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This is the Tau Timeline, containing all important events with their date and location. The counting down of the Tau’cyr starts from the year 999.M41, the current year. If there is a + behind an Imperial Date, it means that it happened after that date. If there is a minus behind the Tau Date, it means that it happened at most that many Tau’cyr ago. But beware; there are many discrepancies in the dates.
Terran Year
Tau’cyr Ago
Location
Event
Source
789.M35
7576
Eastern Fringe: T’au
First contact of the Imperial Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator vessel ‘Land’s Vission’ with the Tau.
Codex: Tau Empire, page 4
Late M37
5286 - 4880
Eastern Fringe: T’au (Tau Homeplanet)
First appearance of the Ethereal Caste at the fortress city of Fio’taun; the end of ‘The Terror’
Codex: Tau Empire, page 5
±000.M39
3659
Eastern Fringe: T’au (System)
Complete colonization of the T’au System
BFG: Magazine #17, page 4
M39
3659 - 2440
Eastern Fringe: Arthas Moloch
The cleansing of Arthas Moloch by the ‘Scythes of the Emperor’ Space Marines Chapter
Codex: Tau Empire, page 44
±164.M39
3459
Eastern Fringe: T’au (System)
The finding of an alien vessel; duplication of its warp-drive; the enhancement of space travel
BFG: Magazine #17, page 7
164.M39 - Late M41
3459 - 406
Eastern Fringe
Beginning of the First Phase Expansions; Colonization of T’aun, Vior’la, Sa’cea, Dal’yth, D’yanoi, Bork’an, Fal’shia,
Codex: Tau Empire, page14, 18, 19
164.M39 - Late M41
3459 - 406
Eastern Fringe
First contact with the Nicassar; alliance with the Nicassar
BFG: Magazine #17, page 25
164.M39 - Late M41
3459 - 406
Eastern Fringe
First contact with the Vespid; alliance with the Vespid
BFG: Magazine #17, page 25
Late M41
406 - 256
Eastern Fringe: Krath (Kroot Enclave)
First contact with the Kroot; Tau aided the Kroot in a defense against an Ork invasion fleet.
Codex: Tau Empire, page14
Late M41
406 - 256
Eastern Fringe: Various Kroot Enclaves
The ‘War of the Place of Union’
Codex: Tau Empire, page14
Late M41
406 - 256
Eastern Fringe: Pech (Kroot Homeworld)
Alliance of the Kroot to the Tau sworn by Anghkor Prok at the Oathstone on Pech
Codex: Tau Empire, page14
Late M41
406 - 256
Eastern Fringe
End of the First Phase Expansions
Codex: Tau Empire, page14
Late M41
406 - 256
Eastern Fringe
Beginning of the Second Phase Expansions
Codex: Tau Empire, page14
642.M41
436
Ultima Segmentum: Devlan
Second contact with of the Imperials with the Tau.
Codex: Tau Empire, page 8
696.M41
370
Koath System
Discovery of a Tau probe, by the Imperials, containing a welcome message
Codex: Tau, page 66
742.M41
313
Eastern Fringe: Damocles Gulf
Beginning of the ‘Damocles Gulf Crusade’
Codex: Tau, page 58
745.M41
310
Eastern Fringe
Hive Fleet Behemoth enters Imperial Space
Codex: Tyranids, page 6
745.M41
310
Eastern Fringe: Damocles Gulf
End of the ‘Damocles Gulf Crusade’
Codex: Tau Empire, page 14
745+.M41
310-
Eastern Fringe
’The Arkunasha war’ led by Farsight
Codex: Tau Empire, page 14
760.M41
292
Eastern Fringe: Damocles Gulf
Fire caste Commander Farsight creates a string of heavily fortified stronghold-colonies in the region
Codex: Tau, page 50
760.M41
292
Eastern Fringe: Damocles Gulf
End of the Second Phase Expansions
Codex: Tau Empire, page 14
763.M41
288
Eastern Fringe: Penury IV
First sightings of Tau fighting alongside pirates as mercenaries at the Sack of Penury IV, probably originating from the Farsight Enclaves
Codex: Tau, page 51
770.M41 – 820.M41
279 - 218
Eastern Fringe
Further activity of Tau Mercenaries; sightings are made up till 999.M41
Codex: Tau, page 51
798.M41
245
Eastern Fringe: Damoc
An Ethereal born on N’dras captured by the Imperials on Colony #23/Damoc; killed in captivity 805.M41 on Biegel-9
Xenology, page 2
993.M41
7.3
Eastern Fringe
First appearance of Tyrandis from Hive Fleet Kraken; Battle of Ichar IV
Codex: Tyranids, page 12, 14
993.M41
7.3
Eastern Fringe
’The Nimbosa War’ led by Brightsword
Codex: Tau, page 15
993.M41
7.3
Eastern Fringe
’The Koloth Gorge Massacre’ a tree hour slaughter of Imperical Forces by Brightsword
Codex: Tau Empire, page14
994.M41
6
Eastern Fringe
Beginning of the Third Phase Expansions
Codex: Tau Empire, page15
997.M41
2.44
Eastern Fringe: Kol’n
’The Kol’n Intervention’ led by Shadowsun; defense against Dark Eldar successful
WD UK 315, page 33
998.M41
1.22
Eastern Fringe: T’ros (Third Phase Expansion)
’The Taros Campaign’ led by Longknife; defense against Imperials successful
FW Taros, page 83
999.M41
0
Eastern Fringe
Fall of Medusa V; visited upon by the Tau for research of the Grothe’s Rapidity as to gain more knowledge of ‘The Warp’
