Timeline of Lahore
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lahore, Pakistan.
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Contents
Prior to 11th century
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- 682 CE - City besieged by Muslim forces.[1]
11th-15th centuries
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- 1022 CE - Mahmud of Ghazni ousts Hindu rulers; Malik Ayaz in power.[1]
- 1157 - City becomes Muslim Ghaznavid capital.[2]
- 1241 - City sacked by Mongols.[3]
- 1267 - Lahore Fort rebuilt.
16th-17th centuries
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- 1524 - Mughal Babur in power.[1]
- 1530 - Mir Yunis Ali becomes governor.[4]
- 1560 - Masjid Niwin (mosque) built.[5]
- 1584 - Mughal Akbar relocates capital to Lahore.[1]
- 1622 - Court of Mughal Jehangir established.[2]
- 1627
- Khwabgah palace built.[5]
- Tomb of Jahangir built in Shahdara Bagh near city.
- 1632 - Shish Mahal (palace) built at Lahore Fort.[6]
- 1634 - Wazir Khan Mosque built.[5]
- 1635 - Moti Masjid (mosque) built at Lahore Fort.
- 1637 - Shalimar Gardens laid out near city.[5]
- 1643 - Shalimar Gardens, Lahore built.
- 1649 - Dai Anga Mosque built.
- 1673 - Badshahi Mosque built.
18th century
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- 1748 - Ahmed Shah in power.[7]
- 1753 - Sonehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area.[8]
- 1758 - Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunathrao.
- 1767 - City becomes part of Sikh kingdom.[9]
- 1798 - Sikh Ranjit Singh in power.[7]
- 1799 - Sikh capital relocated from Lahore to Amritsar.[10]
19th century
- 1818 - Hazuri Bagh Baradari (pavilion) built.
- 1846 - British Council of Regency of the Punjab established.[10]
- 1849
- 3 January: British East India Company in power.[11]
- Lahore Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1850s - Grand Trunk Road Peshawar-Lahore extension constructed (approximate date).[13]
- 1858 - British Crown in power.[1]
- 1859 - Masonic Temple built in Anarkali.
- 1860
- Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.[14]
- Lahore Junction railway station built.
- 1861 - Lahore Canal built (approximate date).
- 1864 - Government College and Rang Mahal School founded.
- 1868 - Population: 125,413.[10]
- 1872
- Lahore Zoo founded.
- Civil and Military Gazette begins publication.
- 1875 - Mayo School of Industrial Art established.
- 1880 - Faletti's Hotel in business.
- 1881
- 1882 - Punjab University[16] and Lahore Bar Association founded.
- 1883 - Central Model School established.[14]
- 1884 - Punjab Public Library established.[17]
- 1885 - Punjab Civil Secretariat Library founded.[17]
- 1886
- Aitchison College founded.[11]
- Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Punjabi-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1887
- General Post Office, Lahore built.
- Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection consecrated.[5]
- 1889
- Lahore High Court building constructed.
- Railway Technical School established.[14]
- 1890 - New town hall built.
- 1892 - Punjab Textbook Board Library established.[17]
- 1894 - Lahore Museum opens.[18][19]
- 1898 - April: Punjab Assembly passes first law.[20]
20th century
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- 1901 - Population: 202,964.[5]
- 1908 - Dyal Singh Trust Library established.
- 1909 - Punjab Chiefs' Association headquartered in city.[21]
- 1915 - Lahore Conspiracy Case trial held.
- 1921 - Model Town suburb established.
- 1924 - Punjab Archival Museum and record office established.[22]
- 1928 - Armoury Museum established in Lahore Fort.[23]
- 1935 - Punjab Assembly Chamber built.[24]
- 1940
- March: City hosts Lahore Resolution proceedings of the All-India Muslim League.
- Nawa-i-Waqt Urdu-language newspaper begins publication.[25]
- 1941
- Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party headquartered in city.[25]
- Population: 671,659.[9]
- 1947
- Riots.[26]
- 15 August: City becomes part of West Punjab province of Pakistan.
- 1948 - Chatan newspaper begins publication.[25]
- 1951
- 1952 - Lahore newspaper begins publication.[25]
- 1953 - 6 March: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis.[citation needed]
- 1955 - City becomes capital of West Pakistan.[9]
- 1959 - Gaddafi Stadium built.
- 1964 - 26 November: Pakistan Television Lahore Station inaugurated.[citation needed]
- 1965 - Indo-Pakistani War.
- 1968 - Minar-e-Pakistan constructed in Iqbal Park.
- 1970
- Lahore Stock Exchange founded.
- Pakistan Monitor newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1974 - City hosts Islamic Summit Conference.[citation needed]
- 1975 - Lahore Development Authority established.
- 1976 - Samjhota Express Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.[citation needed]
- 1977 - Allama Iqbal Museum inaugurated.[23][27]
- 1981 - Minhaj-ul-Quran International (Islamic organization) founded.[28]
- 1983 - Ajoka (theatre group) formed.[29]
- 1984 - Lahore University of Management Sciences and Lahore Conservation Society[30] established.
- 1985 - Punjab Lok Rehas (theatre group) formed.[29]
- 1986 - The Nation newspaper begins publication.[25]
- 1989 - The Friday Times begins publication.
- 1990
- Lahore Drama School[29] and Institute of Leadership and Management founded.
- Daily Pakistan newspaper begins publication.[25]
- February: 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup held.
- 1991 - Pearl Mosque built.[8]
- 1992 - Alhamra Arts Council building constructed.
- 1993 - Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery established at the National College of Arts Lahore.[31]
- 1996 - Lahore Post begins publication.
- 1997 - Lahore-Islamabad Motorway completed.
- 1998 - Population: 5,143,495.[32]
- 1999: 21 February: City hosts signing of the India-Pakistan Lahore Declaration regarding nuclear armaments.
21st century
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- 2001 - Lahore City District divided into nine towns: Aziz Bhatti Town, Data Gunj Bakhsh Town, Gulberg Town, Iqbal Town, Lahore Cantonment, Ravi Town, Samanabad Town, Shalimar Town, Wagah Town.
- 2002 - Daily Times begins publication.
- 2003
- Allama Iqbal International Airport inaugurated.
- 11 July: Delhi-Lahore bus service resumes after suspension of 18 months.[citation needed]
- 2006 - Pakistan Fashion Design Council headquartered in city.[33]
- 2007
- March: Lawyers' Movement begins.[34]
- DHA Cinema opens.[35]
- Expo Centre Lahore built in Johar Town.
- 2009 - Software Technology Park and Alamgir Tower Lahore built.
- 2010
- February: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week begins.[33]
- 28 May: Attacks on Ahmadi mosques.
- 1 July: Bombings at Data Durbar Shrine.
- 1 September: Bombings.
- Vogue Towers opens.
- 2011 - The Lahore Times begins publication.
- 2012 - 11 September: Garment factory fire.
- 2013
- February: Metrobus (Lahore) begins operating.[36]
- February: Lahore Literary Festival inaugurated.[37]
- March: Anti-Christian riot.[38]
- 6 July: Bombing in Old Anarkali district.
See also
- History of Lahore
- List of educational institutions in Lahore
- History of the Punjab
- Timeline of Karachi
- Timeline of Peshawar
References
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Published in the 19th century
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- Thornton, Thomas Henry. A Brief Account of the History and Antiquities of Lahore. Lahore: Government Civil Secretariat Press, 1873.
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- Kanhaiya Lal. (1884) Tarikh-e-Lahore. Lahore, Pakistan: Aslam Asmat Printers.
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Published in the 20th century
- 1900s-1940s
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- Lahore and some of its Historical Monuments. Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing Press, 1927.
- Gulshan Lal Chopra. A Short History of Lahore and its Monuments. Lahore: 1937.
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- 1950s-1990s
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- Lahore Development Authority. Lahore Urban Development and Traffic Study. 5 vols. Lahore, 1980.
- Lahore Development Authority. The Walled City of Lahore. Lahore, 1981.
- Samuel V. Noe. “Old Lahore and Old Delhi: Variations on a Mughal Theme.” Ekistics XLIX (1982), pp. 306–19.
- Mohammed A. Qadeer. Lahore, Urban Development in the Third World. Lahore: Vanguard Books, 1983.
- Ahmad Nabi Khan. “Lahore: the Darus Saltanat of the Moghul Empire under Akbar (1556-1605).” Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan XXI, no.3 (1984), pp. 1–22.
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- F.S. Aijazuddin. Lahore: Illustrated Views of the 19th Century. Lahore: Vanguard Books, Ltd., 1991.
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Published in the 21st century
- Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry. A Short History of Lahore and Some of Its Monuments. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2000.
- Journal of Asian Civilizations XXIV, no. 2 (2001). Special issue on Lahore in the Ghaznavid period.
- F.S. Aijazuddin. Lahore Recollected: An Album. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publishers, 2003.
- Y. Lari. Lahore - Illustrated City Guide. Karachi, Pakistan: Heritage Foundation Pakistan 2003.
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- Ian Talbot. Divided Cities: Partition and Its aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar, 1947-1957. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006.
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