Internal Struggles and Betrayals

After the battle, the fifth episode of Ask Alparslan changes its track to reveal the conflicts within the character of Alparslan. Nevertheless, in Alparslan’s case, even after triumphing in the battles, political conspiracy and treachery within his army does not spare him. This is a perfect epitome of the challenges of the unity of the people having won the battle as we see in the discontentment and factionalism that undermines the authority of Alparslan. Alparslan’s efforts in this regard are illustrated through nail-biting negotiations and tricky manoeuvres and his unyielding character to bring back order. 

 As observed in the previous episodes, the sixth episode also touches on issues to do with internal treacheries and crises. It is represented that the efforts of Alparslan in regaining the authority and recreating the broken bonds are presented as a tiresome and continuous process. Its major theme is the price that is paid for leadership with the focus on the political and the personal struggle as shown in the case of Alparslan’s leadership of the empire. The internal conflict is a major problem for Alparslan’s regime, which the episode underlines as attempting to rise above these challenges and consolidate the leadership.