Question

A ruler of this historical state supposedly once traded livestock in Constantinople, inspiring his epithet “the Shepherd.” A perceived slight led a ruler of this state to nail the turbans of a group of ambassadors to their heads. (10[3]-5[2])A ruler of this state carefully noted in his journal (10[1])that his forces (10[2])had killed (-5[1])23,844 (10[1])enemies, (-5[1])excluding those burned and beheaded. This state won independence after its founder ambushed the forces of Charles Robert at Posada. A ruler of this state built the mountaintop Poenari (“po-ay-NAR-ee”) Castle (10[1])before it was besieged by his brother, who was called “the Fair” or (10[1])“the Handsome.” A leader of this state, (10[1])which was ruled by the Basarab (10[1])dynasty, attempted to assassinate the invading sultan Mehmed II (10[1])in the Night Attack at Târgoviște (10[1]-5[1])(“tir-GO-veesh-teh”). In the 19th century, this state joined with Moldavia to form the (10[1])United Principalities. (10[1])For 10 points, name this state that was ruled under Ottoman suzerainty by Vlad the Impaler. ■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Wallachia [or Țara Românească; accept Muntenia or Oltenia; accept Voivode of Wallachia; accept Moldavia-Wallachia; accept United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia or Principatele Unite ale Moldovei și Țării Românești; reject “Romania” or “Moldavia”] (The rulers are Mircea the Shepherd, Vlad the Impaler, Basarab I, and Radu the Handsome.)
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y20100%0%25%100.30

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech BClaremont A3710
Andrew SalijNorthwestern AStanford A37-5
Matthew LehmannWUSTL AColumbia B37-5
Dennis ReppenChicago CIllinois A3710
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BDuke A3710
Jason HongBrown ACornell B4710
Julian GatchSouth Carolina APurdue A5010
Tracy MirkinFlorida AYale B5010
Amogh KulkarniChicago BNorth Carolina A52-5
Todd MaslykMichigan AMIT A5310
Brad MacLaineTexas ARutgers B54-5
Chris RayOhio State AColumbia A8410
Lexi TermanRutgers BTexas A9710
Aiden DartleyRutgers AMaryland A10410
Arjun NageswaranHarvard AMinnesota A11010
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech APenn State A11910
Zachary WangPenn AHouston A125-5
Daniel MaYale AMcGill A12510
Rahim DinaImperial AVirginia A13710
Jonathan LauJohns Hopkins AUC Berkeley A13910
Jonathan ShaufNorth Carolina AChicago B15610
Eric WolfsbergStanford ANorthwestern A15610
Nicholas TunksMinnesota BNYU A15610
Sean DoyleHouston APenn A15610
Albert ZhangColumbia BWUSTL A15610