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The last ruler of this dynasty’s first state was forced to listen to lute music before being executed outside the Hagia Sophia. This dynasty, which employed the explorer William Shakespear as an advisor, lost the support of Joasmee pirates after the establishment of the Trucial States. The Kurdish dervish Osman assassinated this dynasty’s second ruler for plundering and destroying the tomb of Ḥusayn in Karbalā’. This dynasty employed militias called the Ikhwān. This dynasty’s founder (10[1])formed an alliance with the ’Āl ash-Shaykh in order to establish the Emirate of Dir‘iyya in the Najd. Since (10[1])1744, (10[1])this family has followed a school (10[1])of Salafism (10[1])named for ally (10[1])Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhāb. For 10 points, name this royal family (10[1])that, under Mohammed bin Salman, (10[1])leads a namesake kingdom from (10[1])Riyadh. ■END■

ANSWER: Saud family [or word forms like Sauds or Saudi or Saudiyya; or House of Saud or ’Āl Su‘ūd; accept Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or al-Mamlakat al-‘Arabiyyat as-Su‘ūdiyya; accept ’Āl Muqrin]
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Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)Virginia B (UG)7410
Derek Aldridge (DII)William & Mary A (UG)UNC C (UG)9310
Jeffery Austin (DII)UNC D (DII)JMU B (UG)9410
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)Virginia A (UG)10010
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)Roanoke College A (DII)10210
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