Round 1: Tossup 20

A 2002 ceremony echoed the coronation of this dynasty’s founder, in which representatives met at Sher-i-Surkh to place grass in his turban. This dynasty left behind the massive Zamzama cannon, or Kim’s Gun, after a victory in which it was backed by Najib ud-Daula. Like Lord Macartney, (10[1])this dynasty’s emissary Khwāja Mirhan refused to kowtow (10[1])before Qiánlóng, but still gifted the Qīng four horses painted by Giuseppe (10[1])Castiglione (10[3])(“ka-steel-YO-nay”). This dynasty desecrated the Harmandir Sahib three separate times before Ranjit Singh (10[1])rebuilt it (10[1])as the Golden Temple. (10[1]-5[1])This dynasty was founded by an Afsharid vassal who changed its name to reference his epithet (10[2])“pearl of pearls,” defeated a Maratha army at the Third Battle of Panipat, (10[1])and crowned himself shah (10[1])at Kandahar. (10[1])For 10 points, the Barakzai (10[1])toppled (10[1])what 18th-century Afghan dynasty (10[2]-5[1])founded by Ahmad Shah? ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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