Hegemonic Earth Era

2039 CE

2129 CE

  • After 90 years of chaos, the nations of the Earth are united under a single banner: the "United Earth Government" is formed. The UEG's capital is established in the city of Brisbane, Australia, one of the few cities to have survived the holocaust of the Thirteen Day War. The Ministry of Space is formed and a new age of space exploration dawns.

2166 CE

  • The UEG constructs a base on Io, one of the four Jovian moons, to serve as a staging base for future exploration into deep space.
  • The UEG's Ministry of Space constructs its headquarters, Luna City, on the Moon's surface.

2253 CE

  • A slower-than-light starship is sent on a mission of exploration to Alpha Centauri. It is expected to return to Earth in 20 years, indicating a maximum possible speed of 0.4365c.

2273 CE

2360 CE

  • Doctor Antonel Yanosher and a team of scientists develop Warp, a means of interstellar travel. Early warp technology was only capable of traversing short distances and had dangerous side effects on the human body.

2391 CE

  • Warp drive is finally perfected, allowing for safe and efficient faster-than-light travel between the stars.

2402 CE

  • The first habitable planet other than Earth is discovered, in orbit of the Canopus star. A new age of space colonisation begins.

2404 CE

2428 CE

2480 CE

  • The UEG's sphere of influence begins to reach its limit due to the limitations of Warp technology with a radius of 60 light years, centred on Earth.

2484 CE

2527 CE

2530 CE

  • The UEG's sphere of influence expands to 84 light years.

2580 CE

  • The UEG's sphere of influence expands to 91 light years.

2620 CE

  • The UEG's sphere of influence expands to 94 light years.
  • The Earth's natural resources are finally depleted: the Earth is now completely dependent on trade with the colony worlds for survival.

2664 CE

2666 CE

2669 CE

2670 CE

Interregnum Era

2680 CE

  • The colony worlds make a formal protest to the Humanity Congress regarding the gross economic and industrial disparities between Earth and the colonies.

2682 CE

2685 CE

2689 CE

  • The Earth-Sirius War begins: Earth attacks and occupies the colony on Sirius VI, Rondolina, to suppress the dissident movement. The Earth soldiers become increasingly undisciplined as the occupation of Rondolina wears on, culminating in the Bloody Night, a massacre of civilians at the city of Laglane.

2691 CE

February

2703 CE

2704 CE

  • The Earth-Sirius War ends with the Battle of Sol. The Black Fleet established a blockade around the inner planets of the Sol system. After two months of blockade, the Black Fleet assaults Earth, killing most of the starving population and laying waste to the planets surface. Earth's population is reduced to about one billion.

2706 CE

2707 CE

Galactic Federation Era

1 UC (2801 CE)

106 UC (2906 CE)

  • The Pirate Wars begin. In order to deal with the escalating threat of Space Pirates in the Frontier Worlds, the USG authorises the formation of a large military fleet, dispatching it to the galactic rim.

108 UC (2908 CE)

201 UC (3001 CE)

268 UC (3068 CE)

288 UC (3088 CE)

296 UC (3096 CE)

  • Rudolf von Goldenbaum, after being promoted to the rank of admiral, retires from the military and runs for a seat in the Galactic Parliament. He wins the election in a landslide.
  • Rudolf von Goldenbaum forms the National Reform Alliance. The public sees the Federal government as decadent, disorderly and corrupt. To them, Rudolf is a man of principle who promises to usher the galaxy into a new golden age.

308 UC (3108 CE)

Early Imperial Era

1 IC (310 UC / 3110 CE)

9 IC (318 UC / 3118 CE)

42 IC (351 UC / 3151 CE)

  • Kaiser Rudolf von Goldenbaum dies at the age of 83. He is succeeded by his grandson, Sigismund I.
  • Widespread democratic rebellions break out across Imperial territory, only to be brutally suppressed. Millions of people have their citizenship revoked, becoming serfs, as punishment for being related to, or even being known associates of executed rebels.

164 IC (473 UC / 3273 CE)

218 IC (527 UC / 3327 CE)

220 IC (529 UC / 3329 CE)

247 IC (556 UC / 3356 CE)

253 IC (562 UC / 3362 CE)

  • Kaiser August II is murdered by a vassal following an attack by his cousin, Marquis Rinderhof. Rinderhof adopts the name Erich II and becomes the 15th Emperor of the Galactic Empire.

291 IC (600 UC / 3400 CE)

324 IC (633 UC / 3433 CE)

Mid Imperial Era

331 IC (640 UC / 3440 CE)

359 IC (668 UC / 3468 CE)

  • Kaiser Kornelias I personally leads a well prepared Imperial expedition against an overconfident Alliance fleet. Although taking considerable losses, the Imperial fleet was within reach of Heinessen and completely subjugating the Alliance when a coup occurred back in the Empire, forcing the Kaiser to withdraw.

373 IC (682 UC / 3482 CE)

387 IC (696 UC / 3496 CE)

408 IC (717 UC / 3517 CE)

  • Mutiny of troops under the command of Imperial Vice Admiral Telemann.

419 IC (728 UC / 3528 CE)

436 IC (745 UC / 3545 CE)

  • The Alliance scores an overwhelming victory against the Empire in the Second Battle of Tiamat; Bruce Ashbey, leader of the Year 730 Mafia and chief architect of the Alliance's success however is killed in action and the 730 Mafia is effectively disbanded.

447 IC (756 UC / 3556 CE)

Late Imperial Era

452 IC (761 UC / 3561 CE)

457 IC (766 UC / 3566 CE)

  • The Empire finishes construction of the Iserlohn Fortress.

458 IC (767 UC / 3567 CE)

467 IC (776 UC / 3576 CE)

482 IC (791 UC / 3591 CE)

483 IC (792 UC / 3592 CE)

487 IC (796 UC / 3596 CE)

January

March

May

June

August

  • August 22: the Free Planets Alliance launches on invasion of the Galactic Empire. On Reinhard von Lohengramm's order, the Imperial Fleets withdraw from the worlds in the Alliance path, allowing the Alliance to 'liberate' them, but the Imperial forces take all of the supplies with them, putting stress on the Alliance's supply lines.

October

  • October 10: Reinhard gives the order to counter-attack the Alliance invasion forces.
  • October 15: nearly all of the Alliance fleets are obliterated at the Battle of Amritsar. Only Yang Wen-li's 13th fleet manages to flee Imperial territory relatively intact.
  • Job Trunicht is appointed leader of the Alliance High Council due to his opposition of the failed invasion of the Imperial territory.

November

488 IC (797 UC / 3597 CE)

January

April

May

September

October

November

  • Reuenthal and Mittermeyer arrive at Odin: Lichtenlade and his supporters are swiftly arrested. Lichtenlade himself is forced to commit suicide. Reinhard von Lohengramm becomes Prime Minister, granting him supreme power over the Galactic Empire.

489 IC (798 UC / 3598 CE)

January

March

April

May

July

August

September

  • September 20: Katharin Kätchen is crowned as Kaiserin of the Galactic Empire. She is only 8 months old.

November

December

1 NIC (490 IC / 799 UC / 3599 CE)

January

February

  • The Alliance fleets reorganise on Heinessen, and launch at the end of the month to engage the Imperial fleets once more.

May

New Imperial Era

1 NIC (490 IC / 799 UC / 3599 CE)

June

July

August

November

December

2 NIC (491 IC / 800 UC / 3600 CE)

January

February

April

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

November

3 NIC (492 IC / 801 UC / 3601 CE)

January

  • January 29: Reinhard and Hildegard are married on Fezzan. Joint-rulership is discussed.
  • January 29: Riots occur on Heinessen.

February

May

June

July

5 NIC (494 IC / 803 UC / 3603 CE)