A question to those in the know, especially with 1.0 info.

I'm curious about the actual timeline surrounding the fall of Ala Mhigo, along with the general details. From what I understand, the city was the primary residence of the highlanders, and is now effectively a Garlean Bastion, having been completely captured and most of its inhabitants routed. It's also far east of the Black Shroud.

What kind of timeline relative to the calamity and the current age would the city have fallen, and was it a brief, quick decisive attack or were we talking years of besieging?

I'm trying to weave the ala mhigan fall into my character's backstory somewhat and it's tricky knowing at which point in her youth the various events would have befallen her (or merely affected her family) before she finally made the journey to Uldah at level 1 on character creation.

Any additional info on -exactly- what happened at Ala Mhigo and when would be appreciated - the resources I've read seem a little sketchy on things.