Timeline of Yathrib

Timeline of Events

2500 - 2770: Diaspora

• Somewhere in here, PAMA discovers Yathrib and sells colonization rights to hardy colonists.

2771 - 2850: Consolidation

• 2771: Zebulon and Paulus arrive on Yathrib. Miracle of the Humble Lion.
• 2772: Zebulon sees the Holy Flame in Revelation and begins to preach the Omega Gospels.

2850 - ?: Ukari War

• 2855: Yathrib conquered by Ukari, beginning '40 Years of Night'
• 2895: Human fleet pushes past Aylon, starting 10 year reconquest of Yathrib.
• 2904: Yathrib reconquered in full.

The Sundering

• 4061: Count Jackson De Moley liberates Akko from Vavil the pure. Brother Battle are offically formed.
• 4073: Brother Battle destroy Sathrist stronghold of Discovery Bay from orbit. It was the only way to be sure.
• 4093: Sathrists disable jumpgate while St. Godfrey is off-world for medical care.
• 4672: Statute of Counts designates the “Seven Seigneuries”, including Johburg, as the chief vassals of the Lord of Akko (Lord Walker Justinian) in response to the rise of the Prince-Bishoprics around Revelation
• 4756: All-Saints' War starts
• 4776: All-Saints War brought to an end as House de Moley displace Justinians, and Brother Battle gain control over Prince-Bishops by 4800
• 4800: Succession of Long Wars started, against Sathraist lands to the West

4874 - 4991: Kurgan Conquests

• 4874: Kurgan invasion, in response to which the Seven serve as the chief captains of Akko's forces.
• 4874: Spoiling of the Pearls, in which the Cities are stripped of their orbital defenses. Kurgan attacks upon them commence.
• 4889: Conversion of the Gesar brings the war for the Pearls to an end.
• 4924: Revelation falls to fourth Kurgan siege, when orbital bombardment can finally be brought to bear.
• 4925: Crusader State of Revelation founded, with sworn intent of retaking the Holy City
  • Late 4925: Peace at the River of Joy establishes refugee camps and provides a break in hostilities
• 4940: War resumes following Church-inspired rebellion in the Pearl Cities
• 4973: Renaud Germain De Moley born to Josciline the Elder.
• 4980: Tyche falls to the Kurgans
• 4986: “Golden Season”, in which Geoffrey de Moley briefly retakes Revelation

4992 - 4996: Betrayal and 1st Crusade

• 4992: The Betrayal: Rutger Mortimer, Count of Aubrey, leads a Kurgan invasion
• 4993: Count Joscelin de Moley, brother of the Lord of Akko, sees a vision of a reborn sun: he and his son (Joscelin) along with a few others set out to find it.
• 4994: Seaborne landings near Johburg succeed in establishing beachheads; siege of the Johburg follows
• 4996: Count Joscelin dies while breaking the siege of Akko at the head of a Crusading army
  • Late 4996: “Year and a half” siege of the Johburg finally lifted, following Battle of Akko

4999: Flavian Crusade

• 4998: Jumproute to Aylon reopened
• 4999: Prince Flavius Li Halan's Crusade arrives.

5000: The present and beyond

• 5000: Flavius's Crusade peters out
• 5001: Present, with coastal towns and defences rebuilt in the County of Johburg