After the Khalif orders that Sinbad and Omar be executed, his advisor, Jiddah, persuades him to meet with Murad, the ambassador to Tamerlane, a Tartar leader whose forces are threatening to invade Baghdad. Murad boldly informs the Khalif that the Tartars will soon be storming the city and demands that he and his men be entertained in the meantime.
Following the Khalif's decision to sentence Sinbad and Omar to death, his counselor, Jiddah, convinces him to meet with Murad, the ambassador to Tamerlane, a Tartar leader whose forces are poised to invade Baghdad. Murad confidently tells the Khalif that the Tartars will soon besiege the city and requests that he and his men be entertained in the interim.