The events leading up to the Battle of White Stag in 442 are canonical. Most of the events following that are also canonical, with a few exceptions. Still, to save people having to dig, here is a somewhat expurgated Rokugani timeline:
1st Century
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century
5th Century
Because this is happening so early in Imperial history, it may be helpful to note a few things that have not occurred yet:
1) The 1st Iuchiban crisis. He may be alive, but he has not become active. As a result of this, the practice of cremation is not uniform across the Empire. It is, of course, de rigeur among the Crab and Boar clans, but other clans likely practice a range of burial practices.
2) The Battle of Cresting Wave. The Crab still hold all of Kuni and Hiruma lands, and there is no Wall. Please see the Crab clan write-up in the Great Clans thread to learn about how the Crab of this era are different from the more familiar Crab as a result.
3) Unrestricted Warfare. The Emperor still needs to give permission for Clans and Families to go to war with each other. This is taken very seriously, indeed. Such wars have only occurred a handful of times in the history of the Empire thus far. As a result, the tensions between clans are a little less personal, and the real outlet for political tensions has been small struggles of House against House. Usually, these take place within a clan, with Crab houses squabbling with other Crab houses, or Crane with Crane, Dragon with Dragon and so on, over territory, resources, the Daimyo's favor, and points of honor. Duels are also much more common, with lords permitting them in order to keep their samurai skilled for when conflicts do arise. Please see the Campaign Ideas thread for more on this.
4) Goju has not succumbed to the Nothing as of yet. The Scorpion Grass system is very much intact.
5) The Dragonfly, Monkey, Hare, and Falcon clans have yet to be founded.
The Timeline
The Timeline
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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
1st Century
1--Gisei Toshi is founded
5--The Tournament of the kami. Founding of the Seppun family.
7--Founding of the Otomo family.
12--The Ikoma family is founded.
15--The Matsu family is founded
19--Kakita forges the first katana
20--the Hidden Temple is founded.
23--Otosan Uchi is completed. Kakita becomes Emerald Champion; Matsu swears revenge. Kakita weds Doji. The Kakita and Yasuki families are founded.
31--The Otaku and Ide families are founded.
33--The War against Fu Leng begins.
34--The Imperial Palace and Walls of Otosan Uchi are demolished to be rebuilt as defensive structures.
36--Asako Yogo is cursed, leaves the Phoenix and founds the Yogo family of the Scorpion
39--The Defense of Otosan Uchi are completed
42--Battle of Four Winds, Day of Thunder, Death of Shiba, Matsu, Mirumoto, Isawa. Shosuro founds the Shosuro family, then fakes her death and founds the Soshi family.
43--The Hiruma, Kuni, and Kaiu families are founded
44--The first Great Convocation of the Order of Shinsei: the Tao is completed.
45--Hantei dies. Shinjo and the Ki-rin Clan leave Rokugan. Doji Hayaku retrieves his siblings' souls and the sword Shukujo from the Shadowlands, founds the Daidoji family.
46--Hantei Genji becomes the Emperor. The Miya family is founded. Kakita duels Mirumoto Hojatsu. Mirumoto Kijome becomes Mirumoto Daimyo.
47--The completed Niten is presented to the Emperor.
48--Kakita Shimizu becomes Emerald Champion
49--Hantei Genji marries Doji Oborozukiyo
50--Hantei Genji permits the Matsu to attack the Kakita.
53--Denouncement of ancestral testimony. Hantei Genji declares magic invalid in legal proceedings.
55--Akodo completes Leadership and presents it to Hantei Genji
57--Asako dies.
61--Hantei Genji orders the construction of the Shrine of Discussion, the first Shintao temple.
63--Hida retires. Osano-wo becomes Crab champion.
72--The Serene Prophet is discovered by the Phoenix Clan.
80--Founding of the Mantis clan
82--Togashi imprisons Shosuro in a crystal prison beneath the High House of Light. Ikoma dies.
83--Bayushi disappears.
89--Hantei Genji orders the Lion clan to deal with the bandits plaguing the former lands of the Ki-rin. The Lion displace the remnants of the Ki-rin clan.
90--Founding of the Fox clan. The Serene Prophet dies.
95--Kuni Nakanu begins studying the Shadowlands Taint
97--Hida Osano-wo becomes Fortune of Fire and Thunder
99--Akodo dies
5--The Tournament of the kami. Founding of the Seppun family.
7--Founding of the Otomo family.
12--The Ikoma family is founded.
15--The Matsu family is founded
19--Kakita forges the first katana
20--the Hidden Temple is founded.
23--Otosan Uchi is completed. Kakita becomes Emerald Champion; Matsu swears revenge. Kakita weds Doji. The Kakita and Yasuki families are founded.
31--The Otaku and Ide families are founded.
33--The War against Fu Leng begins.
34--The Imperial Palace and Walls of Otosan Uchi are demolished to be rebuilt as defensive structures.
36--Asako Yogo is cursed, leaves the Phoenix and founds the Yogo family of the Scorpion
39--The Defense of Otosan Uchi are completed
42--Battle of Four Winds, Day of Thunder, Death of Shiba, Matsu, Mirumoto, Isawa. Shosuro founds the Shosuro family, then fakes her death and founds the Soshi family.
43--The Hiruma, Kuni, and Kaiu families are founded
44--The first Great Convocation of the Order of Shinsei: the Tao is completed.
45--Hantei dies. Shinjo and the Ki-rin Clan leave Rokugan. Doji Hayaku retrieves his siblings' souls and the sword Shukujo from the Shadowlands, founds the Daidoji family.
46--Hantei Genji becomes the Emperor. The Miya family is founded. Kakita duels Mirumoto Hojatsu. Mirumoto Kijome becomes Mirumoto Daimyo.
47--The completed Niten is presented to the Emperor.
48--Kakita Shimizu becomes Emerald Champion
49--Hantei Genji marries Doji Oborozukiyo
50--Hantei Genji permits the Matsu to attack the Kakita.
53--Denouncement of ancestral testimony. Hantei Genji declares magic invalid in legal proceedings.
55--Akodo completes Leadership and presents it to Hantei Genji
57--Asako dies.
61--Hantei Genji orders the construction of the Shrine of Discussion, the first Shintao temple.
63--Hida retires. Osano-wo becomes Crab champion.
72--The Serene Prophet is discovered by the Phoenix Clan.
80--Founding of the Mantis clan
82--Togashi imprisons Shosuro in a crystal prison beneath the High House of Light. Ikoma dies.
83--Bayushi disappears.
89--Hantei Genji orders the Lion clan to deal with the bandits plaguing the former lands of the Ki-rin. The Lion displace the remnants of the Ki-rin clan.
90--Founding of the Fox clan. The Serene Prophet dies.
95--Kuni Nakanu begins studying the Shadowlands Taint
97--Hida Osano-wo becomes Fortune of Fire and Thunder
99--Akodo dies
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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
2nd Century
101--Togashi's death is announced
102--Disappearance of Lady Doji
105--Kuni Nakanu is killed by a horde of zombies.
107--The Temple of Lightning, honoring Osano-wo, is founded in Mantis lands
110--The Badger clan is founded.
127--Hiruma Dies
130--Naka Kaeteru becomes Grand Master of the Elements
141--Kaimetsu-uo retires.
145--The Book of Sun Tao is completed.
150--Ashidaka forges the Sword of the Emerald Champion
151--Doji Hatsuo is shocked to discover that there is injustice in Rokugani society.
153--Doji Hatsuo and Soshi Saibankan found the Emerald Magistrates and Imperial legions.
160--Naka Kaeteru dies.
163--Hantei Genji formalizes iaijutsu as the method to settle disputes between individual samurai.
170--Bayushi Tangen completes Lies and Little Truths
175--Soshi Saibankan becomes the Fortune of Magistrates and Judges.
179--The Shosuro Butei Academy is founded.
102--Disappearance of Lady Doji
105--Kuni Nakanu is killed by a horde of zombies.
107--The Temple of Lightning, honoring Osano-wo, is founded in Mantis lands
110--The Badger clan is founded.
127--Hiruma Dies
130--Naka Kaeteru becomes Grand Master of the Elements
141--Kaimetsu-uo retires.
145--The Book of Sun Tao is completed.
150--Ashidaka forges the Sword of the Emerald Champion
151--Doji Hatsuo is shocked to discover that there is injustice in Rokugani society.
153--Doji Hatsuo and Soshi Saibankan found the Emerald Magistrates and Imperial legions.
160--Naka Kaeteru dies.
163--Hantei Genji formalizes iaijutsu as the method to settle disputes between individual samurai.
170--Bayushi Tangen completes Lies and Little Truths
175--Soshi Saibankan becomes the Fortune of Magistrates and Judges.
179--The Shosuro Butei Academy is founded.
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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
3rd Century
210--Hida walks into the Shadowlands
217--The Shiba Yojimbo school is founded.
223--The Sacred Mirror of the Ki-rin clan goes dark. It is believed that Shinjo's people are lost.
234--Gisei Toshi is hidden. The Shinmaki sect of the Order of Shinsei is founded. The Great Convocation of the Brotherhood of Shinsei ends in the Brotherhood dividing into a number of sects.
238--The weird and somewhat creepy tale of Bayushi Kuninoko and Togashi takes place. Togashi Hoshi is born.
243--The koku is invented
245--The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow Lake occurs
247--Hantei Genji dies. Hantei Ningi becomes Emperor.
268--Hantei Ningi orders Togashi Kaze to show him his martial arts techniques. Togashi Kaze dies.
271--The Crane enhance the enchantments on Otosan Uchi's walls.
283--Akuma no Oni is created.
297--The Temple of Osano-wo is founded on the Plains of Thunder
217--The Shiba Yojimbo school is founded.
223--The Sacred Mirror of the Ki-rin clan goes dark. It is believed that Shinjo's people are lost.
234--Gisei Toshi is hidden. The Shinmaki sect of the Order of Shinsei is founded. The Great Convocation of the Brotherhood of Shinsei ends in the Brotherhood dividing into a number of sects.
238--The weird and somewhat creepy tale of Bayushi Kuninoko and Togashi takes place. Togashi Hoshi is born.
243--The koku is invented
245--The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow Lake occurs
247--Hantei Genji dies. Hantei Ningi becomes Emperor.
268--Hantei Ningi orders Togashi Kaze to show him his martial arts techniques. Togashi Kaze dies.
271--The Crane enhance the enchantments on Otosan Uchi's walls.
283--Akuma no Oni is created.
297--The Temple of Osano-wo is founded on the Plains of Thunder
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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
4th Century
314--Hiruma Kazuma forges an alliance between the Crab clan and several Nezumi tribes.
329--Founding of the Daidoji Harriers
337--There is a plague in the Empire.
339--The Snake clan is founded
340--Matsu O-Kaoru, first cousin of Family Daimyo Matsu Emi and head of the Shio house, outmaneuvers her lady politically, reveals her numerous faults as an administrator, has her stripped of her Daimyoship by the Clan Champion and forcibly retired. All of Emi's children are likewise transferred to the care of the Brotherhood. O-Kaoru is named Matsu Daimyo.
347--The Centipede clan is founded
353--Isawa Asahina joins the Crane clan and founds the Asahina family.
371--Death of Hantei Bosai. Hantei Fujiwa becomes Emperor.
375--Hantei Fujiwa personally leads an army to break the siege of Shiro Hiruma. The Gozoku conspiracy begins.
387--The Yasuki join the Crab clan. The Yasuki War begins.
391--Hantei Kusada is kidnapped. The Gozoku becomes the paramount force in the Empire. The Regency of Otomo Tohojatsu begins.
397--Hantei Kusada becomes Emperor. Asahina dies.
398--Battle of Clear Water Village
400--The Yasuki War ends. Founding of the Sparrow clan. Founding of the Ikoma Spymasters. The Yasuki discover the hand of the Kolat in the origins of the Yasuki War and conduct a purge, severely disrupting the organization.
329--Founding of the Daidoji Harriers
337--There is a plague in the Empire.
339--The Snake clan is founded
340--Matsu O-Kaoru, first cousin of Family Daimyo Matsu Emi and head of the Shio house, outmaneuvers her lady politically, reveals her numerous faults as an administrator, has her stripped of her Daimyoship by the Clan Champion and forcibly retired. All of Emi's children are likewise transferred to the care of the Brotherhood. O-Kaoru is named Matsu Daimyo.
347--The Centipede clan is founded
353--Isawa Asahina joins the Crane clan and founds the Asahina family.
371--Death of Hantei Bosai. Hantei Fujiwa becomes Emperor.
375--Hantei Fujiwa personally leads an army to break the siege of Shiro Hiruma. The Gozoku conspiracy begins.
387--The Yasuki join the Crab clan. The Yasuki War begins.
391--Hantei Kusada is kidnapped. The Gozoku becomes the paramount force in the Empire. The Regency of Otomo Tohojatsu begins.
397--Hantei Kusada becomes Emperor. Asahina dies.
398--Battle of Clear Water Village
400--The Yasuki War ends. Founding of the Sparrow clan. Founding of the Ikoma Spymasters. The Yasuki discover the hand of the Kolat in the origins of the Yasuki War and conduct a purge, severely disrupting the organization.
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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
The 5th Century
401-408: Second Lion-Phoenix War
402-Destruction of the Snake Clan-402
405-The direct line of the House of Yogo becomes extinct when Itachi, the Daimyo, is murdered by his sister Fumiko out of desperation, to prevent him from acting against her beloved Bayushi Atsuki's increasing control over the Imperial government. The Ushijima house of the Yogo is elevated to the Daimyoship after a long debate among the Yogo and much wrangling with the Bayushi.
406-Lord Minoru of House Ozawa of the Mirumoto puts the shrine of Gobai, Fortune of Balance, to the sword for crimes the monks had committed against his family. This marks the start of a prophesied 300 years of misery.
410-The Sparrow are sent to guard the Golden Sun Plains
411-Isawa Eisai restores Nikesake to Phoenix control. The Order of the Eighteen Stars disbands
412-Matsu Itagi and Hida Tanaka's adventures in the Shadowlands
428- Hantei Kusada's sons are fostered to the Crane, Phoenix, and Scorpion.
429-The Gusai family name is awarded
432-Hantei Yugozohime is fostered to the Lion. Birth of Seppun Tomaru
435-Hantei Yugozohime becomes Empress after killing her brother in a duel and destroys the Gozoku. The Kochako family of the Shosuro is founded. For the first time, the Isawa begin to train family members outside of the walls of Kyuden Isawa.
437-Battle of the Osari Plains between the Crane and the Lion. Foundation of Toshi Ranbo.
440-Arrival of the gaijin ambassadors. Birth of Hantei Retsuhime.
440-441-Dragon/Crab War
441-Garen Hawthorne's plans to murder the Merenae ambassadors are uncovered by Teodoro Cornejo at the Winter Court at Kyuden Seppun. Cornejo hatches a plot with Gusai Mori to discredit Hawthorne and the Thrane.
442-Cornejo's plan backfires when Yugozohime banishes all gaijin from the Empire forever.
442-Battle of White Stag--Disruption of the Imperial Succession as Hantei Muhaki becomes Emperor, not regent, upon Yugozohime's death. Founding of the Tortoise Clan when Agasha Kasuga provides refuge for Cornejo and facilitates his escape.
442-Matsu Zaruko becomes Lion champion
442-Akodo Godaigo begins construction of the Castle of the Faithful Bride
442-Birth of Otomo Keihime
443-Foundation of the Koritome vassal family. Hantei Muhaki confirms the banishment of all gaijin in perpetuity. Seppuku of Ishihara Mamoru.
444- Shiba Murayasu becomes the youngest full sensei in the history of the Kyuden Shiba dojo
445-Bayushi Tesaguri sells the 4th, 5th, and 6th Black Scrolls to the Phoenix, is captured by his father and the Yogo and consigned to Traitor's Grove. Deaths of Shiba Toshiken and Togashi Hikaru--both of natural causes. Birth of a son, Tatsuya, to Hantei Muhaki and the geisha Sadahako.
447-Foundation of the Boar Clan
450-Birth of Kakita Wayozu
456-Hantei Retsuhime reaches her majority. Enlightenment of Kakita Merao, birth of the Mizu-do style. Death of the tragic hero Mirumoto Takeru. Birth of Otomo Gorobei.
457-Hantei Muhaki names his mistress Sadahako the Fortune of Geisha and Artists. Death of Otomo Reju, last survivor of the Gozoku Conspiracy.
458-Hantei Retsuhime marries Matsu Hideki, to the shock and dismay of much of the Imperial Court, especially the Crane clan. However, Hantei Muhaki affirms her choice by describing it as wise, given the history of Doji men and their use of power in the Imperial Court. Stung by this rebuke, the Crane are unable to maneuver, and their political decline accelerates as young nobles begin to follow the future Empress' example, especially in the Imperial Families. Death of Matsu Zuruko.
458-Hantei Muhaki abdicates. Birth of Kaiu Gineza, an engineer of genius who will one day design the Tomb of Iuchiban
460-Akodo Godaigo completes the Castle of the Faithful Bride. Birth of Doji Noriko
461-Otomo Keihime becomes Imperial Adviser
462-Foundation of the Fureheshu vassal family of the Badger Clan after Ichiro Fureheshu crushes an oni's head with his bare hands.
465-Birth of Isawa Takao, future Master of Fire
466-Elevation of House Shimomura of the Akodo family.
467-The Poet Botan joins the Order of Ebisu, travelling the roads of the Phoenix clan from festival to festival. Birth of Hida Gendo.
470-Botan publishes Travelling the Phoenix Road--a pillowbook filled with vivid detail of all of the attractions of the Phoenix festival circuit. Tourism to Phoenix lands increases dramatically.
471-Loss of the koutetsukan Deathless in the Sea of Shadows
472-Premiere of Miya Mai's smash hit, the cynical and dark The Emperor's Blessing.
475-Birth of Asahina Yajinden
478-Hantei Retsuhime develops a grudge against Kitsu Shintaro for reasons unknown to the general public. She elevates the Kan family to samurai status and rewards them with the lands of the Ogata family, some of Kintaro's chief supporters.
479-Shiba Murayasu dies
480-Master of Niten Mirumoto Takeda and the heir of House Oshima (and his retinue) give their lives to save the Mirumoto Daimyo and his retinue from a troop of ogres.
481 Sato Soh of the Daidoji family wins the second of two set-piece battles with House Takahashi of the Daidoji, forcing a settlement in a conflict he did not want to have.
482-House Sazama of the Akodo attacks House Ishihara of the Akodo to recoup debts they had purchased from House Ishihara's creditors.
482-House Michishita of the Shiba is founded when Michishita Kenjiro denounces his lord as a traitor to Lady Shiba and defeats him in a shi duel.
482-House Tanose of the Soshi nearly succumbs to a surprise attack by their neighbors, but defeats them comprehensively by unleashing dreadful things on them, some of which still stalk the night in Tanose lands.
483-House Kamoshita of the Ikoma attack and sack the holdings of house Shimomura of the Akodo.
484-Death of Hida Tora in battle with the Shadowlands. Hida Gendo becomes Champion of the Crab.
484-A woman claiming to be the last scion of the Hiraoka house of the Daidoji appears at Kyuden Daidoji. She marries a business rival of House Isa, the house that supposedly wiped out the Hiraoka a generation ago.
485-Winter Court: Empress Retsuhime commissions Ikoma Ryota to research who in the Empire has the best claim to inherit the Emerald Throne
486-
March: Isawa Takao becomes Master of Fire. The Isa are forced out of their castle and a large number of them are killed in a violent clash over the claims of the mysterious Hiraoka survivor.
June: The Matsu march on Kosaten Shiro and are decisively defeated. Ikoma Ryota's team's research is leaked by person or persons unknown. The identities of the potential heirs are released officially in order to forestall an inquiry about the leak.
July: The The Wakamiya family petition Akodo Sanae to replace Matsu Tsuruyo as the leading house of the Matsu and are rebuffed. Matsu Tsuruyo defeats the Wakamiya in battle and massacres the house.
September: Rumors of maho and peasant uprisings involving House Tsumura reach the wider Crab clan. Isawa Takao, mistakenly thinking he is defending one of his vassals from unwanted interference, reduces the castle of House Wada of the Isawa to a heap of smoking rubble.
November: Tensions involving the fate of the Ogata family of the Kitsu lead to a social backlash against House Kan and simmering resentment against the Empress.
402-Destruction of the Snake Clan-402
405-The direct line of the House of Yogo becomes extinct when Itachi, the Daimyo, is murdered by his sister Fumiko out of desperation, to prevent him from acting against her beloved Bayushi Atsuki's increasing control over the Imperial government. The Ushijima house of the Yogo is elevated to the Daimyoship after a long debate among the Yogo and much wrangling with the Bayushi.
406-Lord Minoru of House Ozawa of the Mirumoto puts the shrine of Gobai, Fortune of Balance, to the sword for crimes the monks had committed against his family. This marks the start of a prophesied 300 years of misery.
410-The Sparrow are sent to guard the Golden Sun Plains
411-Isawa Eisai restores Nikesake to Phoenix control. The Order of the Eighteen Stars disbands
412-Matsu Itagi and Hida Tanaka's adventures in the Shadowlands
428- Hantei Kusada's sons are fostered to the Crane, Phoenix, and Scorpion.
429-The Gusai family name is awarded
432-Hantei Yugozohime is fostered to the Lion. Birth of Seppun Tomaru
435-Hantei Yugozohime becomes Empress after killing her brother in a duel and destroys the Gozoku. The Kochako family of the Shosuro is founded. For the first time, the Isawa begin to train family members outside of the walls of Kyuden Isawa.
437-Battle of the Osari Plains between the Crane and the Lion. Foundation of Toshi Ranbo.
440-Arrival of the gaijin ambassadors. Birth of Hantei Retsuhime.
440-441-Dragon/Crab War
441-Garen Hawthorne's plans to murder the Merenae ambassadors are uncovered by Teodoro Cornejo at the Winter Court at Kyuden Seppun. Cornejo hatches a plot with Gusai Mori to discredit Hawthorne and the Thrane.
442-Cornejo's plan backfires when Yugozohime banishes all gaijin from the Empire forever.
442-Battle of White Stag--Disruption of the Imperial Succession as Hantei Muhaki becomes Emperor, not regent, upon Yugozohime's death. Founding of the Tortoise Clan when Agasha Kasuga provides refuge for Cornejo and facilitates his escape.
442-Matsu Zaruko becomes Lion champion
442-Akodo Godaigo begins construction of the Castle of the Faithful Bride
442-Birth of Otomo Keihime
443-Foundation of the Koritome vassal family. Hantei Muhaki confirms the banishment of all gaijin in perpetuity. Seppuku of Ishihara Mamoru.
444- Shiba Murayasu becomes the youngest full sensei in the history of the Kyuden Shiba dojo
445-Bayushi Tesaguri sells the 4th, 5th, and 6th Black Scrolls to the Phoenix, is captured by his father and the Yogo and consigned to Traitor's Grove. Deaths of Shiba Toshiken and Togashi Hikaru--both of natural causes. Birth of a son, Tatsuya, to Hantei Muhaki and the geisha Sadahako.
447-Foundation of the Boar Clan
450-Birth of Kakita Wayozu
456-Hantei Retsuhime reaches her majority. Enlightenment of Kakita Merao, birth of the Mizu-do style. Death of the tragic hero Mirumoto Takeru. Birth of Otomo Gorobei.
457-Hantei Muhaki names his mistress Sadahako the Fortune of Geisha and Artists. Death of Otomo Reju, last survivor of the Gozoku Conspiracy.
458-Hantei Retsuhime marries Matsu Hideki, to the shock and dismay of much of the Imperial Court, especially the Crane clan. However, Hantei Muhaki affirms her choice by describing it as wise, given the history of Doji men and their use of power in the Imperial Court. Stung by this rebuke, the Crane are unable to maneuver, and their political decline accelerates as young nobles begin to follow the future Empress' example, especially in the Imperial Families. Death of Matsu Zuruko.
458-Hantei Muhaki abdicates. Birth of Kaiu Gineza, an engineer of genius who will one day design the Tomb of Iuchiban
460-Akodo Godaigo completes the Castle of the Faithful Bride. Birth of Doji Noriko
461-Otomo Keihime becomes Imperial Adviser
462-Foundation of the Fureheshu vassal family of the Badger Clan after Ichiro Fureheshu crushes an oni's head with his bare hands.
465-Birth of Isawa Takao, future Master of Fire
466-Elevation of House Shimomura of the Akodo family.
467-The Poet Botan joins the Order of Ebisu, travelling the roads of the Phoenix clan from festival to festival. Birth of Hida Gendo.
470-Botan publishes Travelling the Phoenix Road--a pillowbook filled with vivid detail of all of the attractions of the Phoenix festival circuit. Tourism to Phoenix lands increases dramatically.
471-Loss of the koutetsukan Deathless in the Sea of Shadows
472-Premiere of Miya Mai's smash hit, the cynical and dark The Emperor's Blessing.
475-Birth of Asahina Yajinden
478-Hantei Retsuhime develops a grudge against Kitsu Shintaro for reasons unknown to the general public. She elevates the Kan family to samurai status and rewards them with the lands of the Ogata family, some of Kintaro's chief supporters.
479-Shiba Murayasu dies
480-Master of Niten Mirumoto Takeda and the heir of House Oshima (and his retinue) give their lives to save the Mirumoto Daimyo and his retinue from a troop of ogres.
481 Sato Soh of the Daidoji family wins the second of two set-piece battles with House Takahashi of the Daidoji, forcing a settlement in a conflict he did not want to have.
482-House Sazama of the Akodo attacks House Ishihara of the Akodo to recoup debts they had purchased from House Ishihara's creditors.
482-House Michishita of the Shiba is founded when Michishita Kenjiro denounces his lord as a traitor to Lady Shiba and defeats him in a shi duel.
482-House Tanose of the Soshi nearly succumbs to a surprise attack by their neighbors, but defeats them comprehensively by unleashing dreadful things on them, some of which still stalk the night in Tanose lands.
483-House Kamoshita of the Ikoma attack and sack the holdings of house Shimomura of the Akodo.
484-Death of Hida Tora in battle with the Shadowlands. Hida Gendo becomes Champion of the Crab.
484-A woman claiming to be the last scion of the Hiraoka house of the Daidoji appears at Kyuden Daidoji. She marries a business rival of House Isa, the house that supposedly wiped out the Hiraoka a generation ago.
485-Winter Court: Empress Retsuhime commissions Ikoma Ryota to research who in the Empire has the best claim to inherit the Emerald Throne
486-
March: Isawa Takao becomes Master of Fire. The Isa are forced out of their castle and a large number of them are killed in a violent clash over the claims of the mysterious Hiraoka survivor.
June: The Matsu march on Kosaten Shiro and are decisively defeated. Ikoma Ryota's team's research is leaked by person or persons unknown. The identities of the potential heirs are released officially in order to forestall an inquiry about the leak.
July: The The Wakamiya family petition Akodo Sanae to replace Matsu Tsuruyo as the leading house of the Matsu and are rebuffed. Matsu Tsuruyo defeats the Wakamiya in battle and massacres the house.
September: Rumors of maho and peasant uprisings involving House Tsumura reach the wider Crab clan. Isawa Takao, mistakenly thinking he is defending one of his vassals from unwanted interference, reduces the castle of House Wada of the Isawa to a heap of smoking rubble.
November: Tensions involving the fate of the Ogata family of the Kitsu lead to a social backlash against House Kan and simmering resentment against the Empress.
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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.---Anne Bronte
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