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 (approximate date). Caliphate rule started.
 * 861 – Anarchy at Samarra, decline and end of Caliphate rule (861–870s).
 * 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 (approximate date). (see Toghrul III)
 * 1222 – Amir Buraq Hajib in power.
 * 1349 – Jameh Mosque of Kerman built.
 * 1390 – Masjid-i Pa Minar (mosque) 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 – (hospital) founded.
 * 1956 – Population: 62,157.
 * 1966 – Population: 89,700.
 * 1969 – (assembly hall) 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. (football club) 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

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 * 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 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1966), pp. 32–48.
 * Paul W. English, City and Village in Iran: Settlement and Economy in the Kirman Basin (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1968).
 * via Google Books
 * (Covers circa 1795–1925)
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 * 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 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1966), pp. 32–48.
 * Paul W. English, City and Village in Iran: Settlement and Economy in the Kirman Basin (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1968).
 * via Google Books
 * (Covers circa 1795–1925)
 * 
 * (Covers circa 1795–1925)
 * 
 * (Covers circa 1795–1925)
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 * (Covers circa 1795–1925)
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in other languages

 * (Written in 17th century)
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 * Heribert Busse. "Kerman im 19. Jahrhundert nach der Geographie des Waziri," Der Islam 50 (1973): 284–312. (Includes translation of: )
 * (Written in 17th century CE)
 * (Written in 17th century CE; 2 vols)
 * Bastani Parizi. "Principes de l'évolution de la tolérance dans l'histoire de Kerman," in A. Harrak, ed., Contacts Between Cultures (Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992)
 * (Written in 17th century CE)
 * (Written in 17th century CE; 2 vols)
 * Bastani Parizi. "Principes de l'évolution de la tolérance dans l'histoire de Kerman," in A. Harrak, ed., Contacts Between Cultures (Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992)