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The Seven Kingdoms is a realm located on the continent of Westeros, ruled by a monarch styled King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, the king who sits on the Iron Throne in the capital city, King's Landing

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The Seven Kingdoms is a realm located on the continent of Westeros, ruled by a monarch styled King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, the king who sits on the Iron Throne in the capital city, King's Landing. Its name derives from the situation three centuries ago when Aegon the Conqueror set to unite the lands of Westeros, which was ruled by seven independent realms, besides the lands beyond the Wall. The new kingdom created from Aegon's Conquest is divided in nine distinct regions or provinces.

Capital: King's Landing

Religion: Faith of the Seven
Old gods (North)
Drowned God (Iron Islands)

Founded: 1 AC

Preceded by Lordship of Dragonstone
Kingdom of the North
Kingdom of the Isles and the Rivers
Kingdom of Mountain and Vale
Kingdom of the Rock
Kingdom of the Reach
Kingdom of the Storm
Principality of Dorne (187 AC)

Notable places: Red Keep
Great Sept of Baelor
Citadel
Wall
Oldtown

Notable organizations: Night's Watch
Maesters
Faith of the Seven
Kingsguard
Small council

Throughout thousands of years of history, the continent of Westeros was often divided amongst a multitude of monarchs and realms, including the so-called Age of the Hundred Kingdoms. The term "Seven Kingdoms" derives from the situation in Westeros just prior to Aegon's Conquest three centuries ago, when most of the continent had been consolidated under the rule of seven great monarchs:

* House Stark: Torrhen Stark, King in the North

* House Arryn: Ronnel Arryn, King of Mountain and Vale

* House Hoare: Harren Hoare, King of the Isles and the Rivers

* House Lannister: Loren I Lannister, King of the Rock

* House Gardener: Mern IX Gardener, King of the Reach

* House Baratheon: Argilac Durrandon, the Storm King

* House Martell: Meria Martell, Princess of Dorne

Although the term refers to seven kingdoms, Dorne was ruled by by a princess instead of a king. Additionally, the term omitted the island "kingdom" of Dragonstone, which was ruled by the sovereign Lords of Dragonstone from House Targaryen, and the lands beyond the Wall.

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