Timeline of Hamadan

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

Prior to 20th century

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Medieval period Rashidun Caliphate 632-661 Umayyad Caliphate 661–750 Abbasid Caliphate 750–1258 Dabuyids 642–760 Bavandids 651–1349 Masmughans of Damavand 651–760 Paduspanids 665–1598 Justanids 791 – 11th century Alid dynasties 864 – 14th century Tahirid dynasty 821–873 Samanid Empire 819–999 Saffarid dynasty 861–1003 Ghurid dynasty pre-879 – 1141 Sajid dynasty 889–929 Sallarid dynasty 919–1062 Ziyarid dynasty 930–1090 Ilyasids 932–968 Buyid dynasty 934–1062 Ghaznavid dynasty 977–1186 Kakuyids 1008–1141 Nasrid dynasty 1029–1236 Shabankara 1030–1355 Seljuk Empire 1037–1194 Khwarazmian dynasty 1077–1231 Eldiguzids 1135–1225 Atabegs of Yazd 1141–1319 Salghurids 1148–1282 Hazaraspids 1155–1424 Mihrabanids 1236–1537 Kurt dynasty 1244–1396 Ilkhanate Empire 1256–1335 Chobanid dynasty 1335–1357 Muzaffarid dynasty 1335–1393 Jalairid dynasty 1337–1376 Sarbadars 1337–1376 Injuids 1335–1357 Afrasiyab dynasty 1349–1504 Marashis 1359–1596 Timurid Empire 1370–1507 Karkiya dynasty 1370s–1592 Kara Koyunlu 1406–1468 Aq Qoyunlu 1468–1508
Early modern period Safavid dynasty 1501–1736 (Hotak dynasty) 1722–1729 Afsharid dynasty 1736–1796 Talysh Khanate 1747–1826 Zand dynasty 1751–1794 Qajar dynasty 1789–1925
Modern period Pahlavi dynasty 1925–1979 Interim Government 1979 Islamic Republic 1979–present
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• 640s - Arabs in power.^[1]
• 806 - City besieged by forces of al-Amin.^[1]
• 931 - City besieged by forces of Ziyarid Mardāvij.^[1]
• 956 - Earthquake.^[1]
• 976 - Buyid Mu'ayyad al-Dawla in power.
• 997 - Shams al-Dawla in power.^[1]
• 1021 - Sama' al-Dawla in power.
• 1221 - City sacked by Mongols.^[1]
• 1224 - City sacked by Mongols again.^[1]
• 1315 - Gunbad-i Alayvian built (approximate date).^[2]
• 1724 - City sacked by forces of Ahmad Pasha of Baghdad.^[1]
• 1732 - City taken by forces of Nāder Shah Afšār; Ottomans ousted.^[1]
• 1789 - Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar takes Hamadan.^[1]
• 1838 - Congregational mosque built.^[3]
• 1883 - Imamzadeh Hossein, Hamadan (shrine) built.

20th century

• 1920 - Population: 30,000-40,000 (approximate estimate).^[4]
• 1932 - Hamadan power plant built.
• 1933 - City redesigned to accommodate motorcars; central Meidun-e Emam Khomeini and 6 radiating boulevards laid out.^[5]
• 1940 - Population: 103,874.^[6]
• 1952 - Avicenna Mausoleum erected.^[2]
• 1963 - Population: 114,610 (estimate).^[7]
• 1970 - Baba Taher Mausoleum erected.^[2]
• 1973 - Bu-Ali Sina University established.
• 1976 - Population: 164,785 city;^[6] 229,977 urban agglomeration.^[8]
• 1986 - Population: 272,499.^[6]
• 1996 - Population: 401,281.^[9]

21st century

• 2007 - PAS Hamedan F.C. (football club) formed.
• 2009 - Shahid Mofatteh Stadium opens.
• 2011 - Population: 525,794.^[10]
• 2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
• 2014 - Syed Mustafa Rasul becomes mayor.^[11]

See also

• History of Hamadan (de)
• Ecbatana, ancient city at site of present-day Hamadan^[12]
• Hamadan Province history
• Timelines of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kerman, Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd

References

This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamadan.

• "Hamadan". Encyclopædia Iranica.
• Items related to Hamadan, various dates (via Qatar Digital Library)
• "(Hamadan)". Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran. Harvard University. Primary-source materials related to the social and cultural history of women's worlds in Qajar Iran
• "(Hamadan)", Asnad.org: Digital Persian Archive, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Image Database of Persian Historical Documents from Iran and Central Asia up to the 20th Century
• Items related to Hamadan, various dates (via Europeana)

Images

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  Imam Khomeini Square, Hamadan, laid out in 1933