Question

These people owned a diamond brooch decorated with mother-of-pearl inlacing and named for the spoons used to pay for it. An artist who typically depicted these people crouching with a handkerchief over the knee or sniffing a rose depicted two men playing mancala (“mahn-kuh-luh”) while one of these people’s sons undergoes surgery. The names of these people appeared below elaborate concentric loops named for eggs and a series of vertical lines called a flagstaff. A drawing of a blue dragon surrounded by vines appears in a (*) muraqqa gift for one of these people that popularized saz painting. These people’s head calligrapher was a nişancı (“nee-shahn-JUH”) and created a monogram called the tughra. Workshops (10[3])called nakkashanes (10[1])worked for these rulers, one of whom is surrounded (10[1])by six crowns and (-5[1])wears a red and white turban in a 1480 portrait. (10[2])For 10 points name these rulers, one of whom is the subject of Gentile Bellini’s Portrait of Mehmed (10[1])II. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ottoman sultans [accept word forms such as sultan of the Ottoman Empire; accept Caesar of Rum or Kayser-i-Rum; accept emperors, padishah, or badshah in place of “sultan”; prompt on sultan, emperor, or padishah alone by asking “of what?”; prompt on rulers of the Ottoman Empire; reject “king”, “caliph”, or “emir”]
<Ganon Evans, Visual Fine Arts>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)BHSU11010
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think Detailremembrance of lost time11010
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe Canadians11010
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000In Search of Things Past11210
Corry WangI would prefer not toQuasicrystal Silence12110
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too125-5
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble13510
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?13510
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningEvans Hall destruction awaiters15310
Justin WytmarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub15510

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%11%126.78