2270s
2270
Shiro Kurita is born in Yamashiro, New Samarkand. He is raised by his father in the strict 17th century samurai tradition, favoring Taoism early in his career, then Confucianism as he grows in power. These influences reinforce the Combine’s existence as a heavily stratified society. (1620p20,101)
2273
Urizen Kurita, younger brother to Shiro, is born. (1620p20)
2276
The planet Luthien is settled by colonists and established as a farming world. (1620p179)