551 - The Xionites are beginning to feel the pain of their supermassive Empire. Shahanshah Maues thusly decides to divide the Empire into two upon his death, an Indian and Iranian division at the Indus. Founding of the Turkic Khanate.
552 - Diplomats from the Eastern Roman Empire arrive in Antioch, capital of the Sassanids. With plans to discuss an alliance, the Sassanids are hesitant. The Xionites have renewed pressure on the Sassanids after the Gupta conquest, and as result, the Sassanids only agree to enter a defensive alliance with the Romans. Disappointing, but acceptable for Theodosius. Meanwhile, the Basques of Alamanni rise in revolt.
553 - The Basques ask Gallaecia for help in their independence war, Gallaecia accepts. The Huns begin an invasion of the Quadi, hoping to reconquer their lost lands.
554 - The Goths begin rebuilding their navy under the careful eye of Theudis. The Varini begin an invasion of the Alamanni seeing an opportunity to expand.
555- The Turks, successful in their rule of the eastern Steppe begin a mass invasion of central Asia, but are brought into direct conflict with the Xionites. Vernois begins an invasion of Dumnonia, while the Khalabhras force Kadambas to submit to their rule.
556 - Alammani accepts peace with the Basques and their allies, ceding minor border territories to Gallaecia, and granting the nation of Vascones independence. At the same time, they are forced to cede a good portion of their Aquitane holdings to the Varini as well as Narbo. Theudis dies after having successfully defended the core of his Empire from the Romans and reforming the navy and military. He is succeeded by his son Aethelric.
557 - The Quadi are defeated by the Huns and their Lombard mercenaries. The Quadi King flees with an army of loyalists North of the Danube. Thuringia begins an invasion of Treveror. End of the Liang Dynasty in China, and the foundation of the Chen dynasty. Beginning of the Northern Zhao Dynasty in China. Arrival of the Mungels in Europe, who settle near Hunnic Dacia.
558 - Treveror surrenders after Belgica invades from the west. The nation is split between Thuringia and Belgica. Veronis successfully defeats Dumnonia, annexing the majority of the country.
559- Death of Maues, the Xionite Empire is divided between the Xionite Empire proper, and the Huna Empire in India. Petra begins to diplomatically expand, bringing several cities under their domination.
560 - The Xionites successfully shove the Turks off their lands, battered by years of war, the Turks try their luck elsewhere. Death of Theodosius, as result, A massive rebellion sponsored by the 34th Dynasty of Egypt occurs in the Eastern Roman Empire. It is led by Paisius’ son, Shenouda.
561 - The Turks, beaten from their Central Asian ambitions, begin to push on Northern China. This causes great distress in the Northern Qi and Northern Zhao. The Goths, having sufficently recovered from their humiliating defeat against the Romans begin invading Roman held possessions in the Aegean, Anatolia, and Achaea.
562 - The Mungels begin to invade the Holy Hunnic Empire, at the same time the Quadi King returns with an army of Slavs to reconquer his former Kingdom. Athens falls to the Goths.
563 - Petra, now with the backing of several city states, begins to occupy parts of Sinai and the Levant. By this point, all of the Southern Nile has fallen to the 34th Dynasty. Paul, son of Theodosius, begins to realize that it’s going to be near impossible to hold both Egypt and Greece. Camulod begins an invasion of Veronis.
564 - After 62 years, the Lex Burgundionum, and subsequent peace in Burgundy ends, as the war hardened Varini begin a massive invasion. Pro-Gothic revolts occur in the collapsing Hunnic Empire. Emperor Paul accepts peace with the Goths, giving back much of Vitalian’s Conquests, including all of the mainland. This coincides with the 34th Dynasty gaining access to the Mediterranean.
565 - The Holy Hunnic Empire accepts peace with the Quadi, who, now having intermarried with the Slavic nobility, declare the Kingdom of Quaddonia. Dumnonia declares war on Veronis, intent on reclaiming its lost lands.
566 - The Vandals begin to take portions of the Dalmatian Coast, the Holy Hunnic Empire is in near total collapse, with the Mungels occupying most of Dacia, the Goths having retaken much of the South, the last major holdout is the remainder of Illyria they hold, and pockets in Dacia.
567 - The Varini are beaten back by the Burgundians who then force them to cede some minor lands to them. The Holy Huns collapse, with the Mungels taking all of Dacia. A rump state dominated by the Lombards is left in Illyria.
568 - The 34th Dynasty leads a direct assault on Roman-held Alexandria. It fails, but the fighting is brutal, and 20% of the city is destroyed. By this point Emperor Paul has fled to the fortress city on Constantina. Camulod successfully conquers Veronis, giving a good chunk of the western lands to Dumnonia, however, they still occupy much of former Dumnonian lands. Camulod declares the Kingdom of Tewtona.
569 - The Taifals in Northern Varini rebel, supported by the Batavi. The Turks begin an invasion of the Northern Qi.
570 - Both sides in the Egyptian revolt are becoming increasingly war warry. The Sassanids, watching the situation agree to help after the Romans send a plea for reinforcements. The Narsehns unite Eastern Arabia under their banner, beginning to convert the populace to Zoroastrianism.
571 - The Vakatakas Dynasty collapses, and is absorbed by the ambitious Chalukya Dynasty and Kalinga, which takes much of the western portion of the country. The Prophet Hansin is born in Nala.
572 - The Romans and 34th Dynasty come to a cease fire. Rome keeps Palestine and what parts of Sinai aren’t occupied by Petra. They also keep the Nile Delta and Cyrene. The Rest of Egypt is given to the semi-victorious Shenouda, who places his capital in Oxyrhynchus, and declares Egypt a Cyrillian Christian state. Meanwhile, Northern Zhao debates intervention against the Turks.
573 - The Huna Empire leads an invasion of Malwa, after the local King refuses to pay a demanded tribute. Dyfed allies Britannia in the face of aggression by Tewtona.
574 - Sicily occupies the port city of Rhegium in the Italian Peninsula. Sicily’s relation with Burgundy prevent the Vandals from invading, but they besiege the city. Axum begins to build up in face of Petra and Narsehns.
575 - The Malwa surrender to the Huna, being absorbed by them. The Scots begin to be pushed off the island by a Pictish counterattack.