Kingdoms of Fire (2019)
Kingdoms of Fire
2019A historical look on the last days of the Mamluk Sultanate before its fall to the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century and how Egypt and the Sham were incorporated into the Ottoman empire.
Seasons & Episode
With the assassination of the Conqueror Sultan begins the conflicts and intrigues between relatives to take power. Until Prince Bayezid returns to succeed his father's throne and fights against his brother over the Sultanate.
Sultan punishes Prince Selim for killing his cousin and sends him away with his mother after a dispute between him and his brothers. The Sultan chooses Prince Ahmed to be his successor. Toman receives fighter education from his uncle.
Prince Salim decides to visit the Sultan in Istanbul, but the visit did not go well after Prince Salim did not receive the welcome as expected, and after the hostility between him and Prince Ahmed intensified, so he returned to his exile in Trabzon. The coincidence happens and brings Toman and a loved one together in Cairo.
Prince Selim the first sent Sinan Pasha to the Sultan carrying with him the news of the death of Sultana Aisha and the death of his two children. But Sinan's intention from the visit was something else. The tendencies and protests within the Mamluks began to rise after the Mamluk Gansu ordered the taxation of the people in preparation for war.
Prince Touman's sister returns to him after years of separation and Nilbay comes to flee to Prince Touman. The Mamluk Sultan Qansuh tries to marry his nephew Toman against his will. Prince Salim trains his son Suleiman in preparation for the Sanjak rule
Sultan Beyazid receives the news that Prince Salim is preparing something secret, and then send Prince Mahmoud to him. The Prince is surprised that Prince Salim is preparing a new army and weapons. Hostility and tendencies between the Mamluks in Aleppo and Cairo are rising
After the Mamluk Sultan Qansu refused to pay mercenaries, they assaulted people and looted money from them. Some leaders rebel against Sultan Gansu for not paying dues. Prince Mahmoud is getting worse and sicker. Prince Salim begins his campaigns for a coup against his father Sultan Bayezid and for invading the east, trying to bring the spread to his side. There is fear, fear and powerlessness in Sultan Beyazid;
Prince Salim grabs the throne from his father Sultan Beyazid and forces him to abdicate; to put himself above the throne and become the Sultan of the Ottomans. Prince Ahmed and his family take refuge in Aleppo and take refuge under Khair Bey. Sultan Selim begins the liquidation and protects the throne for himself and his future successor. The protests in Cairo are teeming with tax increases; Sultan Qansu is seeking a successor and securing him for the purposes of the Prophet.
Sultan Selim decides to conquer the east, but the road is not easy. So he has to split himself and pass anyone who stands in his way. The news reaches the Mamluks Sultan Qansu
The immediate Sultan calls for all the Mamluks of the coalition against the invasion of the Ottoman Sultan Selim I. But alliance together is not easy, as every proprietor has a different opinion.
Sinan Pasha dies and Selim is apparently distraught. Tuman regrets not killing the traitor Janbardi and his misplaced trust in him. Selim appoints Younes Agha as his Vizier and orders him to increase taxes on the Egyptians as he arrives to the Castle.
Tuman's sister dies in an Ottoman Bombing. Tuman sacrifices himself for the people and urges them to fight against Selim. Jamal refuses to leave Egypt and pushes on resisting. Selim kills Al Kamal and the whole of the Jihardiya. Tuman Bay gets executed.
A historical look on the last days of the Mamluk Sultanate before its fall to the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century and how Egypt and the Sham were incorporated into the Ottoman empire.