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The maesters of the Citadel who keep the histories of Westeros have used Aegon’s Conquest as their touchstone for the past three hundred years. Births, deaths, battles, and other events are dated either AC ( After the Conquest ) or BC ( Before the Conquest )

Year 1 After the Conquest :

1 AC is the first year of the reign of King Aegon I Targaryen, starting on the day Aegon was crowned in Oldtown. Aegon's coronation at Oldtown is used by maesters to date the Westerosi calendar. The start of Aegon's reign was preceded by Aegon's Conquest, a war lasting two years. We also see the Three Sisters tried take advantage of the chaos caused by the Conquest and declared themselves independent. The secession was quickly stopped by Queen Visenya Targaryen, using her dragon and an army of northmen.

Year 2 After the Conquest :

In 2 AC King Aegon I Targaryen descended on the Iron Islands with Balerion in order to put and end to the civil war that has erupted after Harren Hoare's death during the Conquest. The main claimant, Qhorin Volmark, was slain by Aegon with Blackfyre, and the priest-king Lodos drowned himself after his prayers to the Drowned God went unanswered. Afterwards, Aegon allowed the ironborn to elect their own leader, and Lord Vickon Greyjoy was chosen as Lord of the Iron Islands.

Year 4 After the Conquest :

4 AC was the beginning of the First Dornish War, with a Targaryen full-fledged attempt to invade Dorne. Queen Rhaenys Targaryen attacked the Planky Town from the air with Meraxes, while King Aegon I Targaryen marched through the Prince's Pass and Lord Orys Baratheon descended through the Boneway. Although Orys was ambushed and captured by the Wyl of Wyl, most of the Dornish prefer to avoid confrontation and abandon their strongholds rather than face the invading armies. After capturing a few castles, Aegon took Sunspear and declared the Conquest of Dorne concluded.

Year 5 After the Conquest :

In 5 AC the Dornish War went on with renewed fierceness. Taking advantage of the fact that Aegon and Balerion had returned to King's Landing, hordes of Dornish spearmen emerged from hiding and recaptured the castles they had lost, killing the garrisons and the castellans. Lord Rosby was thrown by Meria Martell from the top of the Spear Tower in what would be known as the Defenestration of Sunspear, and Harlan Tyrell and his entire army disappeared amidst the red sands, somewhere at the east of Hellholt. Year 5 AC is also notable for the creation of the office of Grand Maester, after King Aegon requested the Citadel to send him one of their own to advise him.

Year 7 After the Conquest :

Prince Aenys Targaryen is born to King Aegon I Targaryen and Queen Rhaenys Targaryen.

Year 9 After the Conquest :

In 9 AC, lord Alton Celtigar became the third Hand of the King after the resignation of lord Edmyn Tully. In Dorne, the war continued with Aegon and Visenya burnings of castles with their dragons.

Year 10 After the Conquest :

In 10 AC the Dornish War took a darker turn when Rhaenys and her dragon Meraxes were shot down by a scorpion at Hellholt. This would begin a period of indiscriminate revenges, and the war escalated to a series of castle burnings and targeted murders of nobles known as the Dragon's Wroth. After a failed attempt on Aegon, Visenya convinced him to establish a body of seven sworn bodyguards that would be named the Kingsguard.