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Vedenar is one of the [[Dawncity|Dawncities]], the oldest settlements in all of [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|33}} Back during the [[Heraldic Epochs]], it lay in the [[Silver Kingdoms|Silver Kingdom]] of [[Valhav]], and, having an [[Oathgate]], was presumably its capital.{{map ref|Silver Kingdoms}} Shortly before the [[Recreance]], it was known as '''Veden City'''.{{epigraph ref|sa1|46}}
In the late [[Era of Solitude]], Vedenar was well-known worldwide as one of the greatest cities on the planet.{{book ref|sa3|100}} However, the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] sought to destabilize the country so as to give [[Taravangian]] an opening to take it over.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} For this reason, they sent [[Szeth]] to Vedenar to assassinate king [[Hanavanar]], his son and the highprinces, plunging Jah Keved into civil war.{{book ref|sa1|i|9}}{{book ref|sa2|31}}
The forces led by highprince [[Valam]] took over Vedenar.{{book ref|sa2|34}} The other highprinces soon followed after him, and the city fell into a months-long siege later termed the Battle of Vedenar.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} The siege was excessively brutal, owing to the Veden soldiers being pushed forward by the [[Thrill]] into combat past all reason. Many forces continued fighting even after suffering over fifty percent losses.{{book ref|sa3|100}} In one battle, one of the armies pushed another off the city's cliffs and onto the ridge that protected the port from the highstorms.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
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