Birth of Nations (2270-2397)

2270Shiro Kurita born in the city of Yamashiro on New Samarkand.
2271Treaty of Marik and the Articles of Unification found Free Worlds League. Rule of 75 passed after the Oriente Leak.
2273Urizen Kurita born on New Samarkand.
2274James McKenna born in the Yukon Territories.
2276Luthien settled.
2280Joseph Cartwright dies and is succeeded as Prime Minister of New Avalon by Nathan DuVall. Martin DuVall appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
2282Nathan DuVall dies and is replaced as Prime Minister of New Avalon by Martin DuVall. Ian McQuiston elected President of Skye. Galedon V settled.
2283Trade Act gives legal approval for the three existing intelligence agencies within Free Worlds League to share resources.
2286James McKenna begins formal schooling.
2293NAS Hopewell, the first freighter built at New Avalon (at a Davion factory), dedicated. Memoirs of Raju Selaj published by Regulus Unity Press. War between Free Worlds League and Stewart Confederacy. Juliano Marik is appointed Captain-General of the Free Worlds League.
2294Captain-General Juliano Marik torches Confederacy capital. Shiro Kurita declares himself Lord of Yamashiro.
2295James McKenna given rank of Admiral and assumes command of Alliance navy. Juliano Marik annexes Stewart Confederacy.
2296[Jan] Shiro Kurita proclaims himself First Citizen of New Samarkand. Ian McQuiston forms Skye Traders by consolidating several interplanetary merchant fleets.
2297Jerome Davion appointed New Avalon ambassador to El Dorado.
2299Federation of Skye founded.
2300TAS Dreadnought, first true combat WarShip, launched.
2301Seth Marsden arrives on Donegal and founds Donegal Freights and Goods. Damien Marik, youngest son of Captain-General Juliano, marries Antonia Allison, Duchess of Oriente. Laine Marik, granddaughter of Juliano, marries David Graham.
2302[Mar] Shiro Kurita meets with Galedon's Colonial Board. Alliance of Galedon formed with Shiro Kurita as its Director.
2303[Nov] Every known Ozawa Mercantile Association office and support facility bombed. [Dec] Soldiers from New Samarkand begin operations on Sverdlovsk.
2305Tenno Kurita born on New Samarkand. [Nov] After a vote of no-confidence, Hector Rowe commits suicide. His son, Maxwell Achilles Rowe, becomes First Consul. Refugees from Stewart Confederacy establish settlements on York and Lancaster. Christopher Marik, eldest gradson of Captain-Generall Juliano, marries Madelyne Sian. The Sian-Mariks are excluded from holding the Captain-Generalcy of Free Worlds League.
2306JumpShip Jason Hasek explodes en route to New Avalon. Jerome Davion killed. Ryerson Accords signed by Free Worlds League Parliament. A Selaj is appointed Captain-General of the Free Worlds League to aid the Capellan Hegemony against the Sarna Supremacy.
2307Lucien Davion appointed Deputy Prime Minister of New Avalon.
2308Arboris secedes from Capellan Hegemony.
2309[early] Shiro Kurita assumes complete control of Alliance of Galedon. He makes a tour of major colony worlds, including Dieron, Junction, Benjamin, Worrell, Luthien, and Pesht. Caph Institute of Technology built outside capital city of New Brunnel. Martin DuVall dies in a hunting accident. Lucien Davion succeeds him as Prime Minister of New Avalon. Edward Davion marries Rachel Masters of Numenor.
2310Taurians colonize Megaris. People's Independence Party founded on Terra. Michael Cameron born. Tharkad discovered. [June] Shiro Kurita returns to New Samarkand with numerous treaties increasing size of Alliance of Galedon to over thirty worlds. Origins of the Free Worlds League: Memoirs of Anthony Franchicka published by Danais Press.
2311Seth Marsden visits Tharkad. [June] Dispute erupts between Dieron and Altair, revealing Shiro Kurita's duplicity in organizing Alliance of Galedon. [Sept] Council of One summit meeting on New Samarkand. Alliance of Galedon forces invade Benjamin, Asgard, and Telos IV.
2312Social unrest begins in Terran Hegemony. [Apr] Telos IV falls to Alliance of Galedon. Taurians colonize Samantha. [Aug] Asgard falls to Galedon troops. [Oct] Benjamin falls to Galedon troops.
2313Protectorate of Donegal founded.
2314Budget for Sirius comes before Alliance Regional Parliament. Member of Parliament Sonya DuKirl imprisoned by Parliament for "highly suspect activities". [summer] James Humphreys conducts secret negotiations with Fleet Admiral Thomas McKenna of Terran Hegemony. [Aug] Grant Zoli, leader of People's Independence Party, pledges support to Expansionists. [Sept] Grant Zoli switches allegiance to Liberals. [5 Sept] Grant Zoli found dead in his New Zealand mansion. Assassin's war against both parties initiated by People's Independence Party zealots. Parliament declares martial law on Terra [30 Sept] Guards of Liberal leaders in Zurich storm headquarters of Expansionist Party and kill all inside. Expansionists retaliate. Civil war between Liberals and Expansionists. Most Alliance Global Militia units remain neutral. Adm. McKenna requests some units to step in to end violence. Battle of Zurich. Battle of Bangkok. Geraldine Marik born.
2315[2 June] Strand Rock, a tiny island in North Sea near Scotland, destroyed by orbital bombardment. Another small island near Australia destroyed simultaneously. [22 July] Adm. James McKenna issues Hegemony Charter and announces formation of Terran Hegemony. Sonya DuKirl released from prison and acquitted.
2316Treaty of Terra signed. [Feb] James McKenna elected first Director-General and Lord Protector of Terran Hegemony. Sonya DuKirl elected first President of Hegemony Congress. [Mar] Director-General McKenna leaves Terra with fleet of warships to bring Quentin, Errai, and Helen into Terran Hegemony. Taurians colonize Renfield. First Combined Armor, Air, and Naval Regiment (Combined Armor, Air and Naval) formed. Lucien Davion begins tour of Crucis Reach.
2317Campaign to conquer Quentin, Errai, and Helen ends with seizure of Towne. Twenty-three worlds of Crucis Reach convene summit. [26 June] Twenty of these worlds sign the Crucis Pact, creating the Federated Suns. Lucien Davion elected President of Federated Suns. Taurians colonize Cyrton. [Aug] Free Worlds League National Intelligence Agency formed.
2318Muskegon joins Federated Suns. Emerson and Beten Kaitos, two worlds ruled by Muskegon, join Chesterton Trade League. Fighting between Federated Suns and Chesterton Trade League begins.
2319Alliance of Galedon becomes Draconis Combine. Federated Suns Department of Military Intelligence formed by Daniel Warren. Christopher Marik dies suddenly.
2320Campaign to bring Capella, Terra Firma, and Nanking into Terran Hegemony begins. Taurians colonize Ishtar.
2321Fighting between Federated Suns and Chesterton Trade League for Emerson and Beten Kaitos ends.
2322Ceres Metals formed on Terra.
2325Margaret Cameron born.
2330Timothy Calderon dies. His daughter Sandra becomes Protector. Waves of artisans and technicians flee Draconis Combine and colonize systems around Rim Worlds Republic. Draconis Combine invades the Principality of Rasalhague.
2331Combat College built on New Earth. [spring] Taurians encounter refugees from the Inner Sphere on Diefenbaker.
2332Lucien Davion retires as President of Federated Suns and dies three months later. Charles Davion, brother of Lucien, becomes President. Louis Davion, another brother, becomes Deputy Prime Minister of New Avalon. Terran Hegemony Navy Rear Admiral Adelaide Lola dies. Anti-Shiro Kurita riots on Galedon V.
2333Admiral Konrad McKenna assumes command of Hegemony Armed Forces Navy. Omi Kurita, daughter of Coordinator Shiro Kurita, appointed first Keeper of House Honor.
2334[Jan] Draconis Combine garrison on New Bergen wiped out. Victor and Isaac Kurita, sons of Urizen, are among the dead. University opened in Rim Worlds Republic. Omi Kurita compiles the Dictum Honorium. Reynard Davion promoted to Major in Federated Suns Expeditionary Force.
2335Campaign to bring Syrma and Galatea into Terran Hegemony begins. [fall] Sandra Calderon dies and her son Richard becomes Protector. He proclaims Taurian Concordat.
2336[Apr] Urizen Kurita dies of congestive heart failure. Shiro Kurita's son Tenno becomes Warlord of Rasalhague. Nihongi Kurita born on New Samarkand.
2337Louis Davion dies. Reynard Davion becomes Deputy Prime Minister of New Avalon.
2338Adm. McKenna conceives risky plan to conquer Syrma. General Rebecca Danforth publicly calls him a fool and is arrested. [23 July] Invasion of Syrma begins. With help from Federation of Skye, Syrma mined jump points. Only two of the twenty-nine ships in the first wave survive. Another six vessels destroyed in second wave. Adm. McKenna blames Vice-Admiral Harris Cather for the defeat and begins court-martial proceedings. Three weeks later, Director-General McKenna's warship Black Lion appears insystem. McKenna strips his son of rank and privileges. Hegemony Armed Forces fleet returns to Terra. Rim Worlds Republic accidentally reveals itself to Tamar Pact.
2339Director-General McKenna resigns. Ten days later, he dies of cancer. Michael Cameron becomes ruler of the Terran Hegemony. [Mar] Maxwell Rowe meets Kevin Tamar and they work out mutual neutrality. Kevin Tamar proposes a merger of the Tamar Pact, Federation of Skye, and Protectorate of Donegal.
2340[17 Jan] Michael Cameron sworn in as Director-General and Lord Protector of Terran Hegemony. Arabella Rowe engineers social revolution and proclaims herself First Consul of Rim Worlds Republic. Maxwell Rowe and his followers flee into unexplored territory and vanish. Arabella Rowe frees Helots in Rim Worlds Republic. Michael Cameron creates Hegemony Research Alliance Department. Charles Davion suffers heart attacks before Federated Suns Council. Reynard Davion becomes President. Merger talks begin between Tamar, Skye and Donegal. Lyran Commonwealth founded. Shiro Kurita signs limited trade pact with Terran Hegemony.
2341[5 Jan] Michael Cameron recognizes Lyran Commonwealth.
2342Urizen Kurita's son Adam becomes Warlord of Rasalhague.
2343Michael Cameron establishes Hegemony Business Information Exchange.
2344Reynard Davion takes command of Reserve Task Force on Capellan frontier. He defeats forces from Tikonov Union on Almach. Federated Suns begins negotiations with Capellan Hegemony. Mikhail Marik falls in love with a minor Kurita trade official on Atreus. After she becomes pregnant, she stays on Atreus rather than return home.
2345Federated Suns and Capellan Hegemony sign Acala Pact, a non-aggression treaty to promote peace and trade. Lola-class destroyer launched by Boeing Interstellar.
2346York and Lancaster war with Protectorate of Donegal. Stewarts flee to Luxley. Sonya DuKirl resigns as President of Hegemony Congress. Federated Suns and Capellan Hegemony sign Almach Accord. Federated Suns receives formal control Chesteron Trade League worlds of Mira, Mesartim, and Almach. First nine Archons of Lyran Commonwealth chosen.
2347Barcelona colonized. Sonya DuKirl returns to Sirius. Margaret Cameron marries Alexander Ellis, a wealthy industrialist. Rim Worlds Republic acquires Barcelona.
2348Raymond Cameron born. Shiro Kurita dies. His son Tenno becomes Coordinator. Peter Marik born.
2349Black Earth colonized by Rim Worlds Republic.
2350Sonya DuKirl dies on Sirius. [21 Dec] "Schwarzenegger Bicep" tested by scientists of Operation Musclebound. House Marik begins keeping a food taster on staff.
2351[1 Jan] In a speech before Hegemony Congress, Michael Cameron resurrects medieval nobility system. Cameron's Edict of 2351 makes it legal for Cameron daughters to maintain the Cameron name after marriage. Brian Cameron born.
2355Acala Pact between Federated Suns, Tikonov Union and Sarna Supremacy. Beta VII colonized by Rim Worlds Republic.
2357Margaret Cameron joins Hegemony Armed Forces. [July] Reynard Davion breaks Acala Pact. Federated Suns occupies Sarna Supremacy world of Bell and demands transfer of Chesterton and Highspire. Over 15,000 civilians captured by Federated Suns and vanish. Capellan Hegemony Prime Minister Julian Dux forced to retire in favor of Seluk Tucas.
2359Judith Cameron born.
2360[early] TechniCorp introduces Manticore heavy tank. A Taurian explorer, Tracy Ashton Pendleton, discovers a Federated Suns labor camp, populated by captives from Bell, on Tentativa and frees the laborers. Taurian Defense Force formed.
2362First Kearny Highlanders formed on Northwind.
2363Prime Minster Tucas of Capellan Hegemony renounces Acala Pact and Almach Accord. He demands return to Chesterton worlds. Capellan Hegemony ambassador Fashir Tucas recalled from New Avalon but his JumpShip disappears en route. Prime Minister Tucas demands return of the world of Lee. Hostilities between Federated Suns and Capellan Hegemony erupt. Hadji-Mohammed Kimbrough, food taster for Captain-General Geraldine Marik, awarded Marik Eagle of Honor. Second Kearny Highlanders formed on Northwind.
2364An assassination attempt by the Satan Slashers street gang against Captain-General Geraldine Marik fails, merely injuring her son Allan. Geraldine Marik assassinated by Hadji-Mohammed Kimbrough, her food taster. Kyle and Dorian Sian-Marik are implicated in the plot. They and Kyle's sons Conal and Brion are executed. Roger Sian-Marik, grandson of Dorian, and his daughter Clorinda disappear to become terrorists. Mikhail Marik, brother of Geraldine, keeps the injured Allan in the hospital and assumes the Captain-Generalcy. Third Kearny Highlanders formed on Northwind.
2365Northwind Military Academy established.
2366Malibu colonized by Rim Worlds Republic. Free Worlds League begins raids on Capellan worlds. [14 Jan] 1st Kearny Highlanders land on Lopez. 2nd Oriente Hussars field test particle accelerator weapons on Lopez, facing off against the 1st Kearny Highlanders, who are nearly destroyed. Capellan Confederation absorbs Tikonov Union.
2367Michael Cameron retires. Lady Margaret Cameron sworn in as Director-General. Capellan Confederation formed through a union of Capellan Hegemony, Tikonov Union, and St. Ives Association. Capellan Confederation not recognized by Federated Suns. Military Recruitment and Preparedness Bill requires mandatory military reserve service from all adults. Tenno Kurita declares Rasalhague to be "vanquished" when in actuality it is still independent and officially neutral.
2368Skirmish between Taurian Concordat navy and Federated Suns. Two Federated Suns WarShip destroyed and one captured. Beginning of a series of naval battles between Taurian Concordat and Federated Suns. [Sept] Franco Liao declares himself Chancellor of Capellan Confederation.
2369Taurian and Federated Suns forces battle at Concordat world of Robsart. Hideyo Makayoshi, illegitimate daughter of Mikhail Marik, dies with her mother in an elevator mishap. Mikhail Marik commits suicide. Marion's Highlanders formed on Northwind.
2369 - 2371Despite no formal declaration, war ensues between Taurian Concordat and Federated Suns.
2300s[late] Ford Military Limited introduces the THE-N Thorn.
2370Sirius joins Capellan Confederation. Capellan Confederation captures Procyon. Naval battles between Taurian Concordat and Federated Suns end. Federated Suns turns its attention back to Capellan Confederation.
2371Reynard Davion dies from Black Marsh Fever. His son Etien becomes President of Federated Suns. Truce declared between Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation. Historical novel Big Time published.
2372Raymond Cameron involved in near-fatal jet fighter accident that leaves his face disfigured. Aegis-class cruiser introduced. THS Aegis launched by Di Tron Heavy Industries. McCormick's Highlanders capture ranking Kurita officer on Rio.
2373Amendment to Crucis Pact sanctions appointment of Board of Magistrates to settle disputes that had previously fallen under the President's sole jurisdiction.
2375Explorer vessel Tao lost. Economic problems of Lyran Commonwealth solved. [Aug] Robert Marsden proclaims himself Archon Basileus of Lyran Commonwealth. [Dec] Robert Marsden officially recognized as Archon Basileus. He issues the Articles of Acceptance. Terrorist attack on Rasalhague kills Vladimir Kurita and his family. Oma Kurita disappears and presumed dead. Jason Kurita appointed Governor of Rasalhague Military District. Shiragi Kurita becomes Keeper of House Honor.
2376[10 Mar] Tenno Kurita commits seppuku. His son Nihongi becomes Coordinator. Arabella Rowe dies. Her son Michael Edward Durant becomes First Consul of Rim Worlds Republic. Tenno Kurita commits seppuku after a bloody attack on Kurita family. He is succeeded as Coordinator by his son Nihongi. Lyran Articles of Acceptance ratified.
2377Oma Kurita, daughter of Vladimir, rescued from Trondheim with her newborn son Daniel Sorenson. McCormick's Highlanders formed on Northwind.
2378Archon Robert Marsden, touring Lyran Commonwealth, discovers Stewart colony on Luxley. When the colonists refuse his invitation to join Commonwealth, he orders the planet military occupation of Luxley. [Mar] 1,500 Loxley refugees flee to Somerset. Jeremiah Monroe, a childhood friend of Etien Davion, attempts to assassinate him. In response to this shocking event, Etien commits suicide. He is succeeded as Federated Suns President by his younger brother Paul. Paul Davion marries Marge Svensdottar of Arcadia.
2380Mother Doctrine places legal restrictions on the export of sensitive technology. [Feb] Margaret Cameron diagnosed with cervical cancer. Parker Kurita born in space between New Samarkand and Benjamin. Stuart's Highlanders formed on Northwind.
2382[Mar] Margaret Cameron retires and suggests her son Raymond as successor. Raymond Cameron sworn in as Director-General.
2383Trade dispute between Terran Hegemony and Federated Suns.
2385Bryant attempts to force rescinding of mandatory military service. All government funds to Bryant cut off and military action threatened. Bryant retracts request. Federated Suns Trade Deputy to Terran Hegemony becomes a permanent position. Adam Kurita steps down as Warlord of Rasalhague.
2386[Mar] Stewart refugees found Somerset.
2387Ulsop Robotics breaks away from IBM. Richard Calderon dies. Daniel Calderon becomes Protector. [late] Katherine McQuiston, wife of Raymond Cameron, pregnant. Brian Cameron, brother of Raymond, arrested and charged with treason. Raymond Cameron dies of a coronary brought on by medication he was taking.
2388[Sept] Brian Cameron sworn in as Director-General. Katherine McQuiston gives birth to a son named Richard.
2389Terran Hegemony conducts Grand Survey.
2390Daniel Calderon dies of a brain tumor. His three-year-old daughter Amanda Calderon becomes the new Protector of the Taurian Concordat. Admiral Sigur Fonn is named acting Protector-Regent. Johnson-Aldis Weaponries announces production of Thorizer combat vehicle.
2391Brian Cameron announces major boost in military revenues. This new money goes to the construction of Castles Brian.
2392Brian Cameron introduces Succession Bill. Though couched in legal finery, the bill in effect introduces hereditary succession. Acting Protector-Regent Admiral Sigur Fonn establishes permanent garrisons on worlds near Federated Suns border. Terran colonists from Iberia settle Nueva Castile worlds.
2393[Nov] Robert Kurita, son of Nihongi, kills Werner Von Rohrs, a Kurita stable-hand and lover of Marika Kurita.
2394Paul Davion dies and succeeded as Federated Suns President by his sister Marie. [May] Marika Kurita gives birth to Nihongi Von Rohrs.
2395Ten Lyran Commonwealth regiments wiped out on Free Worlds League world of Promised Land. Three weeks later, Robert Marsden found dead. [10 Nov] Alistair Marsden becomes Archon of Lyran Commonwealth. Unofficial armistice between Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation.
2390s[late] Avalon City, New Avalon completed.
2396Kurnath Liao forms Maskirovka to investigate Deimosis, the Capellan intelligence agency, which has become corrupted by enemy agents. [Apr] Nihongi Kurita breaks his neck in a riding accident and dies. Robert Kurita becomes Coordinator. Free Worlds League Parliament appoints Peter Marik Captain-General.
2397Kurnath Liao attacks Taurian Concordat outposts. Oma Kurita dies of chronic liver failure. Dictum Honorium revised by Shiragi Kurita.

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