Inthe1850s,ayoungprinceinIndiapromiseshisdyingfatherhewillleadarevoltagainsttheEnglishcolonialmastersofIndia.However,sinceheishalf-Europeanhimself,hecan'tbringhimselftodoitandfleestoAmerica,toliveinobscurity.Hefinds,however,thathecan'toutrunhisobligations,andhesoonmeetsamessengersentfromIndiatoremindhimofthepromisehemadetohisfather.Complicationsensue.