Selim rules that a Sultan must never appoint a crown prince. Sultan Qansuh struggles financially and his Mamluks rebel against him. They introduce taxes on the people. Jamal returns to Cairo with his wife, the daughter of an Aleppo merchant. Selim tries to win the Jannisaries loyalty against Bayazid. Al Kamal and his men join forces with Selim with promise to put him on the throne instead of his father.

Ibn Kamal returns from Cairo to congratulate Selim on his ascendance to the thrown and reveals Cairo secrets he has learned in his trip. Selim tries to spread lies across the nation as a means to invade the east as an Islamic conqueror. He moves east and exiles his grandfather from the Emirate of Dhul Qadir and kills him. Sultan Qansuh leads a campaign to confront Selim and leaves Tuman Bay in Cairo. Tuman gets stabbed.