Zambarau Concord Mbili/Timeline

The dating system used in the Zambarau Concord Mbili is Mission Elapsed Time, measured from the launch time of the seedship from which the civilisation was founded; the unit of time used in dating is arbitrary (the unit of time used below is years).

Universal Time
Time dilation effects mean that time runs at slightly different rates in different places dependent on the local conditions, resulting in a growing discrepancy between dates measured from different locations. Zambarau dates are measured from a virtual frame of reference, whose rate of time relative to a location can be calculated if the gravity and relativevelocity of the location are known; this means that the passage of time (when detarmining date) is measured at slightly different rates throughout the Zambarau Concord Mbili, preventing dates measured in different places from diverging.

For reasons of accuracy, this altered rate of time is not used in activities such as taking measurements in scientific experiments, and most places have their own local time which better suits their reference frame. Starships travelling at relativistic velocities will often use 'ship time' to log events in a mission. Ship time is a more accurate way of measuring a starship's operational lifetime.

Timeline
0MET - The seedship is launched from the Zambarau Concord.

790MET - The seedship begins to decelerate.

792MET - The seedship reaches the target solar system.

792MET - The seedship creates the Zambarau.

793MET - Construction of the Dyson swarm surrounding the sun of Ahdm'pya begins.

794MET - The Zambarau create the Samakiwadago.

812MET - The first starship, DSC-1, is launched.