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The Triarchy, also known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters and rudely called the Kingdom of the Three Whores, are supporting antagonists in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. They were an alliance/oligarchy of the Free Cities of Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh, three former colonial cities and legacies of the Valyrian Freehold, as well as current city-states in Essos. As the Triarchy, these cities and their respective regions formed a single and united nation.
During the War of the Stepstones, the Triarchy were enemies with House Targaryen, most notably Prince Daemon Targaryen and House Velaryon. During the Dance of the Dragons, they formed a brief alliance with Aegon II Targaryen's branch of House Targaryen, the Greens.
The Triarchy was established in 96 AC, lasting until its dissolution from a civil war which began in 130 AC. After the dissolution, the civil war between six of the Nine Free Cities eventually developed into the Daughters' War and ended up involving Westeros in it.
Government[]
The Triarchy was an union between the Free Cities of Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh, which was relatively short-lived and amorphously defined, intended to be an "eternal alliance" between the three former rival states. During the Triarchy's existence, from 96 AC to 130 AC, the cities of Lys, Myr, Tyrosh, and their controlled respective regions, countrysides and cities formed a united nation. It was not quite a new political entity, but all three of them acting collectively. The Triarchy was governed by the High Council of the Triarchy, a group of thirty-three magisters with eleven from each city-state.
This alliance called with several different names, all of which were actually inaccurate. And although the name "Triarchy" was official, it was considered inaccurate for two reasons: the first being that Volantis was already famously ruled by three Triarchs, making the union of the three cities not the only Triarchy in the world, and second being the fact that no officials in this alliance officially held the title of "Triarch" like in Volantis. Westerosi lords took to calling the Triarchy the "Kingdom of the Three Daughters", referring to the fact that the three Valyrian colony-cities, along with all the other Free Cities were known by the world as the "daughters of Valyria," and Braavos the "bastard daughter of Valyria. However this nomenclature was also inaccurate, because the three allied states never became a kingdom and had no king.
High Council of the Triarchy[]
The High Council of the Triarchy was the Triarchy's governing body. It was composed of thirty-three magisters, eleven each from Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh. The egotistic and self-centered magisters, however, never displayed a real sense of unity and instead often sought to advance the interests and causes of their respective home cities. As a result, the High Council's topics were usually subject to endless debate.
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External Links[]
- Triarchy on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- High Council of the Triarchy on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Myr on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Lys on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Tyrosh on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Triarchy on the Wiki of Westeros.
- Myr on the Wiki of Westeros.
- Lys on the Wiki of Westeros.
- Tyrosh on the Wiki of Westeros.
