Question

This man’s wife was one of the few victims of a failed mass poisoning with arsenic-laced bread that aimed to bring down his government, the 1857 Esing Bakery incident. Jeremy Bentham died in the arms of this disciple of his, who was often critiqued by Karl Marx for his proclamation that “Jesus Christ is free trade and free trade is Jesus Christ.” This man negotiated with a father-and-son pair of ministers from the Persian Bunnag family to create a successor to the (-5[1])Burney Treaty. As the fourth governor of (*) Hong Kong, this man and his envoy Harry Parkes used the Arrow incident as a pretext to shell Canton, kicking off the Second (-5[1])Opium (-5[1])War. This diplomat secured extraterritoriality and “most favored nation” (-5[1])status (-5[1])for Britain in a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce that was signed during Mongkut’s reign. (10[1])For 10 points, what (-5[1])British political economist’s namesake treaty “opened” Thailand? ■END■ (10[3]0[13])

ANSWER: John Bowring [accept Bowring Treaty]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1429%0%43%146.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tejas RajeBHSU Bsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone81-5
Jerry VinokurovThe Oldest Men in the WorldAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret111-5
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH112-5
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet121-5
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A122-5
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence13710
Ryan Westbrookwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingThe Jeam Team141-5
Mitch McCullarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretThe Oldest Men in the World1490
Naveed ChowdhuryLisan al-QuibCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team1490
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLisan al-Quib1490
Aidan MehiganFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!var merchants1490
Colin Stewartvar merchantsFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!1490
Joel MilesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago1490
Victor PavaoLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer1490
Kevin YeBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyMindgoblin of Little Hobbes1490
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little HobbesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy1490
Charles HangLes MissourablesNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)1490
Fierro GreyNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)Les Missourables1490
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)14910
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see14910
Chris RayWe Need New NamesPunished "Venom" BHSU14910
Corry WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE1490
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneBHSU B1490