A timeline of history as represented in Total War: Three Kingdoms, according to the history records. Noted the course of events after the game beginning (190 AD) is subjected to the game progression created by the player.
Timeline[]
- 206 BC: Qin dynasty fell from power and Han Dynasty was established.
- 138 AD: Dong Zhuo was born.
- 142 AD: Liu Biao was born.
- 147 AD: He Jin was born.
- 154 AD: Yuan Shao was born.
- 155 AD: Cao Cao and Sun Jian were born.
- 156 AD: Ma Teng and Yuan Shu were born. Liu Hong (Emperor Ling) also was born.
- 160 AD: Guan Yu was born.
- 161 AD: Liu Bei was born.
- 168 AD: Zhang Fei was born.
- 175 AD: Sun Ce, son of Sun Jian was born.
- 179 AD: Sima Yi was born.
- 181 AD: Emperor Xian (Liu Xie), the last emperor of the Han Empire, was born.
- 182 AD: Sun Quan, son of Sun Jian was born. Start date of the Mandate of Heaven DLC.
- 184 AD: The uprising of Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out.
- 185 AD: The major forces of Yellow Turbans was suppressed by the Han Empire, however pockets of resistance continued and smaller new rebellions were started in later years.
- 189 AD: Emperor Xian (Liu Xie) is enthroned as the Han Emperor by the Warlord Dong Zhuo at the age of eight. However he is manipulated by Dong Zhuo, exploiting him as a puppet ruler whilst installing himself as Regent and naming himself Chancellor of State.
- 190 AD: Start date of the base campaign.
- Historical conflict - Campaign against Dong Zhuo.
- Historical conflict - Battle of Xingyang
- 192 AD: Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his foster son Lü Bu, in a plot orchestrated by Wang Yun.
- 194 AD: Start date of a World Betrayed DLC.
- 196 AD: Historical conflict - Conquest in Jiangdong.
- 198 AD: Historical conflict - Siege of Xiapi.
- 200 AD: Start date of the Fates Divided DLC.
- Historical conflict - Battle of Guandu
- 205 AD: Yellow Turbans was fully suppressed.
- 208 AD: Historical conflicts - Stand at Changban (Autumn) and Battle of Red Cliffs (Winter).
- 219 AD: Historical conflict - The Invasion of Jing Province.
- 220 AD: Three major powers are established on the Chinese mainland, thus the Three Kingdoms period officially began.
- 291 AD: Start date of the Eight Princes DLC, set 100 years after the events of the base campaign during the War of the Eight Princes under the Jin Dynasty.