EMPIRE OF GASHIKAN EVENTS (BY DATE)

*Gashikan worlds declare their independance in -1666, founding the First Empire of Gashikan.

*Sack of Gashikan (-1658): 'Red' Vargr sack Gashikan after nuking the planet from orbit. Millions perish.

*Gashikan recovers, founds the Second Empire of Gashikan (-1477): It takes 169 years to recover from the Sack.

*First Race War begins (-1463 to -1391): Emperor William the Great begins his ruthless campaign of racial extremination against the Vargr (later called the Race Wars).

*First War of Unification (-1390 to -1150): Emperor Piotr the Cruel begins reassimilating lost Gashikan colonies back into it's sphere of influence, sometimes by force.

*Imperial Regency Council created in -1270 by Emperor Roger I.

*Second Race War (-1148 to -1083): Genocidal campaign by Emperor Edward II (the Weak) and Admiral Janos Brand developes into a full scale war between the Empire and desperate Vargr in nearby territories.

*Second War of Unification (-1083 to -1075): Emperor Michael the Strong begins victorious campaigns against 'lost' colony worlds.

*Third Race War (-966 to -952): Emperor Malcolm the Conquerer wages a brief but victorius war against rogue Vargr in Macedon subsector, completely shattering all Vargr resistance. 

*Third War of Unification (-952 to -950): Emperor Malcolm the Conquerer follows his Race War victory with several vicious campaigns to restore Gashikan's control over rebellious planets in the Blackbird System and halt the Uller Uprising.

*Fourth Race War (-944 to -932): Emperor Malcolm moves to crush Vargr colonies in Quest subsector.

*Fourth War of Unification (-922 to -895): Seeking to prove himself as great as his father, Emperor Michael the Brave quells fighting in the Blackbird System and then moves on to conquer several adjacent worlds. The devastating Interabi Front War begins.

*Fifth Race War (-867 to -801): Emperor Malcolm II began a long-term campaign of eradicating Vargr pirates and smaller Vargr colonies near Gashikan space.

*Enzyme Reaction 42 (-798 to -783): A highly contagious virus decimated the Empire of Gashikan, killing over 35 billion people, including Emperor James II and most of his immediate family.

*Sixth Race War (-750 to -670): After agressive moves by several Vargr corsair bands, Queen Caitrin began the Sixth Race War by nuking Ngolfaegfk(the capital of the Ngolfarg Massive).

*Regency Council stages coup, takes control of the 2nd Empire of Gashikan in -588.

*Seventh Race War (-540 to -410): Regency Council Member Smada Rezhyk, after assassinating most of the Regency Council, began this Race War to shift attention away from his coup attempt.

*New Council coup attempt in -370. 

*Eigth (and last)Race War (-360 to -321): After staging a coup, Council Member Edward Pierre began this war by nuking Fgolfaek (a major Vargr Potentate naval base).

*Reformation War (-110 to -88): Devastating war between the Reformation Group and the Second Empire of Gashikan. Over 42 billion Reformation civilians lost their lives during the war.

*Dianus Plague (414 to 418): A devastating plague covering four entire sectors. Over 100 billion people lost their lives to this lethal plague before a cure was found.

*Subspace communication breakthrough in 505 by Dr. Benjamin Blink of the Pike System.

*Julian-Gashikan War lasted from 805 to 837. 
