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1 00:00:15,880 00:00:20,098 THE FALL OF OTRAR THE FALL OF OTRAR
2 00:00:21,687 00:00:24,111 The beginning of the 13th century The beginning of the 13th century
3 00:00:24,112 00:00:28,284 a fateful time for the peoples of Asia and Europe. a fateful time for the peoples of Asia and Europe.
4 00:00:28,285 00:00:32,705 The ruler of Khorezm, the great Muhammad-Shah, The ruler of Khorezm, the great Muhammad-Shah,
5 00:00:32,706 00:00:36,266 is going to declare war on Baghdad. is going to declare war on Baghdad.
6 00:00:37,267 00:00:39,594 Unzhu, a Kipchak scout, returns to Khorezm Unzhu, a Kipchak scout, returns to Khorezm
7 00:00:39,629 00:00:42,709 after 7 years of service in Genghiz-Kahn's army. after 7 years of service in Genghiz-Kahn's army.
8 00:00:45,460 00:00:50,193 Written by Written by
9 00:00:51,326 00:00:55,180 Photography by Photography by
10 00:00:57,049 00:01:00,860 Production designers Production designers
11 00:01:02,767 00:01:06,647 Music by Music by
12 00:01:07,647 00:01:09,851 Starring: Starring:
13 00:01:11,016 00:01:17,440 Unzhu (Dokha Kydyraliyev) Kairkhan (Tungyshbai Dzhamankulov) Unzhu (Dokha Kydyraliyev) Kairkhan (Tungyshbai Dzhamankulov)
14 00:01:34,219 00:01:37,692 THE SCOUT part one THE SCOUT part one
15 00:01:41,306 00:01:42,775 Don't move. Don't move.
16 00:02:10,466 00:02:14,624 Don't turn away keep looking. Don't turn away keep looking.
17 00:02:16,602 00:02:18,717 Today you're a guest here. Today you're a guest here.
18 00:02:19,709 00:02:26,079 When the heat's gone there'll be a lot of birds here. When the heat's gone there'll be a lot of birds here.
19 00:02:27,289 00:02:31,470 The flies've grown fat. First the birds eat up the flies. The flies've grown fat. First the birds eat up the flies.
20 00:02:32,124 00:02:33,581 And then??? And then???
21 00:02:34,417 00:02:41,779 At first they scream and cry and ask for water. At first they scream and cry and ask for water.
22 00:02:42,274 00:02:44,176 This water. This water.
23 00:02:45,502 00:02:49,319 Ask me, Unzhu-khan, what their guilt is. Ask me, Unzhu-khan, what their guilt is.
24 00:02:53,308 00:02:55,346 What's their guilt? What's their guilt?
25 00:02:55,571 00:03:01,004 This old man is a Koran interpreter with funny ideas. This old man is a Koran interpreter with funny ideas.
26 00:03:01,798 00:03:07,686 That one is a Kipchak like you. That one is a Kipchak like you.
27 00:03:09,941 00:03:12,967 His untruth is very much like yours. His untruth is very much like yours.
28 00:03:13,354 00:03:15,311 Did Kairkhan come here? Did Kairkhan come here?
29 00:03:17,261 00:03:21,344 He will in due time. He will in due time.
30 00:03:40,040 00:03:44,152 Nobody forbade me to look at his face. Nobody forbade me to look at his face.
31 00:03:45,684 00:03:50,949 I'm guest here. Now you'll drink it up and get the helmet. I'm guest here. Now you'll drink it up and get the helmet.
32 00:05:16,868 00:05:18,429 Smell it. Smell it.
33 00:05:20,785 00:05:23,736 The Great One hasn't doubted your words yet. The Great One hasn't doubted your words yet.
34 00:05:23,940 00:05:29,708 It can be Allah sent you here to save us. It can be Allah sent you here to save us.
35 00:05:30,069 00:05:33,182 If you fail, well then you'll die an easy death. If you fail, well then you'll die an easy death.
36 00:05:33,195 00:05:38,183 Remember that we are dust on Allah's shoes. Remember that we are dust on Allah's shoes.
37 00:05:39,256 00:05:45,358 Right. But the dust of rock is different from that of dung. Right. But the dust of rock is different from that of dung.
38 00:05:45,359 00:05:46,888 I can do little for him. I can do little for him.
39 00:05:48,717 00:05:53,219 He can do even less for me. He can do even less for me.
40 00:05:56,398 00:05:58,736 I came here of my own free will. I came here of my own free will.
41 00:05:59,138 00:06:05,187 The same goes for them save that old fool. The same goes for them save that old fool.
42 00:06:20,800 00:06:23,198 That old bald-headed mouse. That old bald-headed mouse.
43 00:06:31,078 00:06:34,823 Farewell, brother, whatever stock you are. Farewell, brother, whatever stock you are.
44 00:06:49,312 00:06:54,480 URGHEN, THE CENTRE OF THE STATE OF KHOREZM URGHEN, THE CENTRE OF THE STATE OF KHOREZM
45 00:06:57,082 00:06:59,011 THE PALACE OF THE SHAH THE PALACE OF THE SHAH
46 00:06:59,287 00:07:01,953 How come the machines are made from logs How come the machines are made from logs
47 00:07:03,556 00:07:07,832 when the Mongols have no wood? when the Mongols have no wood?
48 00:07:11,256 00:07:17,281 Right. But if they saw these drawings Right. But if they saw these drawings
49 00:07:17,499 00:07:22,415 they'd break my back. they'd break my back.
50 00:07:23,675 00:07:28,676 The Chinese make these machines to break their city walls. The Chinese make these machines to break their city walls.
51 00:07:29,067 00:07:31,823 If a Chinese is a bad shot, he... If a Chinese is a bad shot, he...
52 00:07:32,719 00:07:35,941 is used as a charge. is used as a charge.
53 00:07:36,560 00:07:41,921 If somebody runs away in fear they execute 10 people. If somebody runs away in fear they execute 10 people.
54 00:07:42,857 00:07:50,857 If 10 men flee, they execute a whole hundred. If 10 men flee, they execute a whole hundred.
55 00:07:52,544 00:07:56,398 You were at the head of 100 Mongol warriors, weren't you? You were at the head of 100 Mongol warriors, weren't you?
56 00:07:57,202 00:08:04,236 No, 100! But among them there were many Chinese. No, 100! But among them there were many Chinese.
57 00:08:04,830 00:08:08,482 Merkits and other peoples warriors. Merkits and other peoples warriors.
58 00:08:08,711 00:08:12,645 Even Moslems. Even Moslems.
59 00:08:13,118 00:08:18,983 Khan Unzhu speak with Mongols and Chinese in their tongue. Khan Unzhu speak with Mongols and Chinese in their tongue.
60 00:08:18,984 00:08:21,270 With us he talk like a Moslem. With us he talk like a Moslem.
61 00:08:21,271 00:08:23,132 A Chinese man has come. A Chinese man has come.
62 00:08:23,624 00:08:31,624 First Genghiz-Khan sends merchants to reconnoitre. First Genghiz-Khan sends merchants to reconnoitre.
63 00:08:33,413 00:08:36,672 They make a sand copy of the enemy land. They make a sand copy of the enemy land.
64 00:08:37,310 00:08:40,028 In your town too there're many merchants. In your town too there're many merchants.
65 00:08:40,392 00:08:44,891 They have gold plates with beasts drawn on them. They have gold plates with beasts drawn on them.
66 00:08:46,493 00:08:54,020 Any Mongol takes such a merchant to the great Genghiz-Khan. Any Mongol takes such a merchant to the great Genghiz-Khan.
67 00:08:55,605 00:08:58,677 I have seen it. I have seen it.
68 00:08:59,617 00:09:05,158 Tell this Chinese about the meaning of your drawing. Tell this Chinese about the meaning of your drawing.
69 00:09:07,380 00:09:10,996 You see various formations of three tumens: You see various formations of three tumens:
70 00:09:10,997 00:09:16,592 one of them shoots arrows and flees to stretch the pursuers. one of them shoots arrows and flees to stretch the pursuers.
71 00:09:17,097 00:09:21,871 Two others to the side of him finish it all up. Two others to the side of him finish it all up.
72 00:09:24,944 00:09:31,914 Oh Great One! This man speaks a tongue I don't understand. Oh Great One! This man speaks a tongue I don't understand.
73 00:09:32,592 00:09:36,934 I speak over 40 dialects of my land, I speak over 40 dialects of my land,
74 00:09:37,516 00:09:42,667 but perhaps, way up in the mountains. but perhaps, way up in the mountains.
75 00:09:43,910 00:09:45,625 You're a Chinaman! You're a Chinaman!
76 00:09:48,419 00:09:52,343 Genghiz-Khan is now devouring the liver of your people! Genghiz-Khan is now devouring the liver of your people!
77 00:09:52,344 00:09:56,478 Your land is being ravished by dogs! Your land is being ravished by dogs!
78 00:09:58,701 00:10:02,614 How could he command Chinamen without knowing their tongue? How could he command Chinamen without knowing their tongue?
79 00:10:02,618 00:10:06,013 The Kipchaks refuse to go to Baghdad and you don't care! The Kipchaks refuse to go to Baghdad and you don't care!
80 00:10:06,609 00:10:14,132 I have the Universe in this hand. Who cares about Genghiz! I have the Universe in this hand. Who cares about Genghiz!
81 00:10:15,523 00:10:17,983 What did you come here? What did you come here?
82 00:10:19,261 00:10:24,770 Genghiz-Khan's horses are closest to my land. Genghiz-Khan's horses are closest to my land.
83 00:10:25,283 00:10:27,777 Rubbish! Rubbish!
84 00:10:28,158 00:10:33,075 Who put you in the womb of your mother? Who put you in the womb of your mother?
85 00:10:33,308 00:10:38,319 You'll tell me everything in the Merry Execution Tower. You'll tell me everything in the Merry Execution Tower.
86 00:10:38,998 00:10:46,816 When flies start eating your eyes. When flies start eating your eyes.
87 00:10:47,494 00:10:55,088 Start from the beginning, not the end. Who sent you here? Start from the beginning, not the end. Who sent you here?
88 00:10:55,089 00:11:01,435 I've told you everything, even how they break warriors' backs. I've told you everything, even how they break warriors' backs.
89 00:11:01,436 00:11:04,598 - The brazier! - They don't spare rulers! - The brazier! - They don't spare rulers!
90 00:11:04,790 00:11:08,805 They keep their mothers chained in jail. They keep their mothers chained in jail.
91 00:11:08,806 00:11:13,229 - Who sent you here? - I told you everything! - Who sent you here? - I told you everything!
92 00:11:20,819 00:11:24,831 It's just Kairkhan's tricks. It's just Kairkhan's tricks.
93 00:11:25,346 00:11:33,230 He seeks power and is holding talks with Baghdad... He seeks power and is holding talks with Baghdad...
94 00:11:33,779 00:11:37,483 for me to turn my sword against some unknown Mongols. for me to turn my sword against some unknown Mongols.
95 00:11:39,281 00:11:40,910 I will come to you in two days... I will come to you in two days...
96 00:11:41,199 00:11:46,452 and you'll be talking while I'll keep silent. and you'll be talking while I'll keep silent.
97 00:11:47,171 00:11:51,277 If your words are truthful, Allah will forgive me... If your words are truthful, Allah will forgive me...
98 00:11:51,765 00:11:55,597 because you're the first speck of dust in the storm... because you're the first speck of dust in the storm...
99 00:11:55,598 00:11:57,674 that is going to bury the entire world. that is going to bury the entire world.
100 00:12:40,405 00:12:45,826 Life is crocked wheel which leaves a crocked track. Life is crocked wheel which leaves a crocked track.
101 00:12:49,110 00:12:55,513 This day is Allah's gift to us. This day is Allah's gift to us.
102 00:12:55,960 00:12:59,086 First He took it away and then gave it back. First He took it away and then gave it back.
103 00:12:59,518 00:13:07,518 It was me He had in mind chasing the flies with snow. It was me He had in mind chasing the flies with snow.
104 00:13:08,783 00:13:14,524 But my eyes are swollen. Tell me what you can see. But my eyes are swollen. Tell me what you can see.
105 00:13:17,528 00:13:24,753 - Do you know I'm Khan, sinner? - Do you think, I'm a sinner? - Do you know I'm Khan, sinner? - Do you think, I'm a sinner?
106 00:13:24,754 00:13:30,018 - His robe conceals God. - Your eye-sockets are empty. - His robe conceals God. - Your eye-sockets are empty.
107 00:13:33,225 00:13:36,858 One can see someone's soul. One can see someone's soul.
108 00:13:37,346 00:13:41,687 There's only one good thing in the world. Snow. There's only one good thing in the world. Snow.
109 00:13:42,131 00:13:44,249 It chases away flies. It chases away flies.
110 00:13:44,627 00:13:51,183 Allah created life on earth, but people began devouring... Allah created life on earth, but people began devouring...
111 00:13:51,821 00:13:55,110 one another and death came to us. one another and death came to us.
112 00:13:55,984 00:14:02,585 But death horrifies the living. So He invented a torment... But death horrifies the living. So He invented a torment...
113 00:14:03,436 00:14:05,145 the chosen ones, like me, the chosen ones, like me,
114 00:14:06,930 00:14:10,438 may call death. may call death.
115 00:14:15,283 00:14:23,099 You too will realize that when the flies are here. You too will realize that when the flies are here.
116 00:14:23,340 00:14:26,123 My death! My death!
117 00:14:27,708 00:14:34,025 You stupid Kipchak! You can only pull the bow-string. You stupid Kipchak! You can only pull the bow-string.
118 00:14:35,000 00:14:39,946 But the arrow's flight is guided by Allah. But the arrow's flight is guided by Allah.
119 00:14:49,830 00:14:50,854 Hangman! Hangman!
120 00:14:53,094 00:14:55,280 Take Kairkhan. Take Kairkhan.
121 00:15:00,171 00:15:01,931 I'll have your arm cut off, I'll have your arm cut off,
122 00:15:02,938 00:15:05,647 and you won't be able to take off your pants. and you won't be able to take off your pants.
123 00:15:10,720 00:15:13,844 I will become Allah's martyr... I will become Allah's martyr...
124 00:15:14,420 00:15:18,327 and my death will make the Kipchaks stay with you. and my death will make the Kipchaks stay with you.
125 00:15:18,586 00:15:21,324 My men do not lie. The last one in the Merry Tower My men do not lie. The last one in the Merry Tower
126 00:15:21,984 00:15:26,956 will breath out the truth to you before he dies: will breath out the truth to you before he dies:
127 00:15:29,786 00:15:34,857 We're three times as many as the Mongols. We're three times as many as the Mongols.
128 00:15:35,122 00:15:40,643 Take your sword, summon the people and glory is yours! Take your sword, summon the people and glory is yours!
129 00:15:46,922 00:15:53,538 Kairkhan is a khan. You can't give him up to a hangman. Kairkhan is a khan. You can't give him up to a hangman.
130 00:15:53,912 00:15:57,279 The Great One made a joke. The Great One made a joke.
131 00:15:58,736 00:16:02,803 My nephew will remain in favour as before. My nephew will remain in favour as before.
132 00:16:03,028 00:16:10,446 You risked something more important than finger. You risked something more important than finger.
133 00:16:43,015 00:16:45,425 Oh Creator! Oh Creator!
134 00:16:47,534 00:16:49,227 Heed the voice of your humble slave. Heed the voice of your humble slave.
135 00:16:51,168 00:16:56,176 May the true solution dawn on the Great Muhammad Shan! May the true solution dawn on the Great Muhammad Shan!
136 00:16:56,181 00:16:58,957 Give patience to the martyr on the pole. Give patience to the martyr on the pole.
137 00:17:04,977 00:17:08,272 I want to see Vekil. I want to see Vekil.
138 00:17:18,873 00:17:22,022 Vekil may come after the evening prayer. Vekil may come after the evening prayer.
139 00:17:25,604 00:17:27,917 On the other hand, he may not come at all. On the other hand, he may not come at all.
140 00:17:28,443 00:17:29,450 Stop whistling. Stop whistling.
141 00:17:30,642 00:17:32,279 You'll wake up the flies. You'll wake up the flies.
142 00:17:33,951 00:17:36,938 What you want will never be. What you want will never be.
143 00:17:39,201 00:17:41,810 We are all doomed to death anyway. We are all doomed to death anyway.
144 00:17:46,211 00:17:49,574 What are you doing way up there, Khan? What are you doing way up there, Khan?
145 00:17:51,175 00:17:53,842 Get down to earth. Get down to earth.
146 00:18:07,075 00:18:12,049 You’re all soiled, Khan. Wash yourself with snow. You’re all soiled, Khan. Wash yourself with snow.
147 00:18:37,547 00:18:42,737 The Khan is coming with me. You better say your prayers. The Khan is coming with me. You better say your prayers.
148 00:19:20,362 00:19:22,487 Can you fight like that, Kipchak? Can you fight like that, Kipchak?
149 00:19:23,943 00:19:25,481 I can. Even better than that. I can. Even better than that.
150 00:19:29,294 00:19:33,172 Put on your boots. It's a shame to go barefooted. Put on your boots. It's a shame to go barefooted.
151 00:19:36,122 00:19:42,144 Post a new guard and string up someone instead of the Khan. Post a new guard and string up someone instead of the Khan.
152 00:19:43,796 00:19:44,917 Hang on. Take the old man... Hang on. Take the old man...
153 00:19:46,557 00:19:51,414 he knows a lot and may be of interest to you. he knows a lot and may be of interest to you.
154 00:20:12,767 00:20:19,596 What were you babbling about? Seems Allah's seen me. What were you babbling about? Seems Allah's seen me.
155 00:20:22,395 00:20:27,135 Human thoughts are elementary. Human thoughts are elementary.
156 00:20:27,443 00:20:30,216 Allah's wisdom is infinite. Allah's wisdom is infinite.
157 00:20:58,553 00:21:01,738 Oh Allah! Give me patience to stand it! Oh Allah! Give me patience to stand it!
158 00:21:07,290 00:21:08,025 Kneel down! Kneel down!
159 00:21:15,810 00:21:19,074 See who saved you? See who saved you?
160 00:21:22,533 00:21:30,533 Come closer. I've a poor sight but I can hear well. Come closer. I've a poor sight but I can hear well.
161 00:21:35,103 00:21:37,805 Why are you wheezing? Why are you wheezing?
162 00:21:38,007 00:21:44,923 I was afraid to telling lies when the flies went for me. I was afraid to telling lies when the flies went for me.
163 00:21:45,643 00:21:49,576 So I wanted to cut my throat with rope. So I wanted to cut my throat with rope.
164 00:21:50,664 00:21:53,933 When your son did not believe me and Kairkhan forgot about me. When your son did not believe me and Kairkhan forgot about me.
165 00:21:58,966 00:22:01,343 You say Kairkhan, huh!? You say Kairkhan, huh!?
166 00:22:01,885 00:22:06,595 So he didn't see you after your seven-year absence. So he didn't see you after your seven-year absence.
167 00:22:06,596 00:22:07,933 Yes. Great One! Yes. Great One!
168 00:22:08,905 00:22:15,772 You must use my full name when addressing me. Listen! You must use my full name when addressing me. Listen!
169 00:22:15,773 00:22:19,739 Terke-Khatun, Ruler of the Universe, Terke-Khatun, Ruler of the Universe,
170 00:22:19,740 00:22:22,681 Mother of the Great One, Queen of the women of the Earth. Mother of the Great One, Queen of the women of the Earth.
171 00:22:24,805 00:22:25,602 Speak up. Speak up.
172 00:22:26,908 00:22:32,573 Kairkhan sent me the Mongols seven years ago. Kairkhan sent me the Mongols seven years ago.
173 00:22:32,574 00:22:38,616 I've been loyal to him, his son and to you. I've been loyal to him, his son and to you.
174 00:22:38,893 00:22:42,268 As he was sending me there, Kairkhan said... As he was sending me there, Kairkhan said...
175 00:22:42,576 00:22:46,036 who needs this earth without the Kipchaks? who needs this earth without the Kipchaks?
176 00:22:48,771 00:22:51,943 So I rose from a slave to the commander of 1000 horsemen. So I rose from a slave to the commander of 1000 horsemen.
177 00:22:53,276 00:22:57,067 I have mastered the tongues and learned their art of fighting. I have mastered the tongues and learned their art of fighting.
178 00:22:57,550 00:23:01,482 I learned the tricks of their scouts. I learned the tricks of their scouts.
179 00:23:01,888 00:23:05,693 I know the way our whisper reaches their ears. I know the way our whisper reaches their ears.
180 00:23:07,132 00:23:11,243 Did you talk to the Baghdad Ruler's men? Did you talk to the Baghdad Ruler's men?
181 00:23:13,257 00:23:15,991 I've never been in Baghdad. I've never been in Baghdad.
182 00:23:16,319 00:23:21,352 You don't have to see Baghdad to tell one about it. You don't have to see Baghdad to tell one about it.
183 00:23:21,568 00:23:28,602 You learned Chinese. Did it help you any? You learned Chinese. Did it help you any?
184 00:23:30,704 00:23:36,219 Will Turkman Jelaladin defend the Kipchak steppe? Will Turkman Jelaladin defend the Kipchak steppe?
185 00:23:39,311 00:23:42,528 No need to defend it. No need to defend it.
186 00:23:43,049 00:23:44,986 You have got to get your army started... You have got to get your army started...
187 00:23:45,360 00:23:50,105 and drive Genghiz Khan to the yet-uncaptured Chinese cities. and drive Genghiz Khan to the yet-uncaptured Chinese cities.
188 00:23:50,815 00:23:53,285 If Genghiz Khan turns his army here... If Genghiz Khan turns his army here...
189 00:23:54,354 00:23:57,168 he will have no reinforcements. he will have no reinforcements.
190 00:23:58,325 00:24:04,170 If your eyes are not good then believe mine: If your eyes are not good then believe mine:
191 00:24:05,525 00:24:10,909 Genghiz Khan will saturate the earth with human fat. I've seen it done. Genghiz Khan will saturate the earth with human fat. I've seen it done.
192 00:24:17,485 00:24:21,312 First you'll rest a bit and have fun, First you'll rest a bit and have fun,
193 00:24:21,313 00:24:25,704 then you'll come back here, to tell the then you'll come back here, to tell the
194 00:24:25,717 00:24:30,118 hangman the truth of your life in Baghdad, hangman the truth of your life in Baghdad,
195 00:24:30,119 00:24:38,119 and not China, where they want Jelaladin on our throne. and not China, where they want Jelaladin on our throne.
196 00:24:38,910 00:24:45,238 You'll recognize his men from Baghdad. They'll be shown to you. You'll recognize his men from Baghdad. They'll be shown to you.
197 00:24:45,239 00:24:51,198 You'll be pardoned and take command of 1000 men in Khorezm. You'll be pardoned and take command of 1000 men in Khorezm.
198 00:24:54,173 00:24:56,628 Farewell, Kipchak. Farewell, Kipchak.
199 00:24:58,122 00:25:00,058 Farewell, Great One. Farewell, Great One.
200 00:25:00,772 00:25:06,366 The Chinese are good at treating eyes. The Chinese are good at treating eyes.
201 00:25:07,614 00:25:14,311 It's me who's the right to bring up this subject. It's me who's the right to bring up this subject.
202 00:25:15,196 00:25:20,623 Kairkhan promised you an easy death if you persist. Kairkhan promised you an easy death if you persist.
203 00:25:20,624 00:25:26,177 You'll tell him a different story now and promise something. You'll tell him a different story now and promise something.
204 00:25:26,865 00:25:31,372 Life is more interesting when viewed from a high hill. Life is more interesting when viewed from a high hill.
205 00:25:31,824 00:25:36,549 But you live in the steppe. But you live in the steppe.
206 00:25:43,764 00:25:45,196 Are you a foreigner? Are you a foreigner?
207 00:25:46,026 00:25:51,800 I believe in the same God as you. Why should I be one? I believe in the same God as you. Why should I be one?
208 00:25:52,908 00:25:56,391 That God ran nails through his hands. That God ran nails through his hands.
209 00:25:58,830 00:26:03,598 By the way, Kairkhan, who sent you the Mongols, By the way, Kairkhan, who sent you the Mongols,
210 00:26:04,595 00:26:08,227 is now here, in his palace, and not in Otrar. is now here, in his palace, and not in Otrar.
211 00:26:10,722 00:26:14,972 Tell them you saw him in Baghdad. Tell them you saw him in Baghdad.
212 00:26:15,638 00:26:16,811 So I will. So I will.
213 00:26:20,603 00:26:25,629 The Great One is interested in you. She may promote you. The Great One is interested in you. She may promote you.
214 00:26:28,604 00:26:33,391 Want a woman from Egypt who is taller than you? Want a woman from Egypt who is taller than you?
215 00:26:33,392 00:26:36,360 I'd rather have a Chinese girl with small feet. I'd rather have a Chinese girl with small feet.
216 00:26:38,961 00:26:41,828 How will you explain what you want? How will you explain what you want?
217 00:26:42,913 00:26:46,580 The Chinaman swear you do not know their language. The Chinaman swear you do not know their language.
218 00:27:25,785 00:27:27,905 Don't be surprised. The Great One knows everything.??? Don't be surprised. The Great One knows everything.???
219 00:29:53,539 00:29:57,763 MERCHANT YAVLACH'S HOUSE MERCHANT YAVLACH'S HOUSE
220 00:30:06,727 00:30:08,442 What is this, merchant? What is this, merchant?
221 00:30:12,245 00:30:17,630 It's a Chinese machine making holes in a wall. It's a Chinese machine making holes in a wall.
222 00:30:17,819 00:30:20,743 The Chinese are gentle people, the same as their walls. The Chinese are gentle people, the same as their walls.
223 00:30:21,002 00:30:24,288 They cannot damage your walls. They cannot damage your walls.
224 00:30:25,311 00:30:31,171 I hear your merchants serve the Kagan to get cheap goods. I hear your merchants serve the Kagan to get cheap goods.
225 00:30:31,801 00:30:35,171 You model our Moslem lands from sand and rock... You model our Moslem lands from sand and rock...
226 00:30:35,377 00:30:38,590 for Genghiz Khan. for Genghiz Khan.
227 00:30:39,367 00:30:47,233 I hear you have gold plates which make any Mongol serve you. I hear you have gold plates which make any Mongol serve you.
228 00:30:48,781 00:30:54,037 Now my men will ransack the whole place. Now my men will ransack the whole place.
229 00:30:56,264 00:30:59,460 You know what they are going to look for. You know what they are going to look for.
230 00:31:02,829 00:31:05,843 You may look me in the eyes. You may look me in the eyes.
231 00:31:06,717 00:31:09,994 They are not the eyes of Allah, nor the eyes of Genghiz... They are not the eyes of Allah, nor the eyes of Genghiz...
232 00:31:10,335 00:31:14,737 the yellow-eared bastard you sold your soul to. the yellow-eared bastard you sold your soul to.
233 00:31:20,099 00:31:27,841 And your sons will be guests in the Merry Tower. And your sons will be guests in the Merry Tower.
234 00:31:40,939 00:31:47,171 The great yellow-eared Genghiz once wore blocks on his neck. The great yellow-eared Genghiz once wore blocks on his neck.
235 00:31:47,430 00:31:53,647 How can a faithful Moslem serve an ex-slave? How can a faithful Moslem serve an ex-slave?
236 00:31:54,036 00:31:57,334 I've never been in Baghdad, but I know that The Ruler I've never been in Baghdad, but I know that The Ruler
237 00:31:57,347 00:32:00,656 of Baghdad and the Kipchak khans are your enemies. of Baghdad and the Kipchak khans are your enemies.
238 00:32:04,161 00:32:07,532 Lie down and don't move! Lie down and don't move!
239 00:32:07,533 00:32:13,143 You lift up your heads you'll have them cut off. You lift up your heads you'll have them cut off.
240 00:34:41,088 00:34:43,459 Perhaps high up in the mountains... Perhaps high up in the mountains...
241 00:35:08,974 00:35:13,013 I warned you that I'm a better fighter. I warned you that I'm a better fighter.
242 00:35:37,159 00:35:41,035 May your soul forgive me. May your soul forgive me.
243 00:35:42,157 00:35:44,393 I did it obeying Allah's will. I did it obeying Allah's will.
244 00:36:13,844 00:36:18,188 I'm Allah's arrow. Yes, you are Allah's arrow. I'm Allah's arrow. Yes, you are Allah's arrow.
245 00:36:48,934 00:36:52,570 Don't weigh down on the plank, Chinaman. Don't weigh down on the plank, Chinaman.
246 00:36:55,784 00:36:59,526 I've cut off the signal string. I've cut off the signal string.
247 00:37:11,810 00:37:15,864 I happened to visit your homeland, remember? I happened to visit your homeland, remember?
248 00:37:17,041 00:37:23,116 Unfortunately, your Hindu saw me from behind the lanterns. Unfortunately, your Hindu saw me from behind the lanterns.
249 00:37:27,301 00:37:32,861 Now his soul's hiding over the high mountains. Now his soul's hiding over the high mountains.
250 00:37:37,831 00:37:41,140 I wonder where your soul will fly? I wonder where your soul will fly?
251 00:37:49,765 00:37:56,336 Well, I speak Chinese and nobody understands me. Well, I speak Chinese and nobody understands me.
252 00:37:57,514 00:38:02,153 And you, poor wretch, will die without understanding me. And you, poor wretch, will die without understanding me.
253 00:38:03,907 00:38:08,629 It hurts... I'm dying. It hurts... I'm dying.
254 00:38:08,630 00:38:14,000 My family's names are in the casket. My family's names are in the casket.
255 00:38:14,227 00:38:17,931 Read them when I'm gone. Read them when I'm gone.
256 00:38:17,932 00:38:20,910 Your Allah will never forget this deed. Your Allah will never forget this deed.
257 00:38:21,846 00:38:29,223 Your kin will never understand me. Our languages are different. Your kin will never understand me. Our languages are different.
258 00:38:29,985 00:38:32,570 I gave you just a light thrust. I gave you just a light thrust.
259 00:38:33,545 00:38:39,278 You'll be dying long. You'll be dying long.
260 00:38:40,119 00:38:43,115 You'll have time to think about your homeland. You'll have time to think about your homeland.
261 00:38:49,982 00:38:52,154 Sometimes it's really important. Sometimes it's really important.
262 00:38:59,548 00:39:03,945 I think Allah chose me to be His arrow. I think Allah chose me to be His arrow.
263 00:39:04,793 00:39:06,560 Just for a while, of course. Just for a while, of course.
264 00:39:52,596 00:39:57,148 Are you Allah's arrow? Yes, I am Allah's arrow. Are you Allah's arrow? Yes, I am Allah's arrow.
265 00:40:01,547 00:40:04,693 - Who are you? - I'm Allah's arrow. - Who are you? - I'm Allah's arrow.
266 00:40:55,072 00:40:57,412 I'll punish you, my tongue... I'll punish you, my tongue...
267 00:40:58,256 00:41:03,261 for your singing and shouting in the Mongol language. for your singing and shouting in the Mongol language.
268 00:41:06,378 00:41:09,187 Can it be I'll sing Mongol songs... Can it be I'll sing Mongol songs...
269 00:41:09,212 00:41:12,462 when we've killed them? when we've killed them?
270 00:41:13,835 00:41:17,362 Quiet! I'll do you no harm. Quiet! I'll do you no harm.
271 00:41:24,354 00:41:27,447 - I am here. - Good day, Kairkhan. - I am here. - Good day, Kairkhan.
272 00:41:27,448 00:41:31,545 We and the young khan expected you to come yesterday. We and the young khan expected you to come yesterday.
273 00:41:34,144 00:41:37,237 He's your wet-nurse's son. He's your wet-nurse's son.
274 00:41:38,355 00:41:41,286 Do not kill the boy. Do not kill the boy.
275 00:41:43,226 00:41:48,030 You're so crafty, you've nearly outwitted yourself. You're so crafty, you've nearly outwitted yourself.
276 00:41:48,295 00:41:51,887 I ought to have told you... I ought to have told you...
277 00:41:52,879 00:41:56,865 it was not only Jelaladin I met in Baghdad, but you too. it was not only Jelaladin I met in Baghdad, but you too.
278 00:41:57,626 00:42:02,752 So now you, not me, would be cutting your navel. So now you, not me, would be cutting your navel.
279 00:42:05,104 00:42:09,735 You gave me away to hangmen. I've brought you my payment. You gave me away to hangmen. I've brought you my payment.
280 00:42:11,155 00:42:12,453 Give me the torch! Give me the torch!
281 00:42:23,175 00:42:24,744 Want some water-melon wine? Want some water-melon wine?
282 00:42:26,574 00:42:28,313 I see you still remember its taste. I see you still remember its taste.
283 00:42:37,453 00:42:39,975 - Where are you taking me? - To where your children are. - Where are you taking me? - To where your children are.
284 00:43:06,487 00:43:08,109 Everybody face the wall! Everybody face the wall!
285 00:43:22,604 00:43:27,014 You're prospering, merchant. Give me a present. You're prospering, merchant. Give me a present.
286 00:43:34,227 00:43:35,637 This way, merchant. This way, merchant.
287 00:43:58,301 00:44:02,384 We did nothing to the kids. They were only watching. We did nothing to the kids. They were only watching.
288 00:44:02,816 00:44:05,002 We asked your tribe if you had been in Baghdad. We asked your tribe if you had been in Baghdad.
289 00:44:07,918 00:44:13,126 He said yes. So did the kids. Everybody says yes here. He said yes. So did the kids. Everybody says yes here.
290 00:44:13,886 00:44:20,602 Your luck they could not describe Baghdad. Your luck they could not describe Baghdad.
291 00:44:22,073 00:44:26,728 You may take your sons with you. You may take your sons with you.
292 00:44:28,827 00:44:33,523 They'll recover and by very docile. They'll recover and by very docile.
293 00:44:38,632 00:44:46,355 The Great Khan gives you his bracelet as an award. The Great Khan gives you his bracelet as an award.
294 00:44:48,664 00:44:54,241 These khans sold themselves to Baghdad as you said. These khans sold themselves to Baghdad as you said.
295 00:44:59,633 00:45:04,277 You'll be taken home for 10 pieces, merchant. You'll be taken home for 10 pieces, merchant.
296 00:45:04,278 00:45:10,328 One can buy decent clothes for 30 pieces here. One can buy decent clothes for 30 pieces here.
297 00:45:19,180 00:45:21,608 We're setting out in two days. We're setting out in two days.
298 00:45:21,609 00:45:26,161 We're starting tomorrow. Where is our scribe? We're starting tomorrow. Where is our scribe?
299 00:45:27,566 00:45:31,257 If you're not in a hurry I'll go find him. If you're not in a hurry I'll go find him.
300 00:45:32,778 00:45:35,290 I have to let the kids' blood, merchant. I have to let the kids' blood, merchant.
301 00:46:32,195 00:46:39,236 The Kipchak and Turkmen khans who refuse to go to Baghdad... The Kipchak and Turkmen khans who refuse to go to Baghdad...
302 00:46:39,415 00:46:45,195 will be sent to the Merry Tower. I sent a messenger to Jelaladin, will be sent to the Merry Tower. I sent a messenger to Jelaladin,
303 00:46:45,418 00:46:49,824 but his palace is heavily guarded. but his palace is heavily guarded.
304 00:46:51,775 00:46:55,730 You're no arrow, but dirt on Genghiz Khan's horse's tail. You're no arrow, but dirt on Genghiz Khan's horse's tail.
305 00:46:55,731 00:47:01,071 I like Genghiz. He never betrays those who serve him. I like Genghiz. He never betrays those who serve him.
306 00:47:02,509 00:47:05,066 Maybe you're right. Maybe you're right.
307 00:47:05,067 00:47:13,067 You should have shouted out the truth in the face and then died on the pole. You should have shouted out the truth in the face and then died on the pole.
308 00:47:13,641 00:47:19,283 The truth from a martyr's throat would've taken effect. The truth from a martyr's throat would've taken effect.
309 00:47:19,471 00:47:26,475 I sent five men. Three returned. But not you... I sent five men. Three returned. But not you...
310 00:47:26,476 00:47:30,297 When you saw death you betrayed me. All of you. When you saw death you betrayed me. All of you.
311 00:47:33,226 00:47:38,254 Poor people have no martyr. Poor people have no martyr.
312 00:47:39,515 00:47:46,609 Right. Set your people right, Khan, be a martyr. Right. Set your people right, Khan, be a martyr.
313 00:47:47,185 00:47:50,473 - Be what? - A martyr! - Be what? - A martyr!
314 00:47:51,471 00:47:55,974 It's so simple. Stand up and shout to the Great Council! It's so simple. Stand up and shout to the Great Council!
315 00:47:56,608 00:48:01,046 "I swear to my mother whom I do not remember. "I swear to my mother whom I do not remember.
316 00:48:01,448 00:48:03,754 I'll repeat all this on the pole." I'll repeat all this on the pole."
317 00:48:06,307 00:48:11,160 But you have golden shoes and your name's Kairkhan. But you have golden shoes and your name's Kairkhan.
318 00:48:11,161 00:48:13,272 So you must live. So you must live.
319 00:48:14,454 00:48:22,454 But I spit on you! That's why I've lived over the last days. But I spit on you! That's why I've lived over the last days.
320 00:48:24,659 00:48:28,971 Call your henchmen! The Great One will reward you for that. Call your henchmen! The Great One will reward you for that.
321 00:48:29,308 00:48:31,227 I'll do it myself... I'll do it myself...
322 00:50:05,522 00:50:11,608 I'm like a dog that bit its master. I'm tired. I'm like a dog that bit its master. I'm tired.
323 00:50:14,403 00:50:19,411 When the strong offend the weak, it is only injustice. When the strong offend the weak, it is only injustice.
324 00:50:20,101 00:50:26,137 But when the weak offend the strong, it is a disgrace. But when the weak offend the strong, it is a disgrace.
325 00:50:27,035 00:50:29,698 You killed the great men's servants, You killed the great men's servants,
326 00:50:30,364 00:50:35,107 you heard what you were not to hear. you heard what you were not to hear.
327 00:50:35,924 00:50:43,009 There are a thousand ways in life. You'd better choose the longest. There are a thousand ways in life. You'd better choose the longest.
328 00:50:45,942 00:50:50,261 There is a place on the Khorezm Sea, where people change their faces. There is a place on the Khorezm Sea, where people change their faces.
329 00:50:52,938 00:50:59,053 I'm going to sleep well tonight and not talk to myself. I'm going to sleep well tonight and not talk to myself.
330 00:50:59,857 00:51:01,525 Don't turn me out, Kairkhan. Don't turn me out, Kairkhan.
331 00:51:02,433 00:51:03,437 Don't turn me out. Don't turn me out.
332 00:53:23,547 00:53:27,267 I sent my thoughts to Allah. I sent my thoughts to Allah.
333 00:53:27,466 00:53:31,345 Now listen to what has come back to me. Now listen to what has come back to me.
334 00:53:32,180 00:53:40,180 Convey my words to vekils and they will tell the people. Convey my words to vekils and they will tell the people.
335 00:53:41,969 00:53:45,510 My son Jelaladin will go to far-away Irat, My son Jelaladin will go to far-away Irat,
336 00:53:46,113 00:53:53,017 for the people living there are in need of a wise ruler. for the people living there are in need of a wise ruler.
337 00:53:54,540 00:53:56,682 My troops will have to be satisfied... My troops will have to be satisfied...
338 00:53:57,473 00:54:02,358 with the fact that there are enough brave warriors... with the fact that there are enough brave warriors...
339 00:54:02,359 00:54:04,117 prepared to defend our faith. prepared to defend our faith.
340 00:54:30,559 00:54:38,559 The Ruler of Baghdad has refused to promote Allah's faith. The Ruler of Baghdad has refused to promote Allah's faith.
341 00:54:39,112 00:54:44,273 He has committed many crimes and has lost the truth. He has committed many crimes and has lost the truth.
342 00:54:44,619 00:54:48,151 Shall we put up with it and... Shall we put up with it and...
343 00:54:48,720 00:54:52,154 and leave Islam unprotected? and leave Islam unprotected?
344 00:54:52,190 00:54:56,837 Lead us to Baghdad! Lead us to Baghdad!
345 00:55:34,552 00:55:36,218 It's a shame to go barefooted. It's a shame to go barefooted.
346 00:55:39,728 00:55:43,291 Kairkhan doesn't want you here, nor in Otrar. Kairkhan doesn't want you here, nor in Otrar.
347 00:55:43,292 00:55:44,653 The arrow of Allah! The arrow of Allah!
348 00:56:05,882 00:56:08,143 Take the torch! Take the torch!
349 00:57:52,400 00:57:58,266 This is how it was, when Allah created the world. This is how it was, when Allah created the world.
350 00:58:08,843 00:58:15,593 But He created it without this. But He created it without this.
351 01:00:30,066 01:00:33,002 GENGHIZ-KHAN'S HEADQUARTERS GENGHIZ-KHAN'S HEADQUARTERS
352 01:00:36,077 01:00:41,639 Did your fat ruler himself talk to you about me? Did your fat ruler himself talk to you about me?
353 01:00:41,640 01:00:48,333 I said: "Your troops are a whisper of smoke compared to his fire." I said: "Your troops are a whisper of smoke compared to his fire."
354 01:00:49,410 01:00:51,327 This is what he gave me. This is what he gave me.
355 01:00:54,364 01:00:59,141 It's too hard to shake the world with so small a hand. It's too hard to shake the world with so small a hand.
356 01:01:00,345 01:01:03,121 The Shah wore this bracelet as a little boy. The Shah wore this bracelet as a little boy.
357 01:01:04,329 01:01:09,199 Why are there two stones around this city? Why are there two stones around this city?
358 01:01:09,200 01:01:15,466 This is Otrar, the capital of Kipchak land. This is Otrar, the capital of Kipchak land.
359 01:01:16,562 01:01:20,656 It has big walls and a strong army. It has big walls and a strong army.
360 01:01:21,881 01:01:25,303 Muhammad declared war on Baghdad. Muhammad declared war on Baghdad.
361 01:01:26,133 01:01:31,630 We'll catch the fish of knowledge from trade rivers. We'll catch the fish of knowledge from trade rivers.
362 01:01:32,303 01:01:37,294 He who rides the horse in a hurry can walk away from it. He who rides the horse in a hurry can walk away from it.
363 01:01:38,825 01:01:42,534 Let the eyes look at our goods. Let the eyes look at our goods.
364 01:01:43,137 01:01:49,246 Go all the way and one of them to Otrar. Go all the way and one of them to Otrar.
365 01:01:49,610 01:01:52,948 Our warriors work as servants and ministers. Our warriors work as servants and ministers.
366 01:01:54,222 01:02:01,346 Let everyone in Otrar learn about it. Let everyone in Otrar learn about it.
367 01:02:02,609 01:02:08,004 You will pick the goods and Moslems merchants. You will pick the goods and Moslems merchants.
368 01:02:08,824 01:02:12,158 You come from Urgench, don't you? You come from Urgench, don't you?
369 01:02:13,386 01:02:16,725 Yes, I'm from Urgench. Yes, I'm from Urgench.
370 01:02:16,739 01:02:20,140 You have travelled far and wide. You have travelled far and wide.
371 01:02:20,487 01:02:24,721 Have you ever come across people they live eternally? Have you ever come across people they live eternally?
372 01:02:26,172 01:02:29,496 No, my Great Khan. No, my Great Khan.
373 01:02:30,410 01:02:33,224 And you've never heard of them? And you've never heard of them?
374 01:02:33,661 01:02:39,137 There are many talk about them, but I myself saw people... There are many talk about them, but I myself saw people...
375 01:02:39,501 01:02:42,398 who'd lived over two hundred years. who'd lived over two hundred years.
376 01:02:43,013 01:02:48,256 When you see them, bring them to me... When you see them, bring them to me...
377 01:02:48,370 01:02:51,774 or find out where they live. or find out where they live.
378 01:02:52,772 01:02:59,090 Your sins may rest a bit. We'll give each one several wives. Your sins may rest a bit. We'll give each one several wives.
379 01:02:59,091 01:03:05,297 You're second great after my God. I realized it long ago. You're second great after my God. I realized it long ago.
380 01:03:06,654 01:03:08,820 But the boys need mosques. But the boys need mosques.
381 01:03:09,680 01:03:17,680 God is everywhere, so one can pray to Him everywhere. God is everywhere, so one can pray to Him everywhere.
382 01:03:19,474 01:03:27,474 But the fact that I'm talking to you, merchant, doesn't mean a friendly talk. But the fact that I'm talking to you, merchant, doesn't mean a friendly talk.
383 01:03:41,658 01:03:47,225 - My boys! - No, not here! That way. - My boys! - No, not here! That way.
384 01:05:10,083 01:05:11,874 The city's already in sight. The city's already in sight.
385 01:05:11,875 01:05:14,262 I’m not going further. Let's do the payment here. I’m not going further. Let's do the payment here.
386 01:05:23,459 01:05:25,643 Fifty pieces are lacking, tough. Fifty pieces are lacking, tough.
387 01:05:26,673 01:05:30,938 Do you dread the meeting with Muhammad-shah's men... Do you dread the meeting with Muhammad-shah's men...
388 01:05:30,939 01:05:35,081 when the Moslem warriors are preparing to march on Baghdad? when the Moslem warriors are preparing to march on Baghdad?
389 01:05:35,504 01:05:38,068 I've misjudged you. I've misjudged you.
390 01:05:38,069 01:05:44,158 Were we bad as your guards? You've been so friendly to us. Were we bad as your guards? You've been so friendly to us.
391 01:05:45,254 01:05:51,933 You can buy a horse for a thimbleful of this oil! You can buy a horse for a thimbleful of this oil!
392 01:05:53,465 01:05:58,586 A merchant's purse is fed by the road where I am the king! A merchant's purse is fed by the road where I am the king!
393 01:05:58,964 01:06:01,538 Be modest with the city guard. Be modest with the city guard.
394 01:06:03,075 01:06:06,494 I know where your home is. Do not stick out your ass and you'll be rich. I know where your home is. Do not stick out your ass and you'll be rich.
395 01:08:14,735 01:08:18,462 Perhaps it's the Khorezm Sea... Perhaps it's the Khorezm Sea...
396 01:08:19,825 01:08:22,007 where people change their faces? where people change their faces?
397 01:08:23,978 01:08:26,898 Do you remember me, old man? Do you remember me, old man?
398 01:08:27,220 01:08:32,863 On the pole you were closer to God, but you didn't like it. On the pole you were closer to God, but you didn't like it.
399 01:08:33,425 01:08:36,609 I ordered to have you taken off it. Was I right? I ordered to have you taken off it. Was I right?
400 01:08:37,294 01:08:41,433 The Kipchak, Allah's arrow! The Kipchak, Allah's arrow!
401 01:08:41,637 01:08:45,339 Do you have much work to do in this world? Do you have much work to do in this world?
402 01:08:45,692 01:08:50,712 Oh, no! I'm not match to you! Oh, no! I'm not match to you!
403 01:08:51,075 01:08:55,682 Allah put me in his quiver and keeps me there so far. Allah put me in his quiver and keeps me there so far.
404 01:08:59,032 01:09:01,674 But I have plenty of money. But I have plenty of money.
405 01:09:02,629 01:09:06,572 I could buy you a donkey and we would go somewhere. I could buy you a donkey and we would go somewhere.
406 01:09:07,982 01:09:10,126 You'll tell me about things I do not know. You'll tell me about things I do not know.
407 01:09:10,783 01:09:14,318 And I'll think about my future. And I'll think about my future.
408 01:09:16,009 01:09:20,551 We could even make a pilgrimage. Let's go. We could even make a pilgrimage. Let's go.
409 01:09:28,174 01:09:34,835 Sometimes it seems to me I have always lived. Sometimes it seems to me I have always lived.
410 01:09:38,687 01:09:43,673 Thoughts can be put into one's head if there's room in it. Thoughts can be put into one's head if there's room in it.
411 01:09:43,674 01:09:48,245 Your head's bursting with your own thoughts. Your head's bursting with your own thoughts.
412 01:09:52,337 01:09:57,507 If you wish, I'll tell you... If you wish, I'll tell you...
413 01:09:57,961 01:10:04,199 about the wrong interpretation of the Koran. about the wrong interpretation of the Koran.
414 01:12:58,942 01:13:01,268 FALL PART Otrar FALL PART Otrar
415 01:13:02,268 01:13:03,768 ONE YEAR LATER ONE YEAR LATER
416 01:13:30,919 01:13:35,322 Hey, Khan, we'll go to Otrar with a lot of money. Hey, Khan, we'll go to Otrar with a lot of money.
417 01:13:36,629 01:13:38,269 Alright, but do not drink during the trip. Alright, but do not drink during the trip.
418 01:13:40,783 01:13:41,682 Let's go. Let's go.
419 01:13:54,796 01:13:59,887 In front are the goods of the yellow-eared Kagan. In front are the goods of the yellow-eared Kagan.
420 01:13:59,888 01:14:02,881 OTRAR OTRAR
421 01:14:03,482 01:14:07,202 Karavan-bashi is ours. You never go to Otrar Karavan-bashi is ours. You never go to Otrar
422 01:14:07,640 01:14:12,997 but we do not care. We will pay you a lot more... but we do not care. We will pay you a lot more...
423 01:14:13,682 01:14:16,002 and millet liquor will shorten your waiting. and millet liquor will shorten your waiting.
424 01:14:16,825 01:14:22,431 Kairkhan says the Mongols may come in. Kairkhan says the Mongols may come in.
425 01:14:22,764 01:14:26,425 All right. Let's start then. All right. Let's start then.
426 01:14:34,211 01:14:38,702 But the Mongols cannot be slaves or pastors. But the Mongols cannot be slaves or pastors.
427 01:14:39,184 01:14:43,632 We can only be warriors. We can only be warriors.
428 01:14:57,486 01:14:59,578 I good melon's going to grow here. I good melon's going to grow here.
429 01:15:33,993 01:15:38,100 If the Khan does not know the town, If the Khan does not know the town,
430 01:15:38,101 01:15:44,562 I'd show him around. Just for a copper coin. I'd show him around. Just for a copper coin.
431 01:17:09,384 01:17:12,379 Hey, Khan, are you going to buy this house? Hey, Khan, are you going to buy this house?
432 01:17:13,671 01:17:17,259 Maybe I already have. Maybe I already have.
433 01:17:17,992 01:17:19,727 Do not listen to the slave's babbling. Do not listen to the slave's babbling.
434 01:17:22,356 01:17:25,532 Nobody will turn you out. Nobody will turn you out.
435 01:17:27,099 01:17:30,354 Don't be afraid of me. Don't be afraid of me.
436 01:17:31,583 01:17:32,783 I'm not afraid of you, at all. I'm not afraid of you, at all.
437 01:17:33,194 01:17:37,048 It's just my husband died in the holy war for Baghdad. It's just my husband died in the holy war for Baghdad.
438 01:17:37,049 01:17:40,261 That's a Mongol spy! He came here with the caravan. That's a Mongol spy! He came here with the caravan.
439 01:17:51,378 01:17:56,506 Do not go near the horse! I've been a guard for 20 years. Do not go near the horse! I've been a guard for 20 years.
440 01:17:56,507 01:17:58,867 What kind of guard would I be if I did not recognize you? What kind of guard would I be if I did not recognize you?
441 01:18:00,056 01:18:02,243 Just the kind you are now. Just the kind you are now.
442 01:18:22,944 01:18:25,116 I told you he's a Mongol spy! I told you he's a Mongol spy!
443 01:18:41,658 01:18:45,466 I'll come back tonight and sleep on the threshold. I'll come back tonight and sleep on the threshold.
444 01:18:46,197 01:18:52,317 Your eyesight is poor. I'll show you to the Chinese doctor. Your eyesight is poor. I'll show you to the Chinese doctor.
445 01:18:52,930 01:18:56,692 He attaches little crystals to the eyes and the patient sees better. He attaches little crystals to the eyes and the patient sees better.
446 01:19:04,572 01:19:05,688 Read this! Read this!
447 01:19:08,755 01:19:13,025 Lighting a little stick is wiser than cursing darkness. Lighting a little stick is wiser than cursing darkness.
448 01:19:13,026 01:19:15,310 Well, what'll you say to that? Well, what'll you say to that?
449 01:19:16,309 01:19:19,669 There is so much wisdom in it that one cannot but wonder... There is so much wisdom in it that one cannot but wonder...
450 01:19:20,164 01:19:26,775 where people that gave us those sages have gone. where people that gave us those sages have gone.
451 01:19:26,776 01:19:30,290 Yes, indeed! Yes, indeed!
452 01:19:34,573 01:19:36,799 You took part in the Baghdad march, didn't you? You took part in the Baghdad march, didn't you?
453 01:19:37,176 01:19:40,643 Yes, as a simple Kipchak warrior by your graces. Yes, as a simple Kipchak warrior by your graces.
454 01:19:41,968 01:19:44,983 - How come you're alive? - What's that to you? - How come you're alive? - What's that to you?
455 01:19:45,674 01:19:50,124 I've learned a few things from the Mongols. I've learned a few things from the Mongols.
456 01:20:00,326 01:20:03,882 They say it was freezing cold on the mountain passes. They say it was freezing cold on the mountain passes.
457 01:20:04,720 01:20:07,177 - Did you get frost-bitten there? - Yes! - Did you get frost-bitten there? - Yes!
458 01:20:07,778 01:20:11,161 I'm a tiny rock in the landslip of errors. I'm a tiny rock in the landslip of errors.
459 01:20:12,522 01:20:13,581 You're lying! You're lying!
460 01:20:15,542 01:20:18,219 You damaged your face before that. You damaged your face before that.
461 01:20:18,727 01:20:23,289 You guide merchants, drink liquor and sleet like a tramp. You guide merchants, drink liquor and sleet like a tramp.
462 01:20:23,821 01:20:26,470 Now you came with caravan like a dog following a tiger. Now you came with caravan like a dog following a tiger.
463 01:20:28,031 01:20:29,392 Do not you ever go into your house! Do not you ever go into your house!
464 01:20:30,672 01:20:32,367 All right, I'm leaving today. All right, I'm leaving today.
465 01:20:32,599 01:20:33,552 I've found it! I've found it!
466 01:20:37,605 01:20:39,215 Read it! Read it!
467 01:21:05,575 01:21:10,275 These books are full of wisdom. Losing them means losing everything. These books are full of wisdom. Losing them means losing everything.
468 01:21:18,719 01:21:19,953 Where shall we put this... Where shall we put this...
469 01:21:20,827 01:21:25,082 if you want to challenge not only fire... if you want to challenge not only fire...
470 01:21:26,212 01:21:30,410 but time as well? but time as well?
471 01:21:36,176 01:21:37,721 We'll put them into the clay chests We'll put them into the clay chests
472 01:21:40,371 01:21:43,924 and surround them with our Otrar bricks. and surround them with our Otrar bricks.
473 01:21:44,555 01:21:47,484 Porcelain is also strong, Porcelain is also strong,
474 01:21:48,204 01:21:53,522 but there are few people who can make it. but there are few people who can make it.
475 01:21:56,761 01:21:59,431 I'll sleep at home, Kairkhan. I'll sleep at home, Kairkhan.
476 01:21:59,876 01:22:04,995 Good, but scouts serve both sides with equal enthusiasm Good, but scouts serve both sides with equal enthusiasm
477 01:22:04,996 01:22:08,649 that's why you are no longer a warrior, but just Unzhu. that's why you are no longer a warrior, but just Unzhu.
478 01:22:17,827 01:22:19,822 The Mongols are measuring the walls. The Mongols are measuring the walls.
479 01:22:24,134 01:22:26,563 Have you grown mute, Unzhu? Have you grown mute, Unzhu?
480 01:22:29,204 01:22:31,365 They don't need to measure the walls. In the caravan... They don't need to measure the walls. In the caravan...
481 01:22:34,498 01:22:40,926 they have people who're in charge of the walls and pastures. they have people who're in charge of the walls and pastures.
482 01:22:41,291 01:22:45,364 There're others who know how many lariats will There're others who know how many lariats will
483 01:22:45,377 01:22:49,461 have to be stretched from tower to tower. have to be stretched from tower to tower.
484 01:22:49,462 01:22:53,506 And the Chinese know where to strike walls. And the Chinese know where to strike walls.
485 01:22:55,002 01:22:58,498 There must be Moslems in the city... There must be Moslems in the city...
486 01:22:59,287 01:23:03,409 who were granted tablets... who were granted tablets...
487 01:23:04,383 01:23:09,971 which promise them life for certain services. which promise them life for certain services.
488 01:23:10,304 01:23:12,865 Yes, Kairkhan, for certain services. Yes, Kairkhan, for certain services.
489 01:23:14,401 01:23:16,470 If you kill them... If you kill them...
490 01:23:19,281 01:23:22,389 we'll be the first to stand in the way of Genghiz Khan. we'll be the first to stand in the way of Genghiz Khan.
491 01:23:23,371 01:23:26,687 You keep singing the same old song with no beginning... You keep singing the same old song with no beginning...
492 01:23:27,722 01:23:30,648 and one and the same end. Our death! and one and the same end. Our death!
493 01:23:54,568 01:23:58,242 They'll find it hard to break through the walls, They'll find it hard to break through the walls,
494 01:23:58,601 01:24:02,633 but for them "hard" means it will take time. but for them "hard" means it will take time.
495 01:24:03,697 01:24:07,041 The heat affects the warriors' stomachs. The heat affects the warriors' stomachs.
496 01:24:07,240 01:24:12,378 A horseman's not supposed to sit on his haunches. A horseman's not supposed to sit on his haunches.
497 01:24:12,614 01:24:17,296 That's the only fear they have. I think they talked about... That's the only fear they have. I think they talked about...
498 01:24:17,297 01:24:21,730 how to let out the canals' water... how to let out the canals' water...
499 01:24:21,731 01:24:24,776 to make us sit on our haunches. to make us sit on our haunches.
500 01:24:50,820 01:24:52,554 Is Khan Arslan still alive? Is Khan Arslan still alive?
501 01:24:55,510 01:24:57,399 Did you have a friend there? One like me? Did you have a friend there? One like me?
502 01:25:00,311 01:25:03,466 No! Not like you! No! Not like you!
503 01:25:12,719 01:25:16,435 Unzhu didn't lie. This gold thing was inside a cake. Unzhu didn't lie. This gold thing was inside a cake.
504 01:25:24,533 01:25:27,936 You spent all your life in fear, merchant, You spent all your life in fear, merchant,
505 01:25:28,191 01:25:30,144 so now you have no fear left in you. so now you have no fear left in you.
506 01:25:31,549 01:25:34,549 But Allah will give it back to you in full measure. But Allah will give it back to you in full measure.
507 01:25:35,293 01:25:42,758 A Mongol messenger learns his message by heart... A Mongol messenger learns his message by heart...
508 01:25:42,759 01:25:47,565 and sing it to his Kagan like a song. and sing it to his Kagan like a song.
509 01:25:47,986 01:25:54,297 You will sing Genghiz about my people, our walls, You will sing Genghiz about my people, our walls,
510 01:25:54,298 01:26:00,538 our chain armour and our swords. our chain armour and our swords.
511 01:26:47,238 01:26:54,077 I'll have to surrender your head to find peace. I'll have to surrender your head to find peace.
512 01:26:56,440 01:27:02,020 Oh, Great One! You killed those that talked you out of going... Oh, Great One! You killed those that talked you out of going...
513 01:27:02,990 01:27:05,981 to sacred Baghdad and Allah froze your troops. to sacred Baghdad and Allah froze your troops.
514 01:27:09,641 01:27:11,321 I destroyed the scouts and not the caravan. I destroyed the scouts and not the caravan.
515 01:27:11,760 01:27:14,758 The drawings of your fortresses, the grazing The drawings of your fortresses, the grazing
516 01:27:14,771 01:27:17,780 grounds, all that was found in the caravan! grounds, all that was found in the caravan!
517 01:27:19,601 01:27:22,444 You were looking for the Kagan's tablet? You were looking for the Kagan's tablet?
518 01:27:23,817 01:27:24,517 Here it is! Here it is!
519 01:27:33,392 01:27:37,460 I joined your banner and changed my name... I joined your banner and changed my name...
520 01:27:38,346 01:27:41,694 not only to defend my people. not only to defend my people.
521 01:27:42,314 01:27:46,971 Give me troops and commanders. Give me troops and commanders.
522 01:27:48,014 01:27:52,672 I'll press the yellow-eared One to the Chinese towns... I'll press the yellow-eared One to the Chinese towns...
523 01:27:52,839 01:27:55,752 and rip his belly apart in his own land. and rip his belly apart in his own land.
524 01:27:56,079 01:27:59,490 Your towns will find peace and you - glory! Your towns will find peace and you - glory!
525 01:28:04,237 01:28:08,777 When a son becomes a husband he wants independence. When a son becomes a husband he wants independence.
526 01:28:11,516 01:28:19,516 To you, Kairkhan, this war means independence. To you, Kairkhan, this war means independence.
527 01:28:22,872 01:28:24,064 All right. All right.
528 01:28:28,761 01:28:30,190 I'll think it over! I'll think it over!
529 01:28:33,166 01:28:35,456 The envoys of the Kagan, Ruler of the Mongols! The envoys of the Kagan, Ruler of the Mongols!
530 01:28:43,285 01:28:46,466 The Ruler of the world send his greetings... The Ruler of the world send his greetings...
531 01:28:47,115 01:28:49,166 and expects a ransom for the caravan and... and expects a ransom for the caravan and...
532 01:28:49,167 01:28:51,813 Kairkhan's head. Kairkhan's head.
533 01:28:55,040 01:28:59,518 They're the faithful and serve the infidels. They're the faithful and serve the infidels.
534 01:29:00,544 01:29:03,814 Hangman, they are yours! Hangman, they are yours!
535 01:29:10,501 01:29:12,738 One of them must die... One of them must die...
536 01:29:12,739 01:29:18,786 and brand the Kagan's tablet on the chins of the others! and brand the Kagan's tablet on the chins of the others!
537 01:29:23,372 01:29:27,674 Envoys cannot be killed! You'll get your war! Envoys cannot be killed! You'll get your war!
538 01:30:11,776 01:30:18,918 The Great Shah grants you this sabre, Kairkhan. The Great Shah grants you this sabre, Kairkhan.
539 01:30:18,919 01:30:25,986 The head of Genghiz envoy was cut off with it. The head of Genghiz envoy was cut off with it.
540 01:30:26,228 01:30:29,842 He appointed Karajikhan, co-ruler of Otrar, He appointed Karajikhan, co-ruler of Otrar,
541 01:30:29,843 01:30:34,226 his wisdom will set off your gallantry. his wisdom will set off your gallantry.
542 01:30:34,227 01:30:36,107 The Great Shah doesn't rush you. Still he hopes. The Great Shah doesn't rush you. Still he hopes.
543 01:30:36,448 01:30:40,304 You'll be on your way home at dawn. You'll be on your way home at dawn.
544 01:30:45,472 01:30:49,271 Your son stays here, in Urgench. Your son stays here, in Urgench.
545 01:31:09,933 01:31:11,562 Get ready to start! Get ready to start!
546 01:31:13,070 01:31:21,070 Those're not ready by sunrise will be executed! Those're not ready by sunrise will be executed!
547 01:31:44,147 01:31:46,379 The Great One stayed up all night. The Great One stayed up all night.
548 01:31:51,257 01:31:53,284 Allah prompted a decision to him: Allah prompted a decision to him:
549 01:31:54,743 01:31:59,254 the troops will not leave their cities and the commanders will stay... the troops will not leave their cities and the commanders will stay...
550 01:32:00,937 01:32:02,126 in the Merry Tower. in the Merry Tower.
551 01:32:04,512 01:32:06,905 Our lands are plentiful, the Great One said, Our lands are plentiful, the Great One said,
552 01:32:07,774 01:32:10,379 and Genghis will grow weaker with the siege of each city. and Genghis will grow weaker with the siege of each city.
553 01:32:12,679 01:32:15,392 The whirlwinds don't last long. The whirlwinds don't last long.
554 01:32:32,160 01:32:34,612 Allah may save my people... Allah may save my people...
555 01:32:37,330 01:32:39,767 or throw it to the bottom of a big well or throw it to the bottom of a big well
556 01:32:41,550 01:32:43,502 called time. called time.
557 01:32:48,310 01:32:51,843 You'll stay here, in Urghench. You'll stay here, in Urghench.
558 01:33:11,871 01:33:15,032 To horse! Light the signal torches! To horse! Light the signal torches!
559 01:33:18,689 01:33:22,843 Break up into two's! To Termez, Sauran and Otrar! Break up into two's! To Termez, Sauran and Otrar!
560 01:34:27,581 01:34:31,769 I'll send no messages to the Great One although... I'll send no messages to the Great One although...
561 01:34:31,770 01:34:35,119 your troops are in the steppe. You are a great warrior, Kairkhan! your troops are in the steppe. You are a great warrior, Kairkhan!
562 01:34:35,499 01:34:38,728 Take me with you as a junior commander! Take me with you as a junior commander!
563 01:35:00,664 01:35:05,044 Hear me out! Pray don't do it the way, everyone does! Hear me out! Pray don't do it the way, everyone does!
564 01:35:05,416 01:35:09,660 I'll tie this to the handle of your sword. I'll tie this to the handle of your sword.
565 01:35:11,414 01:35:17,078 You'll feel shackled with it. When you decide to remove it... You'll feel shackled with it. When you decide to remove it...
566 01:35:18,389 01:35:19,785 turn your troops back. turn your troops back.
567 01:35:19,786 01:35:22,145 Mind you don't get into a trap! Mind you don't get into a trap!
568 01:36:23,308 01:36:25,949 When the Merkit brigades turned back, When the Merkit brigades turned back,
569 01:36:25,950 01:36:29,797 enticing the Kipchaks, enticing the Kipchaks,
570 01:36:30,743 01:36:34,208 your Fifth brigade had already been slaughtered... your Fifth brigade had already been slaughtered...
571 01:36:34,209 01:36:38,137 and the Merkits found Kipchaks waiting for them. and the Merkits found Kipchaks waiting for them.
572 01:36:56,202 01:37:01,615 They did what we did many times. They did what we did many times.
573 01:37:01,616 01:37:06,983 At night they stole up to the ambush... At night they stole up to the ambush...
574 01:37:06,984 01:37:11,216 where your Fifth brigade was lying in wait, where your Fifth brigade was lying in wait,
575 01:37:11,336 01:37:15,512 and when the Merkits turned back, enticing the Kipchaks, and when the Merkits turned back, enticing the Kipchaks,
576 01:37:15,632 01:37:18,884 your Fifth brigade had already been slaughtered. your Fifth brigade had already been slaughtered.
577 01:37:25,935 01:37:29,153 Hey! The Great Kagan wants to see you! Hey! The Great Kagan wants to see you!
578 01:37:29,415 01:37:32,134 Oh, Great One! They did what we did many times. Oh, Great One! They did what we did many times.
579 01:37:32,503 01:37:36,571 At night they stole up to the ambush... At night they stole up to the ambush...
580 01:37:36,606 01:37:41,376 where the Fifth brigade had already been slaughtered. where the Fifth brigade had already been slaughtered.
581 01:37:45,343 01:37:48,974 You cannot kill a whole brigade! You cannot kill a whole brigade!
582 01:37:49,570 01:37:56,058 Those deserting the field of battle shall learn eternity... Those deserting the field of battle shall learn eternity...
583 01:37:56,699 01:37:58,651 without entering the camp. without entering the camp.
584 01:37:59,204 01:38:03,668 This one is not afraid of being cheerful! This one is not afraid of being cheerful!
585 01:38:04,671 01:38:09,072 Let him shout cheerfully me that the mosquito... Let him shout cheerfully me that the mosquito...
586 01:38:09,706 01:38:13,032 flying from the river to the city... flying from the river to the city...
587 01:38:14,017 01:38:18,329 will only fly over my warriors. will only fly over my warriors.
588 01:38:22,255 01:38:27,105 A duel between a Kipchak and a Mongol. A duel between a Kipchak and a Mongol.
589 01:38:46,148 01:38:48,765 Do not let him duel! Do not let him duel!
590 01:38:48,766 01:38:51,467 You grab hold of my boot a bit too often! You grab hold of my boot a bit too often!
591 01:38:51,468 01:38:56,372 To Genghiz you're nothing but game! To Genghiz you're nothing but game!
592 01:39:30,199 01:39:35,937 Hey, Kipchak! Did you say goodbye to your wife? Hey, Kipchak! Did you say goodbye to your wife?
593 01:39:36,525 01:39:40,619 - Are you scared? - You have no wife? Then say goodbye to your horse! - Are you scared? - You have no wife? Then say goodbye to your horse!
594 01:39:43,063 01:39:44,883 Good day! Good day!
595 01:39:44,884 01:39:46,364 Stay here! Stay here!
596 01:41:25,436 01:41:26,333 Write! Write!
597 01:41:28,050 01:41:29,843 Then you'll have to leave, Then you'll have to leave,
598 01:41:31,119 01:41:34,934 otherwise, I will curse you! otherwise, I will curse you!
599 01:41:35,849 01:41:40,525 All the dead Kipchaks'll rise from their graves... All the dead Kipchaks'll rise from their graves...
600 01:41:41,565 01:41:43,081 and curse you. and curse you.
601 01:41:43,811 01:41:48,253 Writes legibly and in thick characters... Writes legibly and in thick characters...
602 01:41:50,897 01:41:55,952 since what you'll write will challenge time, since what you'll write will challenge time,
603 01:41:57,174 01:42:00,800 if Allah so wills. if Allah so wills.
604 01:42:07,913 01:42:14,685 You'll finish as follows: "It happened in the year of the Dragon, You'll finish as follows: "It happened in the year of the Dragon,
605 01:42:16,480 01:42:20,342 and we, the Kipchaks, are saying goodbye to each other." and we, the Kipchaks, are saying goodbye to each other."
606 01:42:21,688 01:42:25,238 My people have come to the end of everything... My people have come to the end of everything...
607 01:42:26,568 01:42:30,797 and the beginning is not to be expected soon enough. and the beginning is not to be expected soon enough.
608 01:42:55,265 01:42:56,617 Now go! Now go!
609 01:43:03,712 01:43:05,198 Do everything as I told you! Do everything as I told you!
610 01:44:04,521 01:44:09,299 So they can't hear? So they can't hear?
611 01:44:09,328 01:44:14,788 But I heard it! Listen! But I heard it! Listen!
612 01:44:18,806 01:44:24,603 An ear is nothing but a hole. Lie down! An ear is nothing but a hole. Lie down!
613 01:44:58,765 01:45:00,143 Take off your hat! Take off your hat!
614 01:45:03,989 01:45:05,780 Sound enters one through his body. Sound enters one through his body.
615 01:45:05,995 01:45:08,696 Even the deaf can sing and play. Even the deaf can sing and play.
616 01:45:54,000 01:45:54,966 Quiet! Quiet!
617 01:46:22,662 01:46:26,786 Dig counter-passages! Dig counter-passages!
618 01:46:29,486 01:46:31,554 Soon the Great One will send us reinforcements! Soon the Great One will send us reinforcements!
619 01:46:34,098 01:46:35,765 And you play! And you play!
620 01:48:27,676 01:48:30,832 It's the convoy of the captured warriors. It's the convoy of the captured warriors.
621 01:48:32,108 01:48:34,398 The attack starts at dawn. The attack starts at dawn.
622 01:49:38,069 01:49:39,506 What is it, old man? What is it, old man?
623 01:49:40,947 01:49:44,049 I am wondering, Khan. I am wondering, Khan.
624 01:49:44,454 01:49:47,902 It's been my life-long dream to stop being a slave. It's been my life-long dream to stop being a slave.
625 01:49:47,903 01:49:51,017 You promised to set me free, but not for me, You promised to set me free, but not for me,
626 01:49:51,018 01:49:55,979 to go home but to be killed by a Mongol. to go home but to be killed by a Mongol.
627 01:49:56,773 01:50:00,748 On the other hand, your land is far away from here... On the other hand, your land is far away from here...
628 01:50:01,188 01:50:04,550 and your kinsfolk are out of trouble. and your kinsfolk are out of trouble.
629 01:50:05,401 01:50:09,775 Is it good that I've no one to think about... Is it good that I've no one to think about...
630 01:50:10,536 01:50:16,538 and don't want to die for anyone, even for you, Khan! and don't want to die for anyone, even for you, Khan!
631 01:50:18,244 01:50:21,387 Forgive me! All my life I've hated your orchards. Forgive me! All my life I've hated your orchards.
632 01:50:21,388 01:50:25,086 In summer they grew yellow, now they're destroyed. In summer they grew yellow, now they're destroyed.
633 01:50:25,250 01:50:32,312 Your city's like an old woman with wizened breasts. Your city's like an old woman with wizened breasts.
634 01:50:33,020 01:50:37,365 Am I supposed to die for that? No! It's not my life. Am I supposed to die for that? No! It's not my life.
635 01:50:37,485 01:50:39,831 It's someone else's life. It's someone else's life.
636 01:50:41,751 01:50:45,524 Your shoulders show you have never worn wooden blocks. Your shoulders show you have never worn wooden blocks.
637 01:50:46,300 01:50:49,254 That means you have never killed anybody! That means you have never killed anybody!
638 01:50:50,396 01:50:52,208 - Give me an arrow! - What for? - Give me an arrow! - What for?
639 01:50:56,611 01:51:01,096 I saw your back. It's smooth. I saw your back. It's smooth.
640 01:51:01,808 01:51:06,041 That means you never have raised your hand against your master. That means you never have raised your hand against your master.
641 01:51:08,697 01:51:13,614 So you'll never understand me, old man! So you'll never understand me, old man!
642 01:51:33,100 01:51:34,137 It's a ruse! It's a ruse!
643 01:51:34,452 01:51:37,303 They'll drive captives in front of them. They'll drive captives in front of them.
644 01:51:38,349 01:51:40,463 The warriors will go through the tunnel. The warriors will go through the tunnel.
645 01:53:32,985 01:53:36,741 We're Kipchaks, brothers! We're Kipchaks, brothers!
646 01:53:36,742 01:53:39,891 Drive them all up! Drive them all up!
647 01:55:25,850 01:55:29,153 You are so big, still your hands are shaking. You are so big, still your hands are shaking.
648 01:55:29,553 01:55:31,866 Keep joking, are you? Keep joking, are you?
649 01:55:51,976 01:55:52,676 Khumar! Khumar!
650 01:55:53,690 01:55:55,347 Get ready! Get ready!
651 01:56:17,096 01:56:21,694 Your ass has shut out half of the world, Khumar. Your ass has shut out half of the world, Khumar.
652 01:56:25,561 01:56:27,317 I'll cut you to pieces! I'll cut you to pieces!
653 01:56:43,404 01:56:47,967 Let's leave here, Unzhu-khan! Let's leave here, Unzhu-khan!
654 01:56:50,355 01:56:51,917 Get the oil and fire here! Get the oil and fire here!
655 01:57:42,970 01:57:47,132 Now, let's see his tail smoking. Now, let's see his tail smoking.
656 01:58:39,540 01:58:40,858 Hey, how about my teeth? Hey, how about my teeth?
657 01:59:31,170 01:59:32,492 I did it farthest! I did it farthest!
658 01:59:35,306 01:59:39,726 It's rain! Enough's enough! Let's go! It's rain! Enough's enough! Let's go!
659 01:59:50,786 01:59:52,178 Look lively! Look lively!
660 02:01:27,833 02:01:33,318 Why did Kairkhan forbid you fighting, Unzhu-khan? Why did Kairkhan forbid you fighting, Unzhu-khan?
661 02:01:44,696 02:01:48,749 Kairkhan wants to see you. He's receiving Mongol guests. Kairkhan wants to see you. He's receiving Mongol guests.
662 02:02:13,622 02:02:16,236 Unzhu-khan! Unzhu-khan!
663 02:02:37,288 02:02:39,065 Good day to you, Aragon-khan! Good day to you, Aragon-khan!
664 02:02:43,497 02:02:46,545 Let go of the horse! Let go of the horse!
665 02:02:46,713 02:02:50,131 You're right! It's me, the commander Unzhu! You're right! It's me, the commander Unzhu!
666 02:02:53,837 02:02:59,305 Do you want to scratch your blade? Do you want to scratch your blade?
667 02:03:01,806 02:03:04,182 You look too scruffy, Unzhu. You look too scruffy, Unzhu.
668 02:03:08,947 02:03:11,216 But I have no resentment against you. But I have no resentment against you.
669 02:03:13,657 02:03:15,086 Sit down! Have some meat! Sit down! Have some meat!
670 02:03:18,099 02:03:20,269 Sit down! Let's talk! Sit down! Let's talk!
671 02:03:32,870 02:03:38,554 How are your wives and herds? Has your son grown up? How are your wives and herds? Has your son grown up?
672 02:03:41,432 02:03:47,701 Why are you dressed like a simple warrior? Why are you dressed like a simple warrior?
673 02:03:50,121 02:03:55,645 I guess the Kagan is angry with his gallant noyon... I guess the Kagan is angry with his gallant noyon...
674 02:03:55,646 02:03:59,128 for his inability to capture Otrar. for his inability to capture Otrar.
675 02:04:07,864 02:04:09,712 I've been missing you. I've been missing you.
676 02:04:12,850 02:04:16,794 I heard you were involved with the Chinese. I heard you were involved with the Chinese.
677 02:04:19,196 02:04:22,705 Where is the armour I gave you? Where is the armour I gave you?
678 02:04:23,441 02:04:27,019 And where is half of your people, Arslan-khan? And where is half of your people, Arslan-khan?
679 02:04:29,510 02:04:33,544 Don't you dream about your suitor killed by the Mongols? Don't you dream about your suitor killed by the Mongols?
680 02:04:34,678 02:04:40,988 Hey, you killed his Merkits, didn't you? Hey, you killed his Merkits, didn't you?
681 02:04:46,367 02:04:50,722 But our cities were ready to fight you. But our cities were ready to fight you.
682 02:04:52,505 02:04:55,519 You have no cities at all. This is a piece of the cloth. You have no cities at all. This is a piece of the cloth.
683 02:04:55,874 02:05:02,503 I found it in the chief house of your God in Bukhara. I found it in the chief house of your God in Bukhara.
684 02:05:02,623 02:05:06,658 Our dogs are running about Samarkand and Urghench. Our dogs are running about Samarkand and Urghench.
685 02:05:08,217 02:05:13,519 And your fat Shah is in the Kagan's tent... And your fat Shah is in the Kagan's tent...
686 02:05:13,520 02:05:16,153 by the organ he made his harem so happy with. by the organ he made his harem so happy with.
687 02:05:17,741 02:05:18,747 Take him! Take him!
688 02:05:42,349 02:05:45,964 Mistakes, so many mistakes! Mistakes, so many mistakes!
689 02:05:50,818 02:05:52,535 It's not the same fabric. It's not the same fabric.
690 02:05:54,400 02:05:56,575 It looks very much alike though. It looks very much alike though.
691 02:06:13,754 02:06:16,252 The Mongols are very cunning, you know. The Mongols are very cunning, you know.
692 02:06:18,894 02:06:20,890 I've always disliked you, Unzhu, I've always disliked you, Unzhu,
693 02:06:22,414 02:06:25,398 because I have always felt my guilty towards you. because I have always felt my guilty towards you.
694 02:06:28,443 02:06:30,040 That's the way it was. That's the way it was.
695 02:06:30,160 02:06:34,720 Now it's going to be different. Now it's going to be different.
696 02:06:36,011 02:06:37,203 If a stinky Merkit... If a stinky Merkit...
697 02:06:38,226 02:06:42,577 brought me this cloth from Bukhara, that's still undefeated. brought me this cloth from Bukhara, that's still undefeated.
698 02:06:43,280 02:06:48,436 Then why could not a similar cloth have been brought to Great One from Otrar? Then why could not a similar cloth have been brought to Great One from Otrar?
699 02:06:50,074 02:06:53,274 So the troops I'm expecting, So the troops I'm expecting,
700 02:06:54,485 02:06:55,820 haven't been sent? haven't been sent?
701 02:07:00,612 02:07:03,326 Tonight we'll send the Mongols from the north side. Tonight we'll send the Mongols from the north side.
702 02:07:04,325 02:07:10,965 There will be a lot of people and fire there. There will be a lot of people and fire there.
703 02:07:11,685 02:07:16,101 When the guests leave, nobody pays attention... When the guests leave, nobody pays attention...
704 02:07:16,651 02:07:19,641 to them or the servants. to them or the servants.
705 02:07:20,662 02:07:23,414 You and Khumar will disguise as Mongols. You and Khumar will disguise as Mongols.
706 02:07:23,862 02:07:27,924 Start a fire on the hill at dawn. Here is a letter, Unzhu. Start a fire on the hill at dawn. Here is a letter, Unzhu.
707 02:07:29,187 02:07:33,645 I'm not the best messenger to the Great One, Kairkhan. I'm not the best messenger to the Great One, Kairkhan.
708 02:07:34,571 02:07:35,313 Quiet! Quiet!
709 02:07:40,137 02:07:41,266 Now go! Now go!
710 02:08:05,130 02:08:08,345 Well, if a piece of cloth is stretched between trees, Well, if a piece of cloth is stretched between trees,
711 02:08:09,692 02:08:11,936 it's snap when the wind blows. it's snap when the wind blows.
712 02:08:12,226 02:08:19,003 But if the trees are weak and the cloth is strong, the trees will break. But if the trees are weak and the cloth is strong, the trees will break.
713 02:08:19,004 02:08:26,314 If you fix a cloth in a boat, the boat will sail. Boats never thwart the wind. If you fix a cloth in a boat, the boat will sail. Boats never thwart the wind.
714 02:08:27,265 02:08:30,890 Your Arslan-khan and his surviving Merkits and noyons... Your Arslan-khan and his surviving Merkits and noyons...
715 02:08:32,277 02:08:36,377 are playing dice. I'm going to play too. are playing dice. I'm going to play too.
716 02:08:36,535 02:08:41,398 Want to hear us talk while we play? Want to hear us talk while we play?
717 02:08:42,100 02:08:45,498 There, with your Mongol friends? There, with your Mongol friends?
718 02:08:47,268 02:08:52,597 Friends? You know better than that. Friends? You know better than that.
719 02:08:54,512 02:08:57,498 I trust very few people, that's why I'm in Otrar. I trust very few people, that's why I'm in Otrar.
720 02:08:57,499 02:09:00,624 I had my doubts about you and proved right. I had my doubts about you and proved right.
721 02:09:15,473 02:09:18,632 Allah's brought down the mosque! Allah's brought down the mosque!
722 02:09:18,636 02:09:26,636 What a disgrace! Allah's turned away from us! Allah's wrath! Let go! What a disgrace! Allah's turned away from us! Allah's wrath! Let go!
723 02:10:08,630 02:10:13,844 Pull out the tongues of those daring to say or whisper... Pull out the tongues of those daring to say or whisper...
724 02:10:13,845 02:10:18,159 to the mosque's fall means Allah's wrath! to the mosque's fall means Allah's wrath!
725 02:10:18,160 02:10:21,091 Allah can't side with the infidels! Allah can't side with the infidels!
726 02:10:23,469 02:10:27,031 Dawn on your knees! Dawn on your knees!
727 02:10:42,177 02:10:45,437 Allah can't side with the infidels, Allah can't side with the infidels,
728 02:10:45,438 02:10:49,970 the defilers of Islam. Allah is with us! the defilers of Islam. Allah is with us!
729 02:10:50,334 02:10:54,272 Let them announce that for 7 days. Let them announce that for 7 days.
730 02:10:55,082 02:11:00,608 Pull out the tongues of those daring to say... Pull out the tongues of those daring to say...
731 02:11:00,633 02:11:05,999 that the fall of the mosque is a sign of Allah's wrath. that the fall of the mosque is a sign of Allah's wrath.
732 02:11:07,114 02:11:11,836 To edify them the hangman will have extra work to do! To edify them the hangman will have extra work to do!
733 02:11:12,608 02:11:16,926 I didn't say anything! I didn't say anything!
734 02:11:17,661 02:11:22,087 Allah's my witness, I didn't say anything! Allah's my witness, I didn't say anything!
735 02:11:23,224 02:11:25,948 What if we say the mosque's buried the tunnel... What if we say the mosque's buried the tunnel...
736 02:11:25,949 02:11:27,693 dug by the infidels? dug by the infidels?
737 02:11:42,534 02:11:44,988 Hey, Mongol, we've got to hurry! Hey, Mongol, we've got to hurry!
738 02:11:48,693 02:11:52,710 What's wrong with the city? Or it's just my eyes? What's wrong with the city? Or it's just my eyes?
739 02:11:52,830 02:11:56,342 Where is the cupola of the old mosque? Where is the cupola of the old mosque?
740 02:12:09,708 02:12:13,199 Ogul says Persians give out awards... Ogul says Persians give out awards...
741 02:12:13,731 02:12:20,138 on any occasion, even for a minor deed. on any occasion, even for a minor deed.
742 02:12:25,023 02:12:27,427 Here nobody does that. Here nobody does that.
743 02:12:27,428 02:12:29,495 That's not as it should be, my friend Unzhu. That's not as it should be, my friend Unzhu.
744 02:12:48,078 02:12:51,662 Allah, pray moderate your wrath! Allah, pray moderate your wrath!
745 02:12:51,783 02:12:54,583 I don't know what I am guilty of. I don't know what I am guilty of.
746 02:13:42,370 02:13:44,696 Those sleeping can hear neither their commander... Those sleeping can hear neither their commander...
747 02:13:45,778 02:13:47,627 nor their death. nor their death.
748 02:14:03,960 02:14:08,422 They are bowing before the Great Karaji-khan! They are bowing before the Great Karaji-khan!
749 02:14:28,113 02:14:32,335 The Mongols are entering through the great gate! The Mongols are entering through the great gate!
750 02:14:32,456 02:14:37,656 Shut up! If they hear you they'll cut off our tongues! Shut up! If they hear you they'll cut off our tongues!
751 02:14:37,776 02:14:42,213 Hurry to the city gate! Hurry to the city gate!
752 02:14:42,248 02:14:46,650 They'll kill you, mother! They'll kill you, mother!
753 02:16:14,820 02:16:16,031 Watch out! Watch out!
754 02:16:34,512 02:16:35,848 Get ready! Get ready!
755 02:16:41,464 02:16:43,202 Make way! Make way!
756 02:16:45,433 02:16:48,365 Stay aside! Stay aside!
757 02:22:02,848 02:22:05,540 How long are you going to lie here? How long are you going to lie here?
758 02:22:11,397 02:22:13,302 Close your eyes! Don't look at me! Close your eyes! Don't look at me!
759 02:22:17,079 02:22:19,211 What's your name? What's your name?
760 02:22:33,559 02:22:38,527 You've always been a lousy shot! You've always been a lousy shot!
761 02:22:40,280 02:22:45,299 So you too are lying here! So you too are lying here!
762 02:22:50,329 02:22:53,485 I'll be back soon. I'll be back soon.
763 02:25:53,217 02:25:55,974 Why'd you stop singing? Come on, sing! Why'd you stop singing? Come on, sing!
764 02:28:38,665 02:28:40,566 Which one of you can confirm... Which one of you can confirm...
765 02:28:41,316 02:28:45,204 this man's Kairkhan... this man's Kairkhan...
766 02:28:46,510 02:28:51,449 governor general of Otrar? governor general of Otrar?
767 02:29:06,970 02:29:09,953 We can all confirm that! We can all confirm that!
768 02:29:10,074 02:29:15,233 All Kipchaks and this boy, his son too. All Kipchaks and this boy, his son too.
769 02:29:16,179 02:29:18,835 He's a great warrior and if we hadn't helped the Kagan... He's a great warrior and if we hadn't helped the Kagan...
770 02:29:19,806 02:29:21,362 You are talking like a tradesman. You are talking like a tradesman.
771 02:29:22,013 02:29:24,779 The Kagan's designs are so great that... The Kagan's designs are so great that...
772 02:29:25,198 02:29:29,059 the hook-nosed man can neither help him... the hook-nosed man can neither help him...
773 02:29:29,607 02:29:31,774 nor stand in his way. nor stand in his way.
774 02:29:32,353 02:29:34,342 A Mongol warrior can't see... A Mongol warrior can't see...
775 02:29:35,330 02:29:43,330 the one who betrayed if only once. the one who betrayed if only once.
776 02:29:43,977 02:29:46,467 It's a bad example, isn't it? It's a bad example, isn't it?
777 02:29:46,468 02:29:48,614 And since Mongol warriors... And since Mongol warriors...
778 02:29:48,849 02:29:50,432 must be everywhere... must be everywhere...
779 02:29:50,605 02:29:58,605 you and your people have no place on this earth. you and your people have no place on this earth.
780 02:31:57,441 02:32:00,547 Father! Father!
781 02:32:49,406 02:32:50,887 Want some meat? Want some meat?
782 02:33:00,078 02:33:03,201 You've just thought what everyone thinks about. You've just thought what everyone thinks about.
783 02:33:04,077 02:33:06,235 When I was born, there raged a terrible wind. When I was born, there raged a terrible wind.
784 02:33:06,356 02:33:09,957 The sky was yellow and my eyes grew yellow too. The sky was yellow and my eyes grew yellow too.
785 02:33:10,716 02:33:18,018 But people didn't realize I was the wind of wrath. But people didn't realize I was the wind of wrath.
786 02:33:18,139 02:33:22,601 They hurt me a lot and my eyes grew more and more yellow. They hurt me a lot and my eyes grew more and more yellow.
787 02:33:23,540 02:33:27,144 I can see better and farther than other people. I can see better and farther than other people.
788 02:33:28,620 02:33:31,309 I hear what other people hear. I hear what other people hear.
789 02:33:32,492 02:33:36,047 I have yellow eyes and not yellow ears. I have yellow eyes and not yellow ears.
790 02:33:37,209 02:33:41,178 So you are mistaken there too. So you are mistaken there too.
791 02:33:41,878 02:33:44,477 When you slaughtered my caravan When you slaughtered my caravan
792 02:33:44,810 02:33:47,710 giving me back only a wet-assed merchant, giving me back only a wet-assed merchant,
793 02:33:48,937 02:33:53,544 my eyes grew yellower. my eyes grew yellower.
794 02:33:53,941 02:33:57,536 Just a trifle yellower! Just a trifle yellower!
795 02:33:59,737 02:34:01,986 You know well whom I killed. You know well whom I killed.
796 02:34:02,669 02:34:05,967 And I saw your brigades with wet asses. And I saw your brigades with wet asses.
797 02:34:18,119 02:34:25,429 Want some meat? No? Look at me! Want some meat? No? Look at me!
798 02:34:26,202 02:34:32,460 They are learned old men. The wind can only raise trash. They are learned old men. The wind can only raise trash.
799 02:34:33,145 02:34:40,352 They belong to our... but both of them... They belong to our... but both of them...
800 02:34:40,354 02:34:44,747 the skin the other... only because... the skin the other... only because...
801 02:34:44,748 02:34:47,686 one says God... one says God...
802 02:34:48,329 02:34:52,513 and the other... a slightly different... and the other... a slightly different...
803 02:34:54,185 02:34:59,983 I keep my horses in the houses of their God. I keep my horses in the houses of their God.
804 02:35:00,583 02:35:03,729 Each promises to prolong my life... Each promises to prolong my life...
805 02:35:04,161 02:35:07,204 if I kill the other one. if I kill the other one.
806 02:35:08,743 02:35:11,760 Why'd you think I am wrong Why'd you think I am wrong
807 02:35:11,795 02:35:14,629 when I let my horses trample down this land? when I let my horses trample down this land?
808 02:35:14,647 02:35:17,427 I want something different to grow here! I want something different to grow here!
809 02:35:53,013 02:36:01,013 These Chinese told me a lot about the great conquerors. These Chinese told me a lot about the great conquerors.
810 02:36:02,328 02:36:05,357 Whole peoples have disappeared but still... Whole peoples have disappeared but still...
811 02:36:05,479 02:36:09,572 people remember many details about those rulers. people remember many details about those rulers.
812 02:36:10,538 02:36:16,438 Some of these details are pleasant to my ears... Some of these details are pleasant to my ears...
813 02:36:17,636 02:36:20,712 while others are not! while others are not!
814 02:36:21,075 02:36:24,528 And though there was not one ruler like me among them... And though there was not one ruler like me among them...
815 02:36:24,650 02:36:28,435 still I must think about what people will tell about me... still I must think about what people will tell about me...
816 02:36:32,447 02:36:36,868 1000 years after my death. 1000 years after my death.
817 02:36:37,369 02:36:40,076 And of course you're nothing but a detail. And of course you're nothing but a detail.
818 02:36:43,640 02:36:47,338 I wouldn't like them to ever attach much importance... I wouldn't like them to ever attach much importance...
819 02:36:47,937 02:36:49,721 to what happened to your city. to what happened to your city.
820 02:36:50,609 02:36:55,505 Only laughter can save us such exaggerations. Only laughter can save us such exaggerations.
821 02:37:08,664 02:37:10,288 Why are you not eating? Why are you not eating?
822 02:37:20,463 02:37:23,525 I wanted to chain you here by my tent, I wanted to chain you here by my tent,
823 02:37:23,802 02:37:28,113 so I'll chain your regal aunt instead. so I'll chain your regal aunt instead.
824 02:37:28,937 02:37:34,195 As for you, I'll commit you to eternity. As for you, I'll commit you to eternity.
825 02:37:34,413 02:37:38,685 Your visage will be coated with silver. Your visage will be coated with silver.
826 02:37:38,869 02:37:44,686 That'll do too much credit to your merits, of course. That'll do too much credit to your merits, of course.
827 02:38:02,591 02:38:04,035 My victory! My victory!
828 02:38:05,010 02:38:09,321 Sometime later they'll do us justice. Sometime later they'll do us justice.
829 02:38:09,442 02:38:12,418 I'll be considered wise right, Chinaman? I'll be considered wise right, Chinaman?
830 02:38:24,805 02:38:28,843 Don't kill my son! Don't kill my son!
831 02:38:30,912 02:38:34,590 What d'you want with one boy in this huge world? What d'you want with one boy in this huge world?
832 02:38:41,130 02:38:44,380 If I let such fathers' children live... If I let such fathers' children live...
833 02:38:44,501 02:38:49,160 they'll slaughter my grandchildren. they'll slaughter my grandchildren.
834 02:38:51,115 02:38:55,577 Don't grudge him the silver, Chinaman! Don't grudge him the silver, Chinaman!
835 02:45:12,551 02:45:17,539 I saved this girl in exchange for this plank... I saved this girl in exchange for this plank...
836 02:45:17,660 02:45:22,442 which was thrown to me by a Mongol at the gate. which was thrown to me by a Mongol at the gate.
837 02:45:22,545 02:45:25,094 He decided I was the one that had opened it. He decided I was the one that had opened it.
838 02:45:26,297 02:45:30,145 How will you reward me for it, Khan? How will you reward me for it, Khan?
839 02:45:32,172 02:45:34,091 I might set you free. I might set you free.
840 02:45:47,020 02:45:49,734 You're a great deceiver, Unzhu-khan! You're a great deceiver, Unzhu-khan!
841 02:45:49,989 02:45:53,048 Where are your Chinese doctors? Where are your Chinese doctors?
842 02:46:24,232 02:46:28,608 What have you been doing over the last two years? What have you been doing over the last two years?
843 02:46:36,745 02:46:39,721 I've been killing. We started in different ways... I've been killing. We started in different ways...
844 02:46:42,741 02:46:45,394 but the end was always the same. but the end was always the same.
845 02:46:49,188 02:46:52,199 And everything might have been the other way round. And everything might have been the other way round.
846 02:47:01,496 02:47:05,019 My life too has gone away. My life too has gone away.
847 02:47:05,629 02:47:07,789 When I was her age When I was her age
848 02:47:07,910 02:47:12,953 I couldn't imagine I'd live the life of a slave. I couldn't imagine I'd live the life of a slave.
849 02:47:38,834 02:47:41,750 And who could imagine... And who could imagine...
850 02:47:42,778 02:47:46,980 that the shaker of the universe Muhammad-Shah that the shaker of the universe Muhammad-Shah
851 02:47:47,101 02:47:49,815 would die a destitute tramp? would die a destitute tramp?
852 02:47:59,035 02:48:01,524 And that the mistress of all women would be chained And that the mistress of all women would be chained
853 02:48:02,911 02:48:04,567 and be happy to be thrown a bone? and be happy to be thrown a bone?
854 02:48:10,299 02:48:11,602 Who could imagine... Who could imagine...
855 02:48:12,221 02:48:16,589 the Great Kairkhan, who wanted me to become a martyr, the Great Kairkhan, who wanted me to become a martyr,
856 02:48:17,747 02:48:20,513 would become one himself. would become one himself.
857 02:48:37,155 02:48:39,923 Listen, I hear our Otrar Listen, I hear our Otrar
858 02:48:40,045 02:48:45,070 held out longer than any other city. held out longer than any other city.
859 02:49:39,947 02:49:42,472 Directed by Ardak Amirkulov Directed by Ardak Amirkulov
860 02:51:34,709 02:51:37,989 Translated by O. Flynn Edited by R. Svirina Translated by O. Flynn Edited by R. Svirina
861 02:51:39,846 02:51:42,840 THE END THE END
862 02:51:44,410 02:51:46,408 Transcribed by mitbrille Karagarga@2013 Transcribed by mitbrille Karagarga@2013