Dai Shan is a title from lost Malkier and known throughout the Borderlands. In the Old Tongue, "dai shan" means "battle lord." In the Borderlands, Lan Mandragoran is often called Dai Shan. Lord Agelmar Jagad explains that when Lan was a baby, his parents anointed his head with oil and named him Dai Shan, a Diademed Battle Lord. It is not known if all kings of Malkier are named Dai Shan.