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This man failed to apply his treatise on The Management of Troops to his only military post, which ended with his troops ransacking his house and forcing Shams al-Dawla to exile him. This man’s magnum opus superseded a “Royal Book” that Constantine the African introduced to Europe. This man’s mentor Masihi died in a sandstorm while they fled to the Ziyarid emir Qabus in Gorgan in an effort to escape Mahmud of Ghazni, (-5[1])who sent portraits of this man to cities like Reyy, Tus, and Balkh. (-5[1])This author’s (-5[1])work was used in bimaristans and is celebrated by his (*) tower mausoleum in Hamadan. (-5[1])In a rare primary source on libraries of the Islamic Golden Age, this author’s autobiography describes the chests of books he was given access to after curing the Samanid emir of Bukhara, his hometown. (-5[1])For 10 points, what polymath (10[1]-5[1])wrote a Galen-influenced encyclopedia called the Canon (10[1])of Medicine? (10[1])■END■ (10[6]0[3])

ANSWER: Ibn Sina [or Avicenna]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1275%0%50%148.44

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team72-5
Chris RayWe Need New NamesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer85-5
Akshar GoyalSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARELisan al-Quib87-5
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)101-5
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)135-5
Christopher SimsThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown14010
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicagovar merchants140-5
Tejas RajeBHSU BNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)14710
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little HobbesAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH14910
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceLes Missourables15010
Joel MilesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerWe Need New Names1500
Anderson WangI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Jeam Team15010
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLMM's LLM MLM1500
Naveed ChowdhuryLisan al-QuibSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE15010
Eric ChenBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyThe Oldest Men in the World15010
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone1500
Rohan Khervar merchantsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago15010
Richard YugenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything15010