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John Bowring, an Uncommon card
Sir John Bowring, or Phrayā Siam Mānukūlakicca Siammitra Mahāyaśa was a British political economist, traveller, writer, literary translator, polyglot and the fourth Governor of Hong Kong.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
John Bowring quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Bowring card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His namesake treaty was fully effective for 70 years, until the reign of ______.
Answer
Vajiravudh. His namesake treaty was fully effective for 70 years, until the reign of Vajiravudh. From the John Bowring article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
This treaty was gradually edited and became completely ineffective in ____ under the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram.
Answer
1930s. This treaty was gradually edited and became completely ineffective in 1938 under the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. From the John Bowring article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was appointed by Queen Victoria as emissary to Siam, later he was appointed by King Mongkut of Siam as ambassador to London, also making a treaty of amity with Siam on 18 April 1855, now referred to as the "Bowring Treaty".
- His namesake treaty was fully effective for 70 years, until the reign of Vajiravudh.
- This treaty was gradually edited and became completely ineffective in 1938 under the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Bowring article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get John Bowring
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Bowring (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John King (1788-1847), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
