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The War of the Ninepenny Kings, also known as the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion, was a war fought in the Stepstones, east of Westeros, between King Jaehaerys II Targaryen and the Band of Nine, a motlew crew of merchants, mercenaries and pirates led by Maelys I Blackfyre, in 260 AC.
Multiple clashes in the Stepstones occurred after King Jaehaerys II authorized an expedition to the Stepstones to prevent Maelys the Monstrous from successfully claiming the Iron Throne.
The war ended with Jaehaerys II and the Targaryens triumphant, and the patrilineal extinction of House Blackfyre.
Information about the war can be found in George R.R. Martin's The World of Ice and Fire, and is referenced on multiple occasions in the main series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

Belligerents
House Targaryen
The Red Dragon(s)

⚔
Band of Nine
The Ninepenny Kings

Leaders of the Targaryen side
Ormund Baratheon
Lord of Storm's End
Lord Paramount of the Stormlands
Brother-in-law of and Hand of the King to Jaehaerys II
Gerold Hightower
The White Bull
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
Quellon Greyjoy
Lord of the Iron Islands
Lord Reaper of Pyke
Jason Lannister
4th son of Gerold Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock
Roger Reyne
the Red Lion
Lord of Castamere

Houses loyal to the Targaryens
House Arryn
and the Vale forces
House Baratheon
and the forces of the Stormlands
Crownlands vassals
Sworn to the Targaryens
House Greyjoy
and the Iron Islands
House Lannister
and the forces of the West
House Martell
and the Dornish
House Stark
and the Northern forces
House Tully
and the Rivermen

The Band of Nine
Maelys I Blackfyre
the Monstrous
King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men (claimant)
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms (claimant)
Protector of the Realm (claimant)
Of unknown exact descent from Daemon I Blackfyre
Ser Derrick Fossoway
the Bad Apple
Of unknown relation to either branch of House Fossoway
Alequo Adarys
Silvertongue
the Tyrant of Tyrosh
Merchant-prince of Tyrosh
"Nine Eyes"
Leader of the sellsword company the Jolly Fellows
"Spotted Tom"
the Butcher
Sellsword company leader
Liomond Lashare
Lord of Battles
Sellsword company leader
Xhobar Qoqua
the Ebon Prince
Exiled prince from the Summer Isles
Samarro Saan
the Last Valyrian
Lysene pirate
"The Old Mother"
Pirate queen

Forces loyal to the Band of Nine
Golden Company
Free City of Tyrosh
Under Alequo Adarys
Jolly Fellows
Sellswords sworn to "Spotted Tom"
Sellswords sworn to Liomond Lashare
Sellswords sworn to Xhobar Qoqua
Pirate fleet sworn to Samarro Saan
Pirate fleet sworn to the "Old Mother"

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