Timeline of Lahore

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 11th century

See also: Origins of Lahore, Etymology of Lahore, and Hindu period in Lahore

• 664/682 CE – City besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.^[1][2]

11th–15th centuries

See also: Early Muslim period in Lahore

• 1022 CE – Mahmud of Ghazni ousts Hindu rulers; Malik Ayaz in power.^[1]
• 1157 – City becomes Muslim Ghaznavid capital.^[3]
• 1241 – City sacked by Mongols.^[4]
• 1267 – Lahore Fort rebuilt.

16th–17th centuries

See also: Mughal period in Lahore

• 1524 – Mughal Babur in power.^[1]
• 1530 – Mir Yunis Ali becomes governor.^[5]
• 1560 – Masjid Niwin (mosque) built.^[6]
• 1566 - Lahore Fort built.^[6]
• 1584 – Mughal Akbar relocates capital to Lahore.^[1]
• 1622 – Court of Mughal Jehangir established.^[3]
• 1627
  • Khwabgah palace built.^[6]
  • Tomb of Jahangir built in Shahdara Bagh near city.
• 1632 – Shish Mahal (palace) built at Lahore Fort.^[7]
• 1634 – Wazir Khan Mosque built.^[6]
• 1635 – Moti Masjid (mosque) built at Lahore Fort.
• 1637
  • Shalimar Gardens laid out near city.^[6]

  • Badshahi Mosque built in 1673

• 1649 – Dai Anga Mosque built.
• 1673 – Badshahi Mosque built.^[6]

18th century

See also: Sikh period in Lahore

• 1739 – City captured by Persian forces under the command of Nader Shah.
• 1748 – Ahmed Shah Durrani in power.^[8]
• 1753 – Sunehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area.^[9]
• 1758 – Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunath Rao.
• 1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore.^[10]
• 1765 - Lehna Singh and Gujar Singh of the Sikh Bhangi Misl (Punjab), occupy Lahore.^[11]
• 1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs (1776-1780)

Main article: Battle of Rohtas (1779)

• 1798 – Ranjit Singh in power.^[8]
• 1799 – Ranjit Singh occupies Lahore.^[12][13] and shifts his capital from Gujrawala.

19th century

• 1813–1818 – Hazuri Bagh Baradari built.
• 1846 – British Council of Regency of the Punjab established.^[14]
• 1849
  • 3 January: British East India Company in power.^[15]
  • Lahore Chronicle newspaper begins publication.^[16]
• 1850s – Grand Trunk Road Peshawar-Lahore extension constructed (approximate date).^[17]
• 1858 November 1 – British Crown in power.^[1]
• 1859 – Masonic Temple built in Anarkali.
• 1860
  • Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.^[18]
  • Lahore Junction railway station built.
• 1861 – Lahore Canal built (approximate date).
• 1864 – Government College and Rang Mahal School founded.
• 1868 – Population: 125,413.^[14]
• 1872
  • Lahore Zoo founded.^[6]
  • Civil and Military Gazette begins publication.
• 1875 – Mayo School of Industrial Art established.
• 1880 – Faletti's Hotel in business.
• 1881
  • Tribune newspaper begins publication.^[16]
  • Population: 149,369.^[19]
• 1882 – Punjab University^[20] and Lahore Bar Association founded.
• 1883 – Central Model School established.^[18]
• 1884 – Punjab Public Library established.^[21]
• 1885 – Punjab Civil Secretariat Library founded.^[21]
• 1886
  • Aitchison College founded.^[15]
  • Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Punjabi-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1887
  • General Post Office, Lahore built.
  • Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection consecrated.^[6]
• 1889
  • Lahore High Court building constructed.
  • Railway Technical School established.^[18]
• 1890 – New town hall built.
• 1892 – Punjab Textbook Board Library established.^[21]
• 1894 – Lahore Museum opens.^[22][23]
• 1898 – April: Punjab Assembly passes first law.^[24]

20th century

• 1901 – Population: 202,964.^[6]
• 1904 - Sacred Heart Cathedral completed.
• 1908 – Dyal Singh Trust Library established.
• 1909 – Punjab Chiefs' Association headquartered in city.^[25]
• 1915 – Lahore Conspiracy Case trial held.
• 1921
  • Model Town suburb established.
  • Mughalpura Technical College founded.
• 1924 – Punjab Archival Museum and record office established.^[26]
• 1928 – Armoury Museum established in Lahore Fort.^[27]
• 1935 – Punjab Assembly Chamber built.^[28]
• 1940
  • March: City hosts Lahore Resolution proceedings of the All-India Muslim League.
  • Nawa-i-Waqt Urdu-language newspaper begins publication.^[29]
• 1941
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party headquartered in city.^[29]
  • Population: 671,659.^[30]

Independence

• 1947
  • Riots.^[31]
  • 15 August: City becomes part of West Punjab province of Pakistan.
• 1948 - Chatan newspaper begins publication.^[29]
• 1951
  • Institute of Islamic Culture established.^[22]
  • Population: 849,476.^[32]
• 1952 – Lahore newspaper begins publication.^[29]
• 1953 – 6 March: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis.^{[citation needed]}
• 1955 – City becomes capital of West Pakistan.^[30]
• 1959 – Gaddafi Stadium built.
• 1964 – 26 November: Pakistan Television Lahore Station inaugurated.^{[citation needed]}
• 1965 – Indo-Pakistani War.
• 1968 – Minar-e-Pakistan constructed in Iqbal Park.
• 1970
  • Lahore Stock Exchange founded.
  • Pakistan Monitor newspaper begins publication.^[16]
• 1972 – Population: 2,165,372.^[33]
• 1974 – City hosts Islamic Summit Conference. Recognized former East Pakistan as Bangladesh. ^{[citation needed]}
• 1975 – Lahore Development Authority established.
• 1976 – Samjhota Express Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.^{[citation needed]}
• 1977 – Allama Iqbal Museum inaugurated.^[27][34]
• 1981
  • Minhaj-ul-Quran International (Islamic organization) founded.^[35]
  • Population: 2,952,689.^[36]
  • Lahore Zoo Safari established.
• 1983 – Ajoka (theatre group) formed.^[37]
• 1984 – Lahore University of Management Sciences and Lahore Conservation Society^[38] established.
• 1985 – Punjab Lok Rehas (theatre group) formed.^[37]
• 1986 – The Nation newspaper begins publication.^[29]
• 1989 – The Friday Times begins publication.
• 1990
  • Lahore Drama School^[37] and Institute of Leadership and Management founded.
  • Daily Pakistan newspaper begins publication.^[29]
  • February: 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup held.
• 1991 – Pearl Mosque built.^[9]
• 1992 – Alhamra Arts Council building constructed.
• 1993 – Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery established at the National College of Arts Lahore.^[39]
• 1996 – Lahore Post begins publication.
• 1997 – Lahore-Islamabad Motorway completed.
• 1998 – Population: 5,143,495.^[40]
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 2006 – Pakistan Fashion Design Council headquartered in city.^[41]
• 2007
  • March: Lawyers' Movement begins.^[42]
  • DHA Cinema opens.^[43]
  • Expo Centre Lahore built in Johar Town.
• 2009 – Software Technology Park and Alamgir Tower Lahore built.
• 2010
  • February: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week begins.^[41]
  • 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.^[44]
• 2011 – The Lahore Times begins publication.
• 2012 – 11 September: Garment factory fire.
• 2013
  • February: Metrobus (Lahore) begins operating.^[45]
  • February: Lahore Literary Festival inaugurated.^[46]
  • March: Anti-Christian riot.^[47]
  • 6 July: Bombing in Old Anarkali district.
• 2014 - Grand Jamia Mosque inaugurated.
• 2017 - Population: 11,126,285.^[48]
• 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.^[49]
• 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.^[50]
  • 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.^[51]

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

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Bibliography

Published in 19th century

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• J.H. Stocqueler (1854), "Lahore", Hand-book of British India (3rd ed.), London: Allen and Co.
• "Lahore". Street's Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory for 1870. London: Street. 1870.
• Thornton, Thomas Henry. A Brief Account of the History and Antiquities of Lahore. Lahore: Government Civil Secretariat Press, 1873.
• Thomas Henry Thornton; John Lockwood Kipling (1876). Lahore. Lahore: Printed at the Government Civil Secretariat Press.
• Kanhaiya Lal. (1884) Tarikh-e-Lahore. Lahore, Pakistan: Aslam Asmat Printers.
• Edward Thornton (1886), "Lahore", in Roper Lethbridge and Arthur N. Wollaston (ed.), Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the Viceroy of India, London: W. H. Allen & Co., OCLC 710600
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Published in 20th century

1900s–1940s

• "Lahore", A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon (8th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1911
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• H.A. Newell (c. 1921). Lahore (Capital of the Punjab): A guide to places of interest, with history and map (2nd ed.). Bombay.
• Lahore and some of its Historical Monuments. Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing Press, 1927.
• Gulshan Lal Chopra. A Short History of Lahore and its Monuments. Lahore: 1937.
• "Lahawr". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. 5. Leiden: E.J. Brill. c. 1938. OCLC 39715711.

1950s–1990s

• Muhammad Baqir (1952). Lahore, past and present; being an account of Lahore compiled from original sources. Lahore: Panjab University Press. OCLC 8816775.
• Lahore Development Authority. Lahore Urban Development and Traffic Study. 5 vols. Lahore, 1980.
• Lahore Development Authority. The Walled City of Lahore. Lahore, 1981.
• Samuel V. Noe. “Old Lahore and Old Delhi: Variations on a Mughal Theme.” Ekistics XLIX (1982), pp. 306–19.
• Mohammed A. Qadeer. Lahore, Urban Development in the Third World. Lahore: Vanguard Books, 1983.
• Ahmad Nabi Khan. “Lahore: the Darus Saltanat of the Moghul Empire under Akbar (1556–1605).” Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan XXI, no.3 (1984), pp. 1–22.
• Muhammad Saeed (1989). Lahore, A Memoir. Lahore: Vanguard. ISBN 9694020085.
• F.S. Aijazuddin. Lahore: Illustrated Views of the 19th Century. Lahore: Vanguard Books, Ltd., 1991.
• Ajaz Anwar (1996). Old Lahore (3rd ed.). Lahore.
• Ajaz Anwar (1997), "Lahore and Delhi: Two Sides of a Mirror", India International Centre Quarterly, 24 (2/3): 274–283, JSTOR 23005453
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• Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry. A Short History of Lahore and Some of Its Monuments. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2000.

Published in 21st century

• Journal of Asian Civilizations XXIV, no. 2 (2001). Special issue on Lahore in the Ghaznavid period.
• F.S. Aijazuddin. Lahore Recollected: An Album. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publishers, 2003.
• Y. Lari. Lahore – Illustrated City Guide. Karachi, Pakistan: Heritage Foundation Pakistan 2003.
• Mohammad Rafiq Khan (2006), "Banning Two-stroke Auto-rickshaws in Lahore: Policy Implications", Pakistan Development Review, 45 (4), Pakistan Institute of Development Economics: 1169–1185, doi:10.30541/v45i4IIpp.1169-1185, JSTOR 41260675
• P. Jackson; P.A. Andrews (2007). "Lahore (Lahawr)". In C.E. Bosworth (ed.). Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. p. 299+. ISBN 9789004153882.
• Ian Talbot. Divided Cities: Partition and Its aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar, 1947–1957. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006.
• William J. Glover (2007), Making Lahore Modern: Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City, USA: Univ of Minnesota Press, ISBN 9780816650217
• Abdul Rehman (2009), "Changing Concepts of Garden Design in Lahore from Mughal to Contemporary Times", Garden History, 37 (2): 205–217, JSTOR 27821596

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).