• Source: Timeline of Lahore

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lahore, Pakistan.




Prior to 11th century



664/682 CE – City besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.




11th–15th centuries



1022 CE – Mahmud of Ghazni ousts Hindu rulers; Malik Ayaz in power.
1157 – City becomes Muslim Ghaznavid capital.
1241 – City sacked by Mongols.
1267 – Lahore Fort rebuilt.




16th–17th centuries



1524 – Mughal Babur in power.
1530 – Mir Yunis Ali becomes governor.
1560 – Masjid Niwin (mosque) built.
1566 - Lahore Fort built.
1584 – Mughal Akbar relocates capital to Lahore.
1622 – Court of Mughal Jehangir established.
1627
Khwabgah palace built.
Tomb of Jahangir built in Shahdara Bagh near city.
1632 – Shish Mahal (palace) built at Lahore Fort.
1634 – Wazir Khan Mosque built.
1635 – Moti Masjid (mosque) built at Lahore Fort.
1637
Shalimar Gardens laid out near city.

1649 – Dai Anga Mosque built.
1673 – Badshahi Mosque built.




18th century



1739 – City captured by Persian forces under the command of Nader Shah.
1748 – Ahmed Shah Durrani in power.
1753 – Sunehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area.
1758 – Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunath Rao.
1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore.
1765 - Lehna Singh and Gujar Singh of the Sikh Bhangi Misl (Punjab), occupy Lahore.
1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs (1776-1780)

1798 – Ranjit Singh in power.
1799 – Ranjit Singh occupies Lahore. and shifts his capital from Gujrawala.




19th century


1813–1818 – Hazuri Bagh Baradari built.
1846 – British Council of Regency of the Punjab established.
1849
3 January: British East India Company in power.
Lahore Chronicle newspaper begins publication.
1850s – Grand Trunk Road Peshawar-Lahore extension constructed (approximate date).
1858 November 1 – British Crown in power.
1859 – Masonic Temple built in Anarkali.
1860
Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.
Lahore Junction railway station built.
1861 – Lahore Canal built (approximate date).
1864 – Government College and Rang Mahal School founded.
1868 – Population: 125,413.
1872
Lahore Zoo founded.
Civil and Military Gazette begins publication.
1875 – Mayo School of Industrial Art established.
1880 – Faletti's Hotel in business.
1881
Tribune newspaper begins publication.
Population: 149,369.
1882 – Punjab University and Lahore Bar Association founded.
1883 – Central Model School established.
1884 – Punjab Public Library established.
1885 – Punjab Civil Secretariat Library founded.
1886
Aitchison College founded.
Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Punjabi-language newspaper begins publication.
1887
General Post Office, Lahore built.
Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection consecrated.
1889
Lahore High Court building constructed.
Railway Technical School established.
1890 – New town hall built.
1892 – Punjab Textbook Board Library established.
1894 – Lahore Museum opens.
1898 – April: Punjab Assembly passes first law.




20th century


1901 – Population: 202,964.
1904 - Sacred Heart Cathedral completed.
1908 – Dyal Singh Trust Library established.
1909 – Punjab Chiefs' Association headquartered in city.
1915 – Lahore Conspiracy Case trial held.
1921
Model Town suburb established.
Mughalpura Technical College founded.
1924 – Punjab Archival Museum and record office established.
1928 – Armoury Museum established in Lahore Fort.
1935 – Punjab Assembly Chamber built.
1940
March: City hosts Lahore Resolution proceedings of the All-India Muslim League.
Nawa-i-Waqt Urdu-language newspaper begins publication.
1941
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party headquartered in city.
Population: 671,659.




Independence


1947
Riots.
15 August: City becomes part of West Punjab province of Pakistan.
1948 - Chatan newspaper begins publication.
1951
Institute of Islamic Culture established.
Population: 849,476.
1952 – Lahore newspaper begins publication.
1953 – 6 March: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis.
1955 – City becomes capital of West Pakistan.
1959 – Gaddafi Stadium built.
1964 – 26 November: Pakistan Television Lahore Station inaugurated.
1965 – Indo-Pakistani War.
1968 – Minar-e-Pakistan constructed in Iqbal Park.
1970
Lahore Stock Exchange founded.
Pakistan Monitor newspaper begins publication.
1972 – Population: 2,165,372.
1974 – City hosts Islamic Summit Conference. Recognized former East Pakistan as Bangladesh.
1975 – Lahore Development Authority established.
1976 – Samjhota Express Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.
1977 – Allama Iqbal Museum inaugurated.
1981
Minhaj-ul-Quran International (Islamic organization) founded.
Population: 2,952,689.
Lahore Zoo Safari established.
1983 – Ajoka (theatre group) formed.
1984 – Lahore University of Management Sciences and Lahore Conservation Society established.
1985 – Punjab Lok Rehas (theatre group) formed.
1986 – The Nation newspaper begins publication.
1989 – The Friday Times begins publication.
1990
Lahore Drama School and Institute of Leadership and Management founded.
Daily Pakistan newspaper begins publication.
February: 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup held.
1991 – Pearl Mosque built.
1992 – Alhamra Arts Council building constructed.
1993 – Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery established at the National College of Arts Lahore.
1996 – Lahore Post begins publication.
1997 – Lahore-Islamabad Motorway completed.
1998 – Population: 5,143,495.
1999
21 February: City hosts signing of the India-Pakistan Lahore Declaration regarding nuclear armaments.
University of Lahore established.




21st century


2001 – Lahore City District divided into nine towns: Aziz Bhatti Town, Data Gunj Bakhsh Town, Gulberg Town, Iqbal Town, Lahore Cantonment, Ravi Town, Samanabad Town, Shalimar Town, Wagah Town.
2002 – Daily Times begins publication.
2003
Allama Iqbal International Airport inaugurated.
11 July: Delhi-Lahore bus service resumes after suspension of 18 months.
2006 – Pakistan Fashion Design Council headquartered in city.
2007
March: Lawyers' Movement begins.
DHA Cinema opens.
Expo Centre Lahore built in Johar Town.
2009 – Software Technology Park and Alamgir Tower Lahore built.
2010
February: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week begins.
28 May: Attacks on Ahmadi mosques.
1 July: Bombings at Data Durbar Shrine.
1 September: Bombings.
Vogue Towers opens.
Air pollution in Lahore reaches annual mean of 68 PM2.5 and 198 PM10, much higher than recommended.
2011 – The Lahore Times begins publication.
2012 – 11 September: Garment factory fire.
2013
February: Metrobus (Lahore) begins operating.
February: Lahore Literary Festival inaugurated.
March: Anti-Christian riot.
6 July: Bombing in Old Anarkali district.
2014 - Grand Jamia Mosque inaugurated.
2017 - Population: 11,126,285.
2018 - Pakistan's Supreme Court quashed the conviction (under Blasphemy Law) and ordered the release of 47-year-old Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman from a village in Punjab province who had been on death row for eight years.
2019
11 December: Attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore.
2020
11 December: The statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (placed in Lahore Fort) was vandalized by an extremist who broke the left arm of statue. The man was immediately caught by a security guard and was later on arrested by Lahore Police.
13 December: Pakistan Democratic Movement (a collation of 11 opposition parties) organized a power show at Minar-e-Pakistan (Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore) against the ruling government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.




See also


History of Lahore
List of educational institutions in Lahore
History of the Punjab
Timelines of other cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Peshawar
Urbanisation in Pakistan




References






Bibliography






External links



"Pakistan: Lahore". Islamic Cultural Heritage Database. Istanbul: Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture.
"Lahore 100 Years ago". Islamabad: National Fund for Cultural Heritage. (photographs)
Europeana. Items related to Lahore
British Library. Items related to Lahore
Sarfraz Ahmad (9 March 2012). "Lahore History". Audacity of a Pakistani (blog).

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