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    Statue of 
	Dai Hanh (Đại Hành), i.e. the 
						posthumous name for the Dai Co Viet Emperor 
	
	
	Le Hoan (fig.). 
	His royal status is symbolized in the Chinese character 
			      
			      
			      wang 
	(王) on his headdress, which means ‘king’ or 
	‘ruler’ and consists of three horizontal strokes and one vertical stroke, 
	and is a pictograph that 
	represents heaven, earth and the liaison between the two, i.e. the 
	emperor. 
						
																														
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