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Centuries:
11th century - 12th century - 13th century

The twelfth century of Rokugan's history.

Notable events[]

The following are the most notable events of the twelfth century:

Culture[]

The Scorpion Clan is banished to the Burning Sands.
The Scorpion Clan returns from exile, bringing Shinjo with them.
Twenty-Seven Days of Darkness

Assumptions of titles[]

Mirumoto Sukune becomes Acting Mirumoto Daimyo
Yotsu Ureiko becomes Yotsu Daimyo.
Isawa Uona becomes Master of Air.
Matsu Tsuko becomes Lion Clan Champion.
Doji Hoturi becomes Crane Clan Champion.
Hitomi becomes Dragon Clan Champion.
Togashi Hoshi becomes Togashi Daimyo.
Isawa Taeruko becomes Master of Earth.
Shiba Tsukune becomes Phoenix Clan Champion.
Agasha Gennai becomes Master of Air.
Shinjo Shono becomes Shinjo Daimyo.
Hoshi becomes Dragon Clan Champion.
Bayushi Yojiro becomes Scorpion Clan Champion.
Yoritomo Aramasu becomes Mantis Clan Champion.
Bayushi Kaukatsu becomes Imperial Chancellor.
Moto Chagatai becomes Unicorn Clan Khan.
Hida Kuon becomes Crab Clan Champion.
Doji Akiko becomes Master of Water.
Shiba Mirabu becomes Phoenix Clan Champion.
Yoritomo Kitao becomes Mantis Clan Champion.
Isawa Ochiai becomes Master of Fire.
Toturi Tsudao proclaims herself Empress of Rokugan.
Yoritomo Naizen becomes Mantis Clan Champion.
Matsu Yoshino becomes Lion Clan Champion.
Moto Chen becomes Unicorn Clan Khan.
Kitsuki Iweko is chosen as Empress of Rokugan by the Heavens.

Contests[]

Asahina Sekawa wins the Jade Championship.
Kuni Daigo wins the Jade Championship.

Founding of clans and families[]

The Goseki family is destroyed.
The Scorpion Clan is disbanded by Imperial Edict.
The Akodo family is disbanded by Imperial Edict.
The Koebi family is destroyed by a monsoon.
The Falcon Clan joins the Crab Clan as the Toritaka family.
The Yoritomo family is founded.
The Wasp Clan joins the Mantis Clan as the Tsuruchi family.
The Izaku family is founded.
The Scorpion Clan is restored.
The Monkey Clan is founded.
The Fuzake family is founded.
The Scorpion Clan returned from the exile and is restored as Great Clan.
The Aotora family is founded.
The Rokugo family is founded.
The Kochako family is founded.
Otaku family changes their name to the Utaku family.
The Morito family is founded.
The Chuda family is restored. It is not recognized by the Empire.
The Toku family is founded.
The ronin Tsi family is elevated to Minor Clan, the Oriole Clan.
The Kokujin family is defunct after the dead of its founder Kokujin.
The Fox Clan joins the Mantis Clan as the Kitsune family.
The Daigotsu, Ninube, and Goju families are recognized by the Empire.
The Susumu family is founded.

Magic and Religion[]

The Council of Five opens the Black Scrolls in their possession.
Half of the Tao of Shinsei is erased by the Lying Darkness.
Shiba Tsukune becomes the fortune of Rebirth.
Yasuki Nokatsu becomes the Dark Oracle of Earth.
Tonbo Toryu becomes the Dark Oracle of Void.
Omen becomes the first Oracle of Jade.
Tamori Chosai becomes the Dark Oracle of Fire and is banished from Rokugan.

Military history[]

Six towers of the Kaiu Wall fall Shadowlands forces. Five are later retaken.

Battles[]

Battle of the Forgotten Tide
Battle of Doro Crossroads
Battle of Bloodied Honor
Battle of Blackened Ground
Battle at Benten Seido
Battle of Sokustel Forest
Second Day of Thunder
Crane Civil War

Military training[]

Births and deaths[]

Births[]

Seou
Seiki
Genzo
Mirumoto Miyoki
Tatsune
Moshi Wakiza
Nandemonai
Shosuro Meiyoko
Yoritomo
Seppun Toshiken
Togashi Satsu
Yoritomo Kumiko
Isawa Nakamuro
Soshi Uidori
Soshi Miroko
Soshi Yukimi

Deaths[]

Mirumoto Shosan
Shiba Burisagi
Togashi Kenjin
Hiruma Makasu
Hiruma Sotu
Ichiro Akitomo
Otaku Shiko
Yotsu Yatoshin
Bayushi Shoju
Doji Satsume
Hantei XXXVIII
Isawa Eju
Matsu Hokitare
Oni no Kuzushi
Seppun Daiori
Hida Sukune
The Aseth
Bayushi Shoju
Doji Ameiko
Doji Hoturi
Hantei XXXIX
Hiruma Kage
Isawa Tadaka
Isawa Tomo
Isawa Tsuke
Isawa Ujina
Isawa Uona
Kyojin
Mirumoto Yukihira
Moto Terumori
The Qamar
Seppun Ishikawa
Shiba Ujimitsu
Suzume Kashira
Tetsuya
Togashi
Yakamo no Oni
Yogo Junzo
Mikio
Hida Yakamo
Hiruma Yoshi
Hitomi
Isawa Osugi
Kakita Ichiro
Kakita Yoshi
Kuni Sensin
Onnotangu
Takuan
Bayushi Aramoro
Dairya
The Dashmar
Dangai
Doji Kuwanan
Doji Shizue
The Eshru
Goju Adorai
Hida Tampako
Hitomi Iyojin
Ikoma Tsanuri
Kakita Ariteko
Kakita Toshimoko
Kitsu Okura
Matsu Agetoki
Matsu Morishigi
Moshi Wakiza
Naka Kuro
Okura no Oni
Otaku Kamoko
The Radakast
Shosuro Taushui
Toturi I
Yoritomo
Yoritomo Furikae
Asako Sagoten
Yoshi
Okahito
Hida Tsuneo
Isawa Yaruko
Yasuki Kamoru
Asahina Tamako
The Dark Daughter of Fu Leng
Kuni Utagu
Shiba Tsubeko
Toturi I
Usagi Fuyuko
Yogo Itoju
Gusai
Hida Kuroda
Hida O-Ushi
Hitomi Akuai
Isawa Hochiu
Isawa Riake
Kakita Kaiten
Kuni Junji
Matsu Shinya
Mirumoto Junnosuke
Moto Gaheris
Shinjo
Tamori
Tamori Chieko
Tsuruchi Yutaka
Yoritomo Aramasu
Doji Kurohito
Isawa Mizuhiko
Matsu Turi

Year-by-year[]

The following is a timeline of the events of the twelfth century.

1101 Isawa Ujina marries Isawa Ieku. Birth of Bayushi Omoto and twins Seou and Seiki.
1102 Birth of Akodo Arasou. Yasuki Taka becomes Yasuki Daimyo.
1103 Hantei XXXVIII becomes Emperor of Rokugan. Birth of Bayushi Togai, Genzo, Mirumoto Miyoki, and Tatsune.
1104 Akodo Kage marries Hantei Arumihime.
1105 Birth of Ikoma Tsanuri.
1106 Death of Isawa Nesan. Isawa Tsuke becomes Master of Fire. Matsu Kaagi becomes Kitsuki Kaagi. Birth of Kyoden, Moshi Wakiza, Nandemonai, and Shosuro Meiyoko.
1107 Kyuden Ashinagabachi is taken by a Lion Clan force by order of Matsu Kajitoko. Birth of Hantei Sotorii.
1108 Births of Kakita Ichiro and Kitsune Ryosei.
1109 Founding of Wasp Clan. Death of Hantei Arumihime. Birth of Bayushi Dairu.
1110 Yoshitsune and most of his family assassinated. Yoshitsune replaced by an impostor.
1111 Hantei Hochiahime and Hantei Sotorii kidnapped by bloodspeakers. Sotorii rescued by the Ronin Yotsu. Yotsu family founded.
1112 Daigotsu, Goju Kyoden and Omoni banished to Jigoku via a bloodspeaker ritual. Birth of Daigotsu. Death of Hantei Hochiahime. Battle of Kotanu Plains. Death of Matsu Chonoku.
1113 Raniyah, a Rakshasa, murders and impersonates Togashi Kenjin.
1114 Phoenix Clan Champion Shiba Burisagi killed in a duel with Doji Hoturi. Shiba Ujimitsu becomes the new Champion.
1115 Death of Shosuro Akitada.
1116 The Sword of Yotsu otokodate formed.
1117 Yoritomo becomes the Mantis Clan Champion after the death of Bishan the Watchful, the "false Yoshitsune".
1118 Tensions between the Lion and Crane escalate. Doji Retsu seized Toshi Ranbo, wiping out the Damasu family and the Goseki family.
1119 Isawa Tadaka bests the Elemental Master of Earth Isawa Rujo in a duel, and takes his place.
1120 The Crane Clan take Toshi Ranbo from the Lion Clan. Lion Clan Champion and Akodo Arasou killed in attempt at retaking the city. Akodo Toturi becomes champion.
1121 Three Man Alliance formed.
1122 Opium War between the cartels rages in Ryoko Owari Toshi. lion and crane armies continue their War.
1123 Hare Clan destroyed. Emperor Hantei XXXVIII is assassinated by Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Shoju. The Scorpion Coup is stopped by the other clans. Hantei XXXIX becomes Emperor. Akodo family disbanded. Scorpion Clan disbanded.
1124 Isawa Kaede becomes the Master of Void. Kitsune Gohei reads a Black Scroll. Kitsune Ryosei becomes the Fox Clan Champion.
1125 The Hare Clan is restored by Usagi Ozaki. The Falcon Clan is absorbed by the Crab Clan.
1126 The Clan War erupts across the Empire. The Elemental Masters study the Black Scrolls in their possession.
1127 The Crab Clan launches attacks against Beiden Pass and the Crane Clan. The Crab storm Otosan Uchi, but Hida Kisada is mortally wounded by Fu Leng possessing the Emperor.
1128 Second Day of Thunder. Fu Leng is made mortal and defeated by the Seven Thunders. Mantis Clan made a Great Clan.
1129 Toturi crowned Emperor. Monkey Clan founded. Togashi family exiled by Hitomi. Scorpion Clan reinstated.
1130 Naka Kuro swears fealty to the Phoenix Clan to help them rebuild. Toturi I kidnapped by unknown forces. Scorpion Clan exiled to the Burning Sands on the suspicion of their involvement. Emerald Champion Kakita Toshimoko fakes his death and becomes a ronin.
1131 Naga assault the Dragon Clan. The Crab Clan desperately hold on to Kyuden Hiruma.
1132 The Jade Champion Kitsu Okura summons [[[oni]] to fight for the lion. Hitomi duels and kills the Moon Onnotangu, usurping his position. Amaterasu flees, plunging the Empire into Darkness. Yakamo finds Amaterasu and witnesses her Jigai, ascending to become Lord Sun. Emperor Toturi I rescued.
1133 Toturi marries the Oracle of the Void Isawa Kaede, then commits seppuku. The Lying Darkness attempts to destroy the world but is defeated by the combined forces of the Empire at the Battle of Oblivion's Gate. Deceased heroes return to aid the struggle.
1134 Toturi I retakes the throne after having returned through Oblivion's Gate. The Empire rebuilds and Returned Spirits settle in the Empire. The Naga prepare to enter the Great Sleep.
1135 The Naga attempt to gift a golden pearl to Toturi I, but are accidentally rebuffed. The Unicorn Clan accept the offer.
1136 The resurgent Akodo family rebuffs a Unicorn Clan offensive at the Battle of Firefly River.
1137 Yoritomo's Alliance fractures.
1138 A returned Yasuki attempts to have the family rejoin the Crane Clan. The War of Spirits begins.
1139 Birth of Toturi Naseru.
1140 A plot to murder Toturi Kaede and kidnap Toturi Naseru by the returned spirit Hantei XVI is foiled.
1141 Togashi Hoshi teaches his son in the mountains of the Dragon Clan.
1142 The Temple of Blood is found and destroyed by Emerald Magistrates.
1143 Birth of Hiruma Tsukiko.
1144 Haru's forge is supplied with materials from Scorpion, Mantis, and Unicorn caravans.
1145 Morito's claim to the land he occupies is validated by Emperor Toturi I.
1146 Birth of Doji Midoru.
1147 Doji Kurohito becomes Crane Clan Champion after the stewardship of Kakita Kaiten. Isawa Nakamuro studies with Isawa Noriko.
1148 Kaneka proposes marriage to Sachina, but is rebuffed.
1149 Asako Sagoten creates the Children of the Last Wish to protect Isawa's Last Wish from Hantei XVI.
1150 Agasha Tamori and Hida Tsuneo kidnap the children of the Phoenix Clan. Beiden Pass is collapsed on top of Hantei XVI's army, forcing the former Emperor to negotiate a peace with Toturi I. The War of Spirits ends. Toturi Naseru fostered to Hantei XVI.
1151 The remnants of the Agasha remaining with the Dragon Clan are renamed the Tamori family.
1152 The returned spirit Gusai meets with Moshi Kakau in Yasuki Yashiki.
1153 Puja I becomes the new caliph of Medinaat al-Salaam.
1154 Kaneka is told the truth about his heritage, he is the bastard son of Toturi I.
1155 Hantei XVI is killed during a brutal beating of Hantei Naseru. Kaneka publicly revealed as a son of Toturi, although not acknowledged. Assassination attempts are plotted and fail.
1156 The Dark Oracle of Water Matsu Turi allies with the Tsuno against the Lion Clan.
1157 Isawa Hochiu uses the Dark Covenant of Fire to make the Dark Oracle of Fire Tamori start a war between the dragon and phoenix.
1158 The Ox Clan is founded. Emperor Toturi I is assasinated by the Onisu Fushin when he was travelling to Ryoko Owari to meet with Kaneka. Empress Toturi Kaede disappears shortly after the funeral, leaving the Empire without a ruler or direct heir.
1159 The Four Winds vie for power in the Empire. Kokujin challenges the Dragon Clan. Daigotsu launches an audacious attack on Otosan Uchi, which has to be burned to the ground afterwards. Bayushi Yojiro steps down as Scorpion Clan Champion in secret, to combat the Shadowed Tower conspiracy.
1160 The Four Winds march on Daigotsu, killing him but losing Toturi Tsudao. Toturi Naseru is crowned Emperor. Kaneka and Toturi Sezaru join the phoenix to abandon their claims to the throne. The Shadowed Tower conspiracy is destroyed.
1161 End of the Dragon-Phoenix War.
1162 Birth of Shinjo Min-Hee
1163 Yoritomo Hotako passes her Gempukku.
1164 The Shadow Dragon convinces Daidoji Rekai to become corrupted, to save her son. Daidoji Kikaze becomes Daidoji Daimyo.
1165 Iuchiban escapes his tomb, and usurps power in the City of the Lost. He sacrifices the last of the Ki-Rin and starts the Rain of Blood.
1166 The Legion of the Dead battles the Legion of Blood in the Realm of Thwarted Destiny. Hida Kisada is sent through Oblivion's Gate to aid the Empire in defeateing Iuchiban.
1167 The Gozoku are destroyed. The War of Fire and Thunder reaches it's climax. The Emperor Toturi III wanders the empire in disguise, seeking enlightenment. The unicorn and lion clash over the City of the Rich Frog.
1168 The Empire rushed to the rescue of the Emperor at the Tomb of the Seven Thunders in the Shadowlands. The Emperor is killed, but many valuable artifacts are recovered from the Tomb. The Khan Moto Chagatai leads a brutal winter war against the Lion Clan.
1169 Moto Chagatai's ambition leads to a direct assault on the capital Toshi Ranbo. He is defeated, but the last of the Toturi family line are killed. The Empire is leaderless. Almost the entire Nezumi race are killed in the Battle of Tomorrow.
1170 A wave of assassins strike at the empire. The Kolat Hidden Temple is destroyed by the Scorpion Clan. The Celestial Tournament is held, proclaiming Iweko I the new Empress.
1171 An Army of Fire attacks the Empire from the north, spurred forward by the Dark Oracle of Fire. The Sparrow Clan are secretely taken over by the Spider Clan.
1172 The Destroyer War begins, as a large gaijin force led by Kali-Ma break through crab lands. The Dark Oracle of Fire continues his attacks in the north.
1173 The Destroyer War moves deep into Scorpion lands. Fu Leng regains his divinity and battles Kali-Ma but is killed. Daigotsu sacrifices himself to defeat Kali-Ma, earning the Spider Clan Great Clan status. Iweko orders the conquering of the ruined Ivory Kingdoms.
1174 Michio is attacked daily while at the temple of Order of the Spider.
1175 The Scorpion Clan begin construction of a new wall surrounding the place where Kali-Ma died, the Second Festering Pit.
1176 Hida Demopen and Bayushi Naruhi are married.
1177
1178
1179
1180 Winter Court is held as Shiro Moto.
1181 Tsi Soshu becomes the Oriole Clan Champion.
1182
1183
1184
1185
1186
1187
1188
1189 Haruno no Oni breaches the Scorpion Wall.
1190
1191
1192 More writings of Fudo are found in Dragon lands.
1193 The War of the Twins takes place between the scorpion and phoenix.
1194
1195
1196 Winter Court is held at Kyuden Isawa.
1197 Doji Kurohito is elevated to the status of Fortune of Perfection.
1198 People in the Empire with connections to Naga disappear. The Governor of the Second City is assassinated by Dark Naga.
1199 P'an Ku's madness provokes a large riot in the Second City.
1200 Ide Hideshi becomes Topaz Champion. The extinct Boar Clan is restored and Heichi Tochiko becomes their Daimyo.
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