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The Sack of King's Landing was one of the closing events of Robert's Rebellion. It consisted of a devastating assault on the city of King's Landing and its inhabitants by the army of House Lannister. It effectively ended the civil war and the rule of House Targaryen.

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  • Sack of King's Landing
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  • The Sack of King's Landing was one of the closing events of Robert's Rebellion. It consisted of a devastating assault on the city of King's Landing and its inhabitants by the army of House Lannister. It effectively ended the civil war and the rule of House Targaryen.
  • The Sack of King's Landing came during the end of Robert's Rebellion, also known as the War of the Usurper, in which Robert Baratheon, Eddard Stark, and Jon Arryn led their armies against the Targaryens on the Iron Throne.
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  • 30(xsd:integer)
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Casual
  • Light, if any
  • Massive *King Aerys IITargaryen † *Princess Elia Martell † *Prince AegonTargaryen † *Princess Rhaenys Targaryen † *Wisdom Rossart †
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Date
  • c. 281 AL
Name
  • Sack of King's Landing
Commanders
  • King Aerys IITargaryen † *Wisdom Rossart, Hand of the King †
  • Lord Tywin Lannister *Ser Gregor Clegane *Ser Amory Lorch
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Result
  • * Decisive Rebel-Lannister
  • *Assassination of the Mad King.
  • *Massacre of the royal family.
  • *Robert Baratheon seizes
  • *Wildfire plot averted.
  • the Iron Throne.
  • victory.
Forces
  • 12000(xsd:integer)
  • Lannister soldiers
  • Small amount of defenders
Civilian
  • A significant number of civilian casualties
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Place
  • King's Landing, Crownlands.
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Conflict
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  • The Sack of King's Landing came during the end of Robert's Rebellion, also known as the War of the Usurper, in which Robert Baratheon, Eddard Stark, and Jon Arryn led their armies against the Targaryens on the Iron Throne. House Lannister under Tywin Lannister had delayed declaring for one side or the other, but when it became obvious that the rebellion was going to prevail, he marched his forces to King's Landing on the pretense of coming to aid Aerys. Grand Maester Pycelle (long secretly loyal to Tywin Lannister) advised Aerys to open the gates, Varys advised not to. Aerys listened to Pycelle, the Lannisters began plundering, raping, and destroying all in their path. During this time, the Mad King Aerys was killed by the Kingsguard member Jaime Lannister. He killed Aerys to prevent him from exploding wildfire throughout the city (Aerys had arranged that if the city fell, he would reduce it to ashes). Ser Jaime then waited on the Iron Throne to see who would claim it. During the sack, Lannister men broke into Maegor's Holdfast and murdered Rhaenys Targaryen, daughter of Rhaegar and Elia of Dorne. Gregor Clegane killed Aegon Targaryen, Elia's son, and then raped Elia before he killed her as well. Eventually, Eddard Stark arrived with his men to claim the throne for Robert Baratheon the Usurper, and the war ended. Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn decided to stand aside and let Robert be king. Robert had the best claim, as he had Targaryen blood from both his grandmother and the whole Baratheon line started with a Targaryen bastard line. Jon Arryn was older and Eddard was quiet and just wanted to return to the North. Robert was charismatic and Jon Arryn believed he would serve best as Hand of the King.
  • The Sack of King's Landing was one of the closing events of Robert's Rebellion. It consisted of a devastating assault on the city of King's Landing and its inhabitants by the army of House Lannister. It effectively ended the civil war and the rule of House Targaryen.
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