====== Ancient Era ======
The **Ancient Era** is a block of time used in historiography of the [[geopolitical:empire:|Imperial]] tradition. It is used to refer to any dated event that occurred, or is purported to have occurred, before the traditional date of the founding of the Sixfold League, the predecessor to the Empire.

<dwtimeline title="Prehistory">
<milestone title="~535 Ancient" description:"The invention of writing">
The earliest known [[takma:]] writing systems appear in the [[geography:sekhaa:region:cerulean_tangle]], though [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-writing|proto-writing]] may have existed much earlier.
</milestone>
<milestone title="~290 Ancient" description="Agriculture">
The first takma states capable of implementing widespread irrigation works appear. Other state-level geopolitical entities arise in response and begin to spread throughout the Cerulean Tangle.
</milestone>
<milestone title="~185-135 Ancient" description="The spread of government">
Takma state-level entities begin appearing in the foothills of the [[geography:sekhaa:region:spine_of_sirdanth]].
</milestone>
</dwtimeline title="Dawn Era">
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