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A timeline of historical events in the Sumeru region. Due to a lack of relative dates, most of Sumeru's pre-cataclysm lore cannot be verifiably categorized and have been placed in the earliest reasonable timeframe. References are provided as much as possible. There are also notes that expand on the deduction and reasoning used to draw certain conclusions, which can be read by either hovering over (desktop-only) or clicking on the note. Some specific types of notes found on the page:

  • Lore Discrepancy: When information provided in the game is self-contradictory, retroactively changed, or contradicts manga information, it is considered a lore discrepancy. This is different from a translation discrepancy, in which information is contradictory or misleading due to inaccuracies in localization. In the case of a lore discrepancy involving information found in-game and in the manga, the in-game information always takes priority.
  • Translation Note: Used when the original Chinese text and its official English translation do not match, or if something is clearer in Chinese. In the case of a translation discrepancy, the original Chinese text always takes priority.
  • Assumptions: Because of lack of information, contradictory information, information that is expanded on in different lore pieces, deliberately inaccurate in-game material, and other such obfuscation, editors will sometimes make assumptions to determine the order of certain events or puzzle together pieces of disjointed lore. However, they may be obsoleted and proven incorrect by new lore and story. These notes serve as a disclaimer, and expand on the editors' reasoning for their conclusions.

If you have any proposed changes for the timeline, please leave a comment and cite your evidence.

The Old World[]

Main article: Timeline § The Old World

The New World[]

Main article: Timeline § The New World

Pre-Archon War[]

Note: It is unclear when the civilization of the three God-Kings, its destruction, and the span of various human city-states existed beyond "thousands of years ago," so they have been tentatively placed under the Pre-Archon War Era.

The Archon War (?–2000 years ago)[]

Main article: Timeline § The Archon War (?–2000 years ago)
  • The Goddess of Flowers, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, and King Deshret befriend each other and become known as the God-Kings of Sumeru.[2][3][7]
  • At some point in time, the goddess of flowers foresaw the coming of the cataclysm. She creates a shard of Khvarena and leaves it in the care of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.[8]
  • Rukkhadevata would turn the shard into the divine bird Simurgh. She charged Simurgh with "the guardianship of the border between new birth and death".[8]

Ay-Khanoum[]

  • The Goddess of Flowers, King Deshret, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata — collectively known as the three God-Kings of Sumeru — build Ay-Khanoum, the "City of Amphitheaters." Its name means "City of the Moon Maiden" in the ancient language of the Jinn.[9][10]
    • The Goddess of Flowers is said to have an "amicable relationship" with the Jinn.[10]
    • According to some legends, King Deshret captured the Jinn in magic bottles marked by his seal, although the Jinn were also his willing servants in his cause of conquering the world. He created Ay-Khanoum as a city for the Jinn, while they created the entrance to the Mausoleum of King Deshret.[9][Lore Discrepancy 2]
  • The Goddess of Flowers dies "due to the malice of the burning sun and yellow sand"[10] and the city of Ay-Khanoum is destroyed.[11][12]
    • The Goddess of Flowers desired a "spectacular death" so that the bitterness of her death would preserve her legacy forever. King Deshret, who was enamored with her, never realized this,[13] sending him into an obsessive spiral over the shared vision the three God-Kings once had.[11]
    • The "promised land of 'Valivija'" is buried by the desert sands, which may correspond with Ay-Khanoum.[12]
    • Following the fall of Ay-Khanoum and the death of the Goddess of Flowers, King Deshret and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata parted ways to create their own civilizations.[12][14]

Dharma Forest[]

Note: Events in this section are currently assumed to be concurrent with King Deshret's Civilization and Gurabad.

  • After separating from King Deshret, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata comes to the East of the Great Red Sand and creates the Varuna Contraption that terraforms part of desert into a rainforest.[14][15][Note 1]
    • At the border between the forest and the desert, the Wall of Samiel was erected to prevent the forest from undergoing desertification.
    • After the forest labyrinth was created, the lord of the forest Viaghara was born from the moon's reflection on the water, resembling a tiger in shape.[16]
  • With the help of her followers, who would go on to establish the Amurta Darshan of Sumeru Akademiya, Rukkhadevata developed a flourishing rainforest. Sumeru City was built on the Divine Tree, a particularly massive tree located in Sumeru's forest region, and the sages of Sumeru Akademiya assisted Rukkhadevata in managing the nation's affairs.[17]
  • Rukkhadevata also created the Aranara, small plantlike creatures with the ability to control dreams.[18]
  • Thousands of years ago ― Rukkhadevata briefly returns to the desert to help rescue King Deshret's people from the effects of forbidden knowledge, and creates the Akasha System to help combat it by uniting the people's wisdom.[4] However, the endeavor exhausts much of her strength and shrinks her into the stature of a child.[19]

King Deshret's Civilization[]

  • While Rukkhadevata creates a rainforest in a corner of the desert, Deshret continues ruling over the Great Red Sand.
  • Thousands of years ago ― King Deshret eventually succumbs to the "poison" of forbidden knowledge.[6][19][Lore Discrepancy 3]
    • The forbidden knowledge brings calamities upon Sumeru. "People's minds were filled with crazed whispers, dark gray scales spread across their bodies, even the land was stripped of its vigor."[19]
    • King Deshret asks Greater Lord Rukkhadevata for help, for the sake of their mutual friend.[6] The Lord of Verdure gathered the priests, instructing them to build temples and creating Aaru Village as the last bastion of Deshret's civilization. She also expended a great deal of her power to suppress forbidden knowledge and regressed into a childlike form. Even this, however, was not enough; in the end, Deshret sacrificed himself to finally put an end to it.[19]
  • King Deshret's civilization fell and splintered into many smaller, human-led city-states.[20][21]

Gurabad[]

  • The vassal city-state of Gurabad rises after the death of the Goddess of Flowers, during what is known as the vassal states era.[12][22][Lore Discrepancy 4]
    • The story of Gurabad is first known with the vassal king Ormazd Shah. Ormazd has 300 kins, one of them is Shirin, the half-fairy daughter of him and the fairy foremother Liloufar. Liloufar's three prophecies and three admonitions later become the ultimate destruction of Gurabad.
      • Ormazd adopts Kisra, and give him the surname "Parvez" for his enormous campaign.[12]
      • Kisra Parvez and Shirin are married, though their marriage is not a happy one.[23]
      • Shirin and Kisra murder Ormazd and his 300 heirs, and Kisra takes the title of the vassal king. He adds the name "ravan" to his bestowed surname, and now his name is Kisra Parvezravan.[12][23]
      • The son of Parvezravan and Shirin is born, and is named Shiruyeh. Fearing Liloufar's admonitions, Parvezravan banishes his son, forces him to cover his face, and forbids him to set foot into Gurabad.[23]
      • Shirin disguises herself as a divine princess of the temple to the moon goddess, and gives Shiruyeh false divination to confront Parvezravan. After that, Shiruyeh assassinates his father, claims the throne, and is forgiven by his mother.[23]
      • The reign of Shiruyeh does not last long, as he is forever tormented by inescapable nightmares, until one day he fell into a great black chasm during one such frenzy. After that, a great plague emerged from that chasm, and Gurabad, without its king, collapses due to the calamity and the sand.[23]
      • The fate of Shirin is questionable: some people say that she was subdued by King Deshret, while others say that she is still searching for her son until today.[23]

City-States Era[]

  • Thousands of years ago, after the extermination of forbidden knowledge[20] ― Somehow, a man known as Shah Ramshahr comes to be credited with building the seven towers that were built during the eradication of forbidden knowledge. The towers, which are only known to have been built at the time of King Deshret's death, come to be known as the "Towers of Betrayal."[24]
    • According to inscriptions in the desert, seven cities were built around the seven towers, among which included Ay-Khanoum (which was apparently rebuilt after its initial destruction), Gurabad (a rebuilt version), Saleh, and Tulaytullah.[25]

Post-Archon War (2000–500 years ago)[]

  • 2000 years ago — The Archon War comes to an end as the final divine seat in Celestia is claimed, cementing the positions of The Seven's original members.[26][27] Defeated gods who refused to live under The Seven's rule fled to islands in the Dark Sea, where they became evil gods.[28]

Pre-Cataclysm[]

The Cataclysm (500 years ago)[]

Girdle of the Sands[]

  • Greater Lord Rukkhadevata travelled to Tunigi Hollow, where abyssal monsters were active. The former Hydro Archon Egeria's remains formed the Amrita Pool. In order to anchor Egeria into the mortal realm, Rukkhadevata grew the Harvisptokhm.
  • Simurgh finally awakes from its slumber. As destined, Simurgh drank the Amrita, purifying it from the abyss and sacrificed itself. Simurgh's form was shattered into countless Khvarena, the most sentient of which became the Pari.[35]

Post-Cataclysm (500–100 years ago)[]

  • <500 years ago, October 27 ― Following the cataclysm, Lesser Lord Kusanali is born and rises to the position of Dendro Archon to replace Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, who disappeared during the chaos.[36]
    • Following the events of Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises when the memories of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata were erased from Teyvat, Lesser Lord Kusanali is believed by all, including herself, to have always been the original Dendro Archon, and that she lost all of her memories and knowledge during the cataclysm, resulting in her imprisonment by the sages.
  • 200 years ago ― The most talented scholar of Sumeru Akademiya (before Lisa) graduates.[37]
  • >120 years ago ― Faruzan is born.
    • >100 years ago ― Faruzan is trapped within ruins related to King Deshret's civilization and was unable to escape until a century later.

Recent Past (<100 years ago)[]

Note: The bullets below are arranged in order of relative reverse chronological order, estimated based on characters' apparent ages.

  • 20 years ago ― Kaveh's Father, a scholar from the Rtawahist and an employee of the Akademiya, enters the Interdarshan Championship to win the Diadem of Knowledge for his son. Sometime after entering the championship, he encounters Sachin and is influenced by his words, soon after returning home to tell his family that he is going into the desert and venturing out to Aaru Village, where supports the villagers financially and medically. He eventually comes across a caravan stuck in quicksand and dies saving them, with his family learning of his death soon after.
  • ? years ago[Assumption 3] ― A certain youth attends Sumeru Akademiya, hoping to further his research on creating "enhanced humans" despite rejection from his peers and teachers. Pierro tracks him down while following rumors about heresy and recruits him into the Fatui as the Harbinger Il Dottore.[39]
  • ? years ago ― Collei is born in Sumeru[40] with the disease of Eleazar and is given to a seer named Barnabas[41] for treatment. Unbeknownst to her parents, however, Barnabas is an agent of the Fatui and turns Collei into a test subject for their Archon Residue experiments.[42][43]
  • ? years ago ― Lisa graduates from the Spantamad Darshan[44] after only two years of study. Disillusioned with the Akademiya's atmosphere, she returns to Mondstadt and joins the Knights of Favonius.[45]
  • ? years ago ― 100 years after she trapped within the desert ruins, Faruzan finally escapes, and found in a Sumeru forest with a Vision in hand.[46]
  • ? years ago ― Cyno studies under the same master as Lisa.[47]
  • ? years ago ― Faranak leaves for Fontaine for employment. Kaveh met Alhaitham, and they became friends.[38][48]
    • Kaveh and Alhaitham begin the joint project "Decoding the Runes and Architectural Philosophy of the Ruins of King Deshret's Civilization," and their respective contributions contributed greatly to academic research and developments in language and architecture.
    • Kaveh and Alhaitham have a falling out and their friendship comes to an end. They clash in academic journals for some time after this, criticizing each other's perspective. Their collaborative project also comes to a halt due to a lack of a shared vision between the collaborators.
  • ? years ago ― The Six Sages become more radical in their belief that the arts are meaningless, and society follows suit, resulting in the marginalization of people that worked in art-related fields in Sumeru.[49]
  • <4 years ago ― The following events presumably occur sometime between 4 years ago and the present. The events are listed in a tentative chronological order, but there is no confirmation on when exactly they occurred relative to the present.
  • Last Ludi Harpastum (~1 year to 6 months ago)[Note 2] ― The events of the manga's main story, set in Mondstadt, occur. At the end of the story, Collei leaves Mondstadt with Cyno to go to Sumeru.[50]
  • Kaveh is commissioned by Dori to design and build The Palace of Alcazarzaray. The first version of the palace is destroyed by The Withering 70% into its completion. The Forest Rangers show up and clear away The Withering Zone. Kaveh and Tighnari meet each other around this time.[Assumption 4][51]
    • Kaveh sells his home and all of his possessions to fund 70% of the construction of the second Palace of Alcazarzaray, with Dori covering the rest. Kaveh gains his Dendro Vision after transferring his assets.[52]
    • After overspending on the project, there was still Mora to be repaid, and Dori convinces Kaveh to foot the bill, resulting in his bankruptcy and debt. Kaveh gains nationwide fame in Sumeru as a result of completing this project and Kaveh spends a fortnight in Lambad's Tavern due to his homelessness before reuniting with Alhaitham. Alhaitham invites Kaveh to move in with him after this encounter.
    • Kaveh designed and built Mehrak using a machine core excavated from King Deshret's kingdom.[53]

Present Day[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ The Chinese description for The Coordinates of Sun and Rain details: 依照传说，司草木的女神在沙漠的一角唤出能召来甘霖的精灵，名之曰「法留纳」亦即「水天」。 "According to legend, the goddess who controlled plants summoned, in a part of the desert, a spirit of sweet rains, whose name was Varuna, or "Water-Sky.""
  2. ↑ Crepus' death occurs 3 years before the manga's events while Diluc's character stories place it 4 years before the game's story, making the manga set roughly a year before the game. However, according to Diluc's stories, he returned to Mondstadt after Varka left on his expedition, making his return occur sometime within 6 months before the game's story. The message on the Cat's Tail Message Board about Collei says she was seen at the "last Ludi Harpastum" before the game's story, with no indication of how long ago it occurred.

Lore Discrepancies[]

  1. ↑ The narrative in The Lay of Al-Ahmar suggests that he once lived in Celestia. However, this is not corroborated by the narrative of The Shepherd and the Magic Bottle (which states that he learned the story of the Moon Sisters from the Jinn) or the description of Staff of the Scarlet Sands (which is narrated from Deshret's point of view and says that "she" — either the Goddess of Flowers or Greater Lord Rukkhadevata — told him the story instead).
  2. ↑ Because The Shepherd and the Magic Bottle is a story of unknown and unverifiable origin and excludes any mention of the Goddess of Flowers, it is highly likely that some of its contents are inaccurate. The wiki currently assumes that Oasis Garden's Mourning's description is more accurate in its depiction of Ay-Khanoum's history.
  3. ↑ The Lay of Al-Ahmar suggests that King Deshret heeds the three retainers, builds a great maze for hundreds years, and the kingdom collapses after one night. Since the description of the book states that the information is questionable, the information from the Archon Quest takes advantage.
  4. ↑ According to The Tale of Shiruyeh and Shirin, Gurabad was part of a vassal states era which drew to an end after King Deshret and the Sage-King of the Greenwood (presumably Greater Lord Rukkhadevata) regathered their subjects and recreated their oasis paradise. There is currently insufficient information to confirm or deny its account of the timeline, although there has been no indication of a second Deshret-Rukkhadevata civilization.

Translation Notes[]

Editors' Assumptions[]

  1. ↑ Given that Sal Vindagnyr, a Divine Envoy era civilization, fell after its ancient white tree (presumably similar to, or a branch of, Irminsul) was destroyed by the Skyfrost Nail, it can be assumed that Irminsul also existed during that era. However, this does not indicate when exactly Rukkhadevata came into existence.
  2. ↑ Kaveh’s second Character Story explains that he reached schooling age and enrolled into the Akademiya around the time his father died. While his father is confirmed to have died 20 years ago in the event story A Parade of Providence, the vague wording could imply that Kaveh reached schooling age several months to a year after his fathers death.
  3. ↑ Il Dottore attended Sumeru Akademiya at some point in the past, but the exact timeframe cannot be determined and the existence of his Segments leaves his actual age a mystery. Until more information is given, the wiki assumes he attended Sumeru Akademiya within the past 100 years.
  4. ↑ It is unclear when the two met. Alhaitham claims in his "About Tighnari" voice-over that Tighnari was part of the Forest Ranger groups that cleared away the initial Withering incident, which would suggest that they met then, but Tighnari implies in his own "About Kaveh" voice-over that he knew Kaveh before the incident, as Kaveh asked him for advice on ornamental flora to use for the project during its planning stage.

References[]

  1. ↑ Story Quest, Nahida, Sapientia Oromasdis Chapter: Act II - Homecoming, Part 2: What Shape Does the Self Hold
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Quest, Aranyaka: Part III - Nursery of Lost Dreams, Part 2: For the Children of the Past
    Arama: Seelies are just empty husks that race left behind. This is because they were born with a curse: If they fall in love with Nara, they shall lose their intelligence and strength, and their bodies will regress.
    Arama: There was once a survivor of that race deep within the golden desert who was friends with Queen Aranyani and ruler of Valuka.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Book: Scroll of Streaming Song
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Archon Quest, Chapter III, Act V - Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises, Part 4: Where the Boat of Consciousness Lies
  5. ↑ Item: The Lay of Al-Ahmar
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Weapon: Staff of the Scarlet Sands
  7. ↑ Artifact Set: Gilded Dreams
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Artifact Set: Vourukasha's Glow
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Item: The Shepherd and the Magic Bottle
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Weapon Ascension Material: Oasis Garden's Mourning
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Weapon Ascension Material: Dream of Scorching Might
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Book: The Tale of Shiruyeh and Shirin, Vol. 1
  13. ↑ Weapon Ascension Material: Oasis Garden's Truth
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Weapon Ascension Material: Olden Days of Scorching Might
  15. ↑ One-Time Domain Entrance Description: The Coordinates of Sun and Rain
  16. ↑ Artifact, Deepwood Memories: Laurel Coronet
  17. ↑ YouTube: Version 3.0 Special Program (Timestamp: 7m 54s)
  18. ↑ Loading Screen Tip: Aranara
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Archon Quest, Chapter III, Act IV - King Deshret and the Three Magi, Part 3: Secret of the Scorching Desert
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Weapon: Key of Khaj-Nisut
  21. ↑ Weapon: Xiphos' Moonlight
  22. ↑ Quest Item: Transparent Ruins Record (I)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 Book: The Tale of Shiruyeh and Shirin, Vol. 2
  24. ↑ Viewpoint: Towers of Betrayal
  25. ↑ Interactable: Vaguely-Readable Inscription, Mausoleum of King Deshret, East (Underground)
  26. ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter I, Act III - A New Star Approaches, Part 2: Equilibrium
  27. ↑ Zhongli's Character Story: Character Story 5
  28. ↑ Weapon Ascension Material: Bit of Aerosiderite
  29. ↑ Artifact Set: Defender's Will
  30. ↑ Weapon: Elegy for the End
  31. ↑ Quest Item: Funerary Mask
  32. ↑ YouTube: Sumeru Preview Teaser 03: Prelude to Wisdom
  33. ↑ Artifact, Viridescent Venerer: Viridescent Venerer's Determination
  34. ↑ Item: The Folio of Foliage
  35. ↑ World Quest, Khvarena of Good and Evil, Part 1: The Splendorous Sky That Day
  36. ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter I, Act III - A New Star Approaches, Part 3: Solitary Fragrance
  37. ↑ Lisa's Character Story: Character Details
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Kaveh's Character Story: Character Story 2
  39. ↑ Artifact, Pale Flame: Wise Doctor's Pinion
  40. ↑ Collei's Official Introduction: To grow is to conquer the past
  41. ↑ Manga, Chapter 11: Serpent's Dance (Part 1)
  42. ↑ Manga, Chapter 3: Lost and Found (Part 2)
  43. ↑ Manga, Chapter 12: Unshrouded Resolution (Part 2)
  44. ↑ Layla's Voice-Over: About Lisa
  45. ↑ Lisa's Character Story: Character Story 4
  46. ↑ Faruzan's Character Story: Vision
  47. ↑ Cyno's Voice-Over: About Lisa
  48. ↑ Kaveh's Character Story: Character Story 5
  49. ↑ Kaveh's Character Story: Character Story 3
  50. ↑ Chinese Manga, Chapter 16: 添酒
  51. ↑ Kaveh's Character Story: Character Story 4
  52. ↑ Kaveh's Character Story: Vision
  53. ↑ Kaveh's Character Story: Old Sketchbook
  54. ↑ Event Summertime Odyssey World Quest, The Scattered Past: The Discarded Insignia

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