DUNE Time Line

BEFORE GUILD

19000-16500	Early civilizations on Terra.
16500		Aleksandr creates FIRST EMPIRE.
16400-16000	ROMAN EMPIRE arises and conquers the known 
		world, except for China, which resists 
		until 14400.
15800		Imperial Seat moved to Byzantium in retreat 
		before provincial rebellions and minor 
		jihads.
14700-14608	THE GREAT STRUGGLE: The Century Without an

		Emperor.
14608		Discoveries in America allow Madrid to attain 
		the status of the Imperial Seat.
14512		BATTLE OF ENLICHANNEL. Seat of Empire moved 
		from Madrid to London.
14500-14200   	THE GOLDEN AGE OF INVENTION: Development of 
		radio, television, atomics, rocketry, genetics, 
		and the computer.
14255         	First atomics demonstrated in an intraprovincial 
		war. Seat of Empire moved to Washington.
14100-13600   	THE LITTLE DIASPORA: The solar system colonized, 

		and the population of Terra is eventually 
		outnumbered by 20 to 1.
13402         	Ceres gains the Imperial Seat after a planetoid 
		strikes Terra.              
13402-13399   	THE RESCUE OF THE TREASURES from Terra.
13360         	Terra re-seeded and set aside (by Imperial 
		edict) as a national park.
13004         	SUSPENSOR-NULLIFCATION EFFECT discovered.  
12200         	THE EMPIRE OF TEN WORLDS. Communications
		 becoming strained.
11200         	The EMPIRE OF A THOUSAND WORLDS (an empire in 

		name only, because Imperial power was so diffuse 
		as to be nonexistent).
11105         	AGE OF PRETENDERS begins when Ceres is 
		destroyed by rebellion, and the Imperial Seat 
		ceases to exist as a single entity.
11100-7562    	THE AGE OF TEN THOUSAND EMPERORS (sometimes 
		called "The Great Dark Ages").
7593          	I.V. Holtzman born on Liesco II.
7565          	Holtzman disabled and cyborged.
7562          	Holtzman reveals the "wave-effect" nature of

		the suspensor-nullification device.
7556          	Holtzman severely damaged and thrown into a 
		cometary orbit. Communications with him are 
		lost.
7562-5022     	THE WARS OF REUNIFICATION, consequent on the 
		immediate communication made possible by 
		Holtzman Effect.
5022          	THE EMPIRE OF TEN THOUSAND WORLDS united under 
		Ladislaus the Great.
5022-3678     	THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE.
3832          	Holtzman reappears at Liesco, and presents the 

		theory for construction of the DEFENSIVE SHIELD.
3678          	THE SILICON PLAGUE: the "Death of the Machines."
3678-2000     	THE LITTLE DARK AGES, ending with the 
		development of plague-resistant conductors.
2000-1800     	THE RETURN OF THE COMPUTER (sometimes called 
		"The Second Reunification").
1970          	Holtzman reappears, and presents his UNIFIED 
		THEORY.
1800-400      	THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE. Circa 700 the first 
		anti-computer pogroms occur.

711-200       	Tensions increase between programmites and 
		humanity-firsters, tensions which Jehanne Butler 
		was to exploit.
200-108       	THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD.
108           	Holtzman returns and is destroyed by forces of 
		the Jihad.
ca. 100       	Ixians, refugees from the Jihad, led by Aurelius 
		Venport, discover TUPILE, the Sanctuary 
		Planet(s).
88            	THE BATTLE OF CORRIN.
86            	FOUNDATION OF HOUSE ATREIDES when Demetrios 

		Atreides is made Baron Tantalos in reward for 
		aiding the Corrinos.
84            	First MELANGE-guided journey through hyperspace, 
		by Norma Cenva.
12 B.G.-70 A.G.	The Reign of SAUDIR I, "The Great."
10           	Corpus Luminis Praenuntiantis (the future 
		Spacing Guild) begins negotiations with the 
		Empire.
10-5         	THE GREAT FINANCIAL SYNOD, on Aerarium IV,
		creates CHOAM.   
0            	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     	Reign of NEGARA II.
207         	Thomas Atreides helps restore Elrood II, and is 
		made Duke of Jaddua.
337         	THE GREAT CONVENTION is ratified.
385-388     	THE LISHASH REBELLION, the last significant 
		armed resistance to the Empire.
388        	Saudir III designates SALUSA SECUNDUS as PRISON 

		PLANET.
390         	Wallach I begins use of Salusa Secundus as a 
		training ground for the SARDAUKAR.
1234        	THE ORDER OF MENTATS is founded by Gilbertus 
		Albans, orginally on the planet Septimus, and 
		moved to Tleilax a decade later.
1487        	The Corrinos shift the Imperial Seat to Kaitain.
2800        	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        	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        	First FACE DANCERS appear as entertainers at the 
		Court of Corrin XIV.
5295        	Ezhar VII releases the Zensunni on Salusa
		Secundus, sending them to ISHIA, second planet 

		of Beta Tygri.
6049        	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    	A Sayyadina on Rossak discovers a plant whose 
		ingestion unlocks the "voices within."
ca. 6800    	Harmonthep, a satellite of Delta Pavonis, is 
		destroyed by unknown causes.
7193        	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        	The Atreides family is awarded the Siridar-
		Dukedom of CALADAN.
9751        	ELACCA drug in relatively common use.
9846        	Invention of HUNTER-SEEKER.
ca. 10000   	Invention of the DISTRANS on Ix.
10092       	Semuta extraction process discovered.
10140       	LETO ATREIDES (Duke Leto I) born.
10154       	LADY JESSICA born.
10155-10165 	GURNEY HALLECK a Harkonnen slave on Giedi Prime.

10158       	DUNCAN IDAHO (the human) born.
10175       	PAUL ATREIDES born.
10179       	First successful implant of the distrans in a 
		human.
10190-10191 	House Atreides moves to ARRAKIS.
10191       	The Sardaukar attack on Arrakis kills Duke Leto; 
		Paul and Jessica go into the desert with the 
		Fremen. ALIA ATREIDES born.
10193       	Paul regains control of Arrakis and its spice 
		monopoly.
10196       	SHADDAM IV abdicates; Paul becomes Emperor.

10196-10208 	PAUL'S JIHAD.
10200       	FARAD'N (KENOLA) born to Wensicia and Count 
		Dalak Kenola.
10204       	Count Dalak dies suspiciously in 'thopter 
		accident; Farad'n's last name is changed to 
		Corrino.
10208       	GHOLA HAYT (Duncan-10208) is created and 
		presented to Paul.
10209       	LETO II and GHANIMA born. CHANI dies. Paul 
		goes into the desert, and Alia becomes regent.
10210       	Alia dissolves the FEDAYKIN, Paul's
		Death-Commandos.

10218       	Duncan-10208 delivers Lady Jessica to House 
		Corrino.
10219       	LETO II ascends to the throne.
10246       	HARQ AL-HARBA born.
10271       	REVOLT OF THE FREMEN crushed, and its leader, 
		Duncan-10235, is put to death.
10941       	Duncan-10895 reveals the ritual of SIAYNOQ.
11745       	THE ORDER OF MENTATS is suppressed by Leto II.
12335       	The execution of THE NINE HISTORIANS.
12725       	The Festival City of ONN is built according to 

		the design of Duncan-12720.
13724       	The death of LETO II.
14702       	THE CROMPTON RUINS discovered.
15525       	The finding of THE RAKIS HOARD.
15540       	The publication of THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA.