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Description acceptable. After this multi-year campaign, a prince on the losing side supposedly ran for his life after horsemen left the decapitated body of his brother to rot near a river. The rise of Qaysites like al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in the lead-up to this campaign prompted the Yamanites to supply the bulk of its victorious army. This campaign’s victors swore allegiance to al-riḍā, a title which al-Ḥārith ibn Surayj had earlier invoked during his rebellion against the governor Naṣr ibn Sayyār. A leader during this campaign granted himself the title (*) as-Saffah upon entering Kufa. The combination of harsh kharaj and jizya taxes prompted mawālī to band together under the Black Standard (10[1])during this campaign, (10[2])which began in Khorasan. (10[1])This campaign ended with Abu Muslim’s victory at the Battle of Zab. For 10 points, name this event that resulted in the creation of the caliphate that succeeded the Umayyads. ■END■

ANSWER: Abbasid Revolution [accept descriptions of the Abbasids overthrowing the Umayyads; accept descriptions of the founding of the Abbasid Caliphate; accept descriptions of the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate until read; prompt on Third Fitna]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vivian MaloufWorld's Fair Wiggle WalkHouston Junior College11010
Jonathan LauCleo: 5/7 movieFree-ish Agents11310
Tracy MirkinRiley et al.The Present King of James is Bald11310
Braxton DavisWilliams et al.Tunks et al.11710

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2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%0%147.67
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%50%0%69.50
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%0%0%113.25