Timeline of Isfahan
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Prior to 16th century
- 771 - Friday Mosque established in Yahudiyya (approximate date).[1]
- 1051 - Isfahan besieged by Seljuk forces of Tughril;[2] city becomes capital of the Seljuk Empire.[3]
- 1070 - Nizamiyya Madrasa built (approximate date).[1]
- 1107 - Chihil Dukhtaran (minaret) erected.[1]
- 1194 - Khwarazmian Ala ad-Din Tekish in power.[4]
- 1226 - City sacked by Mongol forces.[2]
- 1228 - City besieged by Mongol forces again.[2][5]
- 1240/1241 - Isfahan taken by Mongol forces.[5][4]
- 1325 - Emamzadeh Jafar (tomb/shrine) built.[1]
- 1341/1342 - Shaikh Abu Esḥāq Inju becomes governor of Isfahan.[2]
- 1356 - Amir Mobārez-al-Din Mo-ḥammad Moẓaffari becomes governor of Isfahan.[2]
- 1387 - Isfahan besieged by forces of Timur.[2][6]
16th–19th centuries
- 1503 - Safavid Ismail I in power.[7]
- 1598 - Isfahan becomes capital of the Safavid Empire; Abbas the Great in power.[8]
- 1602
- Si-o-se-pol (bridge) built to newly developed New Julfa.[9]
- Maydān-e Shāh (square) laid out.[1]
- 1619 - Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque built.[1]
- 1627 - Armenian Bedkhem Church built in New Julfa.[1]
- 1630 - Shah Mosque built (approximate date).[1]
- 1647 - Chehel Sotoun palace construction begins.[1]
- 1650 - Khaju Bridge built.[1]
- 1660 - Ali Qapu (palace) built (approximate date).[1]
- 1670 - Hasht Behesht palace built.[10]
- 1680 - Population: 500.000
- 1722 - Siege of Isfahan by Afghan forces.[8]
- 1736 - Persian capital relocated from Isfahan to Mashhad.[4]
- 1804/1805 - Famine.[4]
- 1836/1837 - Unrest.[4]
- 1848/1849 - Unrest.[4]
- 1869 - Isfahan's economy affected by the opening of the Suez Canal in Egypt.[11]
- 1872 - Famine.[4]
- 1874 - Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan becomes governor of Isfahan.[4]
- 1882 - Population: 73,634.[4]
20th century
- 1919 - Zaban-e Zanan women's magazine begins publication.[12]
- 1946 - University of Isfahan established.
- 1953 - Sepahan F.C. (football club) formed.
- 1959 - Hamadāniān cement factory in business.[13]
- 1970s - Polyacryl Iran Corporation established.[13](en)
- 1971 - Āryāmehr steel mill begins operating near city.[13]
- 1973 - Naghsh-e-Jahan Derby (football contest) begins.
- 1977 - Ali Qapu, Chehel Sotoun, and Hasht Behesht palaces restored.[1]
- 1977 - Isfahan University of Technology established.
- 1979 - Naqsh-e Jahan Square designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1984 - Isfahan International Airport opens.[14]
21st century
- 2003 - Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium opens.
- 2014 - City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 2.
- 2015 - Isfahan Metro begins operating.
- 2023 - 2023 Iran drone attacks occur.[15]
- 2024
- 19 April: Isfahan struck by Israeli missiles.
- Chambers of Commerce of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held.[16]
