 The principal part of the tale focuses on the struggle of Dinara against the king of Persia who demands a tribute from her, and threatens to remove her from the throne in case of noncompliance.The queen meritoriously refuses to comply, replying that the king of Persia cannot usurp the power bestowed upon her by the Lord.In a fiery speech, Dinara encourages her hesitant nobles and, after a pilgrimage to a monastery, marches to meet the Persians.