Timeline of Kerman
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kerman, Iran.
Prior to 20th century
- 3rd century CE – Bardašir/Govāšir founded by Ardashir I.
- 644 – Muslim conquest of Kerman occurs. Caliphate rule started.
- 861 – Anarchy at Samarra, decline and end of Caliphate rule.
- 932 – Moḥammad b. Elyās in power.
- 1012 – Buyid Qawam al-Dawla in power.
- 1041–1072 - Construction of the Masjid i Malik mosque by Malik Kaverd Seljuk.
- 1048 – Seljuq Qawurd in power.
- 1188 – Seljuqs ousted.
- 1222 – Amir Buraq Hajib in power.
- 1349 – Jameh Mosque of Kerman built.
- 1390 – Masjid-i Pa Minar built.
- 1596 – Ganj Ali Khan becomes governor.
- 1598 – Ganjali Caravanserai construction begins.
- 1625 – Ganjali Mint built.
- 1631 – Ganjali Bathhouse built.
- 1660s – Offices of English East India Company and Dutch East India Company in business.
- 1758 – Karim Khan in power.
- 1794 – Siege of Kerman by forces of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.
- 1801 – Ibrahim Khan becomes governor.
- 1875 – Population: 40,228.
- 1878 – Firuz Mirzā Farmānfarmā becomes governor.
20th century
- 1905 – Balasari and Shaykhi unrest.
- 1906 – established.
- 1917 – founded.
- 1956 – Population: 62,157.
- 1966 – Population: 89,700.
- 1969 – built.
- 1970 – Kerman Airport begins operating.
- 1976 – Population: 145,613.
- 1978 –.
- 1986 – Population: 264,560.
- 1996 – Population: 384,991.
- 1998 – Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. formed.
21st century
- 2003 – 19 February: Airplane crash occurs near city.
- 2006 – Population: 515,114.
- 2007 – Shahid Bahonar Stadium opens.
- 2011 – Population: 534,441.
- 2012 – Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi becomes Member of the Parliament of Iran from the.
- 2013 – 14 June: Local election held.
- 2014 – City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 5.
- 2015 – Ali Babayi becomes mayor.
- 2020 – Funeral of Qasem Soleimani which around 62 killed in a stampede crush
- 2024 – Kerman bombings on a commemorative ceremony marking the assassination of Qasem Soleimani which killed 103
In English
- Paul Ward English, "Cultural Change and the Structure of a Persian City," in Carl Leiden, ed., The Conflict of Traditionalism and Modernism in the Muslim Middle East, pp. 32–48.
- Paul W. English, City and Village in Iran: Settlement and Economy in the Kirman Basin.
In other languages
- Heribert Busse. "Kerman im 19. Jahrhundert nach der Geographie des Waziri," Der Islam 50 : 284–312.
- Bastani Parizi. "Principes de l'évolution de la tolérance dans l'histoire de Kerman," in A. Harrak, ed., Contacts Between Cultures