Pronunciation: GHEL-dahn [{LinkedImagePlugin image-src='Pronunciation/soundbut.gif' href='Pronunciation/ghealdan.wav'}] [Jehannah] is the capital city. %%collapsebox-closed ! Events During the Series Home to the [Prophet|Masema Dagar] of the Dragon Reborn. %% ! Location It lies in the southwestern part of the [Westlands|Geography]. To the west are the [Mountains of Mist]. To the south lie [Amadicia] and [Altara] and to the north and east is Garen's Wall. ! Ruling Body Ghealdan is a monarchy.The monarch occupies the [Jheda Palace|Jehannah] in [Jehannah]. The current ruler is Queen [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin]. %%collapsebox-closed ! Events During the Series Since the arrival of the [Prophet|Masema Dagar] and his [Dragonsworn], Ghealdan has had rapid turnover of rulers. * King [Johanin] dies in a hunting accident after he fails to take the [Prophet|Masema Dagar] seriously. ([TFoH,Ch39]) * Queen [Ellizelle] dies of poison shortly succeeding King [Johanin]. ([TFoH,Ch39]) * Queen [Teresia] succeeds Queen [Ellizelle] and abdicates after only ten days by marrying a commoner merchant, [Beron Goraed]. ([TFoH,Ch39]) The current ruler, Queen [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin], remains in power at the sufferance of the [Prophet|Masema Dagar]. She is the fourth monarch in the last half year. ([TFoH,Ch39]) %% ! [{ReferringPagesPlugin page='Category.Cities in Ghealdan' show='count'}] Towns/Cities [{ReferringPagesPlugin page='Category.Cities in Ghealdan' show='pages' before='#' after='\n' columns='3'}] ! References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [The Dragon Reborn] ## [TDR,Prologue] - [Pedron Niall] wonders about reports of [Aiel] as far west as [Kandor] and Ghealdan. ## [TDR,Ch8] - [Rand] enters [Ghealdan] closely followed by [Moiraine], [Lan], [Perrin] and [Loial]. ## [TDR,Ch34] - [Masema|Masema Dagar] begins preaching the return of the Dragon in Ghealdan. # In [The Shadow Rising] ## [TSR,Ch17] - [Siuan] receives a report that someone calling himself the [Prophet|Masema Dagar] is preaching about the [Dragon Reborn|Rand] in Ghealdan. ## [TSR,Ch41] - [Raen] tells [Perrin] that his band of [TuathaAn] traveled from [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] to Ghealdan to [Andor] in the past year. ## [TSR,Ch47] - [Siuan] receives a report that the [Masema|Masema Dagar], whose name is [Masema|Masema Dagar] is causing trouble in Ghealdan. # In [The Fires of Heaven] ## [TFoH,Ch13] - [Valan Luca] tells [Elayne], [Nynaeve], [Thom] and [Juilin] that he is going to Ghealdan. ## [TFoH,Ch17] - Fleeing [Sienda] and [Galad], they join up with [Valan Luca] and head for Ghealdan. ## [TFoH,Ch24] - [Elayne] tells [Egwene] that they are still in [Amadicia]. They will be in Ghealdan in three days. ## [TFoH,Ch34] - [Moghedien] learns that [Nynaeve] is headed to Ghealdan. She prepares to leave and orders [Chesmal|Chesmal Emry] and the others to follow her to Ghealdan. ## [TFoH,Ch36] - [Valan Luca]'s circus crosses the [Eldar River] into Ghealdan. ## [TFoH,Ch39] - Ghealdan has had four rulers in the half year since [Masema|Masema Dagar] arrived - King [Johanin], Queen [Ellizelle], Queen [Teresia] and now Queen [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin]. ## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Elayne], [Nynaeve] and the rest of their party leave Ghealdan on the ''[Riverserpent]''. # In [Lord of Chaos] ## [LoC,Prologue] - [Morgase] tells [Morgase] that King [Ailron] cannot help her because of the problems with the [Prophet|Masema Dagar] in Ghealdan. ## [LoC,Ch9] - Queen [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin] of Ghealdan is waffling about committing to a agreement with the [Whitecloaks] because of the [Prophet|Masema Dagar]. # In [A Crown of Swords] ## [ACoS,Ch18] - [Cadsuane] has been living in northern Ghealdan growing roses. ## [ACoS,Ch26] - [Eamon Valda], [Rhadam Asunawa] and a thousand [Whitecloaks] head to Ghealdan to deal with the [Prophet|Masema Dagar]. ## [ACoS,Ch27] - [Rand] sends [Perrin], [Faile], [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] and a small army to Ghealdan to bring back the [Prophet|Masema Dagar]. ## [ACoS,Ch40] - [Sammael] sends a large group of [Shaido] including [Sevanna] and all of the [channeling|True Source] [Wise Ones|Aiel] to Ghealdan. # In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart] ## [WH,Ch9] - Much of Ghealdan's economy is based on its first quality alum mines. %% %%cat-border [Categories|WikiCategory]: [Category.Geography] | [Category.Countries] %%