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The dahn system has ten different levels ranging from one to ten, with one being the highest and ten being the lowest. The highest levels of dahn implies immense power and authority while those at the lowest level of dahn are merely ordinary people.
 
The first dahn consists of the king and highprinces.{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}} The second dahn contains the heirs apparent to the king and highprinces.{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}} The third dahn is made up, at least in part, by the non-heir children of the king,{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}} the non-heir children of highprinces,{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}} and highlords{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}}{{ref|b|sa2|c|52}}. The fourth dahn includes lighteyes who hold the position of battalionlord in the army; battalionlords command a full battalion of a thousand men.{{ref|b|sa1|c|73}} The seventh dahn includes lower ranking officers in the army who are landless and attached to a more powerful officer's retinue.{{ref|b|sa1|c|27}}
 
The tenth and lowest level of dahn were colloquially known as "tenners" and were looked down upon as being barely above darkeyes.{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}}{{ref|b|sa2|c|45}} Unlike high dahn lighteyes—who might make a living from their landed estates or by ruling over other men—or even high nahn darkeyes—who might be merchants or master craftsmen—tenners had to actually work for a living.{{ref|b|sa2|c|45}}
The dahn of a lighteyed child is influenced by the dahn that his parents hold. Generally, the child's dahn will be equivalent to the highest dahn that either of his parents hold.{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}} For example, a child from a union of a fifth dahn husband and sixth dahn wife would be fifth dahn.
 
However, special rules apply to those of very high dahn or who hold certain special positions. In such a circumstance, the heir apparent will bereceive assignedthe ahighest reservedparent's dahn and eventually succeed the parent's position and dahn while the non-heir children will slip one or two ranks down until they reach a "stable rank."{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}} A stable rank is one in which the child will always inherit the rank of their parent; the third dahn is a stable rank, while the first and second are not.{{ref|?|1068|13|Interview with Brandon Sanderson}}
 
== Notable lighteyes ==
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