Timeline of Mashhad
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mashhad, Iran.
Prior to 20th century
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- 330 BCE - Passage and residence of Alexander the Great during his Persian campaign.[1][2][3][4] Probably the first settlement in the modern city area.[5][6]
- 818 CE - Death of Ali al-Ridha (8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam) at Sanābādh; Imam Reza shrine established.[7]
- 970s-990s - Imam Reza Shrine demolished "in an act of fanaticism" by Ghaznavid Nāṣer-al-dawla Sübüktigin.[8]
- 1009 - Imam Reza Shrine rebuilt.[8][9]
- 1121 - Town wall built.[7]
- 1161 - Mashhad sacked by Ghuzz Turks.[7]
- 1389 - Nearby Tus besieged and "left a heap of ruins" by forces of Timurid Miran Shah; refugees flee to Mashhad.[7]
- 1418 - Goharshad Mosque built.[10]
- 1426 - Bala-yi sar madrasa built at the Imam Reza shrine.[10]
- 1439 - Du-dar madrasa built by Shah Rukh at the Imam Reza shrine.[10][9]
- 1457 - Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi established.
- 1501 - Twelver Shia Islam declared official state religion in Iran, a development beneficial to Mashhad as a holy city (approximate date).[7][11]
- 1507 - Mashhad taken by forces of Uzbek Muhammad Shaybani.[7]
- 1544 - Mashhad sacked by Uzbek forces.[7]
- 1589 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Shaybanid Abd al-Mumin.[7]
- 1598 - Mashhad taken by forces of Abbas I of Persia; Uzbeks defeated.[7]
- 1722 - Afghan Abdalis in power.[7]
- 1726 - Mashhad besieged by Persian forces.[7]
- 1753 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Afghan Ahmad Shah Durrani.[7]
- 1803 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Fath Ali Shah.[7]
- 1849 - Mashhad taken by forces of Husam al-Saltana.[12]
- 1876 - Palace of Abbas Mirza built.[12]
- 1889 - British and Russian governments maintain consulates-general.[9]
20th century
[edit | edit source]- 1912 - 29 March: Bombing of city by Russians.[12]
- 1918
- 1920 - Population: 70,000-80,000 (approximate estimate).[14]
- 1925 / 1304 SH - 31 March: Solar Hijri calendar legally adopted in Iran.
- 1949 - Razavi University established.
- 1959 - Nader Shah Mausoleum erected.[15]
- 1963 - Population: 312,186 (estimate).[16]
- 1964 - Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum inaugurated.
- 1966 - Mashhad railway station opens.
- 1968 - سینما هویزه (cinema) established.[chronology citation needed]
- 1970 - سینما قدس (مشهد) (cinema) established.[chronology citation needed]
- 1971 - سینما آفریقا (مشهد) (cinema) established.[chronology citation needed]
- 1980 - باغوحش وکیلآباد (zoo) established.[chronology citation needed]
- 1982 - Population: 1,120,000 (estimate).[17]
- 1983 - Samen Stadium opens.
- 1995 - Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi new building opens.
- 1996 - Population: 1,887,405.[18]
21st century
[edit | edit source]- 2004
- Proma Hypermarket in business.
- City becomes part of the newly formed Razavi Khorasan Province.
- 2011
- Mashhad Urban Railway begins operating.
- Siah Jamegan Aboumoslem Khorasan F.C. (football club) formed.
- پیست دوچرخهسواری مشهد (velodrome) opens.[chronology citation needed]
- Imam Reza Stadium construction begins.
- Population: 2,766,258.[19]
- 2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
- 2014
- Sowlat Mortazavi becomes mayor.[13]
- City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 5.
See also
[edit | edit source]- History of Mashhad
- List of mayors of Mashhad
- Timelines of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Diodorus (17.77.5)
- ^ Curtius (6.6.4-5)
- ^ Justin (12.3.8 )
- ^ Arrian (4.9.9)
- ^ muhammad-bagher al-majlisi, bahaar-ol-anvaar
- ^ feiz al-kashaani, al-vaafi
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bosworth 2007.
- ^ a b Mawlawī 2011.
- ^ a b c Britannica 1910.
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- ^ a b c Streck 1934.
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This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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in other languages
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External links
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