Dune Time Line

Taken from The Dune Encyclopedia, with "our timeline" and "advance" calculations by Sister Artemis

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Before Guild

 

 

 

 

19000-16500

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-2800 bc

 

Early civilizations on Terra.

16500

16500 bg

-300 bc

+ 2500

Aleksandr creates FIRST EMPIRE.

16400-16000

16000 bg

200 ad

+ 500

ROMAN EMPIRE arises and conquers the known world, except for China, which resists until 14400.

15800

15800 bg

400 ad

+ 200

Imperial Seat moved to Byzantium in retreat before provincial rebellions and minor jihads.

14700-14608

14700 bg

1500 ad

+ 1100

THE GREAT STRUGGLE: The Century Without an Emperor.

14608

14608 bg

1592 ad

+ 92

Discoveries in America allow Madrid to attain the status of the Imperial Seat.

14512

14512 bg

1688 ad

+ 96

BATTLE OF ENLICHANNEL. Seat of Empire moved from Madrid to London.

14500-14200

14500 bg

1700 ad

+ 12

THE GOLDEN AGE OF INVENTION: Development of radio, television, atomics, rocketry, genetics, and the computer.

14255

14255 bg

1945 ad

+ 245

First atomics demonstrated in an intraprovincial war. Seat of Empire moved to Washington.

 

14200 bg

2000 ad

+ 55

END OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

 

 

 

 

 expansion of human society to other planets

14100-13600

13600 bg

2600 ad

+ 600

THE LITTLE DIASPORA: The solar system colonized, and the population of Terra is eventually outnumbered by 20 to 1.

13402

13402 bg

2798 ad

+ 198

Ceres gains the Imperial Seat after a planetoid strikes Terra.

13402-13399

13399 bg

2801 ad

+ 3

THE RESCUE OF THE TREASURES from Terra.

13360

13360 bg

2840 ad

+ 39

Terra re-seeded and set aside (by Imperial edict) as a national park.

13004

13004 bg

3196 ad

+ 356

SUSPENSOR-NULLIFCATION EFFECT discovered.

12200

12200 bg

4000 ad

+ 804

THE EMPIRE OF TEN WORLDS. Communications becoming strained.

11200

11200 bg

5000 ad

+ 1000

The EMPIRE OF A THOUSAND WORLDS (an empire in name only, because Imperial power was so diffuse as to be nonexistent).

11105

11105 bg

5095 ad

+ 95

AGE OF PRETENDERS begins when Ceres is destroyed by rebellion, and the Imperial Seat ceases to exist as a single entity.

11100-7562

7562 bg

8638 ad

+ 3543

THE AGE OF TEN THOUSAND EMPERORS (sometimes called "The Great Dark Ages").

7593

7593 bg

8607 ad

-+ 31

I.V. Holtzman born on Liesco II.

7565

7565 bg

8635 ad

+ 28

Holtzman disabled and cyborged.

7562

7562 bg

8638 ad

+ 3

Holtzman reveals the "wave-effect" nature ofthe suspensor-nullification device.

7556

7556 bg

8644 ad

+ 6

Holtzman severely damaged and thrown into a cometary orbit. Communications with him are lost.

7562-5022

7562 bg

8638 ad

-+ 6

THE WARS OF REUNIFICATION, consequent on the immediate communication made possible by Holtzman Effect.

5022

5022 bg

11178 ad

+ 2540

THE EMPIRE OF TEN THOUSAND WORLDS united under Ladislaus the Great.

5022-3678

3678 bg

12522 ad

+ 1344

THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE.

3832

3832 bg

12368 ad

-+ 154

Holtzman reappears at Liesco, and presents the theory for construction of the DEFENSIVE SHIELD.

3678

3678 bg

12522 ad

+ 154

THE SILICON PLAGUE: the "Death of the Machines."

3678-2000

2000 bg

14200 ad

+ 1678

THE LITTLE DARK AGES, ending with the development of plague-resistant conductors.

2000-1800

1800 bg

14400 ad

+ 200

THE RETURN OF THE COMPUTER (sometimes called "The Second Reunification").

1970

1970 bg

14230 ad

-+ 170

Holtzman reappears, and presents his UNIFIED THEORY.

1800-400

1800 bg

14400 ad

+ 170

THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE. Circa 700 the first anti-computer pogroms occur.

711-200

711 bg

15489 ad

+ 1089

Tensions increase between programmites and humanity-firsters, tensions which Jehanne Butler was to exploit.

200-108

200 bg

16000 ad

+ 511

THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD.

108

108 bg

16092 ad

+ 92

Holtzman returns and is destroyed by forces of the Jihad.

ca. 100

100 bg

16100 ad

+ 8

Ixians, refugees from the Jihad, led by Aurelius Venport, discover TUPILE, the Sanctuary Planet(s).

88

88 bg

16112 ad

+ 12

THE BATTLE OF CORRIN.

86

86 bg

16114 ad

+ 2

FOUNDATION OF HOUSE ATREIDES when Demetrios Atreides is made Baron Tantalos in reward for aiding the Corrinos.

84

84 bg

16116 ad

+ 2

First MELANGE-guided journey through hyperspace, by Norma Cenva.

12 B.G.-70 A.G.

12 bg

16188 ad

+ 72

The Reign of SAUDIR I, "The Great."10 Corpus Luminis Praenuntiantis (the future Spacing Guild) begins negotiations with the Empire.

 10 - 5

5 bg

16195 ad

+ 7

THE GREAT FINANCIAL SYNOD, on Aerarium IV,creates CHOAM.

0

0 ag

16200 ad

+ 5

THE LION THRONE, THE SPACING GUILD, and CHOAM (as the arm of the Landsraad) combine to establish the form of human society for the next ten thousand years.

After Guild

 

 

 

 

123-184

184 ag

16384 ad

+ 184

Reign of NEGARA II.

207

207 ag

16407 ad

+ 23

Thomas Atreides helps restore Elrood II, and is made Duke of Jaddua.

337

337 ag

16537 ad

+ 130

THE GREAT CONVENTION is ratified.

385-388

385 ag

16585 ad

+ 48

THE LISHASH REBELLION, the last significant armed resistance to the Empire.

388

388 ag

16588 ad

+ 3

Saudir III designates SALUSA SECUNDUS as PRISON PLANET.

390

390 ag

16590 ad

+ 2

Wallach I begins use of Salusa Secundus as a training ground for the SARDAUKAR.

1234

1234 ag

17434 ad

+ 844

THE ORDER OF MENTATS is founded by Gilbertus Albans, orginally on the planet Septimus, and moved to Tleilax a decade later.

1487

1487 ag

17687 ad

+ 253

The Corrinos shift the Imperial Seat to Kaitain.

2800

2800 ag

19000 ad

+ 1313

Elrood V gives Poritrin, third planet of Epsilon Alangue, to House Maros. Siridar Charles Baron Mikarrol, planetary governor of Terra, sends two million ZENSUNNI to Poritrin, beginning the Zensunni Migratrion.

4492

4492 ag

20692 ad

+ 1692

Poritrin is given to House Alexin, and the Sarduakar are sent to remove the Zensunni, sending five million to BELA TEGEUSE and five million to SALUSA SECUNDUS.

5122

5122 ag

21322 ad

+ 630

First FACE DANCERS appear as entertainers at the Court of Corrin XIV.

5295

5295 ag

21495 ad

+ 173

Ezhar VII releases the Zensunni on SalusaSecundus, sending them to ISHIA, second planet of Beta Tygri.

6049

6049 ag

22249 ad

+ 754

Zensunni on Bela Tegeuse are transported again, with the majority sent to Harmonthep, and the remainder to ROSSAK, the fifth planet of Alces Minor.

ca. 6600

6600 ag

22800 ad

+ 551

A Sayyadina on Rossak discovers a plant whose ingestion unlocks the "voices within."

ca. 6800

6800 ag

23000 ad

+ 200

Harmonthep, a satellite of Delta Pavonis, is destroyed by unknown causes.

7193

7193 ag

23393 ad

+ 393

Zensunni on Rossak buy passage to ARRAKIS from the Spacing Guild. By this time, all Zensunni from both Ishia and Rossak have reached Arrakis.

8711

8711 ag

24911 ad

+ 1518

The Atreides family is awarded the Siridar-Dukedom of CALADAN.

9751

9751 ag

25951 ad

+ 1040

ELACCA drug in relatively common use.

9846

9846 ag

26046 ad

+ 95

Invention of HUNTER-SEEKER.

ca. 10000

10000 ag

26200 ad

+ 154

Invention of the DISTRANS on Ix.

10092

10092 ag

26292 ad

+ 92

Semuta extraction process discovered.

10140

10140 ag

26340 ad

+ 48

LETO ATREIDES (Duke Leto I) born.

10154

10154 ag

26354 ad

+ 14

LADY JESSICA born.

10155-10165

10155 ag

26355 ad

+ 1

GURNEY HALLECK a Harkonnen slave on Giedi Prime.

10158

10158 ag

26358 ad

+ 3

DUNCAN IDAHO (the human) born.

10175

10175 ag

26375 ad

+ 17

PAUL ATREIDES born.

10179

10179 ag

26379 ad

+ 4

First successful implant of the distrans in a human.

10190-10191

10190 ag

26390 ad

+ 11

House Atreides moves to ARRAKIS.

10191

10191 ag

26391 ad

+ 1

The Sardaukar attack on Arrakis kills Duke Leto; Paul and Jessica go into the desert with the Fremen. ALIA ATREIDES born.

10193

10193 ag

26393 ad

+ 2

Paul regains control of Arrakis and its spice monopoly.

10196

10196 ag

26396 ad

+ 3

SHADDAM IV abdicates; Paul becomes Emperor.

10196-10208

10208 ag

26408 ad

+ 12

PAUL'S JIHAD.

10200

10200 ag

26400 ad

-+ 8

FARAD'N (KENOLA) born to Wensicia and Count Dalak Kenola.

10204

10204 ag

26404 ad

+ 4

Count Dalak dies suspiciously in 'thopter accident; Farad'n's last name is changed to Corrino.

10208

10208 ag

26408 ad

+ 4

GHOLA HAYT (Duncan-10208) is created and presented to Paul.

10209

10209 ag

26409 ad

+ 1

LETO II and GHANIMA born. CHANI dies. Paul goes into the desert, and Alia becomes regent.

10210

10210 ag

26410 ad

+ 1

Alia dissolves the FEDAYKIN, Paul'sDeath-Commandos.

10218

10218 ag

26418 ad

+ 8

Duncan-10208 delivers Lady Jessica to House Corrino.

10219

10219 ag

26419 ad

+ 1

LETO II ascends to the throne.

10246

10246 ag

26446 ad

+ 27

HARQ AL-HARBA born.

10271

10271 ag

26471 ad

+ 25

REVOLT OF THE FREMEN crushed, and its leader, Duncan-10235, is put to death.

10941

10941 ag

27141 ad

+ 670

Duncan-10895 reveals the ritual of SIAYNOQ.

11745

11745 ag

27945 ad

+ 804

THE ORDER OF MENTATS is suppressed by Leto II.

12335

12335 ag

28535 ad

+ 590

The execution of THE NINE HISTORIANS.

12725

12725 ag

28925 ad

+ 390

The Festival City of ONN is built according to the design of Duncan-12720.

13724

13724 ag

29924 ad

+ 999

The death of LETO II.

14702

14702 ag

30902 ad

+ 978

THE CROMPTON RUINS discovered.

15525

15525 ag

31725 ad

+ 823

The finding of THE RAKIS HOARD.

15540

15540 ag

31740 ad

+ 15

The publication of THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA.