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[[File:RhetorReisse.jpg|thumb|The Reisse Library]]'''Historical timeline''' is a work-in-progress page intended to be the gateway for a detailed archive of all historical [[lore]] events in the ''[[Star Citizen]]'' universe. Notable events from each century are highlighted. For a complete list of events, please visit the dedicated page for each century. Times are in [[Standard Earth Time|SET]] unless otherwise specified. 1 [[Xi'an]] Year = Approximately 1.28 Standard Earth Years.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZQ89gBQx-xian-calendar|text=Galactapedia: Xi'an Calendar|accessdate=2020-04-18}}</ref>

The current in-lore year is [[{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+930}}]], and has so far ran 1:1 at real time plus 930 years.

The events of ''[[Squadron 42]]'' take place in 2945 and 2946.

'''Until 1 BCE |''' Notable events

|300,000 BCE

|└─ The [[Hadesian]]s have occupied all four planets in their system.{{fact}}

|└─ An utterly devastating [[Hades Civil War|Civil War]] between the three inner planets of the [[Hades system|Hades System]] takes place. This likely leads to the extinction of the Hadesian species. [[Hades IV]] is cleft in half and [[Hades I]] stripped of its atmosphere, the weapons of war at the Hadesians' disposal have left catastrophic destruction right across the system, but it will be a very long time before another living soul sets foot in the Hades system to notice.{{fact}}<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJZNZlKG-hades-extinction-event|text=Hades Extinction Event|accessdate=2021-04-03}}</ref>

|Around 33,900 BCE

|The [[Li’Tova|Li'Tova religion]] is founded.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VJOzBK4PLe-litova|text=Galactapedia: Li'tova|accessdate=2024-01-08}}</ref>

|26,038 BCE (0.4628 MXY)

|[[Xi'an]] achieve space travel: the [[Uai'i family]] becomes the first to successfully develop a single-occupant craft capable of exiting and reentering [[RyiX’yan]]'s atmosphere.<ref name=":20">{{Cite Jump Point|title=Known Xi'an Timeline|volume=11|month=3|startpage=33|endpage=38|accessdate=2023-11-06}}</ref>

| 20,044 BCE

| Beginning of [[the Great Divide]], the Xi'an civil war.<ref name=":20" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvYA5qmqX-the-great-divide|text=The Great Divide (Xi'an Civil War)|accessdate=2021-05-26}}</ref>

|19,770 BCE

|[[The Great Divide]] ends with the sabotage of antique weather satellites in orbit above the [[RyiXy'an|original Xi'an homeworld]], triggering a chain reaction which destroys the planet's atmosphere, rendering it uninhabitable, and killing millions.<ref name=":20" /><ref name=":0" />

|19,668 BCE (I.0 MXY)

|The [[Xi'an]] reset their calendar to I.0 in the aftermath of [[the Great Divide]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[First Imperial Age]] begins, and a new capital is established on [[Ka'ua|Ka’ua]].<ref name=":20" /> [[Li’Tova|Li'Tova]] is codified into Xi'an law by [[Ya.l'ē se Ru'a]], the only surviving daughter of her [[Yii'ua]] (House) and the first Xi'an Emperor

|10,000 BCE

|Dawn of [[Human]] Civilization on [[Earth]]{{fact}}. By this point Humanity is aware of the [[Sol (star)|Sun]], [[Luna|Moon]] and [[Venus]].

|6872 BCE (I.9997 MXY)

|[[R.il'a system]] discovered by the Xi'an. The system is developed for military training.

|4000 BCE

|[[Shanghai]] first settled.

|1900 BCE

| First recorded observation of [[Mars]] by Sumerian astronomers.

|1300 BCE

|First recorded observation of [[Mercury (Planet)|Mercury]] by Assyrian astronomers.

|981 BCE (I.14599 MXY)

|The [[Xi'an]] discover the [[Ē'aluth system]] and earmark it for development as a nature preserve. The third planet, [[Ko'li]] is terraformed and seeded with every single known plant and animal species originating in [[xi'an Empire|Xi'an territory]].

|878 BCE (II.0 MXY)

|End of the Xi'an [[First Imperial Age]] with the death of [[Emperor Ru'a]] in I.14680. The planet-wide sacred gardens on [[R.aip’uāng]] (Kayfa II) are built in commemoration and become the spiritual center of the Xi’an. A leader of [[House Xy.ō]] ascends to Emperor and the [[Second Imperial Age]] begins.<ref name=":20" />