Q: By 1759, Alaungpaya had reunified all of Burma plus Manipur and Lan Na. However, his hold on Lan Na and Tenasserim coast was still nominal. The Siamese who originally were concerned about the rising power of Restored Hanthawaddy now actively supported the ethnic Mon rebels operating in the upper Tenasserim coast. In December 1759, Alaungpaya and his 40,000-strong armies invaded the Tenasserim coast. They crossed over the Tenasserim Hills, and finally reached Ayutthaya on 11 April 1760. But only five days into the siege, the Burmese king suddenly fell ill and the Burmese withdrew. The king died three weeks later, ending the war. The 1760 war was inconclusive. Although Burma had regained the upper Tenasserim coast to Tavoy, they still had to deal with Siamese supported rebellions in Lan Na and at Tavoy . The warfare resumed in August 1765, when two Burmese armies invaded again in a pincer movement on the Siamese capital. The Burmese armies took Ayutthaya in April 1767 after a 14-months' siege. The Burmese armies sacked the city and committed atrocities that mar the Burmese-Thai relations to the present. The Burmese were forced to withdraw a few months later due to the Chinese invasions of their homeland. Burma however had annexed the lower Tenasserim coast.
When did the second seige of Ayutthaya begin?
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Q: Still searching for their first win of the season, the Bengals went home for a Week 7 AFC North duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Carson Palmer still out with a sore elbow, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was given the start. In the first quarter, Cincinnati trailed early as Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger completed a 2-yard TD pass to RB Mewelde Moore, along with kicker Jeff Reed getting a 21-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Bengals answered with Fitzpatrick completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR Chad Ocho Cinco. In the third quarter, Pittsburgh responded with Moore getting a 13-yard TD run. Cincinnati would respond with kicker Dave Rayner nailing a 26-yard field goal. However, in the fourth quarter, the Steelers pulled away with Roethlisberger completing a 50-yard TD pass to WR Nate Washington, Moore getting a 2-yard TD run, and QB Byron Leftwich completing a 16-yard TD pass to WR Hines Ward. Earlier in the game, Ward destroyed Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers with a vicious legal hit, breaking Rivers' jaw. With the loss, Cincinnati dropped to 0-7. The team's first such start since 2002.
How many yards was the longest scoring play of the game?
A: 50

Q: The Livonian Master, like the grandmaster of the Teutonic Order, was elected by his fellow knights for a life term. The grandmaster exercised supervisory powers and his advice was considered equal to a command. The grandmaster of Teutonic knights did not limit local autonomy, he rarely visited Livonia or sent ambassadors for oversight. Hermann Balk 1237-1238Dietrich von Gruningen 1238-1242Dietrich von Gruningen 1244-1246 Andreas von Stierland 1248-1253Anno von Sangershausen 1253-1256Burchard von Hornhausen 1256-1260Werner von Breithausen 1261-1263Konrad von Mandern 1263-1266Otto von Lutterberg 1266-1270Walther von Nortecken 1270-1273Ernst von Rassburg 1273-1279 Konrad von Feuchtwangen 1279-1281Wilken von Endorp 1281-1287Konrad von Herzogenstein 1288-1290Halt von Hohembach-1293Heinrich von Dinkelaghe 1295-1296Bruno 1296-1298Gottfried von Rogga 1298-1307Gerhard van Joeck 1309-1322Johannes Ungenade 1322-1324Reimar Hane 1324-1328Everhard von Monheim 1328-130Burchard von Dreileben 1340-1345Goswin von Hercke 1345-1359Arnold von Vietinghof 1359-1364Wilhelm von Vrymersheim 1364-1385Robin von Eltz 1385-1389Wennemar Hasenkamp von Bruggeneye 1389-1401Konrad von Vietinghof 1401-1413Diderick Tork 1413-1415Siegfried Lander von Spanheim 1415-1424Zisse von Rutenberg 1424-1433Franco Kerskorff 1433-1435Heinrich von Bockenvorde 1435-1437Heinrich Vinke von Overbergen 1438-1450Johann Osthoff von Mengede 1450-1469Johann Wolthuss von Herse 1470-1471Bernd von der Borch 1471-1483Johann Freytag von Loringhoven 1483-1494Wolter von Plettenberg 1494-1535Hermann Hasenkamp von Bruggeneye 1535-1549Johann von der Recke 1549-1551Heinrich von Galen 1551-1557Johann Wilhelm von Furstenberg 1557-1559Godert Kettler 1559-1561
Who was a Livonian Master last: Dietrich von Gruningen or Andreas von Stierland?
A: Andreas von Stierland

Q: In 1344, the regency concluded a further alliance with Bulgaria, which required the surrender of Philippopolis and nine other towns in northern Thrace along the river Evros. Nevertheless, after their occupation, Ivan Alexander refrained from direct action against Kantakouzenos' forces operating in southern and eastern Thrace. At the same time, Momchil, a former brigand whom Kantakouzenos had entrusted with control over the region of Merope in the Rhodope mountains, switched over to the regency. In early 1344, Kantakouzenos was deprived of Umur and the bulk of his army, who had sailed home to repel a Latin attack on his main harbour, Smyrna. On their way, the Turkish force was attacked by the Serbs under Gregory Preljub, but prevailed at the Battle of Stephaniana. Nevertheless, Kantakouzenos was able to ward off joint attacks by Dusan and Apokaukos until Umur returned to his aid the next spring at the head of an army of 20,000men. Kantakouzenos and Umur raided Bulgaria, and then turned against Momchil. The latter had exploited the power vacuum in the Rhodope, an effective no man's land between the Serbs, Bulgarians and Byzantines, to set himself up as a quasi-independent prince, supported by a substantial force of around 5,000 men. On 7 July 1345, the two armies clashed at Peritheorion. Momchil's army was crushed, and he himself fell in the field. Soon afterwards, Dusan arrived before Serres and laid siege to the city. Rejecting demands by Kantakouzenos to withdraw, a clash appeared inevitable until the murder of Alexios Apokaukos in Constantinople forced Kantakouzenos to direct his attention there.
What happened first, the clash at Peritheorion or the regency concluding a further alliance with Bulgaria?
A:
urther alliance with Bulgaria