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WI:Longer-Lived Indus Valley Civilization
Hello readers of The Board, Tonday I present to you the revised additon to my Indus Valley TL. I Hope you will enjoy and please feel free to disscuss.
******* THE SECOND MELUHHA EMPIRE- PART ONE-THE EARLY YEARS 1800 B.C.: The Hittite’s invasion of Anatolia, Fermentation of dough, grain and fruit juices. POD c.a 1800 B.C.: Ever since the late 1900'S B.C. many Meluhhaians begin moving out of the Indus valley as the eventually drying up of the Sarasvati river begins. Most of the deserts travel south to the Ganetic plain to look for a new way of life. Still many people stay in the more urban areas trying to cling on to their homeland. Around the end of the century, an gargantuan seismic natural disaster causes The Sarasvati River keeps on turning west at OTL Paonta Saheb and flowing across Punjab and Haryana and down the Ghaggar and Hakra and Raini Nala and Eastern Nara and across the Rann of Kutch to the sea. Massive floods help quench the area to the point or more , of when the Meluhha Civilization was at it’s height in 2200 B.C.. 1800-1500 B.C.: The Dark Ages: which are split into two areas , number one Reconstruction, With the abundant source of water of the Sarasvati river creates more frequent floods witch causes much destruction to the cities...with an lot more smaller population, around 1730 B.C. is what most historians call the great migration. People from the Ganetic plain begin moving back to the older abandoned cities, while most of Immigration comes from Mesopotamia hearing of the fertile land of the Indus Valley rush to the area, most of the time forming new cities on the eastern backs of the river. People of OTL has dubbed Cemetery H culture adapt to the Meluhha way of life and begin forming cities simmilar to that of ‘’Old ‘’ Indus around the northern border of the valley. With all these arriving cultures, twelve city-states emerge in Indus Valley with various Vahana’s( Kinglets) who all claim to the lineage of the lost kings of the First Harrappan kingdom spend most of the time warring with themselves. The Second part of The Indus Dark Ages are the Migration of the Aryans of the north. While The Meluhhains ban together to defeat the Incoming Aryans push them further into the Jungles of India. 1792-1750 B.C.: Reign of Hammurabi of Babylon; During his reign of 42 years, Hammurabi expanded the rule of Babylon by first conquering cities towards the south before his conquest expanded to cover most parts of Mesopotamia. He is perhaps best known for his strict codes of laws, which may seem cruel brought together an systematic new kingdom. Hammurabi also improved Mesopotamia’s Irrigation process which colonist brought from Mesopotamia into the Indus Valley. All in all, Achieving the conquest of Sumer and Akkad, and He was the First king of the Babylonian Empire 1787-1784 B.C.: Amorite Invasions Uruk and Isin. 1788-1580 B.C.: The Second Intermediate period In Egypt, Seventy Pharaohs rule an disrupted Egyptian Kingdom. In most of the period of time the Egyptians pay homage to the Hyskos. 1766 B.C.: The Shang Dynasty of China conquers the region of the Hsia 1749-1712 B.C.: After the death of King Hammurabi, the Babylonian empire is an mess with an long tiresome rebellion, causing much blood to be shed. 1700-1650 B.C.: Either an Invasion coming from turkey or Eathquake in the Minoan Crete causes an large disturbance in Crete. After that the population rose again, and the palaces were rebuilt, even larger than before. The Minoans begin their age of Naval Dominance, crushing their vals The Myecaneans and keep them out of the Cyclades. The Minoans began heavy colonization, in southern Italy and establish an powerful administration in OTL Sicily. 1700 B.C. and onward.: Bel-kap-kapu, and became an independent and a conquering power, and shook off the yoke of its Babylonian masters. It will come to subdue the whole of Northern Asia. 1700-1500 B.C.: Period of Hurrian Expansion, The Hurrians apparently became a major political power after being dominated by an elite of foreign rules. These foreigners spoke Indo-European languages, cremated their dead, and introduced the use of the horse and chariot in the battlefield — a situation that has obvious similarities to the events in northern India about that same time. While the foreing Aristocracy eventually abandoned their language in favor for Their Hurrian Subjects, they retained Indo-European names, complete with references to Vedic Gods. Under the rule of the Foreign Rulers, the Hurrians expanded considerably towards the south and the west. Although there wasn’t a single Hurrian Empire, but by 1540-1520 B.C. an number of Hurrian dominated states had been established in northern Mesopotamia 1650 B.C.: An Eruption at the Volcanic Island of Thera causes an massive Tsunami which destroys most of the Minoan settlements on the coast. While most of The Minoan Aristocracy manages to escape to The city of Enrisoss (Sicily), which served as the temporary capital of the nation, and Strangely the navy’s size double to what it was before the eruption. The event at Thera causes many Minoan lives to be lost and Many survivors loose faith in Minoan priest who supposedly could control the weather. After all of it’s loss The Minoan’s still remain the most dominating force in the mediterranean seas. c.a 1650-1580 B.C.: The Hyksos, Semitic sea peoples who base themselves at the Nile Delta, rule Lower Egypt directly , and exact tribute from Upper Egypt, treating it as a subject satellite state. 1600 B.C.: The Ruling Amorite Dynasty is overthrown in Aleppo, Syria. 1600 B.C.: .The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valley and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, is also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country, advanced in irrigation techniques and hydraulic power. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet and large earthen wells which contributed to their thriving agriculture and beautiful gardens. Rich in gold and other precious stones, as well as incense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms, Sheba engaged in a lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Sabaeans have been described as a tall and commanding people, both woolly-haired and straight-haired. Semitic in origin, they are believed to have been descendents of the Cush of the Bible. The sacred Ethiopian book which establishes the founder of the Ethiopian dynasty as the son of Solomon and Sheba, suggests that the Sabaeans were black. "Ye are black of face - but if God illumineth your hearts, nothing can injure you," priest Azariah says to the Queen and her people in the Kebra Negast. Because of its isolation, Sheba was secure from military invasion for at least 500 years, and was independent and at peace with its neighbors during the 11th and 10th century B.C. History reveals that at least five kings preceded the Queen of Sheba - among them Iti'amra and Karibi-ilu. Yet Arabian documents portray all of Arabia as matriarchal and ruled by queens for over 1000 years. In Ethiopia, the Kebra Negast refers to a law established in Sheba that only a woman could reign, and that she must be a virgin queen. Numerous legends refer to the female-centered clans, matriarchal practices, and matrilineal inheritance of ancient Arabia and surrounding countries. In Assyria, the head of a family was called the "shebu," and was originally a female, or matriarch. In other mideastern lands, polyandry was sanctioned - a woman could marry several husbands, who left their own families to live with hers; she could also initiate divorce by turning her tent to face east for three nights in a row. Before the onset of patriarchy, women may have experienced superior - or at least equal - rights with men. 1597 B.C.: Aaron born to Amram and his wife Jochebed 1556 B.C.: Cecrops begins to either build or Rebuild Athens following the great flood of Deucalion and the end of the Golden Age. He Becomes The First of several Kings of Athens whose life account is considered part of Greek Mythology. c.a. 1550's B.C.: The City of Mycenae, located in the north Peloponnesus, came to dominate Archaea and formed the Mycenaean Civilization. c.a. 1539 B.C.: First use of the Valley of The Kings in Egypt. 1530 B.C.: end of the First Dynasty of Babylon and the start of The Kassite dynasty. Also in this year The Mitanni a people of Indic origin who ruled a vast kingdom (with a common Hurrian population) in West Asia in the second millennium BC. Mitanni arose near the sources of the Khabur River in Mesopotamia sometime after 1500 BC. It was a feudal state led by a warrior nobility. The kingdom ruled northern Mesopotamia (including Syria) for out of their capital of Washshukanni, (or Wassukkani, or Vasukhani, meaning "a mine of wealth.") in Sanskrit . 1523 B.C.: Start of the Shang Dyansty in China. 1510 B.C.: Begging of Mayan Civilization is Belize c.a. 1509 B.C.: Stonehenge is built in OTL, Wiltshire, England. Also in ths year The Phoenicians develop an Alphabet. 1506 B.C.: Cecrops, legendary King of Athens dies after an reign of forty years. Having survived his own son is succeded by Cranuas. 1504-1492 B.C.: Pharaoh Thutmose III of Egypt conquers Nubia and The Levant. 1501-1479 B.C.: Reign of Queen Hastesphuat, she had only one model in mind, Sobeknefru, the last monarch of the Twelfth dynasty, who ruled in her own right. She took one step further than Sobeknefru and had herself crowned Pharaoh in 1473 BC and took the throne name Maatkare. Pharaoh was an exclusively male title, at this point in Egyptian history there was no word for a female ruler (the closest equivalent, the one used by Sobeknefru, was King's Wife), thus Queen Hatshepsut became King Hatshepsut. She assumed all of the regalia and symbols of that office including the false beard. The false beard was a symbol of Pharaonic power and by wearing it Hatshepsut was asserting her right and position as King or Ruler and not King's Wife or ruler's wife of Egypt. Her motivation for wearing men's clothing was political not Sexual. c.a. 1500 B.C.: Pacuharri I, King of Harappa unites the Twelve Indus city states under his rule. He Takes the role of Satavahana of Meluhha. King Pacuharri will spend most of his reign consolidating the government of the Meluhha State. He has his scribes write down in stone the position of of the Meluhha people in the new united state, it goes as follows, The whole kingdom shall be ruled by a Satavahana of Familial Heritage (Dynasty: When it comes time to choose the successor of the Satavahana, the people will vote to chose which family member takes the position. The Satavahana is the high priest over the religon of the Horned gods 2. Representatives of the twelve Indus Valley citiy-state are chosen to be the voice of their cities the Indus house of Vricivan. These Vricivans can write and instate laws that will be fit to govern the nation. The Vricivans must also govern their respective citiy-states 3.Women are granted the wright to vote for the representatives, and for their Satavahana. Women are able to own their own house. The most Powerful woman in the nation as wife of the Satavahana , which most of the time is the High Priestess of the worship over the Horned ones leader of that section of power. In the future, The wife of Satavahana most of the time serves as the Ambassador to of the foreign empire’s and states. 1496 B.C.: Cranaus, legendary King of Athens is desposed after a short reign of ten years by his son in law Amphicyton of Thessaly , son of Decualion and Pyrrha. 1487 B.C.: Amphictyon, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha and legendary King of Athens dies after a reign of 10 years and is succeeded by Erichthonius I of Athens, a grandson of Cranaus. 1469 B.C.: The Egyptian Army defeats the Canaanite forces at The Battle of Meggido. 1460 B.C.: Satavahana Pacuharri I of Meluhha dies, succeeded by son who takes to the throne as Pacuharri II. 1455 B.C.: Satavahana Pacuharri II orders the construction of an headily fortified wall protecting The Meluhhaians from the incoming Vedic Aryan Invasions. Although construction of the wall will take many years to complete, it succedes in it’s task to protect the kingdom from The Aryan Invaders, 1437 B.C.: Legendary King Erichthonius I of Athens dies after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his son Pandion. 1426 B.C.: Satavahana Pacuharri II dies succeeded by son, how takes the name of the legendary king of Meluhha Myth....Varashikha II ‘’The Builder’‘ who shall be known for building the magnificent palace at Harappa. 1424 B.C.: The Great Bharata war fought tribes in Vedic South East India unlike OTL ,The two sides to the war were the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Earlier during the Mahabharata, the Kauravas cheated the Pandavas at a dice game, forcing their Pandava cousins to go into exile for thirteen years, including twelve years of forest exile, and one year of anonymous exile. If the Pandavas were caught during the year of anonymity, they would have to go to twelve years of exile again. After the exile, the eldest of the Kaurava brothers, Duryodhana, refused to return the kingdom to the Pandavas. In order to regain the kingdom, the Pandavas fought the war. 1420 B.C.: Over the past two centuries the Minoan power in the sea has been unparallel to any opposing force. Many Minoan citzens long to return to their homeland Crete, and when they do they find their palaces infest with Mycenaeanens how have literally overun the island. King Minos X of Enrisoss sends the powerful army through Crete and orders the Massacre of the Mycenaean pepole. The Minoan fleet crushes the Mycenaean navy and sends the back unto their homeland of Peloponnesos. Thus ending Myceanen Expansion and Giving birth to the New Minoan Period in Greece. 1400 B.C.: Vengeful Myvenaen immigrants burn The Palace of Mions to the ground. The Arsonist are captured and executed by King Daros I(King Minos was killed in the fire). Also in this year the Canaanite town of Ugrait is at it Height. 1397 B.C.: Pandion, legendary King of Athens dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens. 1396 B.C.: Completion of the North-west wall in Meluhha. 1383 B.C.: Satavahana Varashika II ‘’The Builder’‘dies succeeded by son who takes the name Datri I 1380 B.C.: Pharaoh Amenhotep II connects the Nile and the Red Sea with a canal. 1375-1358 B.C.: Reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten/Queen Neffertiti, Born as Amenhotep IV, his name means "the spirit of the Aten". Together with his wife, Nefertiti, Akhenaton introduced a monotheistic cult of one god, the sun god Aton, and abolished the worship of all the other traditional Egyptian gods. He was branded the "Criminal of Amarna" (the city he built to the Aten). 1368 B.C.: Death of Erichthonius, mythical King of Dardania. 1358-1351: Reign of Pharaoh Smenkhare The ‘’Great’‘. After the death of Akhneaton, The Mysterious son-in-law of Akenaton takes to the throne, unlike his father-in-law Smenkhare, is compassionate for the people of Egypt. It was said the he hardly staid at the palace in Armana. He was often found spreading the hymns of Aten to peasants, visiting the gold mines in Nubia and improving trade relations with the many nations of the middle east. He is Assassinated by an unknown assailant. He is known for his vaulable riches lft in his tomb in the Valley of The Kings. 1351 B.C.: Pharaoh Smekhare I is succeeded by 17 year-old cousin Tutankhaten, who contiues to spread the worship of Aten For the next thirty-six years. 1347 B.C.: Legendary King Erechtheus II is reportedly killed by lightning after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother Cecrops II. 1338 B.C.: Satavahana Datri I dies Succeeded by son who takes the throne as Pacuharri III. 1330-1326 B.C.: One of the several Vedic Aryan Samrat(Supreme ruler) travels to Mitanni to seek help with the kingdom of Meluhha , Mitanni King Ykani comes to the aid and invades the border city of Farcauyah( north of Sutkagen Dor). Former Satavahana Datri I during his reign spent most of his time revamping the army of Meluhha based on the Vedic equipment of light chariots and Impressive Archery skills use of military use of Elephants and Rhinoceros added to the sizable army. All these changes come in handy when battling the feudal Warrior Mitanni. The war drags on for four years with significance damage to too Meluhha cities and heavy loss of life on border Mitanni cites. King Ykani of Mianni and Satavahana Pacuharri III both being trained by the best warrior of their respective lands fight to the death in 1326. Pacuharri III although severely wounded manages to kill Ykani ending the conflict. The war severely weakens the kingdom of Mitanni and the Vedic invaders. Pacuharri III will become an legendary hero for Meluhha, Pacuharri III The ‘’Fighter’‘ and will spend most of his reign rebuilding the badly damaged Meluhha city-states. 1314 B.C.: Pharoah Tutkankhaten dies, succeeded by son Smenkhare II. 1303 B.C.: Cecrops II, legendary King of Athens dies after a reign of 40 years and succeeded by his son Pandion II. His brother Metion leads a successful revolt by Nobles to gain control of Athens and most of Attica, Greece while Cecrops becomes reigns from Megara. 1296 B.C.: Satavahana Pacuharri III ‘’The Fighter’‘ dies succeeded by son who takes the name Varashikha III. 1285 B.C.: Battle of Kadesh: Rameses II, Pharaoh of Egypt is almost defeated by Muwatallis of the Hittites. 1282 B.C.: Pandion II, legendary King of Athens dies after a nominal reign of 25 years. He reportedly only reigned in Megara while Athens and the rest of Attica were under the control of an alliance of Nobles led by his uncle Metion (son of Erechtheus of Athens) and his sons (including in some accounts Daedalus). His four sons lead a successful military campaign to regain the throne. Aegeus becomes King of Athens, Nisos reigns in Megara, Lykos in Euboea and Pallas in southern Attica. 1269 B.C.: Pharaoh Ramses II signs the first known peace treaty with Hittite King Hattusilis III. C.a. 1260's B.C.: Traditional date set for The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt under The Leadership of Moses 1253 B.C.: Satavahana Varashikha III dies succeeded by son who takes the name Dacri II Sept. 7, 1251 B.C.: A solar eclipse at this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.. 1233 B.C.: Aegeus, legendary King of Athens receives a false message that his son by Aethra of Troezena and designated heir Theseus is dead. The later had been sent to his overlord Minos of Crete as an offering to Minotaur. Medus, Aegeus' only other son by Medea of Colchis had been exiled in Asia and would become legendary ancestor to the Medes. Believing himself without heirs the King committed suicide after a reign of 48 years. He is succeeded by the still living Theseus. The Aegean Sea is reportedly named in his honor. 1231-1229 B.C.: The Barbary War: For the last fifty years, Sabaean Pirates have plagued Meluhha Merchants and Fisherman, called by them ‘’Nal Meen’‘. The pirates advanced sea building techniques allow them to make constantly A threat to the Sea-fearing Meluhhaians. The button is pushed, when The scourge attempts to seize Royal Naval ships station on the port city of Lothal. Satavahana Dacri II orders an fully Naval hunt to track down the pirates. Most of the Vricivans expect the war to last a matter of months, which they don’t see however is that The Nal Meen, are secretly being funded an supported by The great Saebaen King Karibi-ilu III. They Meluhha naval fleet does prevail, and succeeds in wiping out the entire horde. Throw months of tough Interrogation of surviving prisoners, Meluhhaian offices discover The people of Sheba’s treacherous ways. Both nations stay in a stare of cold war for the next century. 1225 B.C.: Birth of Helen to King Tyndareus of Sparta and his wife Leda. 1219 B.C.: Satavahana Dacri II dies, succeeded by his son how takes the name.....Pacuharri IV. 1213 B.C.: Theseus, legendary King of Athens is deposed after a reign of 30 years and succeeded by Menestheus, great-grandson of Erichthonius II of Athens and second cousin of his father Aegeus. Menestheus was reportedly assisted by Castor and Polydeuces of Sparta who wanted to reclaim their sister Helen from her first husband Theseus. The later seeks refuge in Skyros whose King Lycomedes is an old friend and ally of his. However Lycomedes considers his visitor a threat to the throne and proceeds in his assassination. (Other accounts place these events a decade earlier. c.a.1200 B.C.: The Second Hittite Empire falls to attacks by invading Phrygian and Kaska tribesman. The capital at Hattusas is burned and abandoned. Minoan civilation is in decline as more barbarian raid and pillage Crete, and Minoan colonist establish a strip of cities on the west coast of Hispaina. The Mitanni falls to the hands of the Assyrians. 1200 B.C.: Satavahana Pacuharri IV is Assassinated by an unknown assailant, He dies without an heir, effectively ending the First Harrappan Dynasty of Meluhha, which causes The Throne to fall into chaos. Avara(Prime Suspect) an Retired Army General and Pacuharri IV’s Closest Advisor takes to the throne, starting The Second Meluhha Dynasty and The Reign of the Tyrants. 
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July 14th, 2004, 02:35 AM
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July 14th, 2004, 04:27 AM
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July 14th, 2004, 04:31 PM
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Hey Thanks, to everyone who replied.....Here The Map....It amy look a little crude because it is my first Map. The World in 1400 B.C.
The Meluhha Kingdom Vedic Aryan City-states The Kingdom of Sheba The Egyptian Empire Minoan City-states and Tributaries The Hittite Empire The Kassites The Mitanni and and other various Hurrian States
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July 14th, 2004, 06:17 PM
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Cool map Phaeton.
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July 14th, 2004, 08:27 PM
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i'm reading, don't have much to comment b/c of lack of knowledge but very interesting.
keep it up
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July 18th, 2004, 04:05 PM
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THE SECOND MELUHHA EMPIRE: PART TWO: 1200-800 B.C.
Helllo readers, thanks for the replies everyone and now I present to you Second Installment of my Tl. Any questions feel free to ask and are welcome. So enjoy.
********* THE SECOND MELUHHA EMPIRE: PART TWO: RECOGNITION 1200-1176 B.C.: Reign of Avara I, The first Thing Satavahana Avara I achieves upon ascending to the throne. Avara will receive the nickname Avara’‘The Bloody’‘, for he erased any traces of descent from The first Dynasty in an bloodthirsty campaign to eliminate any possible uprisings in the should be Ruler. He also has the positions of the Vrcivans stripped of their title, although he dosen’t kill them(Which will have dire consequences in the future) Has them Imprisioned. Avara also sends the Kingdom of Meluhha into depression, by sending out lavish excursions deep into the jungles of South India which shall bring a famine to the Meluhhains and on Lavish Monuments dedicated to his Image. 1194 B.C.: The Beginning of The Legendary Trojan war. 1184 B.C.: The Trojans lose Asia Minor and Itself collapses afterwards, to the Minoan-Mycenaean Greek forces. 1181 B.C.: Menestheus, legendary King of Athens and Veteran of the Trojan War dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. c.a. 1180 and onward B.C.: The Philistines are identified with the people called Pulsata or Pulista on the Egyptian monuments; the land of the Philistines (Philistia) being termed Palastu and Pilista in the Assyrian inscriptions. They occupied the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath, along the coastal strip of southwestern Palestine, which belonged to Egypt up to the closing days of the Nineteenth dyansty. This powerful tribe made frequent incursions against the Hebrews. There was almost perpetual war between them. They sometimes held the tribes, especially the southern tribes, in servitude; at other times they were defeated with great slaughter. The Philistine cities were ruled by seranim, "lords", who acted together for the common good of the nation. 1178 B.C.:1. solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca to his Kingdom after the Trojan War. He discovers a number of suitors rivaling to marry his wife Penelope, believed to be a widow, in order to succeed him in the throne. He organizes their slaying and re-establishes himself on the throne. 1176-1138 B.C.: Satavahana Avara I ‘’The Bloody’‘ dies, succeeded by his youngest son who takes to the throne as Ikncuvus I, who will spend most of his reign face hidden from the public, and when he does he wore fanciful masks. Ikncuvus I is an Atheist and spends most of his reign destroying everything from temples-to figurines of the Meluhha gods and replacing it with things dedicated to him. Ikncuvus is an paranoid ruler, especially of his own family and spends his early years hunting down his own Kin and executing them. Ikmcuvus also strips the people of Meluhha from wielding facilities so they cannot be able to produce any kind of weapons used in an uprisings. 1168 B.C.: The Kassite Dynasty of Babylon is overthrown by the Elamite King Shutruk-nahhunte. Babylon is captured and plundered (It is at this time that the famous stele of the Law Code of Hammurabi is taken to the Elamite capital at Susa). The Elamites rule Babylonia for the next 30 years. 1159-1140 B.C.: The Global Tree ring event, It was an period of arrested tree growth. 1156 and onward B.C.: The Second Dynasty of Isin comes to power in Babylonia. In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Kassite dynasty by the Elamites, a new dynasty arises in the town of Isin under Marduk-kabit-ahheshu, (1156–1139 BC) who by the end of his reign will retake Babylon and re-establish the independence of Babylonia from the Elamites. 1154 B.C.: Death of King Menaleus of Sparta. Exiled, Helen former Queen of Sparta commits suicide in Rhodes. 1147 B.C.: Demophon, legendary King of Athens and Veteran of The Trojan War after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his son Oxyntes. 1138-1100 B.C.: Satavahana Ikncuvus I ‘’The Mad’‘ dies succeeded his youngest surviving son who takes to the Throne as Avara II. He will continue the Oppressive ways of his father and Grandfather, but he will be known for the Most treacherous act ever seen in by then History. He lets The Vedic Aryans in, They pillage, plunder and pollute the Meluhhaians way of life. Since The Aryans pay Tribuite to the king, all Avara has to do is sit back and watch his Kingdom be torn apart. 1125-1103 B.C.: Reign of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon. He invades and conquers most of Elam. 1115-1077 B.C. : Reign of King Tiglath Pileser I of Assyria. Assyria invades the region Formally inhabited by the Hittites and he crushes the weak Hittite dynasties ruling over the remaining cities. In 1081 he defeats King Marduk-nadin-ahhe of Babylon and conquers Babylonia, ending the Second Dynasty of Isin. 1105 B.C.: King Achish of Gerar unites the fives city-states of Philistia under his Iron-handed rule. In order to remain control over the Kingdom Achish kills the lesser kings of Philistia. 1105-1100 B.C.: The Great Revolution in Meluhha; For almost a century the oppressed people of Meluhha have watched by as Their own kings have literally ate away at their own peoples way of life, their have been a few have tried to overthrow the dynasty of Tyrants. One of the more successful ones occurred during the reign of Avara ‘’The Bloody’‘ who imprisoned most of The Vricicans in the dark dudgeons of Cemerah. Some managed to escape, One of those were Lareen of Daimabad an very wealthy representative who hired many Egyptian, Kassite, Assyrian Mercenaries to battle the oppressive Meluhha Army. Although The Mercenaries become a thorn in The Kings side but are eventually pushed back to their native Kingdoms although some of them stay to protect the city-state of Daimabad. In 1105 B.C. Lareen’s Grandson Arthroi musters up an small army to repel The Aryans in the city-state. He enlist the fourteen descendants of the Heroic Mercenaries as his head general. The Army of Daimabad is an success and continues on. By 1103 B.C. The Seize of Arthroi’s army nearly triples after liberating such cities as, Lothal, Chanudaro, Sutkagen Dor, Mohenjodaro. By 1110 B.C. After Liberating Ganeriwala, Rakhighari, Cemerah and Gilgur, prepare to enter the political capital of Harappa. Arthroi’s civil army meets up The Vedic Aryans and Avara II Loyalist, at the Battle of the gate, although Arthroi’s army wins it takes three months of siege to take the city, The Palace is burned....Statvahahana Avara II is caught and executed. Arthroi moves the throne to his home city of Daimabad. The Second (Harappan) Dynasty ends and The Beginning of The Third (Daimadite) Dynasty of Meluhha. C.a 1100 B.C.: Over the past 3 centuries, Aramaean nomads have been infiltrating the Syrian region. By 1100 BC, they are powerful enough that they take control of some of the southern Hittite cities, such as Damascus. Also in this year The Dorians were one of the ancient Hellenic (Greek) races. Their place of origin is considered to be the north and north-western Greece, Macedonia and Epirus. They invaded the Greek mainland, Crete and other places throughout the Mediterranean. Their Invasions will partly be the cause of the Dark ages in Greece. 1100-1169 B.C.: Reign of Satavahana Arthroi I, during his long and troublesome reign his one goal was to reconstruct the Distraught kingdom of Meluhha. Arthroi demands that City-states shall be rebuild, and he places his former head generals to rule the city-states as the new Vricivans. Arthroi’s wife and co-regent Ichanee shall order the reconstruction of temples dedicated to Meluhha gods and has anything resembles the Tyrant dyansty destroyed. She also develops an new sytem of trade, guaranteed The Meluhha Kingdom’s voice shall be heard in the middle east. 1089 B.C.: Melanthus, legendary King of Athens dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus. 1076-934 B.C.: Aramaean invasions of Mesopotamia. Incursions by Aramaean nomads severely weaken Assyria. Also during this time, Babylonia is invaded by Aramaeans and Chaldeans, and breaks up into small tribal states. It will be some time before the country is re-united. 1069 B.C.: Satavahana Arthroi I ‘’The Heroic’‘ dies, succeeded by son who takes the name of his Legendary great-grandfather as Lareen II. 1048 B.C.: Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus. 1035 B.C.: Saul Becomes the first king of the United Hebrew Kingdom of Israel. Also in this year The Philistines capture the Ark of Covenant. 1032 B.C.: Satavahana Lareen II succeeded by his son who take to the throne as Anthroi II. 1012 B.C.: Acastus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus. C.a. 1005 B.C.: King Saul commits suicide, David Becomes king of the Israelites. 1000 B.C.: Most of the culturally Hittite and Aramaean cities of Syria are temporarily under the sway of the United Hebrew Kingdom of Kings David and Solomon.. Also in this year Menalik I, conquers most West African tribes south of Nubia and establishes the kingdom of Axum. 987 B.C.: Satavahana Arthroi II, dies succeeded by his son who takes to the throne as Pacuharri V. 975 B.C.: King David of Israel invades Philistia, reclaims the Ark of Covenant, and conquers it. Philistia shall remain an vassal state of Israel and Abimelech VI stays it king paying yearly tribute. 970 B.C.: Damascus gains Independence from Israel, when the Aramaean chieftain Hezion (Rezon from the ible) siezes the city and establishes his dynasty there. 1. 965 B.C.: King David dies, succeeded by his son Solomon. 952 B.C.: Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas. c.a. 950 and onward: Growth of the power of the Aramaean city-state of Damascus. Damascus brings the other Aramaean cities under it’s control. 941 B.C.: Satavahana Pacuharri V, succeeded by his son who takes to the throne as Dacri III. 935 B.C.: Reign of King Ashur-Dan II, who begins to once again rebuild Assyria’s strength Inside of it’s natural borders. c.a. 930 B.C.: King Hezion/Rezon of Damascus. He is succeeded by his son, Tab-Rammon (Tabrimmon from the Bible). 925 B.C.: Death of King Solomon of Israel. The Hebrew Kingdom is divided in twain, with the ten northern tribes forming the Kingdom of Israel and the two southern tribes forming the Kingdom of Judah. The House of David continues to rule in Judah, but Israel will be ruled by a series of dynasties over the next two centuries. The two Israelite kingdoms will be often at war over the succeeding years. Also in this year Pharaoh Shesonq of Egypt invades Judah and Israel and sacks the Temple at Jerusalem. 903 B.C.: Satavahana Dacri III dies, succeeded by his son who takes to the throne as Arthroi III. 902-808 B.C.: Civil War in Damascus, Unlike OTL, the Seismic event the occurred in Syria in 1750 B.C., never occurred because of the major ecological change that took place fifty years before in the Indus Valley. The five cities of the plane remained thriving on the coast of the Salt Sea. When Armeanean chieftain Hezion of Damascus conqured the region, the powerful twin- City States were subdued them as vassals nominally Independednt. In an attempt gain doimance in Syria, Sodom king Zdarce V, raises an army and conquers the five southern city-states. And wages several campaigns gaing solid territory as Sodom becomes an kingdom, however King of Damascus Tab-Rammon knows that the southern region, is an high export of the salt trade in the middle east, and sends his troops to bring the city-states back under Damascus. After four years of heavy blood loss on both sides, Sodomite Kingdom Zdarce V is captured and beheaded. All of Sodom territory is brought back under Damascus. C.a. 900 B.C.: The various city-states and principalities around Lake Van are united to form the Kingdom of Urartu. Urartu, whose population is largely Hurrian in origin (descendants of the people who once formed the powerful kingdom of Mitanni) will be one of the great Allies of Assyria and Sometimes enemy of Meluhha. 892 B.C.: Megacles, King of Athens dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus c.a. 890 B.C.: King Tab-Rammon of Damascus dies, he is succeeded by his son who takes to the throne as Ben Hadad I, comes to the throne of Damascus. c.a. 885 B.C.:War between the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. King Asa of Judah makes a treaty with Ben Hadad I of Damascus, and King Baasha of Israel is defeated. Both Israel and Judah become tributaries of Damascus. 884-859 B.C.: Reign of King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria. Unlike most of his predecessors before focus his attention to the east. In this process , Hewill come to fight several wars with the Meluhha, but is unable to defeat it, in large part due to alliances made by the Satavahana Arthroi III and Kings Ben Hadad I and Ben Hadad II of Damascus. 881-870 B.C.:Reign of Omri of Israel. In 881 BC, Omri usurps the throne of Israel. Since King Ben Hadad I of Damascus is heavily engaged in warfare against Assyria, Omri is able to free Israel from its tributary status. Omri moves the capital to Samaria, which is heavily fortified, and extends Israelite control over Ammon and Moab to the southeast of Israel. 870-848 B.C.: Reign of King Ahab, son of Omri of Israel. Most of his reign will be spent warring, usually successfully, against the Kings of Damascus (except for one notable instance where he fought as the ally of King Ben Hadad II against Assyria). However, in the end, he will die in battle against the forces of Ben Hadad II at the Battle of Ramoth Gilead in 848 BC. 866-831 B.C.: Satavahana Arthroi III dies, succeeded by his son who takes to the throne as Varashikha IV. Reign of Varashikha IV, Is an extremley zealous ruler. He come to form an alliance with King Ahab of Israel and King Ben Hadad II of Damascus to keep the Assyrians at bay. He shall come to build an Magnificent Parthenon in Daimabad, an project that will take up most of his reign. He will have Architects from Babylon, Judah and Egypt to design the temple which is meant to hold the ten Ivory Statues of the Gods&Goddesses of Meluhha, and the most compelling is of the strange A-sexual chief of the deities. Daimabad will come to be known as The Holy City of the Meluhha civilization. Varashikha will come to be known for his expansionist Ideas of Having an Meluhha Empire stretching from the Sarasvati river to the Mediterranean. Allthough little expansion is done it will set the groundwork for future Satavahana’s of Meluhha. 864 B.C.: Diognetus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles. C.a 860 B.C.: King Ben Hadad I of Damascus dies, and is succeeded by Ben Hadad II. Also in this year, Aramu comes to the throne of Urartu. He makes an alliance with Ashur-Nasir-Pal II of Assyria and they shall become quite formidible against Meluhha, Israel, and Damascus. 859-853 B.C.:Reign of King Shalmaneser III of Assyria. He continues his father’s Eastern Expansion policies and continue to war with Meluhha, Damascus, and Israel. 855 B.C.: Marduk-zakir-shumi I comes to the throne of Babylon, beginning a new dynasty which will re-unite the country. 853 B.C.: Battle of Asshur. Satavahana Varashikha IV allies himself with King Ahab of Israel and King Benhadad II of Damascus against King Shalmaneser III of Assyria In the capital city of Asshur. With The Meluhha army sweeping from the east and the Armies of Damascus and Israel from the west crush Shalamanser III forces. Most of the city is burned, and all of the surviving Assyrian military are Massacred including King Shalmaneser III of Assyria. 853-843 B.C.: Civil War in Assyria. The death of King Shalmaneser III at Asshur has left a power vacuum in Assyria, as his oldest son, the crown prince Ashur-dain-apla, is a boy of fifteen years. Various claimants vie for power for the next decade, and Assyrian power is greatly diminished by this internecine warfare. Somehow, the youngest son of Shalmaneser survives the brutal infighting and comes to the throne as King Shamshi-Adad V in 843 BC. 851 B.C.: Marduk-bel-usati rebels against his brother, King Marduk-zakir-shumi I of Babylon. Marduk-zakir-shumi (unable to call on Assyria as he did in OTL) is overthrown, and his brother takes the throne. He will continue his brother’s efforts to unify Babylonia. C.a. 850 B.C.: Following the victory against Shalmaneser III of Assyria, the alliance of Meluhha, Damascus, and Israel breaks up as old animosities resurface. 849-845 B.C.: King Ahab of Israel makes an alliance with King Jehoshaphat of Judah and Satavahana Varashikha IV of Meluhha against Damascus. King Ben Hadad II is hard pressed fighting a two front war, but manages to kill Ahab of Israel at the Battle of Ramoth Gilead in 848 BC, effectively taking Israel out of the war. Judah makes peace with Damascus shortly afterward. Ben Hadad then concentrates all of his forces against Meluhha. Neither side is able to make much headway, however, and a peace treaty is signed in 845BC. C.a. 845 B.C.: Mesha, king of the city of Dibon in Moab, revolts against Israel and re-establishes the independence of Moab. In commemoration of his victory, he sets up a stele (what in OTL will be known as the “Moabite Stone”). Ahab’s weak successors as kings of Israel, Ahaziah and Joram, are unable to restore Israelite control over Moab. 843 B.C.: King Ben Hadad II of Damascus is murdered by Hazael, an influential court official, who usurps the throne. Also in this year, the civil war in Assyria ends and King Shamshi Adad V takes the throne. Shamshi-Adad once again begins building Assyrian strength. However, Assyria will not be strong enough to attack it’s neighbors for some time, and indeed will be hard-pressed to survive the onslaught of the Kings of Urartu over the next few decades. 842 B.C.: Satavahana Varashikha IV, Recognizing the growing threat posed by Assyria, he forms an alliance with King Aramu of Urartu, King Hazael of Damascus, and King Mita of the Mushki (Midas of Phrygia...Phrygia was apparently ruled by a line of Kings who all were called either Gordias or Midas) against Assyria. Also in this year, the House of Omri in Israel (in the person of King Joram) is overthrown by Jehu, one of the king’s generals. Jehu assumes the throne of Israel. 841 B.C.: Threatened with attack by Hazael of Damascus, King Jehu of Israel formally submits to King Shamshi Adad V of Assyria. However, Shamshi Adad is in no position to campaign against Hazael, and Jehu’s action succeeds only in enraging Hazael against him. 840 B.C. eath of King Aramu of Urartu. His son, Sardur I, comes to the throne. Sardur breaks the alliance with Meluhha and the Mushki, while maintaining an alliance with Hazael of Damascus.840-800 B.C.: Period of Urartian expansion. Under the warrior kings Sardur I, Ishpuinis, and Menuas, the Kingdom of Urartu expands at the expense of Assyria, an Phrygia. By the end of the period, the Mushki have been pushed back to the Halys River, and Assyria has become an virtual vassal of the Urartian king, paying yearly tributes. 837 B.C.: Wars of Hazael of Damascus against Israel and Judah. King Jehu of Israel attempts to make an alliance with Satavahana Varashikha IV of Meluhha, but with no success (Meluhha is embroiled in conflict with the Urartians by this time). By the end of his reign, Hazael will take all of Israel’s possessions east of the Jordan, advance as far as Gath in the Philistine Plain(Which shall have serious consequences in the future), and threaten Jerusalem itself. Israel and Judah become tributary states of Damascus. 831 B.C.: Satavahana Varashikha IV ‘’The Pious’‘ dies, succeeded by his son how takes to the throne as Lareen III, The new Satavahana will share the expansionist vision of his father and He realizes that in order to achieve this goal His army would have to be faster and Stronger. He will reorganize the army, reducing the proportion of chariots in favor of light and medium cavalry (lancers and archers). The new military thus created is quite formidable. c.a. 825 B.C.: Ariphron, King of Athens dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Thespieus. 822-818: Revolution in Damascus. Every since King Hazel of Damascus conquered the kingdom of Philistia there has been unbridaled tension in the City State of Damascus in 837 B.C., King Adonijah III of Gerar reunite the people of Philistia against King Hazel. King Adonijah III reignites the anomisties of the Southern Damascus city-states and allies himself with Bela VII of Edom and Eglon II of Moab and wages an civil war against Hazel. King Hazel deeply involved in conflict with the Pyhrigans manages to keep them off for three years. At the battle of Zoar, 820 B.C. the tide turns as the Army of Damascus buckles. The Philistines chase the army back to Damascus, with most of his Army destroyed, his riches plundered, his family killed. King Hazel of Damascus hands his kingdom down to Adonijah III of the Philistines. Also in this year Philistia breaks the alliance between Edom and Moab, an small war is ensued and both kingdoms are swallowed up into to Philistine kingdom. Israel and Judah shall become Tributaries of Philistia. 818-812 B.C.: King Shamshi Adad V of Assyria wars with Babylon. He defeats King Baba-aha-iddina in battle and pushes all the way south to the Persian Gulf, but Babylon itself is not taken, and Babylonia remains independent. 815 B.C.: Satavahana Lareen III, using his newly reorganized army, defeats King Ishpuinis of Urartu, who was besieging the city of Sutkaen Dor. The advance of Urartu to the east is halted, and no Meluhha territory falls to the Urartians. However, Meluhha will pay tribute to the King of Urartu in the succeeding years. Also in this year, King Jehu of Israel dies, and is succeeded by his son Jehoahaz. 811 B.C.: Death of King Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria. He is succeeded by his minor son, Adad Nirari III. Adad Nirari’s mother, Queen Sammuramat (Semiramis) rules as regent for the first few years of his reign. 808-783 B.C.: Reign of King Adad Nirari III of Assyria. Adad Nirari reaches adulthood in 808 BC and assumes the throne of Assyria. His reign will be filled with warfare, primarily against Urartu. However, he will also war against Meluhha, and Philistia as well as conduct campaigns in Babylonia to the south and against the Medes to the east. 804 B.C.: King Adad Nirari III of Assyria attacks King Adonijah of Philistia. Adonijah allies himself with King Gordias of the Phyrigans, and the Assyrian army is defeated in battle outside the city of Kadesh. Adad Nirari retires to Assyria, and will not trouble Syria again for the rest of his reign. 801 B.C.:.King Adonijah III of Philistia dies succeeded by his son who takes the name of legendary Philistine Giant Goliach(Goliath from the Bible) 800 B.C.: Satavahana Lareen III dies succeeded by his son who takes to the throne as Dacri IV. Also in this year, King Jehoahaz of Israel dies, and is succeeded by Jehoash.
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