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This state’s ruler Tarmashirin was deposed by his nephew following his conversion to Islam. The death of this state’s ruler Qazan in battle against Qazaghan (-5[1])resulted in its royal house losing effective rule. Kusala lived in exile in this state, whose ruler Esen Buqa fought a war with Ayurbarwada. The Tarikh-i-Rashidi includes accounts of the Dughlat family that served the rulers of this state’s eastern region. The longest reigning ruler of this state, Duwa, was appointed as its leader by its de facto ruler (*) Kaidu. This state’s successor state of Moghulistan splintered into Yerkent and Turpan. (10[1])This state was briefly reunited by Tughlugh Timur before its Transoxiana (-5[1])region was conquered by Timur. This state shares its name with a now-extinct language (10[1])used to write (10[1])the Baburnama. For 10 points, what Mongol successor state in Central Asia was named for the third son of Genghis Khan? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Chagatai Khanate [or Ulus of Chagatai; accept Dumdadu Mongγol Ulus; accept the Chagatai language or Chagatai Turkic]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha24-5
Sky LiSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country9510
Ishan JoshiRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 106-5
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere12010
Michael DuYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitas rational as the square root of two power bottoms12310
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange14510
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Ryan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers1450

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%33%33%89.00
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