Question
Answer the following about the multicultural city of Mardin, for 10 points each.
[10h] Much of Mardin was built by the Artuqids, who held this title used by Turkic rulers in Central Asia and the Middle East. A leader of the Golden Horde with this honorific in his name lends his name to a present-day Central Asian country.
ANSWER: bey [or beg; or bag; or baga; or atabeg; or atabek; accept beylik; prompt on Uzbeg or Özbeg or or Uzbek] (The leader of the Golden Horde is Uzbeg, who lends his name to Uzbekistan.)
[10e] Mardin’s “Saffron Monastery” was built by these people, who have lived in the surrounding region of Tur Abdin for centuries. Ashurbanipal led a Mesopotamian empire named after these people.
ANSWER: Assyrians [accept Neo-Assyrian Empire]
[10m] This empire’s founder captured Mardin during his campaigns against the Aq Qoyunlu (“ahck coy-UHN-loo”), but that founder later gave up Mardin after losing the Battle of Chaldiran.
ANSWER: Safavid Empire [prompt on Iran or Persia]
<Hari Parameswaran, History - World - Middle Eastern> ~23372~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 30 | 11.00 | 80% | 23% | 7% |