In this episode we follow Sultan Orhan's shrewd political calculations as he finagles his way into Europe under the guise of aiding the beleaguered John Cantazuzene's efforts to claim the Byzantine throne for himself. In the process Orhan marries a Byzantine princess, defeats an army of Serbians, and establishes the Ottomans on the Gallipoli peninsula cementing a beachhead in Europe.

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