13 - Bitter Herbs

Following the Battle of the Defile, Suluk Khan reigns supreme in Transoxiana.  With his rule in Central Asia secure, Suluk turns east and spars with the Tang Dynasty.  Meanwhile, Umayyad attempts to deal with this mighty Türgesh Khan increasingly destabilize the eastern frontier of the Caliphate, sparking a revolution.  Suluk Khan returns to grapple with the Umayyads in alliance with the revolutionary leader Al Harith ibn Surayj - and finally meets his end.