David Brin: Foundation’s Triumph

301 years after the events in The Caves of Steel Spacer-colonized planet Inferno is doomed by ecological and cultural catastrophe. Robots are built to operate under New Laws, giving them greater flexibility and freedom. Settler specialists help terraform the planet. [Caliban] Hostility toward New Law robots grows evident. [Inferno] Comet crashes into the planet. Merging of Spacer and Settler cultures prevents social collapse. [Utopia] The interstellar robot civil war eventually reaches Inferno. New Law robots are destroyed or go into hiding. [Foundation’s Triumph]

appr. 1200 B.G.E. (Before Galactic Era)Planet Rhodia and the Nebular Kingdoms led by the noble Hinriad family, shake off rule by planet Tyrann and rediscover democracy. [The Stars Like Dust] Decadent Spacer worlds “slowly die out. Colonization of Galaxy completed. [Foundation and Earth] R. Daneel Olivaw formulates the Encoding Laws, setting limits to artificial intelligence. [Foundation’sFear] Damping effects such as historical amnesia, brain fever, and giskardian mentalic persuasion devices areintroduced to fight chaos. Human mind, society and technology stagnate. Some human and robot groups fight the amnesia. [Foundations Triumph]

appr. 500 B.G.E.Trantorian Republic of five worlds becomes Trantorian Confederation, then later the Trantorian Empire. [The Currents of Space] R. Daneel Olivaw uses early “laws of humanics” to guide it. Human origins forgotten.

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]