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 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 built at Lahore Fort.
1634 – Wazir Khan Mosque built.
1635 – Moti Masjid built at Lahore Fort.
1637
* Shalimar Gardens laid out near city.
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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, occupy Lahore.
1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs
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.
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 – Nahr canal built.
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 founded.
* Population: 2,952,689.
* Lahore Zoo Safari established.
1983 – Ajoka formed.
1984 – Lahore University of Management Sciences and Lahore Conservation Society established.
1985 – Punjab Lok Rehas 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 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 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 organized a power show at Minar-e-Pakistan against the ruling government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Published in 19th century

Thornton, Thomas Henry. A Brief Account of the History and Antiquities of Lahore. Lahore: Government Civil Secretariat Press, 1873.
Kanhaiya Lal. Tarikh-e-Lahore. Lahore, Pakistan: Aslam Asmat Printers.

Published in 20th century

;1900s–1940s

Lahore and some of its Historical Monuments. Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing Press, 1927.
Gulshan Lal Chopra. A Short History of Lahore and its Monuments. Lahore: 1937.

;1950s–1990s

Lahore Development Authority. Lahore Urban Development and Traffic Study. 5 vols. Lahore, 1980.
Lahore Development Authority. The Walled City of Lahore. Lahore, 1981.
Samuel V. Noe. "Old Lahore and Old Delhi: Variations on a Mughal Theme." Ekistics XLIX, pp. 306–19.
Mohammed A. Qadeer. Lahore, Urban Development in the Third World. Lahore: Vanguard Books, 1983.
Ahmad Nabi Khan. "Lahore: the Darus Saltanat of the Moghul Empire under Akbar." Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan XXI, no.3, pp. 1–22.
F.S. Aijazuddin. Lahore: Illustrated Views of the 19th Century. Lahore: Vanguard Books, Ltd., 1991.
Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry. A Short History of Lahore and Some of Its Monuments. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2000.

Published in 21st century

Journal of Asian Civilizations XXIV, no. 2. Special issue on Lahore in the Ghaznavid period.
F.S. Aijazuddin. Lahore Recollected: An Album. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publishers, 2003.
Y. Lari. Lahore – Illustrated City Guide. Karachi, Pakistan: Heritage Foundation Pakistan 2003.
Ian Talbot. Divided Cities: Partition and Its aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar, 1947–1957. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006.