Question
According to UChicago professor Paul Walker, this ruler may have been assassinated by his sister Sitt al-Mulk, a Melkite Christian. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ruler who mysteriously disappeared while riding his donkey Qamar around a city gate. This ruler instituted bans on consuming watercress and mulukhiyah (“moo-loo-KEE-yuh”), which he believed was an aphrodisiac.
ANSWER: Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah [or Abu Ali al-Mansur; prompt on the “Mad Caliph”] (The ban on mulukhiyah is today observed by the Druze.)
[10m] Yahya (“YAH-yah”), a Christian historian named for living in this city, recorded myths about al-Hakim’s disappearance. Peter Bartholomew supposedly discovered the Holy Lance during a 1097 to 1098 siege of this city.
ANSWER: Antioch [or Antakya]
[10e] Al-Hakim’s reputation was also attacked by historians in this rival caliphate. This dynasty was founded after Abu Muslim defeated the Umayyads at the Battle of the Zab.
ANSWER: Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasid Empire; or Abbasid Dynasty]
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Summary
| 2025 ACF Nationals | 04/19/2025 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
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| Columbia A | Minnesota | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |