The Dance of the Dragons

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Targaryen succession war civil war historical event

The Dance of the Dragons is a devastating Targaryen civil war in Westerosi history, fought between rival factions of House Targaryen over the Iron Throne and marked by the widespread use and near-extinction of dragons.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Dance of the Dragons	22
The Dance of Dragons	4
Dance of Dragons	2
Dance of the Dragons (prelude)	1
The Dance of the Dragons canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3284938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Dance of the Dragons
Context triple: [Westeros, hasHistoricalEvent, The Dance of the Dragons]

A. Aegon’s Conquest
Aegon’s Conquest was the pivotal military campaign in which Aegon I Targaryen and his dragons unified most of Westeros under Targaryen rule, marking the beginning of the Targaryen dynasty.
B. A Dance with Dragons
A Dance with Dragons is the fifth epic fantasy novel in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, continuing the complex political and magical conflicts across Westeros and Essos.
C. A Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows is the fourth novel in George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, focusing on the political aftermath of war in Westeros through multiple intertwining character perspectives.
D. Blackfyre Rebellions
The Blackfyre Rebellions were a series of civil wars in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe, sparked by rival Targaryen claimants and their supporters vying for the Iron Throne of Westeros.
E. Fire and Blood
"Fire and Blood" is the climactic season one finale of Game of Thrones, known for its shocking aftermath of Ned Stark’s execution and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Dance of the Dragons
Target entity description: The Dance of the Dragons is a devastating Targaryen civil war in Westerosi history, fought between rival factions of House Targaryen over the Iron Throne and marked by the widespread use and near-extinction of dragons.

A. Aegon’s Conquest
Aegon’s Conquest was the pivotal military campaign in which Aegon I Targaryen and his dragons unified most of Westeros under Targaryen rule, marking the beginning of the Targaryen dynasty.
B. A Dance with Dragons
A Dance with Dragons is the fifth epic fantasy novel in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, continuing the complex political and magical conflicts across Westeros and Essos.
C. A Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows is the fourth novel in George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, focusing on the political aftermath of war in Westeros through multiple intertwining character perspectives.
D. Blackfyre Rebellions
The Blackfyre Rebellions were a series of civil wars in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe, sparked by rival Targaryen claimants and their supporters vying for the Iron Throne of Westeros.
E. Fire and Blood
"Fire and Blood" is the climactic season one finale of Game of Thrones, known for its shocking aftermath of Ned Stark’s execution and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Targaryen succession war ⓘ civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ
adaptedIn	House of the Dragon (TV series) ⓘ linked to: House of the Dragon
conflictBetween	Targaryen factions ⓘ
createdBy	George R. R. Martin ⓘ
describedIn	Fire and Blood ⓘ linked to: Fire & Blood
fictionalEventInFranchise	Game of Thrones ⓘ
fictionalEventInUniverse	A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ
followedBy	reign of Aegon III Targaryen ⓘ
foughtOver	Iron Throne ⓘ
involvesHouse	House Arryn ⓘ House Baratheon ⓘ House Greyjoy ⓘ House Hightower ⓘ House Lannister ⓘ House Stark ⓘ House Strong ⓘ House Targaryen ⓘ House Tully ⓘ House Velaryon ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle at Rook's Rest ⓘ Battle of the Gullet ⓘ Battle of the Honeywine ⓘ Battle over the Gods Eye ⓘ Storming of the Dragonpit ⓘ
notableCombatant	Aegon II Targaryen ⓘ Alicent Hightower ⓘ Corlys Velaryon ⓘ Criston Cole ⓘ Daemon Targaryen ⓘ Otto Hightower ⓘ Rhaenyra Targaryen ⓘ
notableDragon	Cannibal ⓘ Caraxes ⓘ Grey Ghost ⓘ Meleys ⓘ Moondancer ⓘ Sheepstealer ⓘ Sunfyre ⓘ Syrax ⓘ Tessarion ⓘ Vermithor ⓘ Vhagar ⓘ
precededBy	reign of Viserys I Targaryen ⓘ linked to: reign of King Viserys I Targaryen
primaryBelligerent	Blacks ⓘ Greens ⓘ
resultedIn	destruction of many castles and towns ⓘ massive casualties in Westeros ⓘ near-extinction of dragons ⓘ political instability in the Seven Kingdoms ⓘ weakening of House Targaryen ⓘ
setInRegion	Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
setInWorld	Westeros ⓘ linked to: Westeros (fictional continent)
theme	civil war ⓘ destructive power of dragons ⓘ dynastic decline ⓘ succession crisis ⓘ
timePeriod	Targaryen rule in Westeros ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westeros → hasHistoricalEvent → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ

subject linked to: Westeros (fictional continent)

Game of Thrones: Season 5 (Music from the HBO Series) → hasTrack → Dance of Dragons ⓘ