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). | ||
| 1300 AE | 1810 CC | 1500 DR | First Sylvari is born (approx.). | ||
| 1225 AE | 1735 CC | 1425 DR | Best guess of Zhaitan's awakening from hibernation. | ||
| 1165 AE | 1675 CC | 1365 DR | Ventari dies. | ||
| 1135 AE | 1645 CC | 1335 DR | Vabbi, Istan, and Kourna fall to Palawa Joko (approx). | ||
| 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. | ||
| 1118 AE | 1628 CC | 1318 DR | Kalla Scorchrazor leads the rebellion army against the Shaman caste on the Plains of Golghein and overthrows the Shamans. Flame Legion renamed to Golden Legion. Female Charr are allowed to fight once more. (approx.)
Current best guess for Primordus' second awakening. | ||
| 1100 AE | 1610 CC | 1300 DR | End of the Charr vs Ascalonian War, Ascalon City is inhabited by ghosts of the fallen. (approx.) | ||
| 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, and the Human Defeat of Abaddon. Palawa Joko is 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. | ||
| 1020 AE | 1530 CC | 1220 DR | Surmia is founded. | ||
| 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 Emperor Hanjai (Kisu's great-great grandfather) ascends to the throne. | ||
| 870 AE | 1380 CC | 1070 DR | The Burnt Warband, part of the Flame Legion, discovers the Titans at the Hrangmer volcano and declares them as deities. | ||
| 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 | King's Watch is founded. | 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 | ||
| 99 BE | 411 CC | 101 DR | Doric is crowned king during the Season of the Phoenix in Ascalon. | ||
| 100 BE | 410 CC | 100 DR | Ascalon's new king receives 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--the great giants or true giants--on Tyrian continent (best guess) | ||
