Question

Isa ibn Musa cut off the grain supply to this city to suppress a revolt led by (-5[1])Muhammad ”the Pure Soul.” The biographer Ibn Ishaq claimed that the king Abu Karib ordered that this city’s trees be cut down after his son was executed by its inhabitants; however, he converted to Judaism after bringing back two rabbis from this city. The Battle of Bu’ath was fought between two tribes inhabiting this city, the Khazraj and Aws tribes, many of whom became known as (*) ansar. Aynin Mountain was renamed to “Archers Mountain” following a battle near this city at Mount Uhud. (-5[1])Salman al-Farsi suggested building a defensive trench around this city prior to a 627 battle. A “constitution” named for this (10[1])city, previously known as Yathrib, established the power (10[1])of a man who fled to this city in 622. For 10 points, name this city, the [emphasize] destination of the Hijrah of Muhammad. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Medina [or al-Madinah; accept the Constitution of Medina; accept Yathrib before read] (The first line refers to the Alid revolt of 762-763.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Cry of the Common Loon16-5
Michal GerasimiukStanford+number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku99-5
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsBerkeley11910
Hari ParameswaranCry of the Common LoonWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?12710
Vittal Bhatnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuStanford+15110

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%67%132.33
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