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1. The first King of '''Khazad Dum''' was [[Durin the Deathless]] who founded the greatest of the [[Dwarf kingdoms]].
The '''King of Khazad-dûm''' (''[[Sindarin|S.]]'' '''''Aran Moria''''') was the [[King of Durin's Folk]] who ruled from his seat at [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], the greatest [[Dwarves|Dwarf]]-city of the [[Longbeards]].  


2. [[Durin II]], who their is no information given by [[Tolkien]].
Founded in the [[Years of the Trees]] by [[Durin the Deathless]], the kingdom lasted for thousands of years before its people were driven into exile by a [[Balrog]] in {{TA|1980}}. However, according to prophecy, [[Durin VII]] reclaimed his ancestral throne sometime after {{FoA|171}}.<ref group="note">The mention of Durin's name as a prophecy in the [[Appendix A]], and considering that the Appendix derives from the [[Red Book]] (copied {{FoA|171}}), seems to suggest that he was probably born, or emerged, after that date.</ref>


3. [[Durin III]], who we know was given one of the [[Seven Rings]] by [[Celebrimbor]].
==List of Kings==
While sixty or more kings might have ruled Khazad-dûm through the ages, only nine have been recorded:


4. [[Durin IV]], who closed the [[Doors of Durin]] when [[Sauron]] plundered [[Eregion]] in 1697 T.A. Him and a host of [[Dwarves]] also fought in the [[War of the Last Alliance alongside Elves and Men]].
* [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]] - the founder and first King of Khazad-dûm in the [[Elder Days]].
* [[Durin II]]
* [[Durin III]] - who was a friend of the [[Elves of Eregion]] and was given the [[Ring of Thrór|first]] of the [[Seven Rings]] by [[Celebrimbor]]. He later sealed the [[Doors of Durin]] when [[Sauron]] destroyed [[Eregion]] in {{SA|1697}}.
* [[Durin IV]]
* [[Durin V]]
* [[Durin VI]] - the king whose people delved too deep into the earth in their search for ''[[mithril]]'' and awoke a [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]. He was killed shortly after its release in {{TA|1980}}.
* [[Náin I]] - who was king for less than a year before he too was killed by the Balrog. Durin's folk then fled their ancestral home and Khazad-dûm became known as [[Moria]], the "Black Pit".
**[[Balin]] led a [[Balin's Colony|colony]] that attempted to retake Moria in {{TA|2989}}. Balin was a descendent of Durin, but not of the senior male line of descent, while the King of Durin's Folk was [[Dáin Ironfoot]]. As such, Balin ruled only as '''[[Lord of Moria]]''' for five years.
* [[Durin VII]] - the king who returned to and refounded Khazad-dûm sometime after {{FoA|171}}.


5. [[Durin V]], who we really don't know anything about.
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6. [[Durin VI]], was king when the Dwarves delved to deep in the earth to find [[Mithril]] and awoke the Balrog or [[Durin's Bane]] as it was called by [[Durin's folk]].  He was killed shortly after it's release in 1980 T.A.
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7. [[Nain I]], was king for nearly a year before he too was killed by the Balrog in 1981 T.A..
 
8.[[Durin VII]], was said to have returned to [[Moria]] in the early [[Fourth Age]] but Tolkien may have abandoned this idea.

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The King of Khazad-dûm (S. Aran Moria) was the King of Durin's Folk who ruled from his seat at Khazad-dûm, the greatest Dwarf-city of the Longbeards.

Founded in the Years of the Trees by Durin the Deathless, the kingdom lasted for thousands of years before its people were driven into exile by a Balrog in T.A. 1980. However, according to prophecy, Durin VII reclaimed his ancestral throne sometime after Fo.A. 171.[note 1]

List of Kings

While sixty or more kings might have ruled Khazad-dûm through the ages, only nine have been recorded:

Notes

  1. ↑ The mention of Durin's name as a prophecy in the Appendix A, and considering that the Appendix derives from the Red Book (copied Fo.A. 171), seems to suggest that he was probably born, or emerged, after that date.
Kings of Durin's Folk
Durin I* (Y.T.) · Durin II* · Durin III* (fl. S.A. 1600) · Durin IV* · Durin V* · Durin VI* (until T.A. 1980) · Náin I* (1980 - 1981) · Thráin I† (1981 - 2190) · Thorin I† (2190 - 2289) · Glóin (2289 - 2385) · Óin (2385 - 2488) · Náin II (2488 - 2585) · Dáin I (2585 - 2589) · Thrór† (2585 - 2790) · Thráin II (2790 - captured 2845, d. 2850) · Thorin II Oakenshield† (after 2845 - 2941) · Dáin II Ironfoot† (2941 - 3019) · Thorin III Stonehelm† (T.A. 3019 - Fourth Age) · Durin VII (Fourth Age)*
* Kings of Khazad-dûm · † Kings under the Mountain
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