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Chronology

Dated events from published entries on a single timeline, each kept in the calendar its source uses.

I The Nine Realms and The Great Doldrum

The earliest recorded civilizations, their conquest, and the half-millennium collapse that followed, from which the oldest accounts of Chæmbo, The Barbarian, emerge.

  1. 12,000 BCP≈ 12,121 BC
    circa 12,000 BCPRektoplese Simponius Fallagrade conquers the Nine Realms of BellakarthRektoplese Simponius FallagradeApproximate (circa / around)On Apekind
    c. 12,000 BCPFallagrade is believed to steal the scepter of Mandobar, which is used to lay waste to the Nine Realms of BellakarthRektoplese Simponius FallagradeApproximate (circa / around)After his conquest of the Realms and before The Great Doldrum.
    around 12,000 BCPThe Great Doldrum: total civilization collapse across the known universe, lasting nearly half a millenniaThe Great DoldrumApproximate (circa / around)
  2. 12,000 BCP≈ 12,121 BC
    during The Great Doldrum, c. 12,000–11,500 BCPThe oldest accounts of Chæmbo, The Barbarian, already describing him as old, reach back into The Great DoldrumChæmbo, The BarbarianBelievedSpeculative: little of The Doldrum survives. He is older than the IGRSE, but not thought to be as old as the Nine Realms.
  3. 12,000 BCP≈ 12,121 BC
    during The Great Doldrum, c. 12,000–11,500 BCPChæmbo, The Barbarian, hunts the precursor birds, forebears of the Chickens, to extinctionThe precursor birdsBelievedSpeculative, like every date of The Doldrum.
  4. 11,500 BCP≈ 11,621 BC
    c. 11,500 BCPThe IGRSE, the Rumps’ first and greatest institution and in effect their first governing body, is initially established, near the end of The Great DoldrumThe Great DoldrumApproximate (circa / around)"Near the end of The Great Doldrum", which began around 12,000 BCP and lasted nearly half a millennium.
    c. 11,500 BCPThe Great Doldrum ends; Ape-kind, once the most powerful race, begins a recovery of millennia, led out of the darkness by scientific methods such as early forms of looseningThe Great DoldrumApproximate (circa / around)Around 12,000 BCP plus "nearly half a millennia".

II Rumpish and Chicken Antiquity

The era of Rumi Rumi Rumpkin, long before Rump Factors. The age ends in 0 CP with The Destruction of Chickenheim, The Fall of Chickendom, and The Chicken Diaspora.

  1. 6547 BCP≈ 6668 BC
    The era of Rumi Rumi Rumpkin, an extremely cunning and vicious Rump who lived long before Rump Factors were establishedRumi Rumi Rumpkin
  2. 0 CP≈ 122 BC
    The Destruction of Chickenheim, The Fall of Chickendom: after years of stalemate in Chæmbo’s own war on Chickendom, Rumpish forces under Commander Felix Don Grompulous, with Torumund Borgin (then a Lieutenant, later General) and Gorginmeijer Borgleaus (then a Petty Officer, now a Lieutenant), finish the job and destroy the Chickens’ home-planetThe Destruction of Chickenheim
  3. 0 CP≈ 122 BC
    from 0 CPThe Chicken Diaspora: the Chickens scatter across the known universe, taking refuge for the most part on moonsThe Destruction of Chickenheim

III Chæmbo’s Peace

From 1 CP, the Rumps hold the Chickens in subjugation. The Chickens find sanctuary on Neith, Cromwell besieges the IGRSE, the Hassimir Council is founded, Cromwell’s slaughter brings on The Chickenheist, and astronomers on Earth begin to glimpse Neith beside Venus.

  1. 1 CP≈ 121 BC
    Chæmbo’s Peace begins: the Rumps subjugate the ChickensChæmbo’s PeaceThe first year of the CP calendar, the common era.
  2. 234 CP≈ 113 AD
    The Chickens discover NeithNeith
  3. 327 CP≈ 206 AD
    Arch Duke Quillis Cromwell lays siege to the IGRSE and absconds with over 32 trillion seeds of cornQuillis Cromwell
  4. 407 CP≈ 286 AD
    Fortitus Fallomas, King of the Duckish Dynasty of Bellemoth, creates the first organized government of the Duckish PeoplesFortitus Fallomas
  5. 500 CP≈ 379 AD
    Hassimir Council founded by Mayor Davos Hassimir, after The Destruction of Chickenheim and The Fall of ChickendomHassimir CouncilAfter The Destruction of Chickenheim in 0 CP.
    after 500 CPCromwell is slaughtered and served, deep fried, to the Hassimir Council by Captain Torumund Borgin; hostilities between the Chickens and the Rumps rise sharplyQuillis CromwellApproximate (circa / around)Served to the Hassimir Council, so after its founding in 500 CP; during Chæmbo’s Peace.
    after 500 CPThe Chickenheist: in direct response to Cromwell’s slaughter, the Chicken-Brigade carries out a series of terrorist attacksThe ChickenheistApproximate (circa / around)Follows Cromwell’s slaughter, which was served to the Hassimir Council (founded 500 CP).
    When the Hassimir Council is established, Torumund Borgin is assigned a Rump Factor of 9, the highestTorumund Borgin
  6. 1207 CP≈ 1086 AD
    1207–c. 1507 CPDr. Sheffenmeijer begins his cheek research with electrochemical probes, and spends the next three centuries on the Taxonomy of CheeksSheffenmeijerThe end is worked out from “the next three centuries”. The Cheeks article; its relationship to the 1297 CP survey is unresolved.
  7. 1297 CP≈ 1176 AD
    1297–c. 1597 CPDr. Sheffenmeijer surveys Neith for a total of three centuriesSheffenmeijerOn Neithan Creatures. Its relationship to the 1207 CP research is unresolved.
  8. 1704 CP≈ 1583 AD
    1704–1719 CPDr. Sheffenmeijer discovers the scalar Sneek field, then works for 15 years to derive its Lagrangian densitySheffenmeijer
  9. 1645 AD≈ 1766 CP
    Francesco Fontana records three sightings of the object at NaplesThe History of Neith
  10. 1646 AD≈ 1767 CP
    Francesco Fontana sees the object once more at NaplesThe History of Neith
  11. 1672 AD≈ 1793 CP
    Cassini notices a small companion close to VenusThe History of Neith
  12. 1686 AD≈ 1807 CP
    Bentworthe records three sightings in LondonThe History of Neith
    Cassini sees the object again and enters it in his journalThe History of Neith
  13. 1740 AD≈ 1861 CP
    Bentworthe records five sightings in BerkshireThe History of Neith
    James Short sees the object once, in LondonThe History of Neith
  14. 1759 AD≈ 1880 CP
    Andreas Mayer sees the object once, at GreifswaldThe History of Neith
  15. 1760 AD≈ 1881 CP
    Bentworthe records nine sightings in LondonThe History of Neith
  16. 1761 AD≈ 1882 CP
    June 6, 1761 ADAbraham Scheuten, at Krefeld, sees Venus in transit accompanied by a smaller dark spot (two sightings); Samuel Dunn, at Chelsea, does notThe History of Neith
    Bentworthe records 83 sightings in Berkshire, by far the most of the yearThe History of Neith
    Lagrange records three sightings at Marseilles, and announces that the satellite's orbital plane is perpendicular to the eclipticThe History of Neith
    Jacques Montaigne records four sightings at LimogesThe History of Neith
    An unknown observer sees the object once at St. NeotsThe History of Neith
    Friedrich Artzt sees the object once at GreifswaldThe History of Neith
    Peter Roedkiær records eight sightings at CopenhagenThe History of Neith
    In all, the object is seen 102 times by seven observers this yearThe History of Neith
  17. 1762 AD≈ 1883 CP
    Bentworthe measures the magnetic field of Neith by Sneek Tidal Interference, in PragueThe History of Neith
  18. 1764 AD≈ 1885 CP
    Bentworthe records 35 sightings in BerkshireThe History of Neith
    Peter Roedkiær records two sightings at CopenhagenThe History of Neith
    Christian Horrebow records three sightings at CopenhagenThe History of Neith
    Montbarron records three sightings at AuxerreThe History of Neith
    In all, 43 observations of Neith by four observers this year; many others reportedly fail to find itThe History of Neith
  19. 1765 AD≈ 1886 CP
    Father Hell, director of the Vienna observatory, declares all observations of the satellite optical illusionsThe History of Neith
  20. 1768 AD≈ 1889 CP
    William Herschel records 105 sightings at BathThe History of Neith
    Christian Horrebow sees the object once more at CopenhagenThe History of Neith
  21. 1774 AD≈ 1895 CP
    J. H. Lambert publishes orbital elements of the satellite in the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch for 1777The History of Neith
  22. 1776 AD≈ 1897 CP
    Bentworthe records 13 sightings in New YorkThe History of Neith

IV The Fall of Neith

In 1777 AD J. H. Lambert, who has published the moon’s orbit, petitions William Herschel to publish his work and is refused, and the last sightings are made at Glastonbury. Later that year the Rumps turn on Neith; the Sun goes dark as Chæmbo’s ship approaches, and it captures the entire moon, with many Chickens still on it. Yet The Peace is reckoned still.

  1. 1777 AD≈ 1898 CP
    spring of 1777 ADJ. H. Lambert petitions William Herschel to publish his work; Herschel refusesThe History of Neith
    June 1, 1777 ADThe day J. H. Lambert predicted the satellite itself would be seen crossing the face of the SunThe History of Neith
    J. H. Lambert sees the object once at GlastonburyThe History of Neith
    Bentworthe sees the object once at GlastonburyThe History of Neith
    A sighting by William Herschel at Glastonbury, recalled years later in Mary Baldwin Herschel's diary, which he deniedThe History of Neith
    September 1777 ADDeath of J. H. LambertJ. H. Lambert
    later in the year 1777 ADThe Neith Institute of Technology closes with The Fall of NeithNeith Institute of Technology
  2. 1777 AD≈ 1898 CP
    In the weeks and days before the assault, William Herschel does everything in his power to protect the satelliteThe Fall of Neith
  3. 1898 CP= 1777 AD
    later in the year 1777 ADThe Fall of Neith: Rumpish vessels under General Torumund Borgin assault Neith; crippled by the moon laser, the RF-9 retreats to Titan, and Borgin summons ChæmboThe Fall of NeithStated equivalenceGiven in the source as the equivalent of 1777 AD.
  4. 1777 AD≈ 1898 CP
    The Chæmbrolāmbra: the shadow of the approaching Neith-Taker blots out the Sun over Neith; Chief Kwimpala and others warn the Chickens to flee, but many do notThe Chæmbrolāmbra
  5. 1777 AD≈ 1898 CP
    Chæmbo’s ship, afterwards named the Neith-Taker, captures the entire moon, with many Chickens still on itThe Fall of Neith
  6. 1777 AD≈ 1898 CP
    Chief Kwimpala sends the Cheeknomicron to Earth in a capsule, and is killed by Rumpish forcesKwimpala
  7. 1781 AD≈ 1902 CP
    1781–1822 ADAs a member of the Royal Society, Chickenstein meets William Herschel and Bentworthe on multiple occasionsChickensteinApproximate (circa / around)Herschel’s years in the Royal Society, from his election in 1781 to his death in 1822.
  8. 1904 CP≈ 1783 AD
    Zanzibar is stripped of his Rump Factor and incinerated (along with his entire extended family)Lycurgus Aristides Zanzibar
  9. 1804 AD≈ 1925 CP
    Zaxamite demonstrates that Bentworthe's proposed monopole process violates the 4th principle of Monkey MechanicsThe History of Neith
  10. 1837 AD≈ 1958 CP
    7 June 1837 ADFrom the Cape of Good Hope, John Herschel discovers the nebula in Scorpius now called the Cat’s PawJohn Herschel
    John Herschel writes his poem on The Fall of NeithJohn Herschel
  11. 1850 AD≈ 1971 CP
    mid-1800s ADQuillakas Adallphaltibus, travelling in China, is said to meet General Tso and help him invent general Tso’s chickenQuillakas AdallphaltibusRumored / legendGeneral Tso, the Qing general Zuo Zongtang, lived from 1812 to 1885.
  12. 1898 AD≈ 2019 CP
    Death of Shalimar the Denier, Grand Marshall of the Toledo chapter of the Chicken-BrigadeShalimar the Denier
  13. 1920 AD≈ 2041 CP
    1920s ADAl Capone brings about the disassembly of the Chicken-BrigadeAl CaponeApproximate (circa / around)The years of Al Capone’s activity on Earth.
  14. 1939 AD≈ 2060 CP
    1939–1945 ADCorbin Bucket assists humans during the events known as WWIICorbin Bucket
  15. 1957 AD≈ 2078 CP
    Earth Ops passes from General Torumund Borgin to Lieutenant Gorginmeijer Borgleaus, its Premier CommanderEarth Ops · Gorginmeijer Borgleaus · Torumund Borgin