Timeline of Lahore
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Prior to 11th century
- 664/682 CE – City besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.[1][2]
11th–15th centuries
- 1022 CE – Mahmud of Ghazni ousts Hindu rulers; Malik Ayaz in power.[1]
- 1157 – City becomes Muslim Ghaznavid capital.[3]
- 1241 – City sacked by Mongols.[4]
- 1267 – Lahore Fort rebuilt.
16th–17th centuries
- 1524 – Mughal Babur in power.[1]
- 1530 – Mir Yunis Ali becomes governor.[5]
- 1560 – Masjid Niwin (mosque) built.[6]
- 1566 - Lahore Fort built.[6]
- 1584 – Mughal Akbar relocates capital to Lahore.[1]
- 1622 – Court of Mughal Jehangir established.[3]
- 1627
- Khwabgah palace built.[6]
- Tomb of Jahangir built in Shahdara Bagh near city.
- 1632 – Shish Mahal (palace) built at Lahore Fort.[7]
- 1634 – Wazir Khan Mosque built.[6]
- 1635 – Moti Masjid (mosque) built at Lahore Fort.
- 1637
- Shalimar Gardens laid out near city.[6]
Badshahi Mosque built in 1673
- 1649 – Dai Anga Mosque built.
- 1673 – Badshahi Mosque built.[6]
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18th century
- 1739 – City captured by Persian forces under the command of Nader Shah.
- 1748 – Ahmed Shah Durrani in power.[8]
- 1753 – Sunehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area.[9]
- 1758 – Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunath Rao.
- 1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore.[10]
- 1765 - Lehna Singh and Gujar Singh of the Sikh Bhangi Misl (Punjab), occupy Lahore.[11]
- 1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs (1776-1780)
- 1798 – Ranjit Singh in power.[8]
- 1799 – Ranjit Singh occupies Lahore.[12][13] and shifts his capital from Gujrawala.
19th century
- 1813–1818 – Hazuri Bagh Baradari built.
- 1846 – British Council of Regency of the Punjab established.[14]
- 1849
- 3 January: British East India Company in power.[15]
- Lahore Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[16]
- 1850s – Grand Trunk Road Peshawar-Lahore extension constructed (approximate date).[17]
- 1858 November 1 – British Crown in power.[1]
- 1859 – Masonic Temple built in Anarkali.
- 1860
- Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.[18]
- Lahore Junction railway station built.
- 1861 – Nahr canal built (approximate date).
- 1864 – Government College and Rang Mahal School founded.
- 1868 – Population: 125,413.[14]
- 1872
- Lahore Zoo founded.[6]
- Civil and Military Gazette begins publication.
- 1875 – Mayo School of Industrial Art established.
- 1880 – Faletti's Hotel in business.
- 1881
- 1882 – Punjab University[20] and Lahore Bar Association founded.
- 1883 – Central Model School established.[18]
- 1884 – Punjab Public Library established.[21]
- 1885 – Punjab Civil Secretariat Library founded.[21]
- 1886
- Aitchison College founded.[15]
- Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Punjabi-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1887
- General Post Office, Lahore built.
- Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection consecrated.[6]
- 1889
- Lahore High Court building constructed.
- Railway Technical School established.[18]
- 1890 – New town hall built.
- 1892 – Punjab Textbook Board Library established.[21]
- 1894 – Lahore Museum opens.[22][23]
- 1898 – April: Punjab Assembly passes first law.[24]
20th century
- 1901 – Population: 202,964.[6]
- 1904 - Sacred Heart Cathedral completed.
- 1908 – Dyal Singh Trust Library established.
- 1909 – Punjab Chiefs' Association headquartered in city.[25]
- 1915 – Lahore Conspiracy Case trial held.
- 1921
- Model Town suburb established.
- Mughalpura Technical College founded.
- 1924 – Punjab Archival Museum and record office established.[26]
- 1928 – Armoury Museum established in Lahore Fort.[27]
- 1935 – Punjab Assembly Chamber built.[28]
- 1940
- March: City hosts Lahore Resolution proceedings of the All-India Muslim League.
- Nawa-i-Waqt Urdu-language newspaper begins publication.[29]
- 1941
- Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party headquartered in city.[29]
- Population: 671,659.[30]
Independence
- 1947
- Riots.[31]
- 15 August: City becomes part of West Punjab province of Pakistan.
- 1948 - Chatan newspaper begins publication.[29]
- 1951
- 1952 – Lahore newspaper begins publication.[29]
- 1953 – 6 March: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis.[citation needed]
- 1955 – City becomes capital of West Pakistan.[30]
- 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.[16]
- 1972 – Population: 2,165,372.[33]
- 1974 – City hosts Islamic Summit Conference. Recognized former East Pakistan as Bangladesh. [citation needed]
- 1975 – Lahore Development Authority established.
- 1976 – Samjhota Express Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.[citation needed]
- 1977 – Allama Iqbal Museum inaugurated.[27][34]
- 1981
- Minhaj-ul-Quran International (Islamic organization) founded.[35]
- Population: 2,952,689.[36]
- Lahore Zoo Safari established.
- 1983 – Ajoka (theatre group) formed.[37]
- 1984 – Lahore University of Management Sciences and Lahore Conservation Society[38] established.
- 1985 – Punjab Lok Rehas (theatre group) formed.[37]
- 1986 – The Nation newspaper begins publication.[29]
- 1989 – The Friday Times begins publication.
- 1990
- Lahore Drama School[37] and Institute of Leadership and Management founded.
- Daily Pakistan newspaper begins publication.[29]
- February: 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup held.
- 1991 – Pearl Mosque built.[9]
- 1992 – Alhamra Arts Council building constructed.
- 1993 – Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery established at the National College of Arts Lahore.[39]
- 1996 – Lahore Post begins publication.
- 1997 – Lahore-Islamabad Motorway completed.
- 1998 – Population: 5,143,495.[40]
- 1999
- 21 February: City hosts signing of the India-Pakistan Lahore Declaration regarding nuclear armaments.
- University of Lahore established.
21st century
- 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.[41]
- 2007
- March: Lawyers' Movement begins.[42]
- DHA Cinema opens.[43]
- Expo Centre Lahore built in Johar Town.
- 2009 – Software Technology Park and Alamgir Tower Lahore built.
- 2010
- February: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week begins.[41]
- 28 May: Attacks on Ahmadi mosques.
- 1 July: Bombings at Data Durbar Shrine.
- 1 September: Bombings.
- Vogue Towers opens.
- Air pollution in Lahore reaches annual mean of 68 PM2.5 and 198 PM10, much higher than recommended.[44]
- 2011 – The Lahore Times begins publication.
- 2012 – 11 September: Garment factory fire.
- 2013
- February: Metrobus (Lahore) begins operating.[45]
- February: Lahore Literary Festival inaugurated.[46]
- March: Anti-Christian riot.[47]
- 6 July: Bombing in Old Anarkali district.
- 2014 - Grand Jamia Mosque inaugurated.
- 2017 - Population: 11,126,285.[48]
- 2018 - Pakistan's Supreme Court quashed the conviction (under Blasphemy Law) and ordered the release of 47-year-old Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman from a village in Punjab province who had been on death row for eight years.[49]
- 2019
- 11 December: Attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore.
- 2020
- 11 December: The statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (placed in Lahore Fort) was vandalized by an extremist who broke the left arm of statue. The man was immediately caught by a security guard and was later on arrested by Lahore Police.[50]
- 13 December: Pakistan Democratic Movement (a collation of 11 opposition parties) organized a power show at Minar-e-Pakistan (Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore) against the ruling government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[51]
