# 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.
** Badshahi Mosque built in 1673
* 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.