Byzantium is overrun by the Turks on September 5, 1476, exactly one thousand years and a day after the fall of the Roman Empire. This is generally agreed to mark the end of the Middle Ages and the dawn of modern history.
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Modern History 101
A cursory, deliberately shallow overview of Andalusada's modern history, emphasizing what laymen assume history to be: wars, disasters, the rise and fall of nations, and Great Men. (Note that this is modern history; it entirely glosses over the Middle Ages, and thus sheds no light on Andalusada's Point of Divergence.) Turns of the Hijri century are also noted, since they don't sync up to the CE year.
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1476 CE
5 September
Fall of Byzantium
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1484 CE
Abu Talha Rais discovers the New World
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1519 CE
Publication of the Günther Bible
Religious event -
1540 CE
Conversion of Tawantinsuyu
Religious eventThe Inca Empire formally converts to Roman Catholicism.
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1591 CE
1592 CE
Thousand Years' War
Military actionIt actually only lasts for two years, but ends with the Islamic conquest of Cuba.
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1678 CE
1688 CE
Norman settlement in Nouvelle-France
Population Migration / TravelSeveral extended families of settlers arrive in Nouvelle-France from the provinces of Normandy and Brittany.
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1101-1200 AH
THE UMAYYAD RESTORATION
1688 marks the 1101st year from the Hijra of the Prophet. Since it also marks the rise of the House of Umayya, this is about as far back as the UCNA's history lessons go.
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1689 CE
Ascension of Umayya II
RevolutionUmayya II, tracing his genealogy back to Hisham III, makes a bid for succession during a breakdown of the Five Families.
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1743 CE
1744 CE
Second Partition of Prussia
Diplomatic actionHoly Prussia reacts to its first Partition poorly, and is rewarded with a second. At this point emigration to the New World begins in earnest.
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1745 CE
Baltic settlement of Thagr ash-Shamal
Population Migration / TravelRefugees and expatriates from Königsberg begin to settle in Thagr ash-Shamal
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1746 CE
Maximum Extent of the Moorish World
Political eventFrance manages to retain its Caribbean holdings, but is forced to cede its mainland Alaxian claims to Umayyad Seville.
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1749 CE
al-Fadiha ("the Scandal")
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventThe heir apparent to Umayyad Seville is caught attempting to summon and bind Satan.
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1775 CE
Emergence of LSM
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1783 CE
Death of Hisham IV; Start of Moorish Fitna
Life, DeathCaliph Hisham IV dies after falling from his horse, setting in motion the downfall of Moorish Spain.
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1201-1300 AH
THE FITNA! And what is the Fitna? Who can say to you what the Fitna is?
1783 marks the 1201st year from the Hijra of the Prophet, the start of a catastrophic century, and the collapse of Moorish civilization.
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1202 AH
1202 Mexican Earthquake
Disaster / DestructionThe worst earthquake in Mexican history occurs on 28 March 1787, at 12:02 PM.
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1792 CE
1794 CE
Discovery of Neptune
Discovery, ScientificNeptune, the seventh planet of the solar system, is discovered around this time, although the circumstances remain murky and controversial. It has five moons: Amphitrite, Arethusa, Galatea, Thetis, and Triton.
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1793 CE
Occultation of Abd al-Rahman VI
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventPlans to recapture Seville crumble when the last Umayyad pretender in the Old World vanishes under mysterious circumstances.
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1800 CE
24 December1801 CE
4 January
Bad Christmas in Seville
Political eventAfter months of preparation, Andalusi rebels capture Seville in an uprising timed for Christmas Eve Mass. Spanish forces crush the uprising ten days later.
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1801 CE
Hajji Yusuf sent ashore
Diplomatic actionThe caliphal pretender Musa sends his son Hajji Yusuf to the Alaxian mainland, entrusting him to the emergent Caliphal Guard as a diplomatic hostage.
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1825 CE
5 April
Constitution of New Andalusia promulgated
Political eventAfter a decade of rule and several years of petitioning, Caliph Yusuf I promulgates the Constitution of New Andalusia on April 5, giving the "Umayyad Caliphate in New Andalusia" its modern name and form.
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1839 CE
1842 CE
Axamallan War of Independence
Military actionThe Mexican province of Axamalla breaks away from the Grand Principality, leading to the foundation of Holy, Free and Plebeian Axamalla.
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1847 CE
Discovery of Pluto
Discovery, ScientificPluto, the eighth planet in the solar system, is first sighted with a telescope. It has one moon, Persephone.
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1863 CE
Recognition of Taiping China
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1864 CE
1868 CE
Anglo-Moorish War
Military actionBorder disputes erupt into full-blown war between the UCNA and the Imperial Union of England-Scotland. The war ends in a startling Anglo-Scottish defeat and results in the reorganization of England-Scotland.
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1868 CE
Unification of the Japanese Empire
FoundingWith the end of the Sankaku Wars, the annexation of Takasago, and the Imperial Charter of 1868, the Japanese Empire assumes its modern form.
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1873 CE
Death of Yusuf I
Life, DeathYusuf I, founder and first caliph of the UCNA, dies after several years of illness and nearly sixty years of rule.
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1301 AH
HERE BEGINS THE MODERN ERA
18 November 1882 marks the 1301st year from the Hijra of the Prophet Muhammad. In all likelihood, your entire life falls after this point.
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1884 CE
21 July
Annexation of Cuba
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1890 CE
Acclamation of Yusuf II
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1895 CE
1896 CE
Kwantung Intervention
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1897 CE
1899 CE
January
Gujarat Campaign
Military actionFrench India once again marches to war against the Sultanate of Multan, who deals them several spectacular defeats.
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1904 CE
1905 CE
Russo-Japanese War
Military actionThe construction of a katorga in the Russo-Japanese condominium of Sakhalin sets off a diplomatic crisis and escalates into a full-blown war. Against all odds, the Japanese Empire defeats Russia on land and sea.
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1905 CE
20 April
Bright Week Rebellion
RevolutionAfter Tsar Evgeny IV turns machine guns on anti-war demonstrations during Holy Week, and his heir-elect accidentally kills himself in a drunken argument, the Russian Empire erupts in open rebellion.
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1906 CE
18 April
San Ysidro Earthquake
Disaster / Destruction -
1909 CE
The Battleship Party
Political eventThe Grand Principality of Mexico purchases a herculean battleship, setting off a New World arms race.
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1914 CE
1917 CE
The Thousand Days
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1922 CE
The Tver Exposition
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1923 CE
Acclamation of Yusuf III
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1923 CE
1 September 12:00
Great Kwanto Earthquake
Disaster / DestructionThe most powerful earthquake in Japanese history strikes on September 1, 1923.
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1924 CE
Coronation of the Meiwa Emperor
Era beginning/endThe Japanese Empire crowns a new emperor, who chooses Meiwa as his era name.
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1925 CE
World's biggest windmill built in Axamalla
Scientific achievementAxamalla builds the first 1-megarad wind turbine. Several others follow in 1926 and 1929.
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22 Dhu'l-Qaida 1348
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