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Time Immemorial:

(CFYOW, ???) The ancestors of the 5 Great Noble Families mutilate and enslave the Soul King.

[Soul Society's "1 million years" history]

Ichibē Hyōsube (re)names the important phenomena in Seireitei.

Ōetsu Nimaiya invents asauchi/zanpakutō.

108 BC:

(Volume 9/Chapter -17) The Spiritual Arts Academy is founded by Shigekuni Eijisai Yamamoto, originally as the Shinigami Acaedemy;

[2066 years before Renji, Kira, and Hinamori graduate]

108-??? BC:

(Chapter 486/Chapter 504) Chōjirō Sasakibe achieved bankai;

[around 2000 years before Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc, before Shunsui & Ukitake were even born.]

700-995 CE:

(Chapter 633) Yhwach is born;

[around 200 years before Jugram Haschwalth's birth]

(Chapter 633) Yhwach conquered Lichtreich and formed an army;

900-995 CE:

(Chapter 633) Jugram Haschwalth is born;

[around 200 years after Yhwach's birth]

(Chapter 633) Yhwach founds The Sternritter and declares that they will invade Soul Society;

(Chapter 656) Lille Barro was the first Sternritter Yhwach shared his power with;

995 CE:

(Chapter 511) Shigekuni Genryūsai Yamamoto founds the 13 Court Guard Squads;

Kenpachi Unohana is promoted to 11th Squad Captain;

[around 1000 years before Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

Quincy Blood War;

(Chapter 546) Yhwach is sealed for 999 years;

[999 years before Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

(Chapter 547) The Wandenreich is founded and hidden in the shadows of Soul Society;

994-1753 CE:

(CFYOW II, Chapter 9) Shunsui Kyōroku, Jūshirō Ukitake, and Tokinada Tsunayashiro graduate from the academy;

(CFYOW III, Chapter 1) Kakyo graduates from the academy;

(CFYOW, ???) Tokinada finds an ancient Tsunayashiro tablet outlining Soul Society's "Original Sin";

994-1753 CE:

Nanao Ise's mother died;

Kyōroku is promoted to 8th Squad Captain;

Ukitake is promoted to 13th Squad Captain;

[over 200 years ago]

1601-1801 CE:

(CFYOW III, Chapter 1) Tokinada kills Kakyo;

(CFYOW III, Chapter 1) Tōsen inherits Kayo's zanpakutō, Suzumushi;

(CFYOW I, Epilogue) Tōsen joins Sōsuke Aizen;

[several hundred years ago]

1750-1753 CE:

(SAFWY II, Chapter 16) Kenpachi Azashiro defeats Kenpachi Kuruyashiki;

[around 250 years before Arrancar arc]

(SAFWY II, Chapter 12) Azashiro is imprisoned in Muken for 19, 500 years;

[249 years before Arrancar arc]

1801 CE:

(Chapter 45) Shinigami exterminate the Quincy;

[around 200 years before the Soul Society arc]

1885-1890 CE:

(Chapter 83) Kaien Shiba joins the academy;

(Chapter 83) Kaien graduates after 2 years;

1889 CE:

(Chapter -108) Rose Ōtoribashi is promoted to 3rd Squad Captain;

1601-1890 CE:

(Chapter 415) Aizen steals "The Nail" from Rangiku Matsumoto's soul for his own hōgyoku;

1890 CE:

(Chapter -105/Chapter 416) Gin Ichimaru joins the academy;

1891 CE:

(Chapter -105) Ichimaru graduates after 1 year & joins the 5th Squad as a seated officer;

(Chapter -108) Kirio Hikifune is promoted to the Royal Guard, aka Squad Zero;

(Chapter -108) "Turn Back the Pendulum Flashback";

(Chapter -108) Kisuke Urahara is promoted to 12th Squad Captain;

[110 years before Arrancar Arc]

1891-1896 CE:

(Chapter 83) Kaien promoted to Lieutenant of 13th Squad;

[5 Years after graduating]

1891-1900 CE:

(Chapter -105) Ichimaru is promoted to 3rd Seat of the 5th Squad;

1895-1917 CE:

(Real Life History) The Jazz music genre was officially invented;

[4-16 years after Hirako Shinji said he was listening to Jazz music.]

1894 CE:

(Chapter 546) Yhwach regains his 'pulse' after 900 years;

[99 years before Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

1891-1900 CE:

(Chapter -105) Urahara founds the Scientific and Development Research and Institute as president;

??? CE:

(Chapter 15) Project Spearhead and the invention of Modified Souls was developed within the S.D.R.I. led by Ōko Yushima;

(Chapter 15) Project Spearhead cancelled and all Modified Soul Pills were destroyed. Kon was the sole survivor;

1900 CE:

(Chapter -98) Rose, Shinji, Lisa, Kensei Muguruma, Mashiro Kuna, Hiyori Sarugaki, and Hachi Ushōda are transformed into vizards by Aizen;

[101 years before Arrancar Arc]

(Chapter -97/Chapter 535) Urahara stabilises the hollowfication of the vizards using a concoction of quincy arrow spiritual-matter and his own hōgyoku;

(Chapter -97) Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, and Tessai Tsukabishi are banished from Soul Society;

1900-??? CE:

(Chapter -97Chapter 397/Chapter 401) Urahara hides his own hōgyoku within Rukia;

1900-1983 CE:

(Chapter 147) Kenpachi Zaraki defeats Kenpachi Kiganjō;

1942 CE:

(Chapter 98) Rukia and Renji Abarai meet as orphaned kids on the streets;

1946 CE:

(Chapter 179) Byakuya Kuchiki marries Hisana Kuchiki;

[5 years before Hisana's death]

(Chapter -17) Hisagi joins the academy;

1951 CE:

(Chapter 179) Hisana dies;

[50 years before Soul Society Arc]

1952 CE:

(Chapter 98) Renji & Rukia join the academy;

[10 years after they met]

(Chapter -17) Izuru Kira & Momo Hinamori join the academy the same year as Renji & Rukia;

(Chapter -17) Renji, Hinamori, and Kira go on a training mission;

[2 months after joining the academy]

(Chapter 145) Ichimaru is promoted to 3rd Squad Captain; Byakuya is promoted to 6th Squad Captain;

(Chapter 98/Chapter 179) Kuchiki family adopts Rukia;

[1 year after Hisana's death]

(Chapter 98) Rukia Kuchiki graduates and joins the 13th Squad;

[Rukia & Renji lose contact for over 40 years]

(Chapter -17) Hisagi graduates;

(Chapter 385) Hisagi becomes a seated officer in the 9th Squad;

1952-2001 CE:

(Chapter 371) Aizen, Ichimaru, and Tōsen usurp Barragan Luisenbarn, and takeover Las Noches;

(SAFWY II, Chapter 16) Aizen recruits Barragan as an Espada;

(SAFWY II, Chapter 16) Aizen recruits Szayel-Aporro Granz as an Espada;

1957 CE:

(Chapter -16) Tōshirō Hitsugaya joins the academy;

[5 years after Hinamori, at Matsumoto's request]

1958 CE:

(Volume 9) Academy's 2066th year;

(Volume 9/Chapter -17) Renji, Kira, Hinamori, graduate after 6 years;

(Educated guess) Hitsugaya graduates after 1 year?;

(Chapter 173) Renji, Kira, Hinamori, join the 5th Squad;

1952-1983 CE:

(Chapter 136) Metastacia possesses Kaien;

(Chapter 136) Rukia kills Kaien;

(Chapter 263) Aaroniero Arruruerie consumes Metastacia;

(WDKALY, The Ceremony 4) Ukitake stores Kaien's captain cloak in his office for decades;

1981-1983 CE:

(Chapter 531) Isshin Shiba battles the artificial Hollow, White;

(Chapter 533) Masaki kills White, but is infected;

(Chapter 188) Isshin lost his shinigami powers to suppressing White's influence over Masaki;

[20 years before Arrancar Arc]

(CFYOW I, Epilogue) The Shiba family are stripped of their Noble status;

1983-2001 CE:

Hitsugaya is promoted to 10th Squad Captain;

1985 CE:

(Chapter 546) Yhwach regains his 'wits' after 90 years;

(Chapter 1) Ichigo Kurosaki is born;

[15 years before Agent of the Shinigami Arc]

1990-2001 CE:

(Educated guess) Tokinada recruits Aura Michibane in the World of the Living?;

(Educated guess) Kūjo Ginjō becomes an agent of the shinigami?;

(Educated guess) Tokinada sends assassins after Ginjō?;

(Educated guess) Ginjō kills the shinigami sent after him?;

(Educated guess) Ginjō meets Shūkurō Tsukishima?;

1994 CE:

(Chapter 546) Yhwach started to regain his 'power' after 9 years;

(Chapter 537) Yhwach uses Auswählen;

(Chapter 537) Masaki and Kanae Katagiri lose their quincy powers;

[9 years before Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

(Chapter 537) Kanae died 3 months later;

(Chapter 21) Grand Fisher kills Masaki;

2001 CE:

(Chapter 0) Renji promoted to 6th Squad Lieutenant;

(Chapter 397) Aizen orchestrates sending Rukia to meet Ichigo, in order to test Urahara's hōgyoku;

SERIES START

(Chapter 1) "Agent of the Shinigami Arc";

[across 4 months]

(Chapter 401) Rukia inadvertently activates the hōgyoku, giving all of her powers to Ichigo;

(Chapter 401/CFYOW II, Chapter 7) Ichigo inadvertently activates the hōgyoku, awakening the fullbring powers of both Chad Yasutora and Orihime Inoue;

(Chapter 25) Grand Fisher becomes an arrancar;

(Chapter 51/Chapter 397) Aizen orchestrates sending Byakuya and Renji to arrest Rukia and take her back to Soul Society;

(Chapter 56) Byakuya forces Ichigo to lose the shinigami powers stolen from Rukia;

(Chapter 64) Urahara forces Ichigo to awaken his own dormant shinigami powers;

(Chapter 71) "Soul Society Arc";

[across 1 month]

(Chapter 176) Aizen retrieves Urahara's hōgyoku from Rukia, to combine it with his own.

(Chapter 178) Aizen, Ichimaru, and Tōsen defect from Soul Society;

(Chapter 375) Aizen recruits Coyote Starrk as #1 Espada;

(Episode 284) Aizen recruits Tier Harribel as #3 Espada;

(SAFWY, Chapter 1) Pikkaro was demoted to Privaron Espada #102;

(CFYOW, ???) Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio was demoted to Privaron Espada #103;

(Educated guess) Cirucci Sanderwicci was demoted to Privaron Espada #105?;

(Educated guess) Gantenbainne Mosqueda was demoted to Privaron Espada #107?;

(Chapter 182) "Arrancar Arc";

[across 4 months]

(Chapter 186) Isshin's shinigami powers returned;

(Chapter 188) Isshin kills Grand Fisher;

(Chapter 229) Aizen recruits Luppi Antenor as #6 Espada;

(Chapter 240) Aizen re-instates Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez as #6 Espada;

(Chapter 396) Aizen permanently fuses with the completed hōgyoku and becomes immortal;

(Chapter 387) Aizen kills Tōsen out of mercy;

(Chapter 401/Databook Unmasked) Aizen begins to gradually transcend into a divine being;

(Chapter 416) Aizen kills Ichimaru;

(Chapter 421/Databook Unmasked) Aizen loses his divine form, but retains his immortality;

(Chapter 423) Aizen is imprisoned in Muken for 20, 000 years;

2001-2002 CE:

"Spirits are Forever With You I & II novels";

(SAFWY) Harribel becomes the leader of Hueco Mundo;

(TDSTS) The vizards are pardoned by Soul Society;

(TDSTS/SAFWY) Rose is re-instated as 3rd Squad Captain;

(TDSTS/SAFWY) Shinji is re-instated as 5th Squad Captain;

(TDSTS/SAFWY) Kensei is re-instated as 9th Squad Captain;

(TDSTS/SAFWY) Mashiro is unofficially (re)instated as 9th Squad 'Super' Lieutenant;

2002 CE:

(TDSTS) Rukia is promoted to 13th Squad Lieutenant after 5 months;

"The Death Save the Strawberry novel";

2003 CE:

(TDSTS) Urahara, Yoruichi, and Tessai are pardoned by Soul Society;

(TDSTS) Urahara creates a spirit power transfer sword after 12 months;

[17 months after Arrancar Arc]

(Chapter 424) "Lost Agent of the Shinigami Arc";

[across 1 month]

(Chapter 436) Ichigo develops his fullbring powers;

(Chapter 454) Zaraki kills Giriko Kutsuzawa;

(Chapter 458) Ginjō steals Ichigo's fullbring powers;

(Chapter 459) Rukia restores Ichigo's shinigami powers via Urahara's spirit power transfer sword;

(Chapter 477) Ichigo kills Ginjō;

(Chapter 479) Tsukishima died;

(Chapter 479) Ichigo retrieves Ginjō's corpse from Soul Society, to bury it in the World of the Living;

(Chapter 480) "Thousand Year Blood War Arc";

[across 1 month]

[The invasion is across 6/7 days]

(Chapter 484) Sasakibe is killed by the Quincy;

(Chapter 511) Yamamoto is killed by Yhwach;

(Chapter 518) Ginjō, Tsukishima, and Giriko's souls, are living in the care of Kūkaku and Ganju in the Shiba household;

(Chapter 520) Kyōroku is promoted to 13 Court Guard Squads Commander;

(Chapter 520) Nanao is promoted to 1st Squad Co-Lieutenant;

(Chapter 520) Genshirō Okikiba is promoted to 1st Squad Co-Lieutenant;

(Chapter 520.5) Mayuri reconstructs 30% of Kira's body;

(Chapter 527) Zaraki kills Retsu Unohana;

(Chapter 527) Ōetsu re-forges Zabimaru for Renji;

(Chapter 540) Ōetsu re-forges Zangetsu for Ichigo;

(CFYOW, ???) Tokinada steals the zanpakutō, Ikomikidomoe, from Nimaiya's City in the Royal Palace;

(Chapter 558) Komamura permanently transforms into a wolf, and is formally considered 'killed in action'.

(Chapter 613) Hanatarō Yamada is promoted to 4th Squad Co-3rd Seated Officer;

(Chapter 614) The Soul King is killed by Yhwach;

(Chapter 621) Ukitake dies;

(Chapter 643) Nemu Kurotsuchi is killed;

SERIES END

(CFYOW, Prologue) Yhwach is sealed as the new Soul King;

(WDkALY, Marriage Registration 3) Isane Kotetsu is promoted to 4th Squad Captain;

(WDkALY, Marriage Registration 3) Kiyone Kotetsu is promoted to 4th Squad Lieutenant;

(WDkALY, The Report 2) Tetsuzaemon Iba is promoted to 7th Squad Captain;

(WDkALY, The Report 2) Yasochika Iemura is promoted to 7th Squad Lieutenant;

(WDkALY, The Report 2) Hanatarō is officially promoted as the sole 4th Squad 3rd Seated Officer;

(CFYOW, Prologue) Harribel, Nel, and Grimmjow form an alliance with the shinigami;

(CFYOW III, Prologue) Tokinada constructs Hikone Ubuginu from the souls of humans, hollows, quincies, and arrancar;

"Can't Fear Your Own World I & II & III novels";

[6 months after Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

2003-2005 CE:

(WDkALY, The Report 1) The Spiritual Arts Academy changed the 6 year curriculum, to 4 years with a 2 year apprenticeship scheme;

2003-2013 CE:

(Chapter 685) Akon is promoted to 12th Squad Lieutenant;

2004 CE:

The 9th squad magazine 'Seireitei Communication' resumes publication after 1 year;

2005 CE:

(WDkALY, The Report 2) Lisa is promoted to 8th Squad Captain;

[2.5 years after Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

2003-2006 CE:

Nemu Hachigō is created;

[She is a baby in 2006]

2006 CE:

"WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU novel";

(WDkALY, Marriage Registration 1) Shouma & Urui, two wolf-men kids, become 7th squad shinigami apprentices;

(WDkALY, Marriage Registration 5) Renji & Rukia Abarai get married;

[3 years after Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

2006-2007 CE:

(BLEACH Jet, Kubo's Color Illustration Talk Vol.4) Ichika Abarai is born;

[Conceived immediately after their wedding.]

2008-2009 CE:

(BLEACH Jet, Kubo's Color Illustration Talk Vol.4) Kazui Kurosaki is born;

[2 years after Ichika.]

2013 CE:

(Chapter 686) Rukia is promoted to 13th Squad Captain (as Rukia Kuchiki);

(Chapter 686) Ichika meet Kazui;

[10 years after Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

2015 CE:

"BURN ☩HE WITCH chapter";

(BURN ☩HE WITCH/BLEACH Jet) Balgo is placed in the care of the witches Noel Niihashi & Spangle Ninii;

[12 years after Thousand Year Bloodwar Arc]

2021-2022 CE:

(BLEACH Jet) 15 year old Ichika & 13 year old Kazui;

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