Gundam's History
This is brief timeline of the Gundam world, intended as a general overview.
In deference to the ongoing confusion about exactly where the Universal
Century starts, I've omitted dates between AD 1999 and UC 0001; for
what it's worth, for a few years Bandai's timelines listed 2045 as the date
that construction began on the first space colony, though their most recent
timelines omit this date.
AD 1957
The USSR launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite.
AD 1961
The USSR launches the first manned spacecraft, Vostok 1, into
Earth orbit; Major Yuri Gargarin becomes the first man in
space.
AD 1969
Professor Gerard O'Neill proposes the construction of
cylindrical space colonies. O'Neill's designs are later used to
construct real colonies.
The American Apollo 11 mission lands on the moon.
AD 1993
Small, localized wars break out across the globe, threatening to
escalate into a third World War. The crisis fuels concerns about
the problems of overpopulation, pollution and scarcity of
resources.
AD 1999
The Earth Federation is formed, and an ambitious space
colonization program is announced.
UC 0001
The Universal Century (UC) calendar is adopted as full-scale
emigration to space begins.
UC 0027
The first permanent lunar settlement, Von Braun City, is
constructed.
UC 0040
40% of the human population has emigrated to space.
UC 0044
50% of the human population now lives in space.
Advocates of "Eleism" begin claiming that man's duty is to leave
Earth, the cradle of life, to restore its immaculate state.
UC 0045
The asteroid Juno, is moved from the asteroid belt into Earth
orbit, so that it can be mined for colony construction, and is
renamed "Luna Two."
Doctor T.Y. Minovski moves to Side 3. Here, he helps convert
the Side 3 colonies to a space-efficient sealed design and
founds the Minovski Physics Society.
UC 0046
Jion Daikun formulates the philosophy of "Contolism," a space
colonist's version of nationalism.
UC 0050
9 billion people -- 80% of the human population -- have now
emigrated to space.
UC 0058
Jion Daikun, leader of Side 3, proclaims the Side's
independence and establishes the "Jion Republic."
UC 0065
Doctor T.Y. Minovski publishes his theory of Minovski
physics, predicting the existence of the Minovski particle.
UC 0068
Jion zum Daikun dies, apparently by assassination.
UC 0069
Daikun's advisor, Degin sod Zabi, proclaims himself Duke; the
Jion Republic becomes the Duchy of Jion. Over the next ten
years, tensions between the Federation and Jion mount steadily.
Jion researchers verify the existence of the Minovski particle.
UC 0073
Jion researchers complete the MS-01, the first "mobile suit."
UC 0075
Jion researchers complete the MS-05 Zaku I, the first
combat-ready mobile suit. Thanks to Minovski physics, the
Zaku incorporates a super-compact thermonuclear reactor.
UC 0079
The "One-Year War" opens as the Jion fleet decimates Sides 1,
2 and 4. Forcing a space colony out of orbit, Jion drops it onto
the Earth, where it impacts on Australia. A second attempted
colony drop turns into the Battle of Ruum, the largest space
battle in history, laying waste to Side 5.
After the opening month of the war, in which half the human
race is killed, both sides sign a treaty banning the use of
weapons of mass destruction. Jion occupies half the surface of
Earth, and a stalemate ensues.
The Federation develops its own mobile suits, launches a
counteroffensive against the Jion forces on Earth, and then
begins a space campaign against Jion's asteroid fortresses. The
Zabi family are killed, and the Federation makes peace with
Jion's civilian leadership. (Gundam)
UC 0080
The Jion Republic is restored, while many of the remnants of
the Jion fleet go into hiding to await their revenge.
UC 0083
With the Federation fleet once again at full strength, Zabi
loyalists led by Aguille Delaz launch Operation Stardust. The
restored Federation fleet is ravaged, and the Delaz fleet drops a
colony onto North America. (Gundam 0083)
The Titans, an elite branch of the Federal Forces, are formed to
hunt down Jion renegades.
UC 0085
The Titans massacre the entire population of a Side 1 colony to
suppress an anti-Federation rally.
UC 0087
The AEUG, a civilian resistance organization, begins fighting
against the Titans and eventually wins the support of the
Federation. (Zeta Gundam)
UC 0088
In a three-way battle between the AEUG, the Titans, and a
group of renegade Jions from the asteroid Axis, the Titans are
wiped out. (Zeta Gundam)
The Federation's Taskforce Alpha battles a rebellious group of
Titans-sympathizers, the New Desides. (Gundam Sentinel)
The Axis forces, now the "Neo Jions," occupy the Federation
capital and carry out a colony drop on Ireland. The Federation
meets their demand to turn Side 3 -- the Jion Republic -- over
to them. (Gundam Double Zeta)
UC 0089
Divided by factional infighting, the Neo Jions destroy
themselves. (Gundam Double Zeta)
UC 0092
A new Neo Jion faction, led by Char Aznable, forms.
UC 0093
Char's Neo Jions bombard the Earth with asteroids in an
attempt to bring on a "nuclear winter." They are defeated, their
plan unsuccessful. (Char's Counterattack)
UC 0100
The Federation begins to revoke the autonomy of the Jion
Republic.
UC 0103
Mafty, an anti-Federation guerrilla force, surfaces.
UC 0104
The Federation increases its efforts to force illegal residents (i.e.
those who are not government, military or civilian elite) off the
Earth.
UC 0105
Mafty is defeated and its leader, Hathaway Noah, is executed.
(Shining Hathaway)
UC 0106
Construction of new colonies begins.
The Crossbone Vanguard are founded.
UC 0120
The Oldsmobile Army -- a surviving Jion faction based on
Mars -- steals a protoype F90 Gundam mobile suit. (Gundam
F90)
UC 0123
The Crossbone Vanguard occupy the Frontier colonies of Side
4, rechristening Frontier IV as Cosmo Babylonia. Thanks to a
pact with the Jupiter energy fleet, the Crossbone Vanguard hold
the Federation's energy supply hostage and prevent Federation
interference. (Gundam F91)
UC 0128
Cosmo Babylonia collapses due to infighting and civil war.
UC 0133
A Crossbone Vanguard faction wages war on the
self-proclaimed "Jupiter Empire." (Crossbone Gundam)
UC 0147
The Gachi party takes power in the Side 2 colony Amelia.
UC 0148
The League Militaire is formed.
UC 0149
Side 2 is declared the Zanscar Empire.
UC 0152
Invading Earth, Zanscar's elite Yellowjackets occupy the city of
Largane and establish a base there.
UC 0153
The League Militaire begins battling with the Zanscar Empire,
which attempts to invade and conquer Earth. (Victory Gundam)
The Gundam Series
The Chronological order for the Gundam series history is shown as below:
Click on it for detail on each series.