Tuman Bay receives news of Sultan Qansuh's death and the loss endured at Marj Dabeq. Selim easily enters Aleppo. Janbardi pins the defeat on Sultan Qansuh and requests to take over the Sultanate. Tuman refuses to take over the Sultanate due to the betrayal and shameful acts of the Mamluks. He succumbs to the people's wishes after they pledge to stand by him. The Jahardiya urge Selim to carry on towards Cairo.