Packet 3: Bonus 12

Táo Zōngyí’s Interrupted Labors is the chief source for ethnic stratification in this dynasty, which restricted most tax collection to ortogh made up of Muslim merchants. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Chinese dynasty that banned halal slaughter and circumcision for various sèmù (“SUH-moo”). Marco Polo noted the presence of Jewish traders in China while visiting this dynasty.
ANSWER: Yuán [or Great Yuán; or Dà Yuán; or Yeke Yuwan Ulus; prompt on Mongol Empire]
[10m] Amir al-Din, a Muslim architect, helped Yuán reformer Liú Bǐngzhōng plan this city according to the principles of the Rites of Zhōu. This historical city replaced Shàngdū, or “Xanadu,” as Kublai’s primary capital.
ANSWER: Dàdū [or Khanbaliq or Hánbālǐ; prompt on Běijīng or Peking]
[10h] Kublai also dispatched this Nestorian envoy and his student Markos. This Uyghur (“WEE-gurr”) monk wrote a unique account of his travels through Italy and France, including a meeting with Pope Nicholas IV in Rome.
ANSWER: Rabban Bar Sauma [or Rabban Bar Ṣawma; or Lābīn Sǎowùmǎ]
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HeardPPBE %M %H %
2418.33100%67%17%

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BrownMaryland B1010020EM
BruinNYU B1010020EM
Chicago AVirginia Tech1010020EM
Chicago BCornell100010E
Columbia AUC Berkeley B1010020EM
Columbia BVirginia100010E
Georgia Tech APenn State1010020EM
Georgia Tech BJohns Hopkins100010E
HarvardNorthwestern A10101030EMH
Illinois AMinnesota1010020EM
IndianaUC Berkeley A10101030EMH
MITCambridge1010020EM
Maryland AStanford A1001020EH
MichiganOhio State100010E
NYU AToronto A10101030EMH
Northwestern BUCF1010020EM
PurdueGeorgetown1010020EM
Stanford BRutgers100010E
SwarthmoreIllinois B100010E
TexasGeorgia Tech C100010E
Toronto BPittsburgh1010020EM
UCLAWashU1010020EM
VanderbiltBritish Columbia1010020EM
WaterlooNorth Carolina1010020EM

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Main Site2026-04-17✓2418.33100%67%17%