cccInIspahan,Persia,HajjiBabaisleavinghisfather'sshoptoseekagreaterfortune,whilethePrincessFawziaistryingtotalkherfather,theCaliphintogivingherinmarriagetoNur-El-Din,arivalprinceknownfarandwideasmeanandfickle.HerfatherintendsFawziaforFawziatomarryafriendandally,andmakesplanstosendhertohim.ButacourierbringswordfromNur-El-DinthatanescortawaitsFawziaontheoutskirtsofthecityandsheescapesthepalacedisguisedasaboy.Hajjiencounterstheescort-warriorattherendezvousspot,isattackedandbeatsuptheescortwithhisbarber'stools.TheprincessarrivesandmistakesHajjiastheescortuntilhemistakestheemeraldringsentbyNur-El-DintoFawziaastheprizetobedelivered.Inhereffortstoescapehim,herturbanbecomesunboundandHajjirealizesthatthegirlherselfisthetreasureNur-El-Dinawaits.HajjipromisestoescortherandtheyspendthenightwiththecaravanofOsmanAga,whoinvitesthemtostayforthedancinggirls,amongthem,theincomparableAyesha.ThepairareovertakenbytheCaliph'sguardssenttobringFawziaback,buttheguardsaredrivenoffbyaninvadingarmyofTurcomanwomen,abandoffierceandbeautifulwomenwhopreyonpassingmerchants.