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

Prior to 16th century

771 - Friday Mosque established in Yahudiyya (approximate date). Retrieved 8 February 2017 1051 - Isfahan besieged by Seljuk forces of Tughril; city becomes capital of the Seljuk Empire. 1070 - Nizamiyya 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 the Great in power. 1602 Si-o-se-pol (bridge) built to newly developed New Julfa. Maydān-e Shāh (square) laid out. 1606 - Vank Cathedral established 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. 1655 - Joubi Bridge built 1660 - Ali Qapu (palace) built (approximate date). 1670 - Hasht Behesht palace built. 1680 - Population: 500.000 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's economy affected by the 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. 1946 - University of Isfahan established. 1953 - Sepahan F.C. (football club) formed. 1959 - Hamadāniān cement factory in business. 1970s - Polyacryl Iran Corporation established.(en) 1971 - Āryāmehr steel mill begins operating near city. 1973 - Naghsh-e-Jahan Derby (football contest) begins. 1977 - Ali Qapu, Chehel Sotoun, and Hasht Behesht palaces restored. 1977 - Isfahan University of Technology established. 1979 - Naqsh-e Jahan Square designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1984 - Isfahan International Airport opens.

21st century

2003 - Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium opens. 2014 - City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 2. 2015 - Isfahan Metro begins operating. 2023 - 2023 Iran drone attacks occur. 2024 19 April: Isfahan struck by Israeli missiles. Chambers of Commerce of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held.

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

in English

Published prior to 19th century

Published in the 20th century

Eckart Ehlers. "Capitals and spatial organization in Iran: Esfahân, Shirâz, Tehran," in Chahryar Adle and Bernard Hourcade, eds., Téhéran: Capitale bicentenaire, (Paris and Teheran: Institut Français de Recherche en Iran, 1992), pp. 155–172.

Stephen P. Blake. Half the World: A Social Architecture of Safavid Isfahan, 1590-1722 (Costa Mesa, Cal.: Mazda, 1999) + part 2 , 2001 Published in the 21st century

Sussan Babaie. Isfahan and Its Palaces: Statecraft, Shiʿism, and the Architecture of Conviviality in early modern Iran. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2008

Kheirandish, Elaheh. Baghdad and Isfahan: A Dialogue of Two Cities in an Age of Science CA. 750-1750 (Harvard UP, 2021) excerpt

in other languages (Biographical dictionary written in 10th century CE) (Written in 11th century CE) (Biographical dictionary written in 11th century CE)

circa 1920s?

H. Gaube and E. Wirth. Der Bazar von Isfahan, Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients, Beihefte B/22, Wiesbaden, 1978.

(Special issue on Isfahan)

External links

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