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This ruler was served by a prince known as “Tianna,” who visited China and returned with weapons aboard the Iphigenia. According to a proverb, “the morning star alone” knows where this ruler is buried, though one legend claims his body lies in the grotto of a half-human, half-dragon chieftess. This ruler’s wife, who was gifted a gilded Bible while visiting London in 1817, initiated a period translated as “free eating” (10[1])after dining (10[1])with the (-5[1])[emphasize] successor of this (-5[1])ruler. At the “Battle of the (-5[1])Red-Mouthed Gun” this ruler was assisted by two former crew members (10[1])of the (10[1])Fair American, (10[1])John (10[1])Young (10[1])and Isaac (10[1])Davis. (10[1])This ruler decreed (10[1])that the elderly, women, (10[1])and children should remain unharmed (10[1])as part of the “Law of the (10[1])Splintered (10[1])Paddle.” (10[2]-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this king who united the islands of Hawai‘i. ■END■ (10[4])

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