Aegon I Targaryen
The Conqueror. With the dragon Balerion he united six kingdoms and became the first king on the Iron Throne.
- House
- House Targaryen
Seats and titles
- King's Landing – Aegon's Conquest (2 BC – 1 AC): Aegon I Targaryen – the city is founded
- Dragonstone – Before the Conquest (~100 BC – 2 BC): Aegon Targaryen
- Dragonstone – Aegon's Conquest (2 BC – 1 AC): Aegon I Targaryen
Events
Aegon's Landing · King's Landing, 2 BC
Aegon lands at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush and raises a timber fort on the hill that will bear his name.
The burning of Harrenhal · Harrenhal, 2 BC
Harren shuts himself in his newly finished castle. Aegon flies Balerion above the walls and dragonfire melts the towers; Harren and his sons die inside.
The Field of Fire · Highgarden, 2 BC
The hosts of the Reach and the Rock march against Aegon. All three dragons set the field ablaze – the Gardeners die out, Loren Lannister yields, and the steward Harlen Tyrell receives Highgarden.
The King Who Knelt · The Ruby Ford, 2 BC
Torrhen Stark brings his army to the Trident, sees the dragons, and kneels rather than sacrifice the North.
The anointing · Oldtown, 1 AC
Oldtown opens its gates and the High Septon anoints Aegon. From this day years are counted "AC" – After the Conquest.
Campaigns
- Aegon's Conquest (2–1 BC) – follow the campaign step by step on the animated map.