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In 1218 A.D. a little known incident in the city of Otrar by a relatively obscure government official in the kingdom of Khwarzem sets off a chain of events that alters world history; and, affects the daily lives and culture of millions from the shores of the western Pacific to the very gates of Vienna. The "Mongol-un cag jay'an--[the time and destiny of the Mongol]" had arrived. Under the leadership of the Great Chinggis Khaan, his most favored Orlock General Subotei Ba'atur and the Khaan's four sons, the newly unified Mongol tribes storm out from their steppe homeland and into the rich and wealthy kingdom of Khwarezm. Ruled by the Shah Sultan Ala ad Din Muhammad II, his daughter, Princess Aisha Tekish and his son, Prince Jalal ad Din Manguberdi find themselves ripped from a womb of comfort, security and wealth and thrown into a tsunami of change fraught with brutal violence and destruction. For the Princess Aisha, the days ahead are full of intrigue, enlightenment and unforeseen sorrow; for her brother, Prince Jalal, it is a future overflowing with bitterness, seething vengeance and unquenchable hatred; and, for the Khaan's first born son, Joci, a personal challenge when he meets the legendary beauty of the kingdom.