The two unknown aspects of LMK.
- How old is everyone during LMK?
- What date is LMK set in?
Warning: massive yap session
Also mentioning @madabapf because for some reason their response to my first research thing got me to do this.
I can answer neither of those questions but I might be able to help answer them. This is mainly for those who want to create a story so that they have something (dates and ages) to go based on.
Now, for some context. Sun Wukong, who I’ll be talking mostly about, was 1,100 years old by the end of JTTW which ended in 654 CE. This information was gathered by Jim R. McClanahan (Just search him up and how old Wukong is if you wanna see the research. He does JTTW research).
Going off this information, Wukong would be 2,472 years old by 2026.
So, now we'll be using this information.
Common ages for Wukong and the year calculated:
If Wukong was 5,000 years old in LMK, the most commonly assumed age for Wukong, then the year in LMK would be 4554.
Now, if Wukong was 3,000 years old, the year would be 2554.
Common years and the age for Wukong calculated:
Going onto the most commonly assumed years.
If it were 2050 in LMK, which is slightly more believable technology wise than 4554, Wukong would be 2,496 years old.
If it was set in 2080, Wukong would be 2,526.
Set in 2110? SW would be 2556.
Set in 2500? SW would be 2946.
Reasoning for year assumption based around technological advancement:
One of the most important aspects of assumption with dates is the technological advancements.
Comparing the technology in 2026 and the technology in LMK, it is safe to assume that Wukong is less than 5,000 years old and that LMK is set in a date earlier than 4554.
Unless you'd prefer Wukong to be around 5,000 or prefer the date to be around 4554, than the most likely date of LMK and age of SW (depends if you want the age of SW to be different) would be around or a little later than 2050, when Wukong would be 2,496.
