Timeline of Luhan

This is a timeline of the history of Luhan.

		Stone age 150 000 BNB Theorised arrival of felds into Luhan from Lesser Antumania through the Arrowhead Isles, facilitated by the First Great Drought. 6000 BNB First evidence of early domestication of kutjera, a plant in the nightshade family, as well as Luhan millet, Bush potato, river mint and warrigal greens by peoples of the southwest. Sedentary life begins in the west with the Pictorial Vase culture. 6500 BNB Kangaroo grass begins being domesticated around this time as well. 5000 BNB Small agricultural societies begin appearing across the west.
		Bronze age 3200 BNB Copper mining and agriculture provides a push towards urbanisation, beginning with the Juru civilisation in the northern-central area of Luhan. Copper begins being used for manufacturing, with gold being used decoratively. Discovery of arsenic bronze. Record-keeping in the form of Luhani stick-numbers and commercial tokens begins taking form. 2400 BNB Largest extent of the Juru civilisation previous to its sudden and unknown collapse around the same time. A large de-urbanisation period begins, and the early pre-writing tradition of commercial tokens is lost entirely. 2200 BNB The Yakayu people, nomadic ancestors of the predominant ethnic group across continental Luhan, begin expanding from the northeast. 1800 BNB Iron begins being properly worked for armour and weaponry, but bronze remains the predominant metal for most other uses. 1600 BNB Spread of the Riga people, Proto-Kivic speakers who eventually assimilated into the Yakayu superstratum while spreading their language and slash-and-burn agricultural techniques from the southwest. 1200 BNB Sedentarism has spread around most of western and northern Luhan and a reflourishing of urbanistic society begins, with several towns appearing in the archaeological record around this time. Those with direct access to iron and copper mines become the most prosperous, with the town of Öote becoming particularly wealthy. 1180 BNB The Öote civilisation arises in the central northern valleys. 1120 BNB The Öote civilisation quickly spreads across the eastern coasts of the continent, eventually encountering the southern steppes, and the lead, zinc and silver mines found within.
		Brass age 1050 BNB Alloying of zinc and copper begins, beginning the Brass age. 1000 BNB The long-distance sailing Vugonesian people begin spreading into Luhan from the northeast, particularly settling the Tael Isles and being mostly ignored by continental Luhan. Internal conflict drives the Öote civilisation into disarray, dividing into various smaller states. 950 BNB The northern Yuren dynasty begins assimilating the rest of the coastal states, except for the far southern Tei state, which retains control of the lead and zinc mines. The Zinc War or First Yuren-Tei War begins. A writing system derived from early accounting techniques on bark begins a new age of literacy. 931 BNB A truce is reached by both the Yuren dynasty and the Tei state, who agree to trade lead and zinc for millet, copper, and their new writing system. The Tei state spreads into the nearby Tael Isles, displacing and assimilating Vugonesian settlers. 922 BNB The Taaje dynasty arises in the southeast, a culturally distinct state which quickly enters a trade agreement with Tei for lead and zinc in exchange for millet and lumber. 906 BNB The Taaje dynasty expands into the central cold desert within the continent and discovers a large nickel-copper mine. Quickly they find that alloying nickel with iron and copper produces much sturdier and viable alloys for things as armour and weaponry. 820 BNB The Yuren and the Taaje dynasties go to war for nickel, ending in the Taaje's defeat and Yuren's expansion into the west. They impose a large tax for trade with the Tei, who respond by entering war once again. The Second Yuren-Tei War begins.
		Shizo age 812 BNB Internal conflict leads the southwestern corner of Yuren to splinter, beginning the Shizo dynasty and allying with the Tei against the Yuren. 785 BNB The Second Yuren-Tei War ends with Yuren losing several provinces in the west, relegated to the Shizo dynasty. 650 BNB Tei enters an internal conflict in the Tael Isles, with the settled Vugonesians, who were pushed into the lowest castes of Tei society, revolting against the emperor of Tei. 622 BNB Tei splits into several smaller states following the Tael conflict, with the Isles becoming a mixed Luhani-Vugonesian society known as the Tael Empire. 620 BNB A trade agreement is reached between the Tael Empire and the far southern continental splinter of Tei, the Shitou dynasty, who act as a middleman between the Shizo and Tael for food, copper, nickel, zinc and lead.
		Prosperous age 603 BNB The Shitou dynasty becomes part of the Tael Empire, entering a long period of peace known as the Prosperous age. Various classics of Tael literature are created around this time, with a corpus of texts becoming the foundation of a new religion, Mon, which quickly spreads across the entire continent.
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