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1. ·The most notable historical event that took place during the adventures of Team Avatar was the Hundred Year War , which was later followed by the Harmony Restoration Movement and the Southern Reconstruction Project . A number of major events occurred during the time of Korra 's Team Avatar , including the Anti-bending Revolution , the events surrounding Harmonic Convergence , the insurrection of the Red Lotus , and the formation of the Earth Empire . Some time before Korra's era, the term "modern" was used to describe how the world came into an industrial age.
2. Dates
3. ·In general, smaller units of time are commonly used across the world: Each day is divided into 24 hours, subdivided into two 12-hour periods. Each week consists of seven days. Several weeks form a month. Each year is divided into a number of months; there are at least eight months per year.
4. ·However, it is a major challenge to track the world's extensive history due to the lack of a commonly accepted reference epoch. Traditionally, history can be recorded per the so-called "Avatar calendar" which accords every Avatar an "era" and then tracks the days since their birth. However, this calendar fell out of widespread use over time due to its unwieldiness.
5. ·0 AG began in winter, but with spring coming soon. This satisfies both the solar calendar and the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Sozin's Comet arrived at the last day of the eighth month (solar or Chinese) of that year, in order to satisfy the "end of summer" term used by Roku .
6. ·Aang emerged from the iceberg during winter in late 99 AG and the final battles of the war occurred in the eighth month of 100 AG.
7. ·Almost all characters turned their present ages in 99 AG, as no birthdays except for Yue 's have been shown in the series. For example, Katara turned fourteen years old in 99 AG and was nearly fifteen by the end of the War.
8. ·The only birthdays known to have occurred are those of Yue, who turned sixteen in early 100 AG, in late winter, and of Iroh 's son, Lu Ten , who was of unknown age when killed during the war, but whose birthday was during the spring.
9. ·Dating for some of the events between Aang's awakening at the Southern Water Tribe and Aang's arrival at the Northern Water Tribe may be inaccurate, as it is unknown whether the solar calendar or Chinese Lunar calendar is being used.
10. Chinese zodiac
11. ·The Chinese zodiac is also included. It revolves around the mathematical cycle of twelve animals. The animals are listed here in order.
12. Era namesOn the second ring of Wan Shi Tong 's calendar, sixteen era names are visible. However, it is unclear how these are used in the dating of the Avatar Legends world. The invasion of the Fire Nation occurred on the Day of Black Sun during the Yang Wu era, while a previous eclipse referred to as "the darkest day in Fire Nation history" occurred in the Pei Zhi era.
13. NoteThese definitions are very loosely based on the characters, as many of the combinations are difficult to understand. Some of the characters are no longer used in modern Chinese.
14. Era namesThe first character in these two-character words has a radical (one of the 214 ideographic elements in Chinese writing used in combination with phonetics to form thousands of different characters) that represents one of the four elements, and rotates in the order air, water, earth, and fire.
15. 气the "air" radical, used in characters related to gas
16. 氵the "three drops of water" radical, used in characters related to liquid
17. 土the "earth" radical, used in characters related to dirt, earth, mineral, etc.
18. 火the "fire" radical, used in characters related to fire, heat, etc.
19. Era namesThere is a possibility that the era changes with the Avatar Cycle , as Aang's time corresponded to the Yang Wu era which uses the air radical. However, this possibility may be contradicted by Tsering , who spoke of the Ru Ming era as a relatively cohesive historical period, rather than an era that could occur cyclically.
20. Traditional Avatar calendar
21. ·Days could be counted by when they fell in an Avatar's life, such as Rangi referring to a specific day as the "six thousand four hundred fifty-fourth day of the era of Kyoshi ". This method of counting days was considered archaic by Kyoshi's lifetime, and only used by educated historians or for certain spiritual ceremonies.
22. Before the era of Raava (before c. 19,829 BG)
23. ·In the distant past, some trees are fossilized by the passage of time.
24. ·Tui and La manifest in the physical world, assuming mortal forms as koi fish.
25. ·The Mother of Faces gives birth to Koh , the Face Stealer; however, they later become separated.
26. ·The first humans appear in the world.
27. ·Vaatu breaks through the barriers that separate humans and spirits , allowing both to travel between the spirit and mortal worlds.
28. Era of Raava (c. 19,829 BG — c. 9,829 BG)
29. c. 19,829 BGRaava , the spirit of light and peace, duels with her counterpart, Vaatu, the spirit of darkness and chaos.
30. c. 19,829 BGThe first known Harmonic Convergence occurs.
31. c. 19,829 BGUnknown date before c. 9,850 BG
32. c. 19,829 BGHumans begin to build their cities on the shells of lion turtles to protect themselves from the dangers of the Spirit Wilds. Whenever the people have to venture into the wilds to collect food , the lion turtles bestowed upon the hunters the ability to control one of the elements. Eventually, the majority of the cities lost contact and knowledge of each other's existence, and developed unique cultures.
33. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan steals the element of fire from a lion turtle to incite rebellion and steal food from the Chou family .
34. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan is banished into the Spirit Wilds.
35. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan befriended the spirits and learned the Dancing Dragon firebending form.
36. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the Ratc. 9,830 BG — Year of the Tiger
37. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan severs the link connecting Raava and Vaatu, in the process releasing chaos into the world.
38. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan and Raava begin their journey together to master the other elements.
39. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the Ratc. 9,829 BG — Year of the Rabbit
40. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatA large group of firebending settlers, led by Jaya, are killed by dark spirits during the battle in the Spirit Wilds .
41. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatThe second known Harmonic Convergence occurs.
42. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan and Raava become permanently bonded, making Wan the first Avatar.
43. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan defeats and locks away Vaatu in an elemental barrier in the hollow of the Tree of Time .
44. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatWan orders the spirits to return to their world and separates the two realms by sealing the spirit portals located at the North and South Poles .
45. c. 9,832 BG — Year of the RatIn the advent of the Avatar, the lion turtles collectively decided that their task as protectors of mankind was done and that they would no longer grant any more bending powers.
46. Unknown date before or after 9,829 BGA group of human nomads set up camp at the coast of the later Mo Ce Sea where they encounter the spirit Lady Tienhai . In contrast to other spirits, Lady Tienhai quickly becomes supportive of the humans, vowing to protect them from harm. The nomads consequently settle down and found a town, eventually named Tienhaishi .
47. Unknown date before or after 9,829 BGAn ethnic group known as the Bhanti emerges on a remote island.
48. Before Avatar Kuruk (c. 9,829 BG — 345 BG)
49. ·Sometime between 9,829 BG and 3,829 BG
50. ·As humanity left the cities established on the lion turtles, they begin to come in to contact with each other. The different peoples begin to wage war against each other, forcing Wan to intervene in order to maintain peace. His efforts, however, are of little success. The violent conflicts continue until his death and beyond.
51. ·The next Avatar is born into the cycle after Wan's death.
52. ·After the era of Wan, the Water Tribes learn the art of waterbending by observing the pull of the moon on the ocean tides.
53. ·Long after other humans did so, the first settlers of Jasmine Island reportedly leave their respective lion turtle to make the island their home. According to the islanders' tales, they encounter a spirit who imparts great wisdoms to them, forming the basis for Jasmine Island's future society.
54. ·A few centuries after Wan's death, some humans begin to hunt lion turtles.
55. ·The Air Nomads learn the art of airbending from the flying bison , and the Northern Air Temple is built.
56. ·Sometime between 9,829 BG and 7,000 BG
57. ·Ba Sing Se is founded as a subterranean mining settlement .
58. c. 7,000 BGA massive volcanic eruption causes the onset of an ice age.
59. Main article: Era of SonamAvatar Sonam presides over the Air Nomad city of Jharana , ushering in a golden age for the Air Nomads.
60. Main article: Era of SonamSonam masters the ability to channel energy from the Spirit World, using an empowered staff to bestow airbending upon nonbenders such as Tagah .
61. Main article: Era of SonamSonam and her fellow airbenders act as peacekeepers, mediating disputes through nonviolent means across the world's elemental tribes.
62. Main article: Era of SonamAn Earth Kingdom is established upon separating from the other elemental tribes.
63. Main article: Era of SonamAn open war breaks out between the Air Nomads and Earth Kingdom. resulting in the death of many Air Nomads, eventually ending with the fall of Jharana.
64. Main article: Era of SonamTagah is imprisoned inside the newly formed Mount Baihu by Sonam.
65. Main article: Era of SonamSonam suffers fatal injuries and orders the remaining Air Nomads to retreat into the mountains. She conceals her temple within the Spirit World, preventing others from accessing its power, and secured her staff on the lion turtle islands beyond the Immortal Storm .
66. Main article: Era of Sonamc. 3,829 BG — Year of the Rabbit
67. Main article: Era of SonamThe airbending Guru Laghima achieves weightlessness and lives his final forty years without touching the ground. His philosophical rival, Guru Shoken , advocates that people should follow their own path, unburdened by morals or ideas of enlightenment.
68. Main article: Era of SonamAt some point after Laghima's death, the four nations are fully formed.
69. Main article: Era of SonamSometime between 9,829 BG and the last year of the era of Szeto
70. Main article: Era of SonamWan Shi Tong's Library is brought from the Spirit World into the physical world.
71. Main article: Era of SonamThe people of the later Earth Kingdom learn the art of earthbending from the badgermoles ( Oma and Shu being the first known humans to use specific earthbending techniques), the Sun Warriors learn the art of firebending from the dragons .
72. Main article: Era of SonamIn the South Pole continent , a civilization emerges that builds large stone structures such as the Glacial Temple and possesses a distinct writing system. This civilization probably ends at some point before the first Water Tribe people arrive at the South Pole.
73. Main article: Era of SonamA group of waterbenders from the Northern Water Tribe construct a large city, Agna Qel'a , in order to unite the various tribes inhabiting the North Pole region.
74. Main article: Era of SonamFollowing a civil unrest, the Water Tribe —which was originally centered around the North Pole— splits into two groups: one stayed at the North Pole, while the other group went out to settle at the South Pole. Relations with their sister tribe were later healed, and the two tribes would gather together at annual New Moon celebrations .
75. Main article: Era of SonamA large group of waterbenders from the Southern Water Tribe, who are wandering through the Earth Kingdom, discover the Foggy Swamp and, comfortable with the large amount of water there, decide to stay, forming the Foggy Swamp Tribe . Over the next several thousand years, the Foggy Swamp Tribe forgets its own origins.
76. Main article: Era of SonamThe Sun Warrior civilization flourishes, learning firebending from dragons. They operate under a tribal chiefdom led by a single chief. The rest of the Fire Islands archipelago is influenced by their culture, and the islanders carry on the art of firebending.
77. Main article: Era of SonamWarlords battle each other for land in the disaggregated Fire Islands. One of them, Toz , orders the abduction of all of the children of the village that refused to provide him with tribute. The children are never seen again, causing their mothers to die from sadness and become Kemurikage spirits. The Kemurikage exact their vengeance by taking the children of the warlord and his men, leading to the collapse of Toz's regime as his men abandon him out of fear of the dark spirits.
78. Main article: Era of SonamAt some point, several members of the Bhanti venture from their island , located in the southern region of what would later become the Fire Nation archipelago, to the other nations, where they become sages, most notably the Fire Sages , Earth Sages and Northern Water Tribe sages. While the others maintain their spiritual traditions, the Earth Sages gradually devolve into de facto officials. Although the exact timing of these migrations is unknown, the order of the Fire Sages was believed to be "thousands" of years old by the time of Avatar Aang.
79. Unification wars of the Fire IslandsA man manages to defeat the remaining warlords and bring them to justice, thus uniting the Fire Islands into the Fire Nation, under himself as the first Fire Lord , leader of the spiritual Fire Sages. The Fire Lord and the Fire Sages lead a spiritual rule, much as the Air Nomads were led by their monks. Over time, however, the Fire Lord accumulated political power, ruling the Fire Nation as a sovereign, and the office became hereditary, beginning the line of Fire Lords. Some remote Fire Islands manage to stay independent.
80. Main article: Era of SonamOma founds the city of Omashu after the death of her lover Shu.
81. Main article: Era of SonamA past Avatar defeats Hundun and mortally wounds his brother, forcing the conjoined twin kings to retreat to the Spirit World. In 171 AG, Hundun claimed that this happened thousands of years in the past, but he spent his exile in the Spirit World where time passes differently.
82. Main article: Era of SonamAfter a series of large wars, the vast Earth Kingdom is gradually united under the political authority of the city-state of Ba Sing Se. The King of Ba Sing Se becomes Earth King , overlord of all of the smaller kingdoms within the Earth Kingdom, some of which retain their own hereditary lordship.
83. Main article: Era of SonamAt one point long before Avatar Aang's era, General Wei of the Earth Kingdom rises to great prominence before declaring war on an "impossible enemy", resulting in his downfall. His body was buried on the southwestern coast of the continent, at a site later referred to by historians as Hegemon's Folly .
84. Main article: Era of SonamThe Fire Nation's navy is forbidden to fly military colors in the Eastern Sea during the 22nd Earth King's reign.
85. Main article: Era of SonamAvatar Salai is born, and is remembered as one of the greatest Avatars of their age.
86. Main article: Era of SonamAvatar Gun is born, assisting the world until temporarily retiring due to the death of Mesose .

Source: History of the World of Avatar

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