In this episode, we continue our exploration of the One Thousand and One Nights with the continuation of the story of “The Story of Sultan ‘Umar ibn al-Nu’man and his sons Sharkhan and Dau’ al-Makan and the strange and remarkable things that happened to them” with the continuation of Night 50 and the beginning of Night 51.

We continue with the adventure that Sharkhan and the princess Abrizah are on and learn her backstory of why she was in the monastery and why Sultan ‘Umar was asked by the King of Constantinople to help wage war against the King of Caesarea, the father of Abrizah.

Furthermore, we also learn the backstory of Sufiyeh, the concubine of Sultan ‘Umar and mother of Dau' al-Makan and Nuzhat al-Zaman and how she was given to him.

Stay tuned as this epic story continues to be an exciting and fascinating listen!

In other news, we are fast approaching our 2nd year anniversary on the 15th of September! I would like to ask all of our listeners to let me know what you’d like me to talk about in celebration of the 2nd year of In The Great Khan’s Tent! Like before I have special episodes planned to celebrate!

Thank you all for journeying with me as we continue to explore the rich history and texts of the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East!