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Turghan

The warlord Carter challenges

People: Nomads of Mongol descent
Family: Nya, his daughter
Episode: "Emancipation" (season 1)

Leader of a tribe of Mongol nomads on the planet seen in "Emancipation". He treats women as property, and he is the man Samantha Carter has to face in a duel.

Overview

Abu, the son of a rival chief, loves Turghan's daughter Nya. To win Nya, he kidnaps Carter and offers her to Turghan. She ends up a prisoner in a world where a woman is not allowed to speak.

Worth knowing

Carter wins the duel, but she spares Turghan. One of the most talked-about episodes of the first season, often seen as clumsy, but it establishes Carter as a fighter.

Themes

emancipationnomads

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