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History of Eridus (Kamshir Calendar)

The history of Eridus, reduxed to fit with the Kamshir Calendar (same as the Korsan Calendar, but with the 0 date pushed further back)

  • 6000 BF


    First cities in Metvis
    Founding

    The following milennium sees the founding of major cities along the Chek and Hava Rivers, including Eri, Mesku, Sharni, Lahdash, Hakan, and many others

  • 4724 BF


    Unification of Asharia
    Founding

    The semi-mythical king Audojin unifies the city-states around the confluence of the Baju and Joshin Rivers, in what would later become Central Asharia

  • 4000 BF


    Invention of writing
    Technological achievement

    Earliest evidence of the first Metvian hieroglyphs in the old city of Lahdash

  • 4000 BF

    500 BF


    Eridian Bronze Age
    Technological achievement

  • 2341 BF


    Founding of the Harkand Empire
    Political event

    The first in a long succession of Metvian Empires, and often said to be Eridus' first true empire, the Harkand Empire begins to expand across the Chek-Hava Rivers, reaching from its capital Sharni to the Kopava Sea

  • 1935 BF

    1911 BF


    Construction of the first Kuhuras i-Sharni
    Construction beginning/end

    The Kuhuras i-Sharni (Sharni Necropolis) is a massive, pyramid-shaped monument not far outside the Metvian city of Sharni. The building adopts the rough shape of a pyramid atop a tall square base. First built in the 20th century BF, this 6,500-year old monument originally served as the family crypt of the Khuvni Dynasty. When the dynasty was overthrown in 1736 BF, the dynasty that followed (Rakku) left it abandoned, where its base lay buried under the desert sands for over 2,500 years.

  • 1 AC


    Construction of the Jaram Temple
    Construction beginning/end

    The first Kamshir temple is constructed in the mountain community of Jaram, marking the symbolic ending hundreds of years of exile among the religion's followers from their original homeland in Metvis

  • 1053 AC

    12 /7
    1056 AC

    16 /5

    Exile of the Mure siblings
    Expedition
    Location
    Korsus
  • 1056 AC

    16 /5

    Founding of Korsus
    Founding

    Korsus is founded as a city-state near the mouth of the River Gisghari, one of many in Central-Southern Setuva

  • 1709 AC


    Unification of the Watabowi Empire
    Political event

  • 1711 AC

    1756 AC


    War of the Kunami Sea
    Military: War

    Decades-long conflict between the Setuvan city-states and the Muwavandian Empire of Metvis over the islands of Arisi and Kunami

  • 1911 AC

    1924 AC


    Arisian War
    Military: War

    A three-way conflict between Korsus, Lundi, and Metvis over Arisi, resulting in Korsan conquest of the island and Lundian conquest of Metvis west of the Hava River

  • 2341 AC

    2346 AC


    Ramas Tuvi defects from Korsus
    Military action

    Korsan General Ramas Tuvi breaks off from the Korsan Empire with his army, conquering the Metvian Rikkan Dynasty and installing himself as King, until his deposition from Korsan and Metvian forces

  • 2455 AC

    11 /4
    2457 AC

    2 /9

    Final Korsan-Lundian War
    Military action

    With the Duchy of Narvis signing a treaty with Lundi-- threatening to destabilize the balance of power in the region-- Korsus wages a war against Lundi, ultimately conquering the city and assimilating the former empire into their own, with Narvis falling under Korsan suzerainty

  • 2501 AC

    2567 AC


    Asharian Shattered States Period
    Political event

    A succession crisis breaks out after the death of Great King Taotu Sunyan (r. 2336-2501), with the kingdom split among his seven sons. These sons are in turn either married into or assassinated by various noble families across the provinces, with each family's domain functioning as its own pseudo-state. After First Contact, Asharia would become a new theater in the Rasennian Cold War

  • 2551 AC

    2552 AC


    First Contact
    Diplomatic action

    As part of their first crewed expedition to the moons of Kannal, astronauts from Akava land on Eridus near the village of Kokahi in the Duchy of Narvis, at the time a semi-independent protectorate under the Korsan Empire following the conquest of Lundi

  • 2567 AC

    2578 AC


    The Kajurra Expeditions
    Expedition

    Under the orders of the Jurak Emperor of Rokra, explorer Garandem Kusam leads four different missions to Eridus and Mirad. The first (2567-68) sees the diplomatic crew venture to Asharia, the second (2570-73) sees the further exploration of Korano and a deal struck with the Asharian Wolai family, and the third (2576-78) sees the establishment of Sanas'hu and the purchase of land near Wanchu

  • 2575 AC

    2650 AC


    Eridian Industrial Revolution
    Technological achievement

    Although most are slow to adapt, certain Eridian nations and families (namely the Korsan Empire and the Asharian Wolai family) adopt the technologies granted to them by their Sildor benefactors, causing an upheaval in Eridian geopolitics and catapulting much of the planet far forward technologically

  • 2589 AC

    2592 AC


    First Shang War
    Military: War

    Asharia expands to the south, reaching the Hang Sea and conquering the former territories of the Shang, with the kingdom migrating to the southwest

  • 2711 AC


    First Eridian landing on Mirad
    Expedition

    In the site that would later become the city of Korsumeya (New Korsus), a Korsan crew spends three months on the surface, building a small encampment and making first contact between Eridans and Kuvanu. As part of the Fifth Hanora mission, they were only expected to remain on the surface for three Eridian days, but their crash landing forced them to remain for three months until the Sixth Hanora could rescue them

  • 2736 AC


    Founding of Korsumeya
    Founding

  • 3722 AC


    Ha'akun Ishtar writes the Hikkaru
    Religious event

    In the city of Qemruu, the prophet Ha'akun Ishtar receives the word of the Hikkaru, founding the Dovosni religion, which begins to slowly spread across the region from the Kopava Sea to the Koltan Mountains, and later into Asharia and Metvis

  • 3811 AC


    Kamshir Schism
    Religious event

    The organization of the Kamshir religion breaks apart, with the polytheistic religion beginning to break up into several smaller temples, each worshipping one deity in particular as a monotheistic religion. Contemporary analysts and future historians alike would argue that this occurrence had been merely the final result of centuries of religious and political turmoil

  • 3976 AC

    3981 AC


    Korsan Republican War
    Military: War

    With First Prefect Gilu Saluris making increasing advances at gaining power, the Parliament of Korsus ousts him from office, enraging his base of supporters and starting a massive civil war. After some time he is crowned Aliku (Emperor) Saluris XI, declaring the nation once more to be the Korsan Empire, purging Republicans from Parliament and enacting sweeping reforms to consolidate his power, in part using the conquests of Moqash Atzan to motivate fears and resentment toward the inefficiencies of the previous govenment. The remnants of the Republican government flee to the colony of Hanoras on Mirad, signing a ceasefire to focus on the threat of Moqash Atzan. Despite the later name change to the Republic of Hanoras, the nation is still the same as the old Korsan Republic, and many still argue themselves to be the legitimate government of Korsus, with the civil war never technically ending

  • 3993 AC

    4036 AC


    Shattering of Korsus
    Political event

    Following the cataclysms of the previous two centuries, in addition to Hanoras' separation from the Empire entirely, the Korsan Empire gradually breaks up into several smaller states across Setuva and Eastern Eburin, with Korsus reduced to a rump state within Central Setuva

  • 4322 AC


    Creation of the Merchant Congress
    Political event

    King Metorke III (r. 4315-39) would reorganize the government of Qanaar and its territories, creating the Serene Republic of the Markazi Isles as a trading empire that same year

  • 4829 AC

    4836 AC


    Crisis of the 49th century
    Political event

    Triggered by a major dispute over who would succeed Emperor Misas IV, the Crisis of the 49th Century spread throughout the Eburian Kingdoms as different houses sought the throne of Korsus for themselves. Eventually these houses, along with various nationalist groups, began to fight for their independence, breaking away one-by-one until all the was left was a kingdom around the traditional Korsan heartlands. Being the uncontested rulers of all that remained, House Chonem established their own Kingdom of the Chonems, claiming themselves to be the successors of the Korsan Empire.