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The Conciliator
Jaehaerys I survives in the five main novels as the Old King and Conciliator, a benchmark for long Targaryen peace and institution building. Chapters around Daenerys and Bran recall his dynastic place, roads, or descendants without fully testing the costs of his celebrated rule. His succession also leads toward Viserys I and the later civil war, so the remembered golden age cannot be separated from what its settlement left unresolved.
Key story events this character is involved in, and the chapters where they appear.
Role: convened
King Jaehaerys I convened the lords of Westeros to settle the succession. The council chose Prince Viserys over his cousin Rhaenys, establishing the precedent that a male heir takes precedence over a female claimant. This decision echoed forward into the Dance of the Dragons.
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