Dor'Ann Imperial Calendar
The Dor'Ann Imperial Calendar or Old Imperial Reckoning, more often called the Imperial Calendar or IC, was the official religious and bureaucratic calendar of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. The Gaal Empire which preceded it had used a calendar dated from the legendary founding of Gaalkedch, but in the decades of poor administration leading to the Gobalay Coup of 2055 BME, the old calendar had gone adrift from solar years.
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Many different calendars have been used during Helevos' long history. Most societies used individual calendars starting either with their founding, or from some religious or political event. This made comparative history a confusing subject, particularly with the passage of time. and dating systems.
The first of the new Emperors of Dor-en-Sann, Gebjon Vequidch, revised the system to mark the beginning of his reign, in 1097 HMplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHirèrk Moonscale
The Hirèrk Moonscale [Hee-Rerrk] (HM) is a luni-solar calendar used at least since the time of Miyarris, which measures cycles based on the moons, solar years as well as the millennia-long cycles of global climate change. Today years HM are only seen in historic works and not considered accurate in historical accounts.HMHMBMEHMMEME. The true Imperial Calendar ended in 1962 IC, with the sacking of Gaalkedch by the conquering forces of the Mother Army.
Modern Use
Although the Imperial Calendar has been superceded in most of the north by the Modern Epoch calendar, the IC it is still used by the Heterodox Church in Hesjbagaaia and several other Heterodox nations in Munatan, though many elements of the calendar have changed dramatically since the old imperial days.