The Empire

Gwang Jeon tells Geun Woo to make it look like Gu Ryeong is the killer. Knowing she’d go to any lengths to protect her grandson, Geun Woo can’t dare to tell her that he’s being blackmailed. Meanwhile, Hye Ryul pushes forward with her investigation of Jusung rather harshly, causing Moo Ryul to come and provoke Hye Ryul.

Hye Ryul demands that Geun Woo tell her what he knows about Nan Hee’s plan. While Geun Woo feigns ignorance, Hye Ryul also finds out that her mother knew about Geun Woo’s affair with Nan Hee all along. Meanwhile, Ji Yi declares that she’ll marry Kang Baek even though the public suspect Kang Baek as the killer.

The body is confirmed to be Nan Hee, but it is strange that those who should be the most shocked are calm about this. The detectives try to find clues, but it seems that the culprit has been pretty thorough. Meanwhile, those who were close to or around Nan Hee when she was alive started to become suspicious of one another. While Hye Ryul is extremely anxious about Kang Baek, Geun Woo receives an anonymous letter.

Gun Do invites Nan Hee over to his office to offer her compensation in order to silence her. But it is not enough. Nan Hee threatens Gun Do that something else will be on the news if Ham & Lee doesn’t apologize publicly for what they did to her father. The next day, a woman’s body is found floating on the lake at Minguk University, which shocks many. Eun Mi assumes the informant she was supposed to meet the night before is the victim and wants to help with the investigation.

Khanzada believes Humayun is the rightful heir, but Babur is conflicted. However, Gulrukh is determined to make Kamran the heir by hook or by crook.

The sheer power of Ibrahim Lodhi becomes too much for Babur’s army during the Battle of Panipat. Just as he’s about to surrender, Qasim appears with the key to victory.

Eighteen years later, Humayun and Kamran, both Babur’s sons, are now all grown up and ready to lead a kingdom. Meanwhile, an old and frail Esan Dawlat makes a startling revelation.

Babur and his army are outside Samarkand, waiting for Shaibani Khan to give in. Worried about her brother's safety, Khanzada convinces Shaibani to let her talk to Babur.

Khanzada sees a new side to Shaibani. Meanwhile, Babur is informed about a disagreement between Shaibani and the Shah of Persia, and he makes a plan.

Shaibani Khan and his mighty army besiege Samarkand again. The place is in dire straits with starving and desperate people, so Babur believes he has no choice but to surrender.

Ferghana has fallen under Shaibani Khan who imprisons Esan, Khanzada and Kutlugh. Back in Samarkand, its impregnability dawns on Babur, but a street boy may be able to help him.

After King of Ferghana Umar Shaikh's death, young Babur assumes responsibility for an entire kingdom while scheming vultures outside and inside Ferghana’s walls circle the throne.