Over the centuries, many men before [Rand al'Thor|Rand alThor] claimed to be the [Dragon Reborn|Rand]. Only a few could [channel|True Source], but those few often wreaked havoc before they could be killed or [gentled|stilling].

! Well Known Names

* [Raolin Darksbane] (335-6 AB)
* [Yurian Stonebow] (circa 1300-1308 AB)
* [Davian] (FY 351)
* [Guaire Amalasan] (FY 939-43)
* [Gorin Rogad] (circa 995 NE)
* [Logain Ablar] (997 NE)
* [Mazrim Taim] (998 NE)

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch3] - [Padan Fain] tells the [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] crowd that there is a false Dragon in [Ghealdan]. That is the third in the last five years. The last one started a war and laid siege to [Illian|Illian (City)].
## [TEotW,Ch13] - [Children of the Light] have arrived in [Baerlon] because of the false Dragon in [Ghealdan]. [Aes Sedai] are fighting him.
## [TEotW,Ch14] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] claims that the [White Tower] used [Davian], [Yurian Stonebow], [Guaire Amalasan], [Raolin Darksbane] and [Logain Ablar].
## [TEotW,Ch26] - News in [Whitebridge] - the false Dragon [Logain Ablar] was captured near [Lugard]. [Bartim] saw the previous false Dragon paraded through the countryside two years ago.
## [TEotW,Ch34] - The road to [Caemlyn] is filled with people headed to see the false Dragon [Logain Ablar].
## [TEotW,Ch52] - [Rand] asks [Moiraine] if he will be used like [Raolin Darksbane], [Guaire Amalasan], [Yurian Stonebow], [Davian] and [Logain Ablar].
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch4] - News in [Shienar] - there are three more false Dragons in [Saldaea], [Murandy] and [Tear|Tear (Country)], but only the one in [Saldaea] can [channel|True Source]. [Moiraine] notes that there were three others in the last two years. [Logain Ablar] is now [gentled|stilling] in [Tar Valon]. The two others in [Kandor] and [Arad Doman] could not [channel|True Source].
## [TGH,Ch8] - [Rand] tells the [Amyrlin Seat|Aes Sedai#a] that he will not be used like [Raolin Darksbane], [Yurian Stonebow] or [Guaire Amalasan].
## [TGH,Ch25] - [Thom]'s patrons want to hear news about false Dragons.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Prologue] - [Pedron Niall] is sure that [Rand] is just another false Dragon. He wonders about the other two in [Saldaea] and [Tear|Tear (Country)]. He plans to use the false Dragon to augment his own position.
## [TDR,Ch12] - News in [Tar Valon] - [Mazrim Taim] has been captured and the false Dragon in [Haddon Mirk] was captured and executed. The moment [Rand] declared himself the false Dragons were eliminated.
## [TDR,Ch22] - There are always lots of guards around during the trial of a false Dragon in the [White Tower] because followers of false Dragons [Guaire Amalasan] and [Raolin Darksbane] tried to break into the [White Tower] to rescue them.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch17] - In the [White Tower], [Gawyn] is concerned about the rumors coming from [Tear|Tear (City)] about a false Dragon taking the [Stone of Tear].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Prologue] - News in [Amador] - the false Dragon [Logain Ablar] was set up by the [Red Ajah].
## [LoC,Ch2] - [Rand] reminds [Logain Ablar] of what happens to false Dragons. [Logain Ablar] [gentled|stilling] in the [White Tower]. One beheaded in [Haddon Mirk] by the [Tairens|Tear (Country)]. One burned alive by the [Murandians|Murandy] as was [Gorin Rogad] by the [Illianers|Illian (Country)] four years ago.
## [LoC,Ch8] - [Logain Ablar] tells his story about the [Red Ajah] to [Altaran|Altara] nobles. One of the nobles recalls that [Raolin Darksbane] and [Guaire Amalasan]'s followers attacked the [White Tower] after they were taken. [Nynaeve] wonders if the [Red Ajah] also set up other false Dragons such as [Gorin Rogad] and [Mazrim Taim].
## [LoC,Ch54] - [Loial] tells [Perrin] what he knows about men who [channel|True Source] including [Davian], [Guaire Amalasan], [Raolin Darksbane] and [Yurian Stonebow].
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