Question

This ruler forced his sister to seal, with her own blood, a letter pleading her husband, Méi Yīn, to surrender before he was pushed off a bridge. This ruler sent Chén Chéng (“chun chung”) to Samarkand and received the envoy of Ghiyāth al-dīn Naqqāsh. During this ruler’s reign, the “three halls” were built in the Xiāngshān (“sh’yahng-shahnn”) style by carpenter Kuǎi Xiáng (“kwai sh’yahng”). When this ruler moved the Imperial capital, he kept the “Yellow Registers” archived on an island in Lake Hòuhú (“ho-hoo”). This ruler commissioned Xiè Jìn (“shyeh jeen”) to edit a biography (10[1])of his recently (-5[1])canonized mother and a large encyclopedia (-5[1])only surpassed (-5[1])by the later (10[1])Sìkù (10[2])Quánshū (10[1])(“sih-koo chwen-shoo”). The enthronement of this ruler (10[1])ended the Jìngnàn Rebellion. During this ruler’s reign, architects designed the Porcelain Tower in Nánjīng (10[1]-5[1])and the Forbidden City. (10[4])For 10 points, name this emperor who first (10[2])sent Zhèng (10[1]-5[1])(“jung huh”) on the Míng treasure (10[1])voyages. (10[1])■END■ (10[6]0[4])

ANSWER: Yǒnglè (“yong-luh”) Emperor [or Yǒnglè Dì; accept Zhū Dì or Chu Ti; prompt on Zhū or Chu] (Ghiyāth al-dīn Naqqāsh represented the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh.)
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2492%0%21%125.86

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Daniel MaYale AFlorida A8610
Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern AUC Berkeley A89-5
Claire JonesChicago AOhio State A95-5
Aiden DartleyRutgers AWUSTL B97-5
Quynh PhungPurdue AMinnesota B10010
Alex SchmidtPenn State AVirginia A10110
Brad MacLaineTexas AIndiana A10110
Alan WuRutgers BColumbia B10210
Ricky LiMIT AMinnesota A10710
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BJohns Hopkins A12210
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AChicago C122-5
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale BGeorgia Tech B12610
Charles HangWUSTL ABrown A12610
John John GrogerColumbia AHarvard A12610
Dean Ah NowClaremont AIowa State A12610
Jacob EgolDuke AChicago B13410
Danny HanPenn AIllinois A13410
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AUC Berkeley B13710
Caleb KendrickMaryland AGeorgia Tech A137-5
Andrew ZengStanford ACornell A14110
June YinWUSTL BRutgers A14210
Chris RayOhio State AChicago A14310
Kevin FanMcGill ASouth Carolina A1430
Sky LiToronto ACornell B14310
Halle FriedmanNYU AImperial A1430
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech AMaryland A14310
Ryan SunUC Berkeley ANorthwestern A14310
Michael MaysImperial ANYU A1430
Dennis ReppenChicago CNorth Carolina A14310
Isak JatoiSouth Carolina AMcGill A1430
John BroussardHouston AMichigan A14310