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* [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''
: The Daleks are created and exterminate [[Davros]]. End of the [[Thousand Year War]].
: The Daleks are created and exterminate [[Davros]]. End of the [[Thousand Year War]].
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Power Play (comic story)|Power Play]]''
:Daleks gain Space travel
:Daleks gain Space travel
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]''
:The Daleks elect to search for Earth
:The Daleks elect to search for Earth
* [[2163]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Masters of Earth]]''
* [[2157]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]''
* [[2164]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
: The Daleks are attacking Earth colonies.
* [[2157]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
The [[Fourth Doctor]] references the Dalek invasion of Mars in Genesis.
* [[2166]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Masters of Earth]]''
* [[2167]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
: [[The Daleks' Master Plan]], [[GodEngine]], [[Lucifer Rising]] and [[The Mutant Phase]] date the actual invasion to c.1957. Only [[Masters of Earth]] takes the calendar date of 1964 at face value and this explicitly contradicts a TV story.([[The Daleks' Master Plan]]) 
* [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''
: The Daleks have invaded Earth before. The Daleks travel back in time to 21st century Earth to do so again.
: The Daleks have invaded Earth before. The Daleks travel back in time to 21st century Earth to do so again.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]''
: Generations before "[[Planet of the Daleks (TV Story)]]" A Dalek with this design is featured in "[[The Space Museum (TV story)]].
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' (cameo)
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' (cameo)
* [[2540]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''
* [[2540]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''
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* [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
: Order based on ''The Discontinuity Guide'''s theories published on the ''Doctor Who'' classic series website.
:The Daleks recognise the [[Second Doctor]] and their capsule is bigger on inside, hinting that time travel is involved.
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Bringer of Darkness (comic story)|Bringer of Darkness]]''
: Set an unspecified amount of time after Evil.
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arbitration (audio story)|Arbitration]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arbitration (audio story)|Arbitration]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]''
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* [[2157]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
* [[2157]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
: The invasion of Earth has begun.
: The invasion of Earth has begun.
* [[2163]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Masters of Earth]]''
* [[2166]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Masters of Earth]]''
* [[2164]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
* [[2167]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
* [[2190s]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]''
* [[Late 2180's/ Early 2190's]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]''
* [[2190s]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]''
* [[2190's]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]''
:Occurs during 22nd century, may occur before ''Lucie Miller/To the Death''.
:Occurs during 22nd century, may occur before ''Lucie Miller/To the Death''.
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: 90 years after the events of ''Destiny of the Daleks'', Davros is taken out of suspended animation to cure the [[Movellan virus]].
: 90 years after the events of ''Destiny of the Daleks'', Davros is taken out of suspended animation to cure the [[Movellan virus]].
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros]]''
: Between Resurrection and Revelation. TransAllied, Inc (TAI), was formed back in the 38th century.
: Between Resurrection and Revelation. [[TransAllied, Inc]](TAI), was formed back in the 38th century.
* [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Davros Mission (audio story)|The Davros Mission]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Davros Mission (audio story)|The Davros Mission]]''
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:Davros is leading a force of Imperial Daleks
:Davros is leading a force of Imperial Daleks
* [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
: The [[Seventh Doctor]] mocks the [[Dalek Supreme]] for being "a thousand years" from [[Skaro]]; which would make the local time for the Daleks c.2963 since the story is set in 1963. However, this is unlikely as TransAllied, Inc (TAI) from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Davros]]'' (set between Resurrection and Revelation) was formed back in the 38th century. Also, The Grand Order of Oberon (* [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') grew out of the Guild of Adjudicators, who are still around in the 30th century [[(PROSE: Original Sin)]] which would place Destiny up to Remembrance well after the 30th and 38th centuries. The [[Seventh Doctor]] is clearly being rhetorical.   
: The [[Seventh Doctor]] mocks the [[Dalek Supreme]] for being "a thousand years" from [[Skaro]]; which would make the local time for the Daleks c.2963 since the story is set in 1963, although [[Davros (audio story)]] forces the story to be much later (TAI being formed in the 38th Century).   
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''
:After ''Remembrance''
:After ''Remembrance''
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]''
: The Time Controller vows to destroy the Time Lords, prefiguring a version of the Last Great Time War.
: The Time Controller vows to destroy the Time Lords, prefiguring a version of the Last Great Time War.
* [[Audio]]:
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Traitor (audio story)|The Traitor]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Traitor (audio story)|The Traitor]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]''
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* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)|The Planet of the Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Planet of the Daleks (comic story)|The Planet of the Daleks]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Bringer of Darkness (comic story)|Bringer of Darkness]]''
 


=== Timeline 2 ===
=== Timeline 2 ===

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This page lists appearances of the Daleks in the order in which they experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. This timeline is based in part on the observations of The Discontinuity Guide and the Dalek timeline theory that first appeared in it.

Limiting factors

Dalek timeline theory in The Discontinuity Guide

In one timeline, Davros created the Daleks, who actually, not just apparently, exterminated him. In this timeline, the Daleks develop full time travel and, except for a brief civil war during the events of The Evil of the Daleks conquer as a united force.

In the second timeline, created by the Fourth Doctor's intervention in Genesis of the Daleks, Davros appears to die, but, in truth survives in a dormant state. The Daleks revive him in Destiny of the Daleks. Later, his survival provokes the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War, which weakens the Daleks, who never develop full time travel during it and never become a serious threat to the Time Lords. The Seventh Doctor destroys Skaro and perhaps all of the Daleks at the end of Remembrance of the Daleks.

Therefore, while Davros existed in both timelines, Dalek stories set prior to Genesis of the Daleks, and those set after, take place in different continuities.

In the real world, Davros had never appeared on-screen because up until Genesis of the Daleks, Terry Nation had not invented the character. Various accounts had given different accounts of the creation of the Daleks, which conflicted to a greater or lesser degree from one another. The character of Davros achieved such popularity that various production teams brought him back in later stories.

The BBC supported the Discontinuity Guide's theory by including it on the Classic Series section of its website. (See "External links")

Reconciling the two timelines

The 2011 reference guide The Dalek Handbook claims that a new timeline is established after the Doctor's intervention in Genesis of the Daleks. However, it is not made clear how much of the timeline is altered. Other material suggests that not all events in Dalek history were changed - the 22nd century Dalek invasion, first encountered by the First Doctor in TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, is later encountered by the Sixth Doctor in AUDIO: Masters of Earth, implying this event was largely unchanged between the timelines, if any change was made at all. Stories featuring later Doctors do not necessarily belong only to the second timeline.

TV: Frontier in Space (set before the Doctor's intervention) shows the origin of the Second Dalek War, a conflict which plays a large part in PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks (set after the Doctor's intervention). The Third Doctor is also show an Imperial Dalek casing in PROSE: The Scales of Injustice, indicating both timelines could be combined or that "crossing" from one to the other was possible.

other factors to consider

The Daleks have diverged at times. Around the 20th century, there are Daleks around the edges of the Mutter's Spiral and on Skaro. (PROSE: Alien Bodies) Various Dalek groups also separate to different corners of the universe to prevent the spread of the Movellan virus, (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks) so they may have their own histories.

The only dates for some stories are based on comments that different characters make, so their accuracy may be debatable.

Series basics

Broadly speaking, on top of the two timelines, the Last Great Time War splits Dalek history into before Doctor Who's 2005 revival and after, with no Daleks from before the Time War able to interact or cross paths with those after.

How the Time War era and beyond can be reconciled with the Dalek timeline theory, which pre-dates the Time War's introduction, is unclear, as the Time War features both a living Davros, as well as a cohesive Dalek fleet led by the Dalek Emperor that possessed enough control over time travel to fight the Time Lords.

Timeline

Timeline 1

The Daleks are created and exterminate Davros. End of the Thousand Year War.
Daleks gain Space travel
The Daleks elect to search for Earth
The Daleks are attacking Earth colonies.

The Fourth Doctor references the Dalek invasion of Mars in Genesis.

The Daleks' Master Plan, GodEngine, Lucifer Rising and The Mutant Phase date the actual invasion to c.1957. Only Masters of Earth takes the calendar date of 1964 at face value and this explicitly contradicts a TV story.(The Daleks' Master Plan)
The Daleks have invaded Earth before. The Daleks travel back in time to 21st century Earth to do so again.
Generations before "Planet of the Daleks (TV Story)" A Dalek with this design is featured in "The Space Museum (TV story).
Sara is alive
Sara is alive.
Sara Kingdom dies during Master Plan.
The Daleks recognise the Second Doctor and their capsule is bigger on inside, hinting that time travel is involved.
Set an unspecified amount of time after Evil.
These events cause the timeline change in Genesis

Timeline 2

Davros is thought exterminated, but actually enters suspended animation.
The Daleks are attacking Earth colonies.
The invasion of Earth has begun.
Occurs during 22nd century, may occur before Lucie Miller/To the Death.
Set during 26th century
Takes place during a version of the Second Dalek War.
These Daleks have travelled back in time to destroy humanity before the Dalek Wars
"Thousands of years" after the Daleks were created. Davros is awakened and later put in suspended animation.
Dalek Duplicates mentioned
90 years after the events of Destiny of the Daleks, Davros is taken out of suspended animation to cure the Movellan virus.
Between Resurrection and Revelation. TransAllied, Inc(TAI), was formed back in the 38th century.
Occur during flight from Necros.

crashed. Davros is likely retrieved after this [statement unclear]

Leads into Rememberance
Davros is leading a force of Imperial Daleks
The Seventh Doctor mocks the Dalek Supreme for being "a thousand years" from Skaro; which would make the local time for the Daleks c.2963 since the story is set in 1963, although Davros (audio story) forces the story to be much later (TAI being formed in the 38th Century).
After Remembrance
There is confusion whether this or the above account happened first. However, the Daleks are rebuilding.
The Special Weapons Dalek is used, so after civil war. The stories are labelled as preludes to Dalek Empire
Takes place during Time
Attack takes place during this story

Takes place during the Daleks initial invasion

Takes place during Alby's search for Suz
Clearly happens here due to the presence of Kalendorf.

Set in the 45th century

Set in 53rd century
The Time Controller vows to destroy the Time Lords, prefiguring a version of the Last Great Time War.
The Daleks are being led by the Supreme Dalek, suggesting that this period is at the post Empire point.

The Time War

The Gallifreyan city of Arcadia falls to the Daleks.
Set shortly after Arcadia has fallen. The War Doctor survives the Last Great Time War, and with the help of his other twelve incarnations, destroys the fleet of Daleks concentrating fire on Gallifrey on the final day of the Time War.

Post-Time War

At some point, three separate groups of Daleks survive the Time War independently. Two of the three are effective dead-ends of the timeline.
A Dalek that crash landed on 20th century Earth.
The Dalek Emperor, who ended up in the Sol system circa the year 199,900.
The Cult of Skaro and many prisoners within the Genesis Ark, who escaped into the Void. At the end of Doomsday, the Cult emergency temporal shift, leading into further stories. Tardisode 13 is set during the Battle of Canary Wharf.
The Cult has recently escaped Canary Wharf. At the end of Evolution of the Daleks, Dalek Caan again temporal shifts into the Time War.
Caan is an insane oracle after rescuing Davros from the Time War. The Dalek appearing in Adelaide's flashback is from when the 26 planets appeared in the Earth's sky.
Continues The Beast Below's cliffhanger. Surviving Daleks, seemingly made from Davros' cells from The Stolen Earth / Journey's End, awake the New Dalek Paradigm.
The Daleks' memories of the Doctor are wiped by Oswin Oswald.
The Daleks regain their memories of the Doctor through Tasha Lem.

Unplaced

Timeline 1

These stories involve the Doctor from before the events of Genesis of the Daleks relative to his timeline, and are likely to be set here.


Timeline 2

Post-Time War

Unclear

Either no incarnation of the Doctor, an unclear incarnation, or multiple incarnations pre- and post-Genesis appear in these stories.

aHistory Timeline

This pre-Time War timeline is from the third edition of aHistory. Most of the dates given here are speculative.

External links

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