Editing Triarch of Volantis (section)

==History==
{{See also|Volantis#History}}
After the [[Doom of Valyria]], during the [[Century of Blood]], the Volantenes considered themselves the heirs to the [[Valyrian Freehold]] and rightful rulers of the world.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} Those of the Old Blood, later known as the tigers, favored war, whilst the moneylenders and merchants, later known as the elephants, favored to achieve dominion by trade. In the end, the tigers held sway for almost a century, and led Volantis into a conflict with the other Free Cities. This conflict would eventually involve all of the Free Cities except for (as far as is known) [[Lorath]]. At first, Volantis succeeded in their conquest. But an alliance of [[Tyrosh]] and [[Pentos]] resisted Volantis, and [[Myr]] and [[Lys]] rebelled. Volantis was further defeated by an alliance of [[Qohor]] and [[Norvos]], by [[Dothraki]], by [[Storm King]] [[ Argilac Durrandon]], and by Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] of [[Dragonstone]]. In the end, the Volantene faction favoring peace, the elephants, took power from the tigers, and the fighting was at an end.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

For the last three centuries, since taking power from the tigers, at least two of the three triarchs in power have been elephants.{{Ref|ADWD|8}} Some of the first elephants had been women, and female triarch [[Trianna]] was even chosen for four years.{{Ref|ADWD|27}}