Aegon managed to conquer only six of the seven kingdoms, consolidating them under the rule of [[House Targaryen]] and the [[Iron Throne]]. [[Dorne]] was joined to the realm only two centuries later through diplomatic means, after a [[Conquest of Dorne|few hurdles]] on the way, thus making the name somewhat inaccurate.
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For most of their history the regions of [[Westeros]] were independent kingdoms. The number of these kingdoms and their borders have changed many times. Following a successful conquest of all the lands of Westeros south of the [[Wall]] but [[Dorne]], and their consolidation under the rule of the [[Iron Throne]], Aegon established his new empire's capital on the spot of his landing, for which it was known as [[King's Landing]].