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by The United Socialist States of Necanica. . 52 reads.

Region Timeline

~15,000 B.C.E. - Humans arrive in Greater Necanica via land bridge from the Kamchatka Peninsula (modern day Russia) to the northwest. Nomadic people groups begin settling in modern day Nopless Will.
~11,500 B.C.E. - Land bridge to Kamchatka falls below sea level and Greater Necanica becomes separated from Eurasia.
~10,000 B.C.E. - Humans reach southern Greater Necanica, settling in the major islands of the Crawdad Sea.
~5000 B.C.E. - Primitive canoes are popularized and become the chief method of transportation throughout the Greater Necanican waterways.
~2400 B.C.E. - Rice, which likely flowed eastward from China, arrives in modern day Gravytrainer and begins spreading throughout the region.
~2350 B.C.E. - Irq is founded south of modern day Nehaelem, and becomes the first permanent settlement in Greater Necanica. The land in which Irq was founded is currently unclaimed by any nation, though it is considered territory of the Golden Conglomerate.
1984 B.C.E. - Bonetown is founded in Crawdad Town, marking the first permanent settlement that is still inhabited today.
1222 B.C.E. - Biruse Ri attains enlightenment, founds Jeintoism at Heltöpen, in modern day Jestair.
~750 B.C.E. - Tinnitania becomes isolated from surrounding islands as a religious outpost for scholarly monks.
440 B.C.E. - Path is founded in south-central Necanica, servicing as the capital for the ancient Necanican empire.
~280 B.C.E. - Iron becomes the dominant metal, sourced primarily from mines in modern day Nehaelem.
440-196 B.C.E. - Necanicans begins spreading across the region, claiming land as their own. The modern day nations of Jestair, New Grand Polis, Meltair City, Jestair, Taxlessia, Cahadross, Danzigdind, Tinnitania, Mortaxia, and Sandestine, as well as the ancient civilization of Irq, are absorbed into the Necanican Empire. 196 B.C.E. marks the Burning of Irq.
12-342 C.E. - Necanican Golden Age. Various technological and societal advancements are achieved during this period.
424 C.E. - Taxlessia becomes the first nation to secede from the Necanican Empire.
~645 C.E. - Samoan Polynesians colonize what would later become Selvac and Tualcoma.
791 C.E. - Concord of Uxta is ratified, which unifies the Southern Kingdoms into the Uxtan Empire, present day Nopless Will.
815-835 C.E. - Japanese begin colonizing Kojima Islands. Contact with the rest of Greater Necanica is kept to a minimum.
1010 C.E. - Dominion of Nehaelem officially unified with the Decimal Treatise.
1464 C.E. - Dutch sailors reach Crawdad Town. After a brief conflict, European contact to the region is cut off for centuries
1558 C.E. - Grand Polis revolts from Necanica, with the aid of Crawdad Town and Nehaelem.
1632 C.E. - The Necanican Emperor, Idansk the Rosecrowned, is overthrown and a primitive parliamentary system is instituted. This begins the United Socialist States of Necanica (USSN). Grand Polis quickly reclaimed.
1715 C.E. - Merhamet founded by Nitarm Gnik and his three-million followers.
1845 C.E. - The United States makes official contact with USSN, maintains strict neutrality.
1889 C.E. - Following 31 years of war, Papa John unites Gravytrainer; economy rapidly expands.
1914-1918 C.E. - Given the remote location, most of the region remains neutral during WW1, save the Kojima Islands, which side with Japan.
1939-1945 C.E. - During WW2, the Kojima Islands side with Japan, while the USSN aids the Allies, resulting in a massive distrust between the two, although never escalating to direct conflict.
1945 C.E. - Nopless Will gains independence from Tlagaang in the Red War, with assistance from the USSN.
1951 C.E. - Following the period of catastrophic wars, the region is separated into nine districts.
1962 C.E. - New Grand Polis diplomatically secedes from USSN after centuries of occupation.
1985 C.E. - Jestair recognized as an independent state by USSN.
1989 C.E. - Following a trade deal granting a massive navy, PepsiCo claims fertile land in the eastern portion of the continent as an independent nation.
2002 C.E. - Al-Famadi is settled as a resort destination by wealthy businessmen from Dubai.
2005 C.E. - Kojima Productions gains independence from Konami Co., undergoes rapid development.
2007-2008 C.E. - Chardonnay Revolution occurs, in which Meltair City secedes from the USSN through a bloody and prolonged war.
2008 C.E. - Gdanskin I claims the land of Danzigdind as a sovereign nation; annexes Tinnitania peacefully.
2009 C.E. - Following the recent revolutions and civil unrest, the Kojima Productions Armed Forces (KPAF) are instituted as an international defense organization, with the primary objective of keeping peace in the region.
2014-2015 C.E. - Cahadross Civil War ensues, obliterating the nation's infrastructure and displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians.
2017 C.E. - Extraterrestrial contact is made in tiny nation of Hallitica; military reform is used to contain it.
2019 C.E. - Greater Necanican Olympics are held, dominated by the Northeast Freelands.
2020 C.E.: War of Sovereigns; COVID-19 Pandemic

March 28 - First COVID-19 patient is diagnosed in Fritoly, PepsiCo.

April 24 - Due to a genetic anomaly, Crawdads are proven immune to COVID-19, making Crawdad Town relatively unaffected by the virus.

May 18 - Gonjamaika, a small nation in the northeast of Greater Necanica, is fully evacuated and dissolved due to an unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak.

June 7 - COVID-19 death count in the region reaches 50,000.

July 21 - Battle of Meneire's Plain: Taxlessians attack Danzigdindians on the island of Tinnitania. This marks the beginning of the War of Sovereigns. No clear victor.

July 22 - Battle of Lobe Headland: Retaliation from the aforementioned battle occurs from the Danzigdindians, driving the Taxlessians off of Tinnitania. The Taxlessian soldiers were brought to the mainland via USSN rescue ships.

July 23-28 - Invasion of Jestair: Massive invasion from Tlagaang into northwestern Jestair (which has no national army). USSN and KPAF troops try their best to defend at Takeo Base 33, but are unable to hold against Tlagaang's staggering numbers. Displaces and kills hundreds of thousands soldiers, convicts, and civilians.

July 26 - Siege of Takayuki Fortress: Strongkin forces crossed the border to PepsiCo and invaded the nation from the north. With the aid of the KPAF, PepsiCo forces are able to hold Takayuki Fortress, resulting in a stalemate.

July 28 - Rakrunhugao Bombing: A 1.3 megaton nuclear warhead is dropped on the Strongk city of Rakrunhugao, resulting in the deaths of 815,000 civilians and 15,000 soldiers.

July 29 - Danzigdind Blitz: 200 Taxlessian missiles are shot toward the city-state of Danzigdind. This resulted in approximately $1.8 billion dollars in damage and 158,000 civilians and 8,800 soldiers.

August 6 - In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, a ceasefire is declared by all nations save Tlagaang, which continues laying waste upon northwestern Jestair.

August 27 - Kojima Productions declares martial law.

September 13 - COVID-19 death count in the region reaches 100,000

October 8 - Following weeks of migration, Strongk refugees found Ktheheni in the far northeast of the continent.

November 19 - First COVID-19 vaccine passes large-scale efficacy test, lead by USSN, Nopless Will, Nehaelem, and Kojima Productions.

December 13 - COVID-19 vaccines are distributed throughout PepsiCo, Kojima Productions, Necanica, Nehaelem, Nopless Will, Cahadross, and Gravytrainer.

December 17 - Arctic scientific research station of Korac gains independence and joins the Insular States.

2021 C.E. - Present: The Ash Winter

January 30 2021 - A volcanic eruption on the island of Vvac occurs, causing widespread havoc in the Northeast.

April 2021 - The full repercussions of the eruptions begin to be felt across the region, resulting in drastically colder and darker weather throughout the spring and summer months.

November 2021 - Civil war breaks out in Mortaxia, resulting in the widespread bombing of its southern coast. This further exacerbates the geographic changes of the Northeast.

2048 - Islanders from what was once Nopless Will begin conquering the Church of Monopoly, eventually establishing the nation of Astofermi.

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