Packet 10: Bonus 9
In 1966, Bal Thackeray founded a Hindutva political party named for this man in Mahārāshṭra ("ma-ha-RAHSH-truh"). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ruler who was crowned in an elaborate 1674 ceremony at the Raigaḍ (“RYE-guhd”) Fort. This first chha•tra•pa•ti founded the Marāṭhā Empire.
ANSWER: Shivājī I (“shi-VAAH-jee”) [or Chhatrapati Shivājīrāje Bhosle; or Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsal; prompt on Shiv Sena]
[10m] Shivājī apocryphally escaped from house arrest imposed by this ruler by hiding in a large basket of sweets. This Mughal Emperor defeated his brother Dara Shikoh after usurping his father, Shah Jahan.
ANSWER: Aurangzeb [or Muhi al-Din Muhammad or Alamgir I]
[10e] According to a letter from this organization’s Bombay Council, Shivājī died of “bloody flux” at the Raigad fort. This organization governed India prior to direct British Rule.
ANSWER: British East India Company [accept BEIC]
<History - World, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 10
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 17.63 | 87% | 63% | 26% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 25.00 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 80% | 40% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 13.75 | 63% | 75% | 0% |