Civilization VI History Codex: the history behind each civilization

America

Lincoln was president from 1861 to 1865. Civ6 pages name him in the Leader Pass and a Rough Rider Roosevelt in the New Frontier Pass.

Arabia

Saladin died on 4 March 1193 after founding the Ayyubid realm. Civ6 names a Sultan persona in the Leader Pass and leaves the launch portrait unnamed.

Australia

John Curtin led Australia from 1941 until his death on 5 July 1945. The Commonwealth dates to 1 January 1901. The hub names a scenario pack.

Aztec

Moctezuma reigned from 1502 or 1503 until 29 June 1520. The alliance ended in 1521. The notes tag an Aztec building as base game and do not name him.

Babylon

Hammurabi reigned from about 1792 to about 1750 BC. The Babylon Pack names him. The city also held a later Neo-Babylonian empire.

Byzantium

Theodora died on 28 June 548. Basil II died on 15 December 1025. Byzantium is a New Frontier pack, and Theodora requires that pack.

Canada

Laurier was prime minister from 1896 to 1911 and died on 17 February 1919. Confederation dates to 1 July 1867. His pack stays unconfirmed.

China

Qin Shi Huang unified the warring states by 221 BC. Civ6 pages name Yongle, Wu Zetian, a unifier Qin, and Kublai Khan.

Egypt

Ancient Egypt is dated from a union around 3150 BC. Official Civ6 pages name Ramses and a Ptolemaic Cleopatra, not a launch leader.

England

The Kingdom of England ran from 927 to 1 May 1707. Civ6 names Elizabeth I, steam-age Victoria, and Eleanor too.

Ethiopia

Menelik II was emperor from 1889 until his death on 12 December 1913. The Ethiopia Pack names him. The civilization is New Frontier Pass.

France

Catherine de Medici lived from 1519 to 1589 and was queen of France from 1547 to 1559. Civ6 also names Eleanor and a Magnificence persona.

Gaul

Ambiorix is attested in 54 and 53 BC as a prince of the Eburones. The Byzantium and Gaul Pack names him. Gaul is New Frontier Pass.

Georgia

Tamar ruled Georgia from 1184 to 1213 and died on 18 January 1213. The retrieved Civ6 pages name the civilization and leave her pack unconfirmed.

Germany

Frederick Barbarossa was elected King of Germany in 1152 and died on 10 June 1190. Civ6 names Ludwig II and splits Germany from Bavaria.

Gran Colombia

Gran Colombia lasted from 1819 to 1831. Bolivar died on 17 December 1830. The Maya pack names him, and the civilization is New Frontier Pass.

Greece

Ancient Greece runs from the Dark Ages of the twelfth to ninth centuries BC to about 600. Retrieved Civ6 pages name the civilization, not a leader.

Inca

The Inca realm centered on Cusco. Spanish conquest began in 1532. Pachacuti's pack stays unconfirmed, and his Chinese name is a standard reading.

Indonesia

Gitarja reigned in Majapahit from 1328 to 1350. The hub places Indonesia with the Khmer in a scenario pack. Her Chinese name is a standard reading.

Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu lived from 1543 to 1616 and became shogun in 1603. Civ6 names him in the Leader Pass and does not name the launch leader.

Khmer

The Khmer Empire is dated from 802 to 1431. Jayavarman VII lived from 1122 to 1218. The hub places Khmer in a scenario pack with Indonesia.

Korea

Seondeok ruled Silla from 632 to 647. Sejong ruled Joseon from 1418 to 1450. Civ6 names both, and only Sejong's pack is stated.

Macedon

Alexander was king of Macedon from 336 BC until 10 or 11 June 323 BC. The hub places Macedon in Persia's scenario pack.

Mali

The Mali Empire runs from about 1235 to 1610. Sundiata's dates disagree by a few years across leads. His persona requires Gathering Storm.

Maori

Maori settlement is placed about 1320 to 1350. Kupe's voyage has no year in the lead. The notes name a Maori unit and leave his pack unconfirmed.

Mapuche

Lautaro was born about 1534 and died on 29 April 1557. The retrieved Civ6 pages name the Mapuche in Chinese and leave his pack unconfirmed.

Maya

Lady Six Sky died in 741 after years at Naranjo from 682. The Maya and Gran Colombia Pack names her. The civilization is New Frontier Pass.

Mongolia

Genghis Khan died in August 1227. The official hub places his Mongolia in Rise and Fall, and Kublai is a later alternate leader.

Netherlands

The Dutch Republic lasted from 1588 to 1795. Wilhelmina was queen from 1890 to 1948. Civ6 leaves both the civilization and her pack unconfirmed.

Nubia

Amanitore ruled at Meroe in the first century AD with her son Natakamani. The hub places Nubia in a scenario pack.

Ottoman Empire

Suleiman I ruled from 1520 to 1566 and died on 6 September 1566. The Magnificent persona requires Gathering Storm. The pack stays unconfirmed.

Persia

Cyrus founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BC and died in 530 BC. Nader ruled from 1736 to 1747. Persia is a scenario pack.

Poland

Jadwiga reigned from 16 October 1384 until 17 July 1399. The kingdom runs from 1025 to 1795. The hub places Poland in a scenario pack.

Portugal

João III was king from 1521 until his death on 11 June 1557. The Portugal Pack names him. The kingdom is older than that reign.

Rome

The Roman Republic is dated from 509 BC to 27 BC. Official Civ6 pages name Julius Caesar as a free unlock and do not name a launch leader.

Russia

Peter I ruled from 1682 and was emperor from 1721 until 1725. Civ6 names the civilization in Chinese and leaves the classic leader's pack unconfirmed.

Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland is traditionally dated from 843. Robert I ruled from 1306 to 1329. The official hub places both in Rise and Fall.

Scythia

Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae, defeated Cyrus in 530 BC. The notes name Scythia and leave her pack unconfirmed.

Spain

Philip II was king of Spain from 1556 until 13 September 1598. Civ6 names the civilization in Chinese and leaves his pack unconfirmed.

Sumer

Sumer emerged between the 5th and 4th millennia BC. Gilgamesh may have ruled Uruk in the early dynastic age. His pack stays unconfirmed.

Vietnam

Bà Triệu died in 248 after resisting Eastern Wu. The Vietnam pack names her. The published Dai Viet essay is a later kingdom.

Zulu

Shaka ruled the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828 and died on 24 September 1828. The notes name the civilization and leave his pack unconfirmed.