Baronial Revolt 599-603
When King Iemald died with no heir, fifteen claimants waged a confused power struggle. While most nobles pressed their own claims, Haldan, Earl of Olokand, earned a reputation for honesty. After three years of conflict, the Earl of Balim, realizing his own claim was opposed by most of Kaldor's nobility, and discerning a rising star, proposed that Haldan take the crown. Haldan accepted the kingship in 603, found the House of Elendsa.
Succession Crisis 599-603
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