First Age of Shou Lung

The First Age of Shou Lung was a period of ancient history in Kara-Tur in the 2 and 3 millennia before Dale Reckoning. It was a time of empires and lesser states that were considered successors to Imaskar and precursors to Shou Lung.

The First Age was determined by scholars to commence with the founding of the empire of Anok-Imaskar in. During this time, Anok-Imaskar covered much of southern Kara-Tur. It continued until at least the fall of the empire in and its fracturing into the warring states of Chu'ta Te, Kao Shan, Mai Yuan, and Ra-Khati. It was followed by the Second Age of Shou Lung, which began with the reunification of a number of these states.