Timeline of Kabul


Timeline of Kabul


The following is a timeline of the history of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Prior to 20th century

  • Circa 1500–1200 B.C. – The Rigveda, a book of Vedic Sanskrit hymns, called this town "Kubha". By about 1000 BC the Zend Avesta of Zoroastrianism mentioned the region and praised it as ideal.
  • c. 678–549 BCE. - Kabul valley was part of the Median Empire.
  • c. 549 BCE. the Median Empire was annexed by Cyrus The Great and Kabul valley became part the Achaemenid Empire.
  • c. 330 BCE. the Achaemenid empire was conquered by Alexander the Great.
  • c. 305 BCE. the valley is seized by Alexander's general Seleucus, becoming part of the Seleucid Empire.
  • c. 5th century CE – Bala Hissar (fortress) built.
  • 565 – Kabul Shahi is in power.
  • 794 – Shahi capital relocated to Kabul from Kapisa.
  • 1461 – Wali khan Beg is in power.
  • 1502 – Arghunid Muqim in power.
  • 1504 – Siege of Kabul; Mughal Babur in power.
  • 1528 – Gardens of Babur developed outside city.
  • 1545 – Mughal Humayun in power.
  • 1637 – Char Chatta Bazaar built.
  • 1646 – Shahjahani Mosque built.
  • 1738 – Persian Nader Shah captures citadel.
  • 1747 – Ahmad Shah Durrani in power.
  • 1772 – Timur Shah Naizy in power.
  • 1773 – Durrani capital relocated to Kabul from Kandahar (approximate date).
  • 1793 – Timur Shah Mausoleum built.
  • 1838 – British troops arrive.
  • 1839 – 7 August: Shah Shujah Durrani in power.
  • 1841 – 2 November: Uprising against Shah Shujah Durrani.
  • 1842
    • Battle of Kabul.
    • 19 February: The Jalalabad earthquake caused severe damage and 500 deaths.
  • 1850 – Char Chatta (bazaar) restored.
    • 1879
      • 3 September: British residency attacked.
      • October: British occupy Kabul.
      • December: Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment.
    • 1880 - Accession of Abdur Rahman Khan as Emir of Afghanistan.

    20th century

    • 1901
      • Arg (presidential palace) built.
      • Population: 140,000 (estimate).
    • 1903 – Habibia High School founded.
    • 1913 – Clock tower built.
    • 1919
      • Mu'arrif-i ma'arif begins publication.
      • Id Gah Mosque and Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Mausoleum built.
    • 1920s
      • Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque built.
      • Tajbeg Palace and Darul Aman Palace built outside city.
    • 1922 / 1301 SH
      • Lycée Esteqlal established.
      • Solar Hijri calendar officially adopted in Afghanistan.
    • 1923 – Kabul–Darulaman Tramway constructed.
    • 1924 – Amani High School founded.
    • 1928 – Paghman Gardens open.
    • 1931
      • Kabul University established.
      • National Museum of Afghanistan relocated to Darulaman from Koti Bagcha.
    • 1933 – 8 November: Mohammed Nadir Shah assassinated.
    • 1940 – Radio Kabul begins broadcasting with 20 kilowatt transmitter.
    • 1948 – Ghulam Mohammad Farhad becomes mayor.
    • 1957 – Sherpur Mosque built.
    • 1961 – Jangalak neighborhood established.
    • 1965 – Population: 435,000.
    • 1967
      • Kabul Zoo inaugurated.
      • Kabul Golf Club opens outside city.
    • 1968 – Naghlu Dam begins generating hydroelectric power.
    • 1969 – Hotel Inter-Continental in business.
    • 1970 – Kabul Airport in operation (approximate date).
    • 1973 – Population: 318,094 city; 534,350 urban agglomeration.
    • 1975 – Rock music festival held.
    • 1977 – Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan founded.
    • 1978
      • April: Anti-Daoud demonstrations.
      • 28 April: Coup.
    • 1979 – 27 December: Soviet forces occupy city.
    • 1980 - 22 February: 3 Hut uprising
    • 1988 – Population: 1,424,400 (estimate).
    • 1989 – Soviet troops withdraw.
    • 1992 – April: Battle of Kabul (1992–1996) begins.
    • 1995 – 6 September: Pakistani embassy sacked.
    • 1996 – 27 September: Taliban take city.

    21st century

    • 2001
      • November: City besieged by United States forces.
      • Population: 2,080,000 (estimate).
    • 2002
      • January: Marjan of Kabul Zoo dies.
      • Nejat Drug Rehabilitation Centre active.
      • September: Bombing.
    • 2003
      • December: Constitutional convention.
      • Khwaja Faqiron Mosque reconstructed.
      • Music school established.
    • 2004
      • Jamhuriat Hospital built.
      • Sultani Museum established.
    • 2005
      • French Medical Institute for Children established.
      • City administrative sectors expand to 18 (from 11).
      • Kabul City Center (shopping mall) opens.
    • 2008
      • January: Serena Hotel attack.
      • July: Bombing of Indian embassy.
    • 2009
      • February: Raids.
      • August: Bombing of NATO building.
      • October: Bombing of Indian embassy.
      • October: UN attack.
      • Air pollution in Kabul reaches annual mean of 86 PM2.5 and 260 PM10, much higher than recommended.
    • 2010
      • January: Muhammad Yunus Nawandish becomes mayor.
      • January attack.
      • February attack.
      • May bombing.
    • 2011
      • May: Bombing of military hospital.
      • June: Inter-Continental Hotel attack.
      • September attack.
      • December: Bombing at mosque.
      • Kabul National Cricket Stadium opens.
      • Institute for Afghan Arts & Architecture established.
    • 2012
      • February: Quran burning protests.
      • April attacks by Taliban.
      • May: Assassination of Arsala Rahmani Daulat.
      • Abdul Rahman Mosque and Afghanistan Football Federation stadium open.
      • Population: 3,289,000 (estimate).
    • 2013
      • June bombings.
      • Presidential palace attack.
    • 2014
      • Restaurant bombing.
      • Serena Hotel attack.
      • December bombings.
    • 2015
      • Park Palace guesthouse attack.
      • Parliament attack.
      • 7 August attacks.
      • 10 August bombing.
      • 22 August bombing.
      • Spanish Embassy attack.
    • 2016
      • February bombing.
      • April attack.
      • Attack on Canadian Embassy guards.
      • July bombing near Deh Mazang square.
      • 1 August attack.
      • American University attack.
      • September attack.
      • November bombing.
      • Population: 3,817,241 (estimate).
    • 2017
      • January bombing.
      • Supreme Court bombing.
      • Hospital attack.
      • May bombing.
      • 3 June bombing.
      • June mosque attack.
      • 24 July bombing.
      • Iraqi embassy attack.
      • 28 December bombing.
    • 2018
      • 4 January bombing.
      • Inter-Continental Hotel attack.
      • Ambulance bombing.
      • March bombing.
      • 22 April bombing.
      • 30 April bombings.
      • August bombing.
      • September attacks.
      • November bombing.
    • 2019
      • Mosque bombing.
      • 1 July attack.
      • 25 July bombings.
      • 28 July bombing.
      • 7 August bombing.
      • 17 August bombing.
      • 2 and 5 September bombings.
      • 17 September bombing.
      • November bombing.
    • 2020
      • February bombing.
      • 6 March shooting.
      • Gurdwara attack.
      • University attack.
    • 2021
      • School bombing.
      • Mosque bombing.
      • June bombings.
      • Fall of Kabul

    See also

    • History of Kabul
    • List of rulers of Kabul
    • List of newspapers in Kabul
    • List of universities in Kabul Province
    • List of schools in Kabul
    • Timelines of other cities in Afghanistan: Herat
    • Timeline of Afghan history

    References

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    Bibliography

    External links

    • "Historic Cities Programme: Afghanistan". Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Aga Khan Development Network. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21.

    Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: Timeline of Kabul by Wikipedia (Historical)



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