General Timeline

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This article provides an unofficial timeline of recorded important events in the Warcraft universe compiled from official timelines and all sources published by Blizzard. Blizzard has used two standards when establishing dates in various official timelines, both based on the opening of the Dark Portal.

Numbering is based on the opening of the Dark Portal, as this is the method used by the latest sources. Some sources have the opening of the Dark Portal as about 25 years before the start of World of Warcraft, and other dates state that it was about 30 years before the start of World of Warcraft. This timeline is based on the 30 year standard.

All dates are considered to be spans of time from one to the next since many events are only given vague ordering and estimated dates. Warcraft products are displayed in italics.

It should not be considered as an official timeline, but should be as accurate as, and more complete than, whatever Blizzard has provided.

Beginning of Azeroth

-147,000
-65,000
-64,001
-24,969

Age of the elves

-10,250
-10,000
  • Start of the War of the Ancients
-9,999
-9,998
-7,300
-6,800
-4,000

Age of the mortals

-2,800
-2,700
-2,500
  • The Ironforge Dwarves awaken in Uldaman
  • Khaz Modan is founded
-1,200
-1,000
-818
-370
  • Last gnome royalty
-230
-170
  • Dwarves meet gnomes
  • Gnomeregan is built

Rise of the Horde

-100
-46
-45
-40
-19

First War

0 (Year 592 by the King's Calendar)
1
4
5

Second War

6
7
8
18
20

Third War and the Scourge

25
26
28
29

World of hostilities

30
31
32

Post-apocalyptic Azeroth

30