Timeline of Kerman

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kerman, Iran.

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Prior to 20th century

• 3rd century CE – Bardašir/Govāšir founded by Ardashir I.
• 644 – Muslim conquest of Kerman occurs (approximate date). Caliphate rule started.
• 861 – Anarchy at Samarra, decline and end of Caliphate rule (861–870s).
• 932 – Moḥammad b. Elyās in power.
• 1012 – Buyid Qawam al-Dawla in power.
• 1041–1072 - Construction of the Masjid i Malik mosque by Malik Kaverd Seljuk.
• 1048 – Seljuq Qawurd in power.
• 1188 – Seljuqs ousted (approximate date). (see Toghrul III)
• 1222 – Amir Buraq Hajib in power.
• 1349 – Jameh Mosque of Kerman built.
• 1390 – Masjid-i Pa Minar (mosque) built.
• 1596 – Ganj Ali Khan becomes governor.
• 1598 – Ganjali Caravanserai construction begins.
• 1625 – Ganjali Mint built.
• 1631 – Ganjali Bathhouse built.
• 1660s – Offices of English East India Company and Dutch East India Company in business.
• 1758 – Karim Khan in power.
• 1794 – Siege of Kerman by forces of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.
• 1801 – Ibrahim Khan becomes governor.
• 1875 – Population: 40,228.
• 1878 – Firuz Mirzā Farmānfarmā becomes governor.

20th century

• 1905 – Balasari and Shaykhi unrest.
• 1906 – Iranshahr High School of Kerman established.
• 1917 – بیمارستان نوریه (hospital) founded.
• 1956 – Population: 62,157.
• 1966 – Population: 89,700.
• 1969 – خانه شهر (assembly hall) built.
• 1970 – Kerman Airport begins operating.
• 1976 – Population: 145,613.
• 1978 – Friday Mosque of Kerman fire.
• 1986 – Population: 264,560.
• 1996 – Population: 384,991.
• 1998 – Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. (football club) formed.

21st century

• 2003 – 19 February: Airplane crash occurs near city.
• 2006 – Population: 515,114.
• 2007 – Shahid Bahonar Stadium opens.
• 2011 – Population: 534,441.
• 2012 – Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi becomes Member of the Parliament of Iran from the Kerman and Ravar (electoral district).
• 2013 – 14 June: Local election held.
• 2014 – City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 5.
• 2015 – Ali Babayi becomes mayor.
• 2020 – Funeral of Qasem Soleimani which around 62 killed in a stampede crush
• 2024 – Kerman bombings on a commemorative ceremony marking the assassination of Qasem Soleimani which killed 103

See also

• Kerman history (fa)
• Kerman in the Qajar era
• Other names of Kerman (city)
• Category:Monuments in Kerman (city; in Persian)
• List of monuments in Kerman Province
• Kerman Province history (fa)
• Timelines of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd

References

This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

• [1]
• Paul Ward English, "Cultural Change and the Structure of a Persian City," in Carl Leiden, ed., The Conflict of Traditionalism and Modernism in the Muslim Middle East (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1966), pp. 32–48.
• Paul W. English, City and Village in Iran: Settlement and Economy in the Kirman Basin (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1968).
• via Google Books
• (Covers circa 1795–1925) [2]
• [3]

In other languages

• (Written in 17th century)
• [4]
• Heribert Busse. "Kerman im 19. Jahrhundert nach der Geographie des Waziri," Der Islam 50 (1973): 284–312. (Includes translation of: )
• (Written in 17th century CE)
• (Written in 17th century CE; 2 vols)
• Bastani Parizi. "Principes de l'évolution de la tolérance dans l'histoire de Kerman," in A. Harrak, ed., Contacts Between Cultures (Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992)

External links

• (Bibliography)
• Items related to Kerman, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Kerman, various dates (via Qatar Digital Library) (also "Kirman")

Images

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  1794 siege of Kerman