The unicorn Starswirl, who would later come to be known as Starswirl the Bearded, is born.
History of Gaia
The Separation Age
until 2367
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2328 SA
12 Folamoon
Birth of Starswirl the Bearded
Life, Birth -
2356 SA
9 Endemoon
Birth of Queen Amore
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Amore, who would later become the first Queen of the Crystal Empire, is born.
The Unification Age
1 > 601
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9 UA
23 Celestmoon
Birth of Princess Celestia
Life, BirthThe earth pony who would later come to be known as Celestia is born.
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13 UA
2 Lunarmoon
Birth of Princess Luna
Life, BirthThe pegasus who would later come to be known as Luna is born.
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601 UA
16 Noktmoon
Starburst Becomes an Alicorn
Life, SupernaturalThe batpony Starburst is turned into a failed alicorn by an experimental spell when Nightmare Moon attempts to gain an upper hoof on Celestia in their prolonged battle.
The Celestial Age
1 > 999
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532 CA
22 Folamoon
Birth of Queen Cadance
Life, BirthThe pegasus named Mi Amore Cadenza is born, a distant descendant of Queen Amore.
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808 CA
26 Poskmoon
Birth of Prince Genesis
Life, BirthThe earth pony who would later come to be known as Genesis is born.
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931 CA
23 Celestmoon
Birth of Sour Apple Smith
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Sour Apple Smith, who would later come to be commonly known as Granny Smith, is born.
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949 CA
Neo-Detrot Timeline Split
Miscellaneous -
951 CA
8 Poskmoon
Birth of Bright McIntosh
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Bright McIntosh is born to Cortland Apple and Sour Apple Smith.
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951 CA
12 Marunmoon
Death of Spiced Pear
Life, DeathSpiced Pear, wife of Bosc Pear, dies in childbirth.
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951 CA
12 Marunmoon
Birth of Pear Butter
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Pear Butter is born to Bosc Pear and Spiced Pear.
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954 CA
28 Celestmoon
Birth of Midsweet Orange
Life, BirthThe earth pony who would come to be known as Midsweet Orange is born to Cortland Apple and Sour Apple Smith.
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962 CA
15 Vintamoon
Death of Cortland Apple
Life, DeathCortland Apple, husband of Sour Apple Smith, dies.
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969 CA
21 Marunmoon
Apple-Pear Marriage
MarriageBright McIntosh of the Apple family and Pear Butter of the Pear family in Ponyville are married against their parents' wishes, putting an end to many years of feuding between the two families.
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971 CA
16 Somamoon
Birth of Big McIntosh
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Big McIntosh is born to Bright McIntosh and Pear Butter.
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975 CA
23 Poskmoon
Birth of Trixie Lulamoon
Life, BirthThe unicorn who would later come to be known as Trixie Lulamoon is born to Jack Pot and Big Bucks.
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975 CA
22 Harvumoon
Birth of Shining Armor
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Shining Armor is born to Night Light and Twilight Velvet.
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975 CA
14 Storimoon
Birth of Braeburn Apple
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Braeburn Apple is born to Apple Blossom and Crabapple.
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976 CA
3 Somamoon
Birth of Soarin'
Life, BirthThe pegasus named Soarin' is born to Skywise and Jetstream.
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977 CA
27 Marunmoon
Birth of Sunset Shimmer
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Sunset Shimmer is born to Sunspot and Stellar Flare.
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978 CA
27 Poskmoon
Birth of Applejack
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Applejack is born to Bright McIntosh and Pear Butter.
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978 CA
12 Harvumoon
Birth of Rarity
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Rarity is born to Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles.
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979 CA
17 Folamoon
Birth of Starlight Glimmer
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Starlight Glimmer is born to Firelight and Star Gleamer.
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979 CA
24 Somamoon
Birth of Rainbow Dash
Life, BirthThe pegasus named Rainbow Dash is born to Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles.
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979 CA
6 Marunmoon
Birth of Fluttershy
Life, BirthThe pegasus named Fluttershy is born to Cirrus Shy and Agave Shy.
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979 CA
28 Marunmoon
Birth of Sunburst
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Sunburst is born to Sunspot and Stellar Flare.
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980 CA
4 Vintamoon
Birth of Princess Twilight Sparkle
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Twilight Sparkle is born to Night Light and Twilight Velvet.
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982 CA
3 Somamoon
Birth of Pinkie Pie and Marble Pie
Life, BirthThe earth ponies named Pinkamena Diane Pie and Marble Pie are born as twins to Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz.
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984 CA
9 Harvumoon
Birth of Princess Skystar
Life, BirthThe hippogriff named Skystar is born to Queen Novo and an unknown suitor.
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986 CA
14 Noktmoon
Birth of Cheese Sandwich
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Cheese Sandwich is born.
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990 CA
19 Harvumoon
Birth of Spike
Life, BirthThe dragon named Spike is hatched from an egg by Twilight Sparkle's burst of magic.
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990 CA
19 Harvumoon
The Elements of Harmony Receive their Cutie Marks
Life, MilestoneThe six ponies who would later become the Elements of Harmony - Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity - receive their cutie marks simultaneously, triggered by Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom.
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992 CA
22 Marunmoon
Birth of Applebloom
Life, BirthThe earth pony named Applebloom is born to Bright McIntosh and Pear Butter.
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992 CA
5 Harvumoon
Birth of Gabby
Life, BirthThe griffon named Gabby is born.
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994 CA
26 Marunmoon
Birth of Scootaloo
Life, BirthThe pegasus named Scootaloo is born to Snap Shutter and Mane Allgood.
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994 CA
13 Storimoon
Birth of Sweetie Belle
Life, BirthThe unicorn named Sweetie Belle is born to Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles.
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996 CA
12 Noktmoon
Death of Bright McIntosh and Pear Butter
Life, DeathBright McIntosh and Pear Butter are killed while traveling with a shipment of wares from Sweet Apple Acres.
The Harmonic Age
1 and beyond
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3 HA
20 Folamoon
Marriage of Cadance and Shining Armor
MarriagePrincess Mi Amore Cadenza and Shining Armor are married, formally tying Shining Armor into Equestria's royalty.
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3 HA
13 Harvumoon
Discord is freed
Diplomatic actionPrincess Celestia entrusts the Elements of Harmony with freeing and reforming Discord. This endeavor is largely successful, allowing Discord to remain in Equestria.
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4 HA
24 Frolickmoon
Princess Twilight ascends
Political eventAfter finishing a spell left behind by Starswirl the Bearded and effectively creating new magic, Twilight Sparkle ascends to alicornhood and is crowned a Princess by Celestia.
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4 HA
29 Folamoon4 HA
1 Poskmoon
Sunset Shimmer returns
ExpeditionDuring a summit in the Crystal Empire, Princess Twilight's crown containing the Element of Magic is stolen. The thief crosses into another universe through a portal, and is revealed to be the former unicorn student of Princess Celestia, Sunset Shimmer. After resolving a conflict in the other universe, Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer both return to Equestria.
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4 HA
28 Marunmoon4 HA
29 Marunmoon
The Tree of Harmony is rediscovered
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventUpon depleting the last of its reserves of magic, the Tree of Harmony begins to die, causing the Everfree Forest to grow even wilder and plunderseeds planted by Discord during his original reign over Equestria to take root. In order to kill the plunderseeds and retake control over the Everfree Forest, the Elements of Harmony are returned to the Tree.
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5 HA
27 Frolickmoon5 HA
29 Frolickmoon
Tirek returns
Military: WarAfter escaping from Tartarus, Tirek returns to Equestria and begins stealing magic from its inhabitants to make himself more powerful. The Princesses transfer their own magic to Twilight Sparkle in an attempt to hide it from him, eventually leading him to Ponyville to take it from her. After the Elements of Harmony are granted temporary magical power by the Tree of Harmony, they defeat Tirek and return him once more to Tartarus.
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5 HA
29 Frolickmoon
The Castle of Friendship is built
Construction beginning/endAfter the destruction of Ponyville's library, the Tree of Harmony grows a crystalline, tree-shaped castle much resembling itself where the library once stood. This castle becomes that of Princess Twilight Sparkle.
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5 HA
2 Folamoon5 HA
4 Folamoon
The Cutie Map appears
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventThe magical map that later became known as the Cutie Map appears in the Castle of Friendship and guides the Elements of Harmony to a small, nameless village in Northern Equestria. There they encounter Starlight Glimmer, who has used her magic to remove the cutie marks from all of the villages' inhabitants; the Elements eventually return the cutie marks to their owners, and Starlight Glimmer flees.
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6 HA
7 Somamoon
The Cutie Mark Cruasers Receive their Cutie Marks
Life, MilestoneThe Cutie Mark Crusaders - Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo - receive their cutie marks simultaneously when they discover that their shared talent is helping others find their own talents.
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6 HA
23 Celestmoon
Starlight Glimmer returns
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventStarlight Glimmer reappears in Ponyville, and uses the magic of the Cutie Map and a spell by Starswirl the Bearded to travel through time. Her interference in the past wreaks havoc on the present, causing multiple timelines to split and diverge. Eventually, Twilight Sparkle convinces her to back down, and eventually talks her into becoming her student to learn about friendship, restoring the prime timeline.
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6 HA
8 Storimoon
Birth of Prince Flurry Heart
Life, BirthThe alicorn named Flurry Heart is born to Queen Cadance and Shining Armor.
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6 HA
13 Storimoon
Princess Flurry Heart's Crystalling
Cultural eventThe newly born Princess Flurry Heart's Crystalling ceremony is held in the Crystal Empire. The baby alicorn's powerful magic causes the Crystal Heart that protects the Empire to shatter, forcing the Princesses and the Elements of Harmony to temporarily guard it against the weather of the Frozen North themselves. The wizard Sunburst comes up with a spell to repair the Crystal Heart and complete the newborn Princess's Crystalling ceremony.
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7 HA
1 Lunarmoon
Valley Timeline Split
Miscellaneous -
7 HA
17 Somamoon7 HA
19 Somamoon
The Second Changeling Invasion
Military: WarQueen Chrysalis and her hive of changelings return and stage a second invasion, kidnapping and replacing royalty across Equestria and the Crystal Empire. Starlight Glimmer, Trixie Lulamoon, Discord, and the changeling Thorax infiltrate the hive and rescue the stolen ponies, once more driving away Queen Chrysalis and reforming the rest of her hive.
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7 HA
2 Marunmoon
Pink Hearts of Courage Awarded
Diplomatic actionThe individuals who ended the Second Changeling Invasion - Discord, King Thorax, Trixie Lulamoon, and Starlight Glimmer - are awarded the Pink Heart of Courage, the Equestrian military's highest honor.
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7 HA
2 Marunmoon
Starlight Glimmer's Graduation
Life, Achievement/ WinStarlight Glimmer is formally graduated from her status as Twilight Sparkle's student due to her display of what she had learned while stopping the Second Changeling Invasion.
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8 HA
18 Somamoon
The Pillars Return
Military: BattleThe Pillars of Equestria and the Pony of Shadows are released from limbo. The Elements of Harmony reform the Pony of Shadows into Stygian.
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8 HA
10 Harvumoon
The First Friendship Festival
Cultural eventThe first Friendship Festival occurs, coinciding with the Storm King's attempt to take over Canterlot. The Elements of Harmony, aided by the newly recontacted hippogriffs, stop him and his army.
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8 HA
11 Harvumoon
Everfree Chronicles Timeline Split
Miscellaneous