Timeline
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| Mouvelian Calendar | Canthan Calendar | Dynastic Reckoning | Tyria | Cantha | Elona | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 AE | 1835 CC | 1525 DR | Present day in Guild Wars 2 (approx). | |||
| 1165 AE | 1675 CC | 1365 DR | Ventari dies. | |||
| 1135 AE | 1645 CC | 1335 DR | Vabbi, Istan, and Kourna fall to Palawa Joko | |||
| 1127 AE | 1637 CC | 1327 DR | Emperor Usoku defeats the Kurzicks and the Luxons, uniting Cantha under one banner and starting to drive out the non-humans, as well as those humans who opposed him. | |||
| 1078 AE | 1588 CC | 1278 DR | Present day in Eye of the North.
Downfall of the Great Destroyer. | |||
| 1075 AE | 1585 CC | 1275 DR | Present day in Nightfall.
The ascension of Kormir. Palawa Joko set free from imprisonment. | |||
| 1072 AE | 1582 CC | 1272 DR | Present day in Prophecies.
The Undead Lich attempts to open the Door of Komalie. | Present day in Factions.
Master Togo summons Mhenlo to the Shing Jea Monastery. Shiro unleashes plague in Cantha. | ||
| 1071 AE | 1581 CC | 1271 DR | Resurgent trade between Cantha and the devastated Tyrian kingdoms formalized in the Second Treaty of Lion's Arch.
Bay of Sirens is renamed Sea of Sorrows after an upswing in shipwrecks. | |||
| 1070 AE | 1580 CC | 1270 DR | End of the Guild Wars.
Present day in Presearing. Charr invade human kingdoms. The Searing ravages Ascalon. Orr is sunk in The Cataclysm. The White Mantle seize control of Kryta. | |||
| 1058 AE | 1568 CC | 1258 DR | Kintah dies and is succeeded by his son Kisu, who becomes the 31st Canthan Emperor. | |||
| 1017 AE | 1527 CC | 1217 DR | The Luxons and Kurzicks of Cantha end formal diplomatic contact, communicating with each other only when required (and almost always through official liasons of the Celestial Ministry). | |||
| 1016 AE | 1526 CC | 1216 DR | Second Great Corsair War ends with Seamarshal Matoha's defeat of Lady Glaive's Armada.
Istan established as maritime power. | |||
| 1013 AE | 1523 CC | 1213 DR | The Guild Wars begin in Tyria. | |||
| 982 AE | 1492 CC | 1182 DR | Second Great Corsair War begins. | |||
| 940 AE | 1450 CC | 1140 DR | Cantha's embassy formally closed in Ascalon City and Elona. Corsair activity rises as a result of this. | |||
| 902 AE | 1412 CC | 1102 DR | Long-standing trade agreements between the Tyrian kingdoms and the Canthan Empire dissolved by imperial decree. | |||
| 900 AE | 1410 CC | 1100 DR | Successful merchant Amaki Voss establishes herself as the clanmarshal for life of the city of Makuun, becoming the first "prince" of Vabbi. | |||
| 899 AE | 1409 CC | 1099 DR | Great Fortress of Jahai established at the Grand Cataract. | |||
| 898 AE | 1408 CC | 1098 DR | The Great Northern Wall is erected. | |||
| 886 AE | 1396 CC | 1086 DR | Inhabitants of Courthouse Square successfully petition the Celestial Ministry to rename the neighborhood Vizunah Square in honor of Vizu for her efforts against Shiro Tagachi. | |||
| 874 AE | 1384 CC | 1074 DR | Istan and Vabbi restore their clanmarshals. Kourna retains warmarshal ruler, Kunai Ossa. While Kunai Ossa refuses the Dynastic Crown, all warmarshals of Kourna are from the Ossa clan. | |||
| 872 AE | 1382 CC | 1072 DR | Shiro Tagachi slain in the Harvest Temple of Cantha after killing Emperor Angsiyan. The bloodline is unbroken when his son Hanjai (Kisu's great-great grandfather) ascends to the throne. | |||
| 868 AE | 1378 CC | 1068 DR | Turai Ossa leads the Great Pilgrimage into the Crystal Desert. | |||
| 862 AE | 1372 CC | 1062 DR | Turai Ossa defeats Palawa Joko at the Battle of Jahai. The Order of Whispers seals away Palawa Joko. | |||
| 860 AE | 1370 CC | 1060 DR | Nolani is founded. | Palawa Joko invades Elona, captures most of the Northern Province, earns the sobriquet "Scourge of Vabbi." | ||
| 851 AE | 1361 CC | 1051 DR | Lord Odran becomes the first mortal to enter the Rift. | |||
| 757 AE | 1267 CC | 957 DR | Palawa Joko builds his Bone Palace in the Desolation. | |||
| 712 AE | 1222 CC | 912 DR | First of the Great Corsair Wars. | |||
| 640 AE | 1150 CC | 840 DR | Last of the Shattered Dynasties collapse. Elona emerges as three allied provinces--Kourna, Istan, and Vabbi. | |||
| 583 AE | 1093 CC | 783 DR | Collapse of the Great Dynasty. Start of the Pretender Wars and the Shattered Dynasty Era. | |||
| 534 AE | 1044 CC | 734 DR | Lornar single-handedly holds off a great Hill Giant invasion in Beacon's Perch. | |||
| 520 AE | 1030 CC | 720 DR | First new settlements in the Istan Islands. | |||
| 456 AE | 966 CC | 656 DR | End of the Plague Years. Admun Kolos takes the throne, founding the Great Dynasty. | |||
| 452 AE | 962 CC | 652 DR | Scarab Plague sweeps through Elona, decimates the population, and wipes out the Royal House. Istan abandoned. End of the Primeval Kings. | |||
| 358 AE | 868 CC | 558 DR | Kryta becomes an independent nation | |||
| 324 AE | 834 CC | 524 DR | First mention of organized corsair activities in the Dynastic records. Monument building common in Istan and Kourna. | |||
| 300 AE | 810 CC | 500 DR | Kryta becomes a colony | |||
| 272 AE | 782 CC | 472 DR | Glint compiles the Flameseeker Prophecies. | |||
| 221 AE | 731 CC | 421 DR | Cantha begins trading with Tyria, Elona, and the northern areas. | |||
| 174 AE | 684 CC | 374 DR | The Forgotten leave the world of men, settling in the Crystal Desert. | |||
| 29 AE | 539 CC | 229 DR | Primeval Kings spread their rule into Vabbi and the Desolation, and begin to bury their dead rulers in tombs in the Crystal Desert. | |||
| 2 AE | 512 CC | 202 DR | Orr becomes an independent nation | |||
| 1 AE | 511 CC | 201 DR | Prince Chang Hai, a Warrior Monk, becomes the first Ascendant emperor of Cantha. | |||
| Year 0 | 510 CC | 200 DR | The five gods forge the bloodstones to control magic. The Crystal Desert is formed and the Desolation created. Margonite civilization collapses. The five gods leave the physical world. | |||
| 1 BE | 509 CC | 199 DR | Gods give magic to races of Tyria | |||
| 100 BE | 410 CC | 100 DR | Ascalon's new king recieves first Canthan ambassador. | |||
| High-planes human settlements become known as Ascalon. | ||||||
| 175 BE | 335 CC | 25 DR | Margonite settlements appear along coastlines north and west of Elona Margonite vessels rule the Unending Ocean. | |||
| 200 BE | 310 CC | 0 DR | First of the Primeval Kings rules Elona from the city of Fahranur in Istan. Start of Dynastic Reckoning (DR). | |||
| 205 BE | 305 CC | -5 DR | Humans appear on Tyrian continent | Humans appear on the islands of Istan and in the valley of Elona. | ||
| 459 BE | 51 CC | -259 DR | Kurzicks declare independence from Cantha, become vassal clan. | |||
| 462 BE | 48 CC | -262 DR | Luxons formally secede from the Empire, become vassal clan. | |||
| 464 BE | 46 CC | -264 DR | Lord Emperor Kaineng Tah dies under mysterious circumstances. | |||
| 510 BE | 0 CC | -310 DR | Canthan clans unite under Kaineng Tah, first Lord Emperor of the Dragon. | |||
| 786 BE | Late Pre-Imperial Era | -586 DR | Humans appear in Cantha for the first time and settle the northern coastline before spreading completely across the continent. Their development is unhindered by the Forgotten. | |||
| 1769 BE | Middle Pre-Imperial Era | -1569 DR | The Forgotten arrive in Tyria | |||
| 10,000 BE | Early Pre-Imperial Era | -9800 DR | Last sign of Giganticus Lupicus--true giants--on Tyrian continent (best guess) | |||
