Royal Burials
The Dian buried their kings at Shizhaishan (discovered in 1954). The burials were identified by the inscription, King Dian's Seal. The inscription was written in seal script on a gold imperial seal of investiture given by the Han Emperor. Sima Qian noted that the Dian were one of only two local groups to have received an imperial seal, the other being Yelang. Both are still known - the Yelang seal emerged in 2007 from a Miao man in Guizhou, claiming to be the Yelang king's 75th generation descendant.
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