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 (-5[1])were created after this (-5[1])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 (10[1])witnessing the bloody conquest (10[1])of Kalinga. For 10 points, name this “Great” Mauryan emperor who (10[1])converted to (-5[1])Buddhism. ■END■

ANSWER: Ashoka the Great [or Ashoka Maurya; accept Asoka]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
WadeFordhamDelaware B54-5
Patrick Torre (DII)MarylandPenn58-5
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ASwarthmore B8510
Avyaya Singh (DII)Swarthmore ARowan8910
Andrew Yang (UG)Columbia BNYU C10010
Finn Doyle (DII)PrincetonNYU A102-5
Luke McCrory (DII)NYU BRutgers1050
Gabriella Antunes (DII)PennMaryland1050

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y743%0%43%91.33