Khitans - 2024 ESPN @ Duke

Question

Excavations at these people’s tomb in Tuerji Mountain uncovered the remains of a priestess wearing a golden headdress and bells on her ankles. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name these people, whose leader Yelu Deguang established the Liao dynasty after capturing Kaifeng. In the 600s, these people formed the Dahe Confederacy to resist Tang rule.

ANSWER: Khitans [or Qidan]

[10h] The Liao dynasty’s rule was legitimized by this 1005 treaty, in which the Song dynasty agreed to pay a tribute of silk and silver in exchange for peace. This treaty’s terms were broken in 1127 when the Song dynasty and Jurchens jointly invaded Khitan territory.

ANSWER: Treaty of Chanyuan [or Treaty of Shanyuan; or Chanyuan Covenant]

[10e] Many Khitans served in the army of this Sogdian general, who led a rebellion against the Tang dynasty in 755.

ANSWER: An Lushan

<Parameswaran, World History>

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2024 ESPN @ Brown	04/06/2024	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge	04/06/2024	Y	2	30.00	100%	100%	100%
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