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  2. Cephalopod eye - Wikipedia

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    Cephalopods, as active marine predators, possess sensory organs specialized for use in aquatic conditions. [1] They have a camera-type eye which consists of an iris, a circular lens, vitreous cavity (eye gel), pigment cells, and photoreceptor cells that translate light from the light-sensitive retina into nerve signals which travel along the optic nerve to the brain. [2]

  3. Đại Nam nhất thống chí - Wikipedia

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    Map from the Đại Nam nhất thống chí. The Đại Nam nhất thống chí (chữ Hán: 大南一統志, 1882) is the official geographical record of Vietnam's Nguyễn dynasty written in chữ Hán compiled in the late nineteenth century. [1] It also contains historical records of military campaigns. [2] [3]

  4. List of Vietnamese dynasties - Wikipedia

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    The Hồ dynasty was ruled by the Hồ family which migrated from present-day Zhejiang, China to Vietnam under the leadership of Hồ Hưng Dật during the 10th century CE. [20] The Hồ dynasty claimed descent from the Duke Hu of Chen , the founder of the ancient Chinese State of Chen .

  5. Thành hoàng - Wikipedia

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    Thành hoàng (chữ Hán: 城隍) or Thần hoàng (神隍), Thần Thành hoàng (神城隍) refers to the gods or deities that are enshrined in each village's Đình in Vietnam. The gods or deities are believed to protect the village from natural disasters or calamities and bring fortune.

  6. Vietnamese exonyms - Wikipedia

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    During the expansion of Vietnam some place names have become Vietnamized. Consequently, as control of different places and regions has shifted among China, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries, the Vietnamese names for places can sometimes differ from the names residents of aforementioned places use, although nowadays it has become more ...

  7. Vietnamese mythology - Wikipedia

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    A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Vietnamese Wikipedia article at [[:vi:Truyện thần thoại Việt Nam]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|vi|Truyện thần thoại Việt Nam}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

  8. Đông Nam - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam: Province: Thanh Hóa: District: Đông Sơn District: Time zone: UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) Đông Nam is a rural commune (x ...

  9. Âu Lạc - Wikipedia

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    Map of ancient Asia shows location of the Âu Việt state of Nam Cương and other Viet’s kingdoms. According to folklore, prior to Chinese domination of northern and north-central Vietnam, the region was ruled by a series of kingdoms called Văn Lang with a hierarchical government, headed by Lạc Kings ( Hùng Kings ), who were served by ...