Editing Free Cities (section)

===Recent History===
[[File:HBO free cities Dothraki tribute.png|thumb|350px|One of the Free Cities paying tribute to the [[Dothraki]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Over the past two centuries, [[Pentos]] has fought six wars against [[Braavos]] concerning the practice of [[slavery]] and the lands located in between the two cities. Four of these wars were won by Braavos. The last war ended in {{Date|209}} and in the peace accords, Pentos was forced by Braavos to make several concessions. These included the (nominal) termination of slavery in Pentos and their withdrawal from the slave trade, as well as a drastic reduction of the size of the Pentoshi military force.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Pentos}}{{ref|ADWD|1}}

In {{Date|96}}, [[Myr]], [[Lys]], and [[Tyrosh]] united as the [[Triarchy]] after defeating Volantis at the [[Battle of the Borderland]], driving the older city from the [[Disputed Lands]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Next, the Myrish prince-admiral [[Craghas Drahar]] led an invasion of the [[Stepstones]], clearing out the pirate dens of the islands and making safe the trade lanes of the [[narrow sea]]. When the Triarchy began to impose high tolls on trade in the narrow sea, the [[Westeros]]i began to resent the Triarchy's presence on the islands. Foremost was Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] of [[Driftmark]], who forged an alliance with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and with him [[War for the Stepstones|fought for dominion]] over the Stepstones against the Triarchy, beginning in {{Date|106}}. The conflict raged on beyond {{Date|115}}, when Prince Daemon abandoned the cause.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the Triarchy allied with the faction of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] against Aegon's half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], and her husband, Prince Daemon. They participated in the [[Battle of the Gullet]], where they took major losses. By {{Date|130}}, the "eternal alliance" between the three Free Cities had begun to tear itself apart.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant}} An alliance between Braavos, Pentos, and Lorath in the [[Daughters' War]] eventually brought an end to the Triarchy.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

During the [[Lysene Spring]], the [[Rogare Bank]] in Lys grew more powerful than the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} This power increased further following the marriage of [[Larra Rogare]] to Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], after which [[House Rogare]] became involved in Westerosi politics. However, following the sudden deaths of [[Lysandro Rogare]], the head of the family, and his brother [[Drazenko Rogare|Drazenko]], the family's power rapidly decreased.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

[[File:HBO free cities sellswords.png|thumb|350px|[[Sellswords]] employed by the Free Cities, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

During the reign of the Westerosi king [[Daeron I Targaryen]], Braavos was at war with Pentos and Lys. When Daeron attempted to negotiate a marriage-alliance between the [[Sealord of Braavos]] and one of his sisters, to help deal with the pirate activity in the Stepstones, Pentos and Lys responded by sending crucial aid to the [[Conquest of Dorne|rebels in Dorne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

The surviving Westerosi rebels who had fought on the side of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] fled to the Free Cities, where they took work as mercenaries.{{Ref|ADWD|5}} Ser [[Aegor Rivers]], who had escaped together with Daemon's widow and remaining children, eventually ended up in [[Tyrosh]].{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TSS}} When he saw the former strength of [[House Blackfyre]] scatter, Aegor formed the [[Golden Company]] in {{Date|212}}, thereby binding the exiles together.{{Ref|ADWD|5}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Shortly after its creation, the Golden Company sacked Qohor after the city refused to honor the contract it had made with the company. This event established the reputation of the sellword company,{{ref|AWOIAF|Aegor Rivers}} which became known as the foremost free company of the Disputed Lands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}