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All dates are quoted in Galactic Era (GE) and Foundation Era (FE) which starts in 12,066 GE. All dates are quoted in Galactic Era (GE) and Foundation Era (FE) which starts in 12,066 GE.



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|11,988 || -78 ||] and ] are born on ] and ], respectively.
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|12,010 || -56 ||] is crowned Emperor after the death of his father, ].
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|align="center"|11,988||align="center"| -78||] and ] are born on ] and ], respectively.
|12,020 || -46 ||] arrives on ] to deliver his paper outlining his theory of ], a method of predicting the future along mass social change in humanity. (Events of '']'')
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|align="center"|12,010||align="center"| -56||] is crowned Emperor after the death of his father, ].
|12,028 || -38 ||(Events of "Eto Demerzel" in '']'')
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|align="center"|12,020||align="center"| -46||] arrives on ] to deliver his paper outlining his theory of ], a method of predicting the future along mass social change in humanity. (Events of '']'')
|12,038 || -28 ||Death of ] ]. (Events of "Cleon I" in '']'')
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|12,048 || -18 ||] dies. (Events of "Dors Venabili" in '']'') |align="center"|12,028||align="center"| -38||(Events of "Eto Demerzel" in '']'')
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|12,058 || -8 ||(Events of "Wanda Seldon" in '']'') |align="center"|12,038||align="center"| -28||Death of ] ]. (Events of "Cleon I" in '']'')
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|align="center"|12,048||align="center"| -18||] dies. (Events of "Dors Venabili" in '']'')
|12,067 || -1 ||] goes on trial by the Commission of Public Safety and the ] Foundation is exiled/established on ]. (Events of "The Psychohistorians" in '']'')
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|12,069 || 1 ||] dies. (This date is explicitly mentioned in "The Psychohistorians" in '']'') |align="center"|12,058||align="center"| -8||(Events of "Wanda Seldon" in '']'')
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|12,116 || 50 ||(Events of "The Encyclopedists" in '']'') |align="center"|12,067||align="center"| -1||] goes on trial by the Commission of Public Safety and the ] Foundation is exiled/established on ]. (Events of "The Psychohistorians" in '']'')
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|12,146 || 80 ||(Events of "The Mayors" in '']'') |align="center"|12,069||align="center"|1||] dies. (This date is explicitly mentioned in "The Psychohistorians" in '']'')
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| 12,146-221 || 80-155 ||(Events of "The Traders" in '']'') |align="center"|12,116||align="center"|50||(Events of "The Encyclopedists" in '']'')
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| 12,221-61 || 155-195 ||(Events of "The Merchant Princes" in '']'') |align="center"|12,146||align="center"|80||(Events of "The Mayors" in '']'')
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|align="center"|12,146-221||align="center"|80-155||(Events of "The Traders" in '']'')
| ~12,261 || ~195 ||General ] embarks on his quest to claim the ] in the name of the ] and the ], ]. (Events of "The General" in '']'')
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| 12,376 || 310 ||(Events of "The Mule" in '']'') |align="center"|12,221-61||align="center"|155-195||(Events of "The Merchant Princes" in '']'')
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|align="center"|~12,261||align="center"|~195||General ] embarks on his quest to claim the ] in the name of the ] and the ], ]. (Events of "The General" in '']'')
| ~12,381 || ~315||(Events of "Search by the Mule" in '']'')
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|align="center"|12,376||align="center"|310||(Events of "The Mule" in '']'')
| ~12,386 || ~320 ||Death of the ].
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| 12,428 ||362 ||] born '']'' |align="center"|~12,381||align="center"|~315||(Events of "Search by the Mule" in '']'')
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|align="center"|~12,386||align="center"|~320 ||Death of the ].
| 12,442-3 ||376-377 ||(Events of "Search by the Foundation" in '']'')
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| 12,443 ||377 ||Battle of Quoriston between ] and the Foundation |align="center"|12,428||align="center"|362||] born '']''
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|align="center"|12,442-3||align="center"|376-377||(Events of "Search by the Foundation" in '']'')
| 12,564 ||498 ||] chooses the ] overmind and ] in preference to a Second Empire founded militarily by the First Foundation and ruled by the ]. (Events of '']'')
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|align="center"|12,443||align="center"|377||Battle of Quoriston between ] and the Foundation
| 12,565 ||499 ||] searches for ] with the hopes that his finding will validate his choosing of ]. (Events of '']'')
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|align="center"|12,564||align="center"|498||] chooses the ] overmind and ] in preference to a Second Empire founded militarily by the First Foundation and ruled by the ]. (Events of '']'')
| 13,086 || 1020 || 116th Edition of the Encyclopedia Galactica published.
|-
|align="center"|12,565||align="center"|499||] searches for ] with the hopes that his finding will validate his choosing of ]. (Events of '']'')
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|align="center"|13,086||align="center"|1020|| 116th Edition of the Encyclopedia Galactica published.
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Revision as of 07:35, 25 November 2006

Below is a summarized timeline for events detailed in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series.

All dates are quoted in Galactic Era (GE) and Foundation Era (FE) which starts in 12,066 GE.


Date Event
GE FE
11,988 -78 Hari Seldon and Cleon I are born on Helicon and Trantor, respectively.
12,010 -56 Cleon I is crowned Emperor after the death of his father, Stanel VI.
12,020 -46 Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor to deliver his paper outlining his theory of psychohistory, a method of predicting the future along mass social change in humanity. (Events of Prelude to Foundation)
12,028 -38 (Events of "Eto Demerzel" in Forward the Foundation)
12,038 -28 Death of Emperor Cleon I. (Events of "Cleon I" in Forward the Foundation)
12,048 -18 Dors Venabili dies. (Events of "Dors Venabili" in Forward the Foundation)
12,058 -8 (Events of "Wanda Seldon" in Forward the Foundation)
12,067 -1 Hari Seldon goes on trial by the Commission of Public Safety and the Encyclopedia Galactica Foundation is exiled/established on Terminus. (Events of "The Psychohistorians" in Foundation)
12,069 1 Hari Seldon dies. (This date is explicitly mentioned in "The Psychohistorians" in Foundation)
12,116 50 (Events of "The Encyclopedists" in Foundation)
12,146 80 (Events of "The Mayors" in Foundation)
12,146-221 80-155 (Events of "The Traders" in Foundation)
12,221-61 155-195 (Events of "The Merchant Princes" in Foundation)
~12,261 ~195 General Bel Riose embarks on his quest to claim the Foundation in the name of the Empire and the Emperor, Cleon II. (Events of "The General" in Foundation and Empire)
12,376 310 (Events of "The Mule" in Foundation and Empire)
~12,381 ~315 (Events of "Search by the Mule" in Second Foundation)
~12,386 ~320 Death of the Mule.
12,428 362 Arkady Darell born Second Foundation
12,442-3 376-377 (Events of "Search by the Foundation" in Second Foundation)
12,443 377 Battle of Quoriston between Lord Stettin and the Foundation
12,564 498 Golan Trevize chooses the Gaia overmind and Galaxia in preference to a Second Empire founded militarily by the First Foundation and ruled by the Second Foundation. (Events of Foundation's Edge)
12,565 499 Golan Trevize searches for Earth with the hopes that his finding will validate his choosing of Galaxia. (Events of Foundation and Earth)
13,086 1020 116th Edition of the Encyclopedia Galactica published.

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