Timeline of Hamadan

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hamadan, Iran.

Prior to 20th century

 * 640s - Arabs in power.
 * 806 - City besieged by forces of al-Amin.
 * 931 - City besieged by forces of Ziyarid Mardāvij.
 * 956 - Earthquake.
 * 976 - Buyid Mu'ayyad al-Dawla in power.
 * 997 - Shams al-Dawla in power.
 * 1021 - Sama' al-Dawla in power.
 * 1221 - City sacked by Mongols.
 * 1224 - City sacked by Mongols again.
 * 1315 - built (approximate date).
 * 1724 - City sacked by forces of Ahmad Pasha of Baghdad.
 * 1732 - City taken by forces of Nāder Shah Afšār; Ottomans ousted.
 * 1789 - Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar takes Hamadan.
 * 1838 - Congregational mosque built.
 * 1883 - (shrine) built.

20th century

 * 1920 - Population: 30,000-40,000 (approximate estimate).
 * 1932 - built.
 * 1933 - City redesigned to accommodate motorcars; central Meidun-e Emam Khomeini and 6 radiating boulevards laid out.
 * 1940 - Population: 103,874.
 * 1952 - Avicenna Mausoleum erected.
 * 1963 - Population: 114,610 (estimate).
 * 1970 - erected.
 * 1973 - Bu-Ali Sina University established.
 * 1976 - Population: 164,785 city; 229,977 urban agglomeration.
 * 1986 - Population: 272,499.
 * 1996 - Population: 401,281.

21st century

 * 2007 - PAS Hamedan F.C. (football club) formed.
 * 2009 - Shahid Mofatteh Stadium opens.
 * 2011 - Population: 525,794.
 * 2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
 * 2014 - Syed Mustafa Rasul becomes mayor.

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