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A young ruler of this empire executed the nobleman Sukhra to cement his reign and embraced a faith espousing common ownership of property. A ruler of this empire, whose kings were traditionally elected by nobles of the wuzurugan rank, reformed the land ownership by creating the dehqan class between noble and peasant. Nestorian scholars expelled from another empire were permitted to study by a ruler (10[1])of this dynasty at the Academy of Gondishapur. This dynasty’s ruler (-5[1])Kavad I embraced the religious offshoot preached by Mazdak. (-5[1])This dynasty heavily promoted the Zurvanite movement (10[1])and commissioned the first written compilation of the Avestas. (10[1])Khosrow I ruled (10[1])this empire, which was founded in 224 CE by Ardashir I after deposing the last Arsacid king. For 10 points, name this Zoroastrian dynasty that succeeded the Parthians to rule Persia. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Sasanian Empire [or the Sassanids or the Sasan]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chinmay MurthyTexas AAppalachian State6410
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BSorbonne75-5
Rahul KumarRice AMichigan State A84-5
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M AClaremont A9110
Roan DowlingIowa AUBC A10010
Truman FillbrandtUW AIowa B10310
Anton AkroushMichigan State ARice A13510
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M B13510

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2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%33%104.67
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y8100%0%0%67.13