Timeline of Lahore

Prior to 11th century

682 CE - City besieged by Muslim forces.

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.

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.

1643 - Shalimar Gardens, Lahore built.

1649 - Dai Anga Mosque built.

1673 - Badshahi Mosque built.

18th century

1748 - Ahmed Shah in power.

1753 - Sonehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area.

1758 - Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunathrao.

1767 - City becomes part of Sikh kingdom.

1798 - Sikh Ranjit Singh in power.

1799 - Sikh capital relocated from Lahore to Amritsar.

19th century

1813–1818 - Hazuri Bagh Baradari (pavilion) 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.

1908 - Dyal Singh Trust Library established.

1909 - Punjab Chiefs' Association headquartered in city.

1915 - Lahore Conspiracy Case trial held.

1921 - Model Town suburb established.

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: 849,000 (including cantonment).

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.

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.

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.

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.