Question
This leader’s unequipped army was gifted weapons from gods who rose from the ground in order to quell a rebellion in Taxila. This leader threw Susima into a charcoal pit and maintained a namesake “Hell” that was a disguised dungeon. Inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic, and Brahmi declared this leader to be “Beloved of the Gods”and were created after this leader enforced vegetarianism in his court. This successor of Bindusara created the Lion Capital. This leader condemned warfare as “painful and deplorable” on several rock edicts after witnessing the bloody conquest of Kalinga. For 10 points, name this “Great” Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism. ■END■
ANSWER: Ashoka the Great [or Ashoka Maurya; accept Asoka]
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Wade | Fordham | Delaware B | 54 | -5 |
Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Penn | 58 | -5 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Swarthmore B | 85 | 10 |
Avyaya Singh (DII) | Swarthmore A | Rowan | 89 | 10 |
Andrew Yang (UG) | Columbia B | NYU C | 100 | 10 |
Finn Doyle (DII) | Princeton | NYU A | 102 | -5 |
Gabriella Antunes (DII) | Penn | Maryland | 105 | 0 |
Luke McCrory (DII) | NYU B | Rutgers | 105 | 0 |