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This page lists the '''[[Doctor Who universe]] [[timeline]] of [[Dalek]] activity as given by the ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (novel)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'''''. This timeline is based upon observations of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] and the events that occur during each of these stories.
This page lists the '''[[Doctor Who universe]] [[timeline]] of [[Dalek]] activity as given by the ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'''''. This timeline is based upon observations of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] and the events that occur during each of these stories.


In-universe, the [[Dalek Combat Training Manual]] was composed during the [[Last Great Time War]] by the [[Time Lord]]s by not only scrutinising the Daleks' past history, but also by using [[the Matrix]] to project the future battles between [[the Doctor]] and the Daleks in the [[post-Time War universe]].
In-universe, the [[Dalek Combat Training Manual]] was composed during the [[Last Great Time War]] by the [[Time Lord]]s by not only scrutinising the Daleks' past history, but also by using [[the Matrix]] to project the future battles between [[the Doctor]] and the Daleks in the [[post-Time War universe]].
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==== 21st century ====
==== 21st century ====
* [[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''  
:'' The Cult of Skaro – four Daleks who waited for the Time War to be over in a Void sphere between realities – emerge on 21st-century Earth.''
: '' The Cult of Skaro – four Daleks who waited for the Time War to be over in a Void sphere between realities – emerge on 21st-century Earth.''


* [[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' ([[2019]])
: Having almost been destroyed in the 9th century, the Reconnaissance Dalek is resurrected in 2019.
: Having almost been destroyed in the 9th century, the Reconnaissance Dalek is resurrected in 2019.


* [[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'' ([[2021]])
: ''A cloned version of the same Reconnaissance Scout uses Earth technology to create its own Dalek army. A Dalek Death Squad is summoned to destroy these aberrant creations and exterminate the Scout.'' The placement of the [[2021]] [[Security Drone Incident]] prior to the [[2012]] [[Van Statten Incident]] and the [[2009]] [[Planetary Relocation Incident]] is presumably an error.
: ''A cloned version of the same Reconnaissance Scout uses Earth technology to create its own Dalek army. A Dalek Death Squad is summoned to destroy these aberrant creations and exterminate the Scout.'' The placement of the [[2021]] [[Security Drone Incident]] prior to the [[2012]] [[Van Statten Incident]] and the [[2009]] [[Planetary Relocation Incident]] is presumably an error.


* [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' ([[2012]])
: ''A lone Dalek that survived the Time War is discovered on 21st-century Earth.'' The placement of the 2012 incident prior to the 2009 incident is presumably an error, unless it refers to the Daleks' initial discovery or acquisition rather than death.
: ''A lone Dalek that survived the Time War is discovered on 21st-century Earth.'' The placement of the 2012 incident prior to the 2009 incident is presumably an error, unless it refers to the Daleks' initial discovery or acquisition rather than death.


* [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' ([[2009]])
: ''One of the Cult of Skaro – Dalek Caan – travels back into the Time War (locked in another version of reality) and rescues Davros. Davros then builds a new generation of Daleks who intend to destroy all of creation with a Reality Bomb.''
: ''One of the Cult of Skaro – Dalek Caan – travels back into the Time War (locked in another version of reality) and rescues Davros. Davros then builds a new generation of Daleks who intend to destroy all of creation with a Reality Bomb.''
:* [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]''
:* [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]''
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==== 41st century ====
==== 41st century ====
* [[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' ([[4000]])
: ''Dalek allies convene on the planet Kembel and plan an assault on Earth's solar system.''
: ''Dalek allies convene on the planet Kembel and plan an assault on Earth's solar system.''


* [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (4000)
: ''The Daleks travel through time and space to recover the power source for their deadly weapon – the Time Destructor.''
: ''The Daleks travel through time and space to recover the power source for their deadly weapon – the Time Destructor.''


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==== 2001st century ====
==== 2001st century ====
* [[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''/''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''/''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' ([[200,100]])
: ''The Dalek Emperor also escapes the Time War and creates a new Dalek army.''
: ''The Dalek Emperor also escapes the Time War and creates a new Dalek army.''



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This page lists the Doctor Who universe timeline of Dalek activity as given by the Dalek Combat Training Manual. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories.

In-universe, the Dalek Combat Training Manual was composed during the Last Great Time War by the Time Lords by not only scrutinising the Daleks' past history, but also by using the Matrix to project the future battles between the Doctor and the Daleks in the post-Time War universe.

Timeline[[edit source]]

Dalek history[[edit source]]

1. TV: The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar

The Doctor, the greatest enemy of the Daleks, saves the life of their creator, Davros, when he is a young boy.

2. TV: Genesis of the Daleks

The Daleks are created by Davros.

3. TV: Resolution

The Daleks develop space travel and the first Reconnaissance Scout Daleks leave their home planet Skaro. One of them lands on 9th-century Earth and is almost destroyed before being resurrected in the 21st century.

4. TV: Revolution of the Daleks

A cloned version of the same Reconnaissance Scout uses Earth technology to create its own Dalek army. A Dalek Death Squad is summoned to destroy these aberrant creations and exterminate the Scout.

5. TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

The Daleks invade Earth in the 22nd century, but are eventually defeated.

6. TV: The Daleks

The Thals triumph over the Daleks in the Dalek City on Skaro.

7. TV: The Space Museum

A Dalek casing is exhibited in the Space Museum on Xeros.

8. TV: Day of the Daleks

The Daleks master time travel and change history so their invasion of Earth succeeds.

9. TV: The Chase

Using a time machine based on Time Lord technology, a Dalek execution squad pursues the Doctor through time.

10. TV: Frontier in Space

In league with a rogue Time Lord called the Master, the Daleks attempt to foment war between humanity and the Draconian empire.

11. TV: Planet of the Daleks

The Daleks mass troops on the planet Spiridon.

12. TV: Doctor Who

The Daleks put the Master on trial.

13. TV: Death to the Daleks

Daleks travel to Exxilon to secure the only cure to a disease that is ravaging the outer worlds, intending to hold the galaxy to ransom.

14. TV: Mission to the Unknown

Dalek allies convene on the planet Kembel and plan an assault on Earth's solar system.

15. TV: The Daleks' Master Plan

The Daleks travel through time and space to recover the power source for their deadly weapon – the Time Destructor.

16. TV: The Power of the Daleks

A crashed Dalek ship is discovered in the mercury swamps on the planet Vulcan.

17. TV: The Evil of the Daleks

The Emperor Dalek tries to spread the Dalek Factor – that will make humanity behave like Daleks – throughout history.

18. Dalek-Movellan War

The Movellan War is waged at various points in history.

19. TV: Destiny of the Daleks

Daleks return to Skaro to rescue Davros.

20. TV: The Five Doctors

A Dalek is abducted by the President of the Time Lords, using a Time Scoop, and forced to take part in the Game of Rassilon.

21. TV: Resurrection of the Daleks

The Daleks infiltrate 20th-century Earth with duplicates of influential people, and plot to assassinate the High Council of Time Lords on Gallifrey.

22. TV: Revelation of the Daleks

Davros creates a new strain of Daleks on the planet Necros.

23. TV: Remembrance of the Daleks

The Daleks are manoeuvred into activating a remote stellar manipulator, which destroys Skaro's solar system.

24. Last Great Time War

Rising hostilities between the Daleks and the Time Lords lead to the Time War, which results in the Time Lords being banished to a bubble universe.

25. TV: Army of Ghosts/Doomsday

The Cult of Skaro – four Daleks who waited for the Time War to be over in a Void sphere between realities – emerge on 21st-century Earth.

26. TV: Dalek

A lone Dalek that survived the Time War is discovered on 21st-century Earth.

27. TV: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways

The Dalek Emperor also escapes the Time War and creates a new Dalek army.

28. TV: Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks

The Cult of Skaro travels back in time and conducts a series of experiments that result in a Dalek-human hybrid.

29. TV: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End

One of the Cult of Skaro – Dalek Caan – travels back into the Time War (locked in another version of reality) and rescues Davros. Davros then builds a new generation of Daleks who intend to destroy all of creation with a Reality Bomb.

30. TV: The Waters of Mars

Judging her an important part of the fabric of time, the Daleks spare the life of a young girl who would grow up to become the first human on Mars.

31. TV: Victory of the Daleks

Three of Davros's Daleks use the Progenitor to spawns a new Dalek paradigm.

32. TV: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang

The new Dalek paradigm forms an alliance with other races to trap the Doctor.

33. TV: The Wedding of River Song

The Dalek data core is breached by the Doctor, who uses a damaged Dalek to provide him with information about an alien race called the Silence.

34. TV: Asylum of the Daleks

Having rebuilt Skaro, the Daleks ensnare the Doctor and send him to the Dalek Asylum.

35. TV: The Time of the Doctor

The Dalek fleet lays siege to Trenzalore to ensure the Time Lords do not return.

36. TV: Into the Dalek

A damaged Dalek is found drifting in space. A radiation leak causes it to malfunction and it ends up declaring war on all other Daleks.

37. TV: The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar

Davros returns to Skaro and tricks the Doctor into helping the Daleks.

38. TV: Twice Upon a Time

The Doctor seeks information from the Daleks once more, seeking out the damaged Dalek at the Weapon Forges of Villengard.

Linear timeline[[edit source]]

Origins[[edit source]]

Ancient history[[edit source]]

The Doctor, the greatest enemy of the Daleks, saves the life of their creator, Davros, when he is a young boy.
The Daleks are created by Davros.
The Movellan War is waged at various points in history.

2nd century[[edit source]]

The new Dalek paradigm forms an alliance with other races to trap the Doctor.

19th century[[edit source]]

Using a time machine based on Time Lord technology, a Dalek execution squad pursues the Doctor through time. The placement of this 1872 incursion prior to the 1866 incident below is presumably an error.
The Emperor Dalek tries to spread the Dalek Factor – that will make humanity behave like Daleks – throughout history.

20th century[[edit source]]

The Cult of Skaro travels back in time and conducts a series of experiments that result in a Dalek-human hybrid.
Three of Davros's Daleks use the Progenitor to spawns a new Dalek paradigm.
The Daleks are manoeuvred into activating a remote stellar manipulator, which destroys Skaro's solar system.
Using a time machine based on Time Lord technology, a Dalek execution squad pursues the Doctor through time.
The Daleks master time travel and change history so their invasion of Earth succeeds.
The Emperor Dalek tries to spread the Dalek Factor – that will make humanity behave like Daleks – throughout history. The placement of this 1966 incursion as following the UNIT era incident above is presumably an error.
The Daleks infiltrate 20th-century Earth with duplicates of influential people, and plot to assassinate the High Council of Time Lords on Gallifrey.

21st century[[edit source]]

The Cult of Skaro – four Daleks who waited for the Time War to be over in a Void sphere between realities – emerge on 21st-century Earth.
Having almost been destroyed in the 9th century, the Reconnaissance Dalek is resurrected in 2019.
A cloned version of the same Reconnaissance Scout uses Earth technology to create its own Dalek army. A Dalek Death Squad is summoned to destroy these aberrant creations and exterminate the Scout. The placement of the 2021 Security Drone Incident prior to the 2012 Van Statten Incident and the 2009 Planetary Relocation Incident is presumably an error.
A lone Dalek that survived the Time War is discovered on 21st-century Earth. The placement of the 2012 incident prior to the 2009 incident is presumably an error, unless it refers to the Daleks' initial discovery or acquisition rather than death.
One of the Cult of Skaro – Dalek Caan – travels back into the Time War (locked in another version of reality) and rescues Davros. Davros then builds a new generation of Daleks who intend to destroy all of creation with a Reality Bomb.
Judging her an important part of the fabric of time, the Daleks spare the life of a young girl who would grow up to become the first human on Mars.
A crashed Dalek ship is discovered in the mercury swamps on the planet Vulcan.

22nd century[[edit source]]

The Thals triumph over the Daleks in the Dalek City on Skaro.
A Dalek casing is exhibited in the Space Museum on Xeros.
Using a time machine based on Time Lord technology, a Dalek execution squad pursues the Doctor through time.
The Daleks invade Earth in the 22nd century, but are eventually defeated.
The Daleks master time travel and change history so their invasion of Earth succeeds.

26th century[[edit source]]

In league with a rogue Time Lord called the Master, the Daleks attempt to foment war between humanity and the Draconian empire.
The Daleks mass troops on the planet Spiridon.
The Daleks put the Master on trial.

27th century[[edit source]]

Daleks travel to Exxilon to secure the only cure to a disease that is ravaging the outer worlds, intending to hold the galaxy to ransom.

41st century[[edit source]]

Dalek allies convene on the planet Kembel and plan an assault on Earth's solar system.
The Daleks travel through time and space to recover the power source for their deadly weapon – the Time Destructor.

Interim[[edit source]]

The Emperor Dalek tries to spread the Dalek Factor – that will make humanity behave like Daleks – throughout history.

46th century[[edit source]]

The Movellan War is waged at various points in history.
Daleks return to Skaro to rescue Davros.
A Dalek is abducted by the President of the Time Lords, using a Time Scoop, and forced to take part in the Game of Rassilon.

47th century[[edit source]]

The Daleks infiltrate 20th-century Earth with duplicates of influential people, and plot to assassinate the High Council of Time Lords on Gallifrey.
Davros creates a new strain of Daleks on the planet Necros.

Far future[[edit source]]

The Daleks are manoeuvred into activating a remote stellar manipulator, which destroys Skaro's solar system.
The Dalek data core is breached by the Doctor, who uses a damaged Dalek to provide him with information about an alien race called the Silence.
Having rebuilt Skaro, the Daleks ensnare the Doctor and send him to the Dalek Asylum.
The Dalek fleet lays siege to Trenzalore to ensure the Time Lords do not return.
Davros returns to Skaro and tricks the Doctor into helping the Daleks.
The Doctor seeks information from the Daleks once more, seeking out the damaged Dalek at the Weapon Forges of Villengard.

2001st century[[edit source]]

The Dalek Emperor also escapes the Time War and creates a new Dalek army.

Later history[[edit source]]