200 B.G.E.Half of the inhabited worlds of the Galaxy are part of Trantorian Empire. Trantor supports rebellion of planet Florina against oppression by planet Sark.[The Currents of Space]
1 G.E.Trantorian Empire becomes the Galactic Empire. Start of galactic calendar.
(12500 C.E. = appr. 8,000 years after the Great Diaspora.
827 G.E.Arrival of Joseph Schwartz (thrown forward in time). A radioactive and sparsely populated Earth tries to revolt against the Empire by using a bioweapon. Rebellion fails, thanks partly to Schwartz and a mentalic amplifier. Empire initially helps Earth recover, then effort is mysteriously abandoned.[Pebble in the Sky, Foundation’s Triumph]
appr. 900 G.E.Forced evacuation of inhospitable Earth. Establishment of colony on planet Alpha.[Foundation and Earth]
975 G.E.An alien race is discovered on a desert world and moved to Cepheus 18. Later they mysteriously escape beyond the Galaxy.[BlindAlley]
appr. 2000 G.E.Daneel Olivaw and R. Yan Kansarv establish a robot production and repair facility on distant Eos.[Foundation and Chaos] The great Ruellis helps establish principles of good paternalistic government, augmenting the stability of an unchanging society against chaos.[Foundation’s Triumph]
appr. 3000 G.E.During a chaos outbreak, ancient personality simulations Voltaire and Joan of Arc debate about machine intelligence.[Foundation’s Fear] With support of Calvinian robots, the Empress Shoree-Harn tries to introduce anew calendar and shake up social rigidity without success.[Foundation and Chaos]
8789 G.E.A new “renaissance” begins on planet Lingane. Falls into chaos eight years later.[Foundation’s Triumph]
11865 G.E.Humanoid robot Dors Venabili is constructed on Eos.[Foundation’s Fear]
11867 G.E.The only extragalactic human colony is abandoned in the Greater Magellanic Cloud. All data is suppressed.[Foundation and Chaos]
11988 G.E.Birth of Hari Seldon and Cleon I. Daneel Olivaw knows the Empire is destabilizing, partly due to frequent chaos outbreaks. He is forced by the Zeroth Law to actively interfere, first as Chief of Staff, then as First Minister.[Prelude to Foundation] His secret genetic experiments lead both to Hari’s mathematical genius and the appearance of human mentalics.[Foundation’s Triumph]
12010 G.E.Cleon I becomes Emperor.[Prelude to Foundation]
12020 G.E.Hari Seldon lectures on possibility of psychohistory. Daneel persuades him to develop a practical science to help save the Empire. Dors Venabili becomes Seldon’s wife. They adopt a boy, Raych. Seldon and Yugo Amaryl begin to flesh out psychohistory.[Prelude to Foundation]
12028 G.E.Calvinian robots, led by R. Plussix, move to Trantor and find historical documents dating from era of Shoree-Ham, as well as the sims Voltaire and Joan of Arc. They help seed a new “renaissance” on planet Sark.[Foundation’s Fear] Seldon helps remove Laskm Joranum from politics. Daneel resigns his post. Cleon Imakes Seldon First Minister.[Eto Demerzel] Voltaire and Joan get into the Trantorian Mesh where they meet the ancient memes, triggering a rebellion among “tiktok” robots who kill many of Daneel’s positronic companions. Seldon strikes a deal to get the memes off Trantor. Sark renaissance falls into chaos.[Foundation’s Fear]
12038 G.E.Death of Cleon I.[Cleon 1] A military junta seizes power. Seldon resigns as First Minister.[Dors Venabili]
12040 G.E.Birth of Wanda Seldon, daughter of Raych.[Dors Venabili] A new “renaissance” begins on planet Madder Loss. Its collapse rocks galactic society.[Foundation and Chaos]
12048 G.E.“Death” of Dors Venabili and Fall of the junta.[Dors Venabili] Puppet-Emperor Agis XIV ascends the throne. Real power is in the hands of the Commission for Public Safety[Wanda Seldon] Daneel brings Dors to the Eos base for repair.[Foundation and Chaos]
12052 G.E.Birth of Bellis Seldon. Hari Seldon discovers Wanda’s mental abilities. He tries to find others, without success. Psychohistorical equations predict the unavoidable collapse of the Empire. Seldon team works out plan to save human knowledge and create a Second Empire via the Foundation. Death of Yugo Amaryl.[Wanda Seldon]
12058 G.E.Raych. Manella, and Bellis move to Santanni where a New Renaissance has begun. Anacreon Province seeks independence. Chaos breaks out on Santanni, Raych dies, and his family is lost in space. Stettin Palver. another mentalic, joins the Seldon Project.
12067 G.E = 1 F.E. (F.E. = Foundation Era)Puppet Emperor Klayus I sits on the throne. Hari Seldon is put on trial and Commission for Public Safety exiles the Encyclopedia Foundation to Terminus. Beginning of the Foundation calendar. [Foundation] Vara Liso, a strong metallic, gets entangled in Farad Sinter’s hunt for robot “Eternals.”Calvinian robots foiled in a plot to ruin Seldon Project and stymie Daneel’s control over human history. [Foundation and Chaos]
12068 G.E. = 2 F.E.Reign of puppet Emperor Semrin. Members of Encyclopedia Foundation exiled to Terminus. Daneel plans using human mentalics to design an overmind Gaia. Millions of ancient archives are destroyed. A New Renaissance on planet Ktlina is devoured by chaos. A heretic robot tries to send Seldon into the future but is foiled by Daneel. Mors Planch dives into the future.[Foundation’s Triumph]
12069 G.E. = 3 F.E.Death of Hari Seldon. Chief Commissioner Linge Chen dies. Replacement pays attention mostly to Trantor and vicinity. Psychohistorians provoke secession at Empire’s Periphery.[The Originist]
50 F.E. (12116 G.E.)Anacreon declares independence, separating Terminus from the Empire. Seldon’s hologram explains the true purpose of the Foundation.[The Encyclopedists] Terminus offers scientific support for neighboring kingdoms, balancing their powers.[The Mayors]
80 F.E. to 195 F.E.Foundation develops quasi-religious sway over neighboring kingdoms.[The Mayors] Foundation then relies more on economic influence.[The Traders, The Merchant Princes]
195 F.E.Under Cleon II, Imperial General Bel Riose campaigns against the Foundation, conquering large territories. But Cleon recalls the fleet, as predicted by psychohistory. [The General]
appr. 260 F.E.Dagobert VIII rules remnant Empire. The rebel Gilmer’s troops sack Trantor. Second Foundation protects the Galactic Library, then signs a peace treaty with Gilmer.[Trantor Falls]
appr. 300 F.E.Empire of Dagobert IX has shrunk to twenty worlds centered on Neotrantor. The Mule, a mutant with strong mentalic power, conquers the Foundation, knocking Seldon Plan off course.[The Mule] The Mule establishes the Union of Worlds and searches for the Second Foundation.[Search by the Mule]
appr. 305 F.E.Members of the Second Foundation mentalically alter the Mule, who then gives up further conquest.[Search by the Mule]
appr. 310 F.E.Death of the Mule. The Foundation regains strength, but also begins studying neglected mental sciences, further endangering Seldon Plan.[Search by the Foundation]
376 F.E.The Foundation searches for the Second Foundation, fearing its mentalic rule. Diverting this search with a ruse, the Second Foundation continues operating secretly on Trantor (Star’s End).[Search by the Foundation] Daneel Olivaw unleashes his Gaia overmind.