It is unknown when Ramedar became King, but he was the ruler of the nation during part of the Consolidation, Artur Hawkwing's war of conquest which saw him take control of all the Westlands over a twenty-year period. For much of that time, Aldeshar was part of a coalition of nations waging war against Hawkwing, according to some histories at the direction of Bonwhin Meraighdin, the Amyrlin Seat of the Aes Sedai at the time.