Timeline of Kathmandu
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1567 BCE – Kirant rule started
- 1000 BCE – Swayambhunath shrine built (approximate date).[1]
- 723 CE – Kathmandu founded by Raja Gunakamedeva.[2]
- 1339 – Samasuddhin attacks Nepal and loots lot of jewels[citation needed]
- 1480 – Kathmandu becomes independent.[1]
- 1596 – Temple of Kathmandu built.[1]
- 1690 – Maju Deval built.[3]
- 1768 – Battle of Kathmandu; city taken by Gurkha forces of Prithvi Narayan Shah.[4]
- 1832 – Dharahara Tower built by Bhimsen Thapa.[3]
- 1846 – Kot massacre.[1]
- 1886 – Residence of royal family relocated from Hanuman Dhoka (Basantapur Palace) to Narayanhity Palace (now a museum).
20th century
[edit | edit source]- 1901 – Gorkhapatra newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1920
- Garden of Dreams built for Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
- Population: 108,805 metro.[1]
- 1934 – 1934 Nepal–India earthquake.[1]
- 1954 – Nepali Hindi Daily newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1956 – Central Zoo opens.[6]
- 1959 – Tribhuvan University founded in nearby Kirtipur.[7]
- 1961
- 1967 – National Museum of Nepal active.
- 1970 – Narayanhity Palace rebuilt.
- 1975
- 24 February: Coronation of king Birendra.[9]
- Natural History Museum of Nepal established.
- 1979 – Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site established.[10]
- 1981 – Population: 235,160.[11]
- 1983 – Daily News English-language newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1992
- April: Political demonstration; crackdown.[12]
- Nepal Stock Exchange established.
- 1994 – Center for Nepal Environmental and Educational Development established.[13]
21st century
[edit | edit source]- 2001
- 1 June: Nepalese royal massacre.
- Population: 671,846 city;[14] in 1,081,845 Kathmandu District.[5]
- 2007
- United Nations Mission in Nepal headquartered in Baneshwor.[15]
- September: Bombing.[4]
- 2010 – September: 12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress held in Kathmandu.
- 2011 – Population: 1,003,285;[16] 1,744,240 in Kathmandu District.
- 2015 – 25 April: The 7.8 Mw Ghorka earthquake affected the country with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Almost 9,000 people were killed in the region.
See also
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This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kathmandu.
- Map of Kathmandu, 1985
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- Europeana. Items related to Kathmandu, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kathmandu, various dates
