Timeline of the History of Vantowyn

Vnatowyn's history is generally recorded with reference to the Crotani Calendar. Recorded history officially begins at about 2800 BC, with the rise of early kingdoms and empires in Temiran. Records of history from prior to this point exist in Ak-Arran histories, as well as in the writings of Dwarvish Stone Scribes.

The Long Springtime
The Long Springtime is the age of ancient history largely defined by the development of civilization as a whole. It is preceded by the age known as The Winter of the World, and is followed by the Age of Iron. During this period, the many peoples of Vantowyn began to gather in larger settlements, spurring the development of widespread agriculture and metallurgy. This early metallurgy smelted copper and tin ores from naturally occurring ore veins close to the surface, and then quickly developed techniques to combine the two metals and cast bronze.


 * c. 26000 BC: The Winter of the World draws to a close as The Cataclysm shakes Vantowyn
 * c. 6000 BC: Humanity finishes its mass migration after the fall of Empelu
 * c. 2800 BC: Khemaran Hieroglyphs and the Logographic Yuacan
 * 2700 BC: The Great Cairn is built
 * 2700 BC: Cheywa civilization begins in the Andalan Mountains
 * 2650 BC: Khemaran unification and the beginning of the Ur-Ket Dynasty
 * 2500 BC: Cardol Stones erected
 * 2500 BC: First known use of Papyrus in Khemar
 * 2300 BC: Heiguan Culture in Handon
 * 2200 BC: The Epic of Protha is written
 * 2200 BC: Amon Dynasty in Khemar
 * 2100 BC: Ixtlian culture near Yuacan Peninsula
 * 2150 BC: Rule of Ak-Arra passes to Kidunas
 * 2100 BC: Reverossi Culture near in Deneire
 * 2000 BC: Apoklissian Alphabet is introduced
 * 1650 BC: Thalassian Kingdom in the Nasmayan
 * 1600 BC: Leng Dynasty in Handon
 * 1500 BC: The Hamen Dynasty begins in Khemar
 * 1450 BC: Ixtli Empire reigns in Yuacan
 * 1300 BC: Fotstan Culture in northern Temiran
 * 1200 BC: Use of Iron spreads
 * 1100 BC: Ixtli Empire collapses
 * 1100 BC: Thalassian Kingdom collapses, giving rise to Nasmayan City-States
 * 1050 BC: Bao Dynasty in Handon
 * 1000 BC: Umbik Culture in western Lempo
 * 900 BC: Rise of the Kingdom of Pusht in Vatra

Age of Iron

 * 829 BC: Founding of Rucatan
 * 770 BC: The Casqian Empire begins its rise
 * 722 BC: Bao's power diminishes in Handon
 * 652 BC: Rise of the Nirsean Empire
 * 581 BC: The Nirsean Empire conquers Khemar
 * 543 BC: Arman the Conqueror comes to lead the Nirsean Empire
 * 537 BC: Arman conquers Tanes
 * 531 BC: Nirsean annexation of Rosse
 * 522 BC: Arman is killed during his conquest of Tethonia
 * 520 BC: Nirsean conquest of Tethonia is completed.
 * 510 BC: Tarun the Great becomes Emperor of Nirsea
 * 502 BC: Hacoblen Kingdoms rise on the Temiri Coast
 * 489 BC: The War of Five begins in Handon as the Bao Dynasty collapses
 * 471 BC: Khemar declares independence from the Nirsean Empire, forming the Holy Sanctuary of Khemar
 * 465 BC: The Nasma-Nirsean Wars begin
 * 455 BC: The Nasma-Nirsean Wars end with the Razing of Tanes
 * 442 BC: The Inter-Nasmayan Wars begin
 * 430 BC: Rise the Mistran Empire in Lazh
 * 423 BC: Jiong Dai Teng unifies Handon, establishing the Jiong Dynasty
 * 401 BC: Song Dynasty begins in Handon
 * 389 BC: The Rucatani lead the Fodian tribes to conquer Rosse from the declining Nirsean Empire
 * 332 BC: The Nirsean remnant collapses, and Cavalia is established
 * 302 BC: The Mistran Empire conquers the Straits of Jannat and founds Peshtar
 * 289 BC: The Rossean Rebellion
 * 288 BC: The Handonese invent Paper
 * 279 BC: The Hacoblen begin raiding The Antymnes
 * 261 BC: Hacoblen rule over the Antymnes begins
 * 201 BC: Rucatani Confederation is formed
 * 189 BC: Seruvian raiders begin interrupting trade in the Syrinic Ocean
 * 180 BC: Founding Kingdom of Kalma
 * 176 BC: Ak-Arra begins raiding in the darker Orrean Ocean
 * 167 BC: Twin Kingdoms period begins in Tangea
 * 161 BC: Rucatani Confederation conquers Rosse
 * 152 BC: Kalma begins officially hunting Seruvian raiders in the Syrinic
 * 143 BC: Tangean explorers arrive in the Antymnes, near Ymangan
 * 132 BC: Rule of Ak-Arra passes to Kybelki
 * 122-118 BC: First Hacobi-Rucatani War, ending in the sacking of Hestadt
 * 115 BC: Seven Saber Rebellion is unsuccessful
 * 109 BC: Seruvian Raiders become focused on Kalma, allowing trade to flourish in the western Syrinic
 * 98 BC: Yuacan Kingdom is founded
 * 81-76 BC: Second Hacobi-Rucatani War
 * 50 BC: Third Hacobi-Rucatani War begins, also called the War of 50 Years
 * 42 BC: Hacoblen blockade of Basdan Bay
 * 36 BC: Bren Revelix of the Rucatani is assassinated by the Hacoblen, splintering the Confederation
 * 35 BC: Cyre of Basdan is born
 * 34-19 BC: Disorganized Fodian and Rossean warlords vie for power while the Hacoblen exploit the chaos
 * 18 BC: Cyre of Basdan proclaims himself King of the Rucatani
 * 17 BC: Several Fodian tribes rally behind Cyre, and his coalition wins a major victory at Red Hill
 * 16-10 BC: Cyre wins a string of strategic victories to reclaim lands lost to the Hacoblen
 * 12 BC: Bodka cob Nedrys is born in the Antymnes
 * 10-4 BC: Six Years of Silence as Hacoblen and Rucatani armies rebuild
 * 4 BC: Bodka overthrows a regional Hacoblen governor at Cyllangor, inspiring rebellion across the isles
 * 3 BC: Rucatani and Hacoblen forces meet at Red Hill again, resulting in a clear victory for the Rucatani
 * 1 BC: Hacoblen forces surrender to Cyre, ending the war. Cyre is crowned officially as King Cyre I

First Era

 * 1E 1: Crotan is founded as four existing settlements in the area are consolidated. Cyre I declares a new Era
 * 1E 1: The last Hacoblen forces in the Antymnes surrender, and the Tymnean Dominion begins under Bodka
 * 1E 27: Bodka cob Nedrys dies, and the Twin Dominions period begins in the Antymnes.
 * 1E 84:

Second Era

 * 2E 1:
 * 2E 245:

Third Era

 * 3E 1:
 * 3E 238:

Fourth Era

 * 4E 1:
 * 4E 53: The Cornflower War begins in the Antymnes.
 * 4E 401: Emperor Yaffar of Crotan is assassinated by senator Carwyn Hier, who is subsequently killed by Band of Ten, leaving room for the archlich of Crotan to ascend, beginning the Fifth Era.

Fifth Era
5E 1: The Archlich Ascends.