Timeline of Herat
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Herat, Afghanistan.
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Prior to 15th century
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- 500 BCE - Persian town in Aria established (approximate date).[1]
- 330 BCE - Artacoana captured by Alexander III of Macedon.[1]
- 167 BCE - Town becomes part of the Parthian Empire.
- 127 BCE - Town becomes part of the Kushan Empire
- 642 CE - Siege of Herat; Arabs in power.
- 1042 - City besieged by Seljuq Tughril.[2]
- 1064 - Alp Arslan in power.[2]
- 1102 - Earthquake.[3]
- 1163 - Bobrinski Bucket produced in Herat.[4]
- 1175 - Ghurids in power.[1]
- 1197 - Conflict between blacksmiths' and coppersmiths' bazaars.[2]
- 1201 - Construction of new Friday Mosque begins.[3]
- 1221 - City sacked by Mongols.[5]
- 1244 - Shams al-Din Kurt in power.[5]
- 1300 - Herat Citadel reinforced.
- 1364 - Earthquake.[3]
- 1380 - City taken by forces of Timur.[5]
15th-19th centuries
- 1405 - Capital of Timurid dynasty relocated to Herat from Samarkand.[4]
- 1410 - "Bazaars reconstructed."[4]
- 1425 - Tomb of Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari built at Gazurgah (near city).[6]
- 1438 - Mausoleum of Goharshad built.[4]
- 1448 - Siege of Herat (1448).
- 1460s - "Royal Canal" built.[4]
- 1469 - Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqarah in power.[5]
- 1482 - Ikhlasiyya (educational and charitable complex) built outside city (approximate date).[7]
- 1500 - Friday Mosque rebuilt.[3]
- 1507 - Uzbek Muhammad Shaybani in power.[4]
- 1510 - City taken by Savafid Shah Ismail; Shamlu Turkomans in power.[5]
- 1528 - Savafid Shah Tahmasp in power.[5]
- 1716 - Abdali Afghan revolt.[5][8]
- 1729 - Nader Shah in power.[5][8]
- 1732 - Afghan revolt suppressed.[5]
- 1747 - City becomes part of the Durrani Empire.
- 1780 - Siege of Herat (1780-1781) begins.
- 1837 - 23 November: Siege of Herat by Persian forces begins.[5][8]
- 1842 - Alakozai Yar Muhammad in power.[8]
- 1851 - Syud Muhammad Khan in power.[8]
- 1855 - Muhammad Yusuf in power.[8]
- 1856 - Anti-Persian uprising.[9]
- 1857 - Persian control of city ends per Treaty of Paris;[5] Sultan Jan installed as ruler of Herat.[8]
- 1863
- 26 May: City taken by forces of Dost Mohammad Khan.[10]
- Mohammad Yaqub Khan in power.[8][11]
- 1880 - Abd al-Rahman Khan in power.[5]
20th century
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- 1925 - Herat National Museum established.
- 1947 - Radio Kabul transmissions begin to reach Herat (approximate date).[12]
- 1960s - Kandahar-Herat highway constructed.[5]
- 1977 - Population: 120,000.[13]
- 1979
- 1993 - Mines cleared.[14]
21st century
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- 2010 - Population: 410,700.[15]
See also
References
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This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
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- Map of Herāt and surroundings in 1942
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