The following is a timeline of the history of and major events involving the city of Makassar, Indonesia.
Pre-colonial period
1365 – The Majapahit manuscript Nagarakretagama mentions Makassar as a part of Majapahit's conquered territories, as one of the first written mentions of Makassar. Late 15th century – The port of Bandar Tallo developed at the mouth of the Tallo River, within present-day Makassar. 1513 – Portuguese traveler Tomé Pires mentions Makassar in his Suma Oriental, though he described the whole island of Sulawesi as "Makassar". 1545 – A stone and clay fort, Fort Ujungpandang, was constructed by the Sultan of Gowa in modern Makassar. 1605 – The Dutch established a permanent trading presence in Makassar. 9 November 1607 – Monarchs of Gowa and Tallo adopted Islam and announced the Islamisation of their subjects. Celebrated today as Makassar's founding date. 1613 – An English factory was established in Makassar by John Jourdain of the English East India Company. 1634–1635 – Fort Ujungpandang was further expanded and fortified. 1666–1669 – The Makassar War: 18 November 1667 – Fort Ujungpandang was ceded to the Dutch under the Treaty of Bongaya, and renamed Fort Rotterdam.
Colonial period
1730s – Makassar was opened to Chinese merchants, boosting the tripang trade in the Spermonde Archipelago and leading Makassarese sailors to search for the commodity as far as Australia. June 1814 – British forces launched an expedition to Makassar against the Sultanate of Bone. 1846 – Makassar became a free port instead of a Dutch-monopolized port, boosting its economy. 1905 – Makassar's population was given in a census as 26,145. 1906 – Makassar was established administratively as a city under the colonial government. 2 November 1915 – The Makassaaresche Voetbal Bond, predecessor of modern football club PSM Makassar, was founded. 1920 – Makassar's population was given in a census as 56,718. 1 July 1922 – The Makassar–Takalar railway was opened, becoming Makassar and Sulawesi's first railway line. Due to the Great Depression, it had ceased operations by 1930. 1930 – Makassar's population was given in a census as 84,855. 27 September 1937 – The Kadieng Airfield, predecessor of the modern Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, was opened. 9 February 1942 – After repulsing an Allied fleet in the Battle of Makassar Strait, Japanese forces landed in and occupied Makassar.
Indonesian period
21 September 1945 – Australian troops occupy Makassar after the surrender of Japan before handing over control to the Dutch. December 1946 – Makassar became the capital of the newly declared State of East Indonesia. April 1950 – Makassar Uprising: a failed revolt by former KNIL soldiers against the incorporation of East Indonesia into the Republic of Indonesia. 10 September 1956 – The Hasanuddin University was founded through a merger of two branches of the University of Indonesia in Makassar which had been founded in 1947 and 1952. 27 September – 6 October 1957 – The 4th National Sports Week was held in Makassar. 1971 – Makassar was officially renamed to Ujungpandang. 1998 – A toll road began operations in Ujungpandang. 13 October 1999 – The city's name reverted to Makassar. 29 October 2008 – First direct mayoral election in Makassar, won by Ilham Arief Sirajuddin. 27 June 2018 – The 2018 Makassar mayoral election marked the first "blank box" victory in Indonesian electoral history. 29 March 2023 – President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Makassar–Parepare railway, the first leg of the planned Trans-Sulawesi Railway.
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