yoke...

my hands would still
your jackal breath forever.

Subodai.

Put this animal back in his cage.

Celestial Majesty...

Kam Ling, have you no heart to
interrupt these exquisite little songbirds?

My interruption brings pleasant news.

Oh, very well.

Come here, my little sparrow.

Come and sit beside me.

Go on, if you must.

Genghis Khan has arranged a demonstration
tonight, for you and your court,

to thank you for all your
kindnesses over the years.

Don't tremble child,
although divine, I'm also human..

And as a farewell.

Farewell?

- Did you know about this?
- They wish to return to their own lands.

I cannot allow it.

I've told you many times of
my dream of a united people.

And should it take force to
accomplish it, I have the men now.

And I have trained them well.

And I bought them and
you are my general, Genghis Khan.

And their leader.

Kam Ling, you are the Khan's friend.
Not his only one, I hasten to add.

Do you reason with him, for his own good.

The emperor wants to remind you of
your first meeting, what then was said...

that the Great Wall
of China is to keep people in.

And that there are 3,000
armed men on the Peking walls...

and that we are still prisoners.

Prisoners? Friends.
And what sort of talk is this among friends?

I want no more of it,
I've had a terrible day.

Headaches, all this caterwauling. Get away,
you unbeautiful little brutes. All of you.

And now this talk of leaving me.

- You've, you've cut me to the heart.
- That was not my intention, I assure you.

I knew you would do nothing to hurt me.

- But my demonstration?
- There's no reason to abandon it.

We have another saying...

another way of suggesting you
make the best of things, it's very apt.

Better to light one candle
than to curse the darkness.

As you say, very apt.

Nevertheless, you will have him watched.

I thought you would be pleased to see
Genghis Khan and his horsemen ride away.

So that one day they
may ride back, as conquerors?

The Khan knows us for what we are...

- rich, but regrettably weak.
- What will you do?

The barbarian Temujin brought
back from the Manchurian battle...

- Jamuga.
- Jamuga.

Have him brought to me...

in secret.

Your message said it was urgent.

We have no secrets.

Least of all from her.

This is most difficult for me my lord.

My loyalties must not be misunderstood
but they are for my country, for China...

not for any individual, no matter
how important or mighty he may be.

Would say these are the
sentiments of an honorable man.

The emperor worries, he fears your leaving.

He is wrong, he and all
in China should fear your staying.

He is a man of subtlety however,
and there is another solution.

Your people stay you go,
on a very long journey, alone.

You express yourself beautifully
but who is to stab me in my back?

The emperor also understands
what would happen to our people if...

one of them should strike you down.

And so...

You've walked too far to stop now.

Our people would be blameless
if your assassin were a Mongol.

A Merkit.

Jamuga.

Bring him here.

- It would be better if I were not present.
- You will stay my friend.

You will stay.

You would like this key, eh Jamuga?

Why not? With the Chang off you
might've had a chance to save your right arm.

Assassin.

Cut him down.

So he still can't be found.

The one man who can gather all
the Merkits against us, the one man.

Call off your men, get them
ready for tonight's celebrations.

- With Jamuga still at large?
- He will do nothing now.

His own escape is more
important to him than my life.

And no more failures this time Subodai, our
plan for tonight must meet with success.

I'm sorry you will
miss tonight's celebrations.

Perhaps you can see some
of the fireworks from here.

Amazing, the ingenuity of the human mind.

The Chinese mind, of course.

You are a true artist Prince
Temujin, I knew it from the first day.

My profound felicitations.

And now for our final display.

Final?

- Perhaps you would like to set it off.
- It would be an honor.

This last one will be very special.

You have saved the best for the last,
a wise move, a touch of true delicacy.

As you yourself said, better to light
one candle than to curse the darkness.

This will be our camp.

- My lord.
- Here.

- How long do you intend to hold me prisoner?
- Not prisoner.

As your late emperor said to
me while plotting my murder...

you are here as a friend.

In that case, I can only
ask that my death be a swift one.

We will not speak of dying friend.
Only a fool destroys a wise man.

You will sit at my right
hand and you will counsel me.

And I will listen to your words.

And if your words be wise,
they will make me wise too.

I will accept this honorable appointment...

because I'm happy to serve a
lord whose star grows brighter...

while the sun of China fades.

In addition, I suspect I will
find the work more agreeable than death.

My first advice is to strike swiftly...

to take what is left of China
before someone else can do so.

Word of this success will bring other
tribes to you in increasing numbers.

- In the meantime...
- In the meantime, we shall move westward.

With China safely in the hands of Jebai,
Subodai will move north into Russia...

while Kassar drives
south to bring India to her knees.

Samarkand and
Bukhara will fall easily to us...

and Persia will be ours for the taking.

And the Mongols shall rule from the
heartland, from the very center of the world.

And Jamuga?

The Merkits will still
have their chance to join us.

- Mongol must not fight Mongol again.
- Your ambition destroys your honor.

Is the man who raped
our sister to go unanswered?

Is the father of his
first-born son to go unpunished?

Jochi is my son.

The man who lets personal revenge
take precedence over the tasks before him...

will never complete those tasks and
he will lose all that he has gained.

Stop.

My word is the law.

Now get on with my work.

Subodai is a small man.
They are all small men.

Why are there no men
of stature, no men of imagination?

It is not easy to match a true conqueror.

Perhaps once in many centuries does
the world produce a man with the power...

and the will equal to his vision and destiny.

Perhaps Temujin, Genghis Khan is such a man.

This was not said in
flattery my lord, I promise you.

Leave me.

Jamuga.

In the next few years
the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan...

seized all of China
north of the Yellow River.

Carved its way across
the Ural Mountains into Russia...

and plunged
southward across the borders of India.

Having conquered almost all of Asia...

Temujin turned his armies
towards Samarkand and Bukhara.

And when they were his...

the great Persian empire of Khwarezm
lay before him, ready for his sword.

Come now Jamuga, you are an old general.

You know very well that even
if I agreed to join forces with you...

you could never hope to defeat this...

Genghis, gen, this Khan.

- No one else has.
- No one else has an army...

equal in strength to our combined forces.

We will be more than enough to slaughter him.

Ah, I have no desire for slaughter.

Lamb is for slaughter.
This meat is very sweet and succulent.

No, no, I hear more and more
men flock to his banner every day.

Defeated men, weaklings.
The first to run in battle.

- But I have not offended him.
- He has offended you.

Years ago, that caravan on the
slave trail, his violation of the treaty.

Oh, that was when...

That was when the
supply from the East was cut off.

No spices, no jewels, no women.

And remember this.

Your country lies directly in his path.

Your only hope of
saving Khwarezm, of saving yourself...

is to align yourself with me.

There is only one way to
stop this violator of treaties.

You and I will ride together
against this Genghis Khan.

We will crush this wolf...

this thirstier after blood,
this corrupt defiler of women...

this scavenger.

Your serenity speaks words of wisdom.

A gift shall seal our bargain.

One of my daughters?

Two?

And my gift to you
will be the head of this Genghis Khan.

The armies of the Shah and
Jamuga are joined and on the march.

They have already crossed the Yalu river.

Then the time is here, finally.

You are quite certain?
There can be no mistake?

There's no mistake, the last
word placed him five days away.

We will have the high ground.
He will have to come to us.

We will have the high ground, you said.

They will have to come to us, you said.

And are they not doing so?
An emissary with a white flag.

Well, somehow, I do not
feel they come to surrender.

Not with Genghis Khan holding the
high ground, with our troops outnumbered.

Are you suggesting that we surrender then?

I'm suggesting nothing.

I'm only regretting the fact that I...

allowed myself to be dragged into
this foolish and obviously risky adventure.

To conquer, one has to take risks.

At my age, I do not need to take risks.

If we...

If I survive this day, it
will have taught me a lesson...

that a man can't be too clever.

- Your words mean more than they say.
- I hoped to see Mongol kill Mongol...

and so wipe themselves out...

and rid Khwarezm from all danger.

Instead of which?

I find myself on an uncomfortable horse in a
drafty place, in a very dangerous situation.

Well, perhaps this emissary brings good news.

I bear greetings from the
Genghis Khan to the Lord Jamuga.

Greetings?

And I thank you deeply
for observing my flag of truce.

The Lord Genghis Khan would
wish to talk with the Lord Jamuga.

Talk? What would we have to talk about?

I'm only the humble
emissary sent to arrange a meeting.

There will be no meeting, no talk.

Does the Lord Jamuga fear the spoken word?

Tell this jackal you obey...

my talking is done with a lance or a sword.

I'll repeat.

Does the Lord Jamuga fear the spoken word?

And these spoken words are to
take place in the center of his camp?

The Genghis Khan will ride
forward with an escort of six...

then finally alone.
The same privilege is yours.

Can he be trusted?

The word of the Lord
Genghis Khan can always be trusted.

I trust him enough to remain
here as hostage until you return.

Then let it be so.

It is only fitting that you have
come back to your own land to die.

But it is not fitting that a Mongol
should deliver the death blow.

You still sing the same song Temujin.

- Many voices carry it now.
- Not the Merkits, outcast.

I asked for this meeting in the hope
that Mongol would not shed Mongol blood.

Also, that you might still join with me
to spread the name of the Mongol nation.

The Merkits are warriors. Not a group
of women to become part of a herd.

We say and do as we want,
and we take what we need, from anybody.

I promise you this Jamuga.

The Merkits will ride as
part of the Mongol nation...

or their land will be razed to the ground.

Razed so that not even a lame
horse would stumble walking across it.

I must talk with the Shah.

Counsel is always worthwhile.

We will send you our answer with Kam Ling.

And the men grow impatient my lord.

Better that than
the spilling of Mongol blood.

Not one of our horses will put one foot
forward until I have Jamuga's answer.

My lord, look.

Kam Ling.

Take your posts.

Withdraw. Withdraw.

Withdraw.

Retreat.

- Get them back, get them back.
- I have no desire for slaughter, retreat.

Merkits.

My lord, Jamuga.

- Take the left flank.
- With me.

Subodai.

One of you, anyone of you.

And you first, outcast.

Sengal, stay where you are.

- Enough Jamuga, let there be peace.
- With you? Never.

And there will be no
Chang this time either jackal.

If you have the
courage to stand up alone to me,

Jamuga, the man who slaughtered your tribe...

the father of your first son.

Is this the man you would follow?

Is this the leader who would
unite the nation of the Mongols?

You have passed your own sentence.

A Mongol duel?

And when you are dead Jamuga...

your men will ride with mine.

Untie any prisoners.

If any of the Merkit tribe would leave us,

let them go now.

I've lived to see it...

that the tribes come together as one people.

But it is my sons who
will make our nation great.

Show my people their leaders.

And until they are old enough to lead,

it's my wife and her two
brothers who shall speak for them...

shall guide them to walk straight.

Bortei...

whom I have always loved...

turn me towards the wind.

I want that the gods
should see me in the face.

So many tears...

but not one tear from you.

There will be many years for weeping.

I want you to see me...

as you have always.

Always your hand to help me.

As you said...

it's always the first thing
you'll hold out to another.

The first.

And strangely, at this time...

that it should also...

be the...

And so it was that Temujin,
the Genghis Khan was dead...

but not the tide he set in motion.

His dream conquered even after death.

His sons rolled
westward into the Hungarian plains...

burned a path to the borders of Egypt.

One grandson founded
the Mughal dynasty of India...

while another was the great
Kublai Khan, Emperor of China.

And when the conquest was finished...

half the population of the world
was contained in the Mongol Empire...

The empire born in the
imagination of the prince of conquerors...

Genghis Khan.