Warhammer World Timeline (Correct to the present year,
Compiled by various Elven scribes, translated into Cyprian by Thanis Ianakussis.

-7500 I.C.

The Old Ones appear from beyond the stars [Approximate dating]. The Old Slann alter the planet's orbit, causing a general increase in temperatures, rise in sea levels and withdrawl of the ice sheets to the extreme polar regions. Creation of the World Pond and separation of the continents. Spawning of the Saurus, Skink, and Kroxigor races. The Old Slann transport the emerging race of Elves onto the island later known as the Ulthuan. Tribes of Human hunter-gatherers arrive in the New World from the northwest and begin to spread across the land.

-6000

Tribes of Humans arrive and spread in the mountainous areas of the Old World. The emergence of Amazons.

-5000

dwarfs begin their slow colonization of the Worlds Edge Mountains. Time of the Ancestor Gods.

-4600

-4550 High Elves establish fortress of Sith Rionnasc'namishathir (Star-Gem of the Sea) at the mouth of the Reik.

-4500
The coming of Chaos. Disappearance of the Ancestor Gods. dwarfs and High Elves meet for the first time and friendly relationship established.

-4500 The first Phoenix (High) King defends the Shrine of Asuryan against the Chaos Horde of Morkar.
-4498 War against Chaos begins in earnest.
-4480 Forces of Chaos driven back. Phoenix King marries Everqueen.
-4471 Forces of Chaos attack Avelorn. Everqueen slain and children lost.
-4461 Caledor Dragontamer starts repairing and expanding ancient network of Standing Stones (which stood on
Ulthuan since dawn of time) so as to drain the Winds of Magic from the world.
-4458 Malekith, future Witch King of Naggaroth, is born.
-4419 Battle of the Isle of Dread results in a magical vortex which drains the world of the magic, thereby
weakening the Chaos forces. The first Phoenix King dies.

-4200
First mass migration of Human tribes from the south. Ancestors of the Romany peoples.

-4164 The foundation of the first High Elf colonies on the east coast. Malekith defeats an Orc army and saves the city of Athel Toralien.
-4119 dwarfs and High Elves combine armies and finally drive the last remnants of Chaos from Old World.
Trade between both races flourish and the dwarfs establish many new strongholds.

-3500

-3419 Cult of Pleasure begins its slow spread through Nagarythe and across all Ulthuan.

-3200
First Human civilization rises in Nippur, on the banks of the Rivers Tigis and Phrates in eastern Araby.

-3000
The Pharaohs (God-Kings) unite Upper and Lower Kemet (Pharaonia) along the banks and delta of the River Nyllus.
-3000 Golden Age begins as Dwarven Empire founded and establishment of Karaz-a-Karak as capital.

-2900

-2839 Pledge of friendship between dwarfs and Elves. dwarfs build the sea wall, Vloedmuur, about Sith Rionnasc.

-2800
Rise of Midean civilization.

-2789 Malekith finds the Circlet of Iron in the ancient city of Vorshgar in the northern wasteland.
-2774 Cult of Pleasure is revealed as being secretly given over to the worship of Slaanesh.
-2751 Massacre at the Shrine of Asuryan. Malekith fails in bid to become Phoenix King.
-2749 Elven civil war commences, and rages for 25 years.
-2736 Malekith is sealed within his black armor and is hailed as the Witch King.
-2724 Phoenix King Caledor defeats the Witch King at the Battle of Maledor.
-2723 The Sundering. Witch King interferes with the Vortex which contained Chaos Magic. Much of northern Ulthuan sunk.
-2723 Dark Elves establish themselves in the cold land of Naggaroth, with its capital of Naggarond.
Native tribes of Ikadians in the area are scattered and destroyed.

-2700

-2630 Dark Elf expedition returns and hostilities resume.

-2600
Assurian Empire dominates in Tigis/Phrates valley. Clashes with Kemet to the west.

-2500

Most of the Great Pyramids and tombs (clusters of which were called Necropolises) for the pharaohs were
constructed during this time. Alliance between two races facilitates taming of the Old World. First Dynasty rises in Cathay, consolidating victory over local warlords.

-2400

-2319 For first time, Dark Elves mount Cold Ones in battle.

-2300

-2219 Last of Dark Elves driven from northern Ulthuan.

-2200

-2188 High Elves return to Old World.

-2100

-2005 The Great Betrayal mars relationship between dwarfs and Elves. Elves are blamed for attacks on
dwarfs, even though Dark Elves are the perpetrators. Second massive migration of Human tribes, this time from eastern Steppes. Ancestors to the future nations, kingdoms, and city-states of the Old World.

-2000
Birth of Nagash.

-2000 City of Kavzar (Tumas) is established. Rapidly grows to become the largest city in the Old World.
-1997 War of the Beard (War of Vengeance) begins and lasts for 400 years.
-1974 Son of Dwarf High King slain by High Elf King Caledor II.
-1968 Battle of Oeragor.
-1968 Group of errant Dark Elves teaches Dark Magic to Nagash, High Priest of Khaine, in Khermi (capital
of Kemet). Nagash then defeats the Dark Elf leaders in a sorcerous duel and has survivors entombed alive in the Great Pyramid.
-1960 Death of Pharaoh Ormahkaten. Civil war breaks out in Kemet.
-1959 Nagash slays High Priest of Orierus and seizes power in Khermi.
-1950 Nagash begins to prolong his fading youth by distilling an elixir from Human blood. Recruits other depraved noblemen to join him. Nagash orders the construction of the Black Pyramid, destined to be larger than the Great Pyramid of Khemri. Midean civilization mysteriously vanishes. Wandering Dwarf clan takes up residence in Tumas and furthers city building.
-1948 Elf city of Athel Maraya is burned to the ground by Dwarf Army. Civilization rises in Ind.

-1900
Hettite forces crush Assurian Empire, and conquer Lower Kemet.

-1880 Humans begin construction of their great temple with Dwarf help. Work goes on continuously the next 100 years.

-1800

-1780 Temple of Kavzar is completed and warpstone starts to rain down on the city from Morrslieb. Within a year city is overrun by swarms of giant rats and disappears in the Blighted Marshes.

-1700

-1666 Chaos army sweeps down from the Chaos Wastes and invades Naggaroth. Dark Elf casualties are high, but Chaos army completely wiped out.

-1600

-1600 First true Skaven emerge as masters of Skavenblight (formerly Kavzar). First experiments with magic. Warpstone sought further afield. Tunnel system under Skavenblight expanded to accommodate rapidly increasing population.
-1599 Dark Elves invade Shadowlands. Intermittent war begins.
-1560 Battle of Three Towers at the gate of Tor Alessi. dwarfs defeat Elves in a cataclysmic battle. Phoenix King Caledor II slain by Dwarf King Gotrek Starbreaker. Phoenix Crown taken by dwarfs as recompense.
-1502 Sith Rionnasc falls to dwarfs after long siege. Fortress razed to the ground.
-1501 High Elves withdraw from Old World to battle resurgent Dark Elves from Naggaroth. dwarfs are left victorious, but decimated with the ending of the War of Vengeance. Athel Loren, the Wood Elf capital, is founded.

-1500
Goblinoids overrun land, threaten Hettite capital. Hettite forces withdraw from Kemet to meet Goblin threat in north. Volcanic activity destroys Dwarf realms.

-1500 Earthquakes triggered by Skaven society devastates population of Skavenblight. The twelve Grey Lords arise forming the first Council of Thirteen and the Order of the Grey Seers.
-1499 Start of Goblin wars as Karak Ungor is the first Dwarfhold to fall to Goblins. Karak Varn is flooded and occupied by Goblins and Skaven.
-1498 Dwarf mines in Dragonback Mountains fall.
-1457 Mad Dog Pass and Gunbad fall. Almeca civilization rises in the south as Slann Empire
recedes into Lustria.

-1400

-1387 Silver Road Wars begin and lasts 20 years.
-1367 Mount Silverspear falls.

-1300

-1250 Troll Wars begin.
-1245 dwarfs regain control of area between Karak Kadrin and Mad Dog Pass.

-1200

-1185 Karak Varn is reoccupied for 49 years.
-1136 Orcs and Skaven renew pressure and force dwarfs to depart. Miyan civilization rises to the east of the Almeca.

-1000

Rise of Hellene (Grecian) City-States. The renowned city-state of Myrmidens is founded. Achaen League forms to battle Goblinoids from Badlands.

-975 Battle of a Thousand Woes.
Dwarf attempt to recapture Red Eye Mountain (Karak Ungor) fails. Almeca civilization disappears suddenly.

-800

-750 Karak Azul partially occupied by Goblins for 10 years.

-700

-692 Last of the Dark Elves in Ulthuan are destroyed.

-600

-513 Karak Eight Peaks falls to Orcs, Goblins, and Skaven.

-500
Rise of Humanity in northern Old World. First dealings with dwarfs. Establishment of numerous petty states throughout rest of Old World.
-469 Orcs destroy and abandon Karak Azgal.
-466 Karak Drazh falls and is renamed Black Crag. Founding of Bilbali and Magritta (Estalia). Founding of the towns of Luccini, Miragliano, and Remas (Tilea).

-400

-370 Orcs and Goblins beaten back at Battle of Black Water.

-300

-239 Alesandr of Achaes succeeds his father, Philus, as leader of the League.
-237 Subdues City-State of Myrmidens.
-234 Alesandr leads Grecian armies against Goblinoids, frees coast of the Black Gulf.
-230 Alesandr conquers ancient kingdoms of Assuria, Het, Kemet, and Nippur.
-224 Alesandr dies from an illness in Nippur and is entombed in Kemet while Grecian Empire divided among his
heirs.

-250
dwarfs intensify trading contacts with Humans in lands
which will become the Empire.

-210 Rise of Remean Republic.

-200

-190 Remas leads Tilean League against invading Hellenic Empire and expels it from southern Tilea.
-130 Saratosa founded.

-100

-87 Dark Elf ships start raiding the coasts of Cathay and Nippon.
-85 Founding of Reikdorf [Altdorf].
-80 Tobaro founded.
-50 Founding of Middenheim. Remas battles neighbors until it dominates Tilea.
-30 Sigmar Heldenhammer born in Reikdorf.
-20 Founding of Nuln.
-15 Rescues Dwarven King Kargan from Goblin warbands.
- 5 Founding of Talabheim.
- 1 Battle of Black Fire Pass where Sigmar leads alliance of Humans and dwarfs and crushes the Goblinoid
army. Drives remaining Goblinoids back into the Dark Lands.

0
First period of tolerance of sorcery begins and lasts 200 years.

0 Remean Legions conquer Kemet and neighboring kingdoms. Last pharaoh of Kemet, Amun-Ramsus XIII, slain. 0 Establishment of The Empire.
1 Sigmar crowned Emperor by High Priest of Ulric. Nippon unites for first time under a single Emperor
warlord, Yamyakyuki I.
15 Remean Legions crush Goblins near Black Gulf and drives them back into the Dark Lands.
25 Remas establishes presence in the south. Sigmar grants Krugar title to lands along Talabec.
35 Remean Legions conquer Magritta.
50 Sigmar abdicates and disappears in Worlds Edge Mountains. Remean Legions conquer Bilbali. Clashes with native Keltoi peoples.
52 Establishment of electoral system (Empire).
73 Establishment and expansion of Cult of Sigmar, open conflict with Cult of Ulric begins.
Johann Helstrum becomes first Grand Theogonist of Sigmar.
85 After defeat by the still tribal Teutognens, Marius the Fen Wolf, first Baron of Westerland, leads his people westward from Nordland.
90 Marius founds the city of Marienburg. Begins construction of Rijker's Isle fortress.

100

176 Following numerous incursions by Chaos warbands, Dark Elves begin building a series of watchtowers along Naggaroth's northern border.

200
Secret societies of sorcerors form across Old World as the various Cult hierarchies lead in the oppression of the Sorcerous Arts. The loss and destruction of many magical treasures occur during this period.

287 Miners discover nest of the dragon Mordrak in the mountains south of Karak Azul.

400

451 Sartosa is besieged and captured by a combine force of Dark Elves and Undead.
453 Remean Legions recapture Sartosa and rout the Dark Elf/Undead force.

500
Intensive deforestation and cultivation takes place in Old World as Humanity spreads.

501 Independent Westerland is absorbed by Empire during reign of Emperor Sigismund II, the Conqueror.
504 Legions clash with Keltoi peoples as Remean Empire expands.
510 Establishment of City of Constantium as capital of Remean Kemet.
512 Founding of the city of Brionne(Bretonnia).
520 Establishment of Erengrad (Kislev)
530 Founding of the city of Bordeleux (Bretonnia).
537 Founding of the city of Moussillon (Bretonnia).
540 Founding of the city of Quenelles (Bretonnia).
555 Empire grants Middenheim charter to avoid city's secession. Creation of first Knight Eternal to represent
Middenheim.
560 Founding of the city of L'Anguille (Bretonnia).
562 Founding of the city of Couronne (Bretonnia).
570 Founding of the city of Gisoreux (Bretonnia).
572 Establishment of Dorogo (Kislev).
592 Founding of the city of Parravon (Bretonnia).

600

657 Thori Gundrikson discovers Gromril in caves west of Black Water.
662 Discovery of Lost Heartstone of Aldin Getgold in the Dragonback Mountains.
665 Mines near Black Water destroyed by Skaven.
684 Discovery of the Axe of Dail deep in the ruins of Karak Varn and return to High King in Karaz-a-Karak.
685 Skin of the dragon Fyrskar brought to High King.
698 Representatives of the Phoenix King of the High Elves arrive in Cathay. Trade between east and west begins to flourish.

700

742 Sons of the High King are rescued from the dungeons of Black Crag.
753 Dark Elf slave-ships begin to roam the globe and begin to bring entire tribes to Naggaroth in chains.
756 Remean Legions retreat to south as troubles plague its Empire.
758 Revolt in Kemet put down by Remeans.
760 Civil War erupts and lasts for 30 years.
765 Barony and Norse conclude treaty at the Althing of Traktatsey ending latter's raiding.
779 Establishment of Constantium as second capital of Remean Empire.

800

820 Remas crushes revolt in Bilbali. Rise of the Anatuzi, Cliff-Dwellers, in the arid west.
830 Norse raids begin anew. Marienburg is burned down several times over the next 20 years by the Norse.
892 Destined to be the greatest and most long lived Runesmith of his age, Kragg the Grimm forges his first rune.

900

936 Duchy of Moussillon and Barony of L'Anguille at war.
977 Gilles le Breton of Gisoreux begins 70 years of dynastic conquests that leads to unification of Bretonnia.
980 Orcs and Goblins retreat to Grey Mountains and northern forests.
982 Remean Legions begin a 10 year campaign to recover lost territories and clashes frequently with le Breton's army.
995 Goblinoid forces destroy Remean settlements along Black Gulf.
996 The prophet, Mulhaed al-Quyat, born.
999 Suffering great losses, Remean Legions defeat invading Goblinoids.

1000
Emperor Ludwig the Fat issues royal charter to the Halflings of the Moot granting them administrative autonomy and an Imperial vote.

1001 Tilean Civil War erupts
1002 Declining Remean Empire authority collapses. Establishment of petty kingdoms in the wake.
1005 Le Breton sweeps Remean armies out of Bretonnia. Constantium becomes center of Remean Empire as the remainder collapses in much of the Old World.
1015 Remas domination ends.Rise of the Tilean City-States.
1022 Escaping le Breton's forces, some of Bretonnia's nobility and their retinue invade and carve out their own petty realms.
1032 Skalf Dragonslayer slays the dragon Graug the Terrible and claims the kingship of Karak Azgal. dwarfs make no attempt to recapture hold infested with Goblins, Skaven, and other foul creatures.
1033 Instead, Skalf and descendants establish a town in the valley below the old entrance.
1050 Mulhaed al-Quyat begins preaching of the One True God.
1053 62 year reign of Boris Goldgather the Incompetent begins. Corruption prevalent throughout his reign.
1060 Mulhaed al-Quyat begins 200 year jihad against Constantian Empire.
1065 Mulhaed al-Quyat dies.
1087 Marienburg concludes treaty with eastern kingdoms of Albion.

1100

1102 Second period of tolerance of sorcery begins and lasts for 40 years.
1111 Devastating outbreak of Black Plague begins in the Empire and spreads throughout Old World over the
next five years. Many small settlements abandoned. Skaven erupt to take advantage of the plague.
1115 Death of Emperor Boris Goldgather the Incompetent. No successor elected during ensuing anarchy.
Skaven start to systematically enslave the surviving Human settlements.
1124 Count Manfred Skavenslayer finally drives out the Skaven and is elected Emperor.
1125 Dark Elves invade Ulthuan.
1131 Dark Elves rebuild citadel of Anlec in the Shadowlands.
1133 Begins war with siege of Griffon Gate.
1142 Eastern provinces of Constantian Empire fall to the Arabian forces
1146 Siege of Griffon Gate lifted.
1152 The Western Constantian provinces fall. Guillaume, the third Bretonnian King, defeats a large Orc army at the Battle of Armandur and drives the last of the Orcs from northern Bretonnia. Assassination of Emperor Manfred by Skaven assassins. Inconclusive Electoral Council starts the 200 year Age of Wars. Middenheim annexes Middenland. Rise of the Alomas, first of the Mound Builders, in the Alhio River basin of the eastern woodlands.

1200

1205 Central provinces fall and the 55 year siege of Constantium begins.
1212 Arabian forces begin conquest of Estalian kingdoms.
1224 Although greatly reduced, the kingdom of Astarios and its capital Magritta stands despite repeated setbacks.
1225 Bilbali falls.
1233 Remnants of the Estalian realms (Tigarre, Obregon, and Cantonia) withdraw to the Irrana Mountains to continue the struggle. Aloma culture vanishes after nearly two hundred years.
1260 Constantium falls to Arabian forces and is renamed Istrabul.

1300

1342 Arabian forces lay siege to Brionne and threaten the south of Bretonnia.
1344 Rollo d'Chinon dislodges the Arabians.
1347 d'Chinon drives the Arabians back to Estalia.
1359 Imperial capital moves from Altdorf to Nuln with election of Grand Duke of Stirland to Emperor.
1360 Ottilia of Talabheim declares herself Empress with support of High Priest of Ulric. High Priest of Ulric leaves Middenheim for Talabheim. Start of Imperial Civil War.
1361 Ottilia outlaws Cult of Sigmar in Talabecland. Ulrican extremists begin the Sigmarite Heresy doctrine. Chevan civilization rises in the mountainous west.

1400

1420 Lands around Karak Kadrin are tormented by the great dragon Skaladrak Incarnadine.
1435 Sultan Jaffar, a powerful Arabian sorcerer, wields together a coalition of several desert tribes.
1436 Jaffar expands his city-state to a small empire with the capture of Al-Haikk, Copher, Martek, and
Lashiek in western Araby.
1442 The Sultan of All Araby, Daryus-e Qabir, declares jihad against the infidels of the Old World.
1448 Skaven convince Jaffar that he should extend his empire into Estalia and overthrow the corrupt and soft ruling Almarvid regime and crush the Estalians. Invasion by fresh Arabian army led by Sultan Jaffar.
1450 Start of 600 year Crusadings. Fall of Estalian kingdom of Astarios and most of Magritta to Arabians. Only the citadel and harbor remain in Estalian hands.
1452 Fall of Bilbali to the Crusading forces.
1457 Founding of the Order of the Blazing Sun (Empire). Magritta liberated by Crusading forces. Only Arabian kingdom of Alhabra remains in Estalia. Tulen civilization rises in the plateaus west of the Miyan jungle realms.

1500

1502 High Elf army routs Dark Elves in Ulthuan.
1503 First wave of Gospodar peoples migrate through Northern Pass from Farside by pressure from Ungol people [who moved into steppes from region in northern Cathay].
1505 Population pressure leads to sporadic raiding along the coasts of the Sea of Claws.
1510 Norse princes of Ropsmann peoples raid Gospodar settlements along Lynsk River.
1523 Norse princes establish themselves as ruling minority in Erengrad.
1540 Founding of the Order of Knights Panther.
1547 High Priest of Ulric and Graf Heinrich of Middenheim achieve rapprochement by Cult accepting vow of celibacy for all priests. Heinrich's bid for the throne fails, but declares himself Emperor. Age of Three Emperors begins.
1550 Steady disintegration over the next four hundred years sees increase in the number of Daemonologists and Necromancers, proliferation of secret Chaos worship.
1563 City of Tobaro is overrun by Skaven breaking through the ancient Elf-carved network of tunnels which riddle the cliffs around it.
1565 Tobaro is recaptured by a mercenary army led by Meldo Marcelli.
1597 Marienburg seized by Bretonnian army under Count of L'Anguille.

1600
Rise of the Holamkis, second of the Mound Builders, in the Misipia and Alhio River basins of the eastern woodlands.

1601 Village of Escantos in the south of Estalia is completely devoured by swarm of rats.
1602 Five year Bretonnian occupation ends as army under the Graf of Middenheim approaches Marienburg.
1666 Arabian forces destroy Goblinoid strongholds and driving them towards Dark Lands.
1688 Crusading forces, led by Knights Panther, sack Istrabul.
1689 Arabian forces drive Crusaders back towards sea.

1700

1703 Norse raids begin. Magnus the Mad besieges Lothern with 200 men.
1707 Orc Warlord Gorbad Ironclaw invades The Empire from Black Fire Pass.
1708 Large Imperial army led by Count of Wissenland is destroyed in Battle of Grunberg.
Altdorf is besieged, but holds out. Emperor Sigismund V is killed by Orc wyverns.
1709 Orc army disperses after Warlord Ironclaw disappears. Capital moves to Altdorf as Nuln is sacked, Mootland is devastated, and Sudenland overrun.
1712 Arabian forces attack petty kingdoms, overcoming the easternmost.
1724 Battle of Matorca halts the Arabian advance in the southeastern region of the Old World.
1731 Rise of the Tialanese Empire in the lands south of Cathay.
1745 Ungol horde, led by Kanai-Khan, sweep through northern Cathay.
1749 Ungols overthrow the Ling Dynasty. Chuano civilization begins to rise north of the Chevan people.
1752 Ungol hordes invade Norsca.
1754 Norse princes subdue the Ungol horde in the north.
1755 The Ungol become rulers along the Rivers Talabec and Urskoy.
1762 Prince Vermund establishes Cult of Ulric in north.
1786 Bordeleaux loses one third of its population to outbreak of Red Pox in a single week. Baron Giscard Du'ponte orders poor quarter burned to ground, which halts Red Pox immediately.
1798 Ungol invasion fleet sinks off Nippon during a sudden storm.

1800

1806 Crusaders carve out petty kingdoms. King Louis VIII the Simple dies leaving no clear heir.
1809 Bretonnian Duchies and baronies war against one another for next 250 years.
1808 Central Bretonnian authority collapses.
1814 Crusaders capture Istrabul.
1812 Southern Bretonnia is ravaged by another outbreak of Red Pox. Great fire of Brionne razes three quarters of city. Middenland lays siege to Middenheim and are repulsed with the aid of dwarfs. dwarfs seal Middenheim's "Undercity".
1813 Two Skaven armies appear, razing several villages and small towns along the River Brienne.
Brionne and Quenelles are besieged. Skaven army defeated and driven off by Wood Elves and Bretonnian knights from Pavarron. Red Pox brought under control. Northern Tilea is ravaged by outbreak of Red Pox.
1848 Norse raids resume on coast of Bretonnia.
1850 Norse raiding parties cross the Sea of Claws and Middle Sea.
1854 Norse raids begin on the northern coast of Bretonnia.
1870 Third period of tolerance of sorcery begins in the Tilean City-States.

1900
Holamki and Tulan civilizations vanish. Chevan civilization declines. The Anatuzi culture declines as the Molgolan
civilization rises just to the south.

1901 Ungol warband threatens Talabheim. Facing increasing Norse raids, Mages of Saphery draw a shroud of mists over eastern sea approaches.
1903 Development of loose confederation of states, centered on the city-state of Erengrad [under Ingjold the
Red] and ruled by Norse Ropsmann princes.
1904 Emperor in Talabheim acknowledges sovereignty of Ungol chief Utilla over all lands east of Talabheim.
1910 Ungol capital of Dorogo becomes cosmopolitan city.
1952 Baron Henri d'Amateu of L'Anguille grants the Norse Skajad the Bastard land in the Armorica region to
end the Norse raids.
1958 Fall of the Crusading Kingdoms.
1979 Magritta of Marienburg becomes last elected Empress for 400 years. "Wizard's War" begins in Middenheim and spreads throughout the Empire.
1980 Grand Theogonist of Sigmar refuses to acknowledge election of Magritta and Imperial system is effectively ended.
Dark Ages spread as central authority completely collapses for next three hundred years.
1991 "Wizard's War" ends in the banishment and execution of a number of Daemonologists and Necromancers.
1993 Religious pressures bring a bloody end to the third period of tolerance of sorcery.

2000
Miyan civilization declines. Erald the Wanderer becomes first Human to reach the Elven Kingdoms, but is prevented from entering by Sea Elves of Lorthern.

2003 Ungol aristocracy slowly assimilated into Gospodar culture.
2010 Wars of Vampric Counts begin with devastation of Ostermark by Vlad von Carstein, first of the
notorious Vampire Counts of Sylvania. Undead armies rampage between Stirland and northern
border. Battle of Hunger Wood. dwarfs take part in the Night Siege of Castle Tempelhof and the defeat of Vampire Countess mmanuelle.
2011 Ropsmann princedoms establish overland trade with Dorogo.
2032 The last of the Arabians withdraw from Estalia.
2050 Rise of the Misipians, third and greatest of the Mound Builders, in the Misipia, Alhio, and lower Misori River basins of the eastern woodlands. Founding of the mound-dominated city of Cahoken.
2064 Tialanese Empire collapses under weight of attacks from the Cathanese Imperial Army.

2100
Igor the Terrible, prince of Erengrad, invites Prince of Dorogo to join the Confederacy of Kislevite
States. Rise of the Nazcas in the western mountains and highlands. Trade commences with the declining Slann.

2101 When Prince refuses, Igor sends army to reduce Dorogo. Renames city Kislev and embarks on campaign to
consolidate various minor states and principalities of southern and central Kislev.
2134 Igor's campaign stalls at foothills of Worlds Edge Mountains and Farside Steppes region. (SRiK)
2135 Declares both territories part of Confederated States of Imperial Kislev and names himself Tsar (Tzar) of all
Kislev.
2145 Battle of Hel Fen. Manfred von Carstein, last of the von Carsteins of Sylvania, is destroyed along with his Undead horde.
2150 Sea Elves return to Old World. Marienburg signs treaty granting them exclusive trading rights with Sea Elves.
2151 Re-establishment of Sea Elves in ancient, ruined Star-Gem fortress.
2169 Battle of the Blight. Miraglianese army and allies drive the Skaven back to the deepest reaches of the marshes. Thousands of Skaven die, but the Tileans fail to utterly destroy them.
2179 Last of the Crusading forces drive the Arabians out of the Old World.
2198 Goblinoid forces overrun Arabian villages.
2199 Arabians withdraw to the Marg beh-Mard Desert.

2200

2201 Beginning of the Errantry Wars when Louen Orc Slayer, King of Bretonnia, declares intention to rid
Bretonnia of Orcs.
2203 After several increasingly weak and ineffective Tsars, coalition of government bureaucrats and priests
conspire to govern through puppet Tsars.
2205 Battle of Black Falls ends in rout of Goblin army by dwarfs after both sides lost their leaders.
2206 Establishment of first agricultural colonies in Farside.
2232 Alliance of northern Estalian kingdoms invade and conquer southern Bretonnia.
2254 Estalian kingdom of Astarios establishes an empire by conquering southern Tilea.
2267 All Tilean provinces send troops to drive out the Estalian invaders.
2261 Rise of the Aztlanos in the plateaus where the Tulan civilization once stood.
2270 Rise of the Inquisition.
2274 Siege of Brionne results in the end of Estalian domination.
2283 Riots in Luccini violently suppressed.

2300
Six nations of the Eraquati in the northeastern forests free themselves from the Dark Elf domination. Continuous war between native Humans and Dark Elves begins. Establishment of Romanoff dynasty in Kislev. Nazca Empire in Lustria grows as Chuano civilization subjugated.

2301 Incursion of Chaos.
2302 Karaz-a-Karak is attacked during Great War against Chaos, but holds out. Magnus the Pious appears in Nuln and unites Empire. Praag falls and siege of Kislev and Erengrad begins. Tsar Alexis Romanoff appeals to Magnus for aid. Graf Paulus van der Maacht, last Baron of Westerland, dies in battle against Chaos.
2303 Eternal alliance with Kislev. Minor plagues break out in Nuln and Talabheim. Battle of Grovod Forest results in defeat for Chaos hordes. Imperial and Kislevite forces with Norse allies drive Chaos forces back. Kislevite chapter of the Order of the White Wolf founded. Harald the Wolf leads Norse and Norse dwarfs against Chaos hordes and drive them back. Dark Elves and Chaos allies are driven out of the Old World. Minor plague in Marienburg.
2304 Magnus elected Emperor.
2305 Magnus decrees the cessation of the Barony and establishes Province of Westerland, governed by an appointed Council drawn from the burghers of Marienburg.
2319 Skaven warships are spotted in waters off Tilea.
2321 Battle of Bloodwater Sound ends with Dwarf Ironclads from Barak Varr defeating Skaven Fleet in the
Black Gulf. Estalian and Tilean coasts suffers from Skaven raiding throughout summer.
2355 Nipponese armies invade Imperial Cathay. Start of 120 year war between the two great Empires.
2369 Death of Magnus the Pious. Empire does not pass to his brother, Gunther von Bildhofen, but to Count Leopold Unfahiger of Stirland.
2378 Merchant fleets and militias from Marienburg conduct a highly successful campaign against pirates.
2387 Prince Karsten of Waldenhof employs Skaven to undermine the walls of Castle Siegfried in Sylvania. Karsten is hanged when all the children in Waldenhof disappear.
2391 Two days of riots result from Elves arresting a Human in the Suiddock and dragging him off to Elftown. Many Elves are hanged before tempers are calmed.

2400
Renaissance of sorcerous studies across entire Old World. Abandonment of last Farside colony. City-States free themselves of Estalian yoke.

2402 Discovery of Lustria by Old Worlders.
2410 Colonisation begins.
2412 First encounter with ancient, degenerated civilization of the Slann.
2419 Accession of Charles I L'Enorm marks beginning of Bretonnia's degeneration.
2420 King Charles L'enorm announces intention to carry the Errantry Wars east into the Border Princes and beyond. Bretonnian knights win a huge victory against Orcs at Blood River. Goblin Warlord Grom the Paunch defeats Dwarf army at the Battle of Iron Gate, and commences a four-year rampage throughout the Empire before setting sail for Ulthuan.
2421 Norse Losterikson discovers a great inland bay on the west coast, south of the equator.
2425 Goblin horde from Old World invades eastern Ulthuan and ravages land until defeated.
2429 Discovery of New World by Old Worlders. Removal of Dieter IV, last Unfahiger, from Imperial throne. Prince Wilhelm Holswig-Schliestein of Altdorf becomes Emperor Wilhelm III. Marienburg Provincial Council declare the Wasteland's independence and secede from Empire.
2430 Empire Capital returns to Altdorf from Nuln. Colonisation begins on "New Coast".
2449 Colonisation of New World begins. Battle of Grootscher Marsh (Wasteland) deals decisive blow to Imperial designs. Emperor Wilhelm III recognizes Wasteland independence. Rioting spreads from the Suiddock throughout the city in response to anti-Labour laws passed by the City Council at the behest of the Merchants' Guild.
2452 Emperor Wilhelm III legalises the practice of the four sorcerous academic disciplines and establishes the four academies of sorcery and magical guilds.
2473 Belegar, descendant of King Lunn, recaptures and resettles parts of Karak Eight Peaks. The Dwarf hold remains in a permanent state of siege.
2475 Last Romanoff Tsar, Psychotic Ivan, murdered by a fanatic priest. Radii Bokha rises to power with the support of the military and aristocracy.
2488 Bretonnian army is defeated by Orc army led by Morglum Necksnapper at the Battle of Death Pass. King Charles II declares Errantry Wars at an end.
2498 Battle of the Jaws. Orc army is defeated at west end of Mad Dog Pass by dwarfs.

2500+
Incursions of Chaos are growing increasingly active. Charles Tete d'Or ascends throne as King Charles III.

2502 Election of Karl-Franz, last of the Holswig-Schliesteins, as Emperor Karl-Franz I. Erik Redaxe raids Cothique at head of a great fleet of Norse reavers. High Elf war fleet defeats Norse.
2503 Orc army occupies Karak Azul for four years before retreating from a Dwarf army.
2510 Dwarf army defeats rampaging Orc army in the Battle of Broken Leg Gully.
2512 Huge army of Orcs begin rampage in the northern Empire, led by Azhag the Slaughterer. Orcs eventually defeated by Reik-Marschall Otto Blucher, and the Crown of Sorcery taken by the Grand Theogonist.

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