• Source: Timeline of Isfahan

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




Prior to 16th century



c. 538 BC - Jews settle in Isfahan
771 - Friday Mosque established in Yahudiyya (approximate date).
1051 - Isfahan besieged by Seljuk forces of Tughril; city becomes capital of the Seljuk Empire.
1070 - Nezamiyeh Madrasa built (approximate date).
1107 - Chihil Dukhtaran (minaret) erected.
1194 - Khwarazmian Ala ad-Din Tekish in power.
1226 - City sacked by Mongol forces.
1228 - City besieged by Mongol forces again.
1240/1241 - Isfahan taken by Mongol forces.
1325 - Emamzadeh Jafar (tomb/shrine) built.
1341/1342 - Shaikh Abu Esḥāq Inju becomes governor of Isfahan.
1356 - Amir Mobārez-al-Din Mo-ḥammad Moẓaffari becomes governor of Isfahan.
1387 - Isfahan besieged by forces of Timur.




16th-19th centuries


1503 - Safavid Ismail I in power.
1598 - Isfahan becomes capital of the Safavid Empire; Abbas I of Persia in power.
1602
Si-o-seh pol (bridge) built to newly developed New Julfa.
Maydān-i shāh (square) laid out.
1619 - Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque built.
1627 - Armenian Bedkhem Church built in New Julfa.
1630 - Shah Mosque built (approximate date).
1647 - Chehel Sotoun palace construction begins.
1650 - Khaju Bridge built.
1660 - Ālī Qāpū (palace) built (approximate date).
1670 - Hasht Behesht palace built.
1722 - Siege of Isfahan by Afghan forces.
1736 - Persian capital relocated from Isfahan to Mashhad.
1804/1805 - Famine.
1836/1837 - Unrest.
1848/1849 - Unrest.
1869 - Isfahan economy affected by opening of the Suez Canal in Egypt.
1872 - Famine.
1874 - Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan becomes governor of Isfahan.
1882 - Population: 73,634.




20th century


1919 - Zaban-e Zanan women's magazine begins publication.
1920 - Population: 80,000 (approximate estimate).
1921 - Waṭan textile factory in business.
1941 - Population: 204,598.
1946 - University of Isfahan established.
1953 - Sepahan F.C. (football club) formed.
1959 - Hamadāniān cement factory in business.
1966 - Population: 424,045.
1970s - Polyacryl Iran Corporation established.(en)
1973 - First development organic program
1971 - Āryāmehr steel mill begins operating near city.
1973 - Naqsh-e jahan derby (football contest) begins.
1976 - Population: 661,510.
1977 - Ālī Qāpū, Chehel Sotoun, and Hasht Behesht palaces restored.
1977 - Isfahan University of Technology established.
1979 - Naqsh-e Jahan Square designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1983 - محمدحسن ملک‌مدنی becomes mayor.(fa)
1984 - Isfahan International Airport opens.
1986 - Population: 986,753.
1996 - Population: 1,266,072.
1999 - February: Local election held.




21st century


2003
Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium opens.
مرتضی سقاییان‌نژاد becomes mayor.(fa)
2011 - Population: 1,756,126.
2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
2014 - City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 2.
2015
Isfahan Metro begins operating.
Mehdi Jamalinejad becomes mayor of Isfahan.
2023
2023 Iran drone attacks
99.54% of the population have natural gas network access.
Unemployed: 180,000, jobs openings: 12000
Shah Mosque tower and dome tilted; 14 billion toman allocated to renovate the buildings.
5,994 city crossings named after martyrs of Iraq-Iran War by the municipal government.
Isfahan province divided into 212 police blocks.
2024
19 April: Isfahan missile strike
Asian cooperation dialogue event held in the city.




See also



Isfahan history (fr)
Other names of Isfahan
List of mayors of Isfahan (fa)
List of historical structures in Isfahan Province
Timelines of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Kerman, Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd




References



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




Bibliography






External links



Ehsan Yarshater (ed.). "Isfahan". Encyclopædia Iranica. (Includes multiple articles)
Houchang E. Chehabi (ed.). "Cities: Isfahan". Bibliographia Iranica. USA: Iranian Studies Group at MIT. (Bibliography)
Items related to Isfahan, various dates (via Qatar Digital Library)
Items related to Isfahan, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Isfahan, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
"(Isfahan)". 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
"(Isfahan)", Asnad.org: Digital Persian Archive, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Image Database of Persian Historical Documents from Iran and Central Asia up to the 20th Century

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