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Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.89,0:00:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As dawn breaks over a moveable city \Nof ten thousand yurts,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.25,0:00:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Queen Boraqchin is in \Nfor a rude awakening.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.97,0:00:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A rogue sheep has slipped past her \Nservants and guards
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.15,0:00:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bolted into her yurt,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.22,0:00:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he springs into bed \Nand bleats in her ear.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.99,0:00:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although she’s the formidable khatun \Nof the Golden Horde,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.26,0:00:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a huge kingdom in the Mongolian Empire,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.86,0:00:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boraqchin has a hands-on \Napproach to ruling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.21,0:00:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She’s been married to Batu Khan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.13,0:00:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fearsome grandson \Nof Genghis Khan himself,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.77,0:00:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since she was fifteen –
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.53,0:00:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while her husband is out on his raids,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.78,0:00:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she juggles the duties of flocks, \Nfamily and empire at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.21,0:00:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This makes her the manager – \Nand the mover – of a city of thousands.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.78,0:00:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twice a year, Boraqchin moves the city \Nbetween two seasonal camping grounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.47,0:01:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This ensures constant water \Nand lush grass in summer,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.27,0:01:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and protection from harsh winds in winter.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.62,0:01:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole operation requires \Nweeks of strict planning,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.79,0:01:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,liaising with the other camps in her \Ndomain, strategic delegation –
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.32,0:01:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the patience to move at the speed \Nof dawdling animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.45,0:01:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is moving day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.48,0:01:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she’ll have to direct throngs of her\Nladies, commanders, slaves and animals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.44,0:01:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up the river Volga for the summer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.09,0:01:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Boraqchin steps outside,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.13,0:01:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she’s greeted by a commotion –
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.46,0:01:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her unwanted visitor is now running \Ncircles around her stewards.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.49,0:01:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re attempting to stow her possessions\Nsecurely into wagons.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.49,0:01:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boraqchin orders them \Nto get it under control –
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.32,0:01:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she’s the only one quick \Nenough to catch the stray.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.02,0:01:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She next supervises her ladies who are\Nunpinning her yurt
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.61,0:01:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lifting it onto its custom wagon.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.28,0:01:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It requires a team of twenty oxen to pull,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.02,0:01:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Boraqchin wouldn’t trust anyone \Nto steer it but herself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.16,0:02:01.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, Boraqchin and her woolly companion \Nmeet with the guards.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.03,0:02:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She orders them to keep close watch\Non her husband's special reception yurt
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.97,0:02:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and port-able throne during the journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.10,0:02:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’ll also act as outriders,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.98,0:02:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she tells them how to secure the \Nroute, surround her for safety –
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.29,0:02:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep the animals in check.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.37,0:02:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when the sheep finally breaks free \Nand makes for the fields,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.73,0:02:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the guards can barely keep up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.34,0:02:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it scampers through crowds \Npacking up their yurts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.80,0:02:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exasperated, Boraqchin rides down \Nto the pastures herself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.78,0:02:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When she gets there,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.80,0:02:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she catches sight of the troublesome sheep\Nwriggling into the middle of a flock.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.16,0:02:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When she follows him in,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.40,0:02:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he’s nestled next to a ewe, his mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.39,0:02:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She’s pregnant,\Nand seems to be in pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.22,0:02:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With a start, Boraqchin realizes \Nthat this ewe’s impending delivery
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.02,0:02:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been forgotten in \Nthe flurry of moving day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.19,0:02:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s no time to find a shepherd –
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.14,0:02:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead, Boraqchin rolls up her sleeves, \Ngreases her arm
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.15,0:03:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helps the ewe give birth to two new \Nadditions to the empire.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.18,0:03:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leaving the lambs and their mother,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.05,0:03:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boraqchin dashes back to the camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.37,0:03:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here the final touches have \Nbeen put to packing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.90,0:03:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and vehicles are starting to line up.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.90,0:03:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This vast procession starts with the queen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.28,0:03:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and two hundred wagons \Nfilled with her treasures.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.76,0:03:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next up are the junior wives and crew,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.28,0:03:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the concubines –
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.72,0:03:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is only Boraqchin's camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.60,0:03:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After this comes the second imperial camp
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.86,0:03:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,led by another senior wife,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.85,0:03:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then two more camps, also led by wives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boraqchin has been checking in \Nwith them for weeks to ensure
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.86,0:03:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a smooth departure and orderly queue.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.63,0:03:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they only make up the \Nroyal portion of the line –
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.69,0:03:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behind them winds \Nthe entire civilian city,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.99,0:03:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which includes holy men \Nwith portable chapels and mosques,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.33,0:03:48.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,families, tradesmen, and shepherds.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.41,0:03:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, Boraqchin settles into her wagon.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.82,0:03:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’ll take weeks to reach \Ntheir destination –
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.23,0:03:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but over the course of the journey,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.94,0:03:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she’ll keep everyone expertly in check –
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.61,0:04:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from her proud children \Nand attentive subjects,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.31,0:04:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the most meandering sheep \Nat the back of line.