Timeline of the Vigilius Sector

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This is the page for events having occurred in the Vigilius sector. If you do not know how to edit the tables, you can ask other Users or Admins for help. Colored events are canon events and serve here as points of reference.

Pre-Imperial

Vigilius sector was conquered and established during the Great Crusade. These are notionworthy events that occured before the Age of the Imperium.

Date	Event	Notes
Age of Strife	Colonising Creid Lambda
Age of Strife	Colonising Lova system	Both worlds of Lova system were colonised before the Age of the Imperium.
Age of Strife	Colonising Magna Cupal
Age of Strife	Colonising Mahapadma
Age of Strife	Colonising Nereides
Age of Strife	Colonising Tantalonia
c. M28	Colonising Hos Elwor

Time of the Emperor

Events that occured during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy.

Date	Event	Notes
late-M30	Colonising Truman's World.
early-M31	Establishing Vigilius	Vigilius sector is established in early M31.

M31 - M35

Starting from the end of the Horus Heresy and beginning of the Great Scouring, Age of Rebirth saw Imperium to rise from its lowest low and to start its new ascension after the events of the Beheading.

Date	Event	Notes
015.M31	Great Scouring	The Great Scouring begins after the end of the Horus Heresy circa 015.M31.
mid-M31	Colonising Cerbera
3.502.131.M32	Colonising Josux	Josux system is transformed into a self-sufficient navy depot.
421.M32	Colonising Zaltor's Sanctum	Originally known as "Vinbet"
mid-M32	Annexing Tantalonia	Frontier world Tantalonia is annexed and turned into an agri-world.
546.M32	The Beheading	Coup orchestrated by the Grand Master of Assassins Drakan Vangorich sees him to ascend as the tyrant of the Imperium. However, he is finally deposed and Senatorum Imperialis re-established.
mid-M33	Colonising Novoss III
401.M34	The Howling

Nova Terra Interregnum

Time of the Twin Empires.

Date	Event	Notes
075.M35	Beginning of the Nova Terra Interregnum
900.M35	Annexing Hos Elwor	World of Hos Elwor was found by surveys and put under Imperial rule. World served mostly as a deposit of raw minerals.
975.M35	End of the Nova Terra Interregnum	NTI ends in the Cataclysm of Souls in 975.M35.
991.M35	21st Founding	Also known as the Cursed Founding.

M36 - M41

From the Age of Apostasy to the beginning of the End Times. This long period sees the Imperium to rise from chaos and anarchy into the Age of Redemption and to descend back into despair during the Waning.

Date	Event	Notes
200.M36	Reign of Blood	Goge Vandire becomes the 361st High Lord of the Administratum. Reign of Blood begins.
270.M36	End of the Reign of Blood	c.270.M36 Sebastian Thor leaves Terra after the end of High Lord Goge's Reign of Blood. Adepta Sororitas are found.
280.M36	Changes in Senatorum Vigilius	Senatorum Vigilius accepts High Cardinal Astra in the Upper Chamber of the senate as a permanent member.
319.M36	Martyrdom of Saint Antias	Missionary Antias is martyred on the world Hos Elwor. He is beautified by sector synod instantly and declared saint by the Holy Synod in 322.M36 becoming the patron of choirs and singers.
610.M36	Surveys of Iota-Omicron region	Rogue Trader Erika Stormruler travels into the Iota-Omicron region north-east of Vigilius and maps a number of worlds within the region before she returns to Turbela.
640.M36	Colonising Erika's Retreat	Before her disappearance, Erika Stormruler heavily invested in colonising a remote frontier world.
791.M36	Ethereals within the Tau society	Ethereals unite the Tau.
989.M36	The Golden Throne Hungers	Warp storms visibly expand.
020.M37	The Great Cull	High Lords of Terra systematically cull governors and officials.
289.M37	Colonising Volhar	Attempt to colonise Volhar system begins. Expedition is led by Arch-Magos Valdis Closen of Ivaldi Primus.
304.M37	Birth of Volhar Rift	Volhar Rift is born by the efforts of Arch-Heretek Valdis Closen. It destroys the Nereides sub-sector and engulfs the world of Nereides and Zaltor's Sanctum.
305.M37	Establishment of the "Volhar Perimeter"	The fortification of the star systems bordering the Volhar Rift begins, officially completed in 310.M37
502.M37	First Sphere of Expansion begins	First Sphere of Expansion of Tau begins in 503.M37 and lasts until 956.M38.
638.M37	First Appearance of Dredgeworld Noknika	The first of the warp-infused Dredgeworlds emerge from the Volhar Rift
792.M38	Dal'yth Sept Found	Dal'yth Sept is found.
c.884.M38	War in the Place of Union	Tau assist Kroots to overcome Orks and to liberate the homeworld of the Kroot.
956.M38	First Sphere of Expansion ends
018.M39	Second Sphere of Expansion begins	Second Sphere of Expansion of Tau begins in 018.M38 and lasts until the beginning of the Damocles Crusade in 743.M41.
053.M39	Vespid join the Tau Empire
681.M39	Nereides is reintroduced into Imperium	Nereides world is reclaimed by the Imperium after it is rediscovered by the deep-space scans of Battlefleet Vigilius.
700.M39	Nereides is lost	Volhar Rift swallows the icy ocean world again. World has not been recorded since.
498.M40	Zaltor's Sanctum is recolonised	Commodore Uba van Lovw discovers the long lost world and with the Naval Arms reintroduces it into the Imperial rule again.
970.-982.M40	Waaagh! Morkdred	An Ork Warboss Morkdred triumphs over the tribes in the spore worlds north of Vigilius and masses a Waaagh! which finally leads to the devastation of the northern parts of the sector. Ork invasion is countered on Magna Cupal by joint forces of Magna Cupal and Ivaldi Primus.
320.M41	Imperial Intervention on Novoss	Rumors and news about separatistic government on Novoss III made Imperium to seize initiative and 322nd Intervention Corps of Astra Militarum invaded the world and put it in junta government. These events were followed in 321.41 by Senate Square Massacre and repressive government actions for seven years including planet-wide curfew, banning of media services and forced labor.
461.M41	Re-colonising Truman's World	After its destruction in Waaagh! Morkdred, Truman's World is re-colonised in mid M41.
692.M41	Au'rah Sept is found	Found by the efforts of Commander O'Ghoro, Tau establish strong presence in the Vigilius sector.
731.M41	Death of Commander Puretide
742.M41	Second Sphere of Expansion ends
743.-745.M41	Damocles Crusade	Also known as the Damocles Gulf Crusade.

Time of Ending

Period of 750.M41 to 999.M41 is known as the Time of Ending. Vigilius sector's current "now" is considered to take place in 910.M41 which is shortly after the hive fleet Gorgon's destruction yet before the Third Sphere Expansion.

Date	Event	Notes
745.M41	Battle for Macragge	Time of Ending begins as the Tyranids invade the Galaxy.
760.M41	Farsight Enclaves	Commander Farsight secedes from the Tau Empire and establishes the Farsight Enclaves.
812.M41	Hive Fleet Naga	Hive fleet is destroyed after devouring a span of worlds just north from the Tau Empire.
813.M41	Destruction of Cano'var	Necrons of Sautekh dynasty destroy the Tau colony of Cano'var.
899.-903.M41	Hive Fleet Gorgon	Gorgon strikes the Tau Empire and is only destroyed by the joint efforts of the Imperium and the Tau Empire.
900.M41	Morix Prime	Tau listening post on Morix Prime is destroyed by the Ultramarines' 4th company.
901.-912.M41	Badab War

Notes

See also

• Vigilius sector
• Vigilius sector/Addendum