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History of Roshar

The Rebuilding

3500 BES -> 0 ES

Mankind attempted to rebuild following the Desolations. Much of their society and technology was lost during the cyclic wars and so they had to start from the beginning, redeveloping agriculture, mining, refining and basic law.

  • -3500 BES


    The End of the Final Desolation
    Era beginning/end

    This is the approximate date of the last known Desolation. When the Voidbringers were finally defeated and the Heralds disappeared from Roshar.

  • -1000 BES


    The Recreance
    Disbandment

The Era of Solitude

0 ES to current

This is the current Era of the world of Roshar. The continent is split into many Kingdoms and Countries and the people divided by centuries of cultural differences.

  • 438

    673


    The Hierocracy
    Religious event
  • 670

    673


    The War of Loss Ends the Hierocracy
    Revolution

  • 872


    The Scouring of Aimia
    Disaster / Destruction

    What exactly occurred during the Scouring of Aimia is unknown but it appears that the vast majority of Aimia's ecosystem collapsed, leading to the extinction of several species. The Islands have been a dangerous land shrouded in mystery since this event.

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    Aimia
  • 1139


    Gavilar and Dalinar Kholin Begin their Campaign to Unite Alethkar
    Military action
  • 1145


    Gavilar is Crowned King of a United Alethkar
    Political event
  • 1167


    The Assassination of King Gavilar
    Life, Death

    King Gavilar Kholin of Alethkar is assassinated by The Assassin in White at the signing of a peace treaty between Alethkar and the Parshendi tribes. It was later discovered that this assassination was ordered by the Parshendi. Gavilar's son, the new King Elhokar Kholin, started the War of Vengeance between Alethkar and the Parshendi on The Shattered Plains.