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The system of bidān elites consolidated in response to one of these events in the 17th century called the Sharr Bubba. (-5[1])A book by Lamin Sanneh documents opposition to these events among Jakhanke followers of the Suwarian tradition and in the letters (10[1])of the patriarch of the Kanemi family. The Song of Wandering narrates one of these events, after which the author founded the yan-taru movement to oppose the bori cult and to educate women. One of these events began after King Yunfa of Gobir (10[1])tried (10[1])to use a malfunctioning pistol to assassinate a popular shehu. Several of these events were started by “flag-bearers” (-5[1])like (10[1])Seku Amadu, (10[4])whose Massina Empire supplanted the Bambara. (10[1]-5[1])The father of Nana Asma’u and Muhammad Bello (10[1])led one (10[1])of these (10[1])events (10[1])that pitted pastoralists against local Hausa rulers. (10[1])For 10 points, the Fulani (10[1])leader Usman dan Fodio formed his (10[1])Sokoto Caliphate via what sort of religious war? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: jihads [accept more specific answers like Fula(ni) jihads or Fulbe jihads; accept Beyond Jihad; prompt on answers like wars, conflicts, military campaigns, or rebellions; prompt on Islamic revival, tajdīd, Islamic awakening, or descriptions of religious revivals]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y21100%0%14%119.62

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ashish SubramanianDuke AGeorgia Tech A20-5
Natan HoltzmanStanford AGeorgia Tech B4110
Zane KierzykIndiana AWUSTL A8410
Puna EkkaMinnesota BCornell B8510
Karsten RynearsonYale BColumbia B103-5
Stevie MillerMaryland AHouston A10410
Gideon KpurubuVanderbilt AHarvard A10610
Matt JacksonChicago ARutgers A10610
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BMIT A10610
Tracy MirkinFlorida APurdue A10610
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia AMcGill A11210
Isak JatoiSouth Carolina AToronto A112-5
Jonathan TranCornell AUC Berkeley A12010
Clark SmithOhio State ARutgers B12210
Jason HongBrown AClaremont A12410
Michał GerasimiukYale AWUSTL B12510
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AJohns Hopkins A13210
James StevensonMichigan AChicago C13710
Zachary WangPenn AMinnesota A14310
Ani PerumallaPenn State AIllinois A15110
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech ADuke A15210
Forrest WeintraubColumbia BYale B15210
Conor ThompsonIowa State AImperial A15210
Ian ChowToronto ASouth Carolina A15210