The Sacred Trees

This is not a story post – but a history one. Will have the story up REAL soon.

As promised some time ago (and because I need it as well) Time line of the Sacred Trees. Assuming 500 years before 2000 (cause I aint doing math on top of history) **Italics** are events that Actually happened in History, the rest is totally made up.

I do not own Inuyasha or the characters here BUT I do own this specific time line idea. It tracks History with Tokyo as the main focus. Main reference ./tokyo/tokyo_. I apologize for any historical inaccuracies, but this is fiction. :)

Anyway this is for your info please ask if you want any event added or if there are glaring logical fallacies.

The Sacred Trees Timeline

Year 1500 : Inuyasha leaves the Feudal Era

1525 : Kaede dies of old age.

1555 : Miroku dies, Sango follows less then a year later. They have a total of 12 kids.

1560 : Eathquake hits Kaeda’s village, the village is abandoned, in favour of the slayer village. The Forest of Inuyasha and Ginshenboku forgotten.

1575 : Rin dies, Kohaku dies soon after, they have 8 kids.

1600 : Magic begins to decline

1603 : **Edo becomes the Human Capital, enhanced development.**

1650 : Killing and slaughter of high level Youkai breaks our in other countries. Japan is at peace.

1652 : Jaken attempts to get Shippo adopted out by a family of Kitsune and almost manages to confuse the kit into leaving Sesshoumaru's service. Sesshoumaru discovers the manipulation and ends with the expelling of Jaken to Sesshoumaru's farm holdings.

1657 : **Great fire of Edo.** Set as a diversion, first secret strike in Japan – went undiscovered, the tree the Youkai meet under was sent to sleep. Youkai activity in area drops drastically. A shrine was built by humans around Ginsenboku which had been forgotten by the Youkai.

1680 : Attack on Kouga’s tribe. Amaye’s tribe turns traitors. Kouga joins the Inus. (Details in Chapter 16) Secret Wars officially begins and spread like wild fire in Japan.

1685 : The term Canines is used to describe the groups working with Sesshoumaru

1705 : Sesshoumaru begins to see impact of Secret War, huge drop in Youkai numbers. Realizes that the Badger Youkai, Spider Youkai, Coyote Youkai, Bat Youkai, Birds of Paradise Youkai and at least 6 other kinds of Youkai have gone extinct. Lynx Youkai, Spotted Inu-Youkai, Seal Youkai, Mountain Kitsune, Phoenix Demons and some other clans reduced to a handful of individuals. Sesshoumaru declares war and any that attack groups loyal to him.

1707 : Massive Battle between Canines and Youkai from Korea and traitor tribes; resulting in ** Mount Fuji erupting. Ash falls on Tokyo,** the slayer village is covered by ash. The descendants of Miroku, Sango, Rin and Kohaku are approached by Shippo, and they move away from Edo and join The Shogun in his Western Lands (Kyoto).

1709 : Shippo goes to the aid of the Kitsune, targeted for their magic. All Kitsune royalty have been killed. Shippo saves the last family of Kitsune magical arts teachers, unites stragglers and scattered people. Kitsune join Sesshoumaru.

1710 : Canines became the official term for Sesshoumaru’s people and the title “Shogun” conferred on Sesshoumaru. Kouga is given the title of General.

1730 : The first Impersonator is caught and exposed. Myoga begins to have suspicions, goes to seek out Bakusen-oh, is killed on the journey back. No one at the time knew why.

1735 : Serow Tribe un-officially joins the Canines. Non-combat unit, caring for Canines hurt in battle. Unknown to non-Canine the few surviving Mountain Kitsune (Smaller then normal ones, very magical, highly reclusive.) are secretly placed in their care.

1740 : Totosai gets kidnapped by foreign Youkai, his 3-eyed cow pet is killed in the process. First Hunt is declared and the Canines save him, but the old master is tired, makes all preparations.

1742 : Totosai chooses a peaceful death. Successor takes over.

1753 : The second impersonator surfaces. 2 Canine villages are totally destroyed. Most loss of non-combatant Canines in the war. The Shogun declares execution order for impersonators.

1755 : The Cat Demons unite under the Felis Banner.

1758-1772 : Intense battles between Japanese Youkai and foreign Youkai. Waves of attacks from Russian, South East Asian, Mogul and even an European Armada of Youkai. Various packs, tribes and individuals pledge themselves to Sesshoumaru.

1773 : Post war, most surviving tribes world wide have been reduced from a half to a quarter of their members. Bear Youkai lead an international call for peace, call is successful. Youkai Councils are formed across the world, Secret Wars ends officially. In Japan the Youkai Alliance is created between major players. No more foreign army attacks, however the underground effort to kill powerful Youkai continue.

1775-1780 : Octopi demons make a bid to control all of Japan, using the weakened state of land demons as an opportunity. Canines and Felis had pressed to fight in water. Shippo earns the title of 2nd General. The Canines make a treaty with Manatee Demons (previously one of the weakest water demons) use their abilities to access deep waters. On Sesshoumaru's orders the Octopi Youkai are hunted to extinction.

1780-1850 : Relative peace. Time of recovery, Youkai start inversing heavily in research. Lady Shiba working with the Canines discover that Hanyous are able to birth full Youkai and more regularly than full Youkai. Hanyous are put under the protection of the Council and the Shogun. Hanyou villages are created, protected and hidden. Sesshoumaru attempts to find a mate, none of the female inus he attempts to mate with bear a White Inu child.

1850 : Chameleon Demons infiltrate various clans. The Leader of the Serow Demons is killed and his son takes over. Canines declare War on the the aggressive Chameleons.

1850-1855 : The power of mimicry of the Chameleons was seen as a potential threat to the stability of the Youkai alliance. The Council considers possible actions debates for almost a year while assassinations by infiltrators continue. Sesshoumaru's third child and her mother are killed during a journey; by a Chameleon posing as a Mountain Kitsune. Finally the Shogun makes the ultimate decision, The Chameleons friendly or not are to be executed. Council armies carry out the orders.

1855 : **The Great Edo Earthquake.** Occurred when the last strong hold of the Chameleons under Edo was breached and destroyed. To the last child the execution was carried out.

1856-1867 : The human Shogun system was deemed to be a system that allowed for traitors and assassins to make pacts with individual Shoguns and find shelter with them. This was seen as non-beneficial to the Youkai, and the Council decided to support the **return of power to the Emperor.** A sub-general of the Canines, became an advisor to the Emperor, this relationship is present till today.

1868-1920 : Time of semi-peace and growth. Youkai illusion camouflages begin to get very advanced. These unlike the Chameleon abilities only fool Ningen not other Youkai. Youkai begin to move hidden among the humans. Shippo gets excited by modern inventions, especially the bicycle.

1920 : The third impersonator emerges, Kilala dies (details in Chapter 11)

1923 : **The Great Kanto Earthquake strikes Toyko 70,000 Ningen die**.

1923-1935 : Sesshoumaru gets involved in Real Estate, Canines buy up huge tracks of land in Tokyo.

1936 : Sesshoumaru uneasy with the rumblings in the human world, orders the Canines to move away from high density human populations, many businesses involved in military are sold off. Other Youkai leaders see this as an advantage. Lord Tatsukiinoue gets involved in vehicle production, Lord Kira Iemura supports high level weapons research facilities in Nagasaki, he enlists Lord Tetzusemon to assist in design and development; and Lord Kayenkura gets involved in chemical weaponry research. Research findings were channeled back to the Youkai Council.

1939 : ** World War 2 begins in Europe**

1941 : ** Japan enters the War with the Bombing of Pearl Harbor **. Canines are ordered to stay away from the war, the Sub-general in court becomes a voice of reason and moderation to the Emperor. Serow Demons retreat to the mountains. Other Youkai get involved at various levels.

1942 : **Dolittle raids on Tokyo** Howls of war sound, the Canines retreat to the country side, Hanyou and breeding Youkai are moved into wholly protected facilities. Lord Tetzusemon reconsiders involvement and is sheltered by the Canines.

1945 : ** Tokyo and Cities to the West of Tokyo are heavily bombed and flattened.** If the Canines had been active among humans as thy were before the war their numbers would have been drastically reduced. The retreat from human activity and the Howls of War status saved most of them. The weapon research facilities of Lord Kira are flattened by dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki. World War two ends.

1946 -1950 : The Shogun again engages in real estate acquisition. Main home of the Shogun is transferred to Tokyo, allowing the Daiyoukai to monitor ** General MacArthur's** activities. Under various dummy corporations, the Canines own 50% of the land in and around Tokyo. Area directly under Sesshoumaru stretches from Kyoto to Tokyo.

1951-1964 : Engages in assisting in the recovery of Japan, help in creating the Japan “economic miracle”. The Sub-general in Court was a major sponsor of **the 1964 Japan Olympic games marking the emergence of Japan in the global economic market.**

1965 – 2000 : Time of peace, training, education and expansion. Lord Kira having given up on weaponry after the war, goes in to the gaming industry successfully. Lord Mirei Chizuhime begins collecting and restoring Youkai history. The Felis demons establish and run the most successful financial institution in Japan.

200X : Inuyasha returns to Japan

This is not a story post – but a history one. Will have the story up REAL soon.

As promised some time ago (and because I need it as well) Time line of the Sacred Trees. Assuming 500 years before 2000 (cause I aint doing math on top of history) **Italics** are events that Actually happened in History, the rest is totally made up. I do not own Inuyasha or the characters here BUT I do own this specific time line idea. It tracks History with Tokyo as the main focus. Main reference ./tokyo/tokyo_. I apologize for any historical inaccuracies, but this is fiction. :)

Anyway this is for your info please ask if you want any event added or if there are glaring logical fallacies.

The Sacred Trees Timeline

Year 1500 : Inuyasha leaves the Feudal Era

1525 : Kaede dies of old age.

1555 : Miroku dies, Sango follows less then a year later. They have a total of 12 kids.

1560 : Eathquake hits Kaeda’s village, the village is abandoned, in favour of the slayer village. The Forest of Inuyasha and Ginshenboku forgotten.

1575 : Rin dies, Kohaku dies soon after, they have 8 kids.

1600 : Magic begins to decline

1603 : **Edo becomes the Human Capital, enhanced development.**

1650 : Killing and slaughter of high level Youkai breaks our in other countries. Japan is at peace.

1652 : Jaken attempts to get Shippo adopted out by a family of Kitsune and almost manages to confuse the kit into leaving Sesshoumaru's service. Sesshoumaru discovers the manipulation and ends with the expelling of Jaken to Sesshoumaru's farm holdings.

1657 : **Great fire of Edo.** Set as a diversion, first secret strike in Japan – went undiscovered, the tree the Youkai meet under was sent to sleep. Youkai activity in area drops drastically. A shrine was built by humans around Ginsenboku which had been forgotten by the Youkai.

1680 : Attack on Kouga’s tribe. Amaye’s tribe turns traitors. Kouga joins the Inus. (Details in Chapter 16) Secret Wars officially begins and spread like wild fire in Japan.

1685 : The term Canines is used to describe the groups working with Sesshoumaru

1705 : Sesshoumaru begins to see impact of Secret War, huge drop in Youkai numbers. Realizes that the Badger Youkai, Spider Youkai, Coyote Youkai, Bat Youkai, Birds of Paradise Youkai and at least 6 other kinds of Youkai have gone extinct. Lynx Youkai, Spotted Inu-Youkai, Seal Youkai, Mountain Kitsune, Phoenix Demons and some other clans reduced to a handful of individuals. Sesshoumaru declares war and any that attack groups loyal to him.

1707 : Massive Battle between Canines and Youkai from Korea and traitor tribes; resulting in ** Mount Fuji erupting. Ash falls on Tokyo,** the slayer village is covered by ash. The descendants of Miroku, Sango, Rin and Kohaku are approached by Shippo, and they move away from Edo and join The Shogun in his Western Lands (Kyoto).

1709 : Shippo goes to the aid of the Kitsune, targeted for their magic. All Kitsune royalty have been killed. Shippo saves the last family of Kitsune magical arts teachers, unites stragglers and scattered people. Kitsune join Sesshoumaru.

1710 : Canines became the official term for Sesshoumaru’s people and the title “Shogun” conferred on Sesshoumaru. Kouga is given the title of General.

1730 : The first Impersonator is caught and exposed. Myoga begins to have suspicions, goes to seek out Bakusen-oh, is killed on the journey back. No one at the time knew why.

1735 : Serow Tribe un-officially joins the Canines. Non-combat unit, caring for Canines hurt in battle. Unknown to non-Canine the few surviving Mountain Kitsune (Smaller then normal ones, very magical, highly reclusive.) are secretly placed in their care.

1740 : Totosai gets kidnapped by foreign Youkai, his 3-eyed cow pet is killed in the process. First Hunt is declared and the Canines save him, but the old master is tired, makes all preparations.

1742 : Totosai chooses a peaceful death. Successor takes over.

1753 : The second impersonator surfaces. 2 Canine villages are totally destroyed. Most loss of non-combatant Canines in the war. The Shogun declares execution order for impersonators.

1755 : The Cat Demons unite under the Felis Banner.

1758-1772 : Intense battles between Japanese Youkai and foreign Youkai. Waves of attacks from Russian, South East Asian, Mogul and even an European Armada of Youkai. Various packs, tribes and individuals pledge themselves to Sesshoumaru.

1773 : Post war, most surviving tribes world wide have been reduced from a half to a quarter of their members. Bear Youkai lead an international call for peace, call is successful. Youkai Councils are formed across the world, Secret Wars ends officially. In Japan the Youkai Alliance is created between major players. No more foreign army attacks, however the underground effort to kill powerful Youkai continue.

1775-1780 : Octopi demons make a bid to control all of Japan, using the weakened state of land demons as an opportunity. Canines and Felis had pressed to fight in water. Shippo earns the title of 2nd General. The Canines make a treaty with Manatee Demons (previously one of the weakest water demons) use their abilities to access deep waters. On Sesshoumaru's orders the Octopi Youkai are hunted to extinction.

1780-1850 : Relative peace. Time of recovery, Youkai start inversing heavily in research. Lady Shiba working with the Canines discover that Hanyous are able to birth full Youkai and more regularly than full Youkai. Hanyous are put under the protection of the Council and the Shogun. Hanyou villages are created, protected and hidden. Sesshoumaru attempts to find a mate, none of the female inus he attempts to mate with bear a White Inu child.

1850 : Chameleon Demons infiltrate various clans. The Leader of the Serow Demons is killed and his son takes over. Canines declare War on the the aggressive Chameleons.

1850-1855 : The power of mimicry of the Chameleons was seen as a potential threat to the stability of the Youkai alliance. The Council considers possible actions debates for almost a year while assassinations by infiltrators continue. Sesshoumaru's third child and her mother are killed during a journey; by a Chameleon posing as a Mountain Kitsune. Finally the Shogun makes the ultimate decision, The Chameleons friendly or not are to be executed. Council armies carry out the orders.

1855 : **The Great Edo Earthquake.** Occurred when the last strong hold of the Chameleons under Edo was breached and destroyed. To the last child the execution was carried out.

1856-1867 : The human Shogun system was deemed to be a system that allowed for traitors and assassins to make pacts with individual Shoguns and find shelter with them. This was seen as non-beneficial to the Youkai, and the Council decided to support the **return of power to the Emperor.** A sub-general of the Canines, became an advisor to the Emperor, this relationship is present till today.

1868-1920 : Time of semi-peace and growth. Youkai illusion camouflages begin to get very advanced. These unlike the Chameleon abilities only fool Ningen not other Youkai. Youkai begin to move hidden among the humans. Shippo gets excited by modern inventions, especially the bicycle.

1920 : The third impersonator emerges, Kilala dies (details in Chapter 11)

1923 : **The Great Kanto Earthquake strikes Toyko 70,000 Ningen die**.

1923-1935 : Sesshoumaru gets involved in Real Estate, Canines buy up huge tracks of land in Tokyo.

1936 : Sesshoumaru uneasy with the rumblings in the human world, orders the Canines to move away from high density human populations, many businesses involved in military are sold off. Other Youkai leaders see this as an advantage. Lord Tatsukiinoue gets involved in vehicle production, Lord Kira Iemura supports high level weapons research facilities in Nagasaki, he enlists Lord Tetzusemon to assist in design and development; and Lord Kayenkura gets involved in chemical weaponry research. Research findings were channeled back to the Youkai Council.

1939 : ** World War 2 begins in Europe**

1941 : ** Japan enters the War with the Bombing of Pearl Harbor **. Canines are ordered to stay away from the war, the Sub-general in court becomes a voice of reason and moderation to the Emperor. Serow Demons retreat to the mountains. Other Youkai get involved at various levels.

1942 : **Dolittle raids on Tokyo** Howls of war sound, the Canines retreat to the country side, Hanyou and breeding Youkai are moved into wholly protected facilities. Lord Tetzusemon reconsiders involvement and is sheltered by the Canines.

1945 : ** Tokyo and Cities to the West of Tokyo are heavily bombed and flattened.** If the Canines had been active among humans as thy were before the war their numbers would have been drastically reduced. The retreat from human activity and the Howls of War status saved most of them. The weapon research facilities of Lord Kira are flattened by dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki. World War two ends.

1946 -1950 : The Shogun again engages in real estate acquisition. Main home of the Shogun is transferred to Tokyo, allowing the Daiyoukai to monitor ** General MacArthur's** activities. Under various dummy corporations, the Canines own 50% of the land in and around Tokyo. Area directly under Sesshoumaru stretches from Kyoto to Tokyo.

1951-1964 : Engages in assisting in the recovery of Japan, help in creating the Japan “economic miracle”. The Sub-general in Court was a major sponsor of **the 1964 Japan Olympic games marking the emergence of Japan in the global economic market.**

1965 – 2000 : Time of peace, training, education and expansion. Lord Kira having given up on weaponry after the war, goes in to the gaming industry successfully. Lord Mirei Chizuhime begins collecting and restoring Youkai history. The Felis demons establish and run the most successful financial institution in Japan.

200X : Inuyasha returns to Japan