Dornish Civil War

The Dornish Civil War was a brief and sporadic civil war that broke out after Prince Manfrey Martell, the Castellan of Sunspear, declared himself the ruling Prince of Dorne following the Assault on the Targaryen Fleet, which saw Ellaria Sand, the hitherto de-facto ruler of Dorne, taken captive by Euron Greyjoy. Prince Manfrey's declaration was widely supported, but nonetheless, numerous and constant revolts in support of Ellaria Sand's Sand Snakes broke out across Dorne, occasionally resulting in large scale battles. The Sand Snakes loyalists were generally kept in check by Martell forces, until the movement petered out the following year, after it became apparent that Ellaria Sand had been killed in Cersei Lannister's custody.