Written by Rosemary Kent, Colonial Liaison to the Region.
It is often the prejudice of we the Federation to look at a region's history beginning from the moment of our discovering it until the present and often forget that the species we meet there have been there a lot longer (at least until they join the Federation as members). So please keep in mind while this timeline may point out the 'important events' of this region, they are only those we know of.

2189 (speculative) - Either the Ateni Hegemony or the Hakon Plutocracy launches its first warp flight. (Both governments claim its they who discovered the technology and the other stole it.) Colonization race ensues. Presumed some eight to ten worlds were colonized. Their first contact with the Akasha takes place sometime in this period as well.

2193-2259 - Akashan star destroys itself. - Akashan war-arks flee the planet to find, conquor or colonize new worlds. - Large grouping of war-arks and attack the Teldani. The resulting conflict unites the Teldani governments against their common foe. The Akashans are decimated, but losses to the Teldani force a withdrawl from all but four colony worlds. Resulting on added strain on their homeworld. - Akashan war-arks invade Kalasi, the Kalasi fight back and repulse their invaders, wreckage of the war-arks give the Kalasi insight into warp drive and new technology.

2239 - Stellarford class Star Liner SS Nova Queen is lost in a wormhole (possibly a temporary one daughtered by the t-tauri star Sheila) and survivors settle what becomes Emerson's World while waiting to be found.

2250 - USS Brisbane surveys the region, makes first contact with the Teldani, Akashan and Kalasi
2255 - Full colonization of Emerson's World begins.

2260 - Buying some stolen Federation charts, a man known only as Sam finds what becomes known as Bridgetown and uses it as his base of operations.
2266 - First non-pirate residents of Bridgetown arrive. With them come the Orions.
2272 - Sanctum Colony founded by the Free Thinkers.
2275 - Prospero Colony begins operation.
2280 - Keva Mining Corporation begins operations on Alpha Kallick III as the begining of a Federation initiative of expansion into the region.

2282 - Hakon and Ateni war heats up. Hakon ships encounter an old style Romulan vessel on the edge of the Epsilon Zeta system. Two Hakon vessels are completely destroyed the others are allowed to retreat. While there were no further Romulan sightings, Hakon and Atreni aggression increases. Sam and James Emerson, both fearing for their respective holdings, hammer-out the Emerson Accords, which is backed by the Federation and, many believe, the Orions. It established treaties of non-aggression with the Teldani governments between both Bridgetown and the Federation Colonies as well, making both neutral territory where no combat can take place. Much to the colonists on Alpha Kallick III's dismay, the Federation added limitations to the trade between the Colonies and the Teldani, limiting it to non-military supplies, preventing the Keva Corporation from selling its surplus ore because of its use in ships.
2286 - Akashan War-Ark enters the Beta Kallick System. Seemingly miraculously, Sanctum Colony repels the ship. Prospero Colony though is invaded by a raiding party and vital equipment is stolen and damage is done to their solar mirror array. The Battlecruiser USS Indomitable, NCC-2020 is dispatched to the region to recover the equipment and investigate the Akashan threat. They are successful. Established Federation presence at Bridgetown space station and began exploration of Kellinan Reach.
2288 - Due to a number of events, the main being increased incidents of attacks by what is presumed to be Akashan War-Arks in the region and lobbying by the Keva Mining Corporation to re-start expansion in this region; Starfleet replaces the USS Indomitable with the USS Discovery, NCC-2024. Its mission is to aid the colonies, investigate the Akashan threat and explore the regions beyond those known to the Federation for both knowledge and future expansion.
2290 - Following various developments including the arrival of a 60-ship refugee fleet, Starfleet assigns the Excelsior class USS Odyssey NCC-2001 to the area, promoting Cdr Teri Harris of Bridgetown Station to Captain and formalising relations with the dwarf planet Bridgetown's Administrator Sam Lowry. USS Genser, fresh out of a five-year refit, is assigned to the Bright Stars Cluster Sector and its crew restored to duty.

This page ©2020, 2021 Owen E. Oulton, compiled using information written by Ian Martell
for his page http://www.angelfire.com/ia/imartell/pathfinder/overveiw.htm on Angelfire.