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DROPS OF DREAMS, THE GOLDEN BIRDCAGE VOLUME 15, CHAPTER 60 Raw - https://mega.nz/file/nIgCgZbJ#iL7WsLQIrVrcqzU1BXpTe1xXtlai-Dfz0ufjXVTeTJc (Pages 138-end) Read from right to left Translator: burcu Legend: Page #: page B# : speech bubble //: connected speech bubble division SFX: sound effect N: narration TB: text box *: explained in TL note T/N: translator’s note — : nothing to translate Red text: explanations for some TL choices etc. for the PR

Page 138 {pages 138-139 are a double spread} TB1: The origins of the Ottoman Empire date back as far as the 13th century. N: 13th century A.D. TB2: The Ottomans were one of the nomadic tribes that came to Anatolian Peninsula from Central Asia. // At first, they were merely one of the warring sovereign states, a beylik. {I added this word

for people who want to look it up. And those weren’t really “principalities”, so I put “state” instead of 君侯国. Feel free to change if you don’t like it :)} Page 139 N: The Ottomans TB1: However, // in 15th century, they subdued the other states and destroyed their long-time enemy, the Byzantine Empire. TB2: Around that time, other countries that were on par with the Ottomans disappeared. Page 140{pages 140-141 are a double spread} TB1: At the founding stages of the Ottoman Empire, many political marriages with other countries were arranged. // Around this time in 16th century, they were nonexistent. TB2: Accordingly, there were only cariye in the Harem, who were slaves. TB3: Istanbul N: Ottoman Empire Page 141 TB: The Ottoman Empire no longer needed an empress. Page 142 {pages 142-143 are a double spread} B: “I shall become the empress”, // is a very bold thing to say. Page 143 B1: My mother and my father’s mother both became the Empress Dowager, Valide Sultan, but neither could become the empress. // Everybody thinks that this is how the Ottoman Empire works. Do you plan to change that,

B2: Hurrem? Page 144 B1: Yes, Princess Hatice. B2: Just like I have always said, // I do not want to live in the Harem while fearing for my life. B3: I want other cariye to live feeling safe as well. B4: In order to achieve that, I would like my son Prince Mehmed to succeed the throne. Page 145 B1: Do you really need to become the empress for Prince Mehmed’s succession? B2: Yes. // Grand Vizier Pasha is against it. // So, to be able to oppose him, I at least have the status of an empress. B3: Well, // that Grand Vizier Ibrahim is my husband. // Should you be saying such things to me so carelessly? B4: If you are going to make declarations like that, should you not make them // before that page of yours, who can neither talk nor hear? Page 146 B1: I wanted to talk to you, Princess Hatice. B2: Because you are my one and only // friend in this Harem. Page 147 B1: Thank you. // You too are my one and only friend. B2: I will never speak of this to anyone else. B3: I will not tell anyone, // but… B4: I’m sorry, Hurrem. // I cannot become your ally. Page 148 B1: I understand. B2: After all, I am going against your husband. B3: Do you know, // Hurrem? B4: I believe you already know this, // but I still do love Alvise Gritti. B5: I still dream of marrying him. Page 149 B1: Ibrahim is always doing his best for my and Alvise’s sakes. B2: That’s why I also want to respond to his sincerity. B3: I understand. // That and you being a most precious friend for me are two different things, Princess Hatice. B4: Thank you, Hurrem! // I really am so happy! Only you can say something like that! B5: Sshh! // Princess Hatice! Page 150 B1: Oh my! // Hatice Sultan and Haseki Hurrem! B2: Good morning. // Are you taking a walk together? // The weather is so nice, is it not? B3: Oh, good morning, // Gulbahar. B4: Would you care to join us? // Good morning, Bas Kadin Efendi. Page 151 B1: Well, I’d be glad to! // I will join you.

B2: Princess Hatice often stops by the Harem. // She would be more comfortable if only she had her own room here. B3: I was the one who suggested to His Majesty that // Ibrahim Pasha should have his own quarters here. B4: Did my mother not reject that proposal? Page 152 {pages 152-153 are a double spread} B1: I pleaded with His Majesty once again. // He said that if Grand Vizier Pasha accomplishes great feats during the next campaign, he will grant my wish. B2: Did m brother really say that? B3: Why, of course! I’m sure that Grand Vizier Pasha will have no difficulties accomplishing great feats! Page 153 B1: He will definitely have his own quarters in the Harem. // Although some might oppose that idea… B2: … Page 154 {pages 154-155 are a double spread} TB1: Vienna Siege of the past year, which would later be called “The First Siege of Vienna”, // did not have a clear outcome and neither the Ottomans nor the Habsburg could claim victory. TB2: In Hungary, there was a king only in name. In reality, the country was still under the control of the two big countries. Page 155 TB1: Brother of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Charles V, and the ruler of Vienna was Archduke Ferdinand. // He wanted to establish his own sole rule over Hungary, and sent ambassadors to Istanbul once again. However, Sultan Suleiman refused to hear them. TB2: Then Archduke Ferdinand mobilized his armies to Hungary once again. Page 156 TB1: In retaliation, Suleiman mobilized the Ottoman troops for Hungary. TB2: The one who was given full authority over this matter, was once again his most trusted retainer… Page 157 B1: Grand Vizier Ibrahim, // I grant you my full authority. B2: As the serasker*, go to Hungary! T/N: “Commander-in-chief” of the Ottoman army. B3: Yes! // As you command! B4: I have no worries if it is you. // This is Gulbahar’s suggestion, but if you return after defeating the Habsburgs, B5: I will give you quarters in the Harem. B6: About that, Your Majesty… Page 158 B1: I thought maybe we can have use of Alvise Gritti, // who’s currently in Buda as the Ottoman advisor to the king. {well, 代理大使 is a diplomatic term, chargé d’affaires, but my sources say he served as an “advisor” on the outside, and a “spy” on the inside. The Ottomans didn’t have regular diplomates at the time, so an official title like chargé d’affaires doesn’t really make sense.} B2: If we get results, I would definitely like him to get awarded! B3: Alvise Gritti… // The beyoğlu, son of the Doge of Venice…

Page 159 B1: Your Majesty! // Alvise has thrown away his country and his own family // and has become a Muslim! B2: He has sworn his loyalty to you! B3: … // I will think about it. B4: Go, // Ibrahim! B5: Yes! Page 160 {pages 160-161 are a double spread} — Page 161 TB: Hungary, Buda Page 162 B1: Ibrahim! // Welcome! B2: I have been waiting for you! B3: You have been working hard // on the Habsburg frontlines, Alvise. B4: You said it! // Being between the Ottoman faction and the Habsburg faction is nothing short of tiresome! B5: Indeed. // Let me hear more. Page 163 B1: I will speak, // but before that… Umm… B2: If you want to hear about Princess Hatice, // of course, she is still waiting for you. B3: Is she?... N1: I want it! N2: I want to achieve feats so great that His Majesty will agree to bestow Princess Hatice’s hand to me! Page 164 {pages 164-165 are a double spread} TB1: However, the battle did not go as two countries wanted. N1: Ottoman territory N2: Habsburg territory TB2: Buda TB3: The Ottoman army attacked Kőszeg Castle on the western outskirts of Vienna, TB4: but the castle withstood the attack and held itself. // This was an unexpected outcome for the Ottoman Army, who was expecting the Holy Roman Empire would send reinforcements and they would be fighting them. Page 165 TB1: Vienna TB2: Kőszeg B1: Please let me do it, Ibrahim! // If I employ more cannons, the fortress will fall! B2: You can’t! // It will take too much time! B3: If we do not wrap things up here quickly, // the Safavids will attack from the East! TB3: Moreover, both parties had similar concerns for which // they could not prolong the battle. Page 166

B1: The Habsburg-French relations are not going well either // because the Christian Reformists are causing uprisings everywhere. B2: They do not want this siege to go on any longer. B3: We can still make it! // If we take Kőszeg and chase the Habsburgs all the way to Vienna… B4: Hungary will become the Ottomans’! B5: Give up, Alvise. B6: This is the right time. B7: Do not let this get you down. // I am sure that you will get another chance. B8: … Page 167 TB1: That year’s battle against the Habsburgs did not have a certain outcome. // However, both countries weighed their purposes against their pride, and concluded a peace treaty that was hanging by a thin thread. TB2: It was called the Treaty of Constantinople (1533). {I added the date. I think this makes things clearer.} Page 168 B1: Lord Alvise! // We have received the tax reports this morning. B2: Please have a look. B3: This is not enough. // The peasants and the merchants can surely be made to pay more. B4: You are right, but these are the tariffs prescribed by law. // We have to keep the balance with the Habsburgs. {The thing is, both the Ottomans and the Habsburgs were taxing the Hungarians. That’s what he means.} Page 169 B1: No! // They can surely pay more. B2: Increase the tariffs! N1: If I cannot render any service at war, I have to contribute to the Ottoman Empire with money! N2: I have to get Sultan Suleiman to acknowledge me! Page 170 {pages 170-171 are a double spread} TB: Grand Vizier Ibrahim // returned to the capital, Istanbul. Page 171 B: You have worked hard, Ibrahim. // As promised, I shall give you your reward. Page 172 B1: I will allow you to have B2: private quarters in the Harem. Page 173 B1: I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart, Your Majesty. B2: This honor is more than I deserve. // I am truly ashamed that I was unable to settle things once and for all with the Habsburgs. B3: Well, // I will settle our score with them myself. B4: For now, we should be satisfied with having signed a treaty with them. B5: By having your own chambers in the Harem, you will be closer to me and can serve me better. {The bubble looks like it’s Ibrahim speaking, but the は in the next bubble is making me think Suleiman’s saying this.} B6: Yes. // Thank you so much for blessing me.

Page 174 {pages 174-175 are a double spread} TB: A man other than the sultan having his own chambers in Harem-i Humayun, the Imperial Harem, was unprecedented. Page 175 TB: There was still some time before // Grand Vizier Ibrahim’s quarters became a stage for tragedy. Page 176 {pages 176-177 are a double spread} B1: Hey, Now that Ibrahim Pasha has his own quarters here, // it means that lots of men will be frequenting the Harem! B2: And many attendants will be accompanying them! I cannot wait! Page 177 B1: But still, I must admit that // Lady Gulbahar has gotten good at this. B2: Well, I would not say that. Page 178 B: How preposterous! // Today is Friday, so why haven’t I received any summons from His Majesty? Page 179 B1: I apologize, Lady Gulbahar. // His Majesty the Sultan has called Haseki Hurrem to his bedchamber. B2: What did you say?! He is supposed to call me, the Birinci Kadin, on Fridays as per custom. B3: I am the mother of Prince Mustafa! // I also have the Grand Vizier Pasha’s support to make him the next sultan. Page 180 {pages 180-181 are a double spread} TB1: Suleiman had heard Ibrahim’s support for Mustafa, // and showed interest in Gulbahar’s proposition to prepare quarters for Ibrahim. TB2: But more importantly, Hurrem has become his favorite Page 181 TB: as an advisor and a talking partner during Ibrahim’s absence. N: (15) *End* Pages 182-191 (just commercial stuff) —...